An October Bride by Katie Ganshert

WHAT IF THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD MAKE YOUR FATHER’S DYING WISH COME TRUE WAS TO MARRY THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS?

Emma Tate has just moved on from one fiancé, so when she announces a sudden engagement to her lifelong buddy Jake Sawyer, every busybody in Mayfair goes into high alert. Of course, no one but Jake and Emma know the real reason they’re getting married—so Emma’s dying father will have a chance to walk her down the aisle.
But while Jake and Emma move forward with their plan—and frantically plan an October wedding—it becomes clear that their agreement has a few complications . . . the biggest being their true feelings for each other.

With dubious friends, deliriously thrilled parents, and a town that won’t keep its nose out of their business, Emma and Jake will have a lot to contend with if they’re going to pull this off. The real question is: Who wants this wedding more, Emma’s dad . . . or Emma?

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BONUS CONTENT

The Cast

Behind the Scenes with Emma Tate
Behind the Scenes with Jake Sawyer

The Setting

Mayfair is a small town full of quirk, inspired by another quirky, fictitious town called Stars Hollow (from The Gilmore Girls). Only instead of Connecticut, Mayfair is located in Wisconsin, the perfect place for an October love story!

The back roads of Mayfair in the fall

Downtown Mayfair, home of Patty’s House of Pancakes, Eloise’s delicious bakery, Jake’s hardware store, and other family-friendly businesses.

The gazebo in the middle of town square

The pumpkin patch at Sawyer Farm

Discussion Questions

In the beginning of the story, Emma finds her dad’s bucket list. What are some things you would write on your own bucket list?
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Jake knows what it’s like to live with regret. Do you have any regrets in your life? Have you ever done something out of your comfort zone in order to avoid having regrets?
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Emma saw her and Jake’s “engagement” as a morally gray area. Do you agree? If you were in Emma’s position, would you have done what she did? Of all the characters in An October Bride, who’s reaction to the fake engagement did you relate to the most?
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Halfway through the novel, Emma decides to enter completely into the fantasy world she is currently living in. Have you ever lived in denial about something in your life? What happened to finally make you face reality?
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Emma has a lot of special relationships in this novel—her relationship with Jake, her relationship with Lily, and her relationship with her dad and her mom. Which relationship did you enjoy the most? What are some relationships you have in your own life?
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There are a lot of quirky secondary characters in this story. Which one was your favorite?