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  • Dark Sky by C.J. Box

    Dark Sky by C.J. Box

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must accompany a Silicon Valley CEO on a hunting trip--but soon learns that he himself may be the hunted--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box...
  • Deadly Desires by Rachel McLean

    Deadly Desires by Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When two men are found mutilated in Birmingham's gay village just before Christmas, DI Zoe Finch and her team are perplexed.Did their attacker mean to kill one of the men, or simply injure them both? And who would have the surgical skills for such a precise mutilation?When more bodies are found with the same injuries, the city's gay population is rightfully scared...
  • Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful—and dangerous—than anything the Naturals have faced so far...
  • Let There Be Light by A.M. Johnson

    Let There Be Light by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    His world was water and rhythm. Hard work and drive kept Royal O'Connell one step ahead of his competition. His spot on the swim team, keeping his scholarship, was the only plan that mattered. His world was ebony and ivory. Natural talent and ambition set Camden Morgan apart from the other music majors. His dedication scoring him a full ride. Normally, their paths would have never crossed…...
  • Game Over by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Game Over by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In order to win, sometimes you have to risk everything.The incel group, Kings of Gaming, has hit too many of the top gamers. In big ways or small, they've all suffered. For Special Agent Jason Raige, this case has become his life – in ways he never expected.These victims are now his friends. They've been there when he needed them the most, and he's made them his informants...
  • Breaking Point by C.J. Box

    Breaking Point by C.J. Box

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It was always good to see Butch Roberson, Joe thought—a hard-working, upright local business owner whose daughter was friends with his own. Little did he know that when he talked to Butch that day, the man was about to disappear. He was heading into the mountains to hunt, he said, but instead he was running. Two EPA employees had just been murdered, and all signs pointed to him as the killer...
  • The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud

    The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of Teacher.The staff of St Margaret's Primary School are hanging by a thread. There's serious litigation pending, the school is due for registration, and a powerful parent named Janet Bellevue has a lot to say about everything...
  • The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe

    The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes. Her plans hit a snag when Wes's girlfriend tags along. Amanda is nice, so it's not a huge issue—until she gets taken. Or rather, mistaken...for Nora...
  • Surrender by Joan Johnston

    Surrender by Joan Johnston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sizzling contemporary Western romance, where power, money, and rivalries rule–and love is the best revenge. Taylor Grayhawk and Brian Flynn are two old flames forced together under perilous circumstances. Taylor, a corporate pilot, has been burned by men – including Brian – in the past, and has given up on the possibility of any kind of happily-ever-after...
  • The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice

    The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An Amazon Charts bestseller.The Amazon Charts bestselling author of Last Day delivers a haunting thriller about how far one wife is willing to go to expose the truth—and the lengths someone will go to stop her.After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn’t know who she can trust...
  • Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

    Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Every time Gwen closed her eyes, she saw him in her nightmares. Now her eyes are open, and he’s not going away.Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids from her ex-husband, serial killer Melvin Royal, and his league of psychotic accomplices. But the war isn’t over. Not since Melvin broke out of prison. Not since she received a chilling text…You’re not safe anywhere now...
  • The Escape by Lisa Harris

    The Escape by Lisa Harris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    US Marshals Madison James and Jonas Quinn are thrust into a high-profile case when they are called on to transport two prisoners across the country on a private plane. But when the plane experiences engine trouble en route from the Pacific Northwest to Colorado, the pilots crash-land the aircraft deep in the heart of the sprawling Salmon-Challis National Forest...
  • Off the Grid by C.J. Box

    Off the Grid by C.J. Box

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times–bestselling author C. J. Box returns with a suspenseful new Joe Pickett novel. Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and trying to deal with past crimes, when he is suddenly surrounded by a small team of elite professional special operators. They’re not there to threaten him, but to make a deal...
  • Not Over by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Not Over by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dustin Parker had life and love in his grasp until the moment she disappeared without a good-bye. He has watched his sisters struggle, fall in love, and find a happily ever after. He thought it was his turn, but fate had other plans. Leaving the family again, this time to attend school across the country, he will play soccer, and try to keep her off his mind...
  • The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    The School of Starting Over by Lisa Swift

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nell’s going back to school… but now she’s learning lessons of the heartReception class teacher Nell Shackleton has a plan. At least, she had until she arrived at her new home of Humblebee Farm, a dilapidated farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors...
  • Mountain Man's Claim: A Small Town Romance by Annabelle Love

    Mountain Man's Claim: A Small Town Romance by Annabelle Love

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brooding. Powerful. Rough around the edges.Caleb Walker's as wild as the mountains he’s from.And now I’m renting his spare room.I moved to this small town to build a new life.Now I can’t escape if I wanted to… he’s got the only spare bed in town.And the mountain’s most eligible bachelor wants nothing to do with me.I’ve invaded his space and marked his territory...
  • The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery, Laura Catalan

    The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery, Laura Catalan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire.Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he's made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier.Because Cadno isn't just any fox: he's a firefox - the only one of his kind - and a sinister hunter from another world is on his trail...
  • Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Imagoes by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Jack receives a phone call from a colleague in the southeast of Tasmania with news of a newfound butterfly habitat, he and Lawson head off on another adventure. It’s not an easy trek to the location. The Franklin-Gordon National Park is famous for wild rivers, rainforests, and rocky cliff faces, and they’ll need to hike and abseil—in the dead of winter—to get to the site...
  • Worlds Away by Alexa Land

    Worlds Away by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Does love stand a chance between two men from different worlds, when they’re both being pulled in opposite directions? Sawyer MacNeil is looking for answers. His time in the Army didn’t go as planned, and he’s still reeling from the end of a relationship that never should have happened in the first place...
  • Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Scott is a single workaholic. He split with his girlfriend two years ago and hasn’t felt drawn to anyone else since… except the sexy Navy SEAL he met at his brother’s house two years ago. But that man lives halfway across the country and after so long, Jasper’s convinced his mind has embellished Greg’s sexy gray eyes, rippling muscles, and gorgeous salt and pepper hair...
  • Wolf: The Journey Home by Asta Bowen

    Wolf: The Journey Home by Asta Bowen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this fictionalized account of real events, a female wolf named Marta, along with her young family, sets out on an epic journey to return to their home hunting grounds in Montana after they are mistakenly relocated by a group of naturalists...
  • Torn Canvas by Donna K. Weaver

    Torn Canvas by Donna K. Weaver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Modern-day pirates took more than Jori Virtanen’s friends; they stole his face. Not only does the twenty-four-year-old former model have to confront months of reconstructive surgery, he discovers his previous life was as superficial as his looks. Jori struggles to make a new life for himself as an artist while evading the press. They expect a hero, but he knows the truth. His beauty masks a beast...
  • Enemy Exposure by Meghan Rogers

    Enemy Exposure by Meghan Rogers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spy and action thriller featuring a teenage girl who kicks butt and outsmarts with the best of them. To accomplish her mission, though, she'll need to team up with those she trusts the least in this latest Raven File case.Jocelyn Steely (code name: Raven) may have escaped the clutches of KATO and won the trust of the IDA, but she isn’t out of danger yet...
  • I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

    I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive, and must break out of prison to find out the truth in #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben’s latest breathtaking thriller.David and Cheryl Burroughs were living the dream life when tragedy struck. Now, five years after that terrible night, Cheryl is remarried...
  • Not Hiding by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Not Hiding by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cambree Parker has finally flown the nest and headed off to college in a different state, truly alone for the first time. Trying to escape from her sisters shadows, she runs from the lies and deceit that have plagued her family for years, and from the boy who stole her heart and shredded it in the process. Once there, she realizes her freedom is not all she hoped it would be...
  • Faith's Crossing by Carrie L. Carr

    Faith's Crossing by Carrie L. Carr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the sequel to Destiny's Bridge, new lovers Lexington Walters and Amanda Cauble have withstood many things to be together. When Amanda decides to move to Texas for good, she goes back to her family's California home to get the rest of her things, taking Lex with her. Even though her parents have never understood her "lifestyle", they've not exactly fought against it...
  • Tumbledown by Cari Hunter

    Tumbledown by Cari Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How far would you go to protect the one you love? Two years after surviving their ordeal at the hands of white supremacists, Alex Pascal and Sarah Kent have new identities, new careers, and a new home together...
  • Hedgehog for Hawke by Fel Fern

    Hedgehog for Hawke by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A single Omega dad who’s not looking for love. A restless Alpha who can’t put down roots.Omega River Harmon only has two priorities—his new job and taking care of his nephew. River’s been burnt before. He’s not interested in dating anyone new but a certain playful Alpha is hellbent on changing his mind. Hawke’s everything River could every want in a mate but Hawke’s a nomad. A wanderer...
  • Getting Ghost by Fel Fern

    Getting Ghost by Fel Fern

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ghost never wanted a mate or a baby but fate has other plans for him…When werewolf Alpha Ghost finds an an abandoned baby on his doorstep, there’s only one Omega he can call for help. Tony’s selfless, sweet and caring…and far too tempting for his own good. Tony’s all he ever wants in a mate but Ghost knows Tony deserves the best. Not a freak of an Alpha like him...
  • The Sinner and the Saint by R.J. Scott

    The Sinner and the Saint by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Army medic Ben Rockwell is in Ellery to work with the Veterans Center creating a new specialist unit for post trauma care. Desperate to make amends for battlefield decisions he regrets, he is focused on the unit and nothing else. Until some stranger moves in next door and throws him a curveball. He’s no hero, even though everyone says he is, and the lies burn inside him...
  • Jude's Lullabye by Lucy Lennox

    Jude's Lullabye by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Jude goes back on the road as part of his European tour, he realizes leaving Derek behind isn't as easy as he thought it would be. This is a 6k very short story featuring a quick peek into Jude and Derek's current life several years after the novel Jumping Jude takes place...
  • Survivors by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts

    Survivors by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Stranded and Trial by Fire! As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author Chris Tebbetts comes a brand new family adventure series!Eleven days down, and no end in sight...
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets and fears… Everyone has them; Jack Murphy and Liam Connelly are no exception. A secret brings Liam Connelly to D.C., but what he discovers upon his arrival is so much more than he expected. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • Polar Vortex by Matthew Mather

    Polar Vortex by Matthew Mather

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A flight disappears over the North Pole. No distress calls. Vanished into thin air.Mitch Matthews is a writer struggling to make ends meet when his wife's brother Josh offers them a first-class seat on a flight from Hong Kong to New York. When his wife needs to stay behind, it becomes an opportunity for some quality daddy-daughter time with his five-year-old Lilly...
  • Fox by Harley Wylde

    Fox by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Raven -- I learned the hard way not to trust anyone. First the men who’d hurt me, and then my mother when she’d turned her back on me. I had no one. Was it any wonder I didn’t think I had a reason to keep living? A good Samaritan had other ideas, landing me in a psychiatric hospital. Too bad the guards were every bit as evil as those men I’d trusted.I thought I’d die alone. Unwanted. Unloved...
  • Through the Storms by Rita Potter

    Through the Storms by Rita Potter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dark clouds are gathering for cocky storm chaser Oakley Pierce as she throws herself into a bruising Oklahoma tempest that will change the course of four lives.Tracking her path is down-to-earth TV meteorologist Lana Monroe, who’d dearly love a commitment from her free-spirited partner, Oakley, after eight long years of absence and career sacrifice...
  • Forbidden Passage by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts

    Forbidden Passage by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    STRANDED: SHADOW ISLAND  is the companion series to the New York Times bestselling STRANDED adventures!  As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael...
  • The Sabotage by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts

    The Sabotage by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book Two in the STRANDED: SHADOW ISLAND trilogy--Companion series to the New York Times bestselling STRANDED adventures!  As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael...
  • Deep Trouble (Station Seventeen .5) by Kimberly Kincaid, Liliana Hart

    Deep Trouble (Station Seventeen .5) by Kimberly Kincaid, Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Liliana Hart’s New York Times bestselling MacKenzie family comes a new story by USA Today best-selling author Kimberly Kincaid... Bartender Kylie Walker went into the basement of The Corner Tavern for a box of cocktail napkins, but what she got was an eyeful of murder. Now she’s on the run from a killer with connections, and one wrong step could be her last...
  • Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer [Rescue for Hire 9] by Bellann Summer

    Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer [Rescue for Hire 9] by Bellann Summer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Romance, M/M, HEA] Welcome to the world of Rescue for Hire. Meet the team members of a company that form a family of heroes. Ten years ago Ruger Black refused Spencer Ryland's kiss. Now they're adults and everything's changed. Ruger's gone from a punk, smoking cigarettes, to a man who's as cold and hard as the gun his name represents...
  • Loving His Daddies by Skyler Snow, Beth Hale

    Loving His Daddies by Skyler Snow, Beth Hale

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carsen I never wanted to go back home. When I left I told myself I didn’t need parents who rejected me. But my mom is sick, really sick and my dad needs my help. I have no choice but to go to Texas and face a past I thought I had pushed down a long time ago. I hope this doesn’t completely tear me apart. Lukas Going to Texas is stressful, but I’ll do anything to support Carsen...
    Categorized as:
    family  lgbtq  mlm  polyamory  age-gap  military  steamy  contemporary
  • Sabotage by T.O. Smith

    Sabotage by T.O. Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I wanted to be burnt by that fire blazing inside of him. I wanted him to destroy me - burn me to ashes." -Izzy; Sabotage ; Savage Crows MC Book 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~S A B O T A G EI've had my eyes on her from the moment she started bartending in my clubhouse.And now that she's open about wanting me, I'm claiming her.~ * ~ * ~I Z Z YHe's out of prison, and he knows where I am.I need protection...
  • The Cockpit by Ava Olsen

    The Cockpit by Ava Olsen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rafe: Touring the coast of Australia on my brother’s yacht is a dream come true for my first gig as a professional photographer. Only, this dream could end up a nightmare since I’m forced to travel with my one and only enemy: Captain George Bernard. Our animosity isn’t new, and neither is my curiosity about the man who keeps to himself.Until the unthinkable happens...
  • Not Enough by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Not Enough by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brielle Parker has her life in front of her; she just does not know how to live it. After years of not being enough for her parents, or the dreams she once had, how did one man Colby James show her she was actually more than enough? Raised by her grandparents with her three siblings, Brielle was loved, no doubt...
  • At Peace by Andria Large

    At Peace by Andria Large

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I messed up… Big time. Don’t think that I don’t know this. I’m sure you probably all hate me right now, but I did what I thought I needed to do to try and salvage what is left of my family. Will I lose Dennis forever because of my own stupidity? God, I hope not. I will try my damnedest to make this up to him, even if that means begging on my hands and knees...
  • Delay of Game by Lane Hart

    Delay of Game by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My mom is dying. The cancer is eating away at her body a little more each day, and the worst part is I know she’s so tired of fighting. She’s starting to surrender to the sickness. That’s why I stupidly blurted out at Thanksgiving that I had met a woman and was engaged. The truth is, there’s no woman in my life and never has been...
  • #NoEscape (Volume 3) by Gretchen McNeil

    #NoEscape (Volume 3) by Gretchen McNeil

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The #murder and mayhem continue in this prequel companion novel to the grisly, campy social media insanity that is #MurderTrending and #MurderFunding. Gretchen McNeil brings her signature wit and merciless kills to this gruesome yet hilarious, wildly topical young adult novel.Twenty years before Dee Guerra and the Death Row Breakfast Club took down The Postman and Alcatraz 2...
  • Looks Can Be Deceiving by Quinn Ward

    Looks Can Be Deceiving by Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How can a single parent long for someone to call Daddy? Everything I do is to make sure my daughter has a good life. More often than not, that means I have to ignore my own desires, but she's worth it. Working at a kink club might not have been my best move, but the tips make up for the torture of being faced with my fantasies every night. One night, that's all William asked for..
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  family  romance  mlm  military  contemporary  steamy  age-gap
  • Trial by Fire by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts

    Trial by Fire by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They thought it couldn't get any worse.They Were Wrong.Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat - and almost everything on board - to another violent storm, it's like starting over...
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