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Vow of Justice by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI Special Agent Lincoln St. John is living his own personal nightmare. When the woman he loves, Allison Radcliffe, is killed, he devotes his life to tracking down the killers and making them pay for their crimes. He expected it to be a challenge. What he never expected was to find Allison very much alive shortly after her "murder... -
![Water from My Heart by Charles Martin, Mieke Prins]()
Water from My Heart by Charles Martin, Mieke Prins
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Charles Martin's breathtaking novel of love and redemption.Charlie Finn had to grow up fast, living alone by age sixteen. Highly intelligent, he earned a life-changing scholarship to Harvard, where he learned how to survive and thrive on the outskirts of privileged society... -
![Her Deep Reverence: Pregnant by a Black Mafia Don by B. Love]()
Her Deep Reverence: Pregnant by a Black Mafia Don by B. Love
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHassan Black, money man for the Black Mayhem Mafia, is known for his wild and reckless behavior. Out of his brothers, Hassan is the one that often finds himself bringing the most trouble to the family. Even though he has his vices and demons, like all men, Hassan has positive qualities that make him an asset not only to the family business but women as well... -
![Whore by Tanika Lynch]()
Whore by Tanika Lynch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhoever said "whoring wasn't easy" never lied! But somebody had to do it! Working the mean streets of Detroit was getting hard on young Kamone, with two small mouths to feed... -
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![Quiet Chaos by Keta Kendric]()
Quiet Chaos by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMecca: Family. Being a member of the Evans family was a blessing and a curse. By the time I was sixteen, I had committed four murders and had been beaten to within an inch of my life. Yet, I had turned out to be the fighter, the one that had been strong enough to survive in a world of chaos... -
![Scars & Silver Linings by Kelsey Kingsley]()
Scars & Silver Linings by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo little, pink lines should have been a good thing, but for Kendall Wright, it felt like the end of the world. Especially when her career as a successful romance novelist had only just begun to take off. But with the acceptance of her flaky boyfriend, and the help of a friendly bartender, she begins to see how those two little, pink lines could actually be a blessing... -
![Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright]()
Dirty Cravings by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe return for the sixth installment of the Lion and the Mouse.Kazimir and Emily hunt for the traitor in Italy. Constant threat lurks within the shadows. The more puzzle pieces are discovered the more their reality unravels.Dark and deeply erotic, this high-octane romance will lure you into a mystery with deadly twists and turns... -
![A Sense of Security by Kimberly Rae Jordan]()
A Sense of Security by Kimberly Rae Jordan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA SENSE OF SECURITY is book six of the Christian romance series, BLACKTHORPE SECURITY by Kimberly Rae Jordan. Follow the lives of the men and women working for BlackThorpe Security as they face the challenges of life, faith and love. The BlackThorpe Security series is a spin-off from the Christian romance series, The McKinleys... -
![Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin]()
Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHere comes a honey colored, hazel-green eyed St. Louis bombshell named Meesa. With money in the bank, designer clothes in her closet and true friends by her side, Meesa still longs for more. All of her life she's wanted for one thing and one thing only, love. When she meets the infamous Black, a street pharmacist from the North side of The Lou, finally love is in her grasp... -
![The Inn on Hanging Hill by Christy Barritt]()
The Inn on Hanging Hill by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLindsey Waters never wanted to return to the seaside inn where she grew up. Too many traumatic memories haunt the place, both from her childhood and from days gone by. But with guilt relentlessly chasing her after a tragic choice, she’s desperate for a fresh start.Mysterious incidents begin plaguing the inn—dangerous incidents—that make it clear someone wants to scare Lindsey away... -
![Black: Triple Crown Publications Presents by Tracy Brown]()
Black: Triple Crown Publications Presents by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho said the streets don't love nobody? Black is the novel that shatters the myth. Kaia didn't choose the streets. The streets chose her. Tossed from a broken home, Kaia is forced to learn the hard way just how grimy street life can be. Shedding her innocence, Kaia, overnight it seems, goes from being an often overlooked, stepped upon and crushed little girl, to a woman... -
![Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey]()
Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBurning debris littering the ground . . . smoke pluming in the acrid air . . . this is just the beginning if he fails.Seven years ago, operative Luke Gallagher vanished to become part of an elite team set on capturing a deadly terrorist... -
![Rescue Me by Susan May Warren]()
Rescue Me by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Deputy Sam Brooks commits to something, nothing can sway him--not just on the job as liaison between the Mercy Falls sheriff's department and PEAK Rescue, but in his private life. He's the one who stuck around to take care of his mother after his father's accidental death. And he's the one--perhaps the only one--who believes Sierra Rose is the perfect girl for him... -
![Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason]()
Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsElite Guardians bodyguard Haley Callaghan may be in South Carolina, but when a photo leads investigators in West Ireland to open a twenty-five-year-old cold case, her life is suddenly in danger. Haley knows how to take care of herself; after all, she's made a career out of taking care of others... -
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![Code of Valor by Lynette Eason]()
Code of Valor by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat Detective Brady St. John really needs is a relaxing vacation. Unfortunately, just as the sun is setting on his second day at a friend's cabin on Lake Henley, he hears a scream and races to rescue a woman from her would-be killer. When the killer escapes only to return to finish the job, Brady vows to utilize all of his many resources to keep her safe--and catch those who would see her dead... -
![The Forgiving Hour by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
The Forgiving Hour by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Break out the tissues. I loved The Forgiving Hour and so will you." — Francine Rivers, International Bestselling Author***Twelve years ago, Claire Porter thought her entire life was over when she learned that her husband, Dave, was having an affair with a young college student. Following their divorce, Claire started over, including changing back to her maiden name of Conway... -
![Some Bright Someday by Melissa Tagg]()
Some Bright Someday by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s torn between love and honor...Lucas Danby has always regretted the decisions that caused his dishonorable discharge from the military—and he’s never stopped trying to redeem his honor. He's spent the past decade taking on dangerous short-term missions as an elite private soldier—the only part of his life that's ever gone right. But the high-risk work never cures his shame... -
![Cold Fury by Susan Sleeman]()
Cold Fury by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago tragedy tore them apart… Forensic anthropologist Maggie Turner happily works as an assistant professor at her local university and lives a quiet life near campus. That is until Jackson Lockhart enters her classroom. Then a cyclone of emotions erupt as she remembers the tragedy that once tore them apart... -
![Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman]()
Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shared past…Riley Glen’s former girlfriend, recording artist Leah Kent, is performing at a summer concert nearby and calls to tell him she’s in danger and needs his help. After the concert, he discovers her bending over a girl’s dead body, and the girl has Leah’s name freshly tattooed on her wrist. Leah claims she just found the body and didn’t have anything to do with the murder... -
![Phantom: Her Ruthless Villain by Theodora Taylor]()
Phantom: Her Ruthless Villain by Theodora Taylor
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYay! This is Phantom's standalone book.Pro-Tip: Don’t agree to a fake engagement with a ruthless mafia crimelord like me after you catch your real fiancé cheating. I just might keep you.The final and most anticipated book in the Ruthless Triad series is almost here!She agreed to be mine for as long as it takes for a business deal to go through. She thinks this is a game... -
![The Negotiator by Dee Henderson]()
The Negotiator by Dee Henderson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He's about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people... -
![The Last Exchange by Charles Martin]()
The Last Exchange by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.”When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that weren’t working. In a twist he never saw coming, he ended up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue... -
![Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins]()
Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the town of Henry Adams with a story of family, friendship, love, and second chances.In Henry Adams, Kansas, you can’t start over without stirring things up . . .Many a good woman has had to leave a no-good man, but how many of them took a back-seat to his 600-lb... -
![Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis]()
Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings in The Sisters are heating up, and Madison Reynolds is in the hot seat. When a local woman dies in a most unconventional way, In a Pinch takes on the quirky case and once again, Maddy finds herself in the middle of a would-be murder investigation. Even with the help of her grandmother and best friend Genny, this case may be too hot to handle... -
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![Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker]()
Knight for a Queen by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn interracial mafia romance (the international mafia series book... -
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![Sin Bin by Maureen Smith]()
Sin Bin by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan “Bruiser” Brassard and Meadow Ryan are no strangers to heartache, loss, and trauma. When they met as foster children, they both bore deep scars from the horrors life had inflicted. Although their time together at the group home was brief, they never forgot each other. Fast forward fifteen years, and Meadow is an unemployed social worker down on her luck... -
![Wind Chime Wedding by Sophie Moss]()
Wind Chime Wedding by Sophie Moss
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond grade teacher Becca Haddaway is weeks away from walking down the aisle with her high school sweetheart when she learns that the Heron Island Elementary School is about to be shut down. Knowing that losing the school would devastate the fragile island community, Becca pushes aside her wedding plans to save it... -
![Storm Front by Susan May Warren]()
Storm Front by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of students but also PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved—and lost—walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away...Categorized as:
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![You're the One that I Want by Susan May Warren]()
You're the One that I Want by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOwen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start . . . maybe even a shot at romance with Elise “Scotty” McFlynn, the captain’s daughter. Used to being one of the guys, to never relying on anyone, Scotty doesn’t believe in happily ever after—especially with someone like Owen... -
![Snapped by Tracy Brown]()
Snapped by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the pampered wife of Frankie Bingham, Camille wants for nothing. After all Frankie and their life together are her whole world. So Camille tries not to be bothered by his closeness with his coworker and dear friend Gillian. But it soon becomes clear that Camille's suspicions are correct... -
![The Proposal by Jess Mastorakos]()
The Proposal by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy best friend Shelby convinced me to hire her flash mob company to propose to my girlfriend. Then I was rejected in front of the whole town.To be fair, I probably should have seen that coming. No one thought we'd last.And in a place where everybody knows everybody's business, maybe they know something else I don't ... like that my best friend has been the right one for me all along...Categorized as:
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![Knox by Susan May Warren]()
Knox by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis voice threaded through her, as if it might be made of rawhide, designed not to break, to weather time and elements, as sturdy as the land he probably worked. Because yes, he wore cowboy like a second skin, the no-nonsense aura of hard work and get ’er done. About KNOX: He's not looking for trouble... Montana rancher Knox Marshall's danger years are behind him... -
![Finding My Bodyguard by A. Blossom]()
Finding My Bodyguard by A. Blossom
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClaim my heart and protect me like a bodyguard.Protection. Monroe Iris has lived her entire life seeking it. She longs to have a safe space to fall in love—to be vulnerable. She’s surrounded by things and people that were put in place to fill her with security but has none. Her entire life has been molded around being the perfect wife for an imperfect man... -
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![Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey]()
Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDani Pettrey Launches a New Romantic Suspense Series In college, Griffin McCray and his four best friends had their lives planned out. Griffin and Luke Gallagher would join the Baltimore PD. Declan Gray would head to the FBI and Parker Mitchell would go on to graduate school as a crime scene analyst. But then Luke vanished before graduation and their world--and friendships--crumbled... -
![Wind Chime Summer by Sophie Moss]()
Wind Chime Summer by Sophie Moss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince leaving the Army six months ago, Izzy Rivera has closed herself off from everyone and everything. Struggling with a debilitating case of PTSD, she has been fired from three jobs and was recently arrested for assault. Her last hope is a rehab program for veterans on Heron Island, which she was admitted to on a probationary basis and which she must complete to stay out of jail... -
![Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him... -
![Breach of Trust by Rachel Dylan]()
Breach of Trust by Rachel Dylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCorporate litigator Mia Shaw suffers the shock of her life when she finds her colleague and friend brutally murdered. Grief-stricken and furious, Mia vows that she will do anything to seek justice and make the killer pay. The man accused of the murder is a friend of security tech guru Noah Ramirez, but the evidence just doesn't add up... -
![Mini Miracles by Melissa Storm]()
Mini Miracles by Melissa Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome say that whenever it snows in Charleston, God is giving a miracle to his most favorite of places. So, I reckon, the blizzard that bleached the entire sky that December must have been a blessing of epic proportions. It was certainly a miracle that I’d forgotten my cell phone after giving my Christmas Eve sermon and had to race back to the sanctuary in order to retrieve it... -
![Celebrating Tina: An Inspirational Holiday Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard]()
Celebrating Tina: An Inspirational Holiday Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA K-9 handler determined to prove she belongs. A detective with an unwavering plan. Can they overcome their painful pasts and accept the gift of love?Tina West has spent her life feeling like she stood on the outside, but since taking a job at Stryker Security, life seems to be turning for the better.Tina never imagined when she took a job as a nanny she’d end up training for search and rescue... -
![Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble]()
Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s only one thing more dangerous than family secrets.Since her police-officer husband Eric’s mysterious murder, Carly Harris has been struggling to support herself and their infant son. Her career as an antique dealer isn’t sustainable, nor is her dream of becoming a novelist... -
![Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella]()
Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's white; he's black. But their conflicts are more than racial. Margy's from Iowa, an artist, the product of an abusive mother and neglectful father. Everet's from Connecticut, a civil rights lawyer on the rise toward greater recognition, and their lives take a tense turn when he decides to run for political office just as Margy moves forward in her own career... -
![Obsession by S.K. Lessly]()
Obsession by S.K. Lessly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer…Darkness wants me. I’ve been surrounded by darkness since the day I was born. It is all I’ve ever known. It consumes me, it suffocates me, and no matter how far I run, darkness is always at my heel threatening to devour me. My darkness is… fear! I never believed I could feel anything else until the moment he touched me. He has given me hope... -
![The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey]()
The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen an accident claims the life of an oil-rig worker on the first drilling platform off the North Carolina coast, Coast Guard investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are sent to take the case. Tensions surrounding the oil rig are high and the death has everyone on edge... -
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![Gone without a Trace by Patricia Bradley]()
Gone without a Trace by Patricia Bradley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's been more than two years since homicide detective Livy Reynolds's cousin disappeared from Logan Point. Unlike most people in her hometown, Livy has never believed that Robyn left voluntarily. When Dallas private investigator Alex Jennings contacts Livy concerning a missing senator's daughter who was last seen in Logan Point, she notices eerie similarities between the two disappearances... -
![Enraptured by Tracie Delaney]()
Enraptured by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat’s your worst day ever? Mine is getting fired and discovering my boyfriend cheating on me in the same day.At least I thought that was as bad as it could get.Turns out I was wrong. Only someone with my kind of luck could arrive at an interview for a job I desperately need and then discover my potential new boss is the guy I drunk-kissed the other night... -
![Dime Piece by Tracy Brown, Kevin J. Calloway]()
Dime Piece by Tracy Brown, Kevin J. Calloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCeleste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream- a beauty salon called Dime Piece... -
![Destino by Sienna Mynx]()
Destino by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten... -
![No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason]()
No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's not every day you see your childhood friend and one-time crush on national news. Jackie Sellers just wishes it were under different circumstances. She can't believe that Ian Lockwood is wanted in connection with a terrorist plot, and she's determined to find him and help him clear his name. But she's not the only one looking. The FBI wants him captured. The bad guys want him dead... -
![Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels]()
Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it...
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