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Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Lone County, Arkansas, where every corner holds a secret, and the past is never really buried.Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance... -
![Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts]()
Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Daddy in need of someone to cherish and call his own . . .Hack has a job he loves. Great friends. Stability.And no one special in his life.A caregiver and protector, he needs someone to take care of.And then Greer Savage walks right on into his life.Incredibly brave, yet also slightly broken. Sweet and funny.He wants to wrap her up tight in his arms and never let her go... -
![Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier]()
Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn old friend. A bad smell. A body stuffed into a wall. You'll never escape. After she left her abusive husband thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele became a fighter. Over the years, she picked up martial arts and street fighting tactics, and now that she works for the Parker Investigative Agency, she can handle a weapon. But the battle with her inner demons? Not so easy... -
![Thin Ice by Linsey Lanier]()
Thin Ice by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake what matters most to her," said the voice. And he knew he would. He had to. Thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele’s abusive husband stole her baby and gave it up for adoption. Then he kicked Miranda out of his house. So she remade herself. Thirteen years later, the feisty, stubborn skeptic came to Atlanta hoping to find her daughter... -
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![In Plain Sight by Rebecca Deel]()
In Plain Sight by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the heels of a life-changing diagnosis, concert pianist Darcy St. Claire is on a quest to reinvent herself. While renovating a Victorian house and opening a restaurant, she becomes the target of a killer. As the attempts on her life intensify, Darcy grows more determined. No murderer is going to chase her from her home and destroy her new dreams... -
![Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose]()
Dead Man's Hand: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I OWN YOU NOW” She made a big mistake. You don’t blackmail a Tacone. Coming to me with a threat? Unacceptable. If she needs money, she’ll have to ask nicely. But once I give it to her, we both know what it means: She belongs to me. I do my best to hold back. Give her respect. Trouble is, I can’t keep my hands off her... -
![Gunner: Satan's Fury MC- Memphis by L. Wilder]()
Gunner: Satan's Fury MC- Memphis by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn our world, there are some lines you just don’t cross. New York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings readers a new addition to the Satan’s Fury MC- Memphis series. Get ready for a ‘wilder’ ride. Gus wasn’t just my president. He was the father I never had. He was steadfast and strong. I looked up to him and trusted him without question... -
![Fire Dancer by Linsey Lanier]()
Fire Dancer by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA honeymoon in Maui. A luxury beachfront resort. A handsome wealthy new husband. A vicious murder. After all, this is PI Miranda Steele we're talking about. And where Miranda goes, trouble follows. That lovely honeymoon gets hijacked when she finds the body of a popular fire dancer on the beach. Of course, she has to investigate... -
![In the Clear by Kathryn Nolan]()
In the Clear by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe needs to keep the gorgeous competition out of his head…and his bed.Former FBI agent Abe Royal believes in hard work, justice, and a suit for every occasion. He’s hot on the trail of an elusive book thief when he realizes he’s being followed…by a sultry, cunning stranger.Ambitious, young detective Sloane Argento has just been handed the case of a lifetime... -
![The Mystery of the Spirits by C.S. Poe]()
The Mystery of the Spirits by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAntique dealer Sebastian Snow and homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a year and a half. In that time, there’s been nary a mystery in sight, and for a recovering sleuth like Sebastian, nothing more compelling than the curiosities that pass through his shop is exactly the kind of life he needs... -
![Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel]()
Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer sister was a world-class jewel thief. But she crossed the wrong person and now Sophie's baby may pay the price. Sophie Valero has spent her life living down her last name. In a family of murderers, thieves, and con artists, she's the black sheep... -
![Payback by Rebecca Deel]()
Payback by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mission from his past threatens his future. A stalker has his sights set on art history teacher Ivy Monroe. Still recovering from a relationship with an abusive former boyfriend, she's determined to win this fight over fear and intimidation. No one has the right to cage her again. When Ivy is nearly killed, she takes refuge in the arms of the one man she trusts... -
![Wheels of Justice by Rebecca Deel]()
Wheels of Justice by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter losing her home and business in a flood, photographer Claire Walker relocates to Nashville, determined to rebuild her life. Two men kidnap Claire in the middle of the night in a scheme to force her captive brother to divulge classified information. When she escapes, Claire calls the one man who can help her evade the kidnappers and save her brother... -
![Hit & Run by Freya Barker]()
Hit & Run by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturning home to Grand Junction would not have been Rosie Perkins’ first choice, but with her mother no longer able to take care of herself, it’s the only one she has. As is working the night shift at a local hotel to bring in a much-needed income. Rosie juggles to keep all the pieces of her life together and has no room to add anything more... -
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![The Missing Piece by Sharon Sala]()
The Missing Piece by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSolving the puzzle could be the last thing he does…PI Charlie Dodge knows what it’s like to have something important disappear. His wife, Annie, suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s, causing her to remember little of the life she shared with her husband. Charlie has devoted his career to saving what he can—missing people, threatened lives... -
![Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes]()
Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe had survived. She could survive. She would survive again. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean wasn’t a victim. She was a survivor. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going... -
![Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier]()
Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when your old flame turns out to be a killer? A ritzy steeplechase. A terrible commotion in one of the stalls. A beautiful young horse breeder found dead. Newbie private investigator Miranda Steele knows she shouldn't get involved. But when the dead woman's sister begs her to take the case, Miranda can't resist the powerful need to set things right... -
![Sin's Enticement by Ciara St. James]()
Sin's Enticement by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter years of serving his country, Sin reclaims his life and forms the Ares Infidels MC, with like-minded military brothers. They decide his home town of Tenillo, Texas is the perfect place to build their futures. By forming a club where they get to make the rules and determine what orders to follow... -
![Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost]()
Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 6th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When a coffee shop opens in the village, Julia is surprised when her customers flock to the new business, leaving her café almost empty... -
![Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter]()
Avenging Angel by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe mayhem continues for the Knight's Legion MC…Storm. My protector. I need his darkness, like he needs my light. After surviving an abusive relationship, I swore off men. Until the President of the Knight’s Legion MC crashes into my life, holding me captive with his haunted gray eyes. Storm is a force to be reckoned with and I welcome the chaos— it makes me feel alive. He owns me. Body and soul... -
![Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob]()
Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Biggest Club Genesis Book Yet! After the shocking death of my Master left me stunned, the revenge his ex-wife and daughter sought was almost as devastating. Seeking refuge at Club Genesis, my one safe haven, I returned to heal and get back on my own two feet. But I soon learned that fate had other plans for Leagh Bennett... -
![Depraved by Debra Webb]()
Depraved by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDepraved is the tenth book in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Faces of Evil series. The finale is coming! Are you ready? Have you ordered Heinous, book 9? Don't miss a single book in this terrifyingly fast paced series! The serial killer obsessed with Deputy Chief Jess Harris has finally been cornered but the body count is still rising... -
![Retribution by Rebecca Deel]()
Retribution by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a childhood trauma, Heidi Thompson is tired of looking over her shoulder and continually leaving her life behind. Reinventing herself one more time, she's hired to train search and rescue teams for Fortress Security. But an unknown enemy obsessed with revenge follows her to Otter Creek. Even though the danger escalates and the police view her with suspicion, Heidi refuses to run this time... -
![Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart]()
Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomething old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something…bedazzled? In twenty-four hours, Addison Holmes will be a married woman. Maybe. A week to plan a wedding in the south is not for the fainthearted, but Addison (along with the help of her neurotic mother, unreliable sister, and unpredictable Aunt Scarlet) are determined to pull it off. There’s just one problem. Okay…two problems... -
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![Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose]()
Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are good cops. And there are bad cops. The question is...who wins?After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met... -
![Hot Shot by Fern Michaels]()
Hot Shot by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting the wrongs of the world . . . Loyalty is a way of life for the Sisterhood and their significant others... -
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Restoration by Tate James
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s always been about the chase. The prize. The puzzle. The Game. I became the best of the best, Hermes, because no one could catch me. No one could touch me.No one had.Until her.She’s everything I never knew I wanted.She is my life.It’s been one bad call after another in this Game. It’s cost the woman I love more than I ever wanted her to have to pay... -
![Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost]()
Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExcitement blossoms through Peridale when a prestigious gardening magazine picks the village as the spotlight for their next issue, but that joy quickly turns to dread when members of the local gardening society, The Peridale Green Fingers, start dying one by one after their obituaries are sent to The Peridale Post the day before their murders... -
![A Perfect Escape by Maddie James]()
A Perfect Escape by Maddie James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island... -
![Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRun: Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor... -
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Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 6-10 by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStart with the “vivid characters and fast-moving plotlines”* of Hemlock Bay…and you’ll soon be speeding your way through these five novels in the “suspense-filled series” (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author starring agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock... -
![Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair]()
Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hunky young PhD knows all about seduction, but what does he know about love? Reagan Cassidy is settled in her life. She has a thriving interior design firm, an upscale condo, two cats, and a goldfish... -
![Sex, Lies & Bourbon by Kris Calvert]()
Sex, Lies & Bourbon by Kris Calvert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFBI Agent, Win Holloway is going home to Kentucky—and not under the best of circumstances. At odds with his father since turning his back on the family’s lucrative and long-standing bourbon empire, the blond haired golden boy is a star at the Bureau, but a turncoat with his family and their distillery, Winter Bourbon... -
![Dakota Peace by Megan Kinney]()
Dakota Peace by Megan Kinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe went looking for peace, but trouble found her.After a traumatic call, emergency dispatcher Natalia Brynner flees the city, desperate for some distance from her stressful life. Her peace is short lived when a flat tire strands her on the other side of South Dakota with nothing but her high heels and a speeding ticket... -
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![Not My Shadow by Elaine Levine]()
Not My Shadow by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Mission Gone AwryA wounded friend’s inexplicable death got Navy SEAL Nash Thompson entangled in a mystery that had hooks all the way up his chain of command. His enemies not only shut all doors on him, they boarded them up and nailed them closed, leaving him out of a job, a home, a future...Categorized as:
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![In Self Defense by Debra Webb]()
In Self Defense by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a tireless newswoman becomes the story… she could lose everything—starting with the family business. To get the scoop on two grisly murders, newspaper publisher Audrey Anderson needs help from Winchester sheriff Colton Tanner—the gorgeous cowboy who betrayed their teenage love... -
![A Fault Against the Dead by Gregory Ashe]()
A Fault Against the Dead by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrugs. Sex. Murder. And, if they can squeeze it in, graduation.When Auggie Lopez returns to Wahredua for his senior year of college, he’s excited about the future: he’s growing his brand as an influencer, he’s almost done with school, and he’s building a life with his boyfriend, Theo... -
![Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black]()
Lavish Corruption by Alta Hensley, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood girls don’t break rules—but for one night with him, any risk was worth it.Walker St. Claire is my older brother’s best friend and strictly off limits. Especially while he’s an Initiate during his Trials to gain entrance to the secret society.But after a lifetime of following the rules and being the good girl everyone expected me to be, I’m ready to break a few... -
![Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace]()
Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA missing coed named Abby Reece. Two clever thrill killers are committing the most brutal, public, and horrifying abductions and murders in the county’s history. The killers, known as the Gamers, have done this before, and are now upping their evil game to a new level. The question is — can they be stopped before they kill again? Things get complicated... -
![For Logan by Soraya Naomi]()
For Logan by Soraya Naomi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough part of the Chicago Syndicate world, For Logan is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed either with or without reading the rest of the series.After a lifetime of loss, Logan Wade has no faith in things such as justice. He screws and discards women with ease, and deep down, he doesn’t even know who he is anymore. He’s an agent who’s defecting to the Chicagoan mafia, the Syndicate... -
![The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs]()
The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs... P.I. Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews are back, along with their close circle of friends. The House of Lies is Book 7 and you are in for another exciting and dangerous murder mystery with a thrilling dose of romance. Emily is fighting to clear the prime murder suspect while Colin is working to put him in jail... -
![Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani]()
Corrupted Crown by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy best friend’s sister needs protection and I need a wife.Kyla Costigan.I can’t even say her name without my mouth twisting like I’ve just tasted poison.Because that’s exactly what she is – vicious and stubborn enough to battle the devil himself.She also happens to be the sexiest, most gorgeous woman I’ve ever laid eyes on…and my best friend’s little sister... -
![Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone]()
Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteele Givens doesn’t do relationships and he knows better than to fall for a man he rescued during a CIA Operation; but then he’s never been a ‘follow the rules’ kinda man. He always swore he’d never drag someone he cared about into a world of danger. But what do you do, when danger stalks him anyway? Kalon Roberts wanted to move on. He’s done with danger and Black Ops Operators... -
![Bitter Reckoning by Heather Graham]()
Bitter Reckoning by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll of their extraordinary adventures makes an ordinary vacation very appealing Danni Cafferty and Michael Quinn are happy to accept an invitation to a new couples resort from a friend of Danni’s... -
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![Lightning Lingers by Barbara Freethy]()
Lightning Lingers by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy: Lightning Strikes. In these connected novels, lightning leads to love, danger, and the unraveling of long-buried secrets that will change not only the past but also the future… Katherine Barrett, a dedicated young doctor, receives a terrified phone call from her brother, TJ... -
![Waiting by Calle J. Brookes]()
Waiting by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life... -
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Cut and Run by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree years ago, authorities assumed that the Albright family fled the country to avoid prosecution for embezzlement. But when their remains are discovered after a recent storm, the FBI is called in to investigate — and find the youngest child, whose body wasn't found with the others... -
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The Murder Game by Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew Game The game is simple--he is the Hunter. They are the Prey. He gives them a chance to escape. To run. To hide. To outsmart him. But eventually, he catches them. And that's when the game gets really terrifying... New RulesPrivate investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers--they took one down together... -
![Dead Ringer by Mary Burton]()
Dead Ringer by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSOME NIGHTMARES . . . Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name. Ruth . Judith . Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman…each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end... DON’T FADE . . -
![Over the Limit by Lisa Phillips]()
Over the Limit by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne cold case might be the answer to everything.Las Vegas is the last place Private Investigator Kenna Banbury wants to go. After what happened when she visited the city with her dad, she’s determined to keep her head down and solve this case. Kenna has no home, no dog, and no way to figure out who murdered a Russian diplomat fifteen years ago...
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