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Legacy of Lies by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMadison Colson never wanted to come back to Fog Lake, Tennessee. Her family’s reputation was forever tarnished when her father was accused of a string of violent murders over a decade ago. She and her brothers were shunned from the area—by everyone except their aunt. At least, that’s how it felt.Now her aunt is dying, and Madison is the only one who can help... -
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Silent Night by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCatch up with your favorite Lantern Beach characters as they come together to help the town's beloved police chief.On the night before Christmas Eve, as she begins her maternity leave, Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers disappears. Suspecting foul play, law enforcement officers combine forces with the Blackout Security team and island residents to find her... -
![Safe and Sound by Christy Barritt]()
Safe and Sound by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Lantern Beach Guardian... -
![Shock and Awe by Christy Barritt]()
Shock and Awe by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when things seem to be settling down, an explosive new secret rips Ty and Cassidy's serenity apart... -
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![The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt]()
The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEach house has a history. Each person has a secret. Each turn of events leads to danger.Come back to me.Cole Dalton’s wife, Caroline, had the words etched onto a pendant for him. Each time he deployed overseas as a military bomb tech, she stitched the pendant into his uniform. Cole returned safely from the battlefield . . . only to bury his wife after a tragic car accident... -
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Line of Duty by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJaxon Wilder didn’t plan on returning home to Fog Lake, Tennessee, following his tour of duty in Iraq. But after a gut-wrenching failure during his stint in the Army, he now faces a new challenge: his family. Abby Brennan always did her best to be the good girl and to live by the rules. When a wrong decision changes her entire life, she tries to hide from the world... -
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Night Prey by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe lived for upholding the law…Defense attorney, Malone Rice, doesn’t want to go to her fifteen year class reunion. Attending means running into her former high school flame, now Portland police detective, Ian Blair. But when the committee decides to honor her for her pro-bono work with homeless teens, she knows it would be churlish not to attend. She will have to go and make the best of it... -
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![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... -
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Firefly Diaries by C.C. Warrens
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The world whipped around her in a dizzying funnel of lights and shouts, people in uniforms pressing in from all directions. Noelle sat motionless in the street, barely able to breathe. His little body was too still. Too broken."Noelle's world shattered that night, like the pieces of headlights scattered across the dark street. There was no rebuilding her life around the grave of her child... -
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Wreathed in Disgrace by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA famous actress, a protective bodyguard, a festive Christmas season, and a killer...or two...on the loose.Everybody believes movie star Denise Masters abandoned her family to pursue her dream, but the truth is much more complex. For years, she's longed to return to Coventry to repair her relationship with her daughter, but contractual obligations--and fear of being rejected--have kept her away... -
![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... -
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Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnnie Pederson has lived her life in the shadow of tragedy. Her sister was kidnapped off a dock one day while they were playing. Her father never forgave her for failing to stop it—even though she was only eight at the time. Her first love deserted her for an orthopedic residency. She quickly married his best friend and they were happy—until he and her parents were all killed in the same accident... -
![Winds of Danger by Christy Barritt]()
Winds of Danger by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWes O’Neill is perfectly content to hang with his friends and enjoy island life on Lantern Beach. Something begins to change inside him when Paige Henderson sweeps into his life. But the beautiful newcomer is hiding painful secrets beneath her cheerful facade. Police dispatcher Paige Henderson came to Lantern Beach riddled with guilt and uncertainties after the fallout of a bad relationship... -
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![Keeping Guard by Christy Barritt]()
Keeping Guard by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"You can't hide from me."Her anonymous stalker's threats are getting scarier and scarier. Now Kylie Summers fears for her life. She flees her home for the protection of a former military man in a small Virginia town. But her brother's handsome best friend already has a long list of obligations. Kylie knows she's intruding on Nate Richardson's life... -
![Desert Rescue (K-9 Search and Rescue) by Lisa Phillips]()
Desert Rescue (K-9 Search and Rescue) by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith his K-9’s help,can he save the son he didn’t know existed?Rescuing a kidnapped child is part of the job for search-and-rescue K-9 handler Patrick Sanders—but this time it’s his son. Now Patrick and his furry partner must work with his high school love, Jennie Wilcox, to shield the little boy he just learned about... -
![Run Aground by Christy Barritt]()
Run Aground by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dead captain on a luxury yacht leads to a tumultuous seafaring journey . . .Med student Kenzie Anderson, tired of letting others chart her future, accepts a job as second steward aboard Almost Paradise. But when she finds the captain dead before the charter even begins, her plans seem to capsize... -
![The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock]()
The Moonlighters Collection: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerri Blackstock’s bestselling Moonlighters trilogy—now available in one volume! Truth Stained Lies When truth doesn’t make sense, will lies prevail? Distortion A husband’s lies can have deadly consequences. Twisted Innocence Holly Cramer’s past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby... -
![The Fear That Chases Me by Linda J. White]()
The Fear That Chases Me by Linda J. White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no fear in love ... so why is Jessica still running from it? Jessica Chamberlain and her search-and-rescue dog, Luke, hunt for lost people in the Tidewater area of Virginia. But that’s a side hustle: Jess’s work as a private investigator pays the bills. Right now, she’s looking for a girl missing for twenty years and the truth about a man’s suicide... -
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Expired Getaway by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe won’t stop being dead.He’ll never give up the fight to choose life... -
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Expired Flight by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe can't remember who she is.He'll never give up the life he knows... -
![Who the Bishop Knows by Vannetta Chapman]()
Who the Bishop Knows by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat You Don't See Might Hurt You Every year, residents of the small Amish community in Monte Vista, Colorado, look forward to the Ski Hi Stampede, the state's oldest professional rodeo. The rodeo is always good, clean entertainment for the hardworking farmers of the San Luis Valley. But this year, the Stampede turns deadly for one Amish man... -
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Guarding Grace by Ann Omasta, Sweet Promise Press
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe puppy that stole their hearts is missing! Grace Wilson loves the wonderful life she has created with her daughter, Clover, in picturesque Redwood Cove, California--even if she is a bit lonely. When sweet Clover asks her mom for a "Golden Wetweevuh" puppy, Grace decides they might just have room in their hearts for a lovable and fluffy four-legged addition to their little family... -
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Finding Felicity by P. Creeden
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the sweetness of rekindled love temper the bitter tang of murder? Despite a difficult childhood, Felicity Stilton never gave up on her dreams. Now, as an adult, she and her Golden Retriever, JJ, help special needs children pave the way for their own futures. Everything is perfect, until she gets the one call she never expected to receive... -
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![Don't Look Back (Women of Justice) by Lynette Eason]()
Don't Look Back (Women of Justice) by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTop rated romantic suspense at its best!***One man lives to see her dead. The other is fighting to keep her alive.Twelve years ago, forensic anthropologist Jamie Cash survived a brutal kidnapping. After years of therapy, she has made a life for herself--though one that is haunted by memories of her terrifying past... -
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Betrayal of Faith by Mark M. Bello
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow can one have faith when faith itself is corrupt? When Jennifer Tracey discovers that her new parish priest has harmed her two sons, she seeks justice. Standing in her way? The Coalition-a secret church organization tasked with the responsibility of taking care of these types of incidents quickly and quietly and by any means necessary... -
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Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat would YOU do?What would you do if you got away with murder? Would you stop there? Could you?Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime.Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless. But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone.Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble... -
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Sun Coast Chronicles by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe police think he killed someone. He swears he’s innocent. All she knows for certain is his crime against her. Louis Dubose, international art dealer, has been murdered. The police are certain they’ve got their man. Recently fired by Dubose, Ben Robinson has a motive backed by a convincing trail of evidence. Except that one person isn’t convinced—someone who knows Ben well... -
![Wait Until Dark: Carolina Moon Series, Book 3 by Christy Barritt]()
Wait Until Dark: Carolina Moon Series, Book 3 by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman grieving broken dreams. A man struggling to regain memories. A secret entrenched in folklore dating back two centuries. Antiquarian Felicity French has no clue the trouble she’s inviting in when she rescues a man outside her grandma’s old plantation house during a treacherous snowstorm. All she wants is to nurse her battered heart and wounded ego, as well as come to terms with her past... -
![Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore]()
Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah's battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful prominent family... -
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I Pick You by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere Are Some Bad Seeds You Never Want to MeetA year from retirement and still reeling from daughter Leena’s kidnapping, Portland PD Detective Wayne Deetz is called upon to check on a domestic violence case. From the moment Deetz and his friend Callie Freeland show up to help Sonny Carlisle, they are blindsided by a lawless toxic steamroller named Blaine Milligan... -
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Murder Served Cold by Nancy Skopin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPI Nicoli 'Nikki' Hunter is blindsided when someone close to her is murdered, and their body dumped in an alley. Detective Bill Anderson catches the homicide and, knowing Nikki, doesn't even attempt to discourage her from conducting her own investigation, which, in this case, takes a village... -
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Five Days in May by Ninie Hammon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a warm May Friday in 1963, a mammoth tornado hurls across the empty plains toward the little town of Graham, Oklahoma. The writhing column of destruction a mile wide and eight miles high is not just on a collision course with the town, but with the lives of four of its residents--each of whom has already planned their own personal rendezvous with death that day... -
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The Buck Stops Here by Mindy Starns Clark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Callie learns that the man she loves is somehow connected to the man who killed her late husband, she confronts Tom. But he informs her that his hands are tied by the National Security Agency and he can tell her nothing. Despite the secrecy surrounding Tom and the NSA, Callie decides to find out for herself exactly what is going on and how Tom may have been involved in her husband's death... -
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![The Way of Grace by Cathy Bryant]()
The Way of Grace by Cathy Bryant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn pursuit of justice, in need of grace . . . A justice-seeking perfectionist pursues her dream of a perfect life in her hometown of Miller’s Creek, Texas. Sidetracked by a desire to be a prosecuting attorney, Grace Soldano launches into uncharted waters, making herself over to please her boss and mentor... -
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Lone Witness by Rachel Dylan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsProsecutor Sophie Dawson's first job in the White Collar division of the Fulton County D.A.'s office is to build a case against a local bank employee who may be cheating clients. But when circumstances beyond her control leave her as the only witness to a double homicide involving a vengeful gang, her world is turned upside down... -
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Body of Evidence by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForensic pathologist Grace Reilly has seen her share of unusual deaths in rural Missouri. But when she begins to notice a curious pattern in autopsies of elderly residents whose demise appears to be natural, she takes her concerns to Sheriff Nate Cox.Nate is skeptical about the link Grace is seeing between the deaths--and her suspicions of foul play. But her persistence is compelling... -
![A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant]()
A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLetting go to build a bridge… Dakota Kelly wants her painful past to disappear. A plan to start afresh is derailed when she co-inherits her late grandfather’s farm with Chance Johnson, the man responsible for the scars on her heart. But Chance isn’t the only ghost from the past. Someone else is out to get her and will stop at nothing to get what he wants... -
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Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn FBI agent must protect the woman who can identify a terrorist bomber in bestselling author Susan Sleeman's riveting romantic suspense novel. Each day could be her last...but not if he can help it. Tara Parrish is the only person ever to survive an attack by the Lone Wolf bomber... -
![Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley]()
Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn an effort to get her security consulting business off the ground, Kelsey Allen has been spending a lot of time up in the air, rappelling down buildings and climbing through windows to show business owners their vulnerabilities to thieves... -
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Cross the Line by C.C. Warrens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn unexpected, late-night visitor.And a missing teenage girl.Holly’s quiet evening at the investigative agency takes a curious turn when a frantic woman shows up on the doorstep after closing with a tale about a missing prostitute.With JGH Investigations in financial distress, and a client who can’t afford their services, Holly decides to tackle this investigation on her own time... -
![Deceptive Shallows by Christy Barritt]()
Deceptive Shallows by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe lost her once. He won’t lose her again . . . After waiting for years, Brandon Hale is finally about to marry Finley Cooper, the woman of his dreams. But when things start to go haywire on their wedding day, Brandon can’t shake the feeling that something terrible looms . . .Just as Finley emerges to walk down the aisle, federal agents surround her and place her under arrest... -
![Dubiosity by Christy Barritt]()
Dubiosity by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSavannah Harris vowed to leave behind her old life as an intrepid investigative reporter. But when a friend raises suspicions about two migrant workers who’ve gone missing from the sleepy coastal town Savannah calls home, her curiosity spikes... -
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Dark Water by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAN ELITE SECURITY TEAM WITH EVERYTHING ON THE LINE Blackout, a group of former special ops members who come together to protect the defenseless and guard secrets, has their first assignment. A FORMER NAVY SEAL WHO’S HAUNTED BY HIS LAST MISSION Colton Locke can’t forget the black op that went terribly wrong. In an effort to heal and start again, he moves to Lantern Beach, NC... -
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![A Quarter for a Kiss by Mindy Starns Clark]()
A Quarter for a Kiss by Mindy Starns Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsItâ��s April, spring is in the air, and Callie and Tom have just spent a wonderful few weeks getting to know each another after years of a telephoneâ��only relationship. But as their time together draws to a close, they are called to the hospital bed of mutual friend Eli Gold, who has just been shot. Eli asks Callie to find out who is responsible for the shooting and begs Tom to help her... -
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Labyrinth of Lies by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the daughter of a high-profile businessman disappears from an exclusive girls' boarding school, police detective Cate Reilly is tapped for an undercover assignment. It doesn't take her long to realize that beneath the veneer of polish and wealth, things are not as they seem at Ivy Hill Academy. But the biggest surprise of all? The only man she ever loved is also working at the school... -
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The Still of Night by Kristen Heitzmann
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKristen Heitzmann's characters leap from the page with a balance of strength and fragility as they face anguish from the past. Jill and Morgan, once high school sweethearts, had loved and lost—each other and the baby whom Jill gave up at birth. Years later, Morgan is outwardly successful, but he is still haunted by the memory of the tiny child... -
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Tone Death by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCamryn Paine is all ears when it comes to solving crimes. . .Annie King, a popular social media personality, is being threatened and requests Camryn’s help. Before Camryn can uncover the truth about what’s going on, Annie nearly dies while filming her show. With Annie in the hospital, Camryn is compelled to do whatever she can to help... -
![Random Acts of Scrooge by Christy Barritt]()
Random Acts of Scrooge by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but a real-life Scrooge is threatening to ruin the season’s good will. Holly Anna Paladin can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. She loves everything about the season—celebrating the birth of Jesus, singing carols, and baking Christmas treats, just to name a few... -
![The Melancholy Moon: A Sweet Tea Mystery by Glenda Manus]()
The Melancholy Moon: A Sweet Tea Mystery by Glenda Manus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFunny, witty Cassandra Phillips has reason to be cynical. Life has dealt her numerous blows so she's put up an impenetrable wall around her own heart. Jilted by her husband for another woman, she now faces what she calls “the Big C” diagnosis, proof enough that even God has deserted her...
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