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  • Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s not a vacation until there’s a murder. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they’ve always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda...
  • Twined Bond by Emma Hart

    Twined Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All is well in Holly Woods. My best friend's love triangle is now a happy little circle. My sister-in-law just gave birth to my gorgeous new niece who is the world's best cuddler, and Nonna's—kind of—not on my back every ten minutes about the fact we're getting married in one month. *Supposedly.* Until the mayor's niece—our baker for the wedding—commits suicide...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  investigator  suspense  adult  book
  • Twirled Bond by Emma Hart

    Twirled Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If I thought Holly Woods was crazy before, I was wrong. Devin is finally married. Nonna's on the wedding warpath. Drake might be getting ideas. His mom just dropped a bombshell, and Bek is caught between a hot as hell FBI agent and my super-sweet little brother. And I still don't have the shoe closet Drake promised me when he moved in six months ago...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  investigator  suspense  abuse  adult
  • Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Reddest Black: A Billionaire SEAL Story, Book 7 by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Passion, betrayal, and heartache collide in an emotionally charged and dangerous chain of events that could unravel everything Sebastian and Talia have worked to overcome...
  • Axel by Lola Wright

    Axel by Lola Wright

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bailey: I’m the sensible, independent, quiet and hardworking accountant girl next door. My life is safe, sane, predictable and boring. My biggest concern is dealing with my free spirited, wild child parent. Until it’s not. The day I see something I shouldn’t have and crash into the crazy lives of The Devil’s Angels MC is the day my life changes forever...
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    alpha-mc  crime  humor  suspense  adult  biker  book  comedy
  • Say It Again by Catherine Bybee

    Say It Again by Catherine Bybee

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Wall Street Journal bestseller. In the final First Wives novel by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee, falling in love could become the most dangerous dare of one woman’s life. Protector-for-hire Sasha Budanov is accustomed to life as a loner. Always on the move, she’s now reached a crossroad...
  • Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier

    Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An 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 ratings
    Take 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...
  • Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker

    Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Road rash and Jack meets handcuffs and street smarts. I am a wandering disaster. A hedonist, a lover, a son, and a rebel. My name is Yuma. I’m sober enough to see the need for redemption, but too blind to realize I already found it. I am an independent seeker. An overachiever, a friend, a misfit, and a cop. My name is Lissie...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary
  • Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...
  • No Escape by Julie Moffett

    No Escape by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable...
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    humor  female-mc  alpha-mc  suspense  romance  mystery  cozy  fiction
  • Malcolm by Jessica Gadziala

    Malcolm by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He was happy with his quiet life.With the club, with his family, with his cabin in the woods.He didn’t think he needed more than that.Not until he came across her.But when a string of unfortunate events starts to seem less like happenstance and more like something someone had planned...
  • Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A look into the life at McKay-Taggart on the day Charlie and Ian have their babies...
  • Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke O’Reilly has seen it all, done it all, and lived through it all. When a career ending injury forces him to retire from the military, he struggles to adapt. Luke was born to be a soldier, not conform to the nine-to-five mediocrity of everyday life. He needs to protect and serve like he needs his next breath...
  • Poison and Prejudice by Chelsea Field

    Poison and Prejudice by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Izzy agreed to become an undercover poison taster, she didn’t anticipate that it might involve driving around the streets of Los Angeles with a corpse in the trunk. Because the police asked her to. She also didn’t think finding a body together could be considered a bonding experience until she met Connor’s family...
  • Fire Dancer by Linsey Lanier

    Fire Dancer by Linsey Lanier

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A 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...
  • No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ONE LAST FLING (WITH DANGER)Lexi Carmichael: saving scientists one snake at a time.Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been. But eloping would break my mother’s heart, especially since the president of the United States put in a good word for me with his daughter’s wedding planner. I’m going to have the wedding of the year…whether I like it or not...
  • Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's loved him forever... The last thing traveling nurse Evie Steele expects to find aboard the RV housing her mobile health clinic is her brother’s best friend. As always, Deke’s close proximity stirs her forbidden desires and long-suppressed dreams. But his sudden reappearance in her life and curious interest in her patients makes Evie wonder what he’s hiding. ..
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past...
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    crime  female-mc  humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Into the Black: A Romantic Thriller by Elise Noble

    Into the Black: A Romantic Thriller by Elise Noble

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Diamond may be used to saving the world, but can she save her own relationship? With her husband’s killer still on the loose and her life in England a disaster, Diamond returns to the only thing she knows: work. As the star of special ops takes on enemies from the States to Syria, she finds the toughest battle is the one going on in her own head...
  • Bloody Vows by Lisa Renee Jones

    Bloody Vows by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FBI agent Lilah Love leads a complicated life. She's engaged to Kane Mendez, a man most call dangerous, but hey birds of a feather, do flock together. She's dangerous, too, and in ways only Kane understands. As for their happily ever after, well that might have to wait...
  • In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Private Investigator Lexi Graves receives an expensive bag from her new husband, she’s delighted… for all of five seconds. That’s exactly how long it takes her to realize it’s a fake. Then another fake bag turns up, along with an outraged mall manager that is desperate to find the culprit before the mall’s impeccable reputation for selling quality goods is tarnished...
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    crime  suspense  female-mc  alpha-mc  humor  romance  mystery  cozy
  • Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  investigator  suspense  adult  book
  • Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a broken man arrives in town desperate to locate his missing girlfriend, loved-up PI Lexi Graves is determined to reunite the lost loves. However, the further Lexi delves into the case, the more it appears that the missing woman doesn't want to be found...
  • No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Lexi Carmichael Mystery Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date. But when sexy uberhacker Slash (no, that's not his real name) asks me to go with him to Rome on an investigation, the timing is sort of perfect...
  • Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field

    Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Isobel Avery's first six months as an undercover poison taster haven't exactly been easy. But this week will be worse. Two people with nothing in common are found dead. Apparently poisoned by an artificial intelligence security system. Now Izzy needs to find out whether robots are taking over the world or if there's a geeky murderer on the loose...
  • Avenging Angel by Kristen Ashley

    Avenging Angel by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rachel Armstrong has a burning need to right the world’s wrongs. Thus, she becomes the Avenging Angel. And maybe she’s a bit too cocky about it. While riding a hunch about the identity of a kidnapper, she runs into Julien “Cap” Jackson, who was trained by the team at Nightingale Investigations in Denver. Now he’s a full-fledged member at their newly opened Phoenix branch...
  • Heller's Punishment by J.D. Nixon

    Heller's Punishment by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In her latest adventure, rookie security officer Tilly Chalmers has three new assignments to cope with - chaperoning a devious addict to a rehabilitation clinic; live-in security for a strange and isolated religious cult; and protecting a national TV host in a damaging court case...
  • Anything For Love by Lola StVil

    Anything For Love by Lola StVil

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Winter, I know your ex hurt you, but I'm not him. I can love you; let me... Winter Bennett is on the worst date of her life, so she decides to bail and go home to her true loves: take out and Netflix. On her way out of the door, she spots her ex-boyfriend with his hot, new girl...
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    alpha-mc  crime  humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Midnight Rendezvous by Rebecca Deel

    Midnight Rendezvous by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the past and present collide, the result could be fatal. Fortress Security operative Lily Stanton survived life on Nashville's streets and thrived in the Army. Abandoned as an infant, her Fortress teammates have become family, so her world is rocked when a woman claiming to be her mother begs to meet her...
  • Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels

    Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet Taylor Montgomery, the beautiful, but disgruntle, Chicago cop. She was disgruntled, not because she didn’t love her job, but because she was fed up with the slippery politics associated with the department. Yet, she donned her uniform every day, wearing it with pride, and patrolling the dangerous streets of The Windy City...
  • Temp Girl: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Temp Girl: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Change is good... but not great. In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • No Regrets by Julie Moffett

    No Regrets by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael has tackled her share of formidable tasks, but nothing quite as daunting as serving as maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding When I agreed to stand by my best friend, Basia, on her big day, I had no idea what I was in for. Bouquets and unflattering evening wear I can handle...
  • Down to my Bones by Bijou Hunter

    Down to my Bones by Bijou Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    HEAT ღ HUMOR ღ HEA The first time I notice Miranda Johansson, she’s feeding potato salad to geese. I instantly crave the gorgeous oddball. Tempting her dangerous father’s temper, I travel to Ellsberg with the sole purpose of getting to know Miranda up close and personal. She quickly steals any urge I have to return home. Where Miranda goes, I will follow...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  humor  suspense  adult  anti-hero  biker  book
  • Tied Bond by Emma Hart

    Tied Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Holly Woods is going to hell in a handbasket—but this time, Satanists aren’t to blame. Halloween is. Nonna doesn’t understand why there are skeletons and demons everywhere. Mom is threatening to stitch a devil into Nonna’s pillowcase if she doesn’t shut up. Bek is bumbling over a date with Jason, the handsome FBI agent who conveniently got himself relocated to Austin, and I… Well...
  • Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something 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...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  humor  investigator  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...
  • Tangled Bond by Emma Hart

    Tangled Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One date with the sexier-than-sin Detective Drake Nash. Simple. Until you take into account that my brother finally proposed to his girlfriend, so Nonna is on a warpath—and the crazy old bat has Cupid by the balls...
  • Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lexi gets her latest gig, tracking down a blackmailer guilty of extorting thousands of dollars from the country’s hottest girl band, it’s practically a dream come true. However, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous doesn’t turn out to be as much fun as she hoped...
  • Poison is the New Black: by Chelsea Field

    Poison is the New Black: by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Mr. Black becomes the top suspect in a murder investigation, Isobel Avery is roped into helping Etta, her Glock, and her greyhound clear his name. Except her boyfriend Connor is warning her to stay out of it, the new client she’s protecting from poison threats requires her full attention, and oh yeah, Izzy thinks Mr. Black might be guilty… He did once try to beat her to a pulp after all...
  • The Devil's Goddess by Emily Rose

    The Devil's Goddess by Emily Rose

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SAGE:How does this stuff keep happening to me? First it was my cheating ex and the—uhhhh—“accident” that had everyone in town calling me crazy. Now, I’ve moved to a completely different state, and what have I done? I dropped right into another problem. This time though, it’s not a cheating ex, it’s the Russian Mob...
  • Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Only a few weeks into her new job as a private investigator, Lexi Graves thinks she may have bitten off more than she can chew with her first solo cases.In between going undercover as a plush pony at a “Bronie” conference and following her cheating brother-in-law, she’s got a saboteur-turned-killer to catch and a missing woman to find...
  • Heller's Girlfriend by J.D. Nixon

    Heller's Girlfriend by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tilly Chalmers’ life is complicated. Her boyfriend is demanding more attention while her boss, Heller, is always a distracting temptation...
  • Whiskey, You're The Devil by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey, You're The Devil by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Things are looking up for Addison Holmes. She's about to take her P.I. exams, she's living in sin with the man of her dreams, and she hasn't had a phone call from her mother in three whole days. But she should have known things were too good to last...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  humor  investigator  suspense  adult  audiobook  book
  • Boosted: A Cozy Couture Romantic Crime Comedy by Adrienne Giordano

    Boosted: A Cozy Couture Romantic Crime Comedy by Adrienne Giordano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mob princess turned entrepreneur Lucie Rizzo knows that when you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up.Despite her family's unshakable criminal reputation, Lucie's new business is booming.And for once, her love life isn't far behind.Lucie devotes her days to building the Coco Barknell brand of couture doggie fashion accessories. But her nights are all about roguishly sexy Tim O'Brien...
  • Tank by Em Petrova

    Tank by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rob Parker, aka Tank, is the unluckiest bastard alive. After losing his job and wrecking his bike, his days are filled with boredom and too many bad habits to count. He also can’t seem to get away from the woman who torments the hell out of him—and worse, she belongs to another.Each time Catarina’s boyfriend rips her heart out, her best friend Tank is there to listen...
  • Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone

    Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One error in judgment. That is all it took.  They say don't mix business with pleasure, but I fell in love with the client and now I’ve lost her. But I would do it all over again if it meant keeping her safe. Now I’ll have to fight like hell to earn her trust again. If I don’t, it could cost both of us everything...
  • Scottsdale Sizzle by B.A. Trimmer

    Scottsdale Sizzle by B.A. Trimmer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "This time, Laura Black may be in over her head! " Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a new thrilling romantic mystery. This time around, she’s hot on the trail of a treasure chest full of priceless jewelry. Unfortunately so are both the bad guys and the FBI. The client’s a guy in from Chicago and he seems to have more secrets than answers...
  • Hold Tight by Hannah Shield

    Hold Tight by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was supposed to be her wingman. She never planned to fall for him.A first date shouldn’t be so nerve-racking. But after a decade in a loveless marriage, Faith needs this new beginning. Thank goodness she has Tanner to play her wingman.But she never expects to start crushing on the former Navy SEAL instead of her date.Tanner can’t deny his feelings for his friend...
  • The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From 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...
    Categorized as:
    crime  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction
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