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  • Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savannah’s friend Tamara Grimaldi was fourteen when her mom was murdered, and the body dumped along the side of Interstate 65 in Indiana. Since then, Grimaldi has kept an eye out for her mother’s killer, first as a homicide detective in Nashville, and now as the chief of police for the city of Columbia, Tennessee, a few miles off I-65...
  • 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...
  • Just Follow The Money by Jinx Schwartz

    Just Follow The Money by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she’s not afraid to use it! She’s been visiting France for a couple of months, barging on the Canal du Midi with her boyfriend, Jenks Jenkins She hit the hot spots in the South of France, ate great food, drank fine wine, and foiled a terrorist plot: all the usual stuff...
  • Just For The Birds by Jinx Schwartz

    Just For The Birds by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy woman with a snazzy yacht and she's not afraid to use it! While docked at Marina de la Paz, in Mexico's hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez, Hetta gets a surprise visitor that sets off a chain of events like only Hetta can manage to get herself embroiled in. With her best friend, Jan, and her dog, Po Thang, they are hot on the trail of some dastardly smugglers...
  • Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova

    Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’re total opposites. That doesn’t mean he won’t lay down his life for her.Silas Shanie is ready for action. Now that his medical leave is over, he’s more than capable of being back on the WEST Protection team. His first assignment? Easy. His new ward? Not at all. But he’ll keep the gorgeous, shallow heiress safe because it’s his job. He doesn’t have to like her. Except…he does. Maybe too much...
  • Just A Happy Camper by Jinx Schwartz

    Just A Happy Camper by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it. She's cruising Mexico's hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez when she gets a job offer she can't refuse. Not only is the project located in her old stomping grounds in Texas Hill Country, but comes with an RV for living quarters. She has no problem driving a forty-five foot yacht, but RVing is new to her...
  • 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. ..
  • Best Served Cold by Rebecca Deel

    Best Served Cold by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    U.S. Marshal Stella Grayson always wanted to be a cop, but after an ambush, she's framed for murder and forced to surrender her gun and badge. Targeted by law enforcement and a killer seeking revenge, she may lose everything she values, including her freedom and the man she loves...
  • Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Things 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...
  • No Stone Unturned by Julie Moffett

    No Stone Unturned by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Engaged to be MurderedAn engagement is supposed to be a fun, exciting time, but things are never easy for Slash and me. Instead, someone is threatening to expose Slash’s past—a past so secret even I know very little about it.Before I can get used to the weight of Nonna’s antique ring on my finger, he’s on his way to Rome…and we’re farther apart than we’ve ever been...
  • Just Pardon My French by Jinx Schwartz

    Just Pardon My French by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she’s not afraid to use it! She’s living aboard her forty-five foot boat in Mexico’s spectacular Sea of Cortez, taking work where she can get it and, characteristically, she isn’t all that concerned about any pesky legalities involved...
  • Landfall by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Landfall by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As a hurricane gathers its power just off Apalachicola’s shore, another storm comes to a head in Lt. Maggie Redmond's home.Held prisoner by a man bent on avenging the death of a son, Maggie must find a way to save herself and her two children.No one knows where they are. No one is coming to help...
  • Redemption by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Redemption by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jessie Clarke has worked hard for almost a decade to overcome the trauma of her past, and building her career as a fireman in McKenzie Ridge has helped her become a strong, independent woman. But, underneath her fowl mouth and tough exterior, Jessie hides a secret that could not only endanger her but all those she loves in her small mountain town...
  • Lucky Ride by Deborah Coonts

    Lucky Ride by Deborah Coonts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who would want to kill a clown? Lucky O’Toole, chief problem solver for the Babylon Hotel, the primo property on the Las Vegas Strip, isn’t in any mood to find out. For one, it’s New Year’s Day and Lucky’s birthday. And she hasn’t caught her breath after a chase to the death in Hong Kong and Macau. Her French chef is pushing to set the wedding date...
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  • 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...
  • Cut and Run by Fern Michaels

    Cut and Run by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right...
  • Tanner by Dale Mayer

    Tanner by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tanner Kosta is the newest member of the team. Active in sports, particularly aerial types, he's training with a new military harness used in paragliding. The design was developed by Wynn Rider and her brother. As they run two SEAL teams through rigid training, Wynn's glider fails mid-flight, sending her plummeting toward the ground...
  • Rory's Rose by Dale Mayer

    Rory's Rose by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rory is an animal lover. In his mind, any veterinarian who does as much pro bono work as Louise, the local vet, deserves his help when she gets into trouble...Louise works long hours at her own veterinarian clinic. When she receives an unexpected delivery one day, complete with a dead deliveryman, a domino-series of events puts her and her clinic full of precious animals in danger...
  • Scottsdale Shadow by B.A. Trimmer

    Scottsdale Shadow by B.A. Trimmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a thrilling new romantic mystery. In her latest adventure, Laura’s on the hunt for a client’s father with a shadowy past. The trail leads her on an adventure across Arizona to a dark casino where every fantasy can come true. Unfortunately, poking her nose into things she shouldn’t has deadly consequences...
  • Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be.Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk...
  • Breaking Hearts by Elle James

    Breaking Hearts by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ladies’ man, Michael “Blade” Calhoun loves women. A confirmed bachelor, he knows it’s a bad move to fall in love when you're a Delta Force Operative. He's sworn off entanglements, preferring to love all the ladies rather than settle on one and end up breaking her heart when he leaves.Living next door to Blade has its perks, but mostly is the bane to bartender Sophia Phillips’s existence...
  • Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose

    Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Authors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past...
  • Just Different Devils by Jinx Schwartz

    Just Different Devils by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it—most of the time. She's an intrepid cruiser, but wild rumors of marauding gangs of flesh-shredding giant Humboldt squid on a rampage in the Sea of Cortez could keep even Hetta tied to an expensive dock...
  • No Living Soul by Julie Moffett

    No Living Soul by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Although I never expected it, my work as a computer geek has me traveling around the world, solving mysteries and fighting bad guys. Sometimes with my friends, but always with trouble by my side...
  • 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...
  • Drive Thru Murder by Colleen Mooney

    Drive Thru Murder by Colleen Mooney

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Colleen Mooney keeps the twists coming as fast as the laughs in her third THIRD funny cozy starring Brandy Alexander, everybody’s idea of the perfect chick lit heroine. Brandy’s blonde, adorable, has a good job, two guys to choose from, and very possibly the poor judgment to pick the wrong one. (Half the fun’s watching to see if she’s ever going to wise up)...
  • A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke

    A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Miriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff? When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby...
  • The Blind Trust by Colin Conway

    The Blind Trust by Colin Conway

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A quiet death in a small town. A double homicide in the big city. Only a murderer knows they’re connected. Whitman County Sheriff Tom Jessup wants a nice, safe county. Unfortunately, things are about to get deadly. A seemingly normal death points Jessup north where he finds Detectives Quinn Delaney and Marci Burkett investigating a double murder...
  • Enduring Charity by Wayne Stinnett

    Enduring Charity by Wayne Stinnett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When her position with the government is eliminated, Charity Styles is faced with an uncertain future. The only part of her previous life that she truly enjoyed was sailing her classic sloop. The cruising lifestyle is wonderful and helps keep her mind centered, as she sails from one anchorage to another, looking for her true calling...
  • 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...
  • Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels

    Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fern Michaels is a national treasure, and her latest in the Sisterhood series finds the stalwart friends bringing justice—and hope—to families devastated by a greedy con artist.   The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice...
  • Suspicious Minds by Christy Barritt

    Suspicious Minds by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Christy Barritt Rock and roll may never die, but the King is definitely dead . . . again. To pay off some bills, crime scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire takes a job doing mold remediation, but she finds a surprise in the dilapidated home's crawlspace: Elvis, dead as a doornail and still wearing his blue suede shoes...
  • The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin

    The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder, takes Lennox to The Earl of Bloxford's country estate. He soon finds himself in a world of purloined artworks, forgeries and a priceless Bloxford Beauty...
  • High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continue Nadia Wolf’s adventure in this second book. Nadia Wolf has had enough and she’s fighting back! It comes down to this: Kill or be killed. Nadia doesn’t like those options but she is far from safe from Dagor’s clutches. Not only does she have to worry about saving her neck, but now she has a new roommate taking over her apartment; Muffin . .
  • His to Shelter by Em Petrova

    His to Shelter by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eighteen years is a long time to never forget... Retired Navy SEAL Oswald “Oz” Morgon assembled an elite team of men with skills far surpassing those of ordinary bodyguards. To save and protect is a creed that goes beyond simply guarding their wards—it’s a way of life. And these guys are his heart and soul, his brothers…and the family he’ll never have...
  • Cashing Out by Nicolette Pierce

    Cashing Out by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Married. To Ian. No matter how many times Nadia’s predicament crosses through her mind, it always ends with the same question; what in the world have I done? If it wasn’t bad enough that Nadia fled the scene the morning after, it seems her husband jumped ship too. It’s only when cryptic postcards from Africa start piling up that she realizes how far Ian jumped...
  • High Heels and Handguns  (A Kate Howard Novel, Book One) by Lisa Heartman

    High Heels and Handguns (A Kate Howard Novel, Book One) by Lisa Heartman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Kate Howard, former Army Special Forces Sergeant, life as a one-woman personal protection detail comes with challenges. Wearing civilian camouflage while guarding high-profile clients is a dangerous game of rock, paper, hollow point...
  • Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane

    Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I hadn’t planned on a trip to the French Riviera, but then, I hadn’t planned on shooting a London crime lord in his well-padded derrière.”Meet Angel Doyle, a semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I.During an unfortunate incident at her first legit job in years, Angel fires a ketamine dart into one of London’s most notorious gangsters. Now she’s in disguise and on the run...
  • Locked In by Lori Matthews

    Locked In by Lori Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the quaint town of Cedar Bluff Maine lies a mystery that even the most secure locks can't contain.Flynn O'Connor, a top-tier operative from the Lock and Key Society, is dispatched to the enigmatic Everlasting Manor—a property whispered to be haunted. Guests report unsettling voices and inexplicable disappearances...
  • 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...
  • Royal Playboy by Nana Malone

    Royal Playboy by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vengeance is best served piping hot. Prodigal Son. Black Sheep. Playboy Prince. I've been called lots of things. Merciful is not one of them. It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as I get what I want… What I crave. And it’s not the crown. She is the Princess I didn’t see coming. The one I didn’t plan for. Until her, women came easy. Until her, I wasn't sure I had a heart...
  • 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...
  • Unexpected Guardian by Willow Summers

    Unexpected Guardian by Willow Summers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final book in the Skyline Series by USA Today Bestselling author, Willow Summers. Desperate to accomplish her dream and finish her building, Jenna returns to New York City to hit the project by storm. Unfortunately, the threat that was neutralized in the woods of Colorado wasn't enough to see her safe...
  • Scottsdale Squeeze by B.A. Trimmer

    Scottsdale Squeeze by B.A. Trimmer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Laura Black and her Scottsdale friends are back on the case and trouble is sure to follow! In this thrilling romantic mystery, Laura Black is an investigator for the highly successful but slightly shady Scottsdale lawyer, Lenny Shapiro...
  • Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce

    Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Murder with a side of mostaccioli.Jade returns home to Chicago after being wrongfully fired from her dream job. When she had left a decade ago, she had made two promises to herself. One, never ever work for the family restaurant again. And, two, never ever see Kade, her cheating ex-boyfriend, again.Unfortunately, when the restaurant delivery driver is found murdered, Jade assumes his position...
  • Hard Knocks by Zoë Sharp

    Hard Knocks by Zoë Sharp

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ‘Perhaps if the army had known what was inside me, what I would eventually turn into, they might not have been so keen to let me go.’Charlie really didn’t care who shot dead her traitorous ex-army comrade Kirk Salter during a bodyguard training course in Germany...
  • Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong

    Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The frigid winter months are mighty slow in the PI biz for Julie Collins and her partner, Kevin Wells—until the duo is hired by a young woman to investigate problems at her grandfather’s assisted living facility, where they encounter lax security, unqualified healthcare personnel, and a shady senior volunteer organization...
  • Countdown by Fern Michaels

    Countdown by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the second episode of a spectacular new series from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, the men in the Sisterhood's lives join forces to protect the underdog and see justice served. . . It takes a special kind of man to love and be loved by one of the Sisterhood. The women's escapades have brought them worldwide fame and created a bond among their menfolk too...
  • Sins of the Father by Jen Blood

    Sins of the Father by Jen Blood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN B008OKBNOK. Sins of the Father finds Erin Solomon continuing her quest to find her father by investigating a convicted murderer's claim of innocence. Her investigation leads her down a path of dark secrets, painful truths, and deadly obsessions, as she struggles to reconcile her memories of her father with the cold, ruthless portrait others paint...
  • Heller's Decision by J.D. Nixon

    Heller's Decision by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tilly Chalmers’ new job as a researcher for a major TV star is turning out to be more eventful than she ever expected. Always on the lookout for a high rating story for her famous boss, she tangles with adult movie stars, and the man who inspired a couple of blood-thirsty young murderers...
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