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Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsMercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day - or night - may bring in a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist). But she is about to learn that while some secrets are dangerous whose who seek them are just plain deadly.. -
![Sunken Shadows: Shadows Landing #2 by Kathleen Brooks]()
Sunken Shadows: Shadows Landing #2 by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard, Wade Faulkner was used to unpredictable situations. But an emergency call late one night turns his life upside down. After finding a boat on fire, he discovers a dead body and a visibly shaken woman in need of rescue. Now he finds himself entangled in a murder mystery between two teams of treasure hunters out for the discovery of a lifetime . . -
![Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne]()
Small Town Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Three babies?? This has got to be a serious mistake." How did this happen?Ezra is the last guy I should be creating a human with.Never mind THREE.Sure he's sinfully hot...But he's also a cocky Neanderthal.And the man who bullied me since I can remember.One major lapse in judgement leads to three heartbeats in my sonogram visit... -
![Code Name: Ranger by Heather Slade]()
Code Name: Ranger by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCode name: RangerTarget: Maisie Ann JonesMission: Uncover the whereabouts of a smart, sexy spitfireRANGERUndercover, confidential, and dangerous, the new K19 Shadows lurk where others won’t, ready to act in a moment’s notice. When Maisie Ann Jones disappears with a serial killer on the loose, it doesn’t look good. The others have turned up dead... -
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![The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander]()
The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLooks can be deceiving… Emmy-winning journalist Alexandra Reed returns to the DC area with two goals in mind—care for her ailing mom and steer clear of devastatingly handsome Crockett Wilde. But the man who stole her heart, then broke it, is impossible to avoid. As her life spins out of control, she finds pleasure in her secret escape... -
![Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson]()
Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA journalist searching for the truth about her best friend’s death—and the FBI agent who needs her to stop. Disgraced investigative journalist Pip West is devastated when she discovers her best friend’s body face-down in a tranquil lake. When cops and federal agents determine that her friend overdosed then drowned, Pip knows they’re mistaken and intends to prove it... -
![Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne]()
Junior For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy sister's gorgeous best friend and her little boy are in serious trouble.Now, I can't rest until I know the two of them are safe.I'm not afraid to show those scums they never should have set foot on these mountains.My mountains.Combat may have left me broken...But Piper's surprising return woke my passion for life again.Now, men with a death wish want to cause her and her little boy harm... -
![A Scarcity of Condors by Suanne Laqueur]()
A Scarcity of Condors by Suanne Laqueur
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuleón "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleón, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son... -
![Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman]()
Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core... -
![Shadowed by Dani Pettrey]()
Shadowed by Dani Pettrey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree Novellas from Bestselling AuthorsIn Dee Henderson's "Missing," a Wyoming sheriff is called to Chicago when his elderly mother goes missing. Paired with a savvy Chicago cop, the two realize her disappearance is no accident, and a race against the clock begins.Dani Pettrey returns to Alaska with "Shadowed," introducing readers to the parents of her beloved McKenna clan... -
![Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones]()
Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a washed-up pop star inherits a wedding planning business, it’s all bouquets and bliss until a bride turns up dead. Paisley Sutton shot to stardom as a teenage rock sensation, but ten years later that star has fizzled out, just like her bank account... -
![Knocked Up by the Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne]()
Knocked Up by the Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThat life changing night with the big, sexy mountain man?Turns out it's more than just a hot hook-up.The ex-soldier is arrogant. Wild. And my biggest competitor.I was fuming from a review that screamed sabotage.An altercation was on my mind but I got so much more than I bargained...He grabbed me by my waist... Moved me against his hot, sculpted chest...And completely dominated my body and soul... -
![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... -
![Riptide by Dawn Lee McKenna]()
Riptide by Dawn Lee McKenna
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce again, sinister things are afoot in Apalachicola, FL, and one of them is an actual foot.When a local fisherman finds a man’s foot in his net, it sets off a chain of events that no one can anticipate. Lt. Maggie Redmond soon discovers that the foot belongs to the friend of another recently dead guy, Gregory Boudreaux, the man she never told anyone about... -
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![The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot]()
The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation... -
![Rescuing Rita by Pepper North]()
Rescuing Rita by Pepper North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen she walks in the wrong door at the worst time, will anyone be there to help her?Bartender Rita Alma discovers the new owner of the bar with a vast display of drugs. When he forces his full-figured employee out the backdoor, Rita takes the first opportunity to get away while no one else can get hurt... -
![Two Hearts Find Christmas by Tamara Ferguson]()
Two Hearts Find Christmas by Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJosh Loughlin, a blind wounded warrior, has returned to his hometown of Crystal Rock, Wisconsin at Christmastime. As a teenager, Josh operated with a ring of thieves run by his father. But when his stepbrother is forced to tolerate the same mental and physical abuse Josh experienced as a teenager, Josh decides it's time to step up... -
![Waiting For Wren by Cate Beauman]()
Waiting For Wren by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWren Cooke has everything she’s ever wanted—a thriving career as one of LA’s top interior designers and a home she loves. Business trips, mockups, and her demanding clientele keep her busy, almost too busy to notice Ethan Cooke Security’s gorgeous Close Protection Agent, Tucker Campbell... -
![Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters]()
Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndependent and tenacious journalist Vivian DeMarco is back in Walton, Georgia, for one reason -- to do her job and get out. When her boss suddenly dies under suspicious circumstances, Vivian's only hope for finding the truth -- and the next big story -- is small-town law enforcement's lanky poster boy, Deputy Ryan Frost. But the deeper they dig, the more twisted the truth becomes... -
![Once Burned by Margaret Watson]()
Once Burned by Margaret Watson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNO ENEMIES, NO RIVALS,NO MESSY BEAK-UPS…SO WHO’S TRYING TO KILL HER?Julia’s made a great life for herself— she’s now the chef-owner of Madeline’s, the restaurant she’s always dreamed of, and it’s one of the best in Seattle. But suddenly she finds her great life falling apart—on every front... -
![Elevator Girl: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
Elevator Girl: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! In this romantic comedy mystery, a young woman discovers that life is like an elevator--just be sure to get off on the right floor.Hello. My name is Virginia, although I live in Georgia... Atlanta, to be precise... -
![Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare]()
Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecrets buried in the sand… Former US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for herself in Denver, far away from camel spiders and sand—and the terrible secrets of her first deployment to Iraq. She isn’t looking for a relationship, especially not with an intrusive photojournalist... -
![Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman]()
Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWidow Sarah Johnson struggled to pick up the pieces after her life was ripped apart. After two years of grieving, she’s found contentment in her thriving business as photographer to Hollywood’s A-list and in raising her angel-faced daughter, Kylee... until bodyguard and long-time friend Ethan Cooke changes everything with a searing moonlight kiss... -
![On Shadow Beach by Barbara Freethy]()
On Shadow Beach by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe California town of Angel’s Bay has had its share of troubles: from the long-unsolved murder of a teenage girl to the young police officer recently left in a coma after being shot. But miracles also have a way of happening . . . as if angels really do keep a watchful eye there... -
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![Where There's Smoke by Susan May Warren]()
Where There's Smoke by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom RITA award-winning author Susan May Warren comes a new action romance. Book 1 in the Montana Fire: Summer of Fire trilogy. She’s a smokejumper afraid of fire… Kate Burns is a legendary smoke jumper, known for her courage and willingness to risk everything to get the job done. Only she has a secret, one she won’t admit to anyone... -
![Watch Me by Brenda Novak]()
Watch Me by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomeone tried to kill her twelve years ago. Teenagers Sheridan Kohl and Jason Wyatt were parked at the lake in Whiterock, Tennessee, when a stranger wearing a ski mask shot them both. Sheridan lived but Jason died -- and the stranger was never caught. Even though Sheridan's family moved away right afterward, she's never been able to put the crime behind her... -
![Moon Called by Patricia Briggs]()
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsMercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a vampire... -
![Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith]()
Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a beautiful professor joins forces with a sexy detective to find a serial killer, shes caught in a web of danger and desire as she becomes the murderers next target. Original... -
![Tea and Primroses by Tess Thompson]()
Tea and Primroses by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing is as it seemed in calm, quaint Legley Bay. Famous novelist, Constance Mansfield lived a seemingly straightforward—if private—and somewhat predictable life. Friends, beloved daughter Sutton, a beautiful home, and all the success an author could wish for. A perfect life…but was it? When a hit and run accident suddenly takes her mother’s life, Sutton finds hidden secrets with her heartbreak... -
![Avarice by Lisa Clark O'Neill]()
Avarice by Lisa Clark O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen years ago, Ainsley Tidwell’s young life was shattered upon her discovery of the body of her murdered cousin, Carly. Now Carly’s sister Sabrina is missing, and Ainsley returns to Dahlonega, Georgia for the first time since the homicide that tore her family apart... -
![Command by Ellie Masters]()
Command by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKate Summers's career on the police force came to an implosive end when the mayor’s wife exposed her secret life as the Mistress of Pain. Kate lost not only her detective’s badge but something much more valuable: she lost her confidence as a Mistress of men. She now scrapes by as a private investigator, feeding off the misery of others... -
![Locked Away by Lori Matthews]()
Locked Away by Lori Matthews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKat Rollings' world turns upside down when her brother mysteriously vanishes while searching for missing pirate treasure. Unfortunately the treasure is believed to be on an island owned by the secretive Lock and Key Society. To reach the island and save her brother, Kat must gain membership to the Society, but the price she must pay is more than she bargained for... -
![Phantom River by P.J. Alderman]()
Phantom River by P.J. Alderman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman who earns her living on Oregon’s treacherous Columbia River... Bar pilot Jo Henderson knows all the myths and legends of her native Astoria, but her knowledge of the undercurrents in local events proves more deadly than she thought possible when an explosion dumps her into the Columbia’s icy winter waters... -
![Break by Anna Brooks]()
Break by Anna Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I woke up in that hospital bed, I knew my life would never be the same. Returning home broken and unable to do my job anymore, I was lost until she came back into my world. Though I tried to deny what I was feeling, she made it impossible not to fall for her… and I fell, hard and fast. The problem? I wasn’t the only one who wanted her all to himself... -
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![Sweetest Surrender by Katie Reus]()
Sweetest Surrender by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman on the run… Angel has been on her own for two years, moving from place to place to outrun her past. With no family and few friends to lean on, she’s managed to keep her secrets and stay safe. But when her past suddenly catches up to her, she has a choice to make. Run or stay and claim her life once more... -
![Dangerous Surrender by Katie Reus]()
Dangerous Surrender by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cold-blooded killer wants her dead. After her friend is murdered right before her eyes, Taylor uses her wits to escape with just a bullet wound, thankful to be alive. But now the killer isn’t the only one after her—the cops are, too, and Taylor’s not sure she can trust them—or anybody else in her life in California... -
![Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs]()
Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis boxed set contains: The Scent of Lies (Book 1), The Heart of Lies (Book 2), The Chain of Lies (Book 3), plus a BONUS Prequel Short Story, The Edge of Lies , (best read after reading at least one of the other books). OVERVIEW: A captivating series, full of romance, mystery, and intrigue. Think "Sex and the City" meets "Nancy Drew"... -
![A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn]()
A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStrange supernatural events have been happening to medium Emerald O?Brien. So now it?s up to her and her friends to delve into the past to reveal secrets of the dead, lay them to rest, and ring in the autumn with a harvest of bones... -
![In Shelter Cove by Barbara Freethy]()
In Shelter Cove by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA long-ago shipwreck off the California coast led the survivors to the haven they named Angel’s Bay. Their shared adversity brought fellowship and joy . . . but also unsuspected secrets. Acclaimed author Barbara Freethy returns to the town where angels still keep watch, with a compelling story of a young widow trying to find the truth and bring closure for her son and herself... -
![Baby For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne]()
Baby For The Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs I watch the single daddy with his baby... I decide I don't care about the dark rumors of his past. And when this small mountain town reveals it's own hairy secrets... I wonder if Kellen will be the one to save it from destitution. People say he's rude and barbaric. But I see a tortured man, broken and compassionate. He's hurting - and I'm all too familiar with that feeling... -
![Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart]()
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Three devious prisoners vow murderous revenge. Now the second is free. With her stalker captured, antiques dealer Amanda Crosby can finally sleep at night... -
![The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi, Megan Tusing]()
The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi, Megan Tusing
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThree women. Two families torn apart by secrets.Crushed by guilt over the car accident that killed her father and sister, and torn apart by her mother’s resentment, Darcy Goodridge fled her family estate nine years ago and hasn’t looked back. Now an unexpected phone call threatens to upend what little serenity she’s found... -
![Fool Me Once by Margaret Watson]()
Fool Me Once by Margaret Watson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen attorney Alexandra comes home early and overhears her husband Jerry hiring a hitman to kill her, she runs. Heads toward Seattle. After being a street kid there, she knows how to disappear.But a man is following her. After she finds a tracking device, she wonders if tall, compelling Gideon is Jerry’s hired killer.Alex and Gideon become stranded in a massive snowstorm... -
![A Violet March by Evan Katy]()
A Violet March by Evan Katy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha Rialto and her best friend, Maxie Peters are looking for a place to live, determined to put the traumatic events of the last two months behind them. But things start to go horribly awry when they find a dead body soaking in the bathtub of a potential rental. On that same afternoon, Violet Arnold, one of Samantha’s favorite students, asks for help finding her missing father... -
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![Gloria's Forever by Nelle L'Amour]()
Gloria's Forever by Nelle L'Amour
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow happily married, Gloria Long and Jaime Zander have it all...two thriving careers, twins on their way, and off the charts sex. The perfect power couple. But when the unexpected happens, Gloria must face the biggest challenge of her life--a life and death decision that will effect her empire, her babies, and the man she's vowed never to leave... -
![Race Against Time by Christy Barritt]()
Race Against Time by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWere it not for her cop neighbor, widowed mother Madison Jacobs would be dead. Thankfully, Detective Brody Philips interrupts an attempt on her life in the nick of time. But the would-be killer hasn't given up, and each tick of the clock brings the madman closer to finishing what he started... -
![Back on Bittercreek Ranch by RaeAnne Thayne]()
Back on Bittercreek Ranch by RaeAnne Thayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman with amnesia and a former FBI agent find themselves in grave danger—and fighting an irresistible attraction!—in this sweeping romance originally published as The Interpreter in 2005! He found her, barely conscious, on a dark Utah mountain road—a woman with an affinity for obscure languages and seemingly no memory of her identity... -
![Saved by a Dangerous Man by Cleo Peitsche]()
Saved by a Dangerous Man by Cleo Peitsche
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Note: This book is offered at a low, introductory price for my wonderful readers! Thank you all!) SAVED BY A DANGEROUS MAN is an erotic romance novella of 36,500 words. As Audrey struggles to keep Corbin’s identity secret, the rest of her life spins out of control... -
![Bodyguard Reunion by Margaret Daley]()
Bodyguard Reunion by Margaret Daley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsREUNIONS CAN BE DEADLY Teaming up with an old flame is not what bodyguard Chloe Howard would call a smart move. Nine years ago Chloe and T. J. Davenport worked on a case together, fell in love, then went their separate ways. Now she's reunited with the fearless bodyguard to protect a controversial couple on a book tour through Texas. And the reunion reminds Chloe of dreams best forgotten... -
![Simple Choices by Nancy Mehl]()
Simple Choices by Nancy Mehl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet your GPS for the small town of Harmony, Kansas, where a city girl becomes embroiled in mystery and romance. Graphic designer Gracie Temple is engaged to Sam Goodrich. As she returns from chaperoning her protégé, Hannah Mueller, during summer art classes in the city, Gracie is eager to finish her wedding plans and marry the man of her dreams...
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