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Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe traveling carnival has made its stop in Sinful and everyone is ready for thrilling rides, challenging games, and most importantly, funnel cake. But when a man is murdered in the funhouse and Emmaline LeBlanc is knocked unconscious so the killer can escape, the good times are over... -
Neverseen by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSophie Foster is on the run—but at least she's not alone.Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets far bigger than anything they’d imagined...Categorized as:
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The Lies She Told by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's been a week since Carly Moore’s friend Jerry was run off the road and killed, and the sheriff’s department has already struck out on leads. She’s not about to sit back and let it go, but the last thing she wants is to endanger anyone else. Besides, as she learned long ago, problems come in threes... -
Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlly Nightingale has secrets. Secrets she doesn't even share with the Rock Chicks. But two men know what she's up to. One has her back. The other has her heart, but he doesn't know it.As Ally rewinds the last year of her life, she knows two things. One, she’s never going to get what every Rock Chick should have—her own Hot Bunch guy. And two, she’s a Nightingale through and through... -
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Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the seventh book in the Miss Fortune series. A force to be reckoned with… During missions as a CIA assassin, Fortune Redding saw and overcame most every obstacle, but Sinful, Louisiana, keeps producing new challenges for her. When a hurricane blows through, it brings a shower of counterfeit money raining down on the tiny bayou town...Categorized as:
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Legacy by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIllusions shatter—and Sophie and her friends face impossible choices—in this astonishing eighth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerous discovery. Even the smallest secret comes with terrifying new responsibilities... -
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsEve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, are following up on a brutal, senseless crime — an elderly grocery owner killed by three stoned punks for nothing more than kicks and snacks. And for the first time, Peabody is primary detective on the case, which means she has to get used to a new level of authority and responsibility. Good thing she learned the ropes from a master like Eve... -
Chasing Honor by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEthan Lenox became a single father at sixteen when his girlfriend signed over custody of their newborn daughter and left to chase her dreams. Eight years later he’s a police officer, fiercely protective of the little girl and dedicated to his work. He’s never had time for dating and won’t allow any woman to betray his trust or abandon him again... -
Final Orders by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn embattled author. Fanatical parents. A son who can’t stay out of trouble. It’s the last one that’ll probably kill him.When Emery Hazard gets drawn into a brawl at a monthly school board meeting, he knows he’s in trouble; his husband, John-Henry Somerset, is chief of police, and they’re already under enough scrutiny as they try to finalize their foster son’s permanency plan... -
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis Christmas season, join the girls of the mother-daughter book club for a variety of holiday-themed adventures! Becca, Megan, Emma, Cassidy and Jess have plenty of reading material to bring on their trips, too, because the book club is tackling the Betsy-Tacy series before their next meeting on New Year’s Eve. But unfortunately, nothing goes quite as planned for any of the girls... -
Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsNo affairs. No criminal connections. No DNA. No clues. Eve Dallas may be the best cop in the city - not to mention having the lavish resources of her husband Roarke at her disposal - but the Swisher case has her baffled. The family members were murdered in their beds with brutal, military precision... -
Safe with Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKeeping others safe is what Caleb Montgomery does. He’s never had a problem taking on an assignment, whether it was during his dangerous SEAL days or his most recent job of training war mercenaries. But being assigned to keep Brynna Vincent and her adorable daughters, Maddie and Josie, safe from an unknown threat has thrown Caleb off his axis... -
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsLow-rent bounty hunter Stephanie Plum reaches depths of personal experience that other women detectives never quite do. In Hot Six, for example, a sequence of new and hideous cars bite the dust; she finds herself lumbered with a policeman's multiply incontinent dog; and she has several bad skin days... -
Flashback by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn this unforgettable seventh book, Sophie must let the past and present blur together, because the deadliest secrets are always the ones that get erased.Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe. And in a game with this many players, the worst mistake can be focusing on the wrong threat... -
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Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a bizarre suicide bombing in a Manhattan office building, in a new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series...The airline executives were about to finalize a merger at a nine a.m. meeting. Then marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives... -
Father Complex by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving a father can be hard. Being a good one might be even harder.The call-out for the double homicide, when it comes, is a strange one: two men gunned down in a motel room, no witnesses, no real clues. Even stranger, the men were enemies, and no one seems to know why they were in that motel room together... -
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her...Categorized as:
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The Grift of the Magi: a Heist Society novella by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKatarina Bishop is a thief. To many it wouldn’t matter that she now uses her considerable skills to resteal valuable works of art and return them to their rightful homes. She’s still a thief. So that’s why Kat’s surprised when an Interpol agent comes to her one snowy evening, asking for her help... -
Seeking Shadows by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if the woman I fell for was in love with someone else? The man who claimed her heart is my VP, the same man I need to respect and follow his orders. But now that I'm no longer a prospect, it's difficult to find my place... -
Tangents: Volume 1 by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t blink, or you’ll miss it.Tangents (Volume 1) is a collection of flash fiction stories set in the Hazardverse. It includes the “But It’s Still a Race”Emery, John-Henry, North, and Shaw compete in a race at Halloween.“The Least We Could Do”Jem and Tean cook dinner.“Meet (Not Cute)”Jadon and Nico meet. Unfortunately, North and Shaw are there too... -
Whiskey for Breakfast by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Private Investigator's HandbookRule #1: Don't break the lawRule #2: See Rule #1...And then there's Addison Holmes, who makes up her handbook as she goes along. Addison is licensed to carry and she means business. The only thing getting in her way is a sexy detective, a neighborhood watch from hell, a dead billionaire, a black market sperm bank, and a long lost heir. Piece of cake.. -
An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter he accidentally shoots a teenager at a tense standoff, FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Mark Sanders is sent to St. Louis to work as a field agent and get his bearings while the bad press starts to settle. Just weeks away from returning to Quantico to resume his work on the HRT, Mark has a chance encounter with an old flame, Emily Lawson. But their reunion is cut short by a sniper... -
Bent Out of Shade by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiriam Feldman’s road to happiness is littered with potholes.Between her search for a vampire’s missing fiancée and getting answers about a creepy amulet tied to my parents’ murders, she's making enemies across the whole supernatural spectrum. Fun! Meanwhile, her daughter is acting out, and teen attitude is sooo delightful when you throw magic into the mix... -
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsStephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli...oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure.But hey, she's from Jersey... -
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The Little Village of New Starts by Donna Ashcroft
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes turning everything upside down feels just right… Evie Stuart is playing it safe. She lives on her family’s remote farm in the Scottish Highlands and never ventures beyond the local village of Lockton. The most unpredictable events in her life are the antics of Miss Daisy, her grandmother Agnes’s pygmy goat... -
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNabbing Maxine Nowicki, thief and extortionist, would be the answer to Stephanie’s prayers and monetary woes. The only trouble is that Maxine is no where to be found, and her friends have been mysteriously turning up dead. To make matters worse, Stephanie’s arch nemesis since grade school is also looking for Nowicki, hoping to cash in first.Stephanie’s mentor and tormentor, Ranger, needs her...Categorized as:
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High Five by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsStephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorstep.Her Uncle Fred has disappeared and Grandma Mazur is convinced he's been abducted by aliens.Meanwhile, Cousin Vinnie has asked her to bring in the vertically challenged Randy Briggs who's jumped bail. But instead of coming quietly, he has taken up residence in Stephanie's closet... -
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich, Lorelei King
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsLength: 8 hrs and 31 minsFugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared.Evelyn's estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy... -
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMacey McHenry—Glamorous society girl or spy-in-training?W.W. Hale V—Heir to an American dynasty or master thief?There are two sides to every coin. Whether these two can work together is a tossup.Born into privilege, Macey and Hale are experts at mingling with the upper class. But even if they’ve never raised an eyebrow at the glitz, neither teenager has ever felt at home with the glamour...Categorized as:
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I'm So Sure by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Think you're having a rough week? Bella's stepdad, a semi-pro wrestler, just signed the entire family up for a reality TV show. Bella's first thought: Kill. Me. Now." Living in Truman, Oklahoma wasn't 100% miserable for Bella. Sure, she misses Manhattan, couture clothes, and her dad. But she was making new friends at Truman High and almost enjoying her work at the school newspaper... -
So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNewly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered... -
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Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAddison Holmes is at it again. When priceless Russian gems are stolen on their way to Savannah and the courier is murdered, all the clues lead to back to an escort service that seems above reproach. But looks can be deceiving. Throw in a sexy detective and a dangerous FBI agent, and Addison finds out very quickly that she's in way over her head... -
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Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAlso see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 BLOWN UPAll New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has to do is bring in semi-retired bail jumper Eddie DeChooch. For an old man he's still got a knack for slipping out of sight--and raising hell... -
No Brainer by A.J. Lape
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo weeks before junior year, Darcy hops a plane to Orlando for a little R&R with her best friend Dylan and his family. Fresh off the heels of solving three murders in Valley, she is ready to sit back and enjoy the vacation capital of the world…maybe if you're a noun. Darcy Walker, however, is nothing but verb... -
Hot Mess 6 by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLany: I just wanted to help my Mom out with the Children's Fall Festival. I had no idea I'd be dragged into a mess that would change my entire world. Learning that children in foster care were being abused, and determined to stop it, I jumped in feet first. I just had to stay alive long enough for Sal to rescue me... -
Loving Her Texas Protector: A Texas Lawman Romantic Suspense by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrison’s Law book #2 Loving Her Texas Protector Jacie Moreau is a tough-as-nails security specialist who works with the Long Pine Texas police. She takes care of herself and doesn’t ask for help from anyone. Brett Garrison is an odd-man-out in the Garrison family. He’s a soft-hearted veterinarian from a family of daring Texas lawmen... -
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAlso see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 - ACE #2 - ACE #3 Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum debuted in Janet Evanovich's award-winning "One for the Money". Now she's back, packing a whole lot of attitude -- not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer flashlights and a...Categorized as:
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Earth to Emily by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pulse-pounding mystery—the second in the Emily series—from the best-selling and award-winning author of the Katie & Annalise novels. Paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily only wants two little things. The first is to adopt Betsy—the girl who has stolen her heart but could be deported to Mexico at any time... -
Mountain Impact by J.R. Pace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the one woman he hasn’t been able to forget.This time, they’re not going to give up on each other.Drake Jacobs, second-in-command of the Mont Blanc Search & Rescue unit, is temporarily in charge of the team. A freak accident in the mountains means he needs to be cleared by the department’s psychologist before he can get back to work―which shouldn’t be a problem, except Drake and Dr...Categorized as:
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Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsStephanie Plum, the brassy babe in the powder blue Buick is back and she's having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January. She's been given the unpopular task of finding Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, arrested for carrying concealed, gone no-show for his court appearance...Categorized as:
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Piece of Cake by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Matter of Time Story After years of domestic partnership, Jory Harcourt and Sam Kage are finally going to make it official in their home state of Illinois... -
A French Affair by Jennifer Bohnet
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings*Brand new from the bestselling author of Villa of Sun and Secrets*What will be will be...Belinda Marshall’s idyllic teenage life in Brittany, France, fell apart when her parents dramatically separated and her mother took her backto England.Fast forward thirty-five years when Belinda’s world is once again turned upside down... -
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Worth the Wait by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReady or not…love will find a way Single dad Hogan Guthrie is getting his life back on track, and working as the "barbecue master" at a local diner is just a temporary detour. He and restaurant owner Violet Shaw constantly butt heads…until one night they end up mingling other parts instead. Hogan thought he had the recipe for happiness all figured out... -
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNew secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet!MISTAKE #1Dickie Orr. Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her arch-nemesis Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping to never see either one of them again... -
Building Ties by Teresa J. Reasor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNavy SEAL Brett 'Cutter' Weaver is on a mission to Nicaragua when he learns his bride-to-be, Tess Kelly, has been injured in a car bombing. At Homeland Security’s demand, he’s rushed home on the next available transport and arrives to find Tess embroiled in three controversial stories. One may offer the key to her attacker... -
Honey Buns by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Mudville where Bethany bakes the sweetest confections in town.But there's nothing sweet about the new rich guy who just swooped into town, buying up real estate on Main Street like it's her best selling honey buns.He threatens her business. But more, this sexy billionaire threatens her resolve to continue hating him.. -
Find and Keep by K. Sterling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAiden and Lane return with Lavender and Sage in another Boys Of Lake Cliff book. A baby can cause quite a stir in a town like Lake Cliff. Sometimes, in ways you wouldn't expect. Mr. Lavender reminds us that he'll only be predictable when it suits him and changing one's stripes can be tricky. Big changes are coming to Lake Cliff and a baby's just the beginning... -
Curves Ahead by Andi Jaxon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone knows appearances can be deceiving, and in my case, even I’ve been fooled. The last thing I need is immature man-child, Alexander Bennet, trying to smile his way into my pants. I hate everything about him; his stupid smirk, his rumbling chuckle, and the way butterflies riot in my stomach when he aims them at me...
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