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Fatal Invasion by Marie Force
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFirst the fire, then the heat…A brutal home invasion. Two small traumatized survivors who may have witnessed the horror. Lieutenant Sam Holland has never worked a case quite like this one, in which her eyewitnesses are five-year-old twins. But when Sam steps up in a big way for them, she risks her heart as much as her career... -
![State of Denial by Marie Force]()
State of Denial by Marie Force
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDenial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks... -
![Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force]()
Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes, a cold case suddenly turns hot—and deadly A peaceful morning is shattered when Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland’s beloved father succumbs to injuries from an unsolved shooting while on duty four years ago... -
![State of Affairs by Marie Force]()
State of Affairs by Marie Force
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe phone call that changed their lives forever…Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take the oath of office... -
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![The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman]()
The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAshley & Jaquavis introduce the reader to London, a beautiful immigrant from Trinidad. She was given to her husband by her father in order to settle a debt. Standing by her husband's side, making him the envy of his associates is a day in the life, but behind closed doors their relationship becomes cold and the abuse she encounters has her looking for a way out... -
![Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRose Gardner novella #6.5 in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series.After her assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life... -
![The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White]()
The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the crossroads of small town mystery and dark suspense comes a romance that explores the bonds of family, the power of love, and the potentially explosive collateral damage of the secrets we keep... Sometimes a contract to forget can be as powerful as a promise to remember.. -
![Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling]()
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online.” The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school... -
![A Cold Dark Promise by Toni Anderson]()
A Cold Dark Promise by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA COLD DARK PROMISE takes place during the week leading up to the wedding of former assassin Alex Parker to FBI Agent Mallory Rooney, who meet and fall in love in the novel, A COLD DARK PLACE. In the midst of wedding preparations, a shadowy figure from Alex Parker's past reappears and threatens the joy he’s found with Mallory Rooney... -
![Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomeone has it out for Rialto. Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant. But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy... -
![The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr]()
The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn emotional and triumphant novel about new beginnings and the fierce power of a mother's love... When Hannah Russell suddenly becomes guardian to a five-year-old, she's terrified she's not up to the challenge. She and Noah need to get to know each other, so she rents a country house on a lake in rural Colorado... -
![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... -
![Kidnapped by Dee Henderson]()
Kidnapped by Dee Henderson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSomeone snatched his cousin's wife and son. FBI agent Luke Falcon is searching for a kidnapper and sorting out the crime. He's afraid it's the work of a stalker. He's afraid they're already dead. And he'll do anything required to get them back alive . . . but he didn't plan on falling in love with the only witness... -
![Sam's Letters To Jennifer by James Patterson]()
Sam's Letters To Jennifer by James Patterson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsGrief-stricken by a recent tragedy, Jennifer returns to the resort village where she grew up to help her beloved grandmother. There, Jennifer will discover new meaning in life and experience not one, but two of the most amazing love stories ever... -
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![Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower]()
Friends & Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFriends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. *takes place before Sempre* Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said... -
![The Eyewitness by Dee Henderson]()
The Eyewitness by Dee Henderson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSara's terrified. She's falling in love. And if that's not bad enough, it's with former pro football player Adam Black, a man everyone knows. That fact could cost Sara her life... -
![Trapped by Irene Hannon]()
Trapped by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen librarian Laura Griffin's sixteen-year-old sister disappears on a frigid February day, leaving only a brief note behind, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to track down the runaway teen. That includes recruiting ATF agent turned PI James "Dev" Devlin to help. But the deeper he digs, the more he begins to suspect that something sinister is at work in the girl's disappearance... -
![Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah]()
Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsDr. Julia Cates was one of the country's preeminent child psychiatrists until a shocking tragedy ruined her career. Retreating to her small western Washington hometown, Julia meets an extraordinary six-year-old girl who has inexplicably emerged from the deep woods nearby—a child locked in a world of unimaginable fear and isolation... -
![Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe]()
Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVegas casino owner Reno Gabrini just wanted to take it easy. His beloved PaLargio was back in business and turning profits like the good old days. His headliner act, pop sensation Shay Grayson, was packing the house and making amends for her diva ways... -
![Unforgivably Broken by Maegan Abel]()
Unforgivably Broken by Maegan Abel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**This is a New Adult Romance with dark themes intended for readers 18 years and up** It took a near-tragedy for Zane and Lili to admit their feelings for one another. If they could survive that explosion, wading through the debris left behind should be a breeze, right? Lili has spent years hiding from her past. Now, she's being forced to admit her mistakes and make a decision... -
![Edge of Honor by Jacob Chance]()
Edge of Honor by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I was the FBI’s dirty little secret, until I wasn’t." I’m Brennan Collins, but my associates call me Belfast.Perhaps you’ve heard of me?I’ve been known to be everything from a gentleman gangster to a cold-blooded killer. Men fear me and pledge their undying loyalty. Women desire me and the power I possess, but there’s only one worth my time…Agent Georgia Cohn... -
![A Line Drawn by Catherine Taylor]()
A Line Drawn by Catherine Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat began in the The Finest Line and escalated in A Line Crossed, is now concluded in A Line Drawn. As Mairead looks to her future with James, their wedding on the horizon, she is plagued with the demons of her past. One of them seems to have invaded her life, but Mairead is uncertain whether she is the victim of a tortured mind, or the prey of an evil man... -
![Rectify by M.K. Gilher]()
Rectify by M.K. Gilher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven the most talented surgeon can’t rectify a broken heart. Dr. Jacade Jordan turned my life upside down in less than a week. He came out of nowhere and penetrated my body and soul. This dominating and bewildering man could possibly be my soul mate. But his Mafia connection with my ex has put me and my loved ones in danger. I should cut ties now and move on while there's still a chance... -
![Reno by V. Theia]()
Reno by V. Theia
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone thought Reno was a happy-go-lucky biker.But in truth, the Diablo Disciples MC’s SAA had many personal issues on his shoulders.His co-dependent twin, for one.They’d relied only on each other for years.Now their sadistic older brother was back in their lives to cause trouble for the club.And then a knock-out woman changed Reno’s entire outlook on life.He wanted more... -
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![Pain by E.M. Leya]()
Pain by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his daughter is kidnapped, Matt’s life screeches to a halt. He would do anything to get his daughter back, but first he needs to find her. When the police exhaust all possible leads, Matt does the only thing he can do — he uses his hacking skills to infiltrate the dark web... -
![Shadows in the Salon by Kirsten Fullmer]()
Shadows in the Salon by Kirsten Fullmer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA spooky mystery, a promising romance, and a secret society of scheming women… Michelle owns the Salon, Shear Genius, on Sugar Mountain Main Street, a favorite with the tourists and locals alike. Lately she’s being plagued by eerie and unexplained goings-on... -
![Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills]()
Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the family's Brazos River Ranch in Texas, Avery Elliott helps run her grandfather's commercial construction business. Raised by Senator Elliott, Avery has never doubted her grandfather is the man of integrity and faith she's always believed him to be . . . until the day she finds him standing with a gun over the body of a dead man... -
![Bayward Street by Addison Jane]()
Bayward Street by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe law called me a runaway. A criminal. But after a lifetime in hell, being abused and tortured by my father, I found my real family on the streets. A group of kids like me who society failed to protect. Together we survived day by day. And for me, that was enough. Until Heath showed up. Every wall I put up—he tore down. Every single touch had me searching for another... -
![Nepřítel mého nepřítele by Kateřina Petrusová]()
Nepřítel mého nepřítele by Kateřina Petrusová
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDluhy se musí platit. To ví i bývalá policistka Joan, která má závazek vůči samotnému králi drogového podsvětí. Ten se nyní hlásí o splacení dluhu a jako pojistku unese Joaninu malou dceru Amy... -
![Evoke by Danielle Simmons, D.M. Simmons]()
Evoke by Danielle Simmons, D.M. Simmons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the fictional town of Lake Haven, Maine, Evoke examines the complexities of love and loss among childhood friends after a tragic accident claims the lives of three, while leaving two behind.When five friends return home from college for the summer, it feels as if the friendship that has bound them together since childhood is stronger than ever... -
![The Hidden Life by Adina Senft]()
The Hidden Life by Adina Senft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Stolzfus has never been courted or kissed, and now that she's 30, it has become her place as the unmarried daughter to look after her elderly mother. But in the dark hours when her mother is asleep, Emma writes letters and essays to Amish periodicals, short stories, and even a novel she's been working on for the last five years... -
![Hennessey's Handler by Pandora Pine]()
Hennessey's Handler by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBar owner Hennessey McCoy finally has his life on track after being discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard under mysterious circumstances. He’s rebuilt his life piece by piece and Hennessey is the right place to open his heart to the right man. When his three-year-old niece goes missing at a party, Hennessey is paired with an annoyingly handsome search and rescue dog handler to help find the child... -
![Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton]()
Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Kimberley can be a haven for those who can stand the heat, but its isolated beauty can also be deadly, if you're not paying attention... The remote Matsu diamond mine in the Kimberley is the perfect place for engineer Dru Porter to hide. Her insignificance in that vast and rugged landscape helps her feel invisible. And safe... -
![Callow by Jessica Gadziala]()
Callow by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCallow, a battle-scarred ex-military turned outlaw biker, knows trouble when he sees it. So when he spots an underage girl about to leave a bar with the wrong crowd, instinct kicks in, and he steps in to stop her, then calls her mom, Sabrina, a fiercely protective single mother struggling to rein in her rebellious daughter, Daphne... -
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![Out Of A Fix by Mary Calmes]()
Out Of A Fix by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThrough the years, Nash Miller has watched all his buddies fall in love and get married. It was romantic, and he’d wondered when he himself would find the one. Now, older, wiser, he realizes that what he’s always wanted—a husband and a family—just isn’t in the cards for him. And that’s all right... -
![Our Happy Time by Gong Jiyoung, Sora Kim-Russell]()
Our Happy Time by Gong Jiyoung, Sora Kim-Russell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlready a wildly popular bestseller in South Korea, this gripping and passionate debut novel is a death row love story of crime, punishment, and forgiveness—vividly told by the exquisitely talented Gong Ji-young.Yu-Jung, beautiful, wealthy, and bright, is lying in her hospital bed, recovering from her third suicide attempt, when she receives a life-changing visit... -
![The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs]()
The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service... -
![Blood Ties by J.D. Nixon]()
Blood Ties by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeautiful, arrogant and lawless, the Bycrafts have menaced the tiny isolated mountain settlement of ‘Little Town’ for generations in a one-family crime wave. The Bycraft women are uncontrollable, the men violently obsessive and their kids feral. And nobody in town has suffered at their hands as much as the Fuller family... -
![Forgotten by Mariah Stewart]()
Forgotten by Mariah Stewart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Till We Meet Again by Lesley Pearse]()
Till We Meet Again by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow far would you go to save a friend?Susan Wright walked into a doctor's surgery and gunned down two members of staff in cold blood, then waited for the police to arrest her. Later that day a lawyer, Beth Powell, is assigned to defend her. Susan won't talk to anyone, even to Beth - until both women realise that twenty-nine years earlier they had been childhood friends... -
![When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson]()
When I Was Invisible by Dorothy Koomson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?' I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. 'Even if I do, what difference will it make?' In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers... -
![Revelation by Kate Brian]()
Revelation by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe biggest mystery of all...and Reed is dying to learn the truth. Two months after Cheyenne Martin was found dead in her Billings House dorm room, exclusive Easton Academy is rocked by another stunning revelation: Cheyenne was murdered. No one knows who the killer is, but everyone agrees that Reed Brennan, who took over Cheyenne's role as Billings's president, gained the most from her death... -
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Clean by Juno Dawson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI can feel it swimming through my veins like glitter ... it's liquid gold.When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom.She's wrong. Rock bottom is when she's forced into an exclusive rehab facility.From there, the only way is up for Lexi and her fellow inmates, including the mysterious Brady... -
![Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel]()
Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA decorated former Air Force pilot. A pregnant flight attendant. A dedicated TSA agent. The fates of these three, and many others, converge in Danielle Steel's gripping new novel--a heart-stopping thriller that engages ordinary men and women in the fight of their lives during a flight from New York to San Francisco. On a beautiful May morning at New York's John F... -
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![Flee the Darkness by Carol J. Post]()
Flee the Darkness by Carol J. Post
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhere do you run when there's nowhere to hide?Melissa Langston flees Georgia to escape a relentless stalker, but soon anonymous notes and a menacing figure lurking in the shadows shatter the fragile sense of security she has found in her small Florida hometown. The only one who takes the danger seriously is the cop who broke her heart years ago. She doesn’t want his protection... -
![The Rise by Shari King, Shari Low]()
The Rise by Shari King, Shari Low
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen we bury our secrets, they always come back to haunt us...Their rise was meteoric.Only a few years before, they had been three friends from Glasgow, just trying to survive tough lives of danger and dysfunction.But on one Hollywood evening in 1993, they were on the world’s biggest stage, accepting their Oscar in front of the watching world.That night was the beginning of their careers... -
![A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks]()
A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsMiles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but also longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews... -
![Kaden by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell]()
Kaden by R.J. Scott, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the lines between pretense and reality blur, can the actor and the boyfriend-for-hire discover something real? Ryan Levesque is Hollywood’s newest blue eyed boy. Moving from soap operas to the big screen has paid off for the kid from Minnesota, and he’s hot property... -
![Fire and Agate by Andrew Grey]()
Fire and Agate by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Carlisle Deputies Novel When Chris Anducci is moved off jail duty and into the sheriff’s office, he doesn’t expect his first assignment to be protecting a witness against a human trafficking ring. Knowing the new sheriff doesn’t abide screwups, Chris reluctantly agrees to work the case. Pavle Kasun has spent the last four years of his life at the mercy of others... -
![Come, Gentle Night by Stephanie Black]()
Come, Gentle Night by Stephanie Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter her entanglement in several homicide investigations, psychologist Natalie Marsh is determined to avoid further trouble. But when her intern needs help monitoring and calming family drama for the duration of a party, Natalie steps up...
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