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  • Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Somebody is killing young boys in the neighborhood and its homicide Detective Mellina August’s responsibility to figure out who. She’s the new kid in the precinct and not everybody’s happy about her landing this case, but that won’t stop her from solving it. All she needs is a good partner and she’s golden...
  • Deception by Naomi Chase

    Deception by Naomi Chase

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sisters can share too much. . . Acquitted of murder, Tamia Luke is on a mission to reclaim all she's lost, including her ex, Brandon. He's about to get married, but Tamia's determined, even if it means resorting to deception--a family habit. Her sister, Fiona, betrayed Tamia to save her own skin. Now the two share a scandalous secret that may destroy both their plans to start over. .
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    crime  poc-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  black-mc  book  contemporary
  • Reborn by Meredith Wild

    Reborn by Meredith Wild

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s death for hire… Some people measure life in hours. Days. Weeks. I measure mine in kills. A covert military mission gone wrong robbed me of my memory and any link to my past. This is my existence now. I execute and survive. Nothing more, nothing less...
  • The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins

    The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The beautiful daughter of a prominent Michigan doctor,Narice has never strayedanywhere near the wrong sideof the law. Then her fatheris brutally murdered -- andsuddenly federal agents areswarming around her likeflies, making accusations about a stolen North African diamond...
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    poc-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

    Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her sister was a world-class jewel thief. But she crossed the wrong person and now Sophie's baby may pay the price. Sophie Valero has spent her life living down her last name. In a family of murderers, thieves, and con artists, she's the black sheep...
  • Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already...
  • Saving Anya by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Saving Anya by Latrivia S. Nelson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What will a man do for his family? If you’re a Medlov, the answer is anything. Dmitry Medlov, former boss of the Medlov Crime Family, is finally happy with his life. His legacy has been passed on to his heir, Anatoly, and his family is flourishing with birth of his new twin sons. However, everything is shattered when his little girl is abducted from her school only days after his sons’ births...
  • The Love Trap by Nicole French

    The Love Trap by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A vow. A contract. A marriage of fire and ice. But just when Eric de Vries and I found our forever, the entire world conspired to keep us apart. A kidnapping. A trial. A madman bent on revenge. Now caught in a web of our own passion and a father's obsession, the harder we struggle, the tighter we're caught. They say love conquers all, but it feels like we're the conquest...
  • Mixed Up with a Marine by Kait Nolan

    Mixed Up with a Marine by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can a Marine turned baker and a jaded contractor find their way to a second chance?Braxton Whitmore needs a change. After leaving the Marines, he’s free to build a new life. But is he gonna be a baker? Really? When his buddy inherits a decrepit bar and proposes they partner up to turn it into a bakery, Brax figures why not? Until his ex comes walking in...
  • Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes

    Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She had survived. She could survive. She would survive again. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean wasn’t a victim. She was a survivor. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going...
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    crime  suspense  contemporary  mystery  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan

    A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rocked by tragedy, Naomi Townsend arrives in Pelican Pointe with a past she’s trying to forget. A new start is just what she needs to restore her broken spirit.Settling in means getting to know her neighbors. Not an impossible task when people are so friendly. When she meets Colt Del Rio something inside her clicks. She soon realizes his generous heart is matched only by the inner pain he carries...
  • Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her...
  • Loyalty's Betrayal by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Loyalty's Betrayal by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Head of security for the world’s most powerful secret society isn’t an easy job. Mateo failed in his duties, and people died. When he’s offered a chance to prove himself and unmask a traitor, he accepts without hesitation. His chance for redemption comes with a condition, a deadline...and an ultimatum. The condition? Mateo won’t be working alone...
  • Black Magic by D. Camille

    Black Magic by D. Camille

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty year old billionaire Jordan Black is all about handling his business, in the boardroom and most definitely in the bedroom; and his business is controlling everything and everyone around him. That is, until he meets Sage Parker, the ultimate temptation and the younger sister of his close friend and business associate, which makes her the forbidden fruit he will never taste...
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    poc-mc  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Dark by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeline L’EngleDarkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force...
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    crime  poc-mc  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be...
  • Dusk by Aleatha Romig

    Dusk by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk.” ~ Ben Harper.I’ve served my country, a man, and a cause. I’ve given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know the day I met the men who were to become my best friends that they would introduce me to the love of my life...
  • Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob

    Master Of My Mind by Jenna Jacob

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Biggest Club Genesis Book Yet! After the shocking death of my Master left me stunned, the revenge his ex-wife and daughter sought was almost as devastating. Seeking refuge at Club Genesis, my one safe haven, I returned to heal and get back on my own two feet. But I soon learned that fate had other plans for Leagh Bennett...
  • Depraved by Debra Webb

    Depraved by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Depraved is the tenth book in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Faces of Evil series. The finale is coming! Are you ready? Have you ordered Heinous, book 9? Don't miss a single book in this terrifyingly fast paced series! The serial killer obsessed with Deputy Chief Jess Harris has finally been cornered but the body count is still rising...
  • Tender Secrets by Ann Christopher

    Tender Secrets by Ann Christopher

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Investigative reporter Viveca Jackson vowed she'd destroy the wealthy Warner family. After all, the powerful clan was responsible for her father's unfortunate accident and her family's ruin. But when the feisty journalist embarked on her quest for payback, she didn't count on arrogant Andrew Warner's devastating charm, or the passion that flared between them...
  • Cornered by Kaylea Cross

    Cornered by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She wants answers—and justice. Jaia knows her brother was murdered on a contracting job overseas, and that the company they work for covered it up. She just can’t prove it—yet. But she’s been quietly searching, gathering evidence and building her case at great personal risk...
  • The Billionaire's Claim: Redemption by Nadia Lee

    The Billionaire's Claim: Redemption by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Elizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. She was my life until she betrayed me ten years ago. So I built an empire and came after her, intent on vengeance. Instead of giving me the nasty fight I expected, she gazed at me with tragedy in her eyes...then made an unexpected, gut-wrenching move that left me reeling...and vanished...
  • Restless Hearts by B.J. Daniels

    Restless Hearts by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    REBELS AND REDEMPTION Years ago, a Montana judge delivered his own brand of justice to teens who needed a second chance. Those rebels are now grown up, grateful and ready to return the favor. When Blaze McClintock hears her estranged father has been accused of murder, she knows he’s going to need all the help he can get...
  • Starlight Dunes by Vickie McKeehan

    Starlight Dunes by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome back to Pelican Pointe.The mystery of the past, the present, the future collide ... the answers can be found in the dunes. Archaeologist River Amandez is drawn to Pelican Pointe to excavate and catalogue a long-buried Chumash settlement. She brings with her a not-so-pretty past and only one man in town can help...
  • Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels

    Out of the Storm by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She can’t lose him again…One look at his warm brown eyes and Kate Jackson knows she’s found her husband. It’s been twenty years since Daniel was declared dead in a refinery explosion, but Kate never gave up hope, convinced he was somewhere out there, suffering from amnesia. Then, on a trip to Buckhorn, Montana, she sees him—working as a carpenter, scarred, but still her Danny...
  • Edge of Reason by Freya Barker

    Edge of Reason by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie.I am a riding contradiction.A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker.My name is Trunk.I'm smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is.I am a misguided romantic.A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivorMy name is Jaimie...
    Categorized as:
    crime  poc-mc  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary
  • Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely

    Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Intense. Devoted. Protective. Michael Sloan is all of the above, with a hard tough edge to boot. He's not the guy he used to be. Years ago, before all the s&%t went down, he was laidback, carefree, and even happy-go-lucky. Life changed him. Hardened him. There's one woman though who can break down his walls. Someone who knew him then. Who can reach inside to that heart he protects fiercely.
  • Going Hard by Kelsey Browning

    Going Hard by Kelsey Browning

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Slick sports agent Griffin Steele is living the highlife in Los Angeles, far from the shadow of the North Carolina mountains where he grew up. But when his hometown falls on hard times and needs his help, Grif reluctantly agrees to commute between coasts. He never expects the lush scenery, in the form of pretty tomboy Carlie Beth Parrish, to be such a temptation...
  • A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    A Perfect Escape by Maddie James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A changed identity. A secluded beach. A sniper. Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her husband. She runs to the only place she feels safe-a secluded cottage on an east coast barrier island. Smyth Parker is running from life. From work, from society, from a jealous ex-wife-his only consolation the solitude of Newport Island...
  • Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Run: Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor...
  • Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 6-10 by Catherine Coulter

    Catherine Coulter the FBI Thrillers Collection Books 6-10 by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Start with the “vivid characters and fast-moving plotlines”* of Hemlock Bay…and you’ll soon be speeding your way through these five novels in the “suspense-filled series” (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author starring agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock...
  • Classic by Xavier Neal, Kim Collins

    Classic by Xavier Neal, Kim Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. They fall in love and live happily ever after, right? That is unless boy is a criminal and girl is the daughter of the man trying to catch him. With circumstances this unforgiving, is there anyway their love story will have an ending that we've come to know as classic? *Warning: Cliffhanger...
    Categorized as:
    crime  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  new-adult
  • To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    To Love a Prince by Nana Malone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The good news is, I'm out of exile and I have the woman I love by my side. And I still have my crown, tarnished though it may be. The bad news is...all of that is temporary. There are those that want me as far away from the crown as possible. I still have a killer on my tail who has a more permanent solution in mind. Oh and there's the small matter of all the secrets I'm keeping from Ariel...
  • Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt

    Truth in Pieces by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt melds sizzling romance with this unique tale of intrigue and deceit that will keep readers guessing until the very end...Ruthless. Cunning. Deadly. That’s Nico Alcanzar, Miami’s biggest drug cartel leader.And I’ve found myself directly in his crosshairs. He plans to use me to eliminate his number one competitor...
  • Sex, Lies & Bourbon by Kris Calvert

    Sex, Lies & Bourbon by Kris Calvert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FBI Agent, Win Holloway is going home to Kentucky—and not under the best of circumstances. At odds with his father since turning his back on the family’s lucrative and long-standing bourbon empire, the blond haired golden boy is a star at the Bureau, but a turncoat with his family and their distillery, Winter Bourbon...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Dakota Peace by Megan Kinney

    Dakota Peace by Megan Kinney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She went looking for peace, but trouble found her.After a traumatic call, emergency dispatcher Natalia Brynner flees the city, desperate for some distance from her stressful life. Her peace is short lived when a flat tire strands her on the other side of South Dakota with nothing but her high heels and a speeding ticket...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  adult  book  christian  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Protecting the Single Mother by Leslie North

    Protecting the Single Mother by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Michael Rinaldi has one rule: no second chances.So when his ex hires his security firm to keep her and her friends safe after they witness a murder, he convinces himself he’ll be fine. Single mom Nicole Zito may have been the love of his life, but he’s confident his second chance rule will keep him and his heart perfectly safe...
  • Xtreme Pressure by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Pressure by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s too dangerous to be kidnapped. Guess she proved him wrong.After a major leg wound, Special Operative Chris Paxton is about to finally leave the facility where he’s been recovering. So when he wakes up with no clue where he’s at or who’s holding him at gunpoint, things are about to get lethal.Jersey has no choice but to find herself a bodyguard...
  • In Self Defense by Debra Webb

    In Self Defense by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a tireless newswoman becomes the story… she could lose everything—starting with the family business. To get the scoop on two grisly murders, newspaper publisher Audrey Anderson needs help from Winchester sheriff Colton Tanner—the gorgeous cowboy who betrayed their teenage love...
  • A Fault Against the Dead by Gregory Ashe

    A Fault Against the Dead by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drugs. Sex. Murder. And, if they can squeeze it in, graduation.When Auggie Lopez returns to Wahredua for his senior year of college, he’s excited about the future: he’s growing his brand as an influencer, he’s almost done with school, and he’s building a life with his boyfriend, Theo...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  poc-mc  romance  mlm  mystery  contemporary  lgbtq
  • Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace

    Profile of Terror by Alexa Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A missing coed named Abby Reece. Two clever thrill killers are committing the most brutal, public, and horrifying abductions and murders in the county’s history. The killers, known as the Gamers, have done this before, and are now upping their evil game to a new level. The question is — can they be stopped before they kill again? Things get complicated...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  killer  mystery
  • 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...
  • 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  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  female-mc  fiction
  • Her Russian Protector Boxed Set: Volume 1 by Roxie Rivera

    Her Russian Protector Boxed Set: Volume 1 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three ridiculously sexy Russian hunks wrapped up in one volume! *This boxed set includes the first three bestselling books in the Her Russian Protector series: IVAN, DIMITRI and YURI.* IVAN (Her Russian Protector #1) Desperate to find her sister, Erin goes to the only man in Houston who can help her--Ivan Markovic...
  • Bitter Reckoning by Heather Graham

    Bitter Reckoning by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All of their extraordinary adventures makes an ordinary vacation very appealing Danni Cafferty and Michael Quinn are happy to accept an invitation to a new couples resort from a friend of Danni’s...
  • 'Til Death by Sharon Sala

    'Til Death by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He left in handcuffs. Now it's time to set himself free.  Nearly twenty years after he was wrongly convicted of setting the fire that killed his father, Lincoln Fox returns to Rebel Ridge, Kentucky. There, deep in the Appalachians, the truth of that terrible night lies buried-and he's sworn to uncover it...
  • Lightning Lingers by Barbara Freethy

    Lightning Lingers by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy: Lightning Strikes. In these connected novels, lightning leads to love, danger, and the unraveling of long-buried secrets that will change not only the past but also the future… Katherine Barrett, a dedicated young doctor, receives a terrified phone call from her brother, TJ...
  • Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life...
  • Dead Ringer by Mary Burton

    Dead Ringer by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    SOME NIGHTMARES . . . Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name. Ruth . Judith . Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman…each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end...   DON’T FADE . .
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