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  • It All Falls Down by Denise Grover Swank

    It All Falls Down by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The final book of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Investigations series. When a body shows up south of Henryetta, Rose knows trouble is on the horizon. Rufus Wilson worked for the county crime lord, Skeeter Malcolm, and she soon discovers Wilson had a special skill set—he could crack safes...
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  • No Escape by Julie Moffett

    No Escape by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  romance  mystery  humor  fiction  audiobook
  • No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ONE LAST FLING (WITH DANGER)Lexi Carmichael: saving scientists one snake at a time.Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been. But eloping would break my mother’s heart, especially since the president of the United States put in a good word for me with his daughter’s wedding planner. I’m going to have the wedding of the year…whether I like it or not...
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance.Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past...
  • The Rowdy Coyote Rumble by Ann Charles

    The Rowdy Coyote Rumble by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A dust devil of mystery and mayhem pulls Claire into a storm full of rowdy sisters, ominous threats, relationship snafus, and a dangerous mine that could be a treasure trove of trouble...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Private Investigator Lexi Graves receives an expensive bag from her new husband, she’s delighted… for all of five seconds. That’s exactly how long it takes her to realize it’s a fake. Then another fake bag turns up, along with an outraged mall manager that is desperate to find the culprit before the mall’s impeccable reputation for selling quality goods is tarnished...
  • No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett

    No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Geek's Worst Nightmare: Going Back to High School Returning to high school is not something I ever wanted to do over—it was awful the first time around. So why do I have to go back as part of a new undercover assignment? Because the universe loves playing jokes on me, obviously...
  • SEAL Salvation by Elle James

    SEAL Salvation by Elle James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All he wants is to be left aloneJake Cogburn lost his leg, his career, his brotherhood and his will to live when he stepped on that IED in Afghanistan. Back in his home state of Colorado, he’s determined to bury himself as deeply as he can in a bottle of Jack Daniels until the pain in his leg and his heart is so numb he can no longer feel...
  • Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles

    Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When someone is dead and buried, they’re supposed to stay that way ... Aren’t they? Claire Morgan thought so, but now she suspects the dead guy whose treasures she’s been digging up is not only breathing, but spying on her, too. Crap!When someone is divorced from a pain in the ass, they’re supposed to stay that way ... At least that’s what Ronnie Morgan had hoped when she dumped her husband...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Another Man's Treasure by S.W. Hubbard

    Another Man's Treasure by S.W. Hubbard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts and never returns…. ….thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail. As the owner of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon knows a lot about art, antiques, and the unlikely places old people hide their treasures...
  • Burned by Her Devotion by Melinda Leigh

    Burned by Her Devotion by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In the second Rogue Vows novella, the town of Solitude, Oregon, will learn that good TV makes for terrible reality. When Chase Ryan, a popular crime TV star, turns up dead, the entire town of Solitude is shaken—but the show isn’t over yet. The confessed murderer is violently abducted on the way to the county jail, and now Detective Seth Harding must find both the killer and the kidnapper...
  • A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

    A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heavenly, PA has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and Claire is delighted to celebrate the season...but a fiendish killer has other plans in this all-new installment in the national bestselling series...
  • No Such Thing as a Lost Cause by Shelly Fredman

    No Such Thing as a Lost Cause by Shelly Fredman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When rookie cop, Dave Wolinski is shot during a routine traffic stop, Brandy (who's along for the ride) finds herself face to face with the shooter; drug-crazed, pit bull fighting, gang member, Mario Lewis. Brandy shoots Lewis in self defense and becomes the target of gang retaliation...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    Doctor 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...
  • 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...
  • 12 Bodies and a Wedding by Stephanie Bond

    12 Bodies and a Wedding by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It will be the happiest day of her life...Carlotta Wren has been looking forward to her wedding day since she was a little girl, and she wants it to be perfect. But even as she plans a blowout wedding, she has other worries on her mind...
  • Dubiosity by Christy Barritt

    Dubiosity by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Savannah Harris vowed to leave behind her old life as an intrepid investigative reporter. But when a friend raises suspicions about two migrant workers who’ve gone missing from the sleepy coastal town Savannah calls home, her curiosity spikes...
  • Take Down by Fern Michaels

    Take Down by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Christmastime is here, and justice is the gift that keeps on giving for the Sisterhood and their menfolk in the third part of an exhilarating series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. Victory is sweet, but for the Sisterhood and their allies, it’s also short-lived...
  • Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pediatrician Mabel Aphrodite Brown adores kids. So when a childhood friend asks Ditie to babysit her kids for a few days, she jumps at the chance. She never imagined she’d be solving a murder too . . .   Despite growing up together, Ditie hasn’t seen Ellie Winston in two years, and she didn’t even know Ellie was living in Atlanta...
  • Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    **137 page novella following Thirty and a Half Excuses in the USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series** When Joe walks out of Rose’s life, she can’t imagine life without him. But with support from her friends—and an unexpected person—Rose finds her way to climb out of her despair...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Mistletoe Malarkey: A Shayla Murphy Mystery by Stella Bixby

    Mistletoe Malarkey: A Shayla Murphy Mystery by Stella Bixby

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They've been dating more than a year. They practically live together. Now, Shayla's meeting his family for Christmas.In Ireland. Seamus is a park ranger, shares an apartment with three other guys, and drives a beat up pickup truck...
  • Til Death by Annette Dashofy

    Til Death by Annette Dashofy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department...
  • Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm back.Unfortunately, so is JoJo.When the loan shark enforcer who beat me up years ago is found murdered, I'm thinking it's my lucky day. Until I'm questioned as a possible suspect. I have an alibi, but not one I can divulge. Helping college basketball star Raymond Joseph shave points is not exactly something I want to share with the cops...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Living Fast by Adrienne Giordano

    Living Fast by Adrienne Giordano

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Green Beret Reid Steele needs a new career ASAP. After a knee injury permanently sidelines him from his dream job, Reid heads home to the mountains of Steele Ridge to regroup, but small-town life isn’t cutting it for a man accustomed to action. When sexy boutique owner Brynne Whitfield captures his attention, Reid thinks he’s found the perfect distraction from boredom...
  • Adverse Possession by Jenna Bennett

    Adverse Possession by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Savannah Martin’s real estate career has been an uphill battle. As far as Savannah is concerned, her personal zenith was getting Aislynn Turner and Kylie Mitchell into their dream home, a Victorian cottage in the hip and happening historic district of East Nashville, last January.That was six months ago, and now the dream has turned sour...
  • No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date by Shelly Fredman

    No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date by Shelly Fredman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brandy and her friends are back in the second book in the Brandy Alexander Mystery Series No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date When childhood friend and recent parolee Toodie Ventura suggests he exchange his plumbing services for the spare room in twenty-eight year old Brandy Alexander's house, the out-of-work new homeowner thinks it's a pretty good idea...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Once Burned by Margaret Watson

    Once Burned by Margaret Watson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NO 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 ratings
    An 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...
  • 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...
  • 9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond

    9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Round and round we go... Carlotta Wren is still reeling over her parents' return after a ten-year absence. After putting her life on hold for so long, she's not sure how to move forward. Her new reality isn't exactly what she thought it would be, especially considering the altered circumstances of the three men in her life. Until we all fall down..
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • Jackrabbit Junction Jitters by Ann Charles

    Jackrabbit Junction Jitters by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The dusty pit-stop of Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona is rampant with jitters, and not just the pre-marital kind. Claire is back, blowing in with a monsoon storm on her heels and raining trouble throughout the cactus-filled valley. A burglar is on the loose and she wastes no time forming suspicions, but her usual suspects are temporarily off the hook when a treasure hunt sidetracks her...
  • Mystic Falls by Vickie McKeehan

    Mystic Falls by Vickie McKeehan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Emotionally reeling after the death of her grandmother, Gemma Channing is settling into Coyote Wells, the hometown where she grew up, after a ten-year absence. While trying to come to terms with the loss of her Gram, disturbing things begin to happen. Women are disappearing...
  • The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book One by Ann Warner

    The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book One by Ann Warner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A painting worth millions, valuables gone missing, a game that is more than a game. And that's only the beginning as an elderly widow befriends a young woman and tries to prevent her from making the same mistakes she has made...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle

    Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Shot in the Dark and Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the "fun and gripping" (Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mysteries.When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for days, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry...
  • Tea and Primroses by Tess Thompson

    Tea and Primroses by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing 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...
  • Veiled Threats by Kate Allenton

    Veiled Threats by Kate Allenton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amber Cantrell has had her fair share of good times along with the bad. Watching her best friend find happily ever after has left her feeling the void in her own life. With a change of career, she's ready to find the right man to make the rest of her dreams come true. Self-proclaimed permanent bachelor and security specialist, Aiden Monroe has a way with women...
  • Unbound Hope by Joy Ohagwu

    Unbound Hope by Joy Ohagwu

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Experienced flight attendant Erica Heart wanted nothing more to do with US Marshal Jim Denison. Her gratitude to him for his key role in rescuing her sister's fiancée, Michael, stopped at the gate of their final goodbye. But when she urgently required the services of a US Marshal aboard a flight to accompany her team of newly-recruited flight attendants, she hesitantly turned to Jim for help...
  • Command by Ellie Masters

    Command by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kate 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 ratings
    Kat 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...
  • The Betrayal of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The Betrayal of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Murder and mayhem are afoot! Feisty private eye, Emily Parker, is finally moving forward in her relationship with the hunky police detective--that is, until a new friend suddenly goes missing. Suspicions are flying that one of Emily's closest girlfriends may be involved...
  • Iced Spy by A. Gardner

    Iced Spy by A. Gardner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The small town of Bison Creek has been chosen to host the highly-anticipated Sugar Mountain Bake-Off. But as a new snowstorm rolls in, Essie Stratter finds a frozen body near the lake - the body of her former client. As Essie joins in the murder investigation she discovers that her tiny hometown is tangled in a web of secrets. Secrets that could stab her in the back like a deadly icicle...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  animals  book  contemporary  family
  • Phantom River by P.J. Alderman

    Phantom River by P.J. Alderman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A 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...
  • With a Vengeance by Annette Dashofy

    With a Vengeance by Annette Dashofy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paramedic Zoe Chambers and the rest of rural Monongahela County's EMS and fire personnel are used to wading into the middle of trouble to rescue the sick and the injured...
  • Dead Even by Annelise Ryan

    Dead Even by Annelise Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Sorenson, Wisconsin, a local bigshot is found with a pool cue through the heart—and Mattie Winston must untangle a web of lies to sink a killer . . . In her previous career as a nurse, Mattie Winston’s job was to keep death at bay. Now, as a medicolegal investigator, she’s required to study death intimately—to figure out causes and timing, and help deduce whether it was natural or suspicious...
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    cozy  suspense  female-mc  mystery  crime  audiobook  romance  fiction
  • Break by Anna Brooks

    Break by Anna Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When 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...
  • Not One Clue by Lois Greiman

    Not One Clue by Lois Greiman

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal even the police can’t protect her from...
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    cozy  female-mc  suspense  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  crime
  • Contract Pending by Jenna Bennett, Bente Gallagher

    Contract Pending by Jenna Bennett, Bente Gallagher

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    By the New York Times bestselling author of the Do It Yourself home renovation mysteries... Third book in the Cutthroat Business mystery series featuring Realtor® and Southern Belle Savannah Martin ABOUT THE BOOK: They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Savannah is certainly learning the truth of that statement...
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