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Temp Girl: part 4 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great. In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova]()
Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis special operative and a K-9 handler must work in close proximity to solve a crime—and whether they kill each other or wind up in bed is anyone’s guess.After a string of deaths are linked to a man locked up for another crime, Special Operative Alix Broshears and his team are racing against the clock to stop him before another person dies... -
![Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake]()
Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook One Maclean Harris is a man who lost everything that mattered and is trying to put his life back together the best that he can. A former cop, he’s recently taken a job with the brand new security firm, Barracuda Security. He’s handed a new case, one that seems simple enough. Keep a lady attorney safe from a potential stalker...Categorized as:
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![Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon]()
Blood Feud by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 in the Little Town series.A seemingly inexplicable and shockingly violent crime in the beautiful rural locale of ‘Little Town’ has devastating personal and professional consequences for its two police officers, Senior Constable Tess Fuller and her partner, Sergeant Finn Maguire... -
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![Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett]()
Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannah’s friend Tamara Grimaldi was fourteen when her mom was murdered, and the body dumped along the side of Interstate 65 in Indiana. Since then, Grimaldi has kept an eye out for her mother’s killer, first as a homicide detective in Nashville, and now as the chief of police for the city of Columbia, Tennessee, a few miles off I-65... -
![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 ratingsAn 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... -
![Best Served Cold by Rebecca Deel]()
Best Served Cold by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsU.S. Marshal Stella Grayson always wanted to be a cop, but after an ambush, she's framed for murder and forced to surrender her gun and badge. Targeted by law enforcement and a killer seeking revenge, she may lose everything she values, including her freedom and the man she loves... -
![Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great.In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![Trigger Snappy by Camilla Chafer]()
Trigger Snappy by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen private investigator Lexi Graves quit her job she never thought working freelance would be so hard. Struggling to make a name for herself as a solo investigator, she’s intrigued when her wealthy new client claims she’s being stalked and Lexi is her last hope for help.Without any evidence the police don’t believe Juliet is being victimized, and both her boyfriend and best friend are skeptical... -
![Obsession by T.K. Leigh]()
Obsession by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne week. No names. No expectations.That was our agreement. We were supposed to walk away after our time in Hawaii was over. No matter what.That was before…Before I learned who she is.Before I realized how interconnected our lives are.Before I fell in love.But our love isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of.Demons lurk around every corner.Good doesn’t necessarily prevail over evil... -
![Shadow Assassin by Elle James]()
Shadow Assassin by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter completing a difficult and secret task to eliminate the leader of a Russian terrorist organization, former Navy SEAL and expert sniper, Dane “Striker” Ryan, is booted from his SEAL team, destroying his reputation as a trusted servant to his country. Burned, angry and out of work, he agrees to take an assignment from a shadowy organization recruiting this Navy SEAL for a special project... -
![Generous Lies by Robin Patchen]()
Generous Lies by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBig trouble can come in little packages. Former FBI agent Garrison Kopp suspected his teenage son was in trouble, but a midnight summons to the ER after an overdose reveals the problem is more serious than he thought. Desperate to get his son away from negative influences, he asks a friend who owns rental properties for a place to stay...Categorized as:
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![Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett]()
Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense." Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn... -
![Shadows of the Mountain by Bev Pettersen]()
Shadows of the Mountain by Bev Pettersen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret conspiracy. A remote mountain. A race to save the President's daughter. Kate Miller has worked hard to carve out a secure job at the Mustang River Ranch. The horrors she faced leading a mountain rescue attempt are firmly buried and she's content guiding sedate trail rides and instructing children in basic survival skills... -
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![Cut and Run by Fern Michaels]()
Cut and Run by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right... -
![Warrick by Dale Mayer]()
Warrick by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarrick Canton works with Mason's Navy SEAL team and he's going stir-crazy on the sidelines while he heals from an ankle injury. He longs for a relationship like the ones his buddies have, but, after his girlfriend of three years dumps him just when he thinks they're solid, he struggles to believe it's possible... -
![Rory's Rose by Dale Mayer]()
Rory's Rose by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRory is an animal lover. In his mind, any veterinarian who does as much pro bono work as Louise, the local vet, deserves his help when she gets into trouble...Louise works long hours at her own veterinarian clinic. When she receives an unexpected delivery one day, complete with a dead deliveryman, a domino-series of events puts her and her clinic full of precious animals in danger... -
![Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova]()
Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be.Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk... -
![Breaking Hearts by Elle James]()
Breaking Hearts by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLadies’ man, Michael “Blade” Calhoun loves women. A confirmed bachelor, he knows it’s a bad move to fall in love when you're a Delta Force Operative. He's sworn off entanglements, preferring to love all the ladies rather than settle on one and end up breaking her heart when he leaves.Living next door to Blade has its perks, but mostly is the bane to bartender Sophia Phillips’s existence... -
![Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose]()
Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past... -
![Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire]()
Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 1 Zoe Holloway is a high-powered attorney, who has always taken financial care of her fly-by-night younger brother, Tucker... -
![River's End / Remember When / Angels Fall by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb]()
River's End / Remember When / Angels Fall by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiver's End Olivia's parents had been one of Hollywood's glittering golden couples...until the night the monster came. The monster who destroyed their beautiful home and took her mother away from her forever. The monster with the face of her father... Now a young woman, Olivia still yearns to recall those horrifying events, to know the truth about her childhood... -
![Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman]()
Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core... -
![Saving Ariel by Ellie Masters]()
Saving Ariel by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf they want their happily ever after, they’ll have to fight Mother Nature for it…Aiden Cole isn’t interested in love.Any romantic notions he had died with his wife, despite her dying wish that he find love again. His focus is on raising his daughter as a single dad, and keeping his offshore oil rig crew safe...Categorized as:
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![Fatal Finale by Miranda Rijks]()
Fatal Finale by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho is abducting talented young musicians – and why?When a gifted violinist disappears from a prestigious music academy, the police ask psychologist Dr. Pippa Durrant to help with the case.Working alongside new flame, DS Joe Swain, Pippa quickly realises that the world of first class musicianship is not all peace and harmony... -
![Justice For Abby by Cate Beauman]()
Justice For Abby by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFashion designer Abigail Harris has been rescued, but her nightmare is far from over. Determined to put her harrowing ordeal behind her and move on, she struggles to pick up the pieces of her life while eluding the men who want her dead. The Mid-Atlantic Sex Ring is in ruins after Abby’s interviews with the police...Categorized as:
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![Unspeakable by Elisabeth Naughton]()
Unspeakable by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this electrifying novel from New York Times bestselling author Elisabeth Naughton, love can be a risk when it’s explored in such dark places… All his siblings have moved on from their troubling pasts, but Rusty McClane can’t leave his behind. Not even when his freedom is in jeopardy.Legal investigator Harper Blake can sense a bad boy... -
![Ready, Aim, Under Fire by Camilla Chafer]()
Ready, Aim, Under Fire by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Private Investigator Lexi Graves’ police lieutenant brother, Garrett, asks her for help on a missing persons cold case he’s been instructed to close, she’s happy to poke around. After all, it won’t take long to prove if the woman he’s checking up on is an impostor or the real deal... -
![Somewhere Only We Know by Barbara Freethy]()
Somewhere Only We Know by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings#1 NY Times Bestselling Author delivers a romantic, emotional and suspenseful novel in SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW. Firefighter Burke Callaway has been living in the shadows since the tragic death of his fiancée. He had no interest in coming out of the dark, until the beautiful and unpredictable Maddie came back to town... -
![Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett]()
Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA white supremacy hate group is spreading its tendrils through the bucolic hills of Middle Tennessee, holding target practice in Laurel Hill wildlife area and stockpiling weapons in preparation for a race war. It's up to Savannah's husband Rafe to find and eliminate them.. -
![Brock by Kris Michaels]()
Brock by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne City... Countless Stories.It had taken five years for Detective Kallie Redman to become emotionally and psychologically available after her cop-husband devastated their marriage and her career. The Hope City Police Department offered her a new beginning and over a thousand miles between her old life and her new. Being partnered with Brock King didn’t hurt either... -
![Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair]()
Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hunky young PhD knows all about seduction, but what does he know about love? Reagan Cassidy is settled in her life. She has a thriving interior design firm, an upscale condo, two cats, and a goldfish... -
![Heat: A Single Dad/Hot Chef Romance by Annie Dyer]()
Heat: A Single Dad/Hot Chef Romance by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSteam isn’t just for the kitchen… Hot headed, no social skills and she knew more swear words than a sailor. I was beginning to think I had a thing for my boss. It didn’t matter that she barely knew the name of her employees or that she worked more hours than there were in a day running her restaurants, as soon as I knew she liked to dance, I wanted a taste of more than just her summer menu... -
![His to Shelter by Em Petrova]()
His to Shelter by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen years is a long time to never forget... Retired Navy SEAL Oswald “Oz” Morgon assembled an elite team of men with skills far surpassing those of ordinary bodyguards. To save and protect is a creed that goes beyond simply guarding their wards—it’s a way of life. And these guys are his heart and soul, his brothers…and the family he’ll never have... -
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![Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart]()
Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff Pritchard has been in prison for five years and his sister Emma is overjoyed when she finds out he’s coming home. The Hardy family bends over backward to make sure Jeff feels comfortable, but when a simple job results in Finn being hurt the recent family addition falls through the cracks... -
![Deadly Payback by Lily Harper Hart]()
Deadly Payback by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven the paths to happy endings have bumps in the road. That’s what James and Mandy Hardy find out the hard way when an idyllic summer day turns into tragedy and Mandy is left shocked and horrified by the death of someone close to her. As Mandy struggles with her grief, James is left to pick up the pieces and question the reason for the attack... -
![Winning Ace: A Winning Ace Novel by Tracie Delaney]()
Winning Ace: A Winning Ace Novel by Tracie Delaney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the opportunity arises for journalist Tally McKenzie to meet tennis ace Cash Gallagher, she grabs it without hesitation. Desperate for a killer story to advance her career, she’ll have to betray her idol and her own morals into the bargain if she is to succeed. Renowned bad boy Cash wants one thing; to remain at the top of his game...Categorized as:
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![Home Run by Jenna Bennett]()
Home Run by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Holiday Novella Christmas Time is Here… …and it’s back to Sweetwater to celebrate the holiday with the Martin family, and what’s left of the Colliers. This time, Savannah and Rafe have their infant daughter with them, and everyone’s cooing over the new addition. But Carrie isn’t the only thing that’s changed... -
![Alaska Spark by LoLo Paige]()
Alaska Spark by LoLo Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a chance encounter on a wildfire lead to true love under a midnight sun?Tara Waters loves being a firefighter and the adrenaline rush of fighting wildfires and saving lives is her calling. She must be on her game to join an elite hotshot crew in Montana. But when Tara is sent to fight fires in Alaska, her dream falls out of reach...Categorized as:
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![Redemption Road by Amanda McKinney]()
Redemption Road by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRedemption: The act of being saved from sin, error, or evil.Antiques dealer by day, secret painter by night, Rory Flanagan arrives home to find a man, battered and bruised, sprawled out on her newly upholstered Victorian sofa. The brash, six-foot-four stranger takes an unusual interest in Rory’s vintage gold pendant—given to Rory by her mother the day she was killed... -
![Seeking by Calle J. Brookes]()
Seeking by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShannon Toliver, hacker extraordinaire with the PAVAD division of the FBI, loved her position with one of the best FBI teams in the nation, loved her new city, and loved the people she worked with. She wouldn’t change a thing about her job. Well, almost anything. There was always that thorn in her side, Ezra Hahn... -
![Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett]()
Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense.” —Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn... -
![Locked In by Lori Matthews]()
Locked In by Lori Matthews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the quaint town of Cedar Bluff Maine lies a mystery that even the most secure locks can't contain.Flynn O'Connor, a top-tier operative from the Lock and Key Society, is dispatched to the enigmatic Everlasting Manor—a property whispered to be haunted. Guests report unsettling voices and inexplicable disappearances... -
![Gunnar by Bella Stone, Annabella Stone]()
Gunnar by Bella Stone, Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar doesn’t forge heroes, it reveals them.Former SEAL, Gunnar McKinley knows better than most that war also reveals the flaws in marriages—leading to divorce Running a multi-billion-dollar government contracting agency doesn’t exactly lend itself to happily ever after, either. He has his brothers, his business, his teams… more than any man could ask for... -
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![Revealing by Calle J. Brookes]()
Revealing by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets had a way of coming out. Paige Daviess had built herself a new life, a good one. One with meaning and purpose. As an agent with the best FBI division in the country, she knew she was good at what she did. She was making a difference, protecting vulnerable children from the horrors she'd faced when she was young. One of those horrors had returned to haunt her... -
![Chaos in Death / Possession in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Chaos in Death / Possession in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChaos in Death When eye witness testimony paints the killer as a green-skinned monster with swollen red eyes and goblin ears, even Eve Dallas is shaken. But as she gets closer, the trail suggests something far more disturbing - someone is playing with science... Possession in Death After a Russian woman whispers her dying words to Eve Dallas, strange things begin to happen... -
![Protecting His New Family by Katie Knight, Leslie North]()
Protecting His New Family by Katie Knight, Leslie North
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL Owen Foster has never been in love and never thought of having a family. Getting tied down to one woman isn’t his priority. But when his brother and sister-in-law die in a car crash, leaving their toddler son Myles under his care, he’s thrown into domesticity overnight. The couple left the care of Myles not only to him but also his sister-in-law’s sister, Samantha Mayfield... -
![The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs]()
The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom 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... -
![11 Bodies Moving On by Stephanie Bond]()
11 Bodies Moving On by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe latest installment in the BODY MOVERS series! Carlotta Wren's life is entering new territory--a new career path, a new direction in her love life, and possibly new family members to uncover. A big part of moving on, though, means leaving people and other pieces of her past behind... which might be harder than she realized... -
![Moving Weight by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman]()
Moving Weight by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMoving Weight introduces the readers to Dysha and 24 hours the fast life. She is thrown into web of lies, drugs, and deceit and has money on her head by the most powerful man in the city. Now with the entire city gunning for her, she can only trust one man as they let the reader ride shotgun with them...
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