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  • High Stakes Deception by Christy Barritt

    High Stakes Deception by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Texas Ranger and rodeo champion Ainsley Tatum will do whatever is necessary to figure out the truth surrounding her brother’s death in a terrorist bombing fifteen years ago. When her boss at Vanishing Ranch hands her the opportunity to find answers, Ainsley is all in—except for one caveat...
  • Lethal Betrayal by Christy Barritt

    Lethal Betrayal by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emily Holcomb never thought working for a nonprofit would endanger her life. But when she’s abducted by ruthless men, it’s clear someone has an agenda they don’t want exposed. She manages to escape, only to find herself at the mercy of another man. But is he her oasis or a deadly mirage?Former Mexican federal police commander Mateo Garcia wants to leave his painful past behind...
  • A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    A Forever of Orange Blossoms by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books...come join the family.International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ feel-good series, The Merriams, is back with a humorous and heartwarming story about a playboy without a cause and a woman whose dreams were diverted by family responsibility—and, of course, everyone’s favorite matchmakers to guide the way...
  • Night Vision: by Susan Sleeman

    Night Vision: by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman on the run with no one to trust…When a Christmas vacation at a snowy Mt. Hood cabin turns into a home invasion, Jenna Paine will do anything to protect her four-year-old daughter. Even if it means putting Jenna's own life on the line. Which she must do when the intruder threatens to kill her...
  • Brink of Danger by Christy Barritt

    Brink of Danger by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ansley Wilder has always lived life on the wild side, using thrills to numb the pain from her past and escape her mistakes. But a near-death experience two years ago changed everything. When another incident nearly claims her life, she turns her thrill-seeking ways into a fight for survival. Ryan Philips left Fog Lake to chase adventure far from home...
  • Saltwater Promises by Amelia Addler

    Saltwater Promises by Amelia Addler

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An FBI agent’s work is never really done…Mike isn’t about to let a little thing like being forced into retirement stop him from investigating the mob activity on San Juan Island. Sure, it’s dangerous, but he can handle it. He’s about to crack the case wide open, too…then he sees her again and everything gets way more complicated.Lynn Campbell loves retirement...
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  • His Steadfast Love by Julie Lessman

    His Steadfast Love by Julie Lessman

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s bent on fun. He’s bent on faith. Till true love bridges the gap. Cat O’Bryen is the prodigal daughter unhappy with God. First, the father with whom she reconciled dies of cancer and now her twin sister and best friend marries, leaving Cat at home with a newlywed mother, her new husband, and a little brother...
  • Fences: Smith Mountain Lake Series - Book Three by Inglath Cooper

    Fences: Smith Mountain Lake Series - Book Three by Inglath Cooper

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can true love ever overcome betrayal? At eighteen, Tate Callahan left Smith Mountain Lake with no intention of ever coming back. The one thing he'd believed in after a lifetime of growing up in foster homes was his love for Jillie Andrews and her love for him...
  • Saltwater Cowboy by Christy Barritt

    Saltwater Cowboy by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a mysterious woman washes up in Cape Corral, a wild horse sanctuary off North Carolina's coast, law enforcement officer Levi Sutherland is determined to figure out if she's connected with the crimes recently plaguing the island. The problem is, she can't remember anything . .
  • Fatal Vendetta by Christy Barritt

    Fatal Vendetta by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Trapped in a deadly game, Addison Barlow has no choice but to play by her tormentor’s rules.Following a terrifying home invasion, Addison’s life is controlled by fear. As the threats rise, she flees to a friend’s secluded cabin by Lake Tahoe. But when the woman next door disappears, Addie worries she just escaped one bad situation for another...
  • Shadow Rescue by Rebecca Deel

    Shadow Rescue by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After nearly dying on her last mission, Fortress Security operative Samantha Coleman is more than ready to return to the job she loves and prove she's still able to protect herself and her partner, Joe. But when an undercover mission in paradise turns deadly, Sam must face her worst nightmare to save the soldier she loves...
  • Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt

    Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A killer’s rampage has just begun . . .Attorney Isaac Colson only wants to put his past in Fog Log behind him and return to his life in Memphis. He thought the trauma involving the infamous The Good Samaritan Killer was behind him—until an ominous letter beckons him back home.Isaac Colson is the only man Rebecca Moreno has ever loved...
  • Forever Family by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch

    Forever Family by Kirsten Osbourne, River's End Ranch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After thirty-five years of peaceful marriage, Bobbi and Wilber Weston have come to a crossroads. They each want something different, and neither is willing to give in to the other. Bobbi loves her children and grandbabies more than she’d ever imagined, and she doesn’t think asking for a change in the plans she’d made with Wilber many years ago should be a difficult thing...
  • A Breath of Jasmine by Ava Miles

    A Breath of Jasmine by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    International Bestselling Author Ava Miles’ family series, The Merriams, returns for its finale with two long-lost lovers fighting for a second chance despite the odds—with everyone’s favorite matchmakers along to pave their way.Quinn recognized Francesca Maroun as his soulmate the moment he met her in grad school.Of course he did. The Merriams always recognize their soulmates instantly...
  • Beauty from Ashes by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Beauty from Ashes by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BEAUTY FROM ASHES is book five of the Christian romance series, BLACKTHORPE SECURITY by Kimberly Rae Jordan. Follow the lives of the men and women working for BlackThorpe Security as they face the challenges of life, faith and love. The BlackThorpe Security series is a spin-off from the Christian romance series, The McKinleys...
  • The Last Target by Christy Barritt

    The Last Target by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The paper found in a terrorist's pocket holds six names--and single mom Rachel Reynolds is the only one on the list who's still alive. Private security contractor Jack Sergeant wants to ensure she stays that way, but first he must convince Rachel the danger is real. Rachel can't believe that someone's after her...until she's grazed by a shooter's bullet...
  • Secrets and Soulmates by Rachel Hanna

    Secrets and Soulmates by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's engaged to a man she's never met... and may not even exist. Molly James has lived her life as a fish out of water. Feeling like the oddball of her family, her trusting nature leads her into an online relationship and eventual engagement to someone she hasn't met...
  • Choices of the Heart by Rachel Hanna

    Choices of the Heart by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes life throws us a devastating curveball, but we still end up with a homerun ending anyway... Paige Emerson has had a rough life. No doubt about it. Abandoned at a church as a baby by a drug-addicted teen mom, she was bounced around from place to place her whole life...
  • Finding Love: Addison & Clay by Rachel Hanna

    Finding Love: Addison & Clay by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ** This is book 4 of the January Cove series! Please enjoy book 1 (The One For Me) for FREE and then pick up books 2 and 3 to learn more about the Parker family! ** In book 4, we meet the only sister in the Parker clan - Addison. When Addison Parker comes home for Christmas without her husband, she's carrying a huge secret...
  • Desperate Rescue by Christy Barritt

    Desperate Rescue by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vanishing Ranch founder Charlie Soldier is closer than ever to discovering who orchestrated the hotel bombing that killed hundreds of people and ultimately led to her father’s death. But as she and her team tighten the noose, the culprit threatens to expose secrets that could destroy Charlie.Monroe Davis, Charlie’s right-hand man, has been sidelined with life-threatening injuries...
  • Pet Peeves by Amelia C. Adams

    Pet Peeves by Amelia C. Adams

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kerry Holt has a lot of hang-ups about life. She's worked hard to prove herself as a strong, successful black woman in the corporate world, and between her career and caring for her aging mother, her stress levels are through the roof. A trip to River's End Ranch should help relax her ... or so her therapist hopes...
  • Loving the Entertainer by Cami Checketts

    Loving the Entertainer by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A famous hotshot and the woman who broke his heart.Being famous isn’t enough for Sawyer, he has to make everyone around him famous. When the woman who told him he’d never be enough comes back into town it’s time to show her all she’s missing out on...
  • Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton

    Holding Out For Love by Debra Clopton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby?The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town...
  • Another Wish by Annie Dobbs

    Another Wish by Annie Dobbs

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Haley Connors is determined to make sure no one ruins her sister's wedding. So what she suspects that the charming best man, Mike Sanderson, is the one behind all the little things that have been going wrong. Mike isn’t anyone she intends to get to know better, and she has reason to believe he might not want to lose his best friend to marriage...
  • The Wedding Catch by Susan Hatler

    The Wedding Catch by Susan Hatler

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Avery Summers finds out the homeless outreach program where she volunteers is about to lose their building to a big developer, she’s determined to help. Unfortunately, she also has to juggle her job at a bakery, help her friend plan her upcoming wedding, and deal with a sudden flurry of dinner invitations by the bride’s cousin, a man she’d normally jump at the chance to date...
  • Becoming Brooke by Kay P. Dawson

    Becoming Brooke by Kay P. Dawson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brooke Quinn isn't fully convinced she wants to look for love again. As a doctor in Quinn Valley, she just doesn't have the time to get out and meet people. Not to mention her trust issues after having her heart broken by a man she'd believed she would spend her life with...
  • Under Fire by Rebecca Deel

    Under Fire by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fortress Security operative Matt Rainer races to a friend's side when she is attacked. Determined to keep her safe, the medic appoints himself as Delilah's bodyguard. Within hours, he foils another attempt on her life. Soon, they find a connection between events in Otter Creek and Delilah's past...
  • Tangled Up In You by Barbara Freethy

    Tangled Up In You by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Detective Adam Cole has been a loner for as long as he can remember. He's very good at protecting people. He's great at being a friend, but relationships that go beyond that—not so much. A darkness in his past prevents him from making himself open and vulnerable...
  • Peppermint Proposal by Kirsten Osbourne

    Peppermint Proposal by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Joni Kley finished her degree in social work, she didn’t feel like she could immediately quit her job as assistant manager of Kelsey’s Kafé on River’s End Ranch. Now that she is free to look around for something else, she’s not sure where she wants to go. She loves Idaho and the ranch, and can’t imagine living anywhere else, but there aren’t exactly a lot of social work jobs in town...
  • Dead Center: by Susan Sleeman

    Dead Center: by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone has a secret… When forensic photographer Ainsley Duncan’s brother is wrongly convicted of murder, she works hard to exonerate him through her contacts, but nothing clears his name until she happens upon a long-buried secret involving Grady Houston—the Veritas Center’s ballistics, firearms, and explosives expert...
  • Dead Heat by Susan Sleeman

    Dead Heat by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tracing cyber criminals is his job… When hackers breach hospital security to steal patient records and begin blackmailing them, Veritas Center’s cybercrime expert, Nick Thorn is hired to locate security holes and patch the system. But he doesn’t stop there. He wants to bring down the hacker and make her pay...
  • Dead Even by Susan Sleeman

    Dead Even by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When she discovers her worst nightmare…When Maya Glass—the Veritas Center’s toxicology/controlled substances expert—goes to check on her scientist friend after a cryptic phone message, Maya stumbles upon her worst nightmare. A deadly toxin has been released, her friend’s assistant has died in his secluded island lab, and her friend is missing...
  • Dreaming of You by Barbara Freethy

    Dreaming of You by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Whoever said opposites attract must have been talking about Kate Marlowe and Barrett Fox. Her life's work was bringing people together, and his was tearing them apart. The pretty wedding consultant and the sexy divorce lawyer should have hated each other on sight, and—well, they did...
  • Holly Pointe & Candy Canes by Cindy Kirk

    Holly Pointe & Candy Canes by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Quirky Faith Pierson loves her life in rural Vermont. Especially in December when she throws herself into the local holiday festivities. Widower Graham Westfall doesn’t have time for Christmas. After missing the mark on his last ad campaign by a New York mile, his job now hangs in the balance. He has one month to come up with a new campaign or he’s out...
  • Finding her Forever by Cathryn Brown

    Finding her Forever by Cathryn Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wants to find a home. He’s ready to move on.Paige quits her city job for a fresh start in small-town Two Hearts, Tennessee—and brings a stray dog. She bought a Victorian house she plans to turn into a bed and breakfast—no matter how much effort it takes. Romance? She doesn’t have time for it—even with CJ, her handsome carpenter.CJ enjoys moving from place to place...
  • Teasing Tammy by Pamela M. Kelley

    Teasing Tammy by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charming orthopedics doctor Clark Baker is known for being a big flirt. He loves women, they love him and he's never lacked for dates. But he's ready to settle down now and find a serious relationship, and the one person he sets his sights on, bookstore manager, Tammy Burns, does not take him seriously. She likes him quite a bit. He's easy to like...
  • All Made Up by Kara Isaac

    All Made Up by Kara Isaac

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone thinks Katriona McLeod is living the dream. Her professional career as a make up artist sees her traveling the world working with the stars and she's got no shortage of men wanting her affection. Only problem is she's never gotten over Caleb Murphy, the one guy she's ever loved...
  • Faith, Hope & Love by Rachel Hanna

    Faith, Hope & Love by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's lost everything a person can lose. Her home, her possessions, her family. Can she find a new life and a new love in January Cove? Former wealthy socialite, Faith McLemore, has had a rough few months. With her beloved father out of her life and a box of secrets that has shattered her world, she travels to January Cove in search of answers...
  • Cold Pursuit by Susan Sleeman

    Cold Pursuit by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s on the run… When Whitney Rochester’s brother-in-law kills her sister, Whitney fears for the life of her niece and nephew. She can’t leave them in her murderous brother-in-law’s care so she goes on the run with the children to be sure they’re out of his reach. Or so she thinks until a killer shows up—weapon in hand—at the ski resort where she works and targets her. But he’s in pursuit...
  • A Twist of Faith by Pepper Basham

    A Twist of Faith by Pepper Basham

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maybe the language of love doesn’t have an accent, but with any other type of accent, Dr. Adelina Roseland feels confident she can correct it. Accent reduction is her specialty and she’s worked ten years in research with it to attain her dream job: Professor at the University of Virginia...
  • Spying On The Billionaire: A January Cove Romance by Rachel Hanna

    Spying On The Billionaire: A January Cove Romance by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s a split second decision. What if he figures out who she isn’t? Daisy needs to stop a mall project from ruining her town. A billionaire stands in her way. And she isn’t exactly well versed in faking her identity. That is, until she does it. The problem is, he doesn’t like her one bit...
  • Guarding Her Heart by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Guarding Her Heart by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lindsay Hamilton has watched as people around her have fallen in love and gotten married. She knows she needs a change in her life, but she also knows it doesn’t involve romance or love, let alone marriage. When their church announces a two-week mission’s trip to the Philippines, Lindsay feels that this may be the change she needs...
  • Untouched by Lilly Wilde

    Untouched by Lilly Wilde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    UNTOUCHED, first in the series, followed by TOUCHED and TOUCHED BY HIM... Untouched is an enthralling story of Aria Cason who has turned her back on love in favor of her career. Aria's past gives her reason to redirect her life and strictly focus on success; allowing little to no room for anything more...
  • Second Chance at Sunflower Ranch by Carolyn Brown

    Second Chance at Sunflower Ranch by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Queen of Cowboy: regrets and old heartbreaks are unearthed in this sweeping love story as hometown sweethearts get a second chance at love—and being a family.Retired combat medic Jesse Ryan hasn’t been home much since he enlisted twenty years ago. Now he’s headed back to Texas to help take care of his aging foster parents and run Sunflower ranch...
  • Taking Chances by Rachel Hanna

    Taking Chances by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life can change on a dime. Piper Williams is poor. She's always been poor. Like seriously - dirt poor from a small town. But when one of her regular customers at The Greasy Spoon diner gives her the gift of a lifetime, her life changes overnight. But as with all gifts, there are potential obstacles and hers is named Cameron...
  • Troubled Graves by Christy Barritt

    Troubled Graves by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some things are best left buried . . .Gunner Mathias is trying to come to terms with a life-changing injury that ended his career as a Navy SEAL. While at a retreat at Hope House on Lantern Beach, he hopes to heal so he can move forward with his life. The last thing he expects is to run into a woman he once rescued...
  • Expired Refuge by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Refuge by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’ll never accept his help. He’ll never stop trying to protect his town. Mia Tathers is an ATF Special Agent. It’s not like she needs Conroy to protect her. However, when it becomes clear someone is recreating her biggest mistake, Mia has to face her own inability to forgive Conroy for what he took from her. It’s the only way she’ll stay alive...
  • Safe In His Arms by Melanie D. Snitker

    Safe In His Arms by Melanie D. Snitker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a beautiful woman walks into his diner asking for a job, Joel Ash can't bring himself to say no. The more he gets to know Anna, the more he's convinced she's hiding something. Intrigued and drawn to protect her, he prays he can ensure her safety and guard her heart. Even if it means risking his own in the process.  Anna Henderson is on the run...
  • Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna

    Loving Tessa by Rachel Hanna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love Sweet, Contemporary Romance With Lots of Drama? Meet Aaron Parker, The Youngest of the Parker Family in January Cove In book 2 of the January Cove series, we meet one of the Parker brothers, Aaron. The youngest of the five Parker children, Aaron was all set to marry his girlfriend of three years until she broke his heart by cheating on him...
  • My Father's House by Rose Chandler Johnson

    My Father's House by Rose Chandler Johnson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Growing up, life is idyllic for Lily Rose Cates due to one constant – her father’s love. But in her sixteenth summer, all that changes without warning. There begins Lily’s struggle to find herself and the life she’s lost. . . . Marriage promises fulfillment, but her happily-ever-after barely survives the honeymoon. Her husband’s sophisticated façade hides a brooding man with even darker secrets...
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