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  • City of Sin by Ivy Smoak

    City of Sin by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nothing seems to be going Bee's way. She has been knocked down by her ex, her job, and the city in general. Could a blind date really be the start of the much needed change she's been hoping for? When Bee is already running late, a sexy stranger steals her cab. And once she finally arrives to the restaurant and finds out that he's her date, the night takes an unexpected turn...
  • Leaving Cub Creek by Grace Greene

    Leaving Cub Creek by Grace Greene

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the heart of Virginia, where the forests hide secrets and the creeks run strong and deep ~ Libbie Havens never fit in. She bought the old Carson place on Cub Creek and moved to the Virginia countryside to prove she could live on her own terms. In the process, she learned some truths about herself and found love ~ but love, acceptance and belonging can be easier to find than to keep...
  • The Surrogate's Gift by L.G. Davis

    The Surrogate's Gift by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her one good deed is about to turn into her worst nightmare.Becoming a surrogate for Marcia and Travis Thorpe is Grace’s chance to overcome her inner demons.Nothing can go wrong. Her life depends on it.Determined to focus on the pregnancy, she drops everything and accepts the Thorpes’ offer to move in with them until the baby is born. A simple decision. One big mistake...
  • Stone Sober by Gwyn McNamee

    Stone Sober by Gwyn McNamee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stone Hawke is precisely the kind of man women are warned about—handsome, intelligent, arrogant, and intricately entangled with some dangerous people. I should stay away, but he manages to strip my soul bare with just a look and dominates my thoughts. Bad decisions are in my past. My life is (mostly) on track, even if it is no longer the one to medical school...
  • Fearless by Maren Smith

    Fearless by Maren Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was the last thing she thought she needed, but she was everything he wanted. Abused and alone, Kitty had no idea how far she’d have to flee after she finally got the courage to run. She never would have guessed she’d end up halfway around the world, or in the home — much less the arms — of dominant Australian whip-master, Noah Carver...
  • Promise of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

    Promise of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    By the time this is all over, she’ll know what it’s like to kill, or what it’s like to die. Mia Morgan doesn’t let anything get to her. After freeing herself from an obsessive boss and saving loved ones from a serial killer, she feels like she can handle anything life throws at her. But now that killer – a deranged hunter who preys on women for sport – is coming for her...
  • The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

    The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's back.Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be—a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real...
  • Blood Brothers: A gritty, unforgettable gangland thriller from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson

    Blood Brothers: A gritty, unforgettable gangland thriller from bestseller Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When you’re running the streets, loyalty is everything…Gangs rule the streets of the rough Gallowburn Estate in Glasgow, but the deepest rivalry of all is between Jamie Gray and his friends, known as the Blood Brothers, and their enemies, the Lawsons...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  fiction
  • Never Goodbye by Adam Mitzner

    Never Goodbye by Adam Mitzner

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A thriller of murder, redemption, and breakneck twists by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Dead Certain. After her sister was murdered, Ella Broden meted out her own punishment, then abandoned her career to pursue her passion as a singer. But another murder that hits close to home draws her back to seek justice...
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    female-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime  drama
  • The Aftermath by Gail Schimmel

    The Aftermath by Gail Schimmel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Three women: a mother, a daughter, a friend. Can they save each other from the past?It’s been twenty-six years since the accident, but Helen still lives on autopilot, going through the motions of work and motherhood. Her one wish is for her daughter Julia to settle down with her own family—so Helen can let go...
  • Promised to the Killer: A Dark Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel

    Promised to the Killer: A Dark Mafia Romance by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her family tossed her aside like a broken doll.But she's my shining treasure and I'll kill to make her mine.Siena Bastone is going to die. She's the cast-off traitorous daughter of a minor mafia family with deliciously pouty lips and a wicked tongue.But after we spend one unforgettable night of sin in a hotel room, I can't walk away.I pull her from her family's clutches and make her my own...
  • None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

    None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the #1  New York Times  bestselling author known for her “superb pacing, twisted characters, and captivating prose” ( BuzzFeed ), Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast...
  • Shadows Of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

    Shadows Of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something’s not right in Hunters Ridge… Ebony Blakely has her life nearly exactly where she wants it. She’s a country vet with a successful business in Hunters Ridge, a town that she loves, and has a close group of friends. The only thing missing is romance...
  • Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.He wasn’t even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls, expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town...
  • What She Saw by Wendy Clarke

    What She Saw by Wendy Clarke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She lied to her daughter to save her family. Everyone knows Leona would do anything for her daughter Beth: she moved to Church Langdon to send Beth to the best school, worked hard to build a successful business to support them and found them the perfect little cottage to call home. Leona and Beth hike together, shop together, share their hopes and fears with one another...
  • Everything We Give by Kerry Lonsdale

    Everything We Give by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the author of Everything We Keep comes the final novel in the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling Everything Series. Brimming with suspense, mystery, and romance, Everything We Give brings to a powerful close the gripping series of love, lies, and the secrets families keep...
  • No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna...
  • Yellow by Elin Peer

    Yellow by Elin Peer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if you achieved your dream – and it turned out to be a nightmare?For twenty-six years, I’ve chased money, fame, and beauty.Being a movie star and dating Nick, one of the hottest pop stars in the world, should have been all I ever wanted. Except, his drugs and jealousy almost cost me my life when he shot me...
  • Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Twisted by Release by B.B. Hamel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark mafia...
  • An FBI Murder Mystery Bundle by Ava Strong, Blake Pierce

    An FBI Murder Mystery Bundle by Ava Strong, Blake Pierce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A two-book mystery bundle by debut author Ava Strong and #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 1,000 five star reviews!Here is a bundle of the first books in two different series—the Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller series by Ava Strong and the Adele Sharp Mystery series by Blake Pierce—all in one convenient place...
  • Notorious by Carey Baldwin

    Notorious by Carey Baldwin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The woman everyone loves to hate is dead. Dallas socialite Cynthia Langhorne is infamous for her beauty, her philanthropy, and her home wrecking--until she's found shot through the heart and posed nude at a fundraising ball. The case is high profile, and there's a bigger problem: Cindy is the wife of a decorated FBI special agent--the prime suspect in her murder...
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    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
  • The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini

    The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why?A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.You’re arrested for her murder.You tell the police that you had only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you had talked her down.You’ve got nothing to do with this tragedy...
  • Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar

    Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the Author of The Alphabet Game comes a tale of drama and suspense. LAUREN LAWLER’s life is visually perfect. However husband Niall seems to have forgotten she exists. Running a Vintage shop on Ebay and meeting her best friend Monique for coffee and shopping, Lauren feels settled but bored...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark  fiction
  • The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women determined to uncover the truth. But how can you trust the present if you can't remember the past?“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones“Resonates long after you turn the final page...
  • Riverbend by Tess Thompson

    Riverbend by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Tag. I found you.” Just as Annie Bell’s reputation as one of the best chefs in the Pacific Northwest grows to new heights, she receives a threatening phone call from her abusive ex-boyfriend. Marco is out on parole and hungry for revenge, blaming her for his ten-year imprisonment...
  • The Thorn Girl by Laura Elliot

    The Thorn Girl by Laura Elliot

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A swallow flutters its wings into a dimly lit attic as Adele Foyle stumbles across the secret diary of the mother she has never met, and a shocking account of a crime committed over twenty-five years ago...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  fiction
  • The Shadow Writer by Eliza Maxwell

    The Shadow Writer by Eliza Maxwell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every writer has a story. Some are deadlier than others.Aspiring author Graye Templeton will do anything to escape the horrific childhood crime that haunts her. After a life lived in shadows, she’s accepted a new job as protégé to Laura West, influential book blogger and wife of an acclaimed novelist. Laura’s connections could make Graye’s publishing dreams a reality...
  • If I Run by Molly Black

    If I Run by Molly Black

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI BAU Special Agent Ruby Hunter remains haunted by “The 13 Killer,” the serial killer who took everything from her—including her partner—before she put him away for good. Yet somehow, though behind bars, new bodies are showing up with his trademark 13 signature...
  • The Stepdaughter by Georgina Cross

    The Stepdaughter by Georgina Cross

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It’s a normal afternoon when I walk out the patio doors of our kitchen to check on Mia, my stepdaughter, who is swimming in our backyard pool. But she’s gone. My heart stops when I see the back gate is open, her pink, fluffy towel lying folded on a chair. I was just feet away...
  • My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The sunroom at the back of the house is just as I remember. I can’t taste homemade lemonade or smell oatmeal cookies without thinking of home, of the beautiful cliffs of Martino Bay, and I feel welcomed. But all thoughts of a happy family reunion are destroyed the moment I see him… He’s as handsome as I remember: broad shoulders, piercing blue eyes, hair the colour of burnt toffee...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  dark  family
  • The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

    The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. It’s what she prides herself on. So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.The rules are simple:They will each date someone new once a week...
  • Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

    Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A perfectly wicked debut thriller about an ambitious woman who, after a lifetime of conning alongside her mother, wants to leave her dark past behind and marry the heir to one of the country's wealthiest families.Like any enterprising woman, Bea knows what she’s worth and is determined to get all she deserves—it just so happens that what she deserves is to marry rich. Filthy rich...
  • End of Eternity 4 by Loretta Lost

    End of Eternity 4 by Loretta Lost

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is the fourth and final book in the End of Eternity series! No more cliffhangers. Surrendering herself to the monster that has destroyed her family, Carmen follows his commands while secretly hoping for a moment when she can gain the upper hand...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  epic  fiction
  • Amanda/Haunting Rachel by Kay Hooper

    Amanda/Haunting Rachel by Kay Hooper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amanda A spellbinding tale of contemporary suspense that begins with a mysterious homecoming and ends in a shattering explosion of passion, greed, and murder. And all because a stranger says her name is... Amanda...
  • Malady by Trisha Wolfe

    Malady by Trisha Wolfe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Trisha Wolfe comes the dark and twisted finale of the duet that will leave you breathless.Blakely Vaughn is no longer shrouded from a world of feeling. She’s been thrust into the light, emotions assailing her and making her question her sanity as she hunts the man responsible—the bastard who made her feel.When Dr...
  • His Brown-Eyed Girl by Liz Talley

    His Brown-Eyed Girl by Liz Talley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's saving him from…the kids? Lucas Finlay is used to calling the shots. But looking after his two nephews and niece in New Orleans, he's entirely out of his league. Luckily help is next door. With almost no effort Addy Toussant manages to make order from the kid chaos. Lucas is beyond grateful…he's also very attracted to her. Images of an adults-only playdate are soon dancing in his head...
  • A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

    A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—and that she’s been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.A whirlwind romance.When Theodora Scott met Connor—wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family—she fell in love in an instant...
  • The Engagement by Samantha Hayes

    The Engagement by Samantha Hayes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You thought you had escaped him. Until he proposed to your daughter.‘There’s someone I want you to meet,’ Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He’s tall with dark hair and stubble on his square jaw. He’s dressed in expensive-looking clothes – tan trousers and a fitted navy shirt...
  • Three Strikes by Kate Kessler

    Three Strikes by Kate Kessler

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three Strikes is the new novel in a thriller series where a criminal psychologist uses her own dark past to help law enforcement catch dangerous killers.Thanksgiving is approaching, and Audrey Harte has a lot to be thankful for -- her mother has recovered from surgery, her relationship with Jake is solid, her father is relatively sober, and her career is evolving in an exciting direction...
  • Closet Full of Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Closet Full of Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ever since they were children, Gillian Hearth has been her sister Frankie’s guardian, her sounding board, and her best friend. Together, the Hearth sisters quietly bury their secrets and form a formidable team during any crisis. Purchasing the old Blymhill house with the hopes of turning it into an artists’ retreat, the sisters are finally living their dream...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  horror
  • The Running Girls by Matt Brolly

    The Running Girls by Matt Brolly

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the bestselling author of the Detective Louise Blackwell series comes a story of two murders, twenty years apart. There’s only one suspect. But what if he’s innocent?Twenty years ago, in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas, Annie Randall took her dog for a walk. The dog returned. Annie did not...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  murder
  • Don't Blink by L.G. Davis

    Don't Blink by L.G. Davis

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    *This book was previously published under the titles The Girl in the Rain and The Girl in the Storm.* Two years ago, Paige Wilson watched helplessly as her brother Ryan was shot, right on her doorstep. He survived the attack, but never fully recovered from the trauma. Stuck in a wheelchair, Ryan refuses to accept the life of a paraplegic...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  drama  fiction
  • Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan

    Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She thought she was the perfect mother—until the new neighbours moved in.Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted...
  • All The Pretty People by Barbara Freethy

    All The Pretty People by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ten years ago, I was seventeen, spending summers with my wealthy family and friends on Hawk Island. One terrible night, I blacked out. The next morning, my best friend, Melanie, was gone—vanished without a trace. Today, I go back. To the island. To my sister's wedding. To a group of privileged people with whom I've never belonged. To my best friend's brother, a man who hates us all...
  • The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Prudence welcomed Zoe into her home. Now she’s fighting to survive.Two simple words shatter Prudence Ahern’s world - “I’m pregnant.”Her son Nathan is only eighteen when his new girlfriend Zoe drops that little bombshell. Prudence feels she has to support her son and asks Zoe to move in with them.Right from the start, Prudence knows something isn’t right...
  • The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire

    The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this tour de force, a father, shaken by tragedy, tries to avenge his daughter’s murder—and restore his family’s shattered life. It was supposed to be a typical October evening for renowned portrait artist Will Light...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  drama  family
  • The Break by Katie Sise

    The Break by Katie Sise

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Can she trust the people she loves? Can she trust herself? A new mother is pushed to the edge in a provocative thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Open House.After the traumatic birth of her daughter at a New York City hospital, Rowan O’Sullivan returns home to her apartment with her perfect newborn, Lila...
  • Not My Mother by Miranda Smith

    Not My Mother by Miranda Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if the person you trust most in the world is lying to you?I’d heard of the Baby Caroline case, of course. When a baby is snatched from her mother’s arms, the whole country knows about it. I knew about the parents left lying by the swimming pool, the open window in the nursery. But I never dreamed it had anything to do with me.Today, my beautiful daughter turned one...
  • The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

    The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The dark, scandalous, and completely twisted sequel to Kiersten Modglin’s #1 bestselling domestic thriller, THE ARRANGEMENT…First, there was the arrangement.A simple, yet salacious fix to the problems looming in their marriage.But when things took a tragic turn, Peter’s and Ainsley’s lives quickly fell into disarray. Now, their secrets have been exposed...
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