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Tainted Love by Kimberley Chambers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree Butlers Two weddings One funeral The explosive new novel from the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Kimberley Chambers. Nobody can hurt you like the ones you love…Blood is thicker than water, love is stronger than hate – and that’s the problem. When your brother has betrayed you, there’s no coming back.Vinny and Michael have always protected each other and provided for the family... -
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Francesca by Gillian Y. Godden
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle mother Francesca is struggling to get by when an act of desperation leads to her owing a debt to notorious gangland boss, Tony Lambrianu. Tony has his own troubles – a change of image from playboy to respectable married man is needed to further his criminal career. He has women falling at his feet, but none he wants to make his wife... -
![Bound for Nirvana: by Kendra Leigh]()
Bound for Nirvana: by Kendra Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe bonds of their love saw them through the ravaging storm to the promise of peace and the chance to breathe … Angel once believed her soul belonged to the Devil. Now she willingly gives every part of her—mind, body and soul—to the man whose love mends her a little more each day. Ethan knows Hell is no place for an angel, especially not his Angel... -
![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 ratingsWhen 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... -
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![Someone Else's Baby by Ruby Speechley]()
Someone Else's Baby by Ruby Speechley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe gave away her children. Now she wants them back.Charlotte Morgan knows how it feels to desperately want a baby. As a child, seeing her mum devastated by losing her longed-for babies, Charlotte wished another woman could give her mother what she so craved... -
![Learn for Me by Kay Elle Parker]()
Learn for Me by Kay Elle Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne day she was there; the next she was gone.Zeke mourned the loss of his blue-haired angel, missed the sound of her voice and the touch of her hand on his. She'd been there while his broken body tried to heal, had soothed him when the pain was consuming, bewitched him with her laugh and ever-present smile.Nothing could happen between them, he'd known that from the start... -
![Look Closer by David Ellis]()
Look Closer by David Ellis
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession-and quite possibly the perfect... -
![The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan]()
The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo ex-wives. Two missing girls. Will yours be next?Pulling a batch of my husband’s favourite golden oatmeal cookies from the oven, I smile to hear my daughter Phoebe playing in the treehouse outside. I was once so close to losing everything, but since I married handsome Jackson, I have a perfect life. Jackson might tell me what to wear, but he just likes to buy me nice things... -
![The Perfect Block by Blake Pierce]()
The Perfect Block by Blake Pierce
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn THE PERFECT BLOCK (Book #2), rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women... -
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Absolute Fear by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEvery Serial Killer... A serial killer is stalking the streets of New Orleans. The victims are killed in a ritual fashion, a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies. There are no clues, no connections except one: a crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of unspeakable madness--and is now the calling card of a new kind of fear. Is Searching For.. -
![A Critical Tangent by Reily Garrett]()
A Critical Tangent by Reily Garrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Reily has a way of combining murder, intrigue, twists and turns with just the right amount of romance…” – J. George, VINE VOICEShe doesn’t trust cops.Can the detective trust his instincts?Keiki Tallerman’s life shatters on a remote mountaintop in Pennsylvania after witnessing her best friend’s bizarre execution... -
![Breaking the Girl by M.C. Webb]()
Breaking the Girl by M.C. Webb
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBreaking the Girl by M.C. Webb is a dark story of desire. Two souls collide, breaking open a long forgotten past, and a very tortured present. What drives the lovers closer, may be the very thing the tears them apart. Axel Stone is a porn star, a highly successful porn star. Now semi-retired and frigidly cold, Axel stumbles through life the only way he knows how – lots of booze and women... -
![Fragile Scars by Lilian Harris]()
Fragile Scars by Lilian Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSOMETIMES THE DEEPEST SCARS ARE THOSE NO ONE SEES. Lilah seems to have it all—a great job and a gorgeous boyfriend, but underneath the perfect exterior are bruises left behind by a monster who claims to love her. Damian has a troubled past of his own. He vows to steer clear of love, that is until he meets Lilah—a woman whose secret is slowly consuming her... -
![Flames and Flowers by Jaine Diamond]()
Flames and Flowers by Jaine Diamond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlames and FlowersFlames and Flowers is a friend-to-lovers/ forbidden love/ MMF romance novella, featuring Matt Brohmer, Ash Player and Daniela Vola.It is meant to be read at the end of the player series, after Lovely Madness (Players #4)... -
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![The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou by Jana Deleon]()
The Lost Girls of Johnson's Bayou by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWHO IS GINNY BERGERON?She was only six when she walked out of the swamp after the LeBlanc School for Girls caught on fire. Sixteen years after the terrifying night that stole her memory, a child's scream lures Ginny back into the woods...where a strong arm encircles her. The gun-wielding stranger is Paul Stanton, a cop-turned-P.I., who';s come to Johnson's Bayou looking for answers of his own... -
![The Night Away by Jess Ryder]()
The Night Away by Jess Ryder
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTheir baby was supposed to be mine…No relationship is perfect. But since the birth of baby Mabel, seven months ago, Amber and George have been in desperate need of a night away. Mabel is all that Amber has ever wanted but she can’t deny that sometimes she struggles to cope. George has booked them into a luxury hotel and Amber’s sister is babysitting... -
![The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was the trip of a lifetime…until someone ended up dead. When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage... -
![My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin]()
My Husband's Secret by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy husband liked his secrets. On the day of his funeral, I found out just how much. As it turns out, there were three of us. Three women he loved. Three secrets he had to keep. But Lucas wasn’t the only one with secrets. The three of us have a few of our own, and we’d do anything to keep them. If you look close enough, we each had a motive. We all had an opportunity... -
![Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig]()
Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the fourth installment of the Miriam Black series, Miriam heads to the southwest in search of another psychic who may be able to help her understand her curse, but instead finds a cult of domestic terrorists and the worst vision of death she’s had yet. Miriam Black is being developed as a TV series by Starz with the producers of Breaking Bad... -
![Hide my Thoughts by Lisa Ladew]()
Hide my Thoughts by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is Book 2 in the Hide Me Series. You must read book 1 first, which is free here on Amazon. It is called HIDE MY MEMORIES. These are romantic suspense thriller books. This book is darker than my previous books, and a bit darker than book 1. If you don't like Thrillers you might want to skip it. Katerina Holloway had thought the nightmare was over... -
![Breaking Bedrock by Britney King]()
Breaking Bedrock by Britney King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a married mother of three, Addison Greyer has always been known for doing the right thing. Hoping to keep it that way, she fought like hell to avoid falling for the mysterious, highly successful, albeit broken man whom the world knows as William Hartman... -
![The Princess of Greektown by Suzanne Jenkins]()
The Princess of Greektown by Suzanne Jenkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty years ago, Terry Smith was Detroit’s top news anchor. She set the standard for excellence in investigative journalism, staying at the news desk long after her time should have been over. Just as Terry’s son-in-law is murdered in the city, Detective Jill Zannos faces upheaval in her own life... -
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If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s piercing scream as she is taken...Categorized as:
suspense fiction contemporary psychological thriller law-enforcement police-procedural book -
![She Won't Leave by James Caine]()
She Won't Leave by James Caine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has taken over my life.Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily.I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son, that I’m not worthy of him... -
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![His Brown-Eyed Girl by Liz Talley]()
His Brown-Eyed Girl by Liz Talley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe'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... -
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Dreaming of Venice by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFind love, friendship and prosecco – in the magical city of Venice Life is tough for Penny. A dead end job in a London café, a boyfriend in Australia (what could go wrong?) and an art career going nowhere. But then Penny is approached with an extraordinary proposition... -
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Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you love a gripping Southern suspense, USA Today bestselling SPEAK NO EVIL is for you. Lifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline. New York Times bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future.. -
![The Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell]()
The Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe little girl appeared in Central Park: red-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, perfect - except for the blood on her shoulder. It fell from the sky, she said, while she was looking for her uncle, who turned into a tree. Poor child, people thought. And then they found the body in the tree.For NYPD detective, Kathy Mallory, there is something about the girl that she understands... -
![For 100 Days by Lara Adrian]()
For 100 Days by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJust when everything in my life is falling apart, I find a chance to turn it around--to step into someone else's glittering world, if only for a little while. I become someone new, no longer the woman defined by an ugly past, but a woman freer and bolder than myself... -
![The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson]()
The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA thrilling new crime novel from the bestselling author of You Betrayed Me, perfect for fans of Sandra Brown and Iris Johansen! Return to the dark side of Savanna, Georgia where a crime writer and her detective husband are working a cold case, and hot on the trail of a killer who’s work isn’t done... -
![Drive Me Crazy by Eric Jerome Dickey]()
Drive Me Crazy by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestseller-now in trade paperback.Praised for his storytelling, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey turns up the heat in his explosive new novel of the reckless desires that bind an irresistible woman to a desperate man-and the one wrong move that could destroy them both... -
![The visitors by Miranda Rijks]()
The visitors by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe offered them a place to stay. They wanted so much more.Hannah’s life is almost perfect. She’s a full-time mother to two young children and married to successful cardiologist Daniel. The only thing missing is a project of her own. So she has poured heart and soul into converting their stone barn into a beautiful holiday rental. Things take a dark turn when visitors Mike and Nadia come to stay... -
![The Ex by Freida McFadden]()
The Ex by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCassie thinks she has met the perfect man. Joel is sweet, handsome, romantic, and best of all, he’s crazy about Cassie. She thinks she’s found the guy she’ll spend the rest of her life with. Have children with. Grow old with. Yes, she knows about his perfect ex-girlfriend, Francesca. The beautiful, brilliant chef, beloved by all his friends. But she thinks Francesca is out of the picture... -
![스틸 키스 by Jeffery Deaver, 제프리 디버]()
스틸 키스 by Jeffery Deaver, 제프리 디버
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAmelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a killer. She’s chasing him through a department store in Brooklyn when an escalator malfunctions. The stairs give way, with one man horribly mangled by the gears. Sachs is forced to let her quarry escape as she jumps in to try to help save the victim... -
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![The Soul Breaker by Sebastian Fitzek]()
The Soul Breaker by Sebastian Fitzek
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsInternational number one bestseller Sebastian Fitzek plunges readers into the depths of their own souls in a new high-concept thriller.The Soul Breaker destroys his victims.He doesn't kill them, or mutilate them. But he leaves them completely dead inside, paralysed and catatonic. His only trace a note left in their hands.There are three known victims when suddenly the abductions stop... -
![Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison]()
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear... -
![The Widow by Valerie Keogh]()
The Widow by Valerie Keogh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGrieving or guilty?When Allison’s wealthy and charming husband Peter is found dead, she appears distraught, devastated….delighted?Because despite an apparently picture-perfect marriage, Allison knows it was all built on a bed of lies.And as the truth regarding Peter’s life and death are revealed, Alison must try to keep her own dark past buried... -
![The Mother-in-Law by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Mother-in-Law by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere’s something strange about Loren’s new mother-in-law…When Loren meets Jack, she’s sure he’s the man she’s been waiting for—a perfect husband and a father for her young daughter. Shortly after their wedding, their plans to start a life together are put on hold when the couple receives word that Jack’s father has died... -
![The Wife Lie by Anya Mora]()
The Wife Lie by Anya Mora
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy husband is missing.And his wife is on my doorstep.The wife I never knew he had.Does that mean my husband's out looking for wife number three?The more I dig... the more I find.Ledger Stone is not the man I thought I knew.What I'd thought was a whirlwind romance has turned out to be a hurricane laced with lies.It started with one... -
![The Family by Martina Cole]()
The Family by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPhillip Murphy is a family man. He worships his old mum; he takes care of his siblings who help run his business empire; he dotes on his two young sons who will one day take over. And then there's his wife and saviour Christine, whom he loves with a vengeance. To Phillip Murphy, family is everything.Christine has always understood this about her husband... -
![Breaking Point by Edel Coffey]()
Breaking Point by Edel Coffey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne mistake could cost her everything.Susannah has two beautiful daughters, a high-flying medical career, a successful husband and an enviable life. Her hair is glossy, her clothes are expensive; she truly has it all.But when - on the hottest day of the year - her strict morning routine is disrupted, Susannah finds herself running on autopilot... -
![Hold Your Tongue by Deborah Masson]()
Hold Your Tongue by Deborah Masson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brutal murder.A young woman’s body is discovered with horrifying injuries, a recent newspaper cutting pinned to her clothing.A detective with everything to prove.This is her only chance to redeem herself.A serial killer with nothing to lose.He’s waited years, and his reign of terror has only just begun . . .Introducing DI Eve Hunter, HOLD YOUR TONGUE is your new obsession... -
![The Beginning After by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Beginning After by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer husband's dead. But his secrets have yet to be buried. When the sudden death of her husband rocks the very foundation of Peighton's life, she is left questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she loved... -
![20 Minutes On The Tube by Daniel Hurst]()
20 Minutes On The Tube by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series... "Original and addictive, I read it in a day!" 20 Minutes. 20 People. 20 different reasons to be underground... Louise didn't plan on stealing until she realised she could get away with it. Anke gave her husband a second chance but now she wants revenge. Valentin has an urge to kill and is using his commute to find his first victim...Categorized as:
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![The New Family by Victoria Jenkins]()
The New Family by Victoria Jenkins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan you really trust the family next door?Brooke is delighted when Oliver decides to rent her old family home with his three-year-old son Finley. Finally, someone to bring happiness to the rundown house across the street. They seem like the perfect tenants, but Brooke is a little unnerved when they move in with just a single bag between them... -
![Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham]()
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention... -
![Imposters in Paradise by Maxine Barry, Faith Martin]()
Imposters in Paradise by Maxine Barry, Faith Martin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImogen Dacres is flying to Bermuda to investigate the mysterious death of her brother when the unthinkable happens. The plane crashes.She wakes up in hospital where she learns three things:One: everyone thinks she is the wealthy Isadora Van Harte.Two: no one else survived the crash.Three: some scary-looking men are outside looking for Imogen Dacres... -
![Sticky Fingers 2 by J.T. Lawrence]()
Sticky Fingers 2 by J.T. Lawrence
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiverse, dark-humoured, and deliciously bite-sized, this compelling collection of 12 short stories by JT Lawrence include:GATSBY'S DOUBLEAn artist's Pomeranian has been replaced by an imposter.COURT, MARRY, KILLWhose body ends up being unzipped by fish on the ocean floor?ROCKABYE BABYA female-only cult has a very dark side... -
![The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine]()
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal her husband, her reputation—even her life—in this seductive novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish.In this town, anyone is replaceable. . . .After a tragic chain of events led to the deaths of their spouses two years ago, D.C... -
![Reunion at Mossy Creek by Deborah Smith, Sandra Chastain]()
Reunion at Mossy Creek by Deborah Smith, Sandra Chastain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Mossy Creek! The warm-hearted but stubborn residents of the small town whose motto is "Ain't Going No Where--And Don't Want To" are once again sorting out the joys, sorrows, and everyday mysteries of life...
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