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  • Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s not a vacation until there’s a murder. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they’ve always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Snow Falls over Sunnybrook by Rosie Green

    Snow Falls over Sunnybrook by Rosie Green

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The chance to spend a night ghost-hunting alone with Hudson Holmes at Brambleberry Manor seems like a dream come true for Ruby Watkiss. Maybe, she thinks, this is their chance to get closer. But when mysterious goings-on start happening which have nothing to do with the spirit world, the pair are catapulted off on another sleuthing adventure...
  • Remy by Elle James

    Remy by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Retired Navy SEAL Remy Montagne left the Navy to take on a career where he could make a difference. After a short vacation to his old hometown of Bayou Mambaloa and a casual hookup with local woman, Shelby Taylor, he joins Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors in Montana...
  • Final Orders by Gregory Ashe

    Final Orders by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An embattled author. Fanatical parents. A son who can’t stay out of trouble. It’s the last one that’ll probably kill him.When Emery Hazard gets drawn into a brawl at a monthly school board meeting, he knows he’s in trouble; his husband, John-Henry Somerset, is chief of police, and they’re already under enough scrutiny as they try to finalize their foster son’s permanency plan...
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    crime  suspense  humor  family  romance  mlm  mystery  contemporary
  • My Every Breath by Brittney Sahin

    My Every Breath by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cade King has fallen for the wrong woman. She's the daughter of New York's most notorious hitman, and he's the newest target.After ten years of living in the shadow of the Irish mob, Gia Callaghan wants nothing more than to escape the darkness of her life. Her burning desire for answers about her past has her constantly plotting new ways to flee...
  • Spencer: Bomb / Guns by J.A. Huss

    Spencer: Bomb / Guns by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Spencer Shrike is a man with a plan. Get in. Get out. Move on. He loves Ron the Bomb, and her safety is the only thing on his mind. But life is a tricky bastard. And conning criminals for the better part of ten years brings its own set of problems. Sure, Rook lied her way out of a sticky situation, covering for Ronin, Ford, and Spencer’s crimes in the process...
  • Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Rafe Walker gained fame while in the Army when he was photographed for a Military Calendar. Afterward, modeling contracts rolled in but he found his life in California lacking and longed for a change...
  • No Escape by Julie Moffett

    No Escape by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable...
  • In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn

    In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the dive team is called in to recover a body from a submerged car, they aren't prepared to find an encrypted laptop--or an unsettling connection between investigator Adam Campbell and the dead accountant. Adam turns to his friend Dr. Sabrina Fleming--a professor at the local university with unparalleled computer security and forensics skills--to recover the files from the laptop...
  • Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A look into the life at McKay-Taggart on the day Charlie and Ian have their babies...
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    suspense  crime  family  humor  romance  steamy  contemporary  fiction
  • Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke O’Reilly has seen it all, done it all, and lived through it all. When a career ending injury forces him to retire from the military, he struggles to adapt. Luke was born to be a soldier, not conform to the nine-to-five mediocrity of everyday life. He needs to protect and serve like he needs his next breath...
  • Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's loved him forever... The last thing traveling nurse Evie Steele expects to find aboard the RV housing her mobile health clinic is her brother’s best friend. As always, Deke’s close proximity stirs her forbidden desires and long-suppressed dreams. But his sudden reappearance in her life and curious interest in her patients makes Evie wonder what he’s hiding. ..
  • One in Vermillion by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    One in Vermillion by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the third book in a new trilogy.Liz Danger is stuck in her hometown of Burney, Ohio, because her insane employer has rented a house there for the summer, which means she has three more months of trying to get a copy edit done, babysitting a seven-year-old, and figuring out what to do with three hundred and ninety-two teddy bears...
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    suspense  crime  humor  family  cozy  romance  mystery  contemporary
  • Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new release in the bestselling Ghost-in-Law series! After an eventful first week on the job, Game Warden Jadyn St. James is happy the small bayou town of Mudbug, Louisiana, seems to have fallen back into its normal routine...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

    Midnight Reckoning by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her sister was a world-class jewel thief. But she crossed the wrong person and now Sophie's baby may pay the price. Sophie Valero has spent her life living down her last name. In a family of murderers, thieves, and con artists, she's the black sheep...
  • Payback by Rebecca Deel

    Payback by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A mission from his past threatens his future. A stalker has his sights set on art history teacher Ivy Monroe. Still recovering from a relationship with an abusive former boyfriend, she's determined to win this fight over fear and intimidation. No one has the right to cage her again. When Ivy is nearly killed, she takes refuge in the arms of the one man she trusts...
  • Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Things in The Sisters are heating up, and Madison Reynolds is in the hot seat. When a local woman dies in a most unconventional way, In a Pinch takes on the quirky case and once again, Maddy finds herself in the middle of a would-be murder investigation. Even with the help of her grandmother and best friend Genny, this case may be too hot to handle...
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    humor  suspense  cozy  crime  romance  mystery  christian  fiction
  • Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the second book in a new series.Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer...
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    humor  suspense  crime  cozy  family  romance  mystery  contemporary
  • No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett

    No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett

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

    SEAL Salvation by Elle James

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

    Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a broken man arrives in town desperate to locate his missing girlfriend, loved-up PI Lexi Graves is determined to reunite the lost loves. However, the further Lexi delves into the case, the more it appears that the missing woman doesn't want to be found...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Lexi Carmichael Mystery Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date. But when sexy uberhacker Slash (no, that's not his real name) asks me to go with him to Rome on an investigation, the timing is sort of perfect...
  • Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her...
  • North: Broken Deeds MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    North: Broken Deeds MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Full blurb coming soon. The complete Broken Deeds MC series can be read together or separately. Each book in the Broken Deeds MC series is a complete standalone story featuring a new couple. Except for Kray and North. They are like a unit, where there's one, there's the other. As are their stories; you read one, you'll need the other...
  • Bluegrass Undercover by Kathleen Brooks

    Bluegrass Undercover by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In her first follow-up to the Best Selling Bluegrass Series, Kathleen Brooks brings Keeneston back to life through the Davies Brothers. Cade Davies had too much on his plate to pay attention to newest resident of Keeneston. He was too busy avoiding the Davies Brothers marriage trap set by half the town...
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    cozy  crime  family  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • No Such Thing As A Free Ride by Shelly Fredman

    No Such Thing As A Free Ride by Shelly Fredman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Puff piece reporter, Brandy Alexander is determined to win the battle of self improvement. She is eating better (or at least telling people she is) working out (if sparring with a guy who fishes doughnuts out of the gutter and eats them counts) and checking her impulsive behavior at the door. But it's hard to stay on track when her own therapist gives her up as a lost cause...
  • Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley

    Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In an effort to get her security consulting business off the ground, Kelsey Allen has been spending a lot of time up in the air, rappelling down buildings and climbing through windows to show business owners their vulnerabilities to thieves...
  • Second Chances in Chianti by T.A. Williams

    Second Chances in Chianti by T.A. Williams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alice thought her future was set in stone, until her past came knocking... Alice Butler starred in a successful US sitcom until tensions in the cast and crew caused the show to be cancelled. Now, five years later and working towards her dream job in art history, she’s called back for a revival of the show...
  • Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

    Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet! FIRST A STRANGER APPEARSWhile chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her...
  • Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich

    Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Stephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this “fast and fun” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable...
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    humor  crime  cozy  suspense  romance  mystery  fiction  audiobook
  • Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered...
  • Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lexi gets her latest gig, tracking down a blackmailer guilty of extorting thousands of dollars from the country’s hottest girl band, it’s practically a dream come true. However, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous doesn’t turn out to be as much fun as she hoped...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Take Down by Fern Michaels

    Take Down by Fern Michaels

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

    Wrench by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    If there were skeletons in your closet, Wrench would find them. The skills he possessed had landed him in jail on more than one occasion. But he would continue to do whatever he had to in order to protect his family—the Brothers by Blood MC. If that meant time behind bars, so be it. He never thought his loyalty to the club would falter. He thought wrong...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  suspense  abuse  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Only a few weeks into her new job as a private investigator, Lexi Graves thinks she may have bitten off more than she can chew with her first solo cases.In between going undercover as a plush pony at a “Bronie” conference and following her cheating brother-in-law, she’s got a saboteur-turned-killer to catch and a missing woman to find...
  • Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon

    Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deputy Dorie Berenger knew the day would go from bad to worse when she found a stoned alligator in the town drunk’s swimming pool. Then DEA agent Richard Starke shows up in Gator Bait, Louisiana, giving out orders and insults faster than you can cast a fishing line...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ryan Parker had always loved Sienna Ashton, but gave up on his fantasy years ago. After working as an undercover FBI Agent in Los Angeles, Ryan gets a phone call telling him to come home to the small town of Keeneston, Kentucky. The woman he thought he was over is now in serious trouble. Sienna Ashton fell in love with Ryan Parker too late...
  • Honor by J.L. Drake

    Honor by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bullets fly during a dangerous mission, and Major Mark Lopez is critically injured… A Blackstone soldier, Mark is transferred to the North Dakota hospital with the security clearance to treat members of the elite covert team. The pretty new nurse assigned to his case knows her stuff, but Mark soon discovers she knows more than just how to save lives. Mia Harper knows the Blackstone Code...
  • Eyes Only by Fern Michaels

    Eyes Only by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sisterhood Forever Lush, exclusive Spyder Island is home to many of the world's billionaires. Years ago, Gretchen Spyder, daughter of the island's namesake, gave her twin babies up for legal adoption. Now Gretchen and her father are trying to get them back. The twins' adoptive parents are a loving but poor couple, completely outgunned by the Spyders' wealth...
  • Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid

    Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jennifer Sylvester made her deal with the devil . . . and now they’re engaged!But all is not well in Green Valley. A chicken choker is on the loose, 61 dead birds most "fowl" need plucking, and no time remains for Jennifer and her devilish fiancé. Desperate to find a spare moment together, Jenn and Cletus’s attempts to reconnect are thwarted by one seemingly coincidental disaster after another...
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrel by Liliana Hart

    Dirty Rotten Scoundrel by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Can ghosts really talk?J.J. Graves is about to find out when her past comes back to haunt her. Too bad her life was just beginning to seem normal.J.J. and Jack set off together on a mission to uncover the secrets of J.J.'s felonious parents...
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    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Jury by Fern Michaels

    The Jury by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Jury Even reeling from the loss of one of their own, the Sisterhood is always prepared to rally behind a new friend. For years, Paula Woodley has suffered the broken bones and shattered self-esteem caused by an abusive marriage. But what can she do? Her high-profile, Washington power-broker husband is not a man to be crossed. Or so he thinks...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

    Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
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  • Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

    Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She's been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Stephanie thinks it's time for a change. So she quits. She wants something safe and normal. But the kind of trouble she had at the bail bonds office can't compare to the kind of trouble she finds herself facing now..
  • No Brainer by A.J. Lape

    No Brainer by A.J. Lape

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two weeks before junior year, Darcy hops a plane to Orlando for a little R&R with her best friend Dylan and his family. Fresh off the heels of solving three murders in Valley, she is ready to sit back and enjoy the vacation capital of the world…maybe if you're a noun. Darcy Walker, however, is nothing but verb...
  • Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Gripping tale that is as Sweet as a Ballerina and as Pugnacious as a Pitbull!The silver bird gleamed in the blue sky, as the early morning sun bathed it in soft golden hues. Flight 714 was on the last leg of its journey, having burned close to fifty thousand gallons of jet fuel on its trans-Atlantic flight from Paris to Los Angeles...
  • A Circle of Crows by Kelsey Kingsley

    A Circle of Crows by Kelsey Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing ever happens in Fort Crow, Scotland, or so Inspector Alec Brodie thinks. But when the body of a tourist is found in the woods, the detective begins to see that things aren't all that they seem in the sleepy little town, especially when the murder is ruled as an accident...
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    cozy  crime  family  suspense  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continue Nadia Wolf’s adventure in this second book. Nadia Wolf has had enough and she’s fighting back! It comes down to this: Kill or be killed. Nadia doesn’t like those options but she is far from safe from Dagor’s clutches. Not only does she have to worry about saving her neck, but now she has a new roommate taking over her apartment; Muffin . .
  • Bucking Tradition by Winter Travers

    Bucking Tradition by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evil is lurking in the dark and casting a shadow around the Devil’s Knights.When that evil comes knocking on Luna’s door, Detective Ransom has had enough. Luna is his and no one is going to take her away from him...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  humor  suspense  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
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