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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...
  • Southampton Stalker by Hope Callaghan

    Southampton Stalker by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Siren of the Seas has finally arrived in Southampton and love is in the air for one of the crewmembers as he arranges a rendezvous with his online girlfriend. Despite Millie’s concern over their date, he refuses to listen to her. Deciding it won’t hurt to check on him; Millie shows up during the date and witnesses something disturbing...
  • Hide and Seek by Christy Barritt

    Hide and Seek by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Cassidy and Ty find a child on the beach, mute from some kind of unknown trauma, they begin a search for her family. Clues washing up from a shipwreck reveal few details about what might have happened to the child. But, as they uncover more, they discover something that has more far reaching implications than they ever imagined . . . and now it's a fight to save everything they love...
  • Legacy of Lies by Christy Barritt

    Legacy of Lies by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Madison Colson never wanted to come back to Fog Lake, Tennessee. Her family’s reputation was forever tarnished when her father was accused of a string of violent murders over a decade ago. She and her brothers were shunned from the area—by everyone except their aunt. At least, that’s how it felt.Now her aunt is dying, and Madison is the only one who can help...
  • Silent Night by Christy Barritt

    Silent Night by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Catch up with your favorite Lantern Beach characters as they come together to help the town's beloved police chief.On the night before Christmas Eve, as she begins her maternity leave, Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers disappears. Suspecting foul play, law enforcement officers combine forces with the Blackout Security team and island residents to find her...
  • Edge of Peril by Christy Barritt

    Edge of Peril by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When evil descends like fog on a mountain community, no one feels safe. After hearing about a string of murders in a Smoky Mountain town, journalist Harper Jennings realizes a startling truth. She knows who may be responsible—the same person who tried to kill her three years ago. Now Harper must convince the cops to believe her before the killer strikes again...
  • Safe and Sound by Christy Barritt

    Safe and Sound by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the Lantern Beach Guardian...
  • Shock and Awe by Christy Barritt

    Shock and Awe by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just when things seem to be settling down, an explosive new secret rips Ty and Cassidy's serenity apart...
  • The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maggie Lee has done some really questionable things, but she’s never stooped so low as to steal a child’s toy. There’s a first time for everything.Maggie’s life is always complicated, but her tenuous balancing act becomes even more dangerous when she’s given the job of stealing a teddy bear from the grandson of the mobster Delveccio...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  mystery  alpha-mc  killer  animals
  • Line of Duty by Christy Barritt

    Line of Duty by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jaxon Wilder didn’t plan on returning home to Fog Lake, Tennessee, following his tour of duty in Iraq. But after a gut-wrenching failure during his stint in the Army, he now faces a new challenge: his family. Abby Brennan always did her best to be the good girl and to live by the rules. When a wrong decision changes her entire life, she tries to hide from the world...
  • 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...
  • One Day Gone: A Mylas Grey Mystery by Luana Ehrlich

    One Day Gone: A Mylas Grey Mystery by Luana Ehrlich

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mylas Grey is a private investigator but don’t call him a private detective. That title belongs to his father—not to him. Mylas is the Chief Investigator for Senator Davis Allen, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. His job is to do background investigations for the President’s judicial nominees, and that’s the only kind of investigation he’s interested in doing...
  • Firefly Diaries by C.C. Warrens

    Firefly Diaries by C.C. Warrens

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The world whipped around her in a dizzying funnel of lights and shouts, people in uniforms pressing in from all directions. Noelle sat motionless in the street, barely able to breathe. His little body was too still. Too broken."Noelle's world shattered that night, like the pieces of headlights scattered across the dark street. There was no rebuilding her life around the grave of her child...
  • Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savannah’s friend Tamara Grimaldi was fourteen when her mom was murdered, and the body dumped along the side of Interstate 65 in Indiana. Since then, Grimaldi has kept an eye out for her mother’s killer, first as a homicide detective in Nashville, and now as the chief of police for the city of Columbia, Tennessee, a few miles off I-65...
  • 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...
  • Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She keeps her feelings to herself…When Teagan Steele faces her hardest challenge since taking over her family’s security company, she has to dig deep to figure out how one of their clients smuggled antiquities into this country, and what they did with them. And she has to clear Steele Guardians of any charges of collusion and wrongdoing.But a bold undercover agent changes everything...
  • No Landing by Edie James

    No Landing by Edie James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's her brother's best friend. She’s loved him forever, but will old secrets—and a determined killer—destroy their chances for a happy ending?Star Brannigan might know more about computers than men, but she’s certain her older brother was killed because of the dangerous ransomware program he and their friends thought they’d destroyed years ago. And now the murderer’s stalking her...
  • The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maggie Lee has had a lot of jobs, but her current employment may be the worst of the bunch. It's a real grind.Recruited to work as a barista, Maggie contends with demanding customers, quirky co-workers and an overbearing teenage boss all while trying to surreptitiously gather the intel Ms. Whitehat needs...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  mystery  alpha-mc  fiction  animals
  • The Hitwoman and the Body by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Body by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When mob boss Delveccio is framed for murder, it's up to everyone's favorite hitwoman to prove he didn't do it.But that's not the only problem Maggie and her menagerie are dealing with. It's not even the biggest one.The person who is threatening to kill Maggie's entire family needs to be dealt with.Things are going to get messy...even by Maggie's standards...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  mystery  fiction  alpha-mc  investigator
  • Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble

    Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Annie Pederson has lived her life in the shadow of tragedy. Her sister was kidnapped off a dock one day while they were playing. Her father never forgave her for failing to stop it—even though she was only eight at the time. Her first love deserted her for an orthopedic residency. She quickly married his best friend and they were happy—until he and her parents were all killed in the same accident...
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 2 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 2 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive! From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman

    What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Somewhere in the Embers Lies the Truth A fire blazes out of control in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, leaving an elderly Amish bachelor dead. Bishop Henry Lapp rushes to the scene, and he learns the fire was no accident. Someone intended to kill Vernon Frey. But who would want to kill Vernon? Well, practically everyone—Amish and Englisch alike...
    Categorized as:
    christian  cozy  religion  spirituality  suspense  adult  book  fiction
  • Divine Secrets by Hope Callaghan

    Divine Secrets by Hope Callaghan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hoping to build trust with the Divine locals, Joanna Pepperdine and the Second Chance residents host an open house to get to know the townsfolk better. The event is a huge success…that is until a guest finds a wallet belonging to a man who is now missing...
  • 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...
  • Dead Wrong by Vannetta Chapman

    Dead Wrong by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new Amish cozy mystery from Vannetta Chapman. When Agatha Lapp’s brother and sister-in-law are tragically killed in a buggy accident, Agatha relocates to the new Amish community in Hunt Texas, nestled in the Texas Hill Country. She’s there to make a success of her brother’s dream--an Amish B&B. Agatha is friendly, efficient, and capable...
  • Run Aground by Christy Barritt

    Run Aground by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dead captain on a luxury yacht leads to a tumultuous seafaring journey . . .Med student Kenzie Anderson, tired of letting others chart her future, accepts a job as second steward aboard Almost Paradise. But when she finds the captain dead before the charter even begins, her plans seem to capsize...
  • 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...
  • The Fear That Chases Me by Linda J. White

    The Fear That Chases Me by Linda J. White

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There is no fear in love ... so why is Jessica still running from it? Jessica Chamberlain and her search-and-rescue dog, Luke, hunt for lost people in the Tidewater area of Virginia. But that’s a side hustle: Jess’s work as a private investigator pays the bills. Right now, she’s looking for a girl missing for twenty years and the truth about a man’s suicide...
  • Courageous by Joy Ohagwu

    Courageous by Joy Ohagwu

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A GRIPPING CHRISTIAN MYSTERY, SUSPENSE & ROMANCE SERIES Courageous is the next book in The Pete Zendel Series. As our search for the dangerous Hunter begins, will he prove to be just as elusive as ever? Will Ladi be safe? Or will she get caught or killed? FULL DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.  Preorder now...
  • Plain Survival by Alison Stone

    Plain Survival by Alison Stone

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He never needed anyone…until he met her.When an Amish youth goes missing, Deputy Caitlin Flagler suspects his disappearance is tied to the “Doomsday Preppers” group that has settled in Hunters Ridge. In digging for the answers, she meets Austin Young, a newcomer who seems to have more secrets than the elusive head of the sprawling “bug out” shelter...
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    christian  cozy  religion  spirituality  adult  book  fiction  murder
  • When the Bishop Needs an Alibi by Vannetta Chapman

    When the Bishop Needs an Alibi by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's a Terrible Secret Hiding in the Bulrushes Amish bishop Henry Lapp eagerly awaits the annual arrival of 20,000 sandhill cranes to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. But his visit to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge reveals more than just a miracle of God's creation...
  • Expired Getaway by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Getaway by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She won’t stop being dead.He’ll never give up the fight to choose life...
  • Two Days Taken: A Mylas Grey Mystery by Luana Ehrlich

    Two Days Taken: A Mylas Grey Mystery by Luana Ehrlich

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two days. That's all it's supposed to take. But when Mylas suddenly discovers the truth, it isn't two days anymore.Private investigator Mylas Grey is anticipating photographer Whitney Engel's visit to Washington. He's been planning their itinerary, looking forward to spending time with her, and wondering if the spark between them will ignite into a roaring fire...
  • Expired Flight by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Flight by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She can't remember who she is.He'll never give up the life he knows...
  • Secrets of Willow Springs 3 by Tracy Fredrychowski

    Secrets of Willow Springs 3 by Tracy Fredrychowski

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can an English family find peace deep in Amish country in this Christian Amish series filled with lies and deception?Secrets from the past make a full circle as Daniel Miller faces the truth about his Amish family.Raised English, he was left to fight his way through foster care, believing he had no living relatives other than his imprisoned mother...
  • Expired End by Lisa Phillips

    Expired End by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She won’t stop looking for the truth about her past.He’ll never admit he’s loved her all this time.Kamryn Marshall never believed it when they told her that her mom died in a terrible plane crash. For years she’s wondered why she saw her mom alive—after disaster struck. Nothing about that fateful airshow so many years ago was what it seems...
  • Generous Lies by Robin Patchen

    Generous Lies by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Big trouble can come in little packages. Former FBI agent Garrison Kopp suspected his teenage son was in trouble, but a midnight summons to the ER after an overdose reveals the problem is more serious than he thought. Desperate to get his son away from negative influences, he asks a friend who owns rental properties for a place to stay...
  • Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense." Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  suspense  cozy  romance  mystery  poc-mc  fiction
  • 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...
  • Expired Secrets by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Secrets by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She won’t tell him the truth.He’ll never stop trying to find it.In this town, Police Detective Savannah Wilcox is the one who uncovers the truth. After a grisly murder occurs, it quickly becomes clear the death is connected to an ongoing investigation. And she’s certain this killer will strike again.Private Investigator Tate Hudson has some secrets of his own...
    Categorized as:
    christian  religion  spirituality  adult  book  fiction  mystery
  • Wait Until Dark: Carolina Moon Series, Book 3 by Christy Barritt

    Wait Until Dark: Carolina Moon Series, Book 3 by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman grieving broken dreams. A man struggling to regain memories. A secret entrenched in folklore dating back two centuries. Antiquarian Felicity French has no clue the trouble she’s inviting in when she rescues a man outside her grandma’s old plantation house during a treacherous snowstorm. All she wants is to nurse her battered heart and wounded ego, as well as come to terms with her past...
  • Elevator Girl: part 3 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Elevator Girl: part 3 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive! In this romantic comedy mystery, a young woman discovers that life is like an elevator--just be sure to get off on the right floor.Hello. My name is Virginia, although I live in Georgia… Atlanta, to be precise...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  humor  suspense  adult  book  fiction  mystery
  • I Pick You by Creston Mapes

    I Pick You by Creston Mapes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There Are Some Bad Seeds You Never Want to MeetA year from retirement and still reeling from daughter Leena’s kidnapping, Portland PD Detective Wayne Deetz is called upon to check on a domestic violence case. From the moment Deetz and his friend Callie Freeland show up to help Sonny Carlisle, they are blindsided by a lawless toxic steamroller named Blaine Milligan...
  • 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...
  • The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just when she thinks she may be catching a break, Maggie Lee is saddled with babysitting her psychic friend, Armani, whose spirit guides have suddenly deserted her. They never warned Armani that she’d be robbed while waiting for an online date who stood her up or that someone would break into her home. But investigating the trouble in her friend's world isn’t Maggie's only problem...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  mystery  alpha-mc  fiction  paranormal
  • The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life’s not all fun and games…Hitwoman Maggie Lee has faced off against some bad people in the past, but nothing she has ever faced before has prepared her for her new assignment. Nothing...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  humor  mystery  fiction  alpha-mc  animals
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