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Mine to Have by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomebody is killing young boys in the neighborhood and its homicide Detective Mellina August’s responsibility to figure out who. She’s the new kid in the precinct and not everybody’s happy about her landing this case, but that won’t stop her from solving it. All she needs is a good partner and she’s golden... -
Deception by Naomi Chase
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSisters can share too much. . . Acquitted of murder, Tamia Luke is on a mission to reclaim all she's lost, including her ex, Brandon. He's about to get married, but Tamia's determined, even if it means resorting to deception--a family habit. Her sister, Fiona, betrayed Tamia to save her own skin. Now the two share a scandalous secret that may destroy both their plans to start over. . -
Billy by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhatever it takes, as long as it takes. He’d been dead for years. Billy Pearson’s cover for the work he did for the CIA had come at a high price. Betrayed by the CIA, he was dead to all who used to know him. Guardian gave him the opportunity to start over. However, the new doctor assigned to the training annex has an uncanny resemblance to the woman he once loved. That sucker punch left Billy raw... -
La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans... -
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Risky Bargain by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Agent Lucas Raines is a man on a mission, desperate to find a kidnap victim, the billionaire CEO of a video game company, who disappears during a horrific home invasion that leaves one person dead and others terrorized... -
Danger Signs by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer choice is arranged marriage . . . or death . . .Kira al-Attiyah's hope for a bright future in the U.S. died along with her father. Now, royal family tradition demands she marry. Refusing? Not an option. Especially since honor killing isn’t just urban legend. She knew what she had to do. She just never expected her intended to be a terrorist . . -
A Heart Divided by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAttorney General, J.D. Harrison is the leading candidate to become Governor and eventually President of the United States. He has a beautiful wife, two wonderful children and a promising political career ahead of him. However, he has a nemesis that will go to any length to destroy the Harrison's family-including murder. A Heart Divided continues the journey towards the White House for J.D... -
Wrath's Storm: A Masters' Admiralty Novel by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDamn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard... -
Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven when he does good, he’s bad… Detective Lazarus Dimas doesn’t play by the rules. On the streets, he’s a force to be reckoned with, a dangerous man with a badge and a gun. But he does have a soft spot — the sexy Assistant District Attorney Journey Ramsey. There is something about the woman he can’t shake. She’s irresistible and off limits... -
Capturing Sosimo: A Sweet Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA billionaire inventor hiding her identity. An ex-soldier determined to protect her. Will her lies compromise their chance at love?There’s nothing Sosimo Rivas hates more than liars.But in his new job with Stryker Security Force as private protection for the rich, he sees his fair share of them. Sosimo spends most of his time working on old engines and keeping their clients safe... -
Cold Fury by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years ago tragedy tore them apart… Forensic anthropologist Maggie Turner happily works as an assistant professor at her local university and lives a quiet life near campus. That is until Jackson Lockhart enters her classroom. Then a cyclone of emotions erupt as she remembers the tragedy that once tore them apart... -
Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shared past…Riley Glen’s former girlfriend, recording artist Leah Kent, is performing at a summer concert nearby and calls to tell him she’s in danger and needs his help. After the concert, he discovers her bending over a girl’s dead body, and the girl has Leah’s name freshly tattooed on her wrist. Leah claims she just found the body and didn’t have anything to do with the murder... -
Something On The Side by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny-the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There's only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14. . . BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life-especially taking care of business for her husband, Tim. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt... -
No Compromise by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the driven executive director of The Sanctuary, a program dedicated to reaching out to victimized women, Jolene Walker has neither the time nor the energy for a personal life...until she meets United States Army Captain Michael Kirkland, a sexy, powerfully compelling intelligence expert who tempts her to trade in her eighteen-hour work days for sultry nights of sizzling passion... -
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The Edge of Midnight by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins launches her first contemporary romantic suspense with this exciting sizzler. Sparks fly when Mykal Chandler, the head of a covert government agency, fights to protect the woman he has fallen in love with.Sarita Grayson is desperate. That’s the only explanation for her late night rendezvous with a bag of stolen diamonds... -
The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe beautiful daughter of a prominent Michigan doctor,Narice has never strayedanywhere near the wrong sideof the law. Then her fatheris brutally murdered -- andsuddenly federal agents areswarming around her likeflies, making accusations about a stolen North African diamond... -
Secrets We Keep (Callaways Cousins #6) (Callaways #14) (Callaway Cousins ) by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the next book in her popular family series: The Callaways. SECRETS WE KEEP is filled with Barbara’s unique blend of romance, mystery, suspense and family drama! Each book stands completely on its own, but if you love one Callaway, you’ll love them all... -
Ruined With You by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already... -
A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA man's word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own. Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person—the very woman who wants nothing to do with him... -
Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLangston has finally taken his place among the Trinity Masters, America’s most powerful secret society, and he’s ready to stand at the altar to meet his trinity. However, when the Grand Master, Juliet, pairs him in an arranged menage marriage with Rich and Mina, he finds himself struggling to fit into this society he’s only just discovered... -
Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo 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... -
Call Sign: Redemption by Patricia D. Eddy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsre demp tion: the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil Trevor Moana can’t escape the sins of his past. His kills as a CIA assassin haunt his dreams. Working for Second Sight helps him atone, sometimes even forget. Until Dani Monroe walks through his door. The one person he’s hurt the most needs his help. In Caracas, Venezuela, one shot changed four lives... -
Loyalty's Betrayal by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHead of security for the world’s most powerful secret society isn’t an easy job. Mateo failed in his duties, and people died. When he’s offered a chance to prove himself and unmask a traitor, he accepts without hesitation. His chance for redemption comes with a condition, a deadline...and an ultimatum. The condition? Mateo won’t be working alone... -
Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER OF THE SILVER FALCHION AWARD Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics... -
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Black Magic by D. Camille
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirty year old billionaire Jordan Black is all about handling his business, in the boardroom and most definitely in the bedroom; and his business is controlling everything and everyone around him. That is, until he meets Sage Parker, the ultimate temptation and the younger sister of his close friend and business associate, which makes her the forbidden fruit he will never taste... -
Battling Destiny by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMichael Cooper has his life together. He is the successful lawyer all his friends turn to when they find themselves in trouble, and he and his beautiful wife just welcomed their newborn daughter to the world. In just under two years, he went from a cocky bachelor to a quintessential family man with a close-knit group of friends. Yes, Michael Cooper has his life together... -
Dark by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeline L’EngleDarkness has fallen upon the Sparrow world. What seemed secure was breached, and what was assumed unattainable is possible. In this dangerous underground world, we Sparrows took our power by force... -
Save Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeception and betrayal always carry a price, and sooner or later, someone has to pay.For a long time, Terry King and Damien Wolfe have dodged those debts while the people around them paid – in loneliness, grief, constant fear, and the loss of innocent lives.But no more... -
Brutal Bloodline by M'Renee Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA life for a life. That was the code they lived by. After their Don was gunned down, things changed. This was no longer a life for a life situation. A coward had tried to make a name for himself by taking on their family. It was time for the DeLucas to show their enemies just how brutally savage their bloodline could be... -
Vindicated by Sharon C. Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s a distraction he can’t resist…A spark ignites the moment security specialist, Hamilton Crosby, meets stuntwoman, Dakota Sherrod. She’s like no other woman he’s ever met. But Hamilton never ignores his gut, and his gut tells him to stay clear of the enticing beauty.Dakota is an adrenaline junkie. Leaping off buildings and running through fire is just another day at the job... -
The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m done being someone’s second best.And I have the scars from my first-marriage to prove it. Now that I’m stuck with a dragon shifter, it’s going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they’re serious.Of course, if it wasn’t for my big mouth I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons... -
Seized by Seduction by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne glance is all it takesFrom the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see the mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself... -
Dusk by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk.” ~ Ben Harper.I’ve served my country, a man, and a cause. I’ve given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know the day I met the men who were to become my best friends that they would introduce me to the love of my life... -
Tender Secrets by Ann Christopher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInvestigative reporter Viveca Jackson vowed she'd destroy the wealthy Warner family. After all, the powerful clan was responsible for her father's unfortunate accident and her family's ruin. But when the feisty journalist embarked on her quest for payback, she didn't count on arrogant Andrew Warner's devastating charm, or the passion that flared between them... -
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Cornered by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe wants answers—and justice. Jaia knows her brother was murdered on a contracting job overseas, and that the company they work for covered it up. She just can’t prove it—yet. But she’s been quietly searching, gathering evidence and building her case at great personal risk... -
The Billionaire's Claim: Redemption by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Pryce-Reed. An angel. A virgin. My first love. She was my life until she betrayed me ten years ago. So I built an empire and came after her, intent on vengeance. Instead of giving me the nasty fight I expected, she gazed at me with tragedy in her eyes...then made an unexpected, gut-wrenching move that left me reeling...and vanished... -
Mercy by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought the only woman I ever loved died in a car crash... Until I found her ten years later--a miracle. Her memory is missing, but it doesn't matter. I’ve reclaimed her heart, and we're going to be married. But my enemies are gunning for her. They know what she means to me... -
Restless Hearts by B.J. Daniels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsREBELS AND REDEMPTION Years ago, a Montana judge delivered his own brand of justice to teens who needed a second chance. Those rebels are now grown up, grateful and ready to return the favor. When Blaze McClintock hears her estranged father has been accused of murder, she knows he’s going to need all the help he can get...Categorized as:
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Secrets by Nadia Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have secrets--old, ugly ones that can destroy the fragile bond between me and Ivy.So I stay silent, feel them fester and eat at me.But Ivy's ignorance isn't anyone's bliss. It's making her vulnerable to our enemies.And my keeping the secrets is nothing less than a betrayal.When she finds out, I might lose the only thing I've ever wanted......Ivy's love... -
Starlight Dunes by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome back to Pelican Pointe.The mystery of the past, the present, the future collide ... the answers can be found in the dunes. Archaeologist River Amandez is drawn to Pelican Pointe to excavate and catalogue a long-buried Chumash settlement. She brings with her a not-so-pretty past and only one man in town can help... -
Edge of Reason by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie.I am a riding contradiction.A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker.My name is Trunk.I'm smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is.I am a misguided romantic.A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivorMy name is Jaimie... -
Catherine Coulter Collection: The Cove, The Maze, and Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cove (Sandra Burr, Joyce Bean, Melissa Coates): The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream - a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town. Into The Cove comes Sally Brainerd, daughter of murdered Amory St. John of Washington, D.C., seeking sanctuary, and FBI Special Agent James Quinlan who's undercover and after her... -
No One But You by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsONE RECKLESS NIGHT OF PASSION… After a long absence, FBI agent Althea Pritchard has returned home to Baltimore, but it already feels like history is repeating itself. A teenage girl has been abducted—just as Althea was eight years before. The ordeal left her determined to capture such predators, and she’s more prepared than ever... -
Carter's #Undoing by Sherelle Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Carter Madden, his time in the military isn’t the only thing that haunts him.For Serenity Taylor, unanswered questions can drive a sane mind mad with speculation.But a Madden man may not be for every woman. Especially when broken promises cut deep and unknown secrets whisper loudly in the dark... -
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The Truth About Fame by Toni Shiloh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy life has always been in the spotlight. Born to two famous parents and then quickly rising to "super" status in the modeling world ensured that I, Astoria "Tori" Bell, would always have my image plastered across newsstands. Unfortunately, adoring fans weren't always magnanimous and now I have a stalker on my hands... -
Suspicion's Fire: Trinity Masters: The Mafia, Book 1 by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married.This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile... -
Beloved Sacrifice by Lila Dubois, Mari Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman with nothing to lose. A man who knows too much. A secret that could destroy them all. Rose Hancock is no stranger to danger, fear, or pain. Her whole life has been shaped by the purists--a shadowy splinter group within America’s most powerful secret society. When the leader of the Trinity Masters has her partner-in-crime shot, Rose has nothing left to live for except revenge... -
A Fault Against the Dead by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrugs. Sex. Murder. And, if they can squeeze it in, graduation.When Auggie Lopez returns to Wahredua for his senior year of college, he’s excited about the future: he’s growing his brand as an influencer, he’s almost done with school, and he’s building a life with his boyfriend, Theo... -
Blinded by Greta Rose West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinn Cade is everyone’s fantasy, the cowboy who puts all others to shame with his broad shoulders and charming grin. But while he pretends to revel in his panty-melter status, the truth is, he wants a woman who sees him for more than just his looks... -
Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne error in judgment. That is all it took. They say don't mix business with pleasure, but I fell in love with the client and now I’ve lost her. But I would do it all over again if it meant keeping her safe. Now I’ll have to fight like hell to earn her trust again. If I don’t, it could cost both of us everything...
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