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Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Carly Moore series.Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummond’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father--the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from--she explains that his plan will get them both killed... -
![The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs speed-dating okay when you're in a relationship? It is when you're looking for a killer, especially in Avery Shaw's world. A naked body has been discovered in the nearby Clinton River, and while Sheriff Jake Farrell is keeping his cards close to his vest, Avery has another avenue of Eliot... -
![Temp Girl: part 4 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: part 4 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great. In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova]()
Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis special operative and a K-9 handler must work in close proximity to solve a crime—and whether they kill each other or wind up in bed is anyone’s guess.After a string of deaths are linked to a man locked up for another crime, Special Operative Alix Broshears and his team are racing against the clock to stop him before another person dies... -
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![Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake]()
Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook One Maclean Harris is a man who lost everything that mattered and is trying to put his life back together the best that he can. A former cop, he’s recently taken a job with the brand new security firm, Barracuda Security. He’s handed a new case, one that seems simple enough. Keep a lady attorney safe from a potential stalker...Categorized as:
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![Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series... -
![Pretty Little Girls by Jenifer Ruff]()
Pretty Little Girls by Jenifer Ruff
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUntil you know who to trust, trust no one.The disappearance of a prep school girl from an affluent family leads to a hidden world of shocking secrets.FBI Agent Victoria Heslin investigates alongside local police, but the mysteries only get deeper... -
![Liam's Lily by Dale Mayer]()
Liam's Lily by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen former Navy SEAL Liam O'Brian joins Legendary Securities, he looks forward to being shipped somewhere exciting for his first mission with Levi and his crew. Instead, he learns exotic and enormous aren't exactly synonymous when he stumbles upon the oversized pachyderms inhabiting his new backyard... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past... -
![Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great.In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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... -
![Mission: Possible by Camilla Chafer]()
Mission: Possible by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter PI Lexi Graves is approached to investigate an accident which has left the homeowner, Sophie Takahashi, in a coma, she quickly realizes the case isn't quite as clear cut as first appears. For one thing, Sophie's injuries are inconsistent with her supposed accident. Secondly, her husband is suspicious she might not be who she says she is...Categorized as:
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![Free to Kill by Julie Mellon]()
Free to Kill by Julie Mellon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFBI Agent Katie Freeman’s life has been upended. After being reassigned from Louisiana to middle Tennessee, her new bosses suspect that her reassignment is due to an indiscretion with her previous partner. Now, she and her new partner, Michael Powell, are asked to assist on the bewildering case of a woman who was kidnapped, tortured and left for dead on her own front porch... -
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![Jagger by Amanda McKinney]()
Jagger by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets, lies, deceit… A former Navy SEAL turned homicide detective has met his match in this new *standalone* addition to the number #1 Bestselling Steele Shadows Series…He found her covered in blood.She promises she’s innocent.The question is..Categorized as:
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![Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire]()
Stone Investigations : Complete Series by Harper Maguire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 1 Zoe Holloway is a high-powered attorney, who has always taken financial care of her fly-by-night younger brother, Tucker... -
![Mosquito Bite Murder by Leslie Langtry]()
Mosquito Bite Murder by Leslie Langtry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a killer summer camping trip!In her career as a spy, Merry Wrath had her share of camping trips—from glamping in a yurt at Oktoberfest with drug lord Carlos the Armadillo to an awkward team building campout in the backyard of a Yakuza mob boss who thought “trust falls” should have lethal consequences... -
![Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer]()
Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. … Chaos quiets. … Crime is circling. … And cold cases never cease …After almost a month in picturesque Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery still can’t keep her notoriety to a minimum or her nose out of other people’s business. Now those suffering from the loss of a loved one seek her out, wanting her help... -
![A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan]()
A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid’s husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won’t talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy. She’s hoping a conference in Sacramento, which includes family and the unveiling of a highly sought after drone Sean’s been working on, will help him heal... -
![Unspeakable by Elisabeth Naughton]()
Unspeakable by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this electrifying novel from New York Times bestselling author Elisabeth Naughton, love can be a risk when it’s explored in such dark places… All his siblings have moved on from their troubling pasts, but Rusty McClane can’t leave his behind. Not even when his freedom is in jeopardy.Legal investigator Harper Blake can sense a bad boy... -
![Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M. Boyer, Loretta Rawlins]()
Lowcountry Bookshop by Susan M. Boyer, Loretta Rawlins
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBetween an epic downpour and a King Tide, the historic streets of Charleston are flooded-and dangerous. A late night tragic accident along the Lower Battery leads Liz Talbot straight to her next case. Who's the client? Well, now, therein lies the first puzzle. When the police arrive at the scene of the accident, Poppy Oliver claims she's only trying to help... -
![Cold as Ice by Allison Brennan]()
Cold as Ice by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herselfTwo years ago, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid put psychopath Elise Hansen Hunt in juvenile detention for her role in an organized crime syndicate... -
![Justifiable Means by Terri Blackstock]()
Justifiable Means by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis rape case is an exception: The victim is more than willing to testify. And there's abundant evidence to put the suspect behind bars. Just one thing bothers Detective Larry Millsaps. Young and beautiful Melissa Nelson seems to know almost too much about the evidence needed to convict her attacker. The unfolding investigation unearths a brutal track record on the part of the suspect.. -
![The Creek Killer by Dominika Best]()
The Creek Killer by Dominika Best
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHow would you prove you weren’t dead? Jane Smith has been running from danger her whole life. That danger followed her everywhere, leaving a trail of death in its wake. When the mummified bodies of six girls are discovered in the wetlands of Los Angeles, Jane is surprised to learn one of the dead girls bears her name—the name she abandoned twenty-five years ago to go into hiding...Categorized as:
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![The Reluctant Coroner: A Fenway Stevenson Mystery by Paul Austin Ardoin]()
The Reluctant Coroner: A Fenway Stevenson Mystery by Paul Austin Ardoin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBlood is thicker than oil—until murder is involved.Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home—and the murder of the county coroner draws her into a deepening conspiracy... -
![Brock by Kris Michaels]()
Brock by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne City... Countless Stories.It had taken five years for Detective Kallie Redman to become emotionally and psychologically available after her cop-husband devastated their marriage and her career. The Hope City Police Department offered her a new beginning and over a thousand miles between her old life and her new. Being partnered with Brock King didn’t hurt either... -
![As the Night Ends by Calle J. Brookes]()
As the Night Ends by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGovernor Marcus Deane had watched the beautiful Ariella from afar for nearly a year. Drawn to her shy, sweet ways, the intense man responsible for leading the state of Texas knew he wasn't the kind of man a woman like her needed. He had to content himself to just be the friend she needed... -
![Locked by Eva Morgan]()
Locked by Eva Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen eighteen-year-old Irene Adler meets her new neighbor, the gorgeous, brilliant, and arrogant Sherlock Holmes, she never expects him to be the one to make her feel like life is worth living again. Ever since her sister's death, she's been addicted to risk-taking as a way to deal with her depression, and Sherlock quickly becomes the biggest risk she's ever taken... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn 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... -
![Revealing by Calle J. Brookes]()
Revealing by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets had a way of coming out. Paige Daviess had built herself a new life, a good one. One with meaning and purpose. As an agent with the best FBI division in the country, she knew she was good at what she did. She was making a difference, protecting vulnerable children from the horrors she'd faced when she was young. One of those horrors had returned to haunt her... -
![Gun in the Gardenias by Dale Mayer]()
Gun in the Gardenias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia... -
![Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer]()
Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Chaos again. ... Winning is important, ... at least for some!Doreen is overwhelmed with joy when she sees all the volunteers who show up to help get her deck addition built. Most of the men are cops, friends of Corporal Mack Moreau’s, and are happy to help Mack’s special friend and the lady who has helped solve so many crimes for them with a spot of home renovation... -
![No Way Out by Allison Brennan]()
No Way Out by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Allison Brennan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cut and Run, comes a new e-novella, No Way Out: FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid faces her worst fear when her husband goes missing Nine years ago, mercenary Kane Rogan and photojournalist Siobhan Walsh risked their lives to rescue Hestia Juarez, a thirteen-year-old girl being forced to marry a much older man to expand her father’s crime family... -
![The Handyman Homicide by Libby Howard]()
The Handyman Homicide by Libby Howard
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe new campground comes with a body. Sassy Letouroux is not normally an impulsive woman, but when the campground that held so many childhood memories comes up for sale, she throws caution to the wind and buys it—sight unseen.Arriving with her 85 year old mother and her bloodhound, Elvis, Sassy realizes there’s a lot to do before the campground will be ready for the spring rush of guests... -
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![Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller]()
Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLooking for a gripping and addictive cozy mystery to enjoy this winter? Katerina Rowe, a Deacon at the church in the sleepy village of Eyam, has a fulfilled life. She is happily married to Leon and her work is rewarding. But everything changes when she discovers the body of a man and a badly beaten woman, Beth, in the alleyway behind her husband’s pharmacy... -
![Freshly Ground Murder by Tonya Kappes]()
Freshly Ground Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe holidays have arrived, and nothing is going to steal the joy of Roxanne Bloom’s first Christmas in Honey Springs.The town’s annual Christmas in the Park is underway and includes a Christmas Pawrade that’ll help the furry residents at Pet Palace get a home for Christmas... -
![The Braque Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Braque Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsForged masterpieces. Hidden messages. A desperate swan song.When world-renowned nonverbal communication expert Doctor Genevieve Lenard wakes up in an unknown location, drugged and kidnapped, it pushes the limits of her autism coping skills.For the last year, Russian philanthropist and psychopath Tomasz Kubanov has been studying Genevieve just as she and her team have been studying him... -
![Controlled Chaos by Kate Allenton]()
Controlled Chaos by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClara Bennett Doing the right thing means I have to die. My secret precognitive abilities warned me so. There is no changing my fate, no matter how hard I try. When I take a gunshot wound to the chest, my final resting place will be a shallow grave. If only I knew who will pull the trigger. My lifetime of running won’t help me now. It’s too late for that... -
![Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O'Connor]()
Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a book perfect for fans of Sheila Connolly and Donna Leon, the USA Today bestselling author returns readers to County Cork in Ireland’s lush countryside, where locals are simmering with excitement over the reality TV baking contest coming to town—until someone serves up a show-stopping murder that only Garda Siobhan O’Sullivan can solve... -
![Hot as Hell by Monette Michaels]()
Hot as Hell by Monette Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFed up with her incompetent boss, Interpol agent Dawn Wilson accepts a job with Security Specialists International. Her first assignment forces her into close contact with the devastatingly sexy, but far too pushy CIA agent Sam Crocker... -
![Dangerous to Love by Toni Anderson, Barbara Freethy]()
Dangerous to Love by Toni Anderson, Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Dark, gritty, and gripping. I couldn't put it down!” —New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh on COLD SIGHTDANGEROUS TO LOVE is a limited-time boxed set of TEN full-length novels by some of the most exciting Romantic Suspense authors in the business.Included in the box set: Cold & Deadly by Toni Anderson Desperate Play by Barbara Freethy Endgame by Dee Davis Cold Sight by Leslie A... -
![The First Lady's Second Man by David Bishop]()
The First Lady's Second Man by David Bishop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLinda Darby Mystery - Book 3 An assassination is planned in Syria. An extramarital affair occurs in Washington, D.C. The U.S. President decides to run for re-election. A mother and her daughter in Oregon are threatened. Relentlessly, Linda Darby and Ryan Testler are pulled toward these seemingly disparate events until their only way out is to confront what is quickly becoming unavoidable...Categorized as:
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![Holding the Truth by Calle J. Brookes]()
Holding the Truth by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe'd been a victim of a horrible crime at her own father's hands. With her spirit broken and her body hurting, Texas State Police Officer Bailey Moore is determined to return to the job—and find a way to heal. No matter what she has to do. Finding her place in Value, Texas again is the hardest task she's ever undertaken... -
![Reckless Touch by Veronica Larsen]()
Reckless Touch by Veronica Larsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe crowds everything into corners just by stepping into a room. Steely, cold, and focused, he’d do anything to keep me safe. Except there is no safe and there is no us. There’s only stolen moments and reckless touches, secrets and lies. And the stranger who wants me dead. Cast in shadows and biding his time, he pulls on the threads of my life hoping I'll come undone... -
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![Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo]()
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it...Categorized as:
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![Pure Vengeance by Lori Ryan]()
Pure Vengeance by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cop with an axe to grind. An FBI agent with attitude. Will their immediate attraction turn their vigilante case cold? Police Detective Cal Rylan swore an oath to protect the innocent. So when a sniper shoots his witness dead and clips his partner in the crossfire, Cal's sense of justice goes into overdrive... -
![Smoke over Owl Creek by Caren Hahn]()
Smoke over Owl Creek by Caren Hahn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValerie Fisher came to Owl Creek looking for a fresh beginning. What she finds could tear the small town apart.After her husband's tragic death, Val returns to her childhood home with her seven-year old daughter, hoping to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. But the sleepy logging community isn't as safe as it once was... -
![Enchanted Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
Enchanted Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Carolyn Haines's Enchanted Bones, PI Sarah Booth Delaney comes to the rescue in a short mystery set in Zinnia, Mississippi, that will delight fans and new readers alike... -
![Storm Warning by Allison Brennan]()
Storm Warning by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn e-short story by New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan introduces readers to the world of Lucy Kincaid leading up to the release of the next in the series, NOTHING TO HIDE (4/30/2019). FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid and her colleague Nate are racing a hurricane, but the storm is the least of their worries.. -
![I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris]()
I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSherry Harris presents the fifth installment of this charming, bestselling cozy mystery series! One man's junk is another man's treasure. But finding that treasure can be murder. As Sarah Winston discovers, someone is always ready to kill someone else for seemingly worthless pieces of junk...
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