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Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Lone County, Arkansas, where every corner holds a secret, and the past is never really buried.Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance... -
Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn old friend. A bad smell. A body stuffed into a wall. You'll never escape. After she left her abusive husband thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele became a fighter. Over the years, she picked up martial arts and street fighting tactics, and now that she works for the Parker Investigative Agency, she can handle a weapon. But the battle with her inner demons? Not so easy... -
Thin Ice by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake what matters most to her," said the voice. And he knew he would. He had to. Thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele’s abusive husband stole her baby and gave it up for adoption. Then he kicked Miranda out of his house. So she remade herself. Thirteen years later, the feisty, stubborn skeptic came to Atlanta hoping to find her daughter... -
In Plain Sight by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the heels of a life-changing diagnosis, concert pianist Darcy St. Claire is on a quest to reinvent herself. While renovating a Victorian house and opening a restaurant, she becomes the target of a killer. As the attempts on her life intensify, Darcy grows more determined. No murderer is going to chase her from her home and destroy her new dreams... -
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Deadly Game by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing a desperate call for help, Rowan Scott finds her sister bleeding out and her niece missing. As the owner of a coffee shop, Rowan doesn't have the skills to navigate a world of shadows where nothing is as it seems and one mistake will cost her everything. With few clues and her niece's life on the line, Rowan turns to a friend experienced in combat and subterfuge... -
Obsession by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Lacey Coleman receives word her mother is missing, she isn't convinced the police will find her. She must go home to search, but she's a barista, not an investigator. When a friend with Fortress Security volunteers to help, Lacey can't refuse because she's sure foul play is involved, and her mother's only chance of survival is the medic with the heart and skills of a warrior... -
The Healer by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis job is to heal the broken...she may be what breaks him. Jesse Jesse Mathis’ life was in shambles. He lost the woman he loved just months before their wedding, his career as a surgeon was at an all time low, and his forbidden feelings for his best friend were growing more confusing by the day... -
Fire Dancer by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA honeymoon in Maui. A luxury beachfront resort. A handsome wealthy new husband. A vicious murder. After all, this is PI Miranda Steele we're talking about. And where Miranda goes, trouble follows. That lovely honeymoon gets hijacked when she finds the body of a popular fire dancer on the beach. Of course, she has to investigate... -
In the Clear by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe needs to keep the gorgeous competition out of his head…and his bed.Former FBI agent Abe Royal believes in hard work, justice, and a suit for every occasion. He’s hot on the trail of an elusive book thief when he realizes he’s being followed…by a sultry, cunning stranger.Ambitious, young detective Sloane Argento has just been handed the case of a lifetime... -
The Watcher by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Another wonderful book with great story and characters." Amazon reviewerHigh in the mountains of southeastern Brazil a killer lurks.An old friend calls.She’s getting death threats.Once again PI Miranda Steele feels the call of her destiny.When she and Parker get to Brazil and discover grisly human remains near a mountain resort, she knows those threats are very real... -
Payback by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
Wheels of Justice by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter losing her home and business in a flood, photographer Claire Walker relocates to Nashville, determined to rebuild her life. Two men kidnap Claire in the middle of the night in a scheme to force her captive brother to divulge classified information. When she escapes, Claire calls the one man who can help her evade the kidnappers and save her brother... -
Resurgence by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFortress operative Adam Walker knows hardship and pain, specializes in navigating behind enemy lines, and never leaves a man behind. When the Special Forces Marine is asked to rescue a woman who helped save him, he doesn't hesitate to lay his life on the line to return the favor. Although Adam believed his past was buried, he learns the enemy has risen from the ashes... -
Collateral Damage by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClaimed. That’s what Camille Bennett becomes when she crashes into the arms of Deacon Archer. Camille didn’t have a plan when she attempted to fight off a random attacker, but responding well under pressure has never been her strong suit either. She was merely grateful someone who could handle the heat happened to be nearby... -
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Vendetta by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven years ago, Marcus Lang made a choice that cost him everything, but he rebuilt his life and became a vital part of Otter Creek. Although his past isn't dead, Marcus will be if he is unable to stop one man's quest for revenge. If he fails, his life won't be the only one forfeit. He will lose the woman he longs to make his...Categorized as:
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The Missing Piece by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSolving the puzzle could be the last thing he does…PI Charlie Dodge knows what it’s like to have something important disappear. His wife, Annie, suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s, causing her to remember little of the life she shared with her husband. Charlie has devoted his career to saving what he can—missing people, threatened lives... -
Heart Wounds by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I LOVE this book and the whole series!" Amazon reviewerAt the London Museum of Antiquity,the priceless Marc Antony dagger is stolen.The museum director is heart-broken.He knows only one person can help him now.Actually, two people. Ace private investigator Wade Parker and his new bride and partner, Miranda Steele... -
Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when your old flame turns out to be a killer? A ritzy steeplechase. A terrible commotion in one of the stalls. A beautiful young horse breeder found dead. Newbie private investigator Miranda Steele knows she shouldn't get involved. But when the dead woman's sister begs her to take the case, Miranda can't resist the powerful need to set things right... -
Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 6th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When a coffee shop opens in the village, Julia is surprised when her customers flock to the new business, leaving her café almost empty... -
Blue Hearts #2 by Sydney Jamesson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeth Parker Stone knows what it feels like to be alone. She just didn’t expected to feel that way only three months into her perfect marriage. Ayden Stone is a man who has everything, except the one thing he needs most: the only woman he has ever loved... -
Deadly Alliance: A Fortis/Purgatory Crossover Novel by Maddie Wade, India Kells
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFortis and Purgatory are both exceptional covert agencies composed of deadly operatives. With the Atlantic Ocean between them, they never thought they would ever collaborate until a series of horrible murders force them to unite... -
White Hot by Elise Noble
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen private investigator Daniela di Grassi is given a new case, the evidence is so compelling that even her client himself thinks he did it. Ethan White was one of the world’s top music producers, at least until last week, when his spectacular fall from grace began with the discovery of a mutilated college student in his bed... -
Settling Scores by Danielle Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWillow has been saved from a painfully dark past and handed a bright future. By all accounts, she should be happy. But no one seems to understand that escaping evil hasn’t left her feeling free of it. The more people try to hold her close, the harder she fights to get away. Even the unconditional support from Edenville isn’t enough to help her keep her head above water... -
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... -
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The Problem with Peace by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone expects the fairy tale from me. Because on the outside, I look like I live in a fantasy. I'm a hopeless romantic. I fall in and out of love. I change careers, zip codes and hair colors on a whim. I'm a free spirit without a care in the world. I'm the one that loves everyone and hates no one. But I've got a secret... I'm not a free spirit. Not really... -
Retribution by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a childhood trauma, Heidi Thompson is tired of looking over her shoulder and continually leaving her life behind. Reinventing herself one more time, she's hired to train search and rescue teams for Fortress Security. But an unknown enemy obsessed with revenge follows her to Otter Creek. Even though the danger escalates and the police view her with suspicion, Heidi refuses to run this time... -
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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Fatal Finale by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho is abducting talented young musicians – and why?When a gifted violinist disappears from a prestigious music academy, the police ask psychologist Dr. Pippa Durrant to help with the case.Working alongside new flame, DS Joe Swain, Pippa quickly realises that the world of first class musicianship is not all peace and harmony... -
Skin and Bone by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDark secrets in northern Washington.Kenna is only slightly hiding from testifying in federal hearings about her actions in Las Vegas when a routine stakeout yields a mysterious invitation—and a startling connection to a case her father worked in his FBI days... -
Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomething old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something…bedazzled? In twenty-four hours, Addison Holmes will be a married woman. Maybe. A week to plan a wedding in the south is not for the fainthearted, but Addison (along with the help of her neurotic mother, unreliable sister, and unpredictable Aunt Scarlet) are determined to pull it off. There’s just one problem. Okay…two problems... -
Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are good cops. And there are bad cops. The question is...who wins?After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met... -
Hot Shot by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting the wrongs of the world . . . Loyalty is a way of life for the Sisterhood and their significant others... -
Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExcitement blossoms through Peridale when a prestigious gardening magazine picks the village as the spotlight for their next issue, but that joy quickly turns to dread when members of the local gardening society, The Peridale Green Fingers, start dying one by one after their obituaries are sent to The Peridale Post the day before their murders... -
The Lies That Bind by Marshall Thornton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eighth book of the best-selling Boystown Mystery Series begins with a phone call in the middle of the night. Private investigator Nick Nowak is pulled into the troubled world of freelance journalist, and all around pain-in-the-ass, Christian Baylor. When Christian can’t stop lying about the corpse in his bathroom things slip slowly out of control... -
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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... -
Birthright / Northern Lights / Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts, Joyce Bean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBirthright: Recruited for her expertise on an Antietam Creek dig, archaeologist Callie Dunbrook encounters danger - as a cloud of death and misfortune hangs over the project. She finds a passion that feels equally dangerous, as she works with her irritating, but irresistible, ex-husband, Jake... -
Secrets by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe members of the Off the Books Task Force are nearing their one-year anniversary, and while they’ve closed several cases, it hasn’t been easy. Despite the fact the governor disbanded the team, they are thriving under the umbrella of Sniper 1 Security. Now that they work in the private sector, there are new tasks that must be tackled, like bringing on new members... -
Deadly Questions by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie Lane is struggling. She's living with the man of her dreams, and her career is soaring, but she's conflicted. She’s in love, but she’s scared to say the words in case her beloved Grady doesn’t feel the same way. Grady Hardy is a man on a mission. He's going to tell the woman he loves how he feels – just as soon as he can muster the courage to do it... -
Deadly Addition by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hardy family is about to get bigger. The question is: Who is expecting a bundle of joy? After a minor misunderstanding – which leads to a major one – Emma Pritchard is facing an uncertain future. She’s not sure she’s ready to be a mother, and she’s even less sure that Finn Hardy is prepared to be a father. Finn finds his world thrown into tumult... -
Deadly Vacation by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHardy Brothers Security is growing – and they’re taking on a new case in New Orleans. Because his wife, Mandy, has always wanted to visit the city, James arranges to take her along for the ride. Grady and Finn won’t be without Sophie and Emma either, and the whole vacation becomes a family affair. While the men are working during the day, the women are playing and having fun... -
Deadly Secrets by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake Harrison is a happy man. He has a good job, great friends, and a girlfriend he just can’t get enough of. Ally Hardy is one of those women who just can’t stop smiling. She loves her family, has the best friend in the world, and she spends her nights with a boyfriend who makes her dream of a wondrous forever... -
Deadly Dealings by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in the Hardy family is never easy, even when a simple outing to a haunted Halloween attraction is involved. Mandy Hardy loves all things supernatural and scary, so when James arranges for everyone to visit Hell House he thinks he’s doing his wife a favor. After being separated, Mandy is injected with a dangerous new drug called Twilight that leaves her on the brink of death... -
Deadly Christmas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas is here and the Hardy family is ready to celebrate in style. James Hardy has a big gift for his wife for their first Christmas as a married couple, but keeping her from finding out what presents he’s hiding is only one of the things on his to-do list. After a job takes James out of town for longer than he would like, he expects a happy reunion with his wife, Mandy... -
Deadly Desperados by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter in Michigan is the pits, and the Hardy family is ready for some sun and fun. In lieu of that, they’ll take anything that offers them a break from one of the coldest Michigan winters on record. Jake Harrison finds he’s got a prime opportunity to get his ladylove, Ally Hardy, out of town... -
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Deadly Arrival by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first Hardy baby is coming – and it’s coming soon. Emma Pritchard is ready to pop and everyone is watching her as if she’s a bomb that’s about to explode. Finn Hardy is a ball of nerves. He’s excited for his baby to arrive, but he’s also terrified that he’ll somehow screw up things when Emma goes into labor... -
Deadly Rivalry by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames and Mandy Hardy have spring fever. They’re happy and in love – although James worries she’s hiding something after a recent ordeal – and romance is in the air. All of that changes when Madeline Stokes comes to town and throws the couple for an uncomfortable loop. Madeline and James spent some time together years before and Madeline still carries a torch for the eldest Hardy brother... -
Deadly Memories by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrady Hardy is a happy man. He’s living with the woman of his dreams and his family is settled … for a change. Sophie Lane never envisioned the life she’s living, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything. Still, she wants more – including marriage. She just doesn’t know how to broach the subject with Grady... -
Deadly Adventure by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames and Mandy Hardy have been through more than any one couple should have to survive, but they’ve made it to their first anniversary. To celebrate, James decides to take his wife on a trip to London and they’re both thrilled with the prospect of a weeklong getaway... -
Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff Pritchard has been in prison for five years and his sister Emma is overjoyed when she finds out he’s coming home. The Hardy family bends over backward to make sure Jeff feels comfortable, but when a simple job results in Finn being hurt the recent family addition falls through the cracks... -
Deadly Conflicts by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlly Hardy and Jake Harrison are happy and in love. They’re living together, improving their house, and Jake is planning a big surprise. A man from Ally’s past shows up out of the blue and changes all of that. Vince Dawkins shared a torrid two-month affair with Ally five years ago, but he walked out without a backward glance and his return isn’t cause for celebration in the Hardy household...
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