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Shattered Lies: Web of Lies #3 by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time has come to step out of the shadows . . . Valeria McGregor was a better shot, a better fighter, and smarter than everyone she’d ever gone up against as an agent for the DEA. Then she’d uncovered illegal activity within her own organization and was fired as part of a cover-up. That was how she’d joined the secret group who reports only to the president... -
![What I've Done by Melinda Leigh]()
What I've Done by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller.In the fourth book of the multimillion-copy bestselling series, Morgan Dane’s new client has blood on her hands—and no recollection of what happened.Haley Powell wakes up covered in blood, with no memory of the night before... -
![DEFY: The Kings Of Retribution MC by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels]()
DEFY: The Kings Of Retribution MC by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE SMALLEST OF MIRACLES CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT Defying everything life has thrown at them Logan and Bella's love is unwavering and stronger than ever. They have everything…almost. Both long for more; Dream of creating a family of their own. Sometimes their smiles and laughter are a mask-hiding struggle, heartbreak, and pain... -
![Rogue Lies by Kathleen Brooks]()
Rogue Lies by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe web has begun to untangle. Elizabeth James has been working in the shadows to take down the group that has quietly snatched power in nearly every part of society. But now, Elizabeth is no longer alone. Tate Carlisle was a respected television journalist until an investigation of the wrong person cut her career short. She may be off the air, but she’s not off the job... -
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![In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn]()
In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsLife is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret... -
![What Now?: New for 2021! The hilarious sequel to the bestselling What If? by Shari Low]()
What Now?: New for 2021! The hilarious sequel to the bestselling What If? by Shari Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe hilarious sequel to the bestselling What If? from Shari Low.Twenty years ago, Carly Cooper went on an epic quest to track down all the men she’d ever loved and lost in the hope that one of them was her Mr Right. Now, two decades and two teenage sons later, she thinks she might have got it all wrong... -
![FINDING SOLACE by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez]()
FINDING SOLACE by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA moment is all it takes to change your life forever. Reid Carter—Road Captain for The Kings of Retribution MC. He was born into the life. A world where you live and play by your own rules. Tragedy strikes, taking the life of his younger brother Noah leaving him to pick up the broken pieces. Four years later he still wanders through his existence bitter and jaded by the hand he was dealt... -
![Perfect Target by Barbara Freethy]()
Perfect Target by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a yacht blows up in the Newport Beach Harbor killing a California congressman, FBI Agent Beck Murray is reminded of another night ten years earlier when a mega-yacht caught fire. Then a rookie cop, he pulled popular teenage TV star Piper Nolan out of the water. He's never forgotten her terror or her rambling story, but the investigation was shut down before it even got started... -
![A Lantern in the Dark by Stacey Reynolds]()
A Lantern in the Dark by Stacey Reynolds
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a sleepy beach town in Coastal Carolina, two lost souls learn the destructive nature of secrets and the healing power of love. Captain Aidan O’Brien is a decorated officer of the Royal Irish Regiment. While on a personal mission with his brother to retrieve Michael’s would-be mate, Aidan visits an old friend on the local Marine Corps base... -
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Survival Instinct by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEven with an ex-SEAL racing to her side, survival isn’t guaranteed. On leave from the battlefields of Afghanistan, Major Dani Addams, finds herself in the fight of her life. She leaves few clues about the dangers she’s in. Now, everything depends on a stranger and his dog. Tripwire’s mission: Find her... -
![Little Girl Vanished by Denise Grover Swank]()
Little Girl Vanished by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new mystery series by Denise Grover Swank, author of the USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Rose Gardner Series. James "Skeeter" Malcolm's story isn't finished yet.Disgraced, ex-detective Harper Adams is perfectly content wallowing at rock bottom... -
![Golden in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Golden in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder with a mysterious motive―and a terrifying weapon.Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves... -
![Seeds of Iniquity by J.A. Redmerski, Kris Koscheski]()
Seeds of Iniquity by J.A. Redmerski, Kris Koscheski
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVictor Faust's new Order is growing. Business is good as there is no rest for the wicked in an underground world of hardcore criminals and contract killing. Relationships among the operatives have changed little over the past year—but things are about to change now, and all six high-ranking members of the new Order will be blindsided by an unlikely enemy... -
![Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning]()
Stripping Bare by Kelsey Browning
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBad Boy... Billionaire... Baby Brother... Who is the real Jonah Steele? Video game mogul Jonah Steele may be a billionaire , but as the youngest brother in a family of alphas, his struggle to prove his worth is all-consuming. Although he saved his hometown from ruin, he can’t forgive himself for the biggest failure of his life... -
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![Another Day in Winter: NEW from the No1 Bestselling Author. A perfect winter treat! (A Winter Day Book) by Shari Low]()
Another Day in Winter: NEW from the No1 Bestselling Author. A perfect winter treat! (A Winter Day Book) by Shari Low
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne day, four lives, and a wintery web of secrets and lies. On a chilly morning in December forever friends Shauna and Lulu touch down at Glasgow Airport on a quest to find answers from the past... -
![Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn]()
Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s running for her life……His mission: protect her.Ex-Delta Force Operator Ridge Hansen has a thing for artist Harper Katz.So does his tactical K9, Zeus……But Harper is on the run.Someone is aiming to kill her.Ridge wants two things…Convince Harper to move their relationship from friends to lovers,And find out who she really is... -
![Missed: Rafael and Lisa by Tess Thompson]()
Missed: Rafael and Lisa by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the beloved beach town of Cliffside Bay, where USA Today bestseller Tess Thompson spins another emotional, intriguing tale about overcoming adversity and finding strength in love in this standalone story about Lisa and Rafael. After years of struggling as a starving actor, Lisa Perry's dreams are finally coming true... -
![The Woman at 72 Derry Lane by Carmel Harrington]()
The Woman at 72 Derry Lane by Carmel Harrington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTake the warmth and wit of Maeve Binchy and the secrets and twists of a Liane Moriarty and you get the utterly original and compelling voice of Carmel Harrington, a voice that has captured the hearts of readers around the world. Set on a beautiful leafy street in Dublin, the novel explores the unlikely friendship between two neighbours... -
![The Last Exchange by Charles Martin]()
The Last Exchange by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.”When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that weren’t working. In a twist he never saw coming, he ended up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue... -
![Savage Collision: A Hawke Family Novel by Gwyn McNamee]()
Savage Collision: A Hawke Family Novel by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing I expect when I walk into The Hawkeye Club is to fall head over heels in lust. It’s supposed to be a rescue mission. I have to get my baby sister off the pole, into some clothes, and out of the grasp of the pussy peddler who somehow manipulated her into stripping... -
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Dreaming of Rome by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRome is where the heart is… The heartwarming read of the summer Jo has had enough of handsome men. After a painful break-up, she’s decided she doesn’t believe in love. Then, while on a professional trip to the magical city of Rome, she meets Corrado, a scientist and her brother-in-law to be, who doesn’t believe in love either. To him, it’s just a biochemical reaction... -
![The Obsession by Nora Roberts]()
The Obsession by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe riveting new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts“She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.” Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods... -
![Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts]()
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom Nora Roberts comes the #1 New York Times bestseller Shelter in Place (June 2018) — a powerful tale of heart, heroism...and propulsive suspense.It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses... -
![The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy]()
The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this charming novel from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, food was once the language of Evie’s soul. Now, can she remember the recipe for happiness?Revised edition: Previously published as The French for Christmas, this edition of The Recipe for Hope includes editorial revisions... -
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![The Witness by Nora Roberts]()
The Witness by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsDaughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks... -
![Seabreeze Summer by Jan Moran]()
Seabreeze Summer by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo sisters. One unforgettable summer.While renovating an old beach house, Ivy and her sister, Shelly, suddenly have full occupancy after fire forces Summer Beach residents from their homes. Even the mayor, Bennett Dylan, who was Ivy's high school crush, moves in. As the summer heats up, attractions simmer and feuds erupt... -
![Four Score by Lili St. Germain]()
Four Score by Lili St. Germain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLove and hate aren’t all that different. Two sides of the same coin, the yin and the yang. Once upon a time, Jason Ross loved me. And now that he knows what I’ve done, I see the love and the hate warring within him. I see the way he looks at me. The way he wonders how I could do the things I’ve done. I hear it in the way he begs me to stop, to leave this life and run away with him... -
![Dreaming of Verona by T.A. Williams]()
Dreaming of Verona by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVerona is the City of Love. But will Suzie find romance there or, like Romeo and Juliet, will it all end in tears? When Suzie is hired to accompany spoiled, abrasive Lady Alexandra Tedburn on an all-expenses paid holiday to Italy, she fears the trip will be a disaster... -
![Ruining Him by Kylie Kent]()
Ruining Him by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoshEmily came crashing back into my life, bringing with her everything I was missing.But she’s not the same girl I knew years ago. Gone is the girl who was always happy and eager to please everyone. The one who didn’t let life get her down.She’s conquered her demons but they still haunt her whenever she closes her eyes. Her screams tear through the darkness night after night... -
![Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel]()
Shattered by Control by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're my wife, you will sleep in my bed. When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job... -
![Dreaming of St-Tropez by T.A. Williams]()
Dreaming of St-Tropez by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe perfect summer escape on the French Riviera. Sun, sea and secrets… After a disagreement with a billionaire, architect Jess Milton is ‘let go’ from her job. However fortune intervenes – an elderly client asks Jess to dog-sit overweight, but loveable dog Brutus in St. Tropez... -
![The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin]()
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen a blizzard strands them in Salt Lake City, two strangers agree to charter a plane together, hoping to return home; Ben Payne is a gifted surgeon returning from a conference, and Ashley Knox, a magazine writer, is en route to her wedding... -
![Gunner by Daphne Loveling, Troy Duran]()
Gunner by Daphne Loveling, Troy Duran
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe wonders if I’m dangerous. Loaded question... GUNNER I live by the cut. It's a brotherhood. Sex, crime, and power. But when I see that sexy little number in over her head at the biker bar, I want to pummel the son of a bitch who threatens her. Taking Alix back to my club for protection is all I can do. Hell, I want to do so much more. She wonders if I’m dangerous. Loaded question.. -
![Merciless Devil by Kylie Kent]()
Merciless Devil by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSavannahHave you ever loved someone so much it physically hurts?That’s how much I love my best friend, Matteo Valentino.It’s also the reason I’ve done everything I can to make sure he’s firmly rooted in the friendzone.I’d rather keep him at a distance than ruin what we have by giving into the attractionconstantly sparking between us...Categorized as:
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![A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey]()
A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe gripping new thriller featuring DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling authorEvery mother's worst nightmare . . .When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart.Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side... -
![The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith]()
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.What was once simple, is now complex... -
![Two Roads by Lili St. Germain]()
Two Roads by Lili St. Germain
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe sixth book in the #1 bestselling Gypsy Brothers series Juliette and Jase may be out of Dornan's immediate reach, but as tensions rise, will they end up walking right into the enemy's trap? Can Juliette forgive Jase for his devastating betrayal, or will it destroy everything they've been fighting for? What people are saying about Two Roads so far.. -
![Five Miles by Lili St. Germain]()
Five Miles by Lili St. Germain
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMy father taught me the importance of an eye for an eye—a cardinal rule, ingrained in every club member.A life for a life.Seven lives in payment for an unimaginable list of sins.People might wonder why I’m doing this. If this vengeance is borne from some noble cause. If I’m trying to prevent others from suffering at the hands of Dornan Ross and his sons.But I’m no selfless vigilante... -
![Tortured Skye by Gwyn McNamee]()
Tortured Skye by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Tortured Skye is not a standalone and is best enjoyed after reading Savage Collision***Falling in love with Gabe Anderson was as easy as breathing. Fighting my feelings for my brother’s best friend was agonizingly hard. I never imagined giving in to my desire for him would cause such a destructive ripple effect... -
![Wrath by Gwyn McNamee]()
Wrath by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I see is red.Blood.Pain.Rage.It consumes me.The moment he took her, wrath invaded my soul.I only have one purpose. End him and take back what’s mine. Love isn’t always clean, and wrath is the deadliest sin... -
![The Broken Sister by Leanne Davis]()
The Broken Sister by Leanne Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething happened to Kylie McKinley during her freshman year in college. Something no one knows about... -
![Home Front by Kristin Hannah]()
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost. . . -
![Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard]()
Keep It Simple by R.B. Hilliard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter living most of her life surrounded by alpha men, Sarah McLellan wants a sensitive, sweet, doting man in her life. Then she meets Cas. Cas Ashford is running from his past. With a new job in a new city, he has a fresh outlook on life. Keep it simple. Then he meets Sarah. Some things are easier said, than done... -
![His Redemption by Anne-Marie Meyer, Lucy McConnell]()
His Redemption by Anne-Marie Meyer, Lucy McConnell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurvival is key.I returned to civilian life, thinking that I would be fine.But the truth is…I’m not.Not when I see Sadie, my best friend’s widow, struggling.Not when my last promise to Adam was to take care of her—no matter the cost.When she unknowingly moves into my garage apartment—she enters my world.I didn’t understand how hard it would be to be near her... -
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![Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read by Daisy James]()
Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read by Daisy James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Tilly's Tuscan Teashop, the first book in a brand new series from the author of the Hummingbird Hotel and the Cornish Confetti Agency series.When photographer Natalie Nicholson’s beach hut studio – and everything she’s spent the last two years working on – is destroyed in a fire, she doesn’t think things can get any worse... -
![To Provence, with Love by T A Williams]()
To Provence, with Love by T A Williams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscape to the south of France with this perfect feel-good summer romance! Anything is possible… Struggling writer Faye Carter just can’t believe her luck... -
![Secret Obsession by D.M. Mortier]()
Secret Obsession by D.M. Mortier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColonel Colton James Ragnarson III should have known better. He wanted nothing more than to enjoy his retirement after his intensely active combat years in the US Army, take care of his family, and find the mystery woman who had made him personalized weapons... -
![Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow]()
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCharlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep, and the pain washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you... -
![Vanished by Kendra Elliot]()
Vanished by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot.When an eleven-year-old is abducted on her way to school, the FBI doesn’t waste a moment, sending agents to scour the area and embedding Special Agent Ava McLane with the distraught family... -
![Winter at Wishington Bay: A heartwarming, uplifting romance for winter 2020 by Maxine Morrey]()
Winter at Wishington Bay: A heartwarming, uplifting romance for winter 2020 by Maxine Morrey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'A super sweet read guaranteed to warm any winter evening' Samantha TongeEighteen months ago, Sophia Jones finally walked out on her unhappy life. With a tricky divorce ongoing, money is tight and so when friends offer her a housekeeping job while they’re away travelling, she accepts...
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