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  • Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Point Two by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The case is reopened..."I can't believe this shit is happening again. Four Point's dead and yet, everyone I care about is unsafe. Again. Brody's gone, Maggie's hurt, and now Ben and I have to fix everything ourselves. This time, I'll be the one watching..
  • Lie to Her by Melinda Leigh, Christina Traister

    Lie to Her by Melinda Leigh, Christina Traister

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    10 hours Lies from the heart lead to a dangerously intimate case for Sheriff Bree Taggert in #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s novel of revenge and fatal deceptions.When a digital marketer is found murdered in his backyard—hands bound and face smothered by plastic wrap—Sheriff Bree Taggert and criminal investigator Matt Flynn respond to the call...
  • Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker

    Edge Of Darkness by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Road rash and Jack meets handcuffs and street smarts. I am a wandering disaster. A hedonist, a lover, a son, and a rebel. My name is Yuma. I’m sober enough to see the need for redemption, but too blind to realize I already found it. I am an independent seeker. An overachiever, a friend, a misfit, and a cop. My name is Lissie...
  • Grave Mistake by Eliza Lentzski

    Grave Mistake by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    William Desjardin was dead: the victim of an interrupted home burglary, according to the police. Cassidy returns to Embarrass with Julia to support her with the funeral details, rehoming Julia’s mother, and settling the Desjardin estate. For Cassidy, being back in the small, northern Minnesotan town has brought back a number of good memories—most starring Julia herself...
  • Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Deal with the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s business as usual for crime boss Cain Casey as she maneuvers to form an alliance with the Jatibon organization and secure peace among the ruling families in New Orleans. Cain’s new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to be—a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even greater passion for expanding her father’s empire, on both sides of the law...
  • Playing Dirty by Liliana Hart

    Playing Dirty by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    J.J. Graves and her husband, Sheriff Jack Lawson, are sworn to protect and serve. The Christmas season brings out the best—and worst—in people, and death hits close to home when a Bloody Mary local is murdered. Bringing justice to the dead is what they do—even when they don’t like the victim...
  • The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    The Devil Be Damned by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cain Casey is close to getting everything she wants. Her partner Emma is pregnant with their third child, her children are safe and happy, and her business is still thriving despite the FBI’s vendetta. Life is perfect on the surface, but it’s the underbelly that worries her...
  • Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose

    Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson*** Pre-order the explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose. ***Cora-Jane Winslow's father walked out on her family 23 years ago; his letters to her over the years the only connection she has had to him...
  • The Evening Wolves by Gregory Ashe

    The Evening Wolves by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every victory comes at a cost. The trail has gone cold. For months now, Emery Hazard and John-Henry Somerset have been trying to find something—anything—that might help them uncover the truth about the criminal organization operating out of the Cottonmouth Club. But every lead has turned out to be a dead end, and every step forward has cost them two steps back...
  • Four Point by Max Ellendale

    Four Point by Max Ellendale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirty-two bodies, twenty years, and a cold case that lives inside her alone. Detective Sali James teeters on the edge of sanity as she's forced to unearth her darkest days in order to stop Washington's most elusive serial killer...
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    crime  lgbtq  wlw  law-enforcement  romance  mystery  dark  lesbian-mc
  • Ritual in Death / Missing in Death by J.D. Robb

    Ritual in Death / Missing in Death by J.D. Robb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dark, mystifying and powerful forces are at work in these two superb J.D. Robb short stories.Ritual in DeathWhen a naked, knife-wielding man who thinks he has killed someone crashes a glamorous ball she's attending, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is almost relieved. The clues point towards ritual murder, but Eve knows there is nothing supernatural about a deadly lust for power..
  • Revenge: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 5 by Debra Webb

    Revenge: The Faces of Evil Series: Book 5 by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twelve years ago, the "Five" were on top of the world. They were rich, popular and about to head off to Ivy League universities. The world was theirs for the taking. It was their last weekend in Birmingham before going away and one final intense party was a must...
  • Ruthless by Debra Webb

    Ruthless by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Faces of Evil Series: Book 6 "Gritty, edge-of-your-seat, white-knuckle thriller . . . Move over Jack Reacher-Jess Harris is comin' to town." -Cindy Gerard, New York Times bestselling author, on Obsession "Debra Webb is a master storyteller." -Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author He has a ruthless past . . . Three photos of three unknown women...
  • When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    When I'm Old and Grey by L.M. Krier

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DI Ted Darling doesn't like coincidences. There are too many for comfort surrounding his latest case. They're spilling over into his private life, too, when some toxic family secrets are uncovered. A serial killer appears to be targeting vulnerable elderly people in care homes and despatching them in the most cynical way. Ted and his team are struggling to get a lead on who the killer really is...
  • Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose

    Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There 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...
  • You're Not Safe by Mary Burton

    You're Not Safe by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    HE WILL NEVER FORGET The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country . . . the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker…only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning . . .   NEVER FORGIVE One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton’s life and ended two others...
  • Suspicion by Eden Winters

    Suspicion by Eden Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucky “Simon Harrison” Lucklighter left behind his criminal past to become one of the best agents in the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. He’s found a committed partner in fellow agent Bo Schollenberger and built a life. Now, enemies within the SNB and a friend’s betrayal leave him nowhere to turn—not even to his mentor. His boss’s life, the future of the SNB, and Lucky’s career depend on him...
  • Calem by Christopher Harlan

    Calem by Christopher Harlan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Calem, the first of the New York's Finest series from contemporary romance author Christopher Harlan, a renowned psychologist and an embattled NYPD detective join forces to end the city's reign of terror, finding salvation and love in each other's arms in the process. Dr. Cordelia Summers is a brilliant psychologist...
  • Hideout at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James

    Hideout at Whiskey Gulch by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The town's former bad boy...is aiding and abetting the lawAfter saving a woman and baby from would-be kidnappers, ex-marine Matt Hennessey discovers he and Aubrey Blanchard have much in common--starting over, painful pasts and an ice-cold murder case. Their attraction is instant and undeniable. But as they search for the baby's abducted sister, a human trafficking cartel threatens their lives...
  • Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Answering the Call by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Detective Sept Savoie recovers from a gunshot wound with the help of her new love Keegan Blanchard. As the city returns to normal, so does the crime rate. Sept’s first case back on the job is a strangely ritualistic killing, which quickly escalates into serial murder...
  • This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter, Kathleen Early

    This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter, Kathleen Early

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    12 hours The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…A secluded cabin retreatFor GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon...
  • Falling by Calle J. Brookes

    Falling by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dr. Mia Ripley wasn’t even supposed to be a part of the FBI, let alone the best division in the nation. So far she’d been nearly burned alive by a madman, then shot by a cult leader’s lackey. Mia far preferred to be behind the PAVAD scenes, down in the Medical Examiner’s office where she belonged. But even that wasn’t entirely safe...
  • Blinded by Lyz Kelley

    Blinded by Lyz Kelley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A small town murder. A second chance at love. Somebody killed Joey Gaccione’s brother. After a ten-year absence, the big city detective returns home to Colorado for the funeral knowing he will be pressured to find Sheriff Sam’s killer. Joey’s instincts say whoever murdered his brother is part of something more sinister than the Elkridge deputies can handle...
  • Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Price of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Honor and duty are not always black and white—and when self-styled patriots take up arms against the government, the price of honor may be a life. Blair Powell and Jane Graves have much in common and even more that sets them apart in an invisible battle raging on home soil...
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    crime  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Justice for All by Radclyffe

    Justice for All by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While Detective Lt. Rebecca Frye's elite unit attempts to uncover the connection between the local organized crime syndicate and a human trafficking ring, she and her team, and those they love, unwittingly become targets. As part of the operation, Dellon Mitchell goes undercover with a young woman posing as her lover--a woman with a secret agenda that might cause them both their lives...
    Categorized as:
    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • Justice in the Shadows by Radclyffe

    Justice in the Shadows by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a shadow world of secrets, lies, and hidden agendas, Detective Sergeant Rebecca Frye and her lover, Dr. Catherine Rawlings, join forces once again in the elusive search for justice...
  • The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan, Suzanne T. Fortin

    The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan, Suzanne T. Fortin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Listening length: 13 hours and 14 minutesIn this latest Quinn & Costa suspense from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, nine people board a charter sightseeing boat to take a tour of the San Juan Islands; twenty minutes later, the boat explodes...
  • The Devil Inside by Ali Vali

    The Devil Inside by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brains, guts, and ruthless ambition should be enough to come out on top in any fight. Except when the battle is over love, all bets are off. Derby Cain Casey was groomed from birth to take the reins of the Casey family enterprises, which just happens to be one of the major crime organizations in New Orleans...
    Categorized as:
    crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  suspense  wlw  adult  audiobook  book
  • Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Waiting by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life...
  • Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore

    Drawing Fire by Janice Cantore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One case from her past defines homicide detective Abby Hart.With a possible serial killer stalking elderly women in Long Beach, California, Abby's best lead is Luke Murphy, an irritating private investigator who saw a suspect flee the scene of the latest homicide...
  • The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak

    The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Obsession leads to lies... When air force captain Luke Trussell opens his door one Sunday morning, he's shocked to find the police -- and even more shocked when they charge him with rape. He knows he made a mistake in judgment the night before, but he certainly didn't force his attentions on the woman who's been stalking him for months...
  • Dead Ringer by Mary Burton

    Dead Ringer by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    SOME NIGHTMARES . . . Beside each body, he leaves a simple charm bearing a woman’s name. Ruth . Judith . Rachel. The victims were strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local anchorwoman…each brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end...   DON’T FADE . .
  • I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton

    I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    LOVE HURTS He promised to kill her. One night four years ago, Leah Carson’s husband almost succeeded. Philip stabbed her twenty-three times before fleeing. The police are sure he’s dead. But fear won’t let Leah believe it.   AND SOMETIMES It starts with little things. Missing keys. A flat tire. Mysterious flowers. All easily explained away if the pattern wasn’t so terrifyingly familiar...
  • He Can Fall by Melinda Leigh

    He Can Fall by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When security expert Sean Wilson takes his wife, Amanda, along on a business trip to an isolated bed and breakfast, he’s hoping to combine work and pleasure. But when four armed men storm the inn and take the staff and his wife hostage, the romantic getaway is over...
  • Storm Lines by Jessica L. Webb

    Storm Lines by Jessica L. Webb

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Constable Bridget “Marley” Marlowe is always doing the wrong thing for the right reason. This time she’s skating the line of police procedure by protecting a young girl caught up in her father’s designer street drug ring. But when Marley gets injured, she needs help from someone she can trust.Dr. Devon Wolfe is a burned out psychologist on leave from her job in a busy hospital trauma unit...
  • 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...
  • 'Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Anthology by Rhys Ford

    'Nother Sip of Gin: A Sinners Gin Anthology by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Crossroads Gin rock stars Miki, Damien, Rafe, and Forest, life is a Möbius strip of music, mayhem, and murder. Through it all, the sweet, hot moments between tours with lovers, friends, and family keep them sane, healthy, and happy. This Sinners collection features short stories spanning the entire series, from before the first note to after the lights go out...
  • Hostile Desires by Melissa Schroeder

    Hostile Desires by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a cold case heats up, two former adversaries discover there is a thin line between love and hate.Seven years ago, Dr. Elle Middleton’s world crashed and burned. She has rebuilt her life and found comfort in her work as the medical examiner for TFH...
  • Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Gray Matters by Dolores Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remy Devereux is an ace homicide detective with the SFPD. At work, she’s embroiled in a months-long murder investigation that has yet to show any signs of breaking. At home, she’s on the skids with her soon-to-be ex-girlfriend, while nightmares of the gruesome murder scene keep her up at night.On the other side of the country, Giana Falco has just made the biggest change in her life...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  lgbtq  wlw  crime  workplace  mystery  fiction  book
  • The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    The One to Walk Away by L. Dreamer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For FBI Special Agent Lake Stuart, doing the right thing had come at a price—her family. Years later, in a new city, a new career, she’s still feeling the burden of the cost. She refuses to let anyone close enough to break her heart again. She’s the one to walk away now—until she goes home with Dr. Mel Pascale for one of her many routine one-night stands...
    Categorized as:
    crime  wlw  suspense  lgbtq  law-enforcement  medical  mystery  fiction
  • Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There was a time when Dalton Casey ran the Casey family while grooming the next generation, but Cain Casey inherits the reins too early when Dalton is gunned down. His loss leaves Cain devastated, and she does her best to keep the business together, but his loss has left her adrift and hungry for revenge. That ends the night a new employee douses her in beer...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  crime  lgbtq  romance  mystery  action-adventure  fiction  book
  • Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Dead Pretty by Robyn Nyx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An FBI agent, a TV star, and a serial killer. Love hurts.Special Agent Dak Farrell works cold cases, and she’s damn good at it. She’s always on the move and doesn’t care where the next case takes her. But when the Salt Lake City police department need her help with a new serial killer, she’ll be around a little longer than usual...
  • Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy

    Gold Star Chance by C.J. Murphy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    High in the Appalachian Mountains, Sheriff Chance Fitzsimmons, frequently puts her specialized rescue training to use. The retired smoke jumper, turned law enforcement officer, is dedicated to the protection of all those who live in or visit Tucker County, West Virginia. With her K9 partner, Zeus, she maintains the peace even as it eludes her off-duty life...
  • Destroying Angel by Cara Malone

    Destroying Angel by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A detective with secrets and a socially awkward scientist team up to solve the case of a relationship gone toxic in this age gap romantic suspense.Emery Ellison is a seasoned scientist at the top of her field, held back only by the shyness that has plagued her all her life...
  • The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan

    The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a key witness goes missing, Quinn and Costa must find her before a killer silences her for good…Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when the accused is shot by a masked man in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders...
  • New Year in Murder by Edale Lane

    New Year in Murder by Edale Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fifty million motives for murder; one determined detective. Detective Jenna Ferrari just wanted to spend New Year’s Eve with her new sweetheart; was that too much to ask? Whoever decided he or she had to shoot multi-millionaire Mitchell Lockwood at half-past midnight thought so...
  • Lady Killer by Cara Malone

    Lady Killer by Cara Malone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Opposites attract when a forensic investigator dying to fit in teams up with a detective with a major case of wanderlust.Maya Ross has worked hard to cultivate a tough, no-nonsense reputation as ‘one of the guys’ in a male-dominated field. As lead investigator, she’s at the peak of her career – and she can’t admit to anyone that it’s making her deeply unhappy...
  • The Preacher's Daughter by K.A. Moll

    The Preacher's Daughter by K.A. Moll

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    wlw  crime  lgbtq  suspense  romance  mlm  medical  lesbian-mc
  • Summer Stalker by Nicole Helm

    Summer Stalker by Nicole Helm

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Someone’s watching them.Someone they’d never suspect.Reece Montgomery’s on an undercover mission to learn what unsuspecting B and B owner Lianna Kade knows about her husband’s murder. However, the workaholic North Star agent finds himself in serious danger, not the least of which is his unprofessional need to protect Lianna and her son, Henry...
  • Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe

    Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Keeping your eye on the prize isn’t always a good thing.Nico knows he’s difficult; he has the string of exes to prove it. But staying sharp was the only way to stay safe in the cutthroat world of modeling, and it turns out, graduate school isn’t any gentler. Career first. Boys…later.Jadon knows he’s burning out; his partner at the Metropolitan Police is more than happy to remind him of that fact...
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