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  • Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    No smoke without a fire. It’s New Year’s in Sinful, and the competition for the New Year’s Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who’s put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  crime  female-mc  romance  mystery  audiobook  fiction
  • Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ridge Faulkner was a renowned luxury house builder. When Ridge was selected at a charity bachelor auction, he was surprised when it wasn’t for an actual date. The woman only wanted him to help fix up her house. Savannah Ambrose was starting her life over in Shadows Landing. But she needed help with the fixer-upper she was moving into...
  • Later Gator by Jana Deleon

    Later Gator by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A poacher is at work in Sinful, Louisiana, and Deputy Carter LeBlanc is hot on the trail of the outlaw, trying to apprehend him before the state gets wind of the crime and sends a game warden to take over his investigation...
  • Relentless Pursuit by Kathleen Brooks

    Relentless Pursuit by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Pierce Davies watched as his older siblings fell in love – something this bachelor was not ready for. After all, he was now the most eligible man in all of Keeneston! Though Pierce enjoys the playboy lifestyle, his life is his work and that hard work is set to pay off big time with the unveiling of a big secret...
  • No Escape by Julie Moffett

    No Escape by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable...
  • Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Iris Hartman thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over...
  • Wrath: Satan's Fury MC: SG by L. Wilder

    Wrath: Satan's Fury MC: SG by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new addition to the Satan’s Fury MC series.Stitch was stepping down.And he was preparing me to take his place.He’d seen the darkness in me.He knew I could use my demons the way he’d used his.And he was right.I used them, and I used them well.They’d helped me keep everyone at a distance— including her...
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    crime  humor  friendship  family  female-mc  romance  suspense  biker
  • She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino

    She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends.Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce...
  • Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A look into the life at McKay-Taggart on the day Charlie and Ian have their babies...
  • Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Brother's Keeper III: Luke by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke O’Reilly has seen it all, done it all, and lived through it all. When a career ending injury forces him to retire from the military, he struggles to adapt. Luke was born to be a soldier, not conform to the nine-to-five mediocrity of everyday life. He needs to protect and serve like he needs his next breath...
  • Legend by Marie James

    Legend by Marie James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wouldn’t call it love at first sight, but my body definitely reacted when I saw her.Getting Faith Robbins under me became my obsession.I knew I wanted fast and done.It’s how I always did things.Looking for anything more with a woman was never in the cards.I wasn’t like the other guys in the Cerberus MC. I didn’t want more.It was physical, sating a desire...
  • Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Roaming Wild by Tracey Devlyn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's loved him forever... The last thing traveling nurse Evie Steele expects to find aboard the RV housing her mobile health clinic is her brother’s best friend. As always, Deke’s close proximity stirs her forbidden desires and long-suppressed dreams. But his sudden reappearance in her life and curious interest in her patients makes Evie wonder what he’s hiding. ..
  • One in Vermillion by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    One in Vermillion by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the third book in a new trilogy.Liz Danger is stuck in her hometown of Burney, Ohio, because her insane employer has rented a house there for the summer, which means she has three more months of trying to get a copy edit done, babysitting a seven-year-old, and figuring out what to do with three hundred and ninety-two teddy bears...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  family  female-mc  cozy  romance  mystery  contemporary
  • Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin

    Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences...
  • Witching for Clarity by Deanna Chase

    Witching for Clarity by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Clarity “Gigi” Martin moved to Premonition Pointe for a fresh start. And that’s exactly what she got when she found a house that was connected to her ancestors and a group of witches who welcomed her into their fold. It’s not easy starting over at forty, but she’s determined to do it on her own terms with her past left firmly behind her… until Sebastian Knight walks back into her life...
  • Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Home Again: Starting Over by Becki Willis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Things in The Sisters are heating up, and Madison Reynolds is in the hot seat. When a local woman dies in a most unconventional way, In a Pinch takes on the quirky case and once again, Maddy finds herself in the middle of a would-be murder investigation. Even with the help of her grandmother and best friend Genny, this case may be too hot to handle...
    Categorized as:
    humor  cozy  crime  female-mc  romance  mystery  christian  suspense
  • Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the second book in a new series.Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer...
    Categorized as:
    humor  crime  cozy  female-mc  family  romance  mystery  contemporary
  • SEAL Salvation by Elle James

    SEAL Salvation by Elle James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All he wants is to be left aloneJake Cogburn lost his leg, his career, his brotherhood and his will to live when he stepped on that IED in Afghanistan. Back in his home state of Colorado, he’s determined to bury himself as deeply as he can in a bottle of Jack Daniels until the pain in his leg and his heart is so numb he can no longer feel...
  • Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a broken man arrives in town desperate to locate his missing girlfriend, loved-up PI Lexi Graves is determined to reunite the lost loves. However, the further Lexi delves into the case, the more it appears that the missing woman doesn't want to be found...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Lexi Carmichael Mystery Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date. But when sexy uberhacker Slash (no, that's not his real name) asks me to go with him to Rome on an investigation, the timing is sort of perfect...
  • Free Fall by Fern Michaels

    Free Fall by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The bestselling Revenge of the Sisterhood series concludes -Yoko Akia has been hungering for revenge all her life, and now, finally, it is time. Yoko's mother was just fifteen when a rich American deceived her into a life of degradation in a twisted prostitution ring. She died aged seventeen after bearing her baby girl. Now a great movie star, he is long overdue some justice...
  • The Marvelous Ms. Medium by Erin Huss

    The Marvelous Ms. Medium by Erin Huss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.I thought I was getting pretty good at this whole medium gig ... until today. Have you ever been kissing the man of your dreams when his dead ex-girlfriend appears?No?I have, and let me tell you it's a total mood killer.Her name is Vanessa Tobin, and she's a journalist with a passion for truth and justice and self-help books...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  crime  female-mc  romance  paranormal  mystery  fiction
  • No Such Thing As A Free Ride by Shelly Fredman

    No Such Thing As A Free Ride by Shelly Fredman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Puff piece reporter, Brandy Alexander is determined to win the battle of self improvement. She is eating better (or at least telling people she is) working out (if sparring with a guy who fishes doughnuts out of the gutter and eats them counts) and checking her impulsive behavior at the door. But it's hard to stay on track when her own therapist gives her up as a lost cause...
  • The Little Village of New Starts by Donna Ashcroft

    The Little Village of New Starts by Donna Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes turning everything upside down feels just right… Evie Stuart is playing it safe. She lives on her family’s remote farm in the Scottish Highlands and never ventures beyond the local village of Lockton. The most unpredictable events in her life are the antics of Miss Daisy, her grandmother Agnes’s pygmy goat...
  • A Little Piece of Paradise by T.A. Williams

    A Little Piece of Paradise by T.A. Williams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The inheritance of a lifetime... with a catch When Sophie’s uncle leaves her a castle in the Italian Riviera in his will, she can’t believe her luck. The catch? She and her estranged sister, Rachel, must live there together for three months in order to inherit it...
  • Through the Storm by Diane Greenwood Muir

    Through the Storm by Diane Greenwood Muir

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once things start falling apart around Polly Giller, chaos takes over and all she can do is hold on for the ride. Sylvie Donovan has finished school and things are supposed to be rainbows and unicorns. Not in Bellingwood. Her oldest son, Jason, has just started high school and isn't handling the transition well...
  • Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

    Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet! FIRST A STRANGER APPEARSWhile chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her...
  • Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich

    Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Stephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this “fast and fun” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable...
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    humor  crime  cozy  female-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  audiobook
  • Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bright lights hide more than they reveal. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of the stars is murdered...
  • Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lexi gets her latest gig, tracking down a blackmailer guilty of extorting thousands of dollars from the country’s hottest girl band, it’s practically a dream come true. However, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous doesn’t turn out to be as much fun as she hoped...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Take Down by Fern Michaels

    Take Down by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Christmastime is here, and justice is the gift that keeps on giving for the Sisterhood and their menfolk in the third part of an exhilarating series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. Victory is sweet, but for the Sisterhood and their allies, it’s also short-lived...
  • Riptide by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Riptide by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Once again, sinister things are afoot in Apalachicola, FL, and one of them is an actual foot.When a local fisherman finds a man’s foot in his net, it sets off a chain of events that no one can anticipate. Lt. Maggie Redmond soon discovers that the foot belongs to the friend of another recently dead guy, Gregory Boudreaux, the man she never told anyone about...
  • Final Justice by Fern Michaels

    Final Justice by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Sisterhood - Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle - have risked everything in the name of justice, including their own freedom. Their most recent mission promised to reward them with the ultimate prize - a presidential pardon and a chance to leave their enforced exile. But as they've learned too many times before, life doesn't always turn out as planned...
  • Home Free by Fern Michaels

    Home Free by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. They’ve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life...
  • Eyes Only by Fern Michaels

    Eyes Only by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sisterhood Forever Lush, exclusive Spyder Island is home to many of the world's billionaires. Years ago, Gretchen Spyder, daughter of the island's namesake, gave her twin babies up for legal adoption. Now Gretchen and her father are trying to get them back. The twins' adoptive parents are a loving but poor couple, completely outgunned by the Spyders' wealth...
  • And I Love Her by Marie Force

    And I Love Her by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Green Mountain Romance from the New York Times bestselling author of I Saw Her Standing There...
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrel by Liliana Hart

    Dirty Rotten Scoundrel by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Can ghosts really talk?J.J. Graves is about to find out when her past comes back to haunt her. Too bad her life was just beginning to seem normal.J.J. and Jack set off together on a mission to uncover the secrets of J.J.'s felonious parents...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels

    Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    PULL A FAST ONE? NOT ON THE SISTERHOOD'S WATCH ... There are some things that a group of gracious ladies just can't overlook --- and doing one of their friends dirty is at the top of the list. That's the mission of the Sisterhood, seven women who would do anything to help out one of their clan, especially when it means righting a wrong. And Isabelle Flanders has definitely been done wrong...
  • The Jury by Fern Michaels

    The Jury by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Jury Even reeling from the loss of one of their own, the Sisterhood is always prepared to rally behind a new friend. For years, Paula Woodley has suffered the broken bones and shattered self-esteem caused by an abusive marriage. But what can she do? Her high-profile, Washington power-broker husband is not a man to be crossed. Or so he thinks...
  • Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

    Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She's been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Stephanie thinks it's time for a change. So she quits. She wants something safe and normal. But the kind of trouble she had at the bail bonds office can't compare to the kind of trouble she finds herself facing now..
  • High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continue Nadia Wolf’s adventure in this second book. Nadia Wolf has had enough and she’s fighting back! It comes down to this: Kill or be killed. Nadia doesn’t like those options but she is far from safe from Dagor’s clutches. Not only does she have to worry about saving her neck, but now she has a new roommate taking over her apartment; Muffin . .
  • Cashing Out by Nicolette Pierce

    Cashing Out by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Married. To Ian. No matter how many times Nadia’s predicament crosses through her mind, it always ends with the same question; what in the world have I done? If it wasn’t bad enough that Nadia fled the scene the morning after, it seems her husband jumped ship too. It’s only when cryptic postcards from Africa start piling up that she realizes how far Ian jumped...
  • Now or Never by Janet Evanovich

    Now or Never by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.While Stephanie stalls for time, she buries herself in her work as a bounty hunter, tracking down an unusually varied assortment of fugitives from justice...
    Categorized as:
    north-america  usa  humor  cozy  crime  family  female-mc  new-jersey
  • Living Fast by Adrienne Giordano

    Living Fast by Adrienne Giordano

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Green Beret Reid Steele needs a new career ASAP. After a knee injury permanently sidelines him from his dream job, Reid heads home to the mountains of Steele Ridge to regroup, but small-town life isn’t cutting it for a man accustomed to action. When sexy boutique owner Brynne Whitfield captures his attention, Reid thinks he’s found the perfect distraction from boredom...
  • Two Hearts Find Christmas by Tamara Ferguson

    Two Hearts Find Christmas by Tamara Ferguson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Josh Loughlin, a blind wounded warrior, has returned to his hometown of Crystal Rock, Wisconsin at Christmastime. As a teenager, Josh operated with a ring of thieves run by his father. But when his stepbrother is forced to tolerate the same mental and physical abuse Josh experienced as a teenager, Josh decides it's time to step up...
  • No Way Home by Annette Dashofy

    No Way Home by Annette Dashofy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A relaxing trail ride turns tragic when Paramedic and Deputy Coroner Zoe Chambers discovers the body of a popular county commissioner in her Pennsylvania woods. Inconsistencies surround the horrible accident, but before she can investigate further, she's pried away by a plea for help from her best friend, whose son has been deemed a person of interest in a homicide over a thousand miles away...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  friendship  family  female-mc  romance  mystery  fiction
  • The Lighthouse Keeper by Cynthia Ellingsen

    The Lighthouse Keeper by Cynthia Ellingsen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Dawn Conners’s parents are famous for finding historic treasures, but she has a knack for losing things—her job, her boyfriend, and now, her reputation. Thanks to a mud-slinging exposé, Dawn’s late great-grandfather is assumed guilty of stealing silver from a century-old shipwreck...
  • Break and Enter by Lori Matthews

    Break and Enter by Lori Matthews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Callahan Security is on the brink of disaster. Mitch Callahan pushed his brothers to expand the family business into private security, and their first major client is a complete pain in the ass. It’s no wonder the man has a target on his back, but nothing could prepare Mitch for how seductive his adversary is. Love hurts...
  • Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare

    Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Secrets buried in the sand… Former US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for herself in Denver, far away from camel spiders and sand—and the terrible secrets of her first deployment to Iraq. She isn’t looking for a relationship, especially not with an intrusive photojournalist...
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