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  • Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s not a vacation until there’s a murder. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they’ve always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda...
  • Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kale Mueez just wants to work on his computer programs and, okay, some not-so-legal hacking. Even though he sold one of his computer software companies for more money than he’d ever need, he wasn’t one to sit back and do nothing. That is especially true since his father is a super soldier known around the world...
  • Forever Guarded by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Guarded by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A guarded heart is a lonely heart . . . Piper Davies is a leading researcher in the fields of viruses and nanotechnology. All she ever wanted was to help save lives. But her newest creation has the potential to be manipulated to kill a single person, as well as launch a global pandemic if it ever landed in the wrong hands...
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    humor  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Forever Hidden by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Hidden by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some things weren't meant to stay hidden... Sydney Davies is used to being in the spotlight. But the former model turned fashion designer isn't used to family secrets. Sydney is sent to dig up the past. What she finds instead is Deacon and a case of a missing girl with a link back to her life in the fashion industry. Deacon McKnight is hardly ever surprised due to his work as an investigator...
  • Broken Shadows: Shadows Landing #5 by Kathleen Brooks

    Broken Shadows: Shadows Landing #5 by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trent Faulkner was happy working with his hands to build custom furniture. He had made a name for himself and his design company. Love wasn’t even on his radar. Then one client broke down his barriers, only to make him leave in the morning. Trent made a resolution to forget about her, but that was hard to do when she was everywhere he looked, including in his heart...
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    humor  suspense  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Driven to fight for her town, driven to fight for love. Riley Davies never backs down from a fight. She stands up for herself and those who can’t stand up for themselves. But she is just the manager of a farm and can only do so much . . . until a political matter threatens to ruin her farm and the town she loves...
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    humor  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Far from Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Far from Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shattered by the pastMichael Novak was a US Marshal with his whole life figured out. Right up until the woman he called partner betrayed him. He’s been hiding in Bliss, CO, trying to pull himself out of the darkness. The only bright light is Lucy Carson. Something about Trio’s favorite waitress calls to him, but he can’t trust his instincts anymore...
  • 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 ratings
    An 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...
  • Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Rafe Walker gained fame while in the Army when he was photographed for a Military Calendar. Afterward, modeling contracts rolled in but he found his life in California lacking and longed for a change...
  • Saving Shadows: Shadows Landing #1 by Kathleen Brooks

    Saving Shadows: Shadows Landing #1 by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gavin Faulkner was the only doctor in the small South Carolina inner coastal town of Shadows Landing. He was used to patching up everything from fishing lures stuck in skin to gator bites. Nothing could surprise him anymore—except when he found an unconscious woman partially submerged near his dock after a fierce thunderstorm. Ellery St. John’s last memory was of a bat swinging toward her head...
  • Life in the Dead Lane by Lucy Quinn

    Life in the Dead Lane by Lucy Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All Cookie James, FBI agent and Innkeeper extraordinaire, wants is a romantic date with her hot handy man… but what she gets is a corpse presented with a big red bow. When she and Dylan discover a boat with a dead body, not only is her picnic ruined, but a woman from Dylan’s past returns to the island. The famous rock star appears to want a comeback tour with her former bodyguard...
  • Poison and Prejudice by Chelsea Field

    Poison and Prejudice by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Izzy agreed to become an undercover poison taster, she didn’t anticipate that it might involve driving around the streets of Los Angeles with a corpse in the trunk. Because the police asked her to. She also didn’t think finding a body together could be considered a bonding experience until she met Connor’s family...
  • Mr. & Mrs. by J.A. Huss

    Mr. & Mrs. by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mr. Perfect, Mr. Romantic, Mr. Corporate, Mr. Mysterious, and Mr. Match found what they were looking for and now it’s time to seal the deal. Five Aston hasn’t quite found his happily ever after yet… not quite. But he will. And he’s about to host the party of the century for all his family and friends.If you loved Happily Ever After, you can’t miss this one either...
  • The Edge of Midnight by Beverly Jenkins

    The Edge of Midnight by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins launches her first contemporary romantic suspense with this exciting sizzler. Sparks fly when Mykal Chandler, the head of a covert government agency, fights to protect the woman he has fallen in love with.Sarita Grayson is desperate. That’s the only explanation for her late night rendezvous with a bag of stolen diamonds...
  • The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins

    The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The beautiful daughter of a prominent Michigan doctor,Narice has never strayedanywhere near the wrong sideof the law. Then her fatheris brutally murdered -- andsuddenly federal agents areswarming around her likeflies, making accusations about a stolen North African diamond...
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    humor  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An 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...
    Categorized as:
    humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  female-mc  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    An 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...
    Categorized as:
    humor  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  female-mc  fiction
  • 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 ratings
    An 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...
  • Resurgence by Rebecca Deel

    Resurgence by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fortress 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...
  • Vendetta by Rebecca Deel

    Vendetta by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seven 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...
  • Sexy/Dangerous by Beverly Jenkins

    Sexy/Dangerous by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wearing her shades, a black Stetson, and snakeskin cowboy boots, security agent Maxine "Max" Blake is the baddest thing walking. Ex-marine, ex-cop, and a whole lotta 'tude, Max doesn't have time for anything but her job. Her latest assignment: to protect Dr. Adam Gary. Her problem: he doesn't want her there. Adam wants to focus on his work, not to be distracted by this tall, sexy woman...
  • Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Burning Bond by Emma Hart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BURNING BOND is book six of the HOLLY WOODS FILES series. While it can technically be read as a standalone, it's advised to read the first five books prior to this for full enjoyment. -- Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I love one. I’m almost sure I’m in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer...
  • Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier

    Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What 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...
  • Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field

    Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Isobel Avery's first six months as an undercover poison taster haven't exactly been easy. But this week will be worse. Two people with nothing in common are found dead. Apparently poisoned by an artificial intelligence security system. Now Izzy needs to find out whether robots are taking over the world or if there's a geeky murderer on the loose...
  • Keeping The Biker by Glenna Maynard

    Keeping The Biker by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Save the date. You’re invited to attend the wedding of Alexa and Murder, Royal Bastards MC style. They said we’d never last. He was a married man. Off limits. Now after all these years Murder is mine till death do us part. I’ll do anything to keep my motorcycle man. For him I risked it all and now comes the reward. His ink branded on my skin and his ring on my finger...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  humor  contemporary  biker  mystery  fiction  book  adult
  • Targeted by Kathleen Brooks

    Targeted by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunter Townsend loves his new home in the small town of Shadows Landing. It’s his sanctuary when he comes home from a mission as part of his Special Forces team. Maggie, the infuriating, monogram loving, bright color wearing, cuter than she should be woman, who loves to tease him was the only issue in Shadows Landing. Until a mission goes wrong . .
  • The Biker's Kiss by Glenna Maynard

    The Biker's Kiss by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One kiss is all it takes to bring him to his knees and have him asking for forever. Roane Connors doesn’t do relationships. He’s been burned before and isn’t looking to repeat past mistakes. All he needs is a warm body in his bed for the night. Someone to ring in the new year with. Julie Wilson ticks all his boxes. She’s back in town, hot, and single...
    Categorized as:
    humor  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Spark Ignites: MacKenny Brothers Book 1  (MacKenny Brothers Series) by Kathleen Kelly

    The Spark Ignites: MacKenny Brothers Book 1 (MacKenny Brothers Series) by Kathleen Kelly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eric made the choice to live in a small town. A loner, he has few friends and a secret. Cherie is a waitress with big dreams and little prospects. Fate throws Eric and Cherie together when her Grandfather suffers a severe heart attack, and Eric agrees to help the old man and his feisty Granddaughter. Until now, Eric has successfully kept himself closed off from everyone...
  • A Little Easter Delight by Laylah Roberts

    A Little Easter Delight by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Easter is Millie’s favorite holiday . . . along with Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Memorial Day, New Year’s Day. Oh! And her birthday. Which wasn’t technically a national holiday.But it should be! This Easter she decides to host an amazing Easter Egg hunt. Unfortunately, she hits a few little problems.Like missing guests...
  • Skin and Bone by Lisa Phillips

    Skin and Bone by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dark 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

    Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something 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...
  • Seal Investigations Series by Lola Silverman

    Seal Investigations Series by Lola Silverman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    THE COMPLETE SERIES, now FREE with Kindle Unlimited. 5 books and NO cliffies! Book 1: JASE I did not work my ass off to become a Navy SEAL because I had a desire to add the title of “nursemaid” to my resume. So when my commanding officer requested that I go check up on his baby sister, I was understandably less than thrilled...
  • Poison is the New Black: by Chelsea Field

    Poison is the New Black: by Chelsea Field

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Mr. Black becomes the top suspect in a murder investigation, Isobel Avery is roped into helping Etta, her Glock, and her greyhound clear his name. Except her boyfriend Connor is warning her to stay out of it, the new client she’s protecting from poison threats requires her full attention, and oh yeah, Izzy thinks Mr. Black might be guilty… He did once try to beat her to a pulp after all...
  • Whiskey, You're The Devil by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey, You're The Devil by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Things are looking up for Addison Holmes. She's about to take her P.I. exams, she's living in sin with the man of her dreams, and she hasn't had a phone call from her mother in three whole days. But she should have known things were too good to last...
  • Redirection by Gregory Ashe

    Redirection by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When it comes to your ex, nothing is ever easy.The Borealis boys are settling into their new normal, or at least into their new digs. But when North’s soon-to-be (please-let-it-be-soon) ex-husband, Tucker, is arrested and charged with murder, everything goes sideways.Hired by Tucker’s parents, North and Shaw begin looking for proof that Tucker is innocent, in spite of the evidence against him...
  • Victory Run 3 by Devon Hartford

    Victory Run 3 by Devon Hartford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s only one rule in Rock & Roll: Don’t sleep with anyone in the band. Victory Payne is the hottest lead guitar player on the night club scene of Hollywood’s infamous Sunset Strip. With nothing but her car and her guitar, she’s ready to claw her way to success. Victory never gives up. Then she breaks rock’s cardinal rule...
  • Play Mine by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Play Mine by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You need to be careful.” The day the manager of my rock band said that changed my life. As Brooklyn Dawn’s newest member on probation, I didn’t think I’d have to worry about anything but rocking hard. I didn’t expect my tumultuous past to come out. I definitely didn’t expect us to be in danger. I never considered I’d need a bodyguard...
  • Boosted: A Cozy Couture Romantic Crime Comedy by Adrienne Giordano

    Boosted: A Cozy Couture Romantic Crime Comedy by Adrienne Giordano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mob princess turned entrepreneur Lucie Rizzo knows that when you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up.Despite her family's unshakable criminal reputation, Lucie's new business is booming.And for once, her love life isn't far behind.Lucie devotes her days to building the Coco Barknell brand of couture doggie fashion accessories. But her nights are all about roguishly sexy Tim O'Brien...
  • Coupled with Chance by Tracy Ellen

    Coupled with Chance by Tracy Ellen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just discovering The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod? Read the first book in the series, A Date with Fate, for free! Coupled with Chance, Volume VI… Waking up in her bed, sluggish from being drugged, still single, and shocked senseless to be the surrogate mother of four little boys, Anabel returns home from Vegas swearing off destination weddings as much too stressful...
  • Mayhem's Desire: Operation Mayhem by Lindsay Cross

    Mayhem's Desire: Operation Mayhem by Lindsay Cross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His traumatic past has left him dark… and longing for love. Hicks thinks good and evil comes in black and white. No blurred lines, no grey areas. After being subjected to a horrific experiment that’s left him damaged as a super soldier, Hicks seeks comfort from his torment in reliability. He’s got clear rules on morality and isn’t willing to break them. Until her. Whitney is a seductress...
  • The Melancholy Moon: A Sweet Tea Mystery by Glenda Manus

    The Melancholy Moon: A Sweet Tea Mystery by Glenda Manus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Funny, witty Cassandra Phillips has reason to be cynical. Life has dealt her numerous blows so she's put up an impenetrable wall around her own heart. Jilted by her husband for another woman, she now faces what she calls “the Big C” diagnosis, proof enough that even God has deserted her...
  • Blown To Pieces by Katie Graykowski

    Blown To Pieces by Katie Graykowski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After restauranteur, Big Tommy Prather, is blown to pieces in his front yard, Mustang Ridges and her two best friends are on the case. While the local police have ruled the death an accident, Mustang and the girls suspect murder. They can prove it…sort of...
  • Loving Her Texas Protector: A Texas Lawman Romantic Suspense by Mary Connealy

    Loving Her Texas Protector: A Texas Lawman Romantic Suspense by Mary Connealy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrison’s Law book #2 Loving Her Texas Protector Jacie Moreau is a tough-as-nails security specialist who works with the Long Pine Texas police. She takes care of herself and doesn’t ask for help from anyone. Brett Garrison is an odd-man-out in the Garrison family. He’s a soft-hearted veterinarian from a family of daring Texas lawmen...
  • Codirection by Gregory Ashe

    Codirection by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They killed a girl to keep their secrets. They won’t stop there.A new home, a fresh start, a chance to do things right this time—and Shaw and North are determined to make it work. But the night of their housewarming party, things don’t go as planned. A reporter arrives, wanting to talk to North about his ex-husband, his father, and a criminal syndicate...
  • Chasing Grace by Edith Lalonde

    Chasing Grace by Edith Lalonde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ⭐️ PACKED WITH ACTION AND SIZZLING WITH COMBUSTIBLE CHEMISTRY AND SUSPENSE! ⭐️CHASING GRACE is a fast-paced, full-length standalone novel with a guaranteed happily ever after.Catch the bad guy…Black ops soldier Chase Mackenzie’s goal is singular. On the hunt to capture a terrorist, he needs to remain laser-focused...
  • Scottsdale Sizzle by B.A. Trimmer

    Scottsdale Sizzle by B.A. Trimmer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "This time, Laura Black may be in over her head! " Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a new thrilling romantic mystery. This time around, she’s hot on the trail of a treasure chest full of priceless jewelry. Unfortunately so are both the bad guys and the FBI. The client’s a guy in from Chicago and he seems to have more secrets than answers...
  • Forever with the SEAL by Amy Gamet

    Forever with the SEAL by Amy Gamet

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All of the HERO Force books can be read as standalone stories. Trevor “Hawk” Hawkins and Olivia Grayson are finally going to marry, but she’s finishing up a film before they say “I do.” When someone starts stalking her, Hawk must go overseas to protect the woman he loves—but a ghost from his past may draw him away from HERO Force forever. This is a novella, not a full-length book...
  • Holiday Rebel by Rebecca Zanetti

    Holiday Rebel by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets are Unwrapped during this Holiday SeasonRory Albertini has survived in a world of espionage and danger by being patient and outwaiting any enemy. So, when his fiancé and the only woman he’s ever loved dumps him, he immediately creates an attack plan...
  • Apache Strike Force by Camilla Monk

    Apache Strike Force by Camilla Monk

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's death from the sky, ready to strike. He never compromises, never lets go, never settles for second best when it comes to his offspring. He's the... Apache...
  • Barefoot With a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot With a Bad Boy by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A man who trusts no one is forced to believe the unbelievable... Former spy Gabriel Rossi has been searching for CIA linguist Isadora Winter, a woman he loved and lost. After learning of her untimely death in an accident, and the loss of a son who must be his, Gabe is stunned when a woman he's never met approaches him on the beach and claims to be Isadora...
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