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Save Your Breath by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMorgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger investigate the mysterious disappearance of a true-crime writer.When true-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears with no signs of foul play, her new boyfriend, Lincoln Sharp, suspects the worst. He knows she didn’t leave willingly and turns to attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger to find her before it’s too late... -
![Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh]()
Secrets Never Die by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe #1 Amazon Charts bestselling series continues as Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger fight for the innocence of a young murder suspect—if only they could find him.When a retired sheriff’s deputy is shot to death in his home, his troubled teenage stepson, Evan, becomes the prime suspect. Even more incriminating, the boy disappeared from the scene of the crime... -
![Blood & Bones: Sig by Jeanne St. James]()
Blood & Bones: Sig by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRevenge isn’t always sweet, but it sure can be satisfying... Sig never wanted to return to Manning Grove since it didn’t hold any good memories. Growing up a part of the Blood Fury MC ended up being a disaster and screwed up his life, which led to him spending most of it in and out of jail... -
![The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome]()
The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEliza Carter can't keep a secret.Except the one she's been hiding for over eight years. And it's not the recipe for her world-famous tiramisu. With her bakery undergoing a remodel, her son struggling in school, and planning her best friend's wedding, Eliza's secret is the last thing on her mind. Until her high school sweetheart reappears, stirring up old feelings faster than her electric mixer... -
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![A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note. On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing... -
![Forged in Steele by Susan Sleeman]()
Forged in Steele by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a baby goes missing…The ink was barely dry on the contract Bristol Steele had signed for Steele Guardians to provide security for a metro hospital when a baby is abducted from the nursery. Horrified and devastated for the family, Bristol puts everything in her life aside to find the abducted child and return her to her devastated parents... -
![Zero Trace by Cara Carnes]()
Zero Trace by Cara Carnes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t get noticed. Zoey “Zero D” Danson thought it was an easy rule to follow. For years she toiled in cubicle 12A of the NSA’s data farm compiling security briefings and Intelligence reports. But she put her neck on the line and burned a dirty government operation to keep a covert ops team alive. Now she’s “one of them.” She’s not a nameless, faceless civilian anymore... -
![The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz]()
The Rest Of Me: A Contemporary Country Romance by Ashley Munoz
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath never simply settles for the life it claims. It’s greedy. It stole all of our lives that night and while it put my husband in the ground, it left my four children and me behind. After an ugly year of grief, something had to change. My sister suggested open spaces, big skies and fresh air in the heart of Wyoming...Categorized as:
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![One Last Chance by Susan May Warren]()
One Last Chance by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAxel Mulligan was built to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He swam fast and endured long, a miracle for those in peril--until a tragedy sent him home to Alaska. Now, three years later, he's not going to let the past repeat itself. As an Air One rescue swimmer, he'll do anything to save lives--including sacrifice his own...Categorized as:
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![Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt]()
Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Special Agent Jesse Marx doesn’t know which is worse—waking up in a horse stable with no memories of the past several days or waking up to discover he’s wearing a wedding band. Not only has he been injured, but he’s also gotten hitched—something he vowed never to do.Sienna Fleming refuses to feel a connection to any man, much less be tied down to one... -
![The Meaning in Mistletoe: A Hopeful Christmas Romance: Poppy Creek Book 4 (A Poppy Creek Novel) by Rachael Bloome]()
The Meaning in Mistletoe: A Hopeful Christmas Romance: Poppy Creek Book 4 (A Poppy Creek Novel) by Rachael Bloome
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReturn to Poppy Creek in the fourth book in the beloved small-town series by Rachael Bloome... -
![Rocky Ground by Kaylea Cross]()
Rocky Ground by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s been hurt too many times… Single mom Tiana Fitzgerald has sworn off all romantic relationships to protect herself and her daughter. Her track record is disastrous and she’s done getting hurt. But a certain sexy Scotsman in Crimson Point has other ideas, and somehow manages to sneak past her defenses at every turn... -
![Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman]()
Cowboys Don't Have a Secret Baby (Sweet Water Ranch Billionaire Cowboys) by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWaitress and single mother Louise Olson wouldn’t have missed church to stay home with her sick daughter if she knew the congregation was going to volunteer her to head up the town’s Harvest Festival. Truth be told, she didn’t mind, and would have enjoyed it. The problem was Sweet Water’s superstar hockey golden boy was back in town, and he had been named her co-chair...Categorized as:
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![Blue Twilight by Tess Thompson]()
Blue Twilight by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeath came between them in high school. Will solving a painful cold case bring them together at last?Carlie Webster remains haunted by the past. After a messy failed marriage sends her packing for her small hometown, she relives the memories of her sister’s thirty-year-old unsolved murder... -
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![HWY 550 by Freya Barker]()
HWY 550 by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpecial Agent Luna Roosberg lives and breathes her job. Who needs a personal life when work is so rewarding? When a new case sends her to investigate a local motorcycle club, covering as the president’s new flavor of the week, the lines between professional and personal quickly start to blur... -
![Saltwater Crossing by Amelia Addler]()
Saltwater Crossing by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the fourth book of the Westcott Bay series, Tiffany moves to San Juan Island, telling herself that it's just so she can help Jade. But when she uses her skills to confront Jade's opposition, she's also forced to confront herself...and a handsome and mysterious man that keeps appearing at the worst moments... -
![When You Come Back by Debra Webb]()
When You Come Back by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom AMAZON CHARTS bestseller of TRUST NO ONE Forensic Anthropologist Emma Graves knows about the dead. But can the dead help her remember why she’s still alive? When You Are Lost… Emma Graves was only eight years old when a tragic school bus accident shattered the rural community where she grew up... -
![Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt]()
Secrets of Shame: The Colsons by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA killer’s rampage has just begun . . .Attorney Isaac Colson only wants to put his past in Fog Log behind him and return to his life in Memphis. He thought the trauma involving the infamous The Good Samaritan Killer was behind him—until an ominous letter beckons him back home.Isaac Colson is the only man Rebecca Moreno has ever loved... -
![A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg]()
A Seaside Wonder by Melissa Tagg
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one evening, Indi's world falls apart. Enter the shy professor her family mistakes for her fiancé...make that ex-fiancé.Professor Philip West never wanted to return to Maine . . . or his grandfather’s miserable old house. But after his mother’s death, he’s now the guardian of a teenage half sister he barely knows—one who doesn’t want anything to do with him... -
![Cold Aim by Janice Cantore]()
Cold Aim by Janice Cantore
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPolice Chief Tess O’Rourke’s small town is still reeling from a devastating fire when the FBI asks for help: Could she shelter a witness in a high-profile human trafficking case? Initially reluctant to put the townspeople of Rogue’s Hollow at risk, Tess is swayed after she sees Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s genuine conviction to rescue those in need, a trait in him she’s coming to love more each day... -
![Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe’s feeling the heat. Or it might be a hot flash. Sometimes it’s really hard to tell.It’s been four years since Monica lost the love of her life to a sudden and devastating heart attack. She’s held her family together and picked herself up with the love and help of her two best friends. Now Monica has a new business, a new wardrobe, and a new vision for the future.As in actual psychic visions... -
![Christmas Threat by Lynn Shannon]()
Christmas Threat by Lynn Shannon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn unexpected threat… Faith Hicks has always wanted a huge family, but when her husband died two years ago, that dream faded. When she discovers a baby in her barn, and is subsequently attacked, she’s thrust into a life-and-death situation. Chase McKenzie is determined to protect Faith at all costs. His childhood friend has no idea he’s in love with her and he has no intention of telling her...Categorized as:
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![These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon]()
These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn These High, Green Hills we're once again in Mitford, a southern village of local characters so heartwarming and hilarious you'll wish you lived right next door. At last, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, has married his talented and vivacious neighbor, Cynthia... -
![Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha]()
Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor long-time Durango Fire Department EMT, Ava ‘Blue’ Navarro, her teammates at Station 3 represent a family more loyal than her own. However, when patients start dying on her watch, she draws the attention of local law enforcement. In particular the smooth-talking detective she’s successfully evaded for years, fearing he might stir up her quiet existence... -
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![Deep Harbor by Christy Barritt]()
Deep Harbor by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA JOB AS EASY AS SUNDAY MORNING Guilt over past mistakes haunt former Navy SEAL Dez Rodriguez. When he’s asked to guard a pop star during a music festival on Lantern Beach, he’s all set for what he hopes is a breezy assignment. UNTIL HE MEETS BREE JORDAN Bree hasn’t found fame to be nearly as fulfilling as she dreamed... -
![Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman]()
Best Friends in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarlowe Glass and Clark Hudson grew up together, side-by-side, neighbors and best friends in the same small town. Now, both single parents, they are each other’s main support. They carpool together, kid sit for one another, and share pretty much everything except a home. And even though they are very different, they balance one another out perfectly. They are truly best friends... -
![The Halloween Haunting by Kathi Daley]()
The Halloween Haunting by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this cozy mystery series. In book 7, Tess and Brady are planning a haunted house fundraiser so they can expand the shelter to include a top of the art training facility as well as a permanent residence for hard to place animals... -
![Hometown Girl by Courtney Walsh]()
Hometown Girl by Courtney Walsh
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Courtney Walsh returns with a hopeful and emotional new book about seizing second chances, finding yourself, and forging your own path. Beth Whitaker isn’t supposed to be a small-town girl... -
![Pilgrim in the Parlor by Kathi Daley]()
Pilgrim in the Parlor by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
![Sea Glass Cottage: A Hope Harbor Novel by Irene Hannon]()
Sea Glass Cottage: A Hope Harbor Novel by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristi Reece is desperate. The one-time golden girl's life has tarnished, and a cascade of setbacks has left her reeling. She needs help, and she's certain Jack Colby is in a position to provide it.When she shows up in Hope Harbor, however, Jack wants nothing to do with the woman who betrayed him... -
![A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
A Courtship on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth like better than a challenge. And the chance to matchmake their feisty granddaughter is their most delightful task yet… Elsie Helmuth’s plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job in Huckleberry Hill... -
![Color of Danger by Alexa Verde]()
Color of Danger by Alexa Verde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer runaway Mari Del Lobo works hard to save her struggling restaurant and to trust people again. Dallas surgeon Dr. Luke Goodman turns her world upside down with terrifying news. A recent murder has her late brother's - aka the Smiling Killer - signature and MO. When attacks on her escalate, Mari fights her growing attraction to the good doctor as fiercely as she fights for her life... -
![The Road to Solace by Samantha A. Cole]()
The Road to Solace by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam Westfield is an ex-friar just released from prison. Unsure of his destiny, he roams America, hoping to find a purpose . . . and forgiveness. A widowed mother of two, Sage Hammond is struggling to keep her horse ranch afloat. Unable to find a ranch hand willing to work for meager wages, she’s close to giving up. Then, an answer to her prayers appears—a quiet, handsome stranger... -
![Cowboy Foreman in Love for Christmas by Jo Grafford]()
Cowboy Foreman in Love for Christmas by Jo Grafford
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA strapped-for-cash waitress who’s sworn off romance, the single-and-available foreman determined to change her mind, and the late winter storm that leaves her snowbound at the ranch he runs…A strapped-for-cash waitress who’s taking a break from dating, the single-and-available foreman determined to change her mind, and the late winter storm that leaves them snowbound together at the ranch he...Categorized as:
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![Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley]()
Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
![Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran]()
Burn You Twice by Mary Burton, Melissa Moran
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings8 hours, 56 minutesFire can destroy the past. It can also uncover secrets in this novel of searing suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Ten years ago as an undergrad, Joan Mason escaped an arsonist’s fire. Shaken, she fled the small collegiate Montana town, leaving behind friends and not looking back... -
![Saltwater Cove by Amelia Addler]()
Saltwater Cove by Amelia Addler
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSecond chances...and the secrets that sabotage them. At 48 years old, Margie Clifton never expected to be starting her life all over again. But when her brother gifts her a property on San Juan Island, that’s exactly what she decides to do. After all, it’s the perfect place to start a new business venture, provide a second home for her adult children, and recover from her nasty divorce... -
![Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh]()
Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s Morgan Dane series continues as the fearless attorney and her partner, investigator Lance Kruger, take on a disturbing disappearance…Young mother Chelsea Clark leaves the house for a girls’ night out…and vanishes. Her family knows she would never voluntarily leave her two small children... -
![Traces of Virtue by Robin Patchen]()
Traces of Virtue by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon't miss this plot-twisting thriller, the latest in the addictive Coventry Saga from a USA Today bestselling author.When doing what's right goes terribly wrong...From her deathbed, Carly Garcia's mother asked Carly to look after her stepfather and stepsisters. Carly is trying to keep that promise, but now she has a new life to protect, this one innocent and vulnerable... -
![Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince]()
Love to Hate You by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter her husband left her for her best friend, Hayden Young moved to Hope Valley looking for a fresh start for her and her daughter. The last thing she expected was to run into the man who had rocked her world in the middle of the wine section of the local grocery store... -
![Pelican Point by Irene Hannon]()
Pelican Point by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crumbling lighthouse is not part of the inheritance Army doctor Ben Garrison expects to claim when he journeys to Hope Harbor. Fresh out of the service, he wants only to unload the tower of bricks, decompress from years of treating battlefield trauma, and prepare to launch his civilian career.Hope Harbor Herald editor Marci Weber has other ideas... -
![Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards]()
Playing with Danger by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s strange how quickly life can go from predictable and boring to…not.How a chance meeting can set off a chain reaction.How a single moment can offer much-needed clarity.How a kiss can alter the course of your life.Valentine Malone fell into my life…correction, I fell into his in the aisle of a grocery store... -
![A Light in the Window by Jan Karon]()
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratings- Readers will enjoy a story from the popular series-packaged bestseller!- Includes new Reader's Guide for group discussion or personal... -
![Wrong Side of the Tracks by Jessica Prince]()
Wrong Side of the Tracks by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGypsy Bradbury was never destined for great things. Or at least that’s what she’d convinced herself of. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, she had learned that hoping for more was a waste of time. Then Marco forced his way into her life and gave her a glimpse of a future brighter than any she could have imagined... -
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![Stay with Me by Becky Wade]()
Stay with Me by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mysterious letter alluding to a secret in her parents' past brings Genevieve Woodward back to her Blue Ridge Mountains hometown, but she's also in need of a break from a high-profile career that has left her dangerously burned out and concealing a powerful secret of her own... -
![Dying for Love by Rita Herron]()
Dying for Love by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverything she believes is a lie. Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life—a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: she dreams of a baby crying for its mother…a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her... -
![Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon]()
Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHope Harbor police chief Lexie Graham has plenty on her plate raising her son alone and dealing with a sudden rash of petty theft and vandalism in her coastal Oregon hometown. As a result, she has zero time for extracurricular activities--including romance... -
![Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble]()
Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBree Nichols gets the shock of her life when her husband-presumed dead-reappears. Bree Nichols and her search and rescue dog Samson discover a crying infant in the densely forested woods outside of Rock Harbor, Michigan. Against objections from her husband, Kade, who knows she'll become attached, Bree takes the baby in... -
![Second Chance Ranch by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson]()
Second Chance Ranch by Liz Isaacson, Elana Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new Christian western romance from bestselling author, Elana Johnson, writing as Liz Isaacson for her contemporary adult romance debut. After his deployment, injured and discharged Major Squire Ackerman returns to Three Rivers Ranch, anxious to prove himself capable of running the cattle operation so his parents can retire. Things would be easier if the ranch wasn’t missing 1... -
![Falling for You by Leeanna Morgan]()
Falling for You by Leeanna Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter six years of focusing on her career, Natalie Armstrong craves the peace and tranquility that only Sapphire Bay can give her. But returning to her grandparents’ cottage isn’t as easy as she imagined. No one told her about her houseguest or the unexpected changes in the small town she calls home. Gabe Lanigan is a former NYPD detective...
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