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The Hitwoman and the Sitting Duck by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Maggie Lee agrees to take her nieces to the traveling carnival, she anticipates cotton candy, rickety rides and games of chance... -
![The Hitwoman Gets Her Man by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman Gets Her Man by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her boyfriend, Gino, mysteriously vanishes, Maggie Lee doesn’t know what to think.She wants to search for him, but her efforts are hampered by a friend needing her help and the fact that she’s supposed to be babysitting her nieces for the weekend. Little kids and sleuthing don’t exactly go hand-in-hand.Then Maggie receives an upsetting phone call that knocks her for a loop... -
![The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Lee has done some really questionable things, but she’s never stooped so low as to steal a child’s toy. There’s a first time for everything.Maggie’s life is always complicated, but her tenuous balancing act becomes even more dangerous when she’s given the job of stealing a teddy bear from the grandson of the mobster Delveccio... -
![The Girl in the Woods by A.J. Rivers]()
The Girl in the Woods by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m all alone now… But I just have to make it there.I need to keep going… Keep…A beautiful woman's body is found frozen on the ground.And many questions that no one can answer arises.When Emma Griffin joined the FBI, she had hopes that she could find out the truth about her own past. But over time she realized that it was more than just herself. She wanted to be a voice for the victims... -
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![The Kid: A Suspense Thriller by Dustin Stevens]()
The Kid: A Suspense Thriller by Dustin Stevens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat do you do when somebody targets one of your own?Alone on the couch one night, Reed and his partner are both summoned to the hospital to find two of their colleagues have been viciously attacked, left for dead on the side of the road with very little evidence to go on... -
![The Partnership: A Reed & Billie Novel by Dustin Stevens]()
The Partnership: A Reed & Billie Novel by Dustin Stevens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLess than a week before Christmas, Columbus Detective Reed Mattox and his K-9 partner receive a call from dispatch.The body of a young woman has been found floating in the Olentangy River, her teeth forcibly removed, her fingerprints obliterated, any chance at a positive identification residing only within the string of inexplicable tattoos inked across the bottom of her feet... -
![Silenced in the Sunflowers by Dale Mayer]()
Silenced in the Sunflowers by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHearts start to heal. ... Friendships start to grow, ... just not for everyone!Doreen knows her relationship with the police captain has always been on thin ground. She has helped them solve a lot of cases, but she's quadrupled their work and constantly gets in their way... -
![Cerberus Tactical K9: Team Alpha Boxed Set by Fiona Quinn]()
Cerberus Tactical K9: Team Alpha Boxed Set by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-Special Operators join the Cerberus Iniquus Tactical K9 Team Alpha with three action adventure novelsSurvival InstinctMilitary training won’t help when the enemy is a force of nature…All Major Dani Addams wanted when she started up that trail was to mourn and honor her fallen friend... -
![The Hitwoman Investigates by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman Investigates by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Lee knows she should "just say no" to retired US Marshal Lawrence Griswal when he asks for her help. But when has Maggie ever NOT helped a family member?At Griswald's request she partners with Nat Hunting to figure out what the hold up is with Griswald getting his private investigator license... -
![The Hitwoman vs The Security Guard by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman vs The Security Guard by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE HITWOMAN VS THE SECURITY GUARDEven though they drive her crazy, Maggie Lee is all about family.Now it seems her half-brother has gotten himself into trouble with someone known as The Security Guard.Luckily (or not!) The Security Guard is now proving to be a problem for the mob boss she works for and he wants him taken out... -
![The Hitwoman Pays a Debt by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman Pays a Debt by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Lee is a woman who pays her debts and now she’s running herself ragged.When the mysterious Ms. Whitehat asks her to work at a dentist’s office to gain access to a safe, Maggie can’t say no.She probably should have turned down her murder mentor, Patrick Mulligan, when he wants her to tail a suspicious cop, but she owes him... -
![The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Lee has had a lot of jobs, but her current employment may be the worst of the bunch. It's a real grind.Recruited to work as a barista, Maggie contends with demanding customers, quirky co-workers and an overbearing teenage boss all while trying to surreptitiously gather the intel Ms. Whitehat needs... -
![The Hitwoman Plays Courier by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman Plays Courier by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo good deed goes unpunished.When Maggie Lee helps an old man who’s fallen, she ends up working as a courier for his well-to-do son.Proud of herself for landing a legitimate job that doesn’t involve a windowless office, Maggie ignores red flags and the concerns of God that all may not be what it seems... -
![Slain at the Sea by Cindy Bell]()
Slain at the Sea by Cindy Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery with two lovable Westies, a strong female sleuth and endearing friendships.Maddie Mills never planned on starting over. After her no-good husband ends up behind bars the middle-aged divorcée along with her two adorable pups, reluctantly moves back to her late parents' oceanfront house... -
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![The Handler by L.T. Ryan, C.R. Gray]()
The Handler by L.T. Ryan, C.R. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dead police officer...A department desperate for answers...Maddie Castle must take on the role that nearly took her life...She must once again become The Handler.NEW from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan with C.R. Gray!Wounded in the line of duty, former K9 Handler Maddie Castle finds herself back to square one... -
![The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife’s not all fun and games…Hitwoman Maggie Lee has faced off against some bad people in the past, but nothing she has ever faced before has prepared her for her new assignment. Nothing... -
![Dubious Disappearances in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Dubious Disappearances in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHas Ian really been kidnapped?A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperThings hit too close to home for cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black when her assistant Ian’s “hog brother” is killed—and Ian is accused of murder.To make matters worse, Ian is nowhere to be found, and Tiffany soon suspects he’s been kidnapped... -
![Grand Openings and Greed in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Grand Openings and Greed in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe opening of a new hospital wing and the celebration of Bridget’s deeds should have been a happy occasion, and it would have been, if it wasn’t for the small issue of a… murder.Tiffany and Ian find themselves on the case, and with the help of their friend Stone, rush to uncover the truth before it’s too late... -
![Hatters and Haters in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Hatters and Haters in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA local hat-maker’s death is ruled an accident by the cops – but Tiffany and Ian are on the case, trying to uncover the truth. The victim’s wife is convinced there’s foul play involved, and soon Tiffany and Ian also believe that to be the case.As the duo uncover secrets about the victim’s life, their list of suspects grows... -
![High Rollers and Heartbreak in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
High Rollers and Heartbreak in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a high-roller requests Tiffany Black as his “lucky” dealer, she doesn't expect the tides of fortune to turn so quickly.She doesn't expect to be asked to leave the high-roller suites almost immediately. Nor does she expect the wealthy casino client to end up murdered.Unfortunately, that's exactly what does happen... -
![Art and Apprehension in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Art and Apprehension in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper When a journalist is killed at an “up-and-coming” artist’s exhibition, Tiffany Black and her friend Ian find themselves on the case. Who could’ve murdered investigative reporter Lizzie Morgan, and what secrets could they be trying to hide? Tiffany and Ian find themselves plunged into an unfriendly world of art and archaeology, rumors and resentments... -
![Graduates and Grumpies in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Graduates and Grumpies in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ian and Tiffany’s cousin is accused of murder, the duo scramble to try to discover the real culprit. Unfortunately, a new detective has them in his cross-hairs and seems determined to make their lives miserable – and he seems to barely know what a real suspect is... -
![Sledding Away with Murder by Wendy Meadows]()
Sledding Away with Murder by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis winter wonderland isn’t quite so innocent after all…Determined to create a picturesque winter experience at the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast inn, Brenda Rivers eagerly awaits the arrival of her new guests for the weekend... -
![Reunions and Revelations in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Reunions and Revelations in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Tiffany and Ian go to Uncle Joe’s family reunion party, they don’t expect to run into a killer…A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperBut that’s exactly what happens when Uncle Joe’s ex-wife Beryl is found dead!Trapped inside Beryl’s creepy old house by an avalanche, Tiffany and Ian must work quickly to uncover who among the other houseguests is the killer... -
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![Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer]()
Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. … Chaos quiets. … Crime is circling. … And cold cases never cease …After almost a month in picturesque Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery still can’t keep her notoriety to a minimum or her nose out of other people’s business. Now those suffering from the loss of a loved one seek her out, wanting her help... -
![Evidence in the Echinacea by Dale Mayer]()
Evidence in the Echinacea by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Controlling to chaos. ... But murder ... well maybe …Doreen’s success at solving murders has hit the newswires across the country, but all Doreen wants is to be left alone... -
![Spa Retreats and Secrets in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Spa Retreats and Secrets in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper “I didn’t kill her, I swear!” Fresh off a shift of slinging cards, blackjack dealer and private investigator Tiffany Black takes a frenzied call from Mary Bilford, the services manager at ritzy Spa Renauld. Mary needs someone to prove she didn’t kill spa client Gina Welling—which means it’s time for Tiffany and Ian to go undercover and infiltrate the spa... -
![Mistletoe, Moonlight, & Murder by Carolyn L. Dean]()
Mistletoe, Moonlight, & Murder by Carolyn L. Dean
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsONE... terrible mudslide TWO... feet sticking out of it THREE... carats of perfect diamonds Amanda hadn't expected snow for Christmas on the Oregon Coast, but her first winter in Ravenwood Cove brings out long-dead secrets that someone is desperately trying to hide...no matter the cost... -
![Twelve Years Gone by K.J. Kalis]()
Twelve Years Gone by K.J. Kalis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwelve years gone…Sarah Schmidt went out for a hike a month before heading to college on a cross-country scholarship. She never came back.In the twelve years she’s been gone, the local police have done little to help the family, leaving them with the desperate knowledge that Sarah could still be alive, somewhere, somehow...The family hasn’t given up their hope for revenge, or at least answers... -
![The Boat Man by Dustin Stevens]()
The Boat Man by Dustin Stevens
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetective Reed Mattox, just three months removed from the death of his partner, has turned invisibility into an art form. Switching to the K-9, taking over the graveyard shift, moving to a farmhouse miles outside of Columbus, his every move has become predicated on putting as much distance between himself and the outside world as possible... -
![Hard Escape by Debra Kayn]()
Hard Escape by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy, gripping romantic suspense… He leads. She follows. She might have Stockholm Syndrome. Heidi Lundin has lost her name, her identity, and her past. She's just another homeless person trying to make it through the night. Until the biker from Notus Motorcycle Club keeps saving her and won't let her drift back into the shadows... -
![Book Club Blackmail by Dianne Harman]()
Book Club Blackmail by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever been blackmailed?How would you feel if you were?We all have secrets we don’t want others to know about.Several members of the book club did.But how did someone find out about those secrets?The blackmailer demanded $3,000 from each of them.Or the secrets they’d carefully kept would become public knowledge... -
![Fall's Killer Vintage by Anna Celeste Burke]()
Fall's Killer Vintage by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn wine country, a federal judge is murdered and Aunt Lettie’s old friend, Judge Colin Brinkley, quickly becomes a suspect. Lily, Austin, and her friends are excited about the Calla Lily Winery vintages entered in the fall Taste of Napa Challenge. The event turns out to be more challenging than anyone imagined when a fire ends the awards ceremony before the winners are announced... -
![Probable Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Probable Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber the witch solves a purr-fect murder!It was just another quiet night in her tiny town when Ember McNair got word that the local security guard at the art museum had been knocked out.A priceless painting had been stolen.Against her better judgment, Ember promised her beau, Cedric, that she would respect his position as sheriff and stay out of the investigation.But then the painting showed up... -
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![Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber McNair faces her most furr-midable challenge yet!Ember should have known that after she tried to help her friend Kathy O’Connell get the courage she needed to leave her boyfriend, Steve Smits (noted mean food critic and notorious philanderer), that things would blow up in her face.Now Kathy is implicated in a murder charge after Steve is found dead after their conversation... -
![Masks and Malice in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Masks and Malice in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA twist of fate finds Tiffany and Ian dressed up as Tiffany Toucan and Ian Emu - restaurant staff who pretend to be birds, complete with face paint, fake beaks and appropriate squawks - at a client's animal-themed restaurant...A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen a treasured family heirloom goes missing, Tiffany and Ian are called in to discover which errant family member might have stolen it... -
![Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDing Dong the witch is dead!And now the whole town is filled with dread…This was not how Ember McNair imagined spending the days leading up to her wedding. It should have been the happiest time of her life. Instead, her tiny town was host to yet another unexplained death. This time, it’s the dark witch and perpetual thorn in everyone’s side, Cassandra... -
![Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother murder in town is just clawful!It’s a purr-fectly good day for a murder. Or at least someone seems to think so in the tiny town of Couchemar, Louisiana. That’s the story that Ember McNair hears one morning from her bat shifter BFF.Apparently Natalie Gordon, the local divorcee with the looks to kill done went and got herself killed... -
![Checkered Past by Tonya Kappes]()
Checkered Past by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaurel London is one tough cookie. . .Convict Willie Ray Bowman escapes from prison just days away from his date with "Old Sparky," the Kentucky state federal prison electric chair. Laurel hasn't seen Willie Ray since the day he left her picking up the pieces of her broken heart in Walnut Grove, Kentucky... -
![Elusive Charity by Wayne Stinnett]()
Elusive Charity by Wayne Stinnett
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSince the recent death of a wealthy but perverted businessman, Charity Styles has been hiding in plain sight, as if challenging anyone to come after her.She’s on her own once more, living day to day on her beloved Wind Dancer, anchored near a quaint little Gulf Coast town in the Florida Panhandle... -
![Jewels in the Juniper by Dale Mayer]()
Jewels in the Juniper by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Chaos is still present. ... Memories are fading, ... but not for everyone!The problem with notoriety is unfair expectations. When Mack’s mother, Millicent Moreau, requests Doreen’s help with a small problem she’s kept hidden for decades, Doreen feels obligated to help... -
![Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer]()
Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiches to rags. ... Chaos again. ... Winning is important, ... at least for some!Doreen is overwhelmed with joy when she sees all the volunteers who show up to help get her deck addition built. Most of the men are cops, friends of Corporal Mack Moreau’s, and are happy to help Mack’s special friend and the lady who has helped solve so many crimes for them with a spot of home renovation... -
![Sun, Sand and Slaughter by Emerald Finn]()
Sun, Sand and Slaughter by Emerald Finn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to beautiful Sunrise Bay, where the beach is hot and the corpses are cold...When Charlie Carter catches her fiance cheating with her best friend, she swaps power suits for swimsuits and moves to the idyllic seaside town of Sunrise Bay. Maybe a dose of vitamin sea can cure her broken heart.Beautiful beaches aren’t the little town’s only attractions... -
![In Trouble with the Claw by Eryn Scott]()
In Trouble with the Claw by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCould Lou be falling right into the killer’s trap?Louisa’s first fall in Button is everything she hoped it would be: corn mazes, pumpkin patches, quirky town traditions, and beautiful foliage. The only unexpected thing: a dead body found in a pile of fall leaves.When Lou starts getting clues about the murder, she’s wary, to say the least... -
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![Deceptions and Decisions in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Deceptions and Decisions in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is taken by surprise when a woman from Ryan’s past contacts her—and claims to be his ex-fiancée. Before Tiffany can recover from that bombshell, the woman, Constance, drops another one: she’s been accused of murdering her new sweetheart’s mother, and she wants Tiffany to clear her name... -
![Lounge Singers And Liars In Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Lounge Singers And Liars In Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper A rock star turned lounge singer… turned killer? Superstar Roger Briars was living the high life—until his fiancé disappeared and he was accused of her murder. Now, decades later, Roger’s a semi-successful Vegas lounge singer... -
![Snapshots and Suspicions in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Snapshots and Suspicions in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black attends an office party at her friend Jack’s casino, she doesn’t expect murder to be on the menu. Tim and Susan, employees in Jack’s human resources department, collapse during the event. When Susan dies from what appears to have been intentional poisoning, Tiffany has no choice but to take the case... -
![Just Deserts in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Just Deserts in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiffany Black and her friend Jack refuse to believe recent reports regarding Ryan and Stone – they both believe that the duo is out there somewhere. Even though Jack comes into the crosshairs of some very unpleasant people, he refuses to stop trying to learn more about what happened… Meanwhile, Tiffany, Ian, Nanna and Bridget visit a ghost-town with Sally and her friends... -
![Gamers and Guilt in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters]()
Gamers and Guilt in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Tiffany and Ian join a Live Action Role-Playing group, they don’t expect to get involved in another murder. But when one of the gamers ends up with a crossbow through his heart, they're hired to uncover his killer.Who would’ve wanted to kill Mike, the former leader of the group? The other gamers seem like odd suspects, but they’re Tiffany and Ian’s only leads .. -
![Screams in the Dark by Anna Smith]()
Screams in the Dark by Anna Smith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gritty, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole.Refugees are disappearing in Glasgow. The mutilated body of one has been found, but the police aren't interested...
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