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Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA rebel on the run… Victoria Royal is a traitor. Or so the U.S. government believes. Victoria was once a promising sniper in the Army, but now she’s gone rogue—worse, she’s just landed in the middle of a Hostile Operations Team mission in the desert and blasted it all to hell. Nick “Brandy” Brandon doesn’t expect to run into Victoria when he’s bugging out from a mission gone wrong...Categorized as:
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![Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain & Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard]()
Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain & Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard
MACKENZIE'S MOUNTAIN - MACKENZIE'S MISSION Wolf MacKenzie: The loner had a way with horses and a deep mistrust for outsiders. Until one woman dared venture onto Mackenzie's mountain, determined to tame the rugged half-breed. Joe "Breed" Mackenzie: Like his father before him, he was as wild as the wind...and not about to settle down... -
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![Cold Fear by Toni Anderson]()
Cold Fear by Toni Anderson
A relentless FBI profiler hunts a vicious killer. When old evidence turns up on a fresh corpse, ASAC Lincoln Frazer is determined it won’t delay the execution of a convicted serial killer. But when more young women are brutally slain, it becomes clear—this new killer is intimately familiar with the old murders. A dedicated emergency physician hides a dark secret. Former Army Captain Dr... -
![Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle]()
Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAlvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast...Categorized as:
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![Waterfall Effect by K.K. Allen]()
Waterfall Effect by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom RT Book Reviews New Adult Award Winner, comes a suspenseful small town mountain romance. Lost in the shadows of a tragedy that stripped Aurora of everything she once loved, she’s back in the small town of Balsam Grove, ready to face all she’s kept locked away for seven years. Or so she thinks... -
![The Winning Hand by Nora Roberts]()
The Winning Hand by Nora Roberts
"Did you say I won almost two million dollars?" Running away from her former life and her controlling fiance, Darcy Wallace was down to her last ten dollars. And in the bright lights of a Las Vegas casino, Darcy gambled and won! Suddenly the small-town girl was big news - and in need of protection...Categorized as:
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![Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood]()
Grace Under Fire by Julie Garwood
A Navy SEAL will need every bit of his extensive skill set when he appoints himself as bodyguard to a woman determined not to need one in this thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood.Grace Isabel MacKenna had a hundred things to do today. Killing someone wasn’t one of them...Categorized as:
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![Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig]()
Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA 2012 Christy Award Winner. Embark upon a danger-laden mission within the pages of Ronie Kendig’s riveting Wolfsbane . Demolitions expert Danielle Roark thought escaping from a brutal Venezuelan general was a challenge. Now she’s charged with espionage and returned to the jungle where a new nightmare begins... -
![I Can See You by Karen Rose]()
I Can See You by Karen Rose
"New York Times" bestselling author Karen Rose delivers her latest pulse-pounding suspense novel, where the line between the virtual world and everyday reality blurs when it comes to murder. Eve Wilson's face was once scarred by a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she escaped to the online realm, where she could choose the face she allowed people to see... -
![Marked for Disaster by Anna Blakely]()
Marked for Disaster by Anna Blakely
He'd given up on finding his happily ever after. She was just trying to survive. Former Navy SEAL Ivan Petrov is accustomed to a life of adrenaline and secrecy. No longer under Uncle Sam’s thumb, he now works for Denver's most renowned nightclub owner and private investigator...Categorized as:
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![Angelique by Sergeanne Golon]()
Angelique by Sergeanne Golon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe story begins in 1648 during a time of insurrection, terror and revolt in a divided France. Angélique de Sance de Monteloup, a vibrant twelve-year-old tomboy, is the daughter of a simple nobleman impoverished by taxes and other burdens... -
![Pyro by Rebecca Joyce]()
Pyro by Rebecca Joyce
I never thought I’d be a young mother at nineteen. After the sudden death of my parents, I didn’t think twice. I dropped everything to care for my obnoxious six-year-old brother. Working odd jobs, I did what I could to survive after I learned a former family friend took everything our parents left us...Categorized as:
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![Harbored by the SEAL by Amy Gamet]()
Harbored by the SEAL by Amy Gamet
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNavy SEAL playboy Leo "Cowboy" Wilson has done his best to stay away from Charlotte O'Malley, the sister of his HERO Force teammate, Logan. But when Charlotte books herself on a week-long cruise knowing Cowboy's there on HERO Force business, she’ll get more than the fling she bargained for, with a terrorist cell placing Cowboy and Charlotte firmly in the path of danger...Categorized as:
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![Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn]()
Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at...this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad... -
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![Red by Erica Spindler]()
Red by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey defied the odds and found red hot fame.Becky Lynn Lee was a nobody. Everybody told her so--the ladies who snubbed her at Opal's Cut 'n Curl, the boys who hurt her and used her, the family who didn't want her. But Becky Lynn had dreams. And when it came time to dream for real--or die a slow death in Bend, Mississippi--Becky fled to a world where dreams do come true...Categorized as:
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![White Hot by Sandra Brown]()
White Hot by Sandra Brown
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up... -
![Bear's Forever by Carol Dawn]()
Bear's Forever by Carol Dawn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer Twenty-five years in captivity, never once seeing the world outside the yard of my captors` home. My chance at escape has finally shown its head. Risking my life, I run. I run into an unknown world of tall buildings, fast-moving vehicles, loud noises, and big, scary, biker riding men. I’M FREE…or so I thought. The life I ran from is quickly catching up... -
![Sweet Memory by L.J. Evans]()
Sweet Memory by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrouble—that’s what her sister calls him. But she can’t resist, not even when his past threatens her world.Nineteen-year-old never-been-kissed keyboardist Paisley Kim has gotten good at hiding things, including the panic attacks she experiences before she steps on stage with her high-profile band, The Painted Daisies.To her bandmates, she’s still the baby, the one who needs protecting...Categorized as:
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![A Glimpse of the Dream by L.A. Fiore]()
A Glimpse of the Dream by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTeagan Harper is barely ten years old when she finds herself orphaned and sent away to live at Raven’s Peak, a Gothic estate on the seaside cliffs of Maine. Soon, though, her heartache and loneliness are tempered by a blossoming friendship with the only other child living at Raven’s Peak: Kane Doyle, only two years older than Teagan and abandoned by his mother...Categorized as:
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![11 by Kylie Brant]()
11 by Kylie Brant
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEleven. For three long years that’s what she was called by The Collector, the sexual sadist who enslaved her. Mia Deleon fought the odds and escaped only to discover that no one would believe her about the ordeal she’d endured. Not the police. Not her family or friends. Even the investigators she hired couldn’t find a trace of the sexual predator... -
![Out of Control by Sarah Alderson]()
Out of Control by Sarah Alderson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen 17 year old Liva witnesses a brutal murder she’s taken into police custody for her own protection. But when the police station is attacked and bullets start flying it becomes clear that Liva is not just a witness, she’s a target... -
![Song of the Waves by Anne Hampson]()
Song of the Waves by Anne Hampson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTo her fellow passengers on the luxury cruise, Wendy Brown appeared to have everything going for her. She was young, beautiful, wealthy and fun-loving. They'd have been shocked if they'd known Wendy's secret. But she had vowed to tell no one what had changed her life... -
![Trapped In Ice by Cynthia Eden]()
Trapped In Ice by Cynthia Eden
She never expected her hero to be the bad boy from her past…They hate each other.Or at least, Smith Sanders always believed Madelyn Lake hated him. But when the city plunges into darkness and he finds himself trapped in an elevator with the prim and ever-so-reserved Madelyn, he realizes that hate and desire can be twined dangerously close together...Categorized as:
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![Hanover House by Brenda Novak]()
Hanover House by Brenda Novak
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHanover House The Hanover House Chronicles Prequel novella to my new Hanover House Chronicles (digital only). Welcome to Hanover House…. Psychiatrist Evelyn Talbot has dedicated her life to solving the mysteries of the psychopathic mind... -
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![Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden]()
Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Trust me." The Last Chance bar was Veronica Lane's last hope. Desperate to find her missing brother, the sheltered computer programmer turned to Jasper Adams--the man she'd been warned to stay far away from. Veronica knew she was putting her life into the hands of the former Army Ranger, who aroused desire she had to resist at all costs... -
![Traceless by Debra Webb]()
Traceless by Debra Webb
She's in search of JUSTICE. Emily Wallace has no doubt about who killed her best friend ten years ago: Clint Austin, her then boyfriend. The key witness in his trial, Emily put Clint behind bars with her tearful testimony. But when Emily learns that Clint has been released on parole, she returns to her Alabama hometown to confront him--and make sure he never forgets the damage he has done... -
![The Billionaire's Terms: Prison Or Passion by Elizabeth Lennox]()
The Billionaire's Terms: Prison Or Passion by Elizabeth Lennox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter one night of incredible passion, Alicia Miller is accused of embezzlement, by the same man who'd brought her to heaven with his touch. Corporate tycoon and billionaire, Adam Meyers, is no longer the gente passionate lover who took Alicia to the heights of ecstacy, but in his place is a cold, hard, monster demanding repayment in full - with her body if necessary... -
![The Biker's Virgin by Sam Crescent]()
The Biker's Virgin by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColonel isn’t expecting to fall for any woman, but with one pitstop in a small town, that’s exactly what he does. She’s being attacked by a man, so he takes matters into his own hands and he protects her.Piper Dawes is used to men thinking she’s easy prey and she doesn’t expect the angry-looking biker to make her feel safe. He’s not staying for long, and she has no intention of falling for him... -
![Run from Fear by Jami Alden]()
Run from Fear by Jami Alden
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWith each step she takes, he tracks her every move, waiting for the perfect time. The perfect revenge. Until then, he'll watch her . . . RUN FROM FEAR More than anything, Talia Vega wanted to leave behind her harrowing past. Moving eight hundred miles away, she succeeded . . . until the one man who knows her darkest secrets wanders into the restaurant where she works... -
![The Thrill of It by Lauren Blakely]()
The Thrill of It by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA new adult story of Love. Sex. Addiction. Blackmail. And Power... Some say love can be an addiction. Others say it's the thing that makes life worth living. Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love isn't patient, love isn't kind. Love is a game, a chase. A thrill. Love is wild and war-like, and every man and woman must fight for themselves. At least that's how it was for me...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Longing by Gina Robinson]()
Reckless Longing by Gina Robinson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBook One of the Reckless Series A Contemporary New Adult College Romance Ellie and Logan's love story begins one hot August night… Ellie My mom betrayed me in the worst way possible. I can't forgive her, but I can outwit her. I'm going to unravel the family secret she's been keeping from me my whole life. So I'm going to college across the state from her, to the place that has the answers...Categorized as:
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![Suspicious: Partners / The Art of Deception / Night Moves by Nora Roberts]()
Suspicious: Partners / The Art of Deception / Night Moves by Nora Roberts
Partners (1985) He had wanted Laurel Armand for years—though professionally she was his nemesis. But once the two rival reporters headed down to steamy New Orleans to investigate a murder, Matt Bates was determined to make his lovely adversary his willing partner in passion. The Art Of Deception (1986) Supposedly he had come to her father's estate looking for respite... -
![A Lost Love by Carole Mortimer]()
A Lost Love by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe didn't have to guess how Rafe felt about his wife... Brooke Adamson knew the whole bitter story. Because she was Rafe Charlwood's wife, or rather she had been, before the terrible car accident Rafe believed had claimed her life... -
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Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFiercely proud of her independence, Brenna Sloan felt her assurance crumble under Michael Donovan's forceful approach. They were both fighters--but Brenna wasn't strong enough to reach out for the love she needed, and Michael knew only how to take--until he met Brenna. With tantalizing persuasion, he overcame her objections, urged her into a sudden marriage, and carried her away...Categorized as:
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![Task Force Bride by Julie Miller]()
Task Force Bride by Julie Miller
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JULIE MILLER'S THE PRECINCT: TASK FORCE SERIES HEATS UP WHEN A PLAIN JANE AND AN EXPERIENCED COP POSE AS AN ENGAGED COUPLE. Something about Hope Lockhart fascinated Officer Pike Taylor. The cop and his canine companion had been patrolling the neighborhood around Hope's bridal shop for months, trying to capture the criminal who targeted her...Categorized as:
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![Worth Dying For by Beverly Barton]()
Worth Dying For by Beverly Barton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes love is stronger than death... Security agent Dante Moran can't afford the luxury of love - in his line of work, emotions can get you killed. Besides, he's never recovered from the pain of losing his high school sweetheart to a serial rapist and killer. As far as Dante is concerned, his heart died the day her body was discovered... -
![Killing Memories by Tatiana Moore]()
Killing Memories by Tatiana Moore
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEstela Ramos isn’t looking for love and thinks there’s nothing wrong with that. But ask her mother or best friend and they’d tell you different. Moo says Estela fears rejection while her mother thinks she’s too gordita. Maybe they’re both right, but Estela is pretty damn happy with the status quo, well, sorta...Categorized as:
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![Diamond Girl by Diana Palmer]()
Diamond Girl by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAll Denny Cole ever noticed was her typing speed. But Kenna Dean promised herself that one day the Atlanta lawyer would see beyond his efficient secretary to the woman beneath. It seemed an uphill battle until Denny's partner and stepbrother, Regan, decided to make her over to catch Denny's eye. But the "solution" backfired when Regan became the problem... -
![Knight's Possession by Carole Mortimer]()
Knight's Possession by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter years of watching her mother's gullible heart drive her from one man to the next, Laurel had decided to marry, for sensible reasons. She didn't believe in fairy tales, knights in shining armor and happy endings. Still, she discovered a champion the night her fiance broke their engagement... -
![The Playboy Prince by Nora Roberts]()
The Playboy Prince by Nora Roberts
LADY OF MYSTERY Prince Bennett of Cordina had been making gossip headlines since his teens - but the prim and proper Lady Hannah Rothchild wasn't his usual choice in women. Something in her eyes intrigued him, and he was determined to discover what she was trying to hide. Hannah knew that Bennett could easily jeopardize her safety, so from the moment they met she was on her guard... -
![All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark]()
All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, however, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, attorney Sarah, to mount her defense, Sarah in turn brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly. Kidnapped at the age of four and victimized for two years, Laurie has developed astounding coping skills...Categorized as:
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![Stormspell by Anne Mather]()
Stormspell by Anne Mather
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRuth was young, she was beautiful, she was ripe for love...but she was innocent,until Dominic invaded her island home,and her heart... Dominic was rich and powerful, bored and world-weary,fighting a temptation he had never before had to face.. -
![Gypsy by Carole Mortimer]()
Gypsy by Carole Mortimer
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHEY'D COME FULL CIRCLE Shay was the raven-haired beauty the Falconer brothers called Gypsy. The four men each found her irresistible. But it was Lyon Falconer who claimed her - when he didn't have the right - and sealed her fate. And it was Ricky, the youngest Falconer, who picked up the fragments of Shay's shattered life and married her out of love... -
![Behind Closed Doors by Sherri Hayes]()
Behind Closed Doors by Sherri Hayes
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsElizabeth Marshall spent the last nine years doing all the things she was supposed to do. She went to a good college. Married a man with a promising future. Elizabeth even had a nice house in a respectable part of town. There was even the promise of 2.4 kids in her future. From the outside everything looked picture perfect. Then one night, the world she lived in came crashing down... -
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![Lover Undercover by Samanthe Beck]()
Lover Undercover by Samanthe Beck
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHe’s undercover. She’s in over her head. Yoga instructor Kylie Roberts is the good twin. At least she was—until an accident forces Kylie to step into her twin’s sexy stilettos at a posh Hollywood “men’s club." But nothing could've prepared Kylie for the dead body in the club’s parking lot or the ridiculously hot detective who insists the killer is targeting her regulars...Categorized as:
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![Lightning That Lingers by Sharon Curtis, Tom Curtis]()
Lightning That Lingers by Sharon Curtis, Tom Curtis
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Sharon and Tom Curtis, one of the most celebrated writing duos in romance, comes a sizzling story of unexpected attraction—as sparks fly between a shy librarian and a sexy dancer. Philip Brooks is a man with a passion for biology, wildlife, and restoring his old family home—all of which add up to a pile of bills that require attention... -
![Deeper Than Need by Shiloh Walker]()
Deeper Than Need by Shiloh Walker
Time heals all wounds Eager to put a dark, troubled past behind her, Trinity Ewing buys an old house that will make the perfect refuge for her and her young son once renovations are complete... -
![The Judas Kiss by Sally Wentworth]()
The Judas Kiss by Sally Wentworth
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe man she'd loved had ruined her life "I didn't do it!" Lyn had protested, horrified, when accused of drug smuggling. But no one—customs officials or jury—had believed her. And then she discovered that her pilot boyfriend, Beric, had deliberately set her up! Her blind, trusting love rapidly turned to hate. After three years in prison, she was determined to be revenged on Beric...Categorized as:
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![Only You, Butterfly by Rae Spencer]()
Only You, Butterfly by Rae Spencer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the man she spent the previous night ogling during her first concert comes into the diner where she works, Arianna Morris’ curiosity flares. She waits on him, never suspecting she was the reason he was there. Tom Calloway, the blond haired blue-eyed lead singer of Distracted, fell hard and fast for the freckle-faced redhead riding the rail at his concert...Categorized as:
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![All I Have Left by Shey Stahl]()
All I Have Left by Shey Stahl
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvie Brooks is trapped in a relationship she can’t seem to escape. Her secrets go beyond the black eyes and the breaking heart. She’s dropped out of college, forced to quit her job and avoiding the questions her friends and family so desperately want answer to. Evie knows what she needs. What she wants disappeared three years ago. What she needs left her...Categorized as:
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