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Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsChristian. I grew up in the suburbs of Seattle, raised by two people who wanted nothing but the best for me. They’d given me everything. A beautiful home, an excellent education, and so much love and respect. They were the two people I trusted most in the world—until I found out the truth... -
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State of Suspense by Marie Force
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer…. Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into a baffling new case that has everyone on edge. The FBI wants in on this one, and she’s determined to figure out what happened before they can take over her investigation... -
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![State of Denial by Marie Force]()
State of Denial by Marie Force
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDenial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant…. His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks... -
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State of Shock by Marie Force
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThey never saw this coming…. Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022. -
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![State of the Union by Marie Force]()
State of the Union by Marie Force
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech? President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president... -
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Fatal Scandal by Marie Force
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force. .. As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them... -
![Hate Me by Jillian Dodd]()
Hate Me by Jillian Dodd
I was told if I went away, he'd forget about me, lose interest, and move on. But he hasn't. In fact, my being gone has only made things worse. So it's time for me to take matters into my own hands. It's time for me to fight back. Hey, Vincent. You ready for a little chaos? -
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Forever Lies by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGreer Parker had her life planned out. She’d follow in her father and brothers’ FBI footsteps, and then she’d become the first female director. Now on loan to the president’s off-the-books black ops group, Greer is at a crossroads in her life—go back to the FBI or forge a new path... -
![It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky]()
It Hurts Me by Penelope Sky
My husband of two years tells me he wants an open marriage. I'm stunned. I'm hurt. And I'm livid. I don't want to be married to a man that wants to open our bed to other people. But then I get a flat tire in the pouring rain and a sexy-as-hell gentleman helps me out. My husband is in the game, so one look at the skull ring on this gentleman's left hand tells me exactly who he is...Categorized as:
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![Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force]()
Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsInauguration day is almost here…. Lieutenant Sam Holland is on leave, recovering from an attack that shook her to the core. With no case to distract her, she's trying to stay busy—even voluntarily meeting with her new White House staff. But it's not enough to keep the horrific memories at bay, and her family is worried…especially her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano... -
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Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWashington, D. C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U. S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop... -
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Fatal Flaw by Marie Force
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBack from their honeymoon, Senator Nick Cappuano and D. C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland are ready for some normalcy after the whirlwind of their wedding, but someone has other plans for them. When Sam discovers wedding cards containing thinly veiled death threats, she's not sure if she or Nick is the target. Already on edge, Sam and her team start investigating a series of baffling murders... -
![Sins of the Father: A Forbidden Love/Soul Mate/Billionaire Romance by Maggie Cole]()
Sins of the Father: A Forbidden Love/Soul Mate/Billionaire Romance by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA slow burn of adrenaline that will keep you buzzing until you can’t handle it anymore…. Worth the wait…. An animal under the sheets…. That’s what his exes claimed about Steven Sinclair on national T. V. He’s super successful, scheduled, and has rules about dating. And he’s my soon to be sister-in-law Quinn’s brother. I’m only in Chicago for the wedding and to watch my niece for the week. . -
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Entice by Rachel Van Dyken
From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the third book in the bestselling Eagle Elite Series. .. “As burns this saint, so burns my soul. I enter alive, and I will have to get out dead. ”. Chase Winter let the love of his life slip through his fingers and into the hands of his best friend and mafia boss of the Abandanato family... -
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![More Than Paper by Maggie Cole]()
More Than Paper by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFifteen years ago, I was young and dumb. I married Valeria to save her from being deported and having to marry one of her father’s men. She’s a lesbian, we’re only friends, and it was supposed to be for only a few years. But I didn’t know her father was the most ruthless man in Colombia. Marriage is something he takes seriously. Divorce is not an option... -
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The New Girl by A.J. Rivers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes starting over is simply letting go of the past. .. Heartbroken and in need of a fresh start,. Carrie Sweet packed up her car and headed to Juniper Springs. On the road to the idyllic town with a new journalist job waiting,. she encounters one roadblock after another. Stranded on the side of the road, a handsome stranger stops to offer her help... -
![Loving You by Allie Everhart]()
Loving You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSince meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means... -
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Bomb: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSpencer Shrike is a plotter. Known for his ingenious, albeit illegal, plans that keeps the Team running efficiently and out of jail, he carries this same love of order into his personal life. He's kept his long-time main squeeze on the sidelines for years as he builds the Shrike Bikes empire. Veronica Vaughn is an explosion ready to happen. Ronnie lives in the here and now. She lives for today... -
![Lost in You by Lexi Blake]()
Lost in You by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRobert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met... -
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Not Quite Perfect by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee delivers the fifth heartwarming, flirty novel in the wildly popular Not Quite series. Mary Kildare knows how to read people. It’s both why she makes a great therapist and why she refuses to trust the average bachelor... -
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Nuclear Option by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe exciting and thrilling conclusion to Cash and Eva’s story, and the second book in the OPS series! The military defines a Nuclear Option as a drastic step or last resort, and I’m about to take it. Cash. I am an expert marksman, engaging the enemy from afar. You’ll never see me coming because I’m that good. Even a sniper can be drawn out of hiding... -
![The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne]()
The Billionaire's Final Stand by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhen the head of the Anderson family, Joseph, gets into a life-changing automobile accident, his family struggles to find a way to survive if he doesn’t come out of the coma the accident has placed him in. Austin Anderson is used to being single, but slowly he's watched his siblings and cousins find true love, leaving him the final Anderson without a spouse... -
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Undone by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily. Knox Sinclair is a man of a few words. Intense. Focused. Touching him is a bad idea. I already know that. I know it and I want to do it anyway. My life is a mess—A man is the last thing I need. My dead husband left behind nothing but trouble. Knox has answers, but he isn't sharing. I don’t know if I can trust him. I want to. I can’t afford to be wrong... -
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Enigma by Lora Leigh
In the prologue to LIVE WIRE, Tehya Talamosi, code name: Enigma, is the one woman Jordan Malone, commander of the Elite Ops, wants and is the one woman he knows he can never have. But when they share one blazingly hot night, everything changes in ways Jordan could have never imagined. ..Categorized as:
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![Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones
Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make. His father is dying... -
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Cannon by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the livelihood of the Savage Kings MC is threatened, Cannon Erikson steps up. He’s ready to do whatever it takes to win the war the former police chief started thanks to his twin, Conrad’s involvement with the chief’s daughter. Cannon’s determined to ruin the chief’s political aspirations, starting by backing his opponent in the race for mayor... -
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The Hunting Ground by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time for the wicked to meet their end has arrived…. In the small tourist town of Colorado, women are vanishing. From the visitors to the locals, everyone is on the edge. After taking a road trip with Noah to track down her sister's last whereabouts,. Birdie arrives in the town of Driftwood, Colorado to find strange disappearances at her motel... -
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High Class by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went home to answer for the death of my cousin. Then I meet Zara. A raven haired beauty with a killer smile. Turns out she's an escort and she was sent to be a distraction. Now the mayor of New York City is dead. I'm forced to take her back to Las Vegas to find out what she knows before the police try to pin it on me. My gut says Zara is innocent in all of this... -
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Secrets Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAt night, when Anna closes her eyes, everything comes rushing back; the sensuous sound of Cole’s voice, his scalding touch, and the way his eyes roved over her body like he could never get enough. Flirtation, promises of passionate sex, and nights filled with Cole’s sexy smile are gone. Anna worries that her crush on Cole was something more, because her life is total agony without him... -
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Tony by J.A. Huss
Belinda Baker and I were not made for each other. We are not soul mates, or lovers, or even frenemies. She is the one who needed to get away. What we had together wasn’t blind love, it was sick rage. We were a match made in hell, it was hate at first sight, and when she walked away from me and never looked back—it was a relief. It was bliss...Categorized as:
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Stolen by Truths by Ella Miles
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStolen by Truths is book 4 in the Truth or Lies series. It continues Enzo and Kai's story. -
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Opposition by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge... -
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Up to Me by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFor Olivia, romantic bliss has never felt so right as it does with Cash. Unpredictable, except when it comes to satisfying her desires, Cash’s bad boy reputation is well-earned, but he’s turning his life around with the one woman who accepts him for who he is. Until strangers from the past turn Olivia and Cash’s world upside down. What they want is something only Cash can give them... -
![King's Road by Lane Hart, D.B. West]()
King's Road by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHold on tight for a ride down memory lane in this Savage Kings MC prequel! Chase Fury reminisces with his new cellmate Abe Cross about his days prospecting for the MC, in an attempt to entice him to join the Kings. You'll find out more about Deacon Fury, the founding member of the Savage Kings, and then go back to the very beginning, when Chase meets the love of his life. -
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![Say Daddy by Shanna Handel]()
Say Daddy by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy. When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee. I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop. Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy. She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway. Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing... -
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Unseemly Entanglement by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis offer made me blush. Taking it made me his. I was warned about Frederick Duvall. I was told he was dangerous. But I never suspected that meeting the billionaire advertising mogul to discuss a business proposition would end with me bent over a table with my dress up and my panties down for a shameful lesson in obedience. That should have been it... -
![Nikolai: What's Left Of Me by Shandi Boyes]()
Nikolai: What's Left Of Me by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlurb to come. . . The gripping third and final installment in the Russian Mob Chronicles. Author Warning: Due to adult content this book is not recommended for those under the age of 18. -
![Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow]()
Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIvy Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just sporadically. Part of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that secrecy is what has kept him alive...Categorized as:
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Carter by Shanna Handel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe is mine. It's time she learned what that means. In my world, a man keeps his woman in line. She is used to doing as she pleases. That is about to change. .. I thought I could have it both ways, but I was wrong. He expects to be obeyed, but he was patient. Until I pushed him too far. .. Now I'm going to find out what a man like him does to a naughty little girl. . -
![Taunt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Taunt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe was always mine … whether she wanted to be or not. Ten years ago I allowed another man to take her to pay her families debt. Fighting for her would have started a war. I thought life was complicated then. Now she’s back in my life and brings more than I bargained for. I live by a code: Always stay in control. Yet, I’ve never been able to say no to her... -
![One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones]()
One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second book in the Naked trilogy. .. More information coming soon. -
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Total Submission by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHer secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch. I won’t let her go without a fight. No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now. *Part three of the sensual, suspenseful new serial*. -
![The Man Who Has No Love by Victoria Quinn]()
The Man Who Has No Love by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI finally got Valerie to give Deacon what he wants. To move to the city so the three of them can be together. I just have to give her one thing. .. a penthouse in my building. That means I'll have to see her, talk to her, and worst of all, assist her. But no matter how difficult she is, her being here means Derek will be here. .. and that makes it all worth it. Until she gets between Deacon and I... -
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Mark - The Callahan Brothers by Emily March
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey are the Bad Boys of Brazos Bend—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Callahan. Members of Mark Callahan’s old military unit are being murdered. To discover who’s responsible and why, the former intelligence officer must partner with the only team member more dangerous than he is…Annabelle Monroe, his ex-wife... -
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![Beautiful Seduction by Piper Stone]()
Beautiful Seduction by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe saved my life. Then he claimed me as his. In my late-night hunt for the perfect pastry, I never expected to be the victim of a brutal attack. .. or for a brooding, blue-eyed stranger to become my savior, tending to my wounds while easing my fears. The electricity exploded between us, turning into a night of incredible passion... -
![Being Julia by Sandi Lynn]()
Being Julia by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsMy name is Julia, and I’m the daughter of Connor and Ellery Black. I may look like Daddy’s little princess, but I’m far from it. My life consists of lying to my parents and sneaking out of the penthouse. My CEO millionaire father seems to think that at the tender age of sixteen, I’m too young to date boys. My mother, the artist, tries to stay neutral and doesn’t say too much... -
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Cautious by E.L. Montes
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTHIS IS THE SEQUEL to 'Disastrous'. Marcus and Mia share a LOVE stronger than others, but their relationship was built on LIES and deceit. Cautiously, they continue to struggle for what they desire more than anything, each other. Though, that comes with a price … one that involves more HEARTBREAK and deception... -
![Down and Dirty by Liliana Hart]()
Down and Dirty by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWedding plans are in full swing in Bloody Mary, Virginia. J. J. Graves is ready to walk down the aisle and start a new life—despite the fact her father is still on the loose, blood money is stashed in her closet, and an unidentified body is missing from her parents’ bunker. But it isn’t her personal life that’s threatening her chance to say “I Do... -
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Learning to Forgive by R.D. Cole
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis isn't your Typical Everyday fairytale. This story isn't sweet or sugary. Instead. .. It's Raw and Dark. It's Rough and Dangerous. And It's Definitely not for kids under 17 years of age. So turn back now if you're not ready for Lyric and Blaire's story. Because shit just got Real... -
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The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight. Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild...
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