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A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy... -
The Alien Huntress Series: Enslave Me Sweetly, Savor Me Slowly, Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis ebook anthology contains three books in Gena Showalter's bestselling Alien Huntress series. Enslave Me Sweetly. Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave... -
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Backwater Justice by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn action-packed, ripped-from-the-headlines story of smalltown secrets from the #1 bestselling author, the latest in the long-running fan-favorite Sisterhood series. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure... -
Dead Man's List by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHomicide Detective Kit McKittrick's latest case exposes San Diego’s seedy underbelly in this nerve-shattering tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. On a long-anticipated second date with police psychologist Dr. Sam Reeves—right as things are getting steamy—Kit stumbles across the mutilated body of a local San Diego politician... -
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Leap by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsONE OF MANKIND'S GREATEST LEGENDS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. .. A FIND THAT ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WOULD KILL TO POSSESS. .. . .. AND IT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. One year ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed what it means to be human. Now, from a new research center in Puerto Rico, Alison Shaw and her team are about to stun the world. .. again... -
Luna of Kyun by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuna Meadows spent her entire childhood hiking around the world with her father, and learning how to hide a number of unusual abilities she was born with. And wishing she had answers to an ever growing list of questions that her father refused to answer... -
The Boy by Tami Hoag
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNow a New York Times bestseller. An unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? #1. New York Times. bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet... -
For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Fairy Tale Cupcake crew must discover the truth behind a death sprinkled with suspicion before Mel and Joe can say I do", in the thirteenth Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. Life is sweet and business is booming at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery--and the fact that Mel and Joe are getting married is the icing on the cake... -
Murder on an Irish Farm by Carlene O'Connor
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this enchanting new read in the fan-favorite series from a USA Today bestselling author, garda of County Cork, Ireland, Siobhán O’Sullivan and Macdaras Flannery, are about to get married at last... -
Frequency by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE TRUSTED THE WRONG PERSON. Four deaths, most likely tied to arsenic-tainted water, leave the town of Shadow Ridge frantic for answers before someone else dies. But that isn’t the only nightmare Tess McQuaid is facing. She has proof someone attempted to cover up a murder as another arsenic death. HER LIFE DEPENDS ON FINDING OUT THE TRUTH... -
Shattered by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again. In the prequel to the series, The Last Day, Chase said good-bye to Hope and left Shadow Ridge for an overnight prisoner transport to San Angelo. . . the day before the grid went down...Categorized as:
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Cold Case Investigation by Nicole Helm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtecting her ranch has always come first…. Until she learns about her unborn baby. After almost losing her life in a fire, Wyoming PI Anna Hudson wakes up to the sight of a familiar stranger. Anna and Hawk Steele shared one passionate night. Now the arson investigator will go to any lengths to protect Anna and their baby-to-be... -
Zinnia by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz
New York Times bestselling author JAYNE CASTLE--Capturing the lively sensuality ( Library Journal ) of the passion-filled, near-future space colony of St... -
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHip hip beret! Hatmakers Scarlett Parker and Vivian Tremont return and must collar a killer when a castle wedding goes awry in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay’s new Hat Shop Mystery. It’s wedding season and Viv’s longtime frenemy Piper May is getting married. She convinces Viv and Scarlett to take on the job of designing the headpieces for her “wedding of the year... -
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Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe crew from the Fairy Tale Cupcakes shop risks getting burned when they set out to find a murderer who is terrorizing their town. Life is smooth as buttercream at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, and newlyweds Mel and Joe are stopping to smell the flours. But things start to crumble one night when an unknown gunman takes a shot at Mel... -
The Passengers by John Marrs
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course...Categorized as:
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Survival by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where Longmire meets Jericho. A dead body. A missing suspect. A town fighting for survival. In today’s world, law enforcement agencies across the country rely on forensic tools, DNA testing, and crime labs...Categorized as:
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Deception by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been over a year since Sam McQuaid has been back home to Shadow Ridge, and this time, he’s returning with a bounty on his head. Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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Dying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt's going to take every recipe the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew has to whip up a quick defense for Mel Cooper when her high school reunion goes from a cakewalk to a car wreck. . -
The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSan Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright loves a good book festival except when murder is the main event in this thrilling new addition to the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn is excited to be included in the Covington Library’s first annual Mark Twain Festival... -
Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrai T’Alq has spent hundreds of years on Earth, learning how to manipulate the humans and thriving on their jealousy and greed. Unknown to the Valendrans and their hybrid females, he’d been able to build an empire on Earth and more importantly; he even had their own working for him... -
Claimed Among the Stars by V.K. Ludwig, Zoey Draven
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMake contact with the hottest alien anthology in the universe! Claimed Among the Stars will rocket you to reading bliss with more action, adventure, and pleasure than one planet can contain. Curl up with this collection of wild and wonderful heavenly bodies and venture to the unknown worlds that only your favorite sci-fi romance authors could create... -
7Seeds, Buku 7 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsごちそうを食べて自分の部屋で寝たはず…だが目覚めると、ナツは荒れ狂う海の上にいた。どうして自分がここにいるのかわからない。やがて流れ着いた無人島。生きるための過酷な冒険が始まった!!近い将来、地球に隕石が衝突し、地上の生物は壊滅的なダメージを受ける。それを予測した政府は、人類の存亡をかけ「7SEEDS(セブンシーズ)」計画を発動した。5チーム各7名が選ばれ、冷凍保存により地球環境の回復を待つ。チーム選抜のため集められた子供達の、未来をかけた教育と試練が始まった---!!. -
No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it... -
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Wedding Cake Crumble by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWedding bells and death knells are ringing for the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew in this latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series. With Angie and Tate's wedding just around the corner, it's a happy--but very busy--time for Mel... -
State of Pursuit by Summer Lane
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsABSOLUTELY HEART-STOPPING! " - Leti Del Mar, author of Land of the Unaltered. "[Summer Lane] IS QUITE A TALENTED WRITER WITH AN AMAZING GIFT FOR NARRATION. " - Janice White, Editor & Author of Clarity: A Text on Writing. Cassidy Hart is alone. Her Commander and the love of her life, Chris Young, has gone missing in action... -
A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOn the shores of Lake Michigan, influencer Maddy Montgomery has turned the bakery she inherited from her great aunt Octavia into a destination. There’s just one thing she won’t, the body in the freezer . . . Thanks to Maddy’s social media savvy, Baby Cakes Bakery is becoming a huge success—so much so that she’s attracted the attention of her former nemesis, the fiancé-stealing Brandy Denton... -
A Crime of Poison by Nancy Haddock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Silver Six are known for their arts and crafts—but they’re about to be tested in the art of catching a crafty killer. It’s early October, time for the Fall Folk Art Festival and Bake Sale in Lilyvale, Arkansas. Every business along the town square will benefit from the event, including the craft store run by Leslee Stanton Nix—aka Nixy—and the Silver Six, a group of retirees... -
Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTen minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps, while crowdfunding has evolved into Reapr: a platform for assassination that's trickled down from politicians, celebrities and CEOs to everyday life and all its petty resentments. A world where anyone with enough backers and the money they contribute can kill anyone else...Categorized as:
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Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI, Abby Knight, hometown florist, refuse to be cowed into giving up my stance against the unfair treatment of dairy animals. But why does gathering signatures for a petition suddenly make me a target for kidnapping -- and murder? MILKING IT FOR ALL IT'S WORTH... -
Crowded, Vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEleven minutes into the future, Charlie Ellison is the subject of a million dollar crowdfunded REAPR campaign on her head. Low-rated DFEND bodyguard Vita is keeping her safe for 30 days from a desperate population looking to get rich quick with a gun and a dream... -
Hix by Leora Gonzales
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe gal with the worst luck in the world. .. Maggie never had any intention of getting mixed up with the Bridal Pact, the Phaeton's, or all the crap that came with volunteering for the government's mail-order bride program. She was perfectly content inside her little bubble... -
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer—a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away...Categorized as:
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Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles learns that nothing kills a good party like a murder in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown Mysteries. Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself--quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water... -
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Crowded, Vol. 3: Cutting-Edge Desolation by Christopher Sebela, Triona Farrell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFired and ditched by Charlie, Vita sets off in hot pursuit of her former client and some answers. But Charlie’s not alone. She’s hired a brand new bodyguard, Circe, unaware she’s a killer who has been stalking Charlie since her crowdfunded assassination campaign began... -
The Crime That Binds by Laurie Cass
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLibrarian Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, are ready to pin down a bank robber in the newest installment of the delightful Bookmobile Cat mystery series. Late March is prime reading weather in the small northern Michigan town of Chilson. Though snowfall and cloudy skies deter outdoor activities, life inside the bookmobile is warm and cheerful... -
To Trade the Stars by Julie E. Czerneda
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJulie E. Czerneda's 1997 debut, A Thousand Words for Stranger , was the first novel of the Trade Pact Universe-an instant best-seller, Science Fiction Book Club Editor's Choice and Locus Recommended First Novel. Book two, Ties of Power , further established the author's reputation as a master of vivid alien worlds-and had fans clamoring for the third book in the trilogy... -
Dark Waltz by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAttention: This is an ADULT Book! Dark Waltz--A sizzling legend of loss, lust and love. It’s the year 2030 and the human population has been annihilated by a virulent form of small pox. Liasare Davidson is desperately searching for her brother, who has been missing for three months...Categorized as:
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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost...Categorized as:
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Aliens And Cupcakes by Aurora Caine, Nova Edwins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThings you learn while living on an alien planet:. Aliens love sugar, so opening your own cupcake shop is a very good idea. Having a benefactor to introduce you to rich aliens eager to purchase absurd amounts of cupcakes is an even better idea. I wouldn’t recommend killing said benefactor’s nephew with a butter knife, though... -
One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom. New York Times. bestselling author Brenda Novak comes a novel about finding family in unexpected places and the lifelong bonds that don’t need a lifetime to forge. When Serenity Alston swabbed her cheek for 23andMe, she joked about uncovering some dark ancestral scandal. The last thing she expected was to discover two half sisters she didn’t know existed... -
In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless. In the ensuing chaos, many stations failed. For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill…. -
Taurus by K.D. Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn book three of the Galactic Cage Fighters: Maya is looking for a change of pace. As one-quarter Arian, she is constantly overlooked or harassed by full humans and full Arians, despite the efforts of her over-protective grandparents when she was growing up. Even her own parents abandoned her and took off for parts unknown... -
OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction by Anna Trompetas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Anna Trompetas’s debut novel is beautifully written, funny, poignant, and terrifying all at once. ". "Gripping, insightful, couldn’t put it down. .. A thrilling exploration of what society is frighteningly close to becoming". A stunning dystopian science fiction novel, exploring a future London reeling from the impacts of climate change. You pay people to serve you food... -
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Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsONE OF THE GREATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN HUMAN HISTORY. A SECRET THAT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE FOUND. AND A CRISIS THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED. Deep in the Caribbean Sea, a nuclear submarine is forced to suddenly abort its mission under mysterious circumstances...Categorized as:
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Close Contact by Katherine Allred
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGEPs just want to have fun. . . A Genetically Engineered Person and self-proclaimed "party girl," Echo Adams loves her diplomatic job entertaining alien bigwigs for the Galactic Federation. But the Bureau of Alien Affairs has discovered she's much more than she thinks-that a rogue scientist endowed her with skills and psi abilities dwarfing those of common GEPs... -
Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe odds of the planet next door hosting intelligent life are—that’s not luck. That’s a miracle. It means something. In December 1960, Crystal Singer, her boyfriend Rick, and three other MIT grad students take a cross-country road trip from Boston to Arizona to paint a message in the desert... -
How to Lose an Extraterrestrial in 10 Days by Susan Grant
His internal computers are offline, his former employers want him dead and the Men in Black are after him. Without his cyberpowers, Reef is as weak as a lowly Earthling...Categorized as:
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Shadow Crossing by Catherine Spangler
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShadow Crossing [Apr 01, 2003] Spangler, Catherine. -
Finding Jess by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt had been almost a year since Cari had escaped and promised to come back and save Jess from the Relians who held her captive and brutalized her since she was a child. Now as her usefulness to the Relians was at an end and rescue nowhere in sight, she only hoped to face her impending death with courage...
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