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State of Shock by Marie Force
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThey never saw this coming… Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022... -
![Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn]()
Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsChristianI 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]()
State of Suspense by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 26 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... -
![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 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... -
![Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts]()
Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay Saga 1-4 by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a collection including all four novels in her captivating saga about the lives and loves of four brothers on the windswept shores of the Chesapeake Bay.SEA SWEPTCameron Quinn is coming home to say goodbye to the only father he ever loved... -
![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... -
![A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott]()
A Cosy Countryside Christmas by Eliza J. Scott
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsElla Welford’s done with love. After having her fingers burnt, she’s been resolutely single for the last year and has sworn to stay that way.Joss Campion’s still reeling from a messy divorce and has vowed never to open his heart to love again.Growing up in the picturesque village of Lytell Stangdale, with the North Yorkshire Moors as their playground, Joss and Ella were best friends... -
![Becoming Us by Allie Everhart]()
Becoming Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen... -
![Coming Home to Heritage Cove by Helen J. Rolfe]()
Coming Home to Heritage Cove by Helen J. Rolfe
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship, and the perfect place to fall in love this summer…Melissa rushes back to Heritage Cove when Barney, the man who’s been like a father figure to her since she was a little girl, ends up in hospital... -
![Suspects by Danielle Steel]()
Suspects by Danielle Steel
A dedicated CIA agent becomes an unexpected ally to a woman haunted by the kidnapping of her family, in this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.Theodora Morgan is fashion royalty... -
![Loathing a Landon by Ruth Cardello]()
Loathing a Landon by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCooper Landon knows what it’s like to be left behind, lied to, and betrayed. At sixteen, angry and broke, he tried to rob a small-town hardware store. Instead of money, what he got was a good beating and a second chance. Pete Glenford took him in, taught him he wasn’t worthless, welcomed him into his family, and gave him a purpose... -
![Tied Bond by Emma Hart]()
Tied Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHolly Woods is going to hell in a handbasket—but this time, Satanists aren’t to blame. Halloween is. Nonna doesn’t understand why there are skeletons and demons everywhere. Mom is threatening to stitch a devil into Nonna’s pillowcase if she doesn’t shut up. Bek is bumbling over a date with Jason, the handsome FBI agent who conveniently got himself relocated to Austin, and I… Well... -
![Joker's Queen by Ciara St. James]()
Joker's Queen by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJoker is the life of his club. They don’t know that his laughter and jokes hide the pain of never being able to have the woman he thinks could’ve been his. The woman who walked away years ago without a backward glance. Imagine his shock when he comes face-to-face with that woman again in his clubhouse.Raina’s life hasn’t been without pain and sorrow... -
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![Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James]()
Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline... -
![One Too Many by Melody Anne, John Henley]()
One Too Many by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJasmine Anderson, the firstborn grandchild of Billionaire Joseph Anderson, is determined to make it on her own... -
![Levi: Driverton 2 by Ruth Cardello]()
Levi: Driverton 2 by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDriverton’s bad boy is falling in love with his best friend’s cousin and it just might cost him everything.Levi has always had a sweet spot for Katie, but she’s not his type. He likes his women wild, willing, and from out of town so they’re easy to move on from when his interest wanes.Katie is opinionated and off-limits... -
![See No Evil by Allison Brennan]()
See No Evil by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA cunning killer hides in plain sight.A troubled teenage girl has been charged with the grisly murder of her stepfather. The evidence is damning: Emily was found alone at the scene with blood on her hands, and an incriminating e-mail she wrote outlines a murder plot identical to the method of the brutal slaying... -
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The Hunt by Allison Brennan
Touched by a killer, she feels the fire of revenge. Twelve years ago, Miranda Moore miraculously survived the torture of a serial killer who was never caught. Since then, Miranda, a former FBI trainee and now a member of a local search-and-rescue squad, has witnessed with horror the recovery of the mutilated bodies of seven young women, all victims of her tormentor, known as The Butcher... -
![Stone Sober by Gwyn McNamee]()
Stone Sober by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStone Hawke is precisely the kind of man women are warned about—handsome, intelligent, arrogant, and intricately entangled with some dangerous people. I should stay away, but he manages to strip my soul bare with just a look and dominates my thoughts. Bad decisions are in my past. My life is (mostly) on track, even if it is no longer the one to medical school... -
![Pursuing Dace by Stephanie St. Klaire]()
Pursuing Dace by Stephanie St. Klaire
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe O’Reilly brothers are back with a vengeance in another riveting novel overflowing with mayhem and murder. Dace O’Reilly is in for the fight of his life to clear the name of the woman who stole his heart... -
![Malcolm by Jessica Gadziala]()
Malcolm by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe was happy with his quiet life.With the club, with his family, with his cabin in the woods.He didn’t think he needed more than that.Not until he came across her.But when a string of unfortunate events starts to seem less like happenstance and more like something someone had planned... -
![The Midwife By The Sea by Jo Bartlett]()
The Midwife By The Sea by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe last thing Ella Mehenick wants is the fifteen minutes of fame she’s found herself landed with. After all, who wants to star in a viral video of the very public ending of their relationship?Newly single, and desperate to get as far away from her former fiancé as possible, Ella heads back to the Cornish seaside town of Port Agnes, where she grew up... -
![The Kill by Allison Brennan]()
The Kill by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHer worst nightmare brought back to life, she risks everything for a second shot at justice. For thirty years, FBI scientist Olivia St. Martin has lived with guilt and one abiding certainty–that while she wasn’t able to save her sister’s life, she did testify and helped to convict the rapist and killer... -
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![Wedding Bells at Butterfly Cove by Sarah Bennett]()
Wedding Bells at Butterfly Cove by Sarah Bennett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA second chance by the sea?When Kiki Jackson’s marriage falls to pieces, there’s only one place that she knows she can escape to – her sister’s little guesthouse in Butterfly Cove... -
![Return to Red Castle by Dorothy M. Keddington]()
Return to Red Castle by Dorothy M. Keddington
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRed Castle ... an ancient citadel of wine-red stone in the heart of Utah's primitive High Uinta Mountains. Hidden away near its rocky base, a small plane lies twisted and broken. The four men ... desperate, ruthless, will stop at nothing to retrieve the plane's valuable cargo, but their only clue to its location are the words ... Red Castle. Jesse Chisholm .. -
![Missionary Position by Daisy Prescott]()
Missionary Position by Daisy Prescott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings#1 Top Rated Book in Humorous Women's FictionTop 20 Humorous Women's Fiction Best SellerRomantic Comedy Best Seller"A captivating story about life, love, and an exciting and unintentional quest for self-discovery."Selah Elmore is a confident, curvy woman who knows exactly who she is and what she wants. She loves her life being a professor and popular pirate erotica author... -
![Unforgivable by Laura Griffin]()
Unforgivable by Laura Griffin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTracing Killers is Mia Voss's Business. And Her Work Just Got Personal.At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking, but what seems like a random incident is followed by another sinister episode. A DNA expert, Mia has made it her mission to put away vicious criminals. Suddenly, she’s become the target of one... -
![Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair]()
Twelfth Sun by Mae Clair
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe hunky young PhD knows all about seduction, but what does he know about love? Reagan Cassidy is settled in her life. She has a thriving interior design firm, an upscale condo, two cats, and a goldfish... -
![Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie]()
Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Steel Vipers MC and Titans of Hell MC Crossover She had secrets. One of them might get them both dead. Lennox has a chip on her shoulder. She won't even try to deny it.She has a score to settle with the president of the Titans of Hell. She has a plan, and they will feel her wrath.She, however, didn't plan on getting distracted by its newest member... -
![Anchors Aweigh by Kathleen Bacus]()
Anchors Aweigh by Kathleen Bacus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat’s a blonde pirate always looking for, even though it’s right behind her?Her bootyAhoy, mateys! With her grandma wedded and bedded (eeow!) Tressa Jayne Turner is looking forward to the weeklong cruise that follows. Good food. Warm beaches. Romantic sunsets. A swashbuckling ranger-type, Rick Townsend, who shivers her timbers. Nothing can take the wind out of Tressa’s sails this time... -
![Finding Home by Ann Vaughn]()
Finding Home by Ann Vaughn
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsColt Harris wasn't on the hunt for love when he looked up from his lunch when he spotted Sarah. As cliched as it was, time stood still - all he could see was her. Hearing her laugh sealed his fate; he knew his life was about to change. Sarah Sauter was used to being alone. She lost her parents when he was eighteen and after a really bad love affair, had given up in ever finding love... -
![Shiver of Fear by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Shiver of Fear by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe legacy that haunts her . . .The mystery she must solve . . .A man who threatens to reveal her secrets . . .and break her heart.Burned by a failed marriage, former FBI agent Marc Rossi wants back in the investigation game with no emotional strings attached... -
![And Then You Die by Iris Johansen]()
And Then You Die by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Bess Grady and her sister arrive in Mexico on vacation they are expecting paradise. Instead they find every person in the village is dead, killed in a bloodless carnage. The sisters are aided only by a mysterious agent who holds the key to stopping a vicious weapon aimed at America... -
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![The NewlyFEDS by Logan Chance]()
The NewlyFEDS by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, Logan Chance, comes a laugh-out-loud fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers standalone romantic comedy. How deep undercover will these two go to catch the bad guy? Special Agent Vin Mills has everything he’s ever wanted. Sweet job. Rock hard abs. An ass you can bounce a coin off of. And a money laundering mob boss who’s about to go down... -
![Riptide by Catherine Coulter]()
Riptide by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBecca Matlock, a senior speechwriter for the governor of New York, is at the top of her professional game when she receives her first phone call. "Stop sleeping with the governor or I'll kill him." The thing is, she's not sleeping with the governor, but it doesn't stop the phone calls. The police stop believing her after the stalker murders an innocent in New York City to prove a point... -
![The Morning After by Lisa Jackson]()
The Morning After by Lisa Jackson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsShe wakes in a dark, closed space. From above her comes the muffled sound of cruel laughter, followed by the sound of earth being thrown. Pure terror takes over as she realizes she's being buried alive, and her last breath is a scream that no one but a sadistic killer will hear. To Nikki Gillette, this disturbing story is a ticket out of small-town Savannah and on to the big time... -
![Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy]()
Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLAWMAN ON A MISSION After a prominent senator's son is murdered, Capitol K-9 Unit captain Gavin McCord wants answers. The senator was a mentor to Gavin, and he'll stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice. With his team of elite K-9 cops and his loyal dog, Glory, at his side, Gavin discovers that a child at Cassie Danvers's nearby foster home may have witnessed the murder... -
![Prodigal Son by Lauren Gilley]()
Prodigal Son by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Lean Dogs Motorcycle Club values family above all else. Be it club family…or blood family. In London, nine half-siblings rule at Baskerville Hall, all the product of a father who’s more legend than man, a mystery even to his own children. Charlie Fox has a special role in the Lean Dogs MC, bouncing from chapter to chapter, doing the crazy, risky, deadly things the others can’t... -
![Cracked Sapphire by Jane Blythe]()
Cracked Sapphire by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life. Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky. She was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won’t let her... -
![Calamity Jayne Goes to College by Kathleen Bacus]()
Calamity Jayne Goes to College by Kathleen Bacus
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWHAT DOES A BLONDE GET ON HER INTELLIGENCE TEST? DROOL. Ace cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is carrying a full load--and we're not talking post-holiday pounds. Back in college for the fourth time (but who's counting!?), she's also looking to nab a raise from her stingy boss at the Gazette, Stan... -
![Duty Bound Guardian by Terri Reed]()
Duty Bound Guardian by Terri Reed
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFRAMED When a priceless artifact is stolen, museum curator Lana Gomez becomes the prime suspect. How can she hope to adopt her orphaned nephew if she's a person of interest in a crime? Cooperating with Capitol K-9 Unit officer Adam Donovan doesn't get her very far�the handsome cop thinks she's hiding something... -
![EAGLE SECURITY: 5 Books by Kenna Coulby]()
EAGLE SECURITY: 5 Books by Kenna Coulby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the snow-covered hills of Alaska, a storybook town called Mystic Springs has been haunted for decades by the disappearance of a little girl named Annabelle Braun—a case that was never solved. To this day, her brothers, Jason and Brandon, and two cousins, Zach and Tyler have never stopped looking... -
![The Photographer Trilogy Box Set by Sarah Robinson]()
The Photographer Trilogy Box Set by Sarah Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly praised Top 10 Bestselling romantic suspense series, The Photographer Trilogy, reveals the dirty truths behind humanity that no one wants to face. This unique story is the gripping tale of one woman’s journey to rock bottom and the serial killer who dragged her there... -
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![Lovestruck by Dana LeCheminant]()
Lovestruck by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the glittering world of Hollywood, actress Bonnie Aiken lands the role of a lifetime in a captivating mystery romance. For Bonnie, this isn't just another gig—it's her chance to prove she's more than just a pretty face and showcase her depth and talent. But with fame comes scrutiny, and the tabloids are relentless in their pursuit of Bonnie's every move... -
![Surrender My Love by Lisa Eugene]()
Surrender My Love by Lisa Eugene
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian note: alternate-cover edition of B00G82TUM8. Patients are dying at Washington Memorial Hospital and no one knows why…. Shy, sweet Chloe Bennett is a dedicated healer whose job means everything to her. So when she finds herself in the middle of yet another Code Blue, she questions the unexplained deaths... -
![Divorced, Desperate And Dating by Christie Craig]()
Divorced, Desperate And Dating by Christie Craig
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSue Finley murdered people...on paper. As a mystery writer, she knew all the angles, who did what and why. The only thing she couldn't explain was...well, men. Dating was like diving into a box of chocolates: sometimes the sweetest-looking specimens were candy-coated poison. After a breakup with a bank robber and a divorce from a cross-dresser, she gave it up for good... -
![Secrets of the Dead by Kylie Brant, Bronson Pinchot]()
Secrets of the Dead by Kylie Brant, Bronson Pinchot
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEve Larrison has a unique as a hyper-polyglot she speaks over sixty languages. She’s uniquely qualified to assist in an attempted kidnapping case that has international overtones. But this assignment is exceptional. The target of the abduction is Royce Raiker, stepson of the head of The Mindhunters. And she’ll be going into deep cover with Declan Gallagher—as his “wife"... -
![Forgive & Forget by Heather Ashby]()
Forgive & Forget by Heather Ashby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something about a man in uniform… but there’s something about a woman in one, too. When Hallie McCabe meets Philip Johnston at a picnic, she is drawn to his integrity. He is a gentleman—and an officer... -
![An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain]()
An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the best-selling author of The Red Notebook comes the enchanting story of two men, 250 years apart, who find themselves on separate missions to see the transit of Venus across the Sun.In 1760, astronomer Guillaume le Gentil sets out on a quest through the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough, but his determination will conquer all...
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