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Death Rocks by L.J. Ross
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE. .. When the body of a talented photographer is found on the rocks beneath the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, DCI Ryan and his team of detectives immediately suspect the worst. But, since none of their potential suspects seems to have a motive, the case runs cold... -
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State of Alert by Marie Force, Eva Kaminsky
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 28 ratings11 hours, 35 minutes. The first couple is on full alert, deflecting new threats from near and far…. Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D. C. homicide detective, but she’s never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband—until now... -
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![Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh]()
Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the wake of a woman’s savage murder, the suspects and motives are only mounting for Sheriff Bree Taggert in a twisting novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh. In a quiet suburban neighborhood in upstate New York, single mom Kelly Gibson is slain in her home—the victim of a rage killing... -
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Fatal Fraud by Marie Force
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPreviously title Fatal Vengeance. A dangerous truth revealed. .. A prominent member of the D. C. community has been murdered, pulling Lieutenant Sam Holland into yet another high-stakes homicide investigation that has her trying to connect the dots between a dead woman and the friends and family who’d turned against her right before her untimely death... -
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![Enigma by Christy Barritt]()
Enigma by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome secrets refuse to stay buried . . . Olive Sterling thought time off from her job would finally give her the chance to uncover the truth about her family’s unsolved murders. The man she believes holds the answers is none other than the father of Jason Stewart—her former boyfriend and current colleague... -
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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... -
![On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh]()
On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh. A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground... -
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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... -
![A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy. The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound... -
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The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion…. Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator... -
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Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA SECRET KEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. .. After the dramatic theft of a priceless artefact from Durham Cathedral, the rest of the world believes that DCI Ryan and his team were able to recover and return St. Cuthbert’s cross to its rightful home. But Ryan knows the cross he recovered was a fake—far from being over, their problems are only just beginning…... -
![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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Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
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Conrad by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's Trouble Up North. .. Meet Conrad, a hockey star meets celebrity romance in the Minnesota Kingston series by USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren. He’s an unlikely bodyguard, but someone has to keep this woman alive…. Meet Penelope billionaire heiress, mystery podcaster, and magnet for trouble... -
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Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNo one weaves a story as well as beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. In the latest in the Sisterhood series, a team of unscrupulous doctors is profiting from others’ distress—but these loyal friends know just the cure . . . For the Sisterhood, there’s a special satisfaction that comes with helping a friend in need, especially when it’s someone as dear as Charlotte Hansen... -
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Finding Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"Finding Infinity" as described by Colin. .. "Fine Charlie. ” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me... -
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The Legend by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be... -
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Her One and Only by Becky Wade
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRomance Fans Eagerly Anticipate Every New Release from Becky Wade. Gray Fowler, star NFL tight end, is being pursued by a stalker, so his team hires a protection agency to keep Gray under the watch of a bodyguard at all times. When Gray meets Dru Porter, an agent assigned to him, he's indignant... -
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Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThis book was originally written to be the sequel to Fallen Crest High. It was scrapped and not used. Fallen Crest Family was written instead as the number two book in the Fallen Crest Series. However; this version was posted on the author's page for free reading as a thank you to her readers. After reading what she posted, enough fans requested this story to be published so here it is...Categorized as:
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The Champion by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know... -
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Infinity. by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsColin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married... -
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Hard To Handle by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSometimes Fate delivers a left hook. After Fate deals Supreme Battle Challenge (SBC) fighter Harley Handleman a sucker punch, his uncle secretly hires a pretty lifecoach to get Harley back in the ring of life. Anastasia Kelley has actually known Harley for years, but never as well as she's going to now... -
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Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSelf-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order. I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me. So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong. Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe... -
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Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlexis’s father tells me he’s going to ruin me. He does not want his pop star daughter or her brand associated in any way with the bad boy of baseball. I make it my mission to prove to her father that I’m not the bad guy he thinks I am. But he takes things a few steps too far, causing major issues that will affect my upcoming baseball season... -
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![Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder]()
Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman threatened by her past. An outlaw biker bent on keeping her safe. Does he hold the key to igniting her passion? Smokey can’t quit the one-night-stand lifestyle of his rugged Rocky Mountain motorcycle club. Used to smooth whiskey and easy women, he’s stunned when a drop-dead gorgeous stranger at his local bar rejects his advances... -
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Unseen by Karin Slaughter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsKarin Slaughter’s novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, Unseen, pits detectives, lovers, and enemies against one another in an unforgettable standoff between righteous courage and deepest evil... -
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Faith's Tears by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLife is never as easy as they make it out to be. Faith. Finding my way back to Axel, well, him finding me, it’s been as if we’re sailing on cloud nine. But what happens when another woman comes into the picture claiming she’s Axel’s and that they share a child together... -
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From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas... -
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Dangerous Desires by Tia Siren, Tara Wylde
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen danger lurks in the shadows, desire can lay hidden for far too long. But there are men who step into the light to fight for, protect and claim the ones they love. They’re strong alpha males who would do anything to win the hearts— and delicious bodies— of the women who change them from bad boys to relationship material. This is a book featuring exactly those kinds of guys... -
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Player Haters by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn Essence Bestseller. A Black Expressions Book Club Selection National bestselling author Carl Weber returns with another page-turner full of family drama. The Duncans are no strangers to sibling rivalry, heartbreak, or the high price of getting played - even when it's by one of their own...Categorized as:
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Ripple Effect by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKylie Ramsey is supposed to be invisible. In fact, to keep her unnoticed, the FBI has changed the world-class swimmer's identity and moved her twice in the last year. However, there are still a few people who would quickly recognize her. One of them is Matt Whitman, the man Kylie could have easily spent eternity with. The other is Judge Rush — the man who wants Kylie dead... -
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Undercurrents by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShaye Kendall, an Olympic-bound swimmer, has been in the witness protection program ever since she witnessed her boyfriend's murder. She now has a new name, a new life, and strict orders not to reveal her secret. But fitting into a community is hard when you can't tell people anything about. yourself...Categorized as:
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Trading Paint by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls... -
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Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAspen. My Snow. As teenagers, we were always each other’s forever and ever. Until we weren’t. Now I am the enforcer for the Knight’s Legion MC. I dole out punishment on soulless criminals with my blade Ricky. In the MMA cage, I unleash my anger and frustrations. Fighting is my lifeline to living without the only woman I ever loved, my Snow... -
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![Knowing You by Allie Everhart]()
Knowing You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNow that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see... -
![Complicated Creatures: Part Two in a Romantic Suspense Series by Alexi Lawless]()
Complicated Creatures: Part Two in a Romantic Suspense Series by Alexi Lawless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Isn't it terrible when love is not enough? ". In the action-packed sequel to Complicated Creatures: Part One…. Jack Roman was perfectly happy living the life of a high-powered and charismatic philistine. He had time, money, women and a penchant for the fast life. Until he met his match in Samantha Wyatt and his obsession with her would take him to hell and back…... -
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Causing Havoc by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsOrphaned and torn from his sisters as a boy, sexy extreme wrestler Dean "Havoc" Conor gets a letter revealing how much his siblings want him back in Harmony, Kentucky. To stop his sister from marrying a sleazeball, Dean finds himself teaming up with her pretty-but-smart-mouthed friend Eve-who's heard of Havoc's reputation and doesn't need some hunk trampling on her heart... -
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The Deep End by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"Another exciting read by Traci Abramson, Traci brings together personal experience in competitive swimming and insider knowledge of US spy agencies to deliver a riveting story from the first paragraph to the last". -
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Stone Cold Heart by Laura Griffin
When local rock climbers stumble upon abandoned human bones in a remote Texas gorge, Sara Lockhart is the first to get the call. She has a reputation as one of the nation’s top forensic anthropologists, and police detective Nolan Hess knows she is just the expert he needs to help unravel this case... -
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Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the nice guy leaves me open to being a rebound romance. Which I’m not interested in. I’ve got better things to do. Like taking my spot on the NBA draft picks. It’s all that matters to me. Love has never been on the radar. I’m too focused for all that fluff. Then life slows me down. Way down... -
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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... -
![Licensed for Trouble by Susan May Warren]()
Licensed for Trouble by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPJ Sugar receives shocking news that she’s inherited the Kellogg family mansion. Though she has no idea why, the timing is perfect—PJ has clearly worn out her welcome at her sister’s house. Unfortunately, the mansion is in shambles, and PJ is short on cash. Rescue comes in the form of Max Smith, a mysterious handyman willing to trade his services for PJ’s investigative skills... -
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Overkill by Sandra Brown
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 38 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller in which a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives... -
![Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille]()
Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy reputation as an Enforcer was earned one game at a time. Fighting on the ice for my team is something I take very seriously because I came to the USA to play hockey, not be a celebrity. Unfortunately, this logic has my public image taking a beating—not that I care very much how others think of me. Except for her. Scarlett. A woman as gorgeous, and fiery, and sexy, as that long red hair of hers... -
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![Lion & Lamb by James Patterson]()
Lion & Lamb by James Patterson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThey can catch a killer—if they don’t kill each other first. Veena Lion and Cooper Lamb are rival PIs working the same intense headline-making case. Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1... -
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Risky Game by Tracy Solheim
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the next sizzling sports romance from the author of Foolish Games, Brody is at the top of his game… until Shannon changes the rules. Baltimore Blaze tight end Brody Janik is a natural-born football star. At twenty-seven, his record-breaking athletic performance and his cover-boy good looks have turned him into a household name...Categorized as:
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Line of Fire by Jo Davis
To his fellow firemen, Tommy Skyler has it all. But the golden boy of Station Five hides a private pain. He was once a star quarterback until tragedy derailed his dream. Since then, he's struggled with his choices-including his decision to become a firefighter. His one ray of light shines in beautiful nurse Shea Ford... -
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Contract Pending by Jenna Bennett, Bente Gallagher
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy the New York Times bestselling author of the Do It Yourself home renovation mysteries. .. Third book in the Cutthroat Business mystery series featuring Realtor® and Southern Belle Savannah Martin. ABOUT THE BOOK:. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Savannah is certainly learning the truth of that statement... -
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Six Secret Babies by Layla Valentine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe tried to keep their fling under wraps,. But six adorable babies aren’t going to stay hidden for long…. HER. The Wenstown Wolves were in need of a new physical therapist, and apparently I was the only one they were interested in,. Now I’m halfway across the country, making twice what I made in Seattle, and the team’s new management is an even more welcome surprise…... -
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All the Pieces by Angela Richardson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen so much love has been built from lies and manipulation, how much of that love is real? In ALL THE PIECES, the third and final installment in the Pieces of Lies series, we find Norah in a dangerous and heart pounding situation in London with the Lappell. It will be the collision of two worlds that have done nothing but tear Norah down the middle, and love that has torn her apart...Categorized as:
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