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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days.After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any tape... -
Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful—and dangerous—than anything the Naturals have faced so far... -
In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsLife is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret... -
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsEllingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . .She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century...Categorized as:
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Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHigh school junior Camelia thought her powers of psychometry only gave her the ability to sense the future through touch. But now she’s started to hear voices. Mean voices. Berating her, telling her how ugly she is, and that she’d be better off dead... -
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender
Hollywood history, mystery, murder, mayhem, and delicious romance collide in this unputdownable thriller from master storyteller Katie Alender. Willa is freaking out. It seems like she's seeing things. Like a dead body in her swimming pool. Frantic messages on her walls. A reflection that is not her own. It's almost as if someone -- or something -- is trying to send her a message... -
Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSometimes the Queen of the Jungle needs to lean on her King. Okay, she’s really not the queen and he’s totally not the king, but damn it, they need each other. Four years ago, werelioness Honor Mauer walked away from Ridgeville and hopped on a plane bound for London. She had college dreams and none of them included her pesky maybe-mate Grayson...Categorized as:
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Blink by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe future changes in the BLINK of an eye...or does it?Seth Borders isn't your average graduate student. For starters, he has one of the world's highest IQs. Now he's suddenly struck by an incredible power--the ability to see multiple potential futures.Still reeling from this inexplicable gift, Seth stumbles upon a beautiful woman named Miriam...Categorized as:
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No Way Home by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA relaxing trail ride turns tragic when Paramedic and Deputy Coroner Zoe Chambers discovers the body of a popular county commissioner in her Pennsylvania woods. Inconsistencies surround the horrible accident, but before she can investigate further, she's pried away by a plea for help from her best friend, whose son has been deemed a person of interest in a homicide over a thousand miles away... -
Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTwo girls haunted by the past... and destined to relive it In Legacy of Lies , Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes... -
Hurt by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis Rebellion Will Soon Turn to Hope When Chris Buckley first encountered the mysteries of creepy Solitary, North Carolina, he had little idea how far he would fall into the town’s shadows. After losing the love of his life, Chris tried to do things his way. He hunted answers. Then he gave up trying to find them. But now Chris comes back to Solitary knowing there’s a purpose for his being there... -
Dark Premonitions by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Kate Edwards had her first premonition—a vision of her own murder by a faceless attacker. With very few clues to go on, she has to use her psychic gifts to uncover who wants her dead. Paranoia sets in and Kate wonders if there’s anybody she can trust. As Kate fears her impending death, she’s desperate to seek comfort with her ex-boyfriend Jared Corbett... -
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . . Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMY SISTER WANTS THE TRUTH.BUT SOMETIMES THE TRUTH HURTS.For months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to solve my murder. She's unearthed dark secrets about my friends, my family, and my tangled past. But when it comes to finding my killer, she keeps running into dead ends.Until my body shows up in Sabino Canyon...Categorized as:
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Coral Moon by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe figure remained still as stone. Leslie couldn’t even detect a breath. Spider fingers teased the back of her neck. Leslie’s feet rooted to the pavement. She dropped her gaze to the driveway, seeking … what? Spatters of blood? Footprints? She saw nothing... -
The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA heartfelt novel of shedding secrets, facing the past, and embracing the magic of love and family by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the Stars.After the untimely deaths of her aunt and mother, young Riley Mays moved from Chicago to her cousins’ Wisconsin farm... -
Echoes by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan't believe she did that . . . . . . at four-thirty I have to . . . . . . I hate this place . . . Rae Voight is losing her mind. When she walks down the halls of Sanderson Prep, she hears voices . . . even when no one is talking. Other people's thoughts crowd her head, a confusing tangle of insecurities and dark secrets... -
Gravestone by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis Fear Will Soon Turn to Anger…. At first, Chris Buckley was simply warned. And watched. But as Chris unravels the haunting riddles of the town of Solitary, he finds that much more than the life of a town is at stake. Whether facing a pastor with a house full of skeletons or a cousin he never knew existed, Chris is forced to choose between light and darkness, life and nightmarish death... -
Three by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsBy all accounts seminary student Kevin Parsins is leading a good, if not virtuous, life. But like all people, Kevin has his secrets. And someone wants them revealed. While driving home from a day at graduate school, Kevin receives a call from a mysterious stranger who calls himself Slater... -
Gasp by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. She’s convinced that if the visions passed from her to Sawyer after she saved him, then they must now have passed from Sawyer to one of the people he saved...Categorized as:
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Blink Once by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWest is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She's the girl next door-sort of... -
Ominous by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells , Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls, and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches... -
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIT'S NOT EASY BEING ME.BUT MY TWIN SISTER HAS NO CHOICE.When I died two months ago, my killer told my twin sister to become me - or else. Now Emma has it down to a T. She tosses her hair with the signature Sutton Mercer flip and can lead a Lying Game prank with the best of them. She's even repairing my relationship with my adoptive family. The only thing she hasn't done is solve my murder...Categorized as:
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Vengeance by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the devastating events at Reed's birthday party, Noelle is determined to put the past to rest, but Reed is adament about rebuilding Billings. Coming up against endless roadblocks from the headmaster, not to mention Billings alumni, Reed will not let her legacy end with a pile of rubble. As if that weren't enough, old ghosts come back to haunt to the Billings Girls... -
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Twisted by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsFour pretty girls have more ugly secrets than ever.It's been a year since the mystery of their former friend's disappearance was finally laid to rest, and Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily have worked hard to put their lives back together. Now seniors in high school, the pretty little liars are older, but they're not any wiser.Last spring break in Jamaica, they did something unforgivable...Categorized as:
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Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsMY FRIENDS AND I USED TO PLAY LYING GAMES.NOW MY TWIN SISTER IS LIVING ONE.When I was alive, my family seemed picture-perfect. My adoptive parents adored me, and my little sister, Laurel, copied my every move. But now that my long-lost twin, Emma, has taken my place to solve my murder, we’re both learning just how flawed my family really is...Categorized as:
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Vanished by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAgainst all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened: Noelle disappeared... -
Untraceable by Shelli R. Johannes
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 25 ratings16-year-old Grace has lived in the Smokies all her life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival. When her dad goes missing on a routine patrol, Grace refuses to believe he’s dead and fights the town authorities, tribal officials, and nature to find him... -
It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlike the other residents of the small Caribbean Island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving the island to study Pharmacology—until a vicious, unsolved attack left her father dead and her mother in a coma... -
The Wilde Trials by MacKenzie Reed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies—and enemies—are the people you’d least expect.Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competition, the Wilde Trials... -
Never Apart by Romily Bernard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHow many times would you die for love?What if you had to relive the same five days over and over?And what if at the end of it, your boyfriend is killed…And you have to watch. Every time.You don’t know why you’re stuck in this nightmare.But you do know that these are the rules you now live by:Wake Up.Run.Die.Repeat.Now, the only way to escape this loop is to attempt something crazy... -
Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBones meets Fringe in a big, dark, scary, brilliantly-plotted urban thriller that will leave you guessing until the very end. Nearly Boswell knows how to keep secrets. Living in a DC trailer park, she knows better than to share anything that would make her a target with her classmates...Categorized as:
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Untraceable by S.R. Johannes
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis book is free right now! Book 2 Uncontrollable is also now available! Book 3 is scheduled for June 3, 2014. 16-year-old Grace has lived in the Smokies all her life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival... -
Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsSutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin, Emma Paxton, takes over her identity to solve her murder. But after ruling out her early leads, Emma still hasn’t found Sutton’s killer. A lot of people wanted her dead—but one name keeps popping up: Thayer Vega...Categorized as:
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Asleep by Krystal Wade
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"To cure fear, you must use fear." Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She wants to escape, until terrifying nightmares make her question her sanity and reach out to her doctor... -
Don't Forget To Breathe by Cathrina Constantine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeocadia arrives home from school to find her mom’s body. Unaware that the killer still lingers, she rushes to her mother’s side, only to be grabbed from behind. And everything fades to black.Leo has been battling personal demons after a year of retrograde amnesia. She’s been having vivid dreams of that day. And her dreams are getting worse—she’s starting to remember... -
Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHartley Grace Featherstone is having a very bad day. First she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with the president of the Herbert Hoover High School Chastity Club. Then he’s pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And if that weren’t enough, now he’s depending on Hartley to clear his name... -
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsMy perfect life was a lie.Now I'd do anything to uncover the truth.Not long ago, I had everything a girl could wish for: amazing friends, an adorable boyfriend, a loving family. But none of them know that I'm gone--that I'm dead. To solve my murder, my long-lost twin sister, Emma, has taken my place. She sleeps in my room, wears my clothes, and calls my parents Mom and Dad...Categorized as:
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First Visions by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo years ago, 21-year-old Kate Edwards became deathly ill and slipped into a coma. While unconscious, she crept into the mind of a missing boy and awoke with the knowledge of his location. Friends and family were skeptical and wary of her new ability to see into the minds of others. Their fears prompted Kate to keep her psychic powers a secret... -
Neverwas by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"I was sixteen the second time I had my first kiss...." At the end of AMBER HOUSE, Sarah made a choice that transformed everything--and now she must choose it all again. Things are very different--better--for Sarah and her family: her Aunt Maggie grew up; her parents are happily married; her grandmother died after a long, productive and respected life... -
Fated Dreams by Christina Smith
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo you believe in true love? Sarah Samson doesn't until she meets hers. But for Sarah, meeting the guy of her dreams comes with a price. On the outside Sarah looks like she has it all--friends, a loving family, and a hobby she's really good at. But if you look closer, Sarah's keeping secrets from everyone in her life, even...Lucas... -
The Vessel Games by E.J. Eden
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Vessel Games—where men fight to the death to claim a Vessel wife.After the Great War devastated the lands, birth rates sharply declined, and the world descended into anarchy. The Monarchy seized control, creating a stranglehold over the land and the few women left who can bear children... -
Silent Harmony by Michele Scott
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSmall town seventeen-year-old Vivienne Taylor is a talented equestrian with Olympic dreams and a little something extra going on she is also an equine empath, someone who has the ability to read horses minds and moods...Categorized as:
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Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWatch your step.Eliza knows the legends about the swamp near her house—that people have fallen into sinkholes, never to be seen again, maybe even falling to the center of the earth. As an aspiring geologist, she knows the last part is impossible. But when her best friends drag her onto the uneven ground anyway, Eliza knows to be worried... -
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Epiphany by Gemma James
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00E0LUEKQ. “For all the times I'd witnessed the murders of other women in my dreams, I'd failed to see my own.” For 23-year-old Mackenzie Hill, tossing her life down the garbage disposal is easy after a painful incident shatters her life... -
Hereafter by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRory Miller thought her life was over when a serial killer set his sights on her and forced her into witness protection. But a fresh start on Juniper Landing Island was exactly what she and her family needed. For the first time in years she and her sister hang out at the beach, gossip about boys, and party together... -
The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBestselling author Jaclyn Moriarty returns to Ashbury High for a story of romance, mysterious new classmates, and the terrors of making it through your final year of high school. This is the story of Amelia and Riley, bad kids from bad Brookfield High who have transferred to Ashbury High for their final year... -
The Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA love beyond life...a danger beyond doubt. In a romantic and suspenseful collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy, love's unbreakable bonds are put to the test. When her boyfriend, Tristan, died, Ivy thought she'd lost everything, even her faith in angels... -
Stunning by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsEmily’s reconnecting with an old flame, one baby step at a time. But is she headed toward true love or another bundle of heartache? Spencer’s learning about the highs and lows of campus life on a trip to Princeton. Aria’s seeing a whole new side to Noel’s dad—and it could drive a wedge between her and Noel. And, for better or worse, Hanna’s getting in touch with her inner A...Categorized as:
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Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt says quite a lot about Jeremy Johnson Johnson that the strangest thing about him isn't even the fact his mother and father both had the same last name. Jeremy once admitted he's able to hear voices, and the townspeople of Never Better have treated him like an outsider since. After his mother left, his father became a recluse, and it's been up to Jeremy to support the family...Categorized as:
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