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Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBeckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life... -
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Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNo smoke without a fire. It’s New Year’s in Sinful, and the competition for the New Year’s Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who’s put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers... -
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![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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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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![A Merciful Fate by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Fate by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsRaised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when skeletal remains are unearthed—those of a murdered man linked to a notorious heist—Mercy realizes she isn’t the only one with something to hide. Thirty years ago, an armored-car robbery turned deadly. The mastermind was captured... -
![A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the fourth book of the Wall Street Journal bestselling series, FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick must unlock the mystery of a mass murder, and the secrets of its silent witness… For Mercy Kilpatrick, returning to rural Oregon has meant coming to terms with her roots. Raised as a prepper, Mercy is now relying on her survivalist instincts to defend her town from the people the law can’t reach... -
![Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank]()
Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWelcome to Lone County, Arkansas, where every corner holds a secret, and the past is never really buried.Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance... -
![At the River by Kendra Elliot]()
At the River by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River’s rocky shore... -
![Gone Too Far by Debra Webb]()
Gone Too Far by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis second entry in USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series proves that sometimes the past is best left forgotten.As veteran detectives of the Birmingham Police Department, Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco have seen it all. So when the city’s new hotshot deputy district attorney turns up dead as part of a double homicide, the partners immediately get to work... -
![The First Death by Kendra Elliot]()
The First Death by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.For a search and rescue expert, the buried remains of her past are a dangerous obsession in a twisting novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Rowan Wolff was five years old when she, her brother, and their babysitter were kidnapped by a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest. The babysitter was murdered... -
![A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA pair of ritual murders could expose Mercy Kilpatrick to something terrifying: her own past… Raised off the grid by survivalists, Mercy Kilpatrick believed in no greater safeguard than the backwoods of Oregon. Unforgiven by her father for abandoning the fold for the FBI, Mercy still holds to her past convictions. They’re in her blood... -
![Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh]()
Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsShocking evidence hits close to home for attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger as Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s acclaimed series continues. Private investigator Lance Kruger was just a boy when his father vanished twenty-three years ago... -
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Savage Kings MC Box Set: Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAre you ready to go for a ride with the Savage Kings MC? There's non-stop action in this six-book box set which includes Chase, Abe, Torin, War, Maddox, and Dalton.BOOK CHASE Chase hasn't forgiven himself for hurting Sasha and causing her an unbelievable amount of pain... -
![The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot]()
The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation... -
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![Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe final book in the Carly Moore series.Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummand’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father--the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from--she explains that his plan will get them both killed... -
![Maverick by Jodi Burnett]()
Maverick by Jodi Burnett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMaverick will release sooner than the posted date! Stay tuned.Small Town Thriller!While on a run in the mountains, K9 Renegade finds a red high-heeled shoe. He and his handler, Deputy Caitlyn Reed, locate its twin — on the foot of a dead woman floating face down in Moose Lake... -
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Dutch by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsJames Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his early skill as a car thief, Dutch recognized the opportunity to rule the streets and he seized it. Feared by all, and completely fearless, Dutch and his dangerous clique take over the lucrative heroin business of a local African drug lord... -
![The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot]()
The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA Wall Street Journal bestselling series.Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation... -
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A Valentino Reunion by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen life throws you a grenade, you take cover, wait for detonation, and evaluate the ensuant damage. In this life, the one we live, those grenades never stop coming. But no matter the destruction in our midst, there is one thing that will never crack or shatter. And that’s our loyalty, love, and faith. To each other. To the family... -
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Plum Boxed Set 2 by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe adventures continue for Stephanie Plum, Trenton's best-known bounty hunter, in these three Complete Plum Novels from #1 Bestselling Author Janet Evanovich!Four to Score: Stephanie Plum is forced to enlist the help of Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker and wannabe bounty hunter Lula, and transvestite rock musician Sally Sweet in an attempt to capture revenge-seeking waitress Maxine Nowicki... -
![Missing Angel by Roger Stelljes]()
Missing Angel by Roger Stelljes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIsabella pedals her bright red bike on the familiar route home, admiring her charm bracelet catching the light. But half an hour later, she is nowhere to be seen. All her frantic parents find is an angel-shaped charm discarded on the sidewalk…When twelve-year-old Isabella Farner disappears, Agent Tori Hunter races to the scene... -
![Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot]()
Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective’s secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife, Noelle Marshall, was left for dead. The crime was unsolved, but it wasn’t forgotten... -
![Save Your Breath by Melinda Leigh]()
Save Your Breath by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger investigate the mysterious disappearance of a true-crime writer. When true-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears with no signs of foul play, her new boyfriend, Lincoln Sharp, suspects the worst. He knows she didn’t leave willingly and turns to attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger to find her before it’s too late... -
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Savage Kings MC - South Carolina Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAre you ready to meet the smoking hot bikers of the South Carolina Savage Kings MC?~ Roman ~Roman McNamara is not only the president of the Savage Kings of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but he’s also the king of one-night stands... -
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![Dead Wake by Dawn Lee McKenna]()
Dead Wake by Dawn Lee McKenna
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDIY has a sinister component in historic Apalachicola, FloridaWhen the local florists find a dead guy in their wall, it opens up a decades-old missing persons case. It also opens up a Pandora’s box of secrets - secrets that might have ramifications for Sheriff’s Office investigator Maggie Redmond... -
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Lars by Olivia Thorn
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratings#4 in the Mafia Kings dark mafia romance series!This is a pre-order. Coming in 2024.Mafia Lars is the fourth in a dark Mafia Romance series.#1 – Mafia Dario#2 – Mafia Adriano#3 – Mafia Massimo#4 – Mafia LarsThere is NO cheating. There IS an this book contains adult situations, profanity, violence, and dark romance themes... -
![Wicked Things by Callie Hart]()
Wicked Things by Callie Hart
"This is the reason I called her my angry girl in the first place. I was teasing her back then, but the truth of the matter is that she impressed me. She blew me away with her strength of character and her fire. She’s not just angry. She’s fierce. She’s determined. She’s strong. She’s brave as f#*$... -
![Beneath Devil's Bridge by Loreth Anne White]()
Beneath Devil's Bridge by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 42 ratings11 hours, 42 minutes A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder in a riveting novel of suspense by Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author Loreth Anne White. True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley... -
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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... -
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Buried Leads by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJournalists are supposed to report the news, not be it. For Avery Shaw, though, that's easier said than done.Avery has spent the last month on her boss' list -- you know the one -- and she can't figure out a way to get off it... -
![A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid]()
A Ryan Regret by Sadie Kincaid
A weekend at the lake house for Jessie and Shane should be nothing but fun, right? Except when Shane makes his wife a bet that she's too stubborn to refuse, and one he's about to regret. Which one of them is going to win as they drive each other crazy? Because Jessie Ryan lives to push his buttons and any Ryan fans know he has many... -
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Liam by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFollow along as Liam and Laura explore their past. Secrets are uncovered and hearts are broken in the process. In this novelette, hear Liam's side of the story and how his actions led to The Domino Effect.This is NOT a full book. Don't expect one. It is a brief synopsis that leads to The Domino Effect... -
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Cold as Ice by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s Cold as Ice, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid must get into the head of a psychopath to save her family, and herselfTwo years ago, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid put psychopath Elise Hansen Hunt in juvenile detention for her role in an organized crime syndicate... -
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Ruthless by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Faces of Evil Series: Book 6 "Gritty, edge-of-your-seat, white-knuckle thriller . . . Move over Jack Reacher-Jess Harris is comin' to town." -Cindy Gerard, New York Times bestselling author, on Obsession "Debra Webb is a master storyteller." -Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author He has a ruthless past . . . Three photos of three unknown women... -
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![No Escape by Julie Moffett]()
No Escape by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGeek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable... -
![Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James]()
Reckless: Sins of the Father by Nicole James
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a STEAMY, WOKE UP MARRIED IN VEGAS, AGE GAP, MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived! Harley Jean—The pounding in my head wakes me— that and the fact that I have to pee. Must have been one hell of a bachelorette party last night... -
![Forever by J.M. Darhower]()
Forever by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Now a twist of fate has caused their worlds to collide... -
![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRipples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more... -
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Near You by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn a scorching novel of obsession and revenge, New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton ignites fear in the heart of a woman targeted by a killer who knows her secrets.Forensic psychologist and single mother Ann Bailey has joined forces with Montana Highway Patrol officer Bryce McCabe... -
![Whiskey Lullaby by Liliana Hart]()
Whiskey Lullaby by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAddison Holmes has her hands full. Marriage changes a woman, and pregnancy hormones are no joke. But despite her promise to retire from dangerous P.I. work, she has no choice but to take this case.Twenty years ago, her father and his partner cracked the case of their careers. But it was all a set up. They sent the wrong men to prison, and now it's time for the real culprits to tie up loose ends... -
![Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank]()
Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Joe walks out of Rose’s life, she can’t imagine life without him. But with support from her friends—and an unexpected person—Rose finds her way to climb out of her despair. After his father’s blackmail forces him to leave the love of his life to protect her, Joe is thrown into the race for Arkansas State Senate... -
![Going Rogue by Amelia Shea]()
Going Rogue by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsQuinn O’Malley’s less than stellar life drags her even deeper, plummeting her into a dark abyss when her misfortune designates her Enemy Number One to the devil himself.After an altercation and deal gone wrong, Quinn finds herself living on borrowed time, at the mercy of a notorious, ruthless, and unpredictable King of the Underground. She has nothing of worth to bargain with except her life... -
![Fields' Guide to Voodoo by Julie Mulhern]()
Fields' Guide to Voodoo by Julie Mulhern
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLaissez les bon temps rouler!The pleasure of your company is requested at the most over-the-top wedding New Orleans has ever seen…When Poppy Fields, Hollywood IT girl and super-secret agent, agreed to be a bridesmaid, she anticipated gallons of Sazerac, memorable parties and handsome groomsmen. Instead, she’s dodging bullets... -
![Face Off by Brenda Novak]()
Face Off by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTortured and left for dead at sixteen, Evelyn Talbot turned her personal nightmare into her life’s work—studying the disturbing psychopathy of some of the world’s most vicious serial killers... -
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![Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman]()
Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKaya Mabry never expected to be a young widow with a young son. When her little boy is faced with some life-changing medical issues, she decides to move across the country and take the tattoo artist position she was offered by Loki from the Poseidon’s Warriors MC... -
![Below the Bones by Kendra Elliot]()
Below the Bones by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA former FBI special agent must come out of retirement to solve a murder in the fifth novella in the Widow’s Island series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot.Former FBI special agent Cate Wilde is a new bakery and bookstore owner—and retirement is now complete with a doctor boyfriend... -
![Indelible by Karin Slaughter]()
Indelible by Karin Slaughter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsThe international bestselling author of Kisscut and Blindsighted shows off her superb talent with this brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed tale of a suspenseful hostage situation. Crime fiction at its finest.--Michael Connelly... -
![Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...Categorized as:
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![Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew]()
Her Mafioso King by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnya Volkov was everything I wanted and nothing I could have. I was never supposed to love her. My future has been set in stone since birth, down to who I am expected to marry. With our inner circle now compromised from my bastard of an uncle, it looked like my future had arrived earlier than expected... -
![A Broken Bone by Melinda Leigh]()
A Broken Bone by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe mysterious death of a local teen leads to a hunt for a killer in the sixth Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.On Widow’s Island, the secrets are dark…and everybody has one. So when Deputy Tessa Black responds to a call about an explosion in a quiet neighborhood, she gets more than she bargained for: the body of a teen who went missing weeks ago...
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