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Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 34 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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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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Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 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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![Fatal Fraud by Marie Force]()
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... -
![Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn]()
Nine of a Kind by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsChristian. I 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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Mayluna by Kelley McNeil
A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This. In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends... -
![State of Suspense by Marie Force]()
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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White]()
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... -
![Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross]()
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…... -
![State of Shock by Marie Force]()
State of Shock by Marie Force
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThey never saw this coming…. Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022. -
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![A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway]()
A Secret in the Keys by Hope Holloway
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe last thing Beck Foster wants to do is attend a party for her estranged aunt in the Florida Keys. One month earlier, Beck’s seemingly ideal existence imploded when her husband of thirty-four years announced he was leaving her. Now, so she has to sell her house, get a job, and somehow put her broken heart and life back together... -
![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... -
![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... -
![The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley]()
The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSpanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . -
![Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 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... -
![Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh]()
Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 37 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... -
![Fatal Invasion by Marie Force]()
Fatal Invasion by Marie Force
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFirst the fire, then the heat…. A brutal home invasion. Two small traumatized survivors who may have witnessed the horror. Lieutenant Sam Holland has never worked a case quite like this one, in which her eyewitnesses are five-year-old twins. But when Sam steps up in a big way for them, she risks her heart as much as her career... -
![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... -
![One Long Weekend by Shari Low]()
One Long Weekend by Shari Low
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAll NEW from the #1 Bestselling Author Shari Low. When all seems lost, hope remains. .. Val Murray has mislaid her most precious mementoes of the people she’s loved and lost. Can her family, the wonders of technology and a little divine intervention somehow mend her shattered heart? Sophie Smith had to take a rain check on a marriage proposal... -
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![Love Runs Deep by Katie Winters]()
Love Runs Deep by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThirty years ago, Nora Fuller lost everything -- and it's all Charlie Coleman's fault. At seventeen, Charlie Coleman was on top of the world. He was captain of the football team, dating the smart and beautiful Shawna David, and on his way to becoming another pillar of his Nantucket community, just like his father before him. But all that changed in the blink of an eye... -
![Legacy by Helen Hardt]()
Legacy by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHE'LL KEEP HIS COMMITMENTS NO MATTER WHAT. Brad Steel is in love. Daphne Wade is more than just his wife-to-be and the mother of his unborn child. She's his destiny. Fate brought them together, and he vows to protect her. His determination doesn't waver when he learns a secret about his bride - a secret she herself doesn't know... -
![Making It Right by Catherine Bybee]()
Making It Right by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom Book 1: Voted Most Likely to Succeed, Melanie Bartlett ended up anything but. The down-on-her-luck single mom wants a complete do-over—is that too much to ask? With her family long gone from River Bend, strong, independent Mel is as surprised as anyone to end up in the quaint small town she once called home... -
![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... -
![Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force]()
Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes, a cold case suddenly turns hot—and deadly. A peaceful morning is shattered when Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland’s beloved father succumbs to injuries from an unsolved shooting while on duty four years ago... -
![Reckoning by Catherine Coulter]()
Reckoning by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAgents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter's #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series, and this time both are enlisted to help women with traumatic pasts who are in mortal danger. When she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered and she barely escaped with her life... -
![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... -
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Miami Ripper by Stacy M. Jones
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA killer is stalking high-priced escorts and leaving a trail of bodies in empty mansions along Miami Beach’s intercoastal waterway. When the crimes become too much for the locals to handle, FBI Agents Kate Walsh and Declan James must find a killer walking among the city’s elite. Amid the glamour and money is a seedy underbelly that runs through the city like an electrical current... -
![Most Likely to Die by Christy Barritt]()
Most Likely to Die by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe team finally discovered the truth about Victor . . . but the truth leaves them in absolutely peril. -
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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... -
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![Fatal Threat by Marie Force]()
Fatal Threat by Marie Force
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWith a killer on the loose, it's the worst time to be on lockdown…. It's just another day at the office for Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland when a body surfaces off the shores of the Anacostia River. But before Sam can sink her teeth into the new case, Secret Service agents seize her from the crime scene... -
![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... -
![A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland]()
A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLife at Hedgehog Hollow is never dull, although Samantha hopes that the new year ahead will be a little less chaotic as she prepares to marry the love of her life, Josh. But disaster strikes when she checks the rescue centre's bank account after the festive season and discovers it has been emptied... -
![Perilous Riptide by Christy Barritt]()
Perilous Riptide by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJust when the current seems safer, an unseen danger emerges and threatens to destroy everything. When Cassidy Livingston finds a journal hidden deep in the recesses of her ice cream truck, her curiosity kicks into high gear. Islanders suspect that Elsa, the journal’s owner, didn’t die accidentally... -
![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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Fatal Chaos by Marie Force
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLook for Fatal Chaos, the exciting new novel from Marie Force, available from Harlequin MIRA Feb 27, 2018. Pre-order your copy today! First the calm. Then the storm…. Escaping DC during the dog days of summer is one of the smartest moves Washington metro police lieutenant Samantha Holland ever made... -
![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... -
![One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury]()
One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsI’m a firefighter, God, so I know I’ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing... -
![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... -
![Threads of Hope by Katie Winters]()
Threads of Hope by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTwenty-five years ago, Oriana hid a devastating professional mistake -- and now must face the consequences. Oriana Coleman is one of the most sought-after art dealers on the east coast, renowned in New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo. She fought tooth and nail to get to the top -- and didn't always play by the rules... -
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![Hidden Places by Lynn Austin]()
Hidden Places by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three young children, she faces mounting debts and the realization it is all up to her. But she has no idea how she will run an orchard alone. When a stranger appears at her doorstep, Eliza guesses he is no different than the other out-of-luck characters searching for work during the Depression... -
![The Girl in the River: A totally addictive and heart-racing crime thriller by Rita Herron]()
The Girl in the River: A totally addictive and heart-racing crime thriller by Rita Herron
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe body lay in the river, arms outstretched. Long brown hair swirled in all directions, flowing with the current of the water. Her eyes were wide open in death, pale pink lips parted in a scream. Detective Ellie Reeves should be enjoying the wedding of her dear friend Mia Norman. But instead of celebrating, she is frantically searching for the missing bride... -
![Starting Over at Acorn Cottage by Kate Forster]()
Starting Over at Acorn Cottage by Kate Forster
A heartwarming, uplifting village romance for fans of Holly Martin, Tilly Tennant and Cathy Bramley. Buying a thatched cottage in the country may not be the usual cure for a broken heart. But after Clara Maxwell finds out her boyfriend and best friend have been sneaking around behind her back, packing her bags and leaving everything in London behind feels like it's the only way forward... -
![Shadow of Intrigue by Christy Barritt]()
Shadow of Intrigue by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor her entire life, Lisa Garth has felt like a supporting character in the drama of life. The designation never bothered her—until now. Lantern Beach, where she’s settled and runs a popular restaurant, has boarded up for the season. The slower pace leaves her with too much time alone. Braden Dillinger came to Lantern Beach to try to heal... -
![The View from Prince Street by Mary Ellen Taylor]()
The View from Prince Street by Mary Ellen Taylor
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the author of The Brighter the Light comes the story of two women connected by the grief they never got over and the journey they embark on to finally move forward. It’s been fifteen years since her sister died, and Rae McDonald still hasn’t recovered from the accident―or the ways she tried to cope with it. Not even a PhD in psychology has helped her deal with her feelings... -
![Home to Me by Catherine Bybee]()
Home to Me by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA brave woman’s flight from the past leads her toward new love in a novel about courage, hope, and second chances by Catherine Bybee, New York Times bestselling author of My Way to You. After Erin Fleming escapes from her controlling and abusive ex, she finds refuge in the heart of Santa Clarita, California. Eager to start over, she has a new name, a new look, and a new career...
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