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  • The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are caught up in a case that turns intensely personal, shining light on a past that even Holmes himself did not suspectAfter their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending some time getting to know Holmes' son, the artist Damian Adler, and his family...
  • Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    TWO BRILLIANT AGENTS TRACK ONE CUNNING PSYCHO. FBI Agent Alexander King has a special gift for catching vicious predators. He gets inside the twisted minds of psychopaths and hunts them down. However, this case in a small Georgia town is challenging his skills. A serial killer named The Angel Maker has kidnapped and killed six little black girls...
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  • Avenging Devil Part 2 by Manda Mellett

    Avenging Devil Part 2 by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    NiranSaffie’s past was darker than I’d ever expected, and now I’m embroiled in the thick of it. I’m fully prepared to forfeit my life if it means I save hers, but I have no idea how I’m going to achieve that objective. I do all that I can, lying to convince them I’m one of their kind despite having the wrong skin colour...
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple.Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute.Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple.Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute.Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • Faded Gray Lines by Cora Kenborn

    Faded Gray Lines by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Love is the deadliest lie. Leighton I’m jaded. The truth is a bitter pill to swallow. My first taste of love was my first betrayal. Now, all I want is to start over, but they want my life. Everyone says all’s fair in love and war. Except I’m done playing fair. I’m tired of turning my back on his darkness when it’s the light that always burns me. I’ve danced with the devil...
  • A Demon's Harmony: A Devil's Riot MC Crossover by E.C. Land

    A Demon's Harmony: A Devil's Riot MC Crossover by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    TannerI lost the one person who brought harmony into my life. She hates me and I know exactly why. If only she could see what's right in front of her face. The person who she trusted even more than me -- she's the one who put the nails in the coffin that was the end of my relationship.It's been years since it happened and I'm watching my closest friends find their forever women...
  • Royals of Italy by Bella Di Corte, Annie Rose Welch

    Royals of Italy by Bella Di Corte, Annie Rose Welch

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceThere was one secret that I kept from my wife.The Fausti famiglia was one of the most infamous and powerful crime families in the world. Their rule spanned the thickness of history books—and I was one of them.My dangerous lineage had been hidden until my wife, Scarlett, the curious farfalle that she was, started fluttering around, awakening the monsters of my past...
  • STONE SECURITY: The Complete 5 Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    STONE SECURITY: The Complete 5 Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Kindle Unlimited Bundle... Enjoy the complete Stone Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 5 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) JACK Running from her past, Raelyn ends up at the doorstep of security firm owner, Jack. Needing help and shelter, Jack offers her both. Under attack, they can’t help the connection that builds between them...
  • Trial by Richard North Patterson

    Trial by Richard North Patterson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Trial confirms Richard North Patterson’s place as “our most important author of popular fiction.”In a propulsive narrative that culminates in a nationally televised murder case, Trial explores America’s most incendiary flashpoints of race.A Black eighteen-year-old voting rights worker, Malcolm Hill, is stopped by a white sheriff’s deputy on a dark country road in rural Georgia...
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    multicultural  suspense  mystery  length-long
  • All of Me by Tiffany Patterson

    All of Me by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 2 in the Townsends of Texas Series.Lena I have one goal in mind: Write another album. The completion of my next album would grant me freedom from my record label. A label owned by my scheming, lying, and manipulative ex-fiancé. Too bad writer’s block has had a death hold over me for months...
  • Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything about this mission is a first. The hemisphere we’re in. The lack of direction from headquarters. The stunning redhead I rescue and inappropriate thoughts I can’t keep to myself.But the filthier my mouth becomes, the more she responds to me.Then I learn about her daughter. Santiago kidnapped them together, then ripped Millie away and used her as a tool to make Penelope obey him...
  • Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom...
  • Betrayed by Sharon C. Cooper

    Betrayed by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When secrets turn into lies… Former DEA agent Angelo González’s final undercover operation exploded in a betrayal he’ll never forget or forgive. He’s moved on. As one of Atlanta’s Finest, providing personal security for the rich and famous, Angelo is living his best life—until he has to play fake boyfriend to one of their clients. Not just any client...
  • Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne

    Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Creator of the bestselling "Welcome to Wishing Bridge" and "At Home in Wishing Bridge" award-winning author Ruth Logan Herne invites readers back to the little town with the big heart with "Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge". Being a supermodel isn't just hard...
  • Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Fiery Surrender by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Langston has finally taken his place among the Trinity Masters, America’s most powerful secret society, and he’s ready to stand at the altar to meet his trinity. However, when the Grand Master, Juliet, pairs him in an arranged menage marriage with Rich and Mina, he finds himself struggling to fit into this society he’s only just discovered...
  • Necessary Pursuit by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Necessary Pursuit by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Oscar has no desire to join one of the two secret societies issuing him invitations and he sure as hell isn’t interested in an arranged menage marriage. They say you can’t die of a broken heart, but he almost did. Deadly circumstances throw sexy physicist, Selene, and a dangerous man with a price on his head in his path. Now he’ll do anything to keep them safe...
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    suspense  multicultural  menage  cold hero  m-f
  • Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gorgeous bad boy Mick Sinatra is in a good place in his life. His beautiful, African-American wife has been offered a starring role at a theater on London’s famed West End. His son, Teddy, has taken over the day-to-day running of his ruthless crime family. His daughter, Gloria, has learned the error of her ways...
  • Marks of Rebellion: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Marks of Rebellion: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He Stole Her Freedom and Wants Her Back…In the darkness of the night, she climbed out of the dirt pit and tugged on heartstrings I didn’t even know I had.There’s no slow-burn for her. It’s a full-speed freight train of desire mixing with the jungle heat.Her touch brings me to my knees. Her intoxicating kisses flood adrenaline in my veins.But it’s not just about us...
  • Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James

    Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Elle James comes the 5th book in the Brotherhood Protectors Colorado series.Former Green Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general's daughter...
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    multicultural  suspense  military  latinx-mc
  • Saving Liliana by Elle James

    Saving Liliana by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Abandoned by his mother, raised by a taciturn Marine, Dax joined the Navy to become a SEAL. Fast-forward twelve years later, he’s out of the navy, done time as a mercenary and now works for Brotherhood Protectors. Never trusted women. Never married. Never wanted to.Lawyer and motivational speaker, Liliana Lightfeather is running for the US house of representatives for the state of Wyoming...
  • War of Monsters by Bella Di Corte

    War of Monsters by Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceHistory books are written about why men go to war. Religion. Land. Oil. And the most dangerous reason of all—a woman, the kind worth risking your heart for. My wife, Scarlett Fausti, was that woman. She sparked a war amongst the world’s most dangerous men.Enemies had attacked us from the inside, from the outside, thirsty for blood and ready to spill more for power...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  m-f  length-epic
  • Embers by Nicole Fanning

    Embers by Nicole Fanning

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the city of Chicago, power is a currency. In the right hands power can bring success, safety, and security. But in the wrong hands, it can mean danger, destruction...and almost always death. For nearly a century the Pace Family Mafia has held that power...
  • Kalea's Hero by Elle James

    Kalea's Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kalea’s Hero was previously published as Hot SEAL Hawaiian Nights. Since it really is the first book in the Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii series, it has been rebranded and a new epilogue has been included...
  • Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Marine Force Recon, Devlin Mulhaney left the military when politics interfered with the mission, and he lost a friend. He quickly realizes that navigating civilian life can prove to be just as dangerous...
  • Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  military
  • Two Steps Ahead: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch

    Two Steps Ahead: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined bodyguard. A fierce heiress.And death is just a shot away…Silent, stealthy and professional, Weston Patterson is always two steps ahead of trouble—until he’s hired to bodyguard a woman he never expected to see again. Someone won’t stop until Kayleigh Delacruz is dead. But the feisty heiress is challenging Weston to keep her close as well as safe...
  • Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ★★★★★ “The heroes are Alpha males, the women are strong and fierce. Each story is set in a different location, with a unique plot and obstacles to overcome… Scorching hot! So intense and entertaining you won’t be able to put them down.”The Lark Notes:1. Emerald: A Dark Mafia Romance – If you liked Callum and Aida in "Brutal Prince" then you will love Ivan and Sloane...
  • Savage by Tiana Laveen

    Savage by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Warning: This book contains graphic, adult content. (Not limited to but including: Profuse violence, gratuitous profanity, detailed sexual encounters, drug usage.) It is recommended for audiences 18+ years or older. *Ladies and Gents, please be aware that this is a big book. BLURB Maximus Savage is no ordinary man...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  length-long
  • Don's Blaze by Tiffany Patterson

    Don's Blaze by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    DonBeing a firefighter is not just a job for me. It's a mission. As soon as that bell rings and I put on my protective gear, I'm all business. One false move could cost a life. Rescue Four is the best in Williamsport.  One night a deadly fire almost kills my best friend and squad mate, Corey. A fire I know is the result of arson...
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    multicultural  suspense  length-medium
  • Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James

    Beyond the Badge: Nox by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This ride with the Blue Avengers MC ends with Bradley Lennox aka “Nox.”Nox * Member of the Blue Avengers MC* Police officer with the Shadow Valley PD* Member of the Tri-State Federal Drug Task Force* Widower* Army VeteranHeroine * Single mother and widow* Daughter of a member of an outlaw MCDescription coming soon! Beyond the Nox is the sixth and final book in the Blue Avengers MC series...
  • Edge Of Reason by Freya Barker

    Edge Of Reason by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie. I am a riding contradiction. A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker. My name is Trunk . I'm smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is. I am a misguided romantic. A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivor My name is Jaimie...
  • Salvant Brothers: Adam- Book Three by Sonja B.

    Salvant Brothers: Adam- Book Three by Sonja B.

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I am Adam Salvant, the brother with secrets, but why wouldn’t I have secrets after the darkness I experienced in my earlier years...
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    multicultural  suspense  length-short
  • Cocky Rebel : Sofia Sol Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Rebel : Sofia Sol Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    BRAND NEW IN THE HIT SERIES WITH OVER 350,000 SOLD. The cousin my readers have been waiting for... SOFIA SOL COCKER: There is a line we're forbidden to cross with each other. It's not like he and I are genetically related. We aren't. But we might as well be. From my earliest memories he's been in my life. Motorcycle clubs are families of a wilder sort that no normie can understand...
  • Toxic Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Toxic Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A past poisoned by lies. Toxins expert Eden Foster was trained never to get close to anyone. She’s only broken that rule twice, and each time it ended in heartbreak. Her mentor was murdered in front of her, and now the man she was forced to deceive and leave behind has suddenly become a threat...
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    suspense  multicultural  military
  • Heated Ride by Chelsea Camaron

    Heated Ride by Chelsea Camaron

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Hellions motorcycle club is a commitment for life, one Ruben ‘Ruby’ Castillo believes in. His wife Jenna ‘Vida’ Natera de Castillo has given her life to being his ol’ lady and the mother to their three children. She takes her commitment to her man seriously. People change, and over time, passion can fizzle. Life for Jenna falls apart the day Ruby no long-er says I do...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  multicultural  bikers  latinx-mc
  • Brooks by Jessica Gadziala

    Brooks by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Receiving the devastating news of his childhood best friend’s untimely death, Brooks's world is turned upside down as he finds he is charged with the task of settling Clay’s final affairs. In doing so, he uncovers a final to look after his friend’s little sister, Cali...
  • Freeing Ruby: A slow burn, suspenseful, close proximity, multicultural romance by April Wilson

    Freeing Ruby: A slow burn, suspenseful, close proximity, multicultural romance by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ever since witnessing the murder of her mother when she was a young teenager, Ruby Hammond has suffered with severe agoraphobia. When her father became too impatient with her condition, Ruby moved out and got her own apartment. She's lived alone, in complete isolation, for the past two years, never once having set foot outside her safe haven...
  • McCoy by Jessica Gadziala

    McCoy by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Shy never intended to get involved with a bunch of one-percent bikers. But when someone comes into her life, giving her an unthinkable ultimatum, she finds she is willing to do things she never would have thought possible to protect her family. She didn’t expect to fail.Or to be granted not only forgiveness, but help, from the best-looking man she’d ever seen...
  • Fashion Jungle by Kathy Ireland, Rachel Van Dyken

    Fashion Jungle by Kathy Ireland, Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Four women… Four very different paths. One incredibly cutthroat world. Welcome to the Jungle. As America’s sweetheart, Brittany is perceived as the "good girl." The sort to bring her Bible to a photoshoot... only to garner the attention of a most unlikely suitor. Until one mistake irrevocably changes both of their lives forever...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  multicultural  contemporary
  • Jack of Hearts: A Heart-Pounding Mystery Filled with Action, Humor and a Dash of Romance by Christopher Greyson

    Jack of Hearts: A Heart-Pounding Mystery Filled with Action, Humor and a Dash of Romance by Christopher Greyson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This top-rated mystery-thriller series is on sale for a limited time to introduce you to the wildly popular Detective Jack Stratton Series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Christopher Greyson. We hope you enjoy! Jack Stratton is heading south for some fun in the sun...
  • Cold Secrets by Toni Anderson

    Cold Secrets by Toni Anderson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When an international ring of sex traffickers kidnaps an eight-year-old girl in Boston, FBI Agent Lucas Randall heads undercover. But his rescue operation goes disastrously wrong and Lucas barely escapes with his life. Now the ruthless traffickers are hunting him down, along with everyone else who threatens their operation...
  • Pleasure's Fury by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Pleasure's Fury by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer’s next victims, tortured, in pain, but alive. Leila and Karl are both members of The Masters’ Admiralty, the same powerful secret society Antonio is sworn to defend as a security officer—aka assassin...
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    suspense  multicultural  m-m-f  poly  m-f  length-medium
  • Stolen Hearts: A Dark Billionaire Collection by Elizabeth Knox

    Stolen Hearts: A Dark Billionaire Collection by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stolen Hearts: The Complete Steele Bros Series The Steele Brothers are some of the most dangerous men on the planet. They wake every day to make calculated decisions in their business, but what the public doesn’t know is what they really do—they’re gunrunners. This entire collection follows them on their ventures to find love. Although, nothing in life ever comes easy...
  • Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines

    Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A ten-year-old running for her life climbed into the back of Mr. Exit's shop. She had one request, help me save my mothers. Operating solely on the intel of the kid, he stages a rescue operation. Mr. Exit stopped worrying about all the things leaving his life and began to concentrate on three people who entered his world with a bang. He places a call to the Archangel, Gabriel Neary, who liked Mr...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  suspense  humor  length-medium
  • A Family That Slays Together by Shay Rucker

    A Family That Slays Together by Shay Rucker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a man is named after a god, it only stands to reason that he shows deference to nothing but the Blade Spirits he’s bound to, and no one, but the woman who’s bound him in her love. When that same man assumes the responsibility of a child whose survival requires that he adapt, he must move towards a level of existence he’s never aspired to...
  • Taking Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Taking Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They thought the threat was over.Kiyomi, Marcus and the rest of the Valkyrie crew have just started to settle into their new lives as regular citizens when a suspicious new threat surfaces. The danger should have ended last fall with the death of their creator. But someone is relentlessly trying to track them down, and whoever it is knows too much.They thought wrong...
  • Forbidden Soul by Emma Creed

    Forbidden Soul by Emma Creed

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    ‘Bound not by blood but loyalty. We live, we ride, and we die by our own laws’ I found my place with the Soul’s I’m the one who keeps his calm,the Prez’s Sgt in Arms, and unbeaten in the ring.I was happy. I thought I had it all…Until I saw her.Pure, and innocent, pretty, and sweet.She’s everything I’m not, and everything I want.But she belongs to the tribe who hate us…The girl is forbidden...
  • After Dinner Drinks by Ainsley St. Claire

    After Dinner Drinks by Ainsley St. Claire

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He knew she was the one…until they made him walk away. Now she’s in danger and there’s nothing going to hold him back.Morgan:My side hustle for the CIA changed my life and not in a good way.I was only supposed to feed the government information on fringe groups.But when her life was in danger, I broke it off to protect her.Claire is beautiful, sexy, strong, and I miss her every day...
  • Joseph  by J. Nell

    Joseph by J. Nell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joseph former marine finds himself in two battles like he never before experienced. One for his life and the other for his woman. Will he be victorius or will he lose everything...
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