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  • Death Rocks by L.J. Ross

    Death Rocks by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    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...
  • Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Prynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception . Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye...
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  • Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Filled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit.
  • ZU-TOPIA by Tatiana Timmons

    ZU-TOPIA by Tatiana Timmons

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Zeus, Chevy’s right hand has caused some riff within the crew. As he tries to regain control of his friendship with Chevy and his brother Dionysus, he learns that some deeper issues need to be addressed. With him being known for his grave decisions, Zeus is determined to prove he’s different...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  black-mc  audiobook
  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival. Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents. Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,. the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff. The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
  • New Girl in the Falls by Elle Gray

    New Girl in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Searching for a fresh start and a serene place to heal from both mental and physical wounds, Agent Spenser Song found herself answering the job posting for the quaint town of Sweetwater Falls. .. After a series of tragedies turned her world upside down, FBI Agent Spenser Song felt like a woman adrift in a sea of chaos...
  • The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow. Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season. Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined...
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    suspense  length-short  mafia  mystery  m-f  audiobook
  • Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Missing in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Who killed Lexi Wise? Former FBI agent Spenser Song thought she was leaving the chaos behind her after taking the job as Sheriff of Sweetwater Falls. But when a monster from her past catches up with her, she finds herself fighting for her life once again. Despite the danger, Spenser begins to settle in, making new friends and earning the respect of the local townspeople...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  m-f  audiobook
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    To be young, wild, and carefree. The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance. But there’s a price for the naivety of youth. A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence. Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters. From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars...
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    suspense  length-short  mafia  mystery  m-f  audiobook
  • The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There are memories that we try our hardest to forget. Reminders of what was taken from us. .. For FBI Agent Emma Griffin pain and brokenness was all she knew. At eleven, she found her mother murdered. The love she most cherished was gone in an instant. Even after catching the culprit, the pang in her heart never left her. Now with her husband and newfound family...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mystery  mafia  audiobook
  • Belsay: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross

    Belsay: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND. Christmas can be deadly…. After a long year of crime-fighting, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to a peaceful Christmas filled with festive treats – including the occasional turkey stottie, or three...
  • Through the Dark Night by Jessie Gussman

    Through the Dark Night by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than a decade ago, Shannon fled her seaside hometown, escaping an unimaginable tragedy she never dared speak of again. Settling across the country, she buried her sorrow beneath the busy demands of motherhood and a successful career. But when her grown children scatter and her marriage collapses, Shannon finds herself alone, haunted by unanswered questions from her past...
  • Longstone by L.J. Ross

    Longstone by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Between the devil and the deep blue sea…. Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea and local historian Doctor Anna Taylor is called in to help catalogue the most exciting hoard in living memory. But when a shipwreck diver washes up dead, she’s soon out of her depth. Luckily, she knows just the person to call…...
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    suspense  length-short  mystery
  • Seven Bridges by LJ Ross

    Seven Bridges by LJ Ross

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND DARK SKIES. Ryan's most explosive case yet…. It's been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down - this time, for good...
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    suspense  length-short  mystery  audiobook
  • Shades of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Shades of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sweetwater Falls is a town full of beauty and unexpected surprises. When a high school student is found dead in her car,. Sheriff Spenser Song is called to investigate. It seems the life of a popular teen girl is full of hidden mysteries. With an empty pill bottle discovered in the car, it was initially ruled a suicide. But something strange is afoot...
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    suspense  length-short  mafia  mystery  audiobook
  • Amnesia: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by LJ Ross

    Amnesia: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by LJ Ross

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIES. Some things, you can never forget…. After a nationwide manhunt for notorious felon Carl Deere left two women hospitalised in a critical condition, clinical psychiatrist and criminal profiler Doctor Alexander Gregory is left heartbroken...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mystery  audiobook
  • Gator Bait by Jana Deleon

    Gator Bait by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the fifth book in the hilarious Miss Fortune series. Things are starting to look up for Fortune Redding. Even though her life was at stake, the CIA assassin had balked at taking on a new identity in Sinful, Louisiana...
  • Maverick by Jodi Burnett

    Maverick by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Maverick 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...
  • The Streets & The Pulpit: Loving In My World Is Never Easy by Tatiana Timmons, Jorielle Simmons

    The Streets & The Pulpit: Loving In My World Is Never Easy by Tatiana Timmons, Jorielle Simmons

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    As the Zoo Boyz brotherhood teeters on the brink of collapse, the story unfolds further as Preach grapples with the ultimate choice of siding with the streets or the pulpit. Between trying to be the perfect Preacher’s kid and remaining a friend to his brothers, his faith never wavers...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  black-mc  audiobook
  • A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Most of us have a code we live by. Some live their life altruistically, while others live by a more sinister code. A code that only their victims know. A code to kill…. Fresh from a grueling joint operation with Spenser Song, FBI agent Blake Wilder continues to find herself being stalked and hunted down by an unknown culprit. The worst part is that they may be after her loved ones as well...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mafia  audiobook
  • Witness in the Wedding by Kathi Daley

    Witness in the Wedding by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mystery  contemporary
  • The Locked Box by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    The Locked Box by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    What secrets does the hidden box hold? In a dark room, aboard a large cargo ship, a man sits shackled in place. As time passes his situation grows far more desperate. Unbeknownst to him, his partner Olivia Knight has traveled across the Atlantic to a small coastal town. There in Newhaven, England all is seemingly idyllic...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mystery  audiobook
  • Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Wolf and his fellow SEAL team members have saved many lives, and been in even more harrowing situations, but their latest mission might prove the most difficult of all. Charged with rescuing American soldier, Sergeant Penelope Turner, from the clutches of ISIS, the men infiltrate the refugee camp where she’s believed to be held...
  • PIERRE: Voodoo Guardians: Book Forty by Mary Kennedy

    PIERRE: Voodoo Guardians: Book Forty by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pierre Robicheaux never dreamed he'd have to go back to the place of his childhood nightmares. Adopted by Frank and Lane Robicheaux, he's lived a life he never dreamed possible. Now, a Ranger like all the Robicheaux men before him, he's back in the hellhole of his childhood. Someone is stealing children, and all roads are forcing him to search churches...
  • The Perfect Lie by A.J. Rivers

    The Perfect Lie by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The betrayal was one I never saw coming. When the live-in nanny of a wealthy family goes missing and her body is found two states over. FBI Agent Ava James is sent on the road to investigate. The nanny, Lianna Reyes, left everything and everyone behind to work in the U. S. No one, not even her husband, had heard from her in over a year...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mafia  audiobook
  • The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After answering the job posting for Sweetwater Falls, former FBI agent Spenser Song thought that she had finally escaped her painful past. Unfortunately, she quickly learned some things you just can’t ever run away from…. When a local girl goes missing and another one turns up dead, Spenser finds clues that connect to a grim reminder of another fatal mistake in her past...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mafia  m-f  audiobook
  • Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Thrown by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Everything Porter Davies has worked for is about to be ripped away from him with one throw from a rodeo horse. The hits don’t stop there, either. He’d known they’d come for him one day. His father had been the best spy back in his day and they’d been keeping tabs on Porter since he was eighteen...
  • The Christmas Door by Christy Barritt

    The Christmas Door by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Closed doors protect. Open doors invite. This Christmas, one door will change everything. Influencer Amayah Harper is known for finding beauty in forgotten places—especially in weathered doors and the stories behind them, which she shares with her fast-growing audience...
  • Throne of Secrets by Kris Michaels

    Throne of Secrets by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. ®. Ethan Wolf has always been the man behind the screens, but now he’d been chosen and meticulously trained by the mastermind who designed Guardian Security’s state-of-the-art systems. Cool under pressure and brilliant with technology, Ethan is the last line of defense in a world where the smallest vulnerability can bring empires to their knees...
  • Legacy's Destiny by Kris Michaels

    Legacy's Destiny by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. ®. Born into the elite family of Guardian Security, Deacon Alexander has never turned away from his responsibilities. Now a leader of one of Guardian Security’s elite teams, he thrives on danger, discipline, and the constant pressure of protecting the world’s most vulnerable...
  • Dead Wake by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Dead Wake by Dawn Lee McKenna

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    DIY has a sinister component in historic Apalachicola, Florida. When 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...
  • The Girl and the Bride by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl and the Bride by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Here comes the bride, all dressed in…When the body of a "bride," clutching a bloody invitation is found in a shallow grave with flower petals scattered around, FBI agent Emma Griffin is called to the scene. Initial reports about the victim’s disappearance were conflicting. Some believed she had simply gotten cold feet, just a “runaway bride”...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mafia  mystery  audiobook
  • Buttons and Loyalty by Penelope Sky

    Buttons and Loyalty by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Watching him go is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. “I love you, Vanessa. ” He said the words with ferocity in his eyes, declaring his love for me without a second thought. It was impossible to get a man like him to commit, but he did it freely. But that declaration only made me realize how wrong this relationship was. It could only end one way...
  • Rusty's Command by Kendall Talbot

    Rusty's Command by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reunited in paradise but burdened by guilt—Sienna and Rusty's second chance at love could be their last. When nerdy cyber security specialist Sienna Blackwood seeks refuge on Hawaii's Big Island, her morning jog with her little dog turns into a desperate fight for survival when she stumbles on a murder cover-up near an ancient lava tube...
  • Code Name: Tank (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Slade, Operation Alpha

    Code Name: Tank (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Slade, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He sees past her walls to the woman beneath. She’s terrified he’ll leave like the last man she trusted. Together, they’ll discover that real love is worth the risk. TANK. I’ve spent a year respecting Dragon’s boundaries, watching K19’s brilliant communications specialist avoid me like I’m radioactive...
  • Crimsom City: Love, Lies, & Betrayal by Mz Lady P

    Crimsom City: Love, Lies, & Betrayal by Mz Lady P

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Crimsom City. The place where Love, Lies, and the Cartel resides. The Crimsom Family lives by their own set of rules. Their desire to indulge in the practice of Arranged Marriage is frowned upon to the world. To the Crimsom’s. It’s normal and their way of life. Corbin, Cody, and Cassidy have always enjoyed being able to have more than one wife. Due to a series of recent events...
  • The Millionaire Mortician by P. Wise

    The Millionaire Mortician by P. Wise

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “When love lies in the ashes, can it still survive the fire? ”. Milan Marcano is more than a mortician. He’s also a menace. By day, he buries the dead with precision and poise. By night, he burns bodies to erase enemies and keep his empire untouchable. Alongside his twin brother Maverick, Milan rules the streets with an iron fist and a cold heart. Cross him, and you’ll never be found...
  • The Millionaire Mortician 2: Possession of a BBW Surrogate by P. Wise

    The Millionaire Mortician 2: Possession of a BBW Surrogate by P. Wise

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grief and betrayal changed him, but desire might destroy him. Still mourning the loss of his ex, Daija, Milan Marcano, New York’s most enigmatic mortician, has buried himself in business, power, and silence. That was until Tylissa Martin walked into his life. Sent as his grief therapist, she’s bold, curvy, and unafraid to challenge his cold exterior...
  • JOEY: Shadow Warriors: Book 1 by Mary Kennedy

    JOEY: Shadow Warriors: Book 1 by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Joey Dougall has been keeping a secret for a few years now. He's in love. In love with the sister of two of his best friends. She doesn't know it. Her brothers don't know it and if he's not careful, she might never know. Just when he thought he might clear his head with his Ranger team, his world comes crashing down right in front of him...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  military  audiobook
  • Scent of Murder by Laura Scott

    Scent of Murder by Laura Scott

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling Author Laura Scott. Search and rescue and love. .. Accident or Murder? When Kendra Sullivan reaches out to Dominic Lakeland, the son of the pilot who was killed alongside her parents six years ago, she is hopeful they will finally uncover the truth about that fateful day...
  • Forbidden in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Forbidden in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It’s all pep and pancakes in Sweetwater Falls until a home invasion goes awry. While Ryker completes building a small dog park, Spenser can’t help but think about her past. With her former FBI partner’s trial looming around the corner. It seems like the darkest chapters of her life might finally see justice. Shortly after arriving at her office, Spenser is called to the scene of a shooting...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  mafia  mystery  audiobook
  • The Good Doctor by A.J. Rivers

    The Good Doctor by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Alastair Mays is found standing next to his dead wife, holding the murder weapon, it seems like an open-and-shut case. .. The incident leaves the clinic's staff and the nurse who discovered Dr. Mays in shock. It's an impossible nightmare scenario, and following the doctor's arrest, the case quickly garners worldwide attention...
  • Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sometimes your biggest enemy isn’t across the line. Dutch Mackey has made his fair share of enemies over the years. None of them are like Harlow Mowry. As the hacker for Team Rogue, she’s got her hands in everything. Occasionally that includes his pants. The woman is as vicious as she is irresistible, and can run hotter than hot and colder than cold...
  • Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Blythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her...
  • Scythe's Salvation by Darlene Tallman

    Scythe's Salvation by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scythe. I’ve watched my brothers find their ol’ ladies one by one, an ache deep inside as I long for the same. Because of my past, I’ve always been a bit leery about relationships, but thanks to the examples I’ve seen, I know that the right woman is out there for me. I just have to find her. I never, ever expect it to be at the massage parlor I go to in order to have an injury worked on...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short
  • Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée...
  • Losing Him by Jennifer Foor

    Losing Him by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Do you think you know me? Do you think I'm some terrible person, who ruins people's lives for my own satisfaction? You couldn't be more wrong. Haven't you ever loved someone, so much that you'd do anything to be with them? That's how it all started, because of my love for someone that never returned the feelings...
  • Jewell by Kris Michaels, Digitally Imagined

    Jewell by Kris Michaels, Digitally Imagined

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Obsessive. Toxic. Ice Princess. Witch. Jewell King ignored the epithets slung at her behind her back. Hell, after six, or was it seven, personal security officers asked to be reassigned rather than continue to guard her 24/7, maybe she deserved the names. She didn't care. Good riddance. Well. .
  • Asp by Kris Michaels

    Asp by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As a Shadow, Asp planned his assassinations with meticulous care. His work required one thing, that the Council direct his kills. The coded target became a "sanctioned hit” and that distinction was vital. His most recent assignment took him to a remote area of the Andes Mountains in Colombia...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  military  m-f  audiobook
  • The Lost Girls by Elle Gray

    The Lost Girls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Whatever you do, don’t look back. After learning the shocking truth behind the man she fell for, Blake feels lost at sea. She feels adrift. And is punishing herself for not realizing who Mark was or his true motive by her side...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  length-short  audiobook
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