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Unexpected Heat by Sedona Ashe
Things are falling apart.I’ve been betrayed and captured, but that’s not even the worst part…I’m in heat. Three hundred years early.When I get my hands on those who betrayed me, I’m going to punt their butts over the dang moon! First, though, I need to work on escaping this dungeon while also surviving the torture by the traitors trying to steal my power.Idiots...Categorized as:
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Independence by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsIn the fourth and final installment, Maggie and Caleb must tie up all the loose ends of their lives and make a way to be together completely on their own. With everything that happened with Bish and Maggie's father, she's almost reluctant to move on and move out. And now she must figure out all of this...stuff...with Haddock. But of course, nothing can stay simple for the Jacobsons... -
The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMarsden Wyland is a walking bag of secrets. He’s walking the line between opening up to his new Pack, and keeping them from finding out what he’s really done. And on top of that, he’s seeing a ghost girl that can only mean one thing—he’s dying. The ghost is beautiful, and is there for him in hard moments, and showing up in memories, and nothing is making sense...Categorized as:
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Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series (Jerry McNeal) by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
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Liam by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShe’s looking for a fresh start…she finds him.Nylah Walker knows what it’s like to be protected. You don’t grow up with five brothers without having someone close by, watching your back at all times. She craves independence, and Cradle Mountain is her fresh start. Her new beginning...Categorized as:
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Dark Horizon the Witching Hour by I.T. Lucas
Amidst the backdrop of a luxurious cruise, Margo and Negal's budding romance is tested as they confront the secrets of their past and the challenges of their present. With danger lurking in the shadows and powerful forces conspiring against them, they must rely on the strength of their bond and the support of their allies to overcome the odds... -
Gingerbread and Ghosts by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsChristmas falls on Peridale, but that does not mean café-owner and part-time sleuth, Julia South, can sit back and enjoy the festivities. When the opening night of the annual Christmas play ends with Julia's elderly gran, Dot, fatally shooting a man in front of the whole village, Julia's world is turned upside down... -
The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen autumn arrives in Frederickport, it brings surprises--some welcomed. Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts... -
Catalyst by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn the third installment of the Collide series, we start off with Sherry, taken prisoner in the enforcement facility. The little bunker family must now decide whether it's worth the risk to try to save her or if it would bring doom to them all. Lily has started showing signs of her gift progressing, which may not be a desirable thing... -
Other People's Things by Kerry Anne King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together. Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch... -
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe fifth book in the USA Today Bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. There’s no denying trouble finds Rose Gardner like a divining rod finds water, especially when Rose lands in the middle of a bank robbery... -
The Ghost and the Birthday Boy by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLily and Ian’s families come to Frederickport to celebrate Connor’s first Birthday.Bringing the in-laws together is not always easy, especially when uninvited guests from the spirit realm show up... -
Cherry Dead by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNewberry is thrilled to host the highly anticipated convention for the cult hit TV show, Detective Dracula. Local businesses are booming as fans descend upon the quaint town to witness the reunion of the beloved cast.The excitement quickly dies when the star of the show chokes to death on the cherry of his signature cocktail... -
Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn unsettling investigation teaches two deeply suspicious people how to trust in the next thrilling novel of the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her... -
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The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Left Behind Her spray-tanned, self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this psychic detective's bingo card. But not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn's door―the real shock is that he's begging for her help... -
The Ghost and the New Neighbor by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLots of activity on Beach Drive, with wedding plans and preparing for the stork’s arrival. But it’s the new neighbor moving into Pearl’s house who has the neighborhood in a deadly uproar.Book 31 of the Haunting Danielle series, a Paranormal Cozy Mystery... -
The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a long-dead mob boss. But Verity is always ready to help out a friend, even one as eternally eccentric as Frankie... -
Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSeth Quinn is finally home. It's been a long journey. After a harrowing boyhood with his drug-addicted mother, Seth had been taken in by the Quinn family, growing up with three older brothers who'd watched over him with love... -
Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker
Memphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better... -
Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsAs his beloved Kahlan lies close to death, Richard Rahl, who distrusts prophecy more than anyone, is confronted by a compelling vision - one that bears a terrible price. It would mean taking Kahlan away to safety while abandoning his people to a grim fate... -
Confessor by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsDescending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world, while Richard faces the guilt of knowing that he must let it happen. Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves…and has lost... -
Knock Out by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsSeven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he'd brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she'd found him. She called Savich, but she didn't use the phone... Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia, a small mountain town near the Titus Hitch Wilderness, goes looking for a missing little girl... -
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
The masterpiece that started The New York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence... -
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsGROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited -- after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together... -
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The Ghost and the Mountain Man by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife is about to change for Brian Henderson, now that he knows the secrets of Beach Drive.Unbeknownst to Brian and the others, they have brought something else home with them after their misadventure in the forest. The spirit of a mountain man has followed them to Frederickport with a secret of his own... -
Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport
Peppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time.Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...Categorized as:
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Uprising by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSherry and Merrick's story continues in this sequel to Collide. In this installment, we come face to face with old acquaintances and new friends and new enemies. Things will change for all of them especially when a little girl is found and everyone's loyalties are tested. A revelation may upset the delicate balance they've all tried so hard to set... -
Feral Shifter Unleashed by Olivia T. Turner
I've spent my life hunting down feral shifters and now I'm one of them.And it couldn't have come at a worse time.The director of the AFA—the Anti-Feral Agency—is retiring and I'm the top candidate to replace him.It's all I've ever wanted, but my damn grizzly bear keeps getting in the way.Snarling, growling, charging for the surface...Categorized as:
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Labyrinth by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series returns with another tour de force in which Agent Sherlock risks losing her career—and her sanity—over a case that is more complicated and twisted than any she’s ever encountered. On a dark night, Agent Sherlock is driving along circuitous mountain roads in West Virginia when her car is suddenly T-boned at an intersection... -
Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAbigail Sutton’s beloved husband walks out one night, doesn’t return, and two years later is found dead, a victim of a long ago crime. It’s made her sympathetic to the missing and their families.Starting her new life, Abigail moves to small town and buys a fixer-upper house left empty when old Edna Summers died... -
Quinn by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen explores the darkest corners of the human heart as forensic sculptor Eve Duncan closes in on the killer who stole her daughter so many years ago. As a former Navy SEAL turned cop, Joe Quinn has seen the face of evil and knows just how deadly it can be... -
Blood Game by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFirst comes darkness, then comes fear - Eve Duncan is back! Blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s latest thriller brings Eve closer to discovering her daughter’s killer…and into a web of danger from which she may not be able to escape… Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her... -
Talon/Xavier by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNew Year. New Species. Welcome to the Wildlands. TALON After the tragic death of his parents when Talon was young, he’s dedicated his life to protecting the Pantera. To the strikingly gorgeous man, loyalty and honor mean everything. So it’s no surprise that he’s determined to treat Isi Rousseau as the enemy... -
Medium Things by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. I'm not your typical medium. The kind portrayed on your favorite television shows. The spirits who visit me aren't interested in reuniting with loved ones. Nope. The spirits I connect with have sought me out for one thing and one thing only: justice... -
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The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz... -
This is Medium by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Catching killers and solving murders for those who have passed away is sort of my thing. Is it fun? No. Have I almost died? Multiple times.I'm not sure why I've been predestined to be a medium to the traumatically deceased but I have. I’m used to it by now. At least, I thought I was. Until this afternoon... -
A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the riveting new mystery from the USA Today bestselling author, a murder and a missing first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses send rare bookstore owner Addie Greyborne on an investigation to challenge even the most distinguished of bibliophiles… Addie leaves her Greyborne Harbor bookstore, Beyond the Page Books and Curios, in the capable hands of her assistant... -
Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWas it raining outside? Dale Johnson wondered as he woke up. It was dark and he could hear the sound of rain hitting the roof. Suddenly, he was pelted with something small and hard. He opened his eyes and sat up, nearly fainting in the process. His head was pounding. What the hell happened? He was pelted again and realized he was being hit with small pieces of corn... -
Natural Reaction by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe last few students climbed through windows, black smoke billowing out of them. The teacher turned to his student. “I’ll let you down first.” “But Coach, whose going to help you?” “Hey, you’re my best fielder, I expect to jump right into your arms,” he said. “Just promise not to whip me over to Smith for a double play.” The young man, his face streaked with soot, grinned at his coach... -
Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJeannine appeared in the room across from Mary. Her face was streaked with tears and she was visibly trembling. “Mary, I remembered,” she cried. “I remembered and it was awful.” The time has finally come for Mary to investigate Jeannine’s murder... -
Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Rose reports for Fenton County jury duty she figures she’s lucky to get out of a morning working at the DMV. Instead, despite a disastrous encounter with the new assistant district attorney, Mason Deveraux, she’s picked as a juror on a murder case. As the trial progresses, she realizes an ominous vision she had in the men’s restroom proves the defendant is innocent... -
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill
Book Four of The Sword of Truth—the series first begun in Wizard's First Rule—returns listeners to the world of Richard Cypher, a simple woods guide who never dreamed he would be named the Seeker of Truth and become caught up in magic, war, and dangers so extraordinary that the fate of his entire world would hang on his actions and decisions... -
Her Tiger by Fiona Davenport
Calliope Taft has wanted a hunky shifter of her own ever since her best friends let her in on the secret of their existence. Just when she started to give up hope, a sexy tiger shifter claimed her as his own.Tane Ruslan hadn’t expected to find his fated mate right across the street when he returned home to Timber Ridge...Categorized as:
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Her Choice by Fiona Davenport
After being rejected, Aaron Kemp never expected to have his own happily ever after. He spent years as a loner, coming to terms with the empty future ahead of him. But that all changed when he met Cressida Crawford. Cressida was a rare kind of shifter. One with unique abilities that included being able to choose her mate instead of being fated to someone...Categorized as:
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Bayon / Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe fight continues in the Wildlands. Facing extinction, the Pantera have been given a miracle. A child. The first one in over fifty years. But even as they prepare to celebrate, the enemy strikes, putting at risk the fragile female who carries the hope of their people... -
Her Beta by Fiona Davenport
Driving a pregnant member of his pack to the hospital while she was in labor was an experience Leyton Vetle didn’t want to repeat. But then her pretty nurse turned out to be his fated mate, and he knew that he’d go through the knuckle-whitening ride a million times if that was what it took to have her by his side...Categorized as:
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Fighting for Infinity by Karen Amanda Hooper
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"On par with (if not better than) most of the "big six" paranormal releases out there, I would place this highly romantic series among the best of the best, not to be missed... -
Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsWith Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination. After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing... -
Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDarcyStarting over isn't easy. My boyfriend was abusive, my family controlling, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I'm renting isn't much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I'm the only person in the room, I can't help but get a feeling I'm not alone...Categorized as:
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Love Potion No. 69 by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChemical attraction is for amateurs. He’s only 27, but Quinton Henry is running out of time. As the reluctant heir to the world’s most renowned perfume manufacturer, he’s under pressure to craft a memorable scent for the company’s fast-approaching 150th anniversary...Categorized as:
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