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State of Grace by Marie Force
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsChristmas at the White House Wouldn’t Be Complete Without a Murder or Two… The holiday season is under way in Washington, D.C., but Metro Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is busier than ever as she contends with the murder of a well-liked wife, mother and businesswoman found bound, gagged and dead for quite some time inside her minivan, miles from her home... -
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State of Affairs by Marie Force
The phone call that changed their lives forever…Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take the oath of office... -
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![Fatal Deception by Marie Force]()
Fatal Deception by Marie Force
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe wife of the White House deputy chief of staff has been beaten to death, and their one-year-old daughter is missing. D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is in charge of the murder investigation, but she's forced to collaborate with Special Victims Unit detectives as well as thorn-in-her-side FBI Special Agent Avery Hill... -
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Swamp Sniper by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the third book in the Miss Fortune Mystery series.When only a crack shot will do…In the two weeks CIA assassin Fortune Redding has been hiding in Sinful, Louisiana, she’s been harassed, poisoned, and shot at…and that was the easy part. But now, she’s about to face her biggest challenge since setting foot in the tiny bayou town...Categorized as:
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Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the sixth installment in the bestselling Miss Fortune series. When Celia Arceneaux was elected mayor of Sinful, Louisiana, Fortune Redding expected trouble. The woman has an unmatched talent for making the worst of any situation, especially if it means getting revenge on her sworn enemies Ida Belle and Gertie...Categorized as:
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![Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank]()
Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
![Fatal Flaw by Marie Force]()
Fatal Flaw by Marie Force
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBack from their honeymoon, Senator Nick Cappuano and D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland are ready for some normalcy after the whirlwind of their wedding, but someone has other plans for them. When Sam discovers wedding cards containing thinly veiled death threats, she's not sure if she or Nick is the target. Already on edge, Sam and her team start investigating a series of baffling murders...Categorized as:
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Devil's Cut by J.R. Ward
In #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s thrilling finale of the Bourbon Kings series, the Bradford family dynasty teeters on the edge of collapse after the murder of their patriarch—and a shocking arrest. At first, the death of William Baldwine, the head of the Bradford family, was ruled a suicide... -
![The Lullaby Girl by Loreth Anne White]()
The Lullaby Girl by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDetective Angie Pallorino took down a serial killer permanently and, according to her superiors, with excessive force. Benched on a desk assignment for twelve months, Angie struggles to maintain her sense of identity—if she’s not a detective, who is she? Then a decades-old cold case washes ashore, pulling her into an investigation she recognizes as deeply personal... -
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Hadley by Addison Jane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPeople change, it's a fact of life. Hadley found that out the hard way after her husband came home one day with darkness in his eyes that she'd never seen before. Realizing that she couldn't allow him to drag her into the shadows, she watched him walk away, thinking she’d be free to move on with her life. But now she was on the run, seeking safety from a man she once vowed to love forever... -
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Fortune by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion... -
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Fatal Accusation by Marie Force
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA deadly serious affair… The story breaks as Metro PD lieutenant Sam Holland attends a dinner party with her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano: President Nelson is accused of having an affair. More shocking still, campaign staffer Tara Weber claims the president fathered her newborn son—while the First Lady was undergoing secret cancer treatment... -
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Fatal Justice by Marie Force
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsShe looked into the dead face of the man she'd dined with the night before Standing over the body of a Supreme Court nominee, Lieutenant Sam Holland is hip-deep in another high-profile murder case. The fact that she was one of the last people to see Julian Sinclair alive just complicates things even more... -
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Twined Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAll is well in Holly Woods. My best friend's love triangle is now a happy little circle. My sister-in-law just gave birth to my gorgeous new niece who is the world's best cuddler, and Nonna's—kind of—not on my back every ten minutes about the fact we're getting married in one month. *Supposedly.* Until the mayor's niece—our baker for the wedding—commits suicide... -
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![Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James]()
Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs Ink watched his president fall for a woman, he’s thrilled to realize that he’s sure he’s found his too. Even better news is the two women are best friends. Everything looks to be perfect. Or it does until Ink realizes Alisse isn’t willing to give him the time of day.He’s spent months trying to get her to give him a chance... -
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The Wrong Bones by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA frantic chase to catch a grave robber reveals a startling discovery in this tenth installment of the Widow’s Island novella series by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.Deputy Tessa Black spots a man disturbing a grave in the local cemetery and gives chase. But when Tessa catches him, she learns that the ghoulish trespasser wasn’t robbing graves; he was burying a box of bones... -
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Twirled Bond by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIf I thought Holly Woods was crazy before, I was wrong. Devin is finally married. Nonna's on the wedding warpath. Drake might be getting ideas. His mom just dropped a bombshell, and Bek is caught between a hot as hell FBI agent and my super-sweet little brother. And I still don't have the shoe closet Drake promised me when he moved in six months ago... -
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Nuclear Option by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe exciting and thrilling conclusion to Cash and Eva’s story, and the second book in the OPS series! The military defines a Nuclear Option as a drastic step or last resort, and I’m about to take it. Cash I am an expert marksman, engaging the enemy from afar. You’ll never see me coming because I’m that good. Even a sniper can be drawn out of hiding... -
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Trapper Road by Rachel Caine, Carrie Ryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSometimes danger comes from the most unexpected places.Gwen Proctor has always been willing to do anything it takes to protect her kids. But there are some things even she can’t protect them from. When a violent incident at Connor’s school brings the press to Gwen’s doorstep, she agrees to take a case out of town hoping to keep her family out of the crushing media spotlight... -
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A Thin Disguise by Catherine Bybee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA former gun for hire and a federal agent find themselves on the right side of love but the wrong end of a bullet in this Richter installment from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee.On a fateful night in Las Vegas, FBI agent Leo Grant is working on a critical detail in a high-profile child prostitution trial when a beautiful woman jumps into the path of a bullet meant for him... -
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That Day by Karen Deen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA day, like no other.They happen once in a lifetime, they say.So why am I 'lucky' enough to have more than one? Here I am living life, minding my own business.Until the man I'd been fantasizing over for a year.Ends up in my bed. The sensual words he whispers late at night.His touch on my skin, ignites my inner vixen.Making me want things I've only ever written in words... -
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Honor by J.L. Drake, Joe Arden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Broken trilogy continues here.... Bullets fly during a dangerous mission, and Major Mark Lopez is critically injured.... A Blackstone soldier, Mark is transferred to the North Dakota hospital with the security clearance to treat members of the elite covert team. The pretty new nurse assigned to his case knows her stuff, but Mark soon discovers she knows more than just how to save lives... -
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Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...Categorized as:
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Protecting Jessyka by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsKason “Benny” Sawyer was the last single man on his Navy SEAL team. He loved his teammates like brothers and respected each and every one of their women. They’d all been through hell and they deserved their current happiness. But seeing the love between his friends and their women made it tough to be the odd man out all the time. Jessyka Allen had a good life, until it wasn’t anymore... -
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Enigma by Lora Leigh
In the prologue to LIVE WIRE, Tehya Talamosi, code name: Enigma, is the one woman Jordan Malone, commander of the Elite Ops, wants and is the one woman he knows he can never have. But when they share one blazingly hot night, everything changes in ways Jordan could have never imagined..Categorized as:
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Blaze by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...Categorized as:
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![Fatal Consequences: Fatal Destiny: The Wedding Novella by Marie Force]()
Fatal Consequences: Fatal Destiny: The Wedding Novella by Marie Force
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPolitics can be murder… Lieutenant Sam Holland has no sooner accepted Senator Nick Cappuano's proposal than she's back on the job. A woman has been found brutally murdered and evidence points to Henry Lightfeather, a senator and close friend of Nick's. While Sam investigates, Nick stands by his friend—complicating his own bid for reelection and causing tension between the couple... -
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Save Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones
7 hours and 53 minutesDeception and betrayal always carry a price, and sooner or later, someone has to pay.For a long time, Terry King and Damien Wolfe have dodged those debts while the people around them paid – in loneliness, grief, constant fear, and the loss of innocent lives.But no more... -
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Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series...Categorized as:
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Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Bad Deeds , the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Would you bleed for the one you love? To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make... -
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Sinful Sorrow by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOctober is the month of haunted houses and deadly secrets — allegedly. It’s not like I’m unaccustomed to Death or the cruelty with which he arrives, knocking on one’s door and demanding access... -
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Dirty Martini by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen a friend from medical school shows up on J.J. Graves' doorstep in distress, J.J. offers her a sanctuary. But the woman has brought trouble to Bloody Mary, and no one is safe...Categorized as:
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One Night with You by Marie Force
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSince the debut of Fatal Affair in 2010, Fatal Series readers have been wondering about that “memorable” one-night stand between Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano that took place six years before Fatal Affair opens... -
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The Watcher by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo the world, I’m Damien DeSalvo, businessman. I own a security company, ensuring the safety of my clients.But behind the scenes, I’m known as the Watcher.I stay hidden, overseeing the secrecy of Hidden Justice—those who rid the world of its scum, one bad guy at a time.Until the day she stumbles into my path and one kiss changes everything.Stalked and terrified, Raven Bailey needs my protection...Categorized as:
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In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTwo decades after her sister’s brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness…or so it appears. A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiancé. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write—the story of her own family’s destruction—her perfect life shatters...Categorized as:
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The Safe Bet by Brittney Sahin
She's there to plan the military ball - not to fall for the Marine in charge.Michael Maddox thinks he has his life under control. No attachments, no relationships - he's too busy transforming his knack for military intelligence into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. But when headstrong event planner Kate Adams comes barreling into his life, everything changes... -
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Fields' Guide to Dirty Money by Julie Mulhern
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPoppy Fields, social influencer and secret spy, is on Grand Cayman. Her mission? Maid of honor at her mother’s wedding to Russian billionaire Yurgi Prokorhov. No surprise, Chariss Carlton is a difficult and demanding bride.When Poppy witnesses a murder, her days change from irritating to dangerous... -
![Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James]()
Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US... -
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Fatal Destiny by Marie Force
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWith the week of their wedding finally upon them, Washington, D.C., Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her fiance, Senator Nick Cappuano, are at odds. In the aftermath of a tragic loss, they struggle to reconnect as the big day draws near, but their work keeps pulling them apart... -
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Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSelf-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order.I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me.So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong.Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe... -
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Seductive Sin by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEnter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt's new series! They’re drawn into a world of seductive sin… Savannah Gallo sacrificed herself to save her lover and is now imprisoned inside an opulent mansion belonging to a rival crime family. Despite the confining walls, her spirit remains unbroken... -
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Taken by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns— and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER . . . Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel... -
![Sweet Revenge by Christy Reece]()
Sweet Revenge by Christy Reece
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJamie Kendrick went on a trip to hell at the hands of Stanford Reddington, a monster protected by money and power. Now, asking for Last Chance Rescue’s help, Jamie makes plans for her revenge. And Dylan Savage, one of LCR’s most skilled operatives, is given an assignment he despises but can’t refuse—to train the lovely Jamie but thwart her revenge plot at all costs... -
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A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is back in the new e-Novella, A Deeper Fear, from New York Times bestselling author Allison BrennanFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid’s husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won’t talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy... -
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Smokey's Distraction by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman threatened by her past. An outlaw biker bent on keeping her safe. Does he hold the key to igniting her passion?Smokey can’t quit the one-night-stand lifestyle of his rugged Rocky Mountain motorcycle club. Used to smooth whiskey and easy women, he’s stunned when a drop-dead gorgeous stranger at his local bar rejects his advances... -
![Sweet Justice by Christy Reece]()
Sweet Justice by Christy Reece
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHonor Stone is a young, idealistic FBI agent when her path collides with Seth Cavanaugh. For a girl who has never walked on the wild side, the dark and dangerous Seth is a temptation she can't refuse. But then Seth walks out the door and out of her life...Categorized as:
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Happy Death Day by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKane Mendez.The son of a drug lord, who is not his father's son, and yet, he has enemies. Too many enemies.Lilah Love.The FBI agent who perhaps kills a little too easily. Or does she? As she's called in to consult on a case, and catch a killer, her troubles back home don't go away. People want her dead. She simply wants them dead first.Kane and Lilah. Lilah and Kane. War is on the horizon...Categorized as:
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Having Faith by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSometimes the biggest obstacle to overcome is yourself. Kieran Callaghan has it all. As the sole remaining single male of the Callaghan clan, he is drawing a lot of female attention. Not only is the former SEAL easy on the eyes and the poster boy for BodyWorks, the fitness center he owns/operates, but he is a genuinely nice guy with a white-knight complex...Categorized as:
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Burning Love by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe Hell Yeah! Series continues with Burning Love (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 6 – Cajun Style) Beau’s passion burns hot for Harley Montoya. When he discovers that the woman who has enflamed his libido is the girl he fell in love with so long ago in a runaway shelter, he is overcome with joy. But Harley - or Nada as he knew her - has been burned by tragedy... -
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Finally Home by Ann Vaughn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis will be the 4th and final book in the Home Series, and focuses on Commander Michael Casiano and Lainey Riley. Mike Casiano has lived his life by a certain creed: take care of all those who depend on you and leave no man behind. He wanted more for his life than joining his family's law firm when he graduated college...
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