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  • Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    This classic series has inspired nearly two million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the latest edition of this beloved series. Books in this latest edition include a foreword from the publisher, a preface from Francine Rivers, and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use...
  • Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life...
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  • Promises of Mercy: A Christian Romance by Valerie M. Bodden

    Promises of Mercy: A Christian Romance by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Judah Calvano has spent the past two decades running from his faith, his family, and the guilt of his past sins...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  length-long
  • Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner...
  • Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    No smoke without a fire. It’s New Year’s in Sinful, and the competition for the New Year’s Queen is heating up as the warring churches go head-to-head. Fortune Redding is not the sequined dress kind of woman, but reluctantly agrees to partake in the debacle so that Ida Belle and Gertie can best their nemesis, Celia, who’s put up former Sinful mean girl RJ Rogers...
  • Revenge in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Revenge in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There are some secrets that are best kept in the grave…Former FBI agent Spenser Song has had a tragic past filled with deep losses.She once thought happiness would be like a fleeting dream.Yet time passed, and Sweetwater Falls began to mend her fragile heart.After meeting Ryker, her former foe, she learned that love had a weird way of kicking down her tightly shut doors...
  • Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    This boxed gift set from the New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels features four books that follow the love lives of four childhood friends who have teamed up to form one of Connecticut's premiere wedding planning companies...
  • Deception by Christy Barritt

    Deception by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Sometimes, coming home is beautiful. Other times, it's fatal.Private investigator Olive Sterling never thought she would return to Oasis, Texas. But when an old flame asks her to investigate a beloved local teacher who claims to have terminal cancer, she reluctantly agrees to help...
  • On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground...
  • Fireproof by Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick

    Fireproof by Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    INSIDE BURNING BUILDINGS, Captain Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: NEVER LEAVE YOUR PARTNER. Yet at home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.Growing up, his wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father.Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being "good enough...
  • Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sam never understood why Eliza left him five years ago, ghosting him without explanation. He’s avoided romance ever since, focusing on building his business. Money might not keep him warm at night, but it can sure buy a lot of blankets. Then Eliza shows up on his doorstep and throws herself into his arms...
  • If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Alaska, the cold isn't the only thing that kills . . .Alaska State Trooper Logan Gibson has buried his past deeper than the winter snows of America’s Last Frontier. But exposure is imminent when his friend Morgan Riley goes missing and dangerous truths once shuttered by distant memories start to come into the light...
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    christian  mystery
  • If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Alaska, the cold isn't the only thing that kills . . . Alaska State Trooper Logan Gibson has buried his past deeper than the winter snows of America’s Last Frontier. But exposure is imminent when his friend Morgan Riley goes missing and dangerous truths once shuttered by distant memories start to come into the light...
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    christian  mystery  contemporary  length-long
  • Before the Night Falls by Christy Barritt

    Before the Night Falls by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The roses are back. And so is the fear. TV personality Olivia Montgomery thought her nightmare was over.One year ago, she escaped the clutches of “The Admirer,” a serial killer who left roses as his calling card. A serial killer who kept her in darkness. The monster who was shot and killed by police.At least, that’s what everyone believes...
    Categorized as:
    christian  mystery  suspense
  • The Girl on the Run by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl on the Run by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Monsters come in all forms.The deadliest ones are those close to you.FBI agent Emma Griffin has faced many tragedies in her life.She joined the bureau in hopes of uncovering the truth behind her past.When Nadia Holmes, a single mother on the run from her ex, goes missing,Emma is called in to investigate the case in a small rural town.There, she stumbles upon a web of deception and betrayal...
  • Deception by Christy Barritt

    Deception by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes, coming home is beautiful. Other times, it's fatal. Private investigator Olive Sterling never wanted to return to Oasis, Texas. But when an old flame asks her to investigate a beloved local teacher who claims to have terminal cancer, she reluctantly agrees to help...
  • Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank

    Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Rose Gardner collects secrets the way other people collect junk—and now she’s being asked to expose them. Special Prosecutor Mason Deveraux has called a grand jury to investigate the corruption in the Sweet Branch Police Department, and he’s summoned Rose as a witness. Any topic is fair game, and the criminals in Fenton county are rightly scared of what she might share under oath...
  • Artifice by Christy Barritt

    Artifice by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three missing teens. One questionable school. Zero room for error.When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him.Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing...
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    christian  mystery  suspense
  • Artifice by Christy Barritt

    Artifice by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three missing teens. One questionable school. Zero room for error. When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him.Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing...
    Categorized as:
    christian  mystery  length-medium
  • The Keeper by Charles Martin

    The Keeper by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    USA TODAY and ECPA bestselling seriesCombine James Patterson and Colleen Hoover and you'll start to understand why readers are riveted by the Murphy Shepherd series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin: gripping action, heart-wrenching emotion, and deep questions that deserve to be considered.Bones--Murphy Shepherd's teacher, mentor, priest, and friend--is gone...
  • A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot

    A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy. The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound...
  • Reunion by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Reunion by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    A fresh new look for the best-selling series from America’s number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn’t discovered it yet...
  • A Recipe for Murder by Verity Bright

    A Recipe for Murder by Verity Bright

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Cream cakes, cucumber sandwiches, apple tarts and… poison? Lady Swift is trying to plan the menu for her wedding, until murder strikes in kitchens across the village!Lady Eleanor Swift’s marriage to dashing Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon is just days away. There’s a lot to organise from the dress to the catering, including, of course, the all-important wedding cake...
  • A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers

    A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 33 ratings
    In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each was faced with extraordinary—even scandalous—challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World...
  • Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Two young women in a land shattered by war test the limits of their strength Lovely Julia Hoffman has always enjoyed the carefree life of her well-to-do Philadelphia family. But when she fails to attract the attention of Nathaniel Greene, a fierce abolitionist, she shocks her family by becoming a Union nurse...
  • A Merciful Fate by Kendra Elliot

    A Merciful Fate by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Raised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when skeletal remains are unearthed—those of a murdered man linked to a notorious heist—Mercy realizes she isn’t the only one with something to hide. Thirty years ago, an armored-car robbery turned deadly. The mastermind was captured...
  • A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot

    A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the fourth book of the Wall Street Journal bestselling series, FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick must unlock the mystery of a mass murder, and the secrets of its silent witness… For Mercy Kilpatrick, returning to rural Oregon has meant coming to terms with her roots. Raised as a prepper, Mercy is now relying on her survivalist instincts to defend her town from the people the law can’t reach...
  • Rejoice by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Rejoice by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 40 ratings
    This latest release in the Redemption series reunites readers with the continuing saga of the Baxter family. Brooke Baxter has achieved everything this world has to offer-a prestigious career, a beautiful home, and two wonderful children. Her recent return to her faith is an encouragement to her family...
  • At the River by Kendra Elliot

    At the River by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.The mystery of three missing teens and a traumatizing murder unearths decades of buried secrets in a shocking novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River’s rocky shore...
  • Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger

    Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Queensland, Australia 1936Sister Claire McAuliffe has been called from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to do God’s work in Jumaaroo, Queensland. Along with four other sisters she is charged with setting up a Catholic school for the education of the gold rush families. But life between the tropical Australian rainforest and azure ocean is far from the spectacular paradise it seems...
  • As You Wish by Robin Jones Gunn

    As You Wish by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    More than a million readers have picked up books in the The Christy Miller Series making Robin Jones Gunn's newest series, Christy and Todd: The College Years , an eagerly awaited continuation to Christy's life. Featuring longer reads and college-age characters, these books will meet the enjoyment of readers young and old...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  length-epic
  • Coming Home to the Four Streets by Nadine Dorries

    Coming Home to the Four Streets by Nadine Dorries

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Trouble is coming to the four streets, especially for its redoubtable women, who've struggled through a bitter winter to put food on the table. The Dock Queen Carnival is only weeks away, but there's no money for the usual celebrations. No sign of a tramp ship with illicit cargo to be quietly siphoned off by the dockers...
  • Every Which Way by Lisa Phillips

    Every Which Way by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She might’ve said yes, but happily ever after is harder than you think.Kenna is determined to root out the mysterious “company” in the US, which means following the money trail to its source. With her team on the case in Denver, she’s got more to lose than ever before...
    Categorized as:
    christian  mystery  audiobook
  • Pressure Point by Christy Barritt

    Pressure Point by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a woman emerges from Lantern Beach’s maritime forest with wounds, no memory, and no identification, she desperately wants to know who she is. But she remembers nothing—not her name, her past, or why someone would try to kill her. Blackout operative Atlas Manning’s protective instincts kick into overdrive the moment he encounters the injured woman...
    Categorized as:
    christian  mystery
  • Austen by Susan May Warren

    Austen by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There's Trouble Up North... Romance on the high seas…When a chance encounter brings a billionaire and a marine biologist together on a luxurious yacht, their vacation romance turns into a high-stakes battle against time, as they race to unveil a dangerous conspiracy lurking beneath the waves...
  • Cole: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Cole: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cole Halverson, a pro basketball star, has conquered the court but now faces an uncertain future.Back in Serenity Point after a health scare for him and ongoing health issues of his niece, Cole only plans on a quick visit—not a homecoming. But when an unexpected meeting brings an intriguing woman into his life, Serenity Point suddenly holds more appeal...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  sports  length-long
  • Ranger Purpose by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Purpose by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A baby in danger…Texas Ranger Daniel Perez has dedicated his life to justice, but a broken marriage has left him questioning his decisions. When his mother calls for help after witnessing an attempted kidnapping at their church, Daniel is thrust into the role of a bodyguard. The target? Foster mother Ellie Brooks and the infant she’s sworn to protect...
  • Austen by Susan May Warren

    Austen by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His secrets could get them killed…Austen Kingston isn’t impressed with Mr. Billionaire, Declan Stone. Sure, he’s handsome, and has a generous heart, but she is happy with her life as a treasure hunter-slash shark diver. Besides, she’s seen what wealth can do to someone…no thank you...
  • Pressure Point by Christy Barritt

    Pressure Point by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When trust is shattered, the truth becomes the ultimate pressure point. Former CIA psychological warfare specialist Atlas Manning has faced countless enemies, but none as enigmatic as the woman he finds washed ashore on Lantern Beach after a violent storm. She has no memory, no identification—nothing except a head wound and combat skills that rival his own...
  • Chain Reaction by Christy Barritt

    Chain Reaction by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an explosion rocks Lantern Beach, authorities scramble into action. Was the WWII relic that washed ashore merely bad luck—or something far more sinister?Dr. Raven Newton, a forensic archaeologist, is called to investigate the bomb that killed one person. With her specialized knowledge of military artifacts, she’s the perfect person for the job—until she discovers who else is on the case...
  • Gone Too Far by Debra Webb

    Gone Too Far by Debra Webb

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    This second entry in USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series proves that sometimes the past is best left forgotten.As veteran detectives of the Birmingham Police Department, Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco have seen it all. So when the city’s new hotshot deputy district attorney turns up dead as part of a double homicide, the partners immediately get to work...
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
  • If I Live by Terri Blackstock

    If I Live by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    Casey is hiding again—in Memphis this time—but it’s different now. She knows without a doubt that Dylan believes her and is doing all he can to help bring Brent’s killer to justice. He’s become an unexpected friend . . . and even, maybe, something more. Hope makes everything more bearable...
  • Remember by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Remember by Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Strong-willed Ashley Baxter is trying to forget. She has locked up her heart, convinced that no one - including God - could love her. Four unlikely people - Alzheimer's patients - find the cracks in Ashley's heart and slowly help her remember...
  • Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    10 hours, 7 minutes When a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective’s secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife, Noelle Marshall, was left for dead. The crime was unsolved, but it wasn’t forgotten...
  • When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

    When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    A man with a painful past. A child with a doubtful future. And a shared journey toward healing for both their hearts.It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest...
  • The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot

    The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.Following a murder and a woman’s sudden disappearance, investigations into old crimes and new collide in an alarming novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation...
  • I Promise by Robin Jones Gunn

    I Promise by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Fan favorite Christy Miller is now a university student enjoying the challenges of early adulthood. Although Christy and Todd are together, she still has doubts about their future. Readers will join in on the adventure and romance, starting with a whirlwind tour of Europe in Until Tomorrow, followed by a breathtaking proposal in As You Wish, and ending with a long-awaited wedding in I Promise...
    Categorized as:
    christian  contemporary  length-epic
  • Found by Karen Kingsbury

    Found by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 38 ratings
    A Desperate SearchDriven by his wife’s dying wish to find their firstborn son, John Baxter sets about the search. His prayer? That Elizabeth’s wish would be fulfilled before the upcoming Baxter family reunion. One strange turn follows another, but when the answers finally come, they shake John to his core...
  • 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...
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