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The Chesapeake Series: Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor / Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts
#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her breathtaking Chesapeake Series--SEA SWEPT, RISING TIDES, INNER HARBOR, and CHESAPEAKE BLUE presented together in one set for the first time.SEA SWEPTWhen Cameron Quinn receives word that his father has been in a terrible car accident and is near death, Cam returns home... -
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Reaper by Kris Michaels
Hindsight–– is always 20/20. For the assassin known as Reaper, the chances he missed were displayed in perfect resolution every time he went back. Back to her, the only woman he'd ever loved. Back to where his life ended and then started again. The regrets had become too heavy, and he intended this trip home to be his last. Memories–– hold no future...Categorized as:
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![Sage by Kris Michaels]()
Sage by Kris Michaels
Down but not out.Sage Browning’s life had dealt him a horrible hand to play, and it only got worse after he was injured while serving his country. Yet, he played the cards he’d been dealt, but now it was time to invest in himself, and in a future with Guardian.Terrified and alone.Honor Buchanan had survived the Siege. Barely...Categorized as:
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Smoke by Kris Michaels
Shades of good are colored by the poison of greed, lust, and envy, and all too often the warm colors of humanity are consumed by evil.The assassin known as Smoke had his future planned. When his partner’s life imploded, his absence left Smoke adrift. Then Guardian threw a sassy, enticing anchor at him. When the alluring siren boarded his ship, he should have seen the rocky shore in the distance...Categorized as:
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![Storm by Janie Crouch, Operation Alpha]()
Storm by Janie Crouch, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBreathe in. Breathe out. Survive.Marilyn Ellis is finally putting her life back together. The domestic abuse she suffered may be labeled textbook by therapists, but it’s the parts she’s never told anyone that haunt her.She refuses to get trapped in that hell ever again...Categorized as:
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![The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland]()
The Start of Something Wonderful by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAutumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break. Spending time with her parents in Paris, even in the artistic community of Montmartre, doesn't appear to be the answer... -
![Playing with Lies by Riley Edwards]()
Playing with Lies by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA no-strings kinda guy and a forever kinda woman…what could go wrong?I had a stalker and I knew just who to ask for help—Detective Dalton Neary. My own personal Prince Charming. The problem was, he turned out not to be so charming, at least not in the forever kind of way I was looking for. He was a good-time guy with a sexy smile and a goat game that should be illegal. But not the man for me... -
![Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer]()
Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the first book in a new trilogy...Categorized as:
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![White Knuckles by Autumn Jones Lake]()
White Knuckles by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTWO DAMAGED SOULS After countless detours, Wrath and Trinity’s wedding is only ten days away. Together they’ve battled their demons and are ready to declare their commitment to each other in front of their entire Lost Kings MC family. ONE BITTER ENEMY No one is prepared for the threat that crawls out of the shadows and issues an evil ultimatum...Categorized as:
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Uncovered by Ivy Layne
Alice It started with a kiss. No, that’s not right. It started the day I met Cooper Sinclair, but I’d done a good job ignoring it. There’s something about life changing pleasure that makes a man hard to ignore. My attraction to him? I ignored that for years. I had to. After that one night of mind blowing sex, I can’t do it anymore. I don’t want to. Even if I should...Categorized as:
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![Deserving Ryleigh by Susan Stoker]()
Deserving Ryleigh by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLeaving wasn’t an option. She had to stay to protect everything, and everyone, she’d grown to love. Especially him. Ryleigh Lodge has secrets. Her new friends, the men and women at The Refuge, already know that for months she lied about her name, her hacking skills, and how she got the job in the first place. But there’s one last secret... -
![Out of Office by Ruth Cardello]()
Out of Office by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA recluse discovers that what he endured and survived was orchestrated by one evil man. With nothing left to lose, Zachary wakes up and chooses vengeance.Charlotte Simmons may pretend to be innocent, but everything she has was bought with money made from my suffering.I intend to uncover her family’s sins and expose them to the world.Lying about who I am? She doesn’t deserve the truth... -
![Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann]()
Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann
"Suzanne Brockmann has taken romantic suspense by storm with her action-packed thrillers. Now she has written the most gripping novel of her career-an unforgettable story of an explosive hostage situation in which two people are caught between the call of duty and the lure of destiny. " Her passion is flying...Categorized as:
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![My Heart's Home by Kris Michaels]()
My Heart's Home by Kris Michaels
Forty years old and starting over. And not sure where home was going to be.Chief Master Sergeant Cameron Freeland had a few job prospects but nothing that sparked much interest. And now… his flight was grounded, and he was stranded in an airport. At least, he could kill time in the USO... -
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![The Hero She Wants by Anna Hackett]()
The Hero She Wants by Anna Hackett
The last thing he wants is to trek into the jungle to save the President’s daughter.Shepherd “Shep” Barlow left the military behind. All he wants is to stay on his Colorado mountain—alone, with no interruptions, and no people. He especially likes to avoid people.Then his former commander arrives, asking him to risk his life on a deadly mission to Central America... -
![Forever by Janie Crouch]()
Forever by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSome loves are meant to be from the very beginning.Jess O’Conner and Ethan Bollinger have known each other almost their entire lives and have loved each other from the start. The people of Oak Creek have watched them grow up, and everyone has always known what they are...Soulmates.But sometimes, fate demands a different path, derailing even the most carefully mapped plans...Categorized as:
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![Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown]()
Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBack home is the best place to start over in a heart-stirring Texas romance about friendship, second chances, and small-town scandals by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Riverbend, Texas, doesn’t look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it’s a place to unpack a lot of baggage... -
![Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner]()
Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner
What do you do when you’re in a funk that won’t quit?I tried - Sleeping all day (check)- Binge watching Stranger Things all day (check)- Feeling sorry for myself all day (check)But nothing works. My funk gets funkier. Depression looms.So I do something drastic to shake myself out of it.I head to the Greene Mountains to go parachuting with my crazy cousin and his wild friends... -
![Finally Home by Kris Michaels]()
Finally Home by Kris Michaels
In Hollister, there is peace.In Hollister, South Dakota, where the vast ranching terrain meets the sky, Tegan Wells loves his job as the manager of the town's bustling stockyard. His life, rooted in the rhythms of this small town, is about to be upended by the return of Dr. Kate Johnson, an Army veterinarian who left Hollister for the far-flung corners of the world... -
![The Heir of Shadows by Candice M. Wright]()
The Heir of Shadows by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere was a little girl, who had a little gun, pointed right at the center of her forehead.When she was good, she was very, very goodBecause if she was bad, she was dead... -
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Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac—the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies. Parker Brown turned the quartet's childhood game of Wedding Day into their dream jobs... -
![The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis]()
The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis
What makes life sweet?When Harper Shaw’s life falls apart, she knows it’s time for a change. She removes everything that doesn’t spark joy—from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists—and sets off for the last place she was happy, Lake Tahoe (who wouldn’t feel good there, right?) to fulfill her dream of opening her own bakery... -
![Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong]()
Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins.Haven’s Rock, Yukon. Population: 0Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run...Categorized as:
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![Blaze: A Small Town, Nerdy Girl, Opposites Attract, Protector Romance by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Blaze: A Small Town, Nerdy Girl, Opposites Attract, Protector Romance by Lynn Raye Harris
Dead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections. Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single. Former Hostile Operations Team soldier Blaze "Shadow" Connolly knows what it’s like to lose everything. He’s got nobody except his job and his team and that’s the way he likes it... -
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![Hush by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen]()
Hush by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
She could save him from the ghosts of his past. But only if he let her… HushI had love once and lost it. Never again.That’s why I told myself she’s off limits—forbidden.It doesn’t matter that she’s as sexy and courageous as she is unexpected. Or that I can’t get her out of my mind.I’m not her happily ever after. So, I’ll help her investigate why people are going missing in the desert...Categorized as:
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![Unraveled by Ivy Layne]()
Unraveled by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummer Evers Sinclair is dangerous. One flash of that teasing smile, and I know he’s going to ruin me. He makes my body shiver and my brain melt. He’s also a huge mistake. Girls like me don’t land guys like Evers. But every time he knocks on my door, I let him in. I thought we understood each other. I thought we were playing the same game. I was wrong... -
![Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks]()
Forever Entangled by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRyan Parker had always loved Sienna Ashton, but gave up on his fantasy years ago. After working as an undercover FBI Agent in Los Angeles, Ryan gets a phone call telling him to come home to the small town of Keeneston, Kentucky. The woman he thought he was over is now in serious trouble. Sienna Ashton fell in love with Ryan Parker too late... -
![Wishing for the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart]()
Wishing for the Mountain Man by Lilah Hart
He could be her forever, but first, she has to tell him the truth about her.I know this man.I’ve seen him in my dreams. I even know his name before he says it.Does that mean we’re destined to be together? It certainly feels like it. But I’m too afraid to tell him the truth about myself... -
![Christmas Peril by Lynn Shannon]()
Christmas Peril by Lynn Shannon
A hidden peril…Exhausted and overworked, FBI agent Noelle Logan is looking for a peaceful holiday getaway. Her plans are destroyed when she stumbles across a murder victim—and nearly becomes one herself.Police officer David Carpenter vows to find the killer while protecting Noelle. He won’t leave his former sweetheart to face the danger alone even if it means putting his heart at risk...Categorized as:
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![Sterling Heat by L.B. Dunbar]()
Sterling Heat by L.B. Dunbar
Love wasn’t the daily special when a grumpy small-town baker delivers a baby in his bakery. Now, all he can think about is that sweet bundle and her tempting single mother.Having a baby in a bakery gives new meaning to taking the bun out of the oven. I’d been in Curmudgeon Bakery for one of those lemon baby-Bundt cakes I’d been craving since I found out I was pregnant... -
![Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with a broken heart and the shattered soul that can heal them both.Macon Brady remembers every moment he lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest, his life bleeding out with each pulse. Yet his nightmares aren’t the only thing keeping him up at night... -
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Firefly Effect by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe's a single dad who moves to a small mountain town and becomes obsessed with a potential client—a beautiful woman haunted by her tragic past.For years, tales of the Firefly Man were nothing more than elaborate rumors spread by residents of the Appalachian Mountains.Until the night Evelyn Vaughn stumbled upon a dead body in the woods.Fear gripped her, and silence stole her voice... -
![In the Midnight Rain by Barbara O'Neal]()
In the Midnight Rain by Barbara O'Neal
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTwo converging mysteries compel a woman’s search for the truth in a captivating novel about loss, love, family, and healing by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Biographer Ellie Connor is in Gideon, Texas, to research blues singer Mabel Beauvais who, on the verge of fame, mysteriously disappeared more than forty years ago. Gideon holds another mystery for Ellie... -
![Forever Right Now by Emma Scott]()
Forever Right Now by Emma Scott
Darlene Montgomery has been to hell and back…more than once. After a stint in jail for drug possession, she is finally clean and ready to start over. Yet another failed relationship is just the motivation she needs to move from New York to San Francisco with the hopes of resurrecting her dance career and discovering that she is more than the sum of her rap sheet...Categorized as:
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![Serial Love by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle]()
Serial Love by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Jack Bryant left the Special Forces to begin his private investigation business. Pulling together like-minded men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, they were devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve. When the Campus Killer strikes again, Jack’s team is tasked by the Governor to find the killer, using whatever means they can... -
![Operation Heartbeat by Em Petrova]()
Operation Heartbeat by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s all action. She’s all brains. But when danger heats up, their hearts might just be the biggest risk of all.Navy SEAL leader Ryan “Con” Constantine never planned to fake a marriage with a brilliant, offbeat cryptologist to stop a terrorist plot. But Sophie Edwards isn’t just cracking codes—she’s cracking his carefully guarded heart... -
![Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz
The captivating new novel from the New York Times best selling author of Grand Passion! Passion is simple, but there's no logic to love... -
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Cold Evidence by Rachel Grant
The frigid waters of the Pacific Northwest are about to get hot… The only thing Navy underwater archaeologist Undine Gray fears more than facing former SEAL Luke Sevick is never scuba diving again... -
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Wild Steamy Hook-Up by Piper Rayne
He’s the quiet brooding guy who’s owned my heart since I was sixteen but has refused to claim it. I’m the naïve woman who believes that someday our time will come.I just didn’t realize that someday would include waking up in Vegas with a raging hangover and a ring on my finger... -
![Love Thy Enemy by Katie Reus]()
Love Thy Enemy by Katie Reus
She refuses to trust him. Red Stone Security employee Dominique Castle knows all too well that there are people in this world she just can't trust. After losing both her parents, Dominique keeps her distance from anyone tied to her past—especially the man she's hated for years...Categorized as:
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![Secret Enemy by Katie Reus]()
Secret Enemy by Katie Reus
He thinks she’s out of his league.Lyosha Vasiliev met Mila by chance, and now she’s all he thinks about. But the two couldn’t be more different, so Lyosha won’t go there. As a security expert, he skirts the law on the regular. Unlike Mila, the newest employee at Red Stone Security, who spends her free time volunteering at an animal shelter...Categorized as:
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![Mercy by Julie Garwood]()
Mercy by Julie Garwood
#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood takes readers from New Orleans' exclusive Garden District to the backwoods of Louisiana's mysterious bayou country in an unforgettable novel of passion and suspense that cuts straight to the heart. When esteemed Justice Department attorney Theo Buchanan is struck ill at a New Orleans gala, Dr. Michelle Renard works fast to save his life...Categorized as:
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![Against Doctor's Orders by Radclyffe]()
Against Doctor's Orders by Radclyffe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’d been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her father’s place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideas—they accepted a buyout offer from a health care conglomerate with plans to close the hospital’s doors to the community that depended on it... -
![Not Quite Over You by Susan Mallery]()
Not Quite Over You by Susan Mallery
Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances, proves there’s nowhere better than Happily Inc to rekindle first love. Silver Tesdal has a head for business and a mouth made for kissing, and banker Drew Lovato has his eye on both. But ever since he was dumb enough to let her go, she’s kept him at a distance... -
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![The Agent by Nancy Herkness]()
The Agent by Nancy Herkness
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLetting down her guard leaves a woman vulnerable to love—and to a menacing stalker—in a pulse-pounding novel by Nancy Herkness, award-winning author of The Hacker.After fleeing her abusive ex, New Jersey salon owner Natalie Hart is reclaiming her life and self-esteem. Her fragile recovery doesn’t need a player like former FBI agent Tully Gibson, no matter how tempting a fling sounds...Categorized as:
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![Dash of Peril by Lori Foster]()
Dash of Peril by Lori Foster
A no-nonsense female cop reluctantly teams up with the one man who makes her lose control in a deliciously sensual new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster... To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger...Categorized as:
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![Down and Dirty by Liliana Hart]()
Down and Dirty by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWedding plans are in full swing in Bloody Mary, Virginia. J.J. Graves is ready to walk down the aisle and start a new life—despite the fact her father is still on the loose, blood money is stashed in her closet, and an unidentified body is missing from her parents’ bunker. But it isn’t her personal life that’s threatening her chance to say “I Do... -
![Wild River by Laura Pavlov]()
Wild River by Laura Pavlov
A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Boy Obsessed, Found Family, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov. Ruby Rose declared me the enemy before I had a chance to defend myself.I may be an attorney, but this girl had appointed herself judge and jury. And I’d never minded a good verbal sparring.There was a comfort in going to battle against the evil queen...Categorized as:
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![Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett]()
Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI am a world-class thief. Or I was, before I got pinched and landed in prison. After I served my time, I decided to get on the right side of the law, or as much as my job at Jameson Force Security allows. The lines sometimes blur, which suits me just fine. My name might be Saint, but I’m a devil to most... -
![Into the Night by Cynthia Eden]()
Into the Night by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo FBI agents are caught in a merciless vigilante’s crosshairs in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s electric Killer Instinct series Lives will be ravaged as two FBI agents confront a mastermind serial murderer in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s new Killer Instinct novel Sheltered in the shadows of the Smoky Mountains is the suspect who’s summoned FBI agent...
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