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Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKatelyn Jacks was used to being front and center as a model. But she never had to confront the Keeneston Grapevine! After retiring from the runway and returning to town to open a new animal clinic, Katelyn found that her life in the public eye was anything but over... -
Igniting Vic by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVictoria “Vic” Paige thought she was firmly back in the saddle since returning to her job as a firefighter after a three-year hiatus. These past twelve months with her new crew at Station 3 have rebuilt her confidence. That is until they are called to a motel fire where she stumbles onto the scene of a murder, which has her shaken to the core...Categorized as:
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The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker
Everything old is new again in love and murder.Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the newly formed cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000... -
Killer Honeymoon by Aimee Nicole Walker
Honeymoon, happily ever after, and…homicide?Newlyweds, Royce Locke and Sawyer Key, embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But their arrival on South Bass Island lands them in the middle of a contentious battle between lifelong islanders and a property developer who won’t accept no for an answer...Categorized as:
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Shadows and Silk by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAgent Brant Scott knows when a battle is lost. He’s been an integral part of hunting down members of the del Fuego cartel for years, but it’s not the violent criminals that have the ability to bring him to his knees. That honor belongs to one woman...Categorized as:
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Winter Frost by Lauren Carr
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife. Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad, working under the guise of a book club, dig into the events surrounding his late wife’s supposed death halfway around the globe. A state department employee shoots himself in the back three times. A CIA operative goes missing... -
Sins and Scarlet Lace by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDeclan MacKenzie has loved the same woman for as long as he can remember, but after a mission early on in his career turns deadly, he realizes he can never have a wife or family and keep them safe. So he watches her marry another man. Sophia Huxley is involved in a nightmare. Her late husband has been labeled a traitor and he's made her the fall guy...Categorized as:
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Expired Return by Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’ll give everything to protect her family.He always knew she was the one.Veterinary tech Pepper Miller lives a quiet life in Last Chance County. She’s watching her niece until her sister shows up…if she ever does. When Victory’s father demands he take over her care, Pepper knows something has gone wrong... -
Fraser by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFraser Marshall is pretty sure his career as a Spec Ops fighter is over. Yes, he’s gone into private security, working for Jones, Inc, but his last gig ended with him wounded and taken captive. And those wounds just won’t heal. The last thing he wants to do is stick around his family’s winery pressing grapes... -
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... -
Killer Secrets by Kathleen Donnelly
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA small town’s deadly past is exposed in the newest installment of the suspenseful National Forest K-9 series by Kathleen Donnelly.Until an avalanche ripped down a mountainside, exposing a serial killer’s dumping grounds, Antler Valley, Colorado was a quiet town. Now Forest Service officer Maya Thompson and her beautiful K-9, Juniper, must catch the murderer before they become the next targets... -
Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the early days of World War II, the Lang family lost everything. Eighty years later, it’s time to take it back.The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice—but too late... -
Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Kat Reynolds, a spirited yet feisty nature photographer, traces a clue to her father's disappearance seven years ago to Tulum, Mexico, she's determined to get answers. Armed with her father's last mysterious photo, her clue leads her to a massive underground cave system. But to enter the subterranean maze, she needs the expertise of grumpy scuba diving expert Colton Henderson... -
Count to Ten by Karen Rose
In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday ahs never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires - devastating, vicious and in one case, homicidal. He has another problem - his new partner, Detective Mia Mitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction he never imagined... -
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Home Fires by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNavy SEAL Cal Swenson's going home has been a long time coming. Too bad his homecoming was based on a lie. And why did Granny feign dying to get him back to New York? That's the big question...Categorized as:
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Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn cyberspace, no one can hear you scream. Instead of preparing for her high school graduation, Lucy Kincaid is facing a vicious execution. Lured by an online predator, she’s destined to die horribly–live on the Internet–while hundreds of heartless viewers watch and vote on the method of her slaughter... -
I Will Find You by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe released a sound, deep inside, part growl, part acquiescence. “Ruby Jane. You are going to be the death of me.”“No. Not anymore. I’ve learned my lesson.”He cocked his head.Maybe because yes, she’d said that before, but this time — “I never again want to look out into the dark sky and wonder where you are, and if you’re alive. Never want to be more than a phone call away from you... -
To Hold and Protect by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"With realistic characters, witty banter, a well-written storyline, and a bit of action thrown in, Keeping Guard will draw readers in from the first page until the last." — Harlequin JunkieIt’s a deadly game of cat and mouse…Willow Landry only plans to humor the adorable little girl playing matchmaker one door down... -
Vanishing Legacy by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor this Elite Guardian, protecting her client’s daughter just got personal.Elite Guardian Alana Flores, former LAPD underwater dive detective, just wants a fresh start in Savannah, Georgia, with her son, Rocco... -
Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsExperience two classic tales of heroes facing danger and falling in love from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Daring series — collected here in one volume! The Admiral’s Bride When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary... -
Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers perfect pulse-pounding romantic suspense! The former Navy SEALs of Deep Six Salvage thought they could retire to the sea and hunt for treasures of the deep, but when trouble comes to visit, there'll be hell to pay.Dalton “Doc” Simmons is having one helluva week...Categorized as:
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Twisted by Laura Griffin
Motive, opportunity, and no alibi - it seems close to a slam-dunk. But while rookie detective Allison Doyle’s department has ID’d a suspect in a young woman’s vicious murder, she is uneasy. Then legendary FBI profiler Mark Wolfe shows up with a startling theory: if he’s right, the real murderer is an elusive psychopath just days away from another kill...Categorized as:
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Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder...Categorized as:
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Kill and Run by Lauren Carr
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFive women with seemingly nothing in common are found brutally murdered in a townhome outside Washington, DC. Among the many questions surrounding the massacre is what had brought these apparent strangers together only to be killed... -
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Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLandry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. As the artist-in-residence, and with her pottery prized by The Haven's guests, Landry is finally ready to settle in permanently... -
Cornered by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrepare for three times the thrills with these nail-biting page-turners from your favorite romantic suspense authors!In In the Dark by Lynette Eason, accountant Steph Cross is cleaning out a coworker's desk after her untimely death when she finds cryptic notes that lead her to believe her friend's car accident was no accident at all... -
Storm Warning by Elizabeth Goddard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaunted by a half-forgotten past, former army photographer Remi Grant is working at an isolated storm-watching lodge on the rocky Washington coast when she receives a mysterious puzzle piece. The puzzle piece may be the catalyst to unlock a disturbing incident she struggles to remember--the event that sent her into hiding... -
No Chance by Christy Reece
DO OR DIE Skylar James told a lie to the man she married, and eight years later she still bitterly regrets the deception. Unknown to Skylar, her husband, Gabe Maddox, now lives in the dangerous shadows of elite operatives who rescue victims. When Skylar tries to save a naïve young beauty, kidnappers come after her. For Gabe, Skylar had been his last shot at trust and love...Categorized as:
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Long Shadow by Elle Keaton
Niall’s known nothing but betrayal. All Mat wants is Niall’s heart; what will it take for him to coax Niall in from the cold? Mat's connection with Niall is tenuous. One step forward, two steps back. Since that night on the beach Niall's been avoiding Mat like a bad case of the flu--which, ironically, most of his deputies have come down with...Categorized as:
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Crow by C.M. Marin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCROWOne minute I’m content just enjoying life with my club, running one of the businesses we own, and the next a woman sneaks her way under my skin for the first time in my life.I never saw her coming.Wild hair, almost black, and dark brown eyes star in my fantasies, but Paisley keeps herself out of reach... -
Fire Fight by Amanda Chaperon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCrew Lawless was just doing his job when he saved Aspen McKay from that fire. The call should’ve been get the vic out, pass her off to the paramedics, and forget about her. But there’s nothing routine about the feelings Aspen stirs in him, and there’s definitely no forgetting her. Especially not when, down on her luck after her ordeal, he offers her a place to stay—with him...Categorized as:
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The Beginning by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Cove and The Maze , the first two thrillers in the FBI series, for the first time together in one volume. In these exciting novels of intrigue and suspense, readers are introduced to Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock-and they'll watch the sparks fly as the agents' relationship heats up amid cases that could destroy everything they hold dear... -
Unforgivable by Laura Griffin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTracing Killers is Mia Voss's Business. And Her Work Just Got Personal.At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking, but what seems like a random incident is followed by another sinister episode. A DNA expert, Mia has made it her mission to put away vicious criminals. Suddenly, she’s become the target of one... -
Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting the wrongs of the world . . . When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends... -
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Lone Star Protector by Lenora Worth
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeping Watch When dog trainer Kaitlin Mathers is attacked, Texas K-9 Unit captain Slade McNeal is determined to keep her—and what's left of his family—safe from harm. But soon Slade realizes nothing's safe, including his dogs, his son or the beautiful woman who's opening his heart. When Slade realizes the enemy might be closer than he ever dreamed possible, he vows to see justice served... -
Breathing Her Fire by Shelby Gunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m blaming my hormones. And deliciously spicy man cologne.Because I think I blacked out there for a minute. Did Tucker James, aka hot firefighter, aka man of my dreams, just ask me out in an elevator? Yes… Yes, I think he did. What the hell do I do now?If I were smart, I would listen to my mom and JUMP ON IT. That’s what a good daughter would do, right? Heed her advice... -
Hidden in the Night by Elizabeth Goddard
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the behest of her ailing mother, former FBI special agent turned rare-book collector Ivy Elliott arrives in Alaska to secure an unpublished Jack London manuscript kept secreted away for decades. But when she arrives, she learns the manuscript is gone--taken by the granddaughter of the woman who possessed it... -
Don't Let Go by Marliss Melton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDON'T GIVE UP. It's love that keeps teacher Jordan Bliss up at night: the lost love for a Venezuelan orphan named Miguel...and the memory of a Navy SEAL tearing him from her arms. Now in the U.S. and longing for her child, Jordan vows to somehow, some way, bring Miguel home. DON'T LOOK BACK. To Navy SEAL Solomon McGuire, orders are orders...Categorized as:
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Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTucker McCoy thought the hardest mission of his life was over. After being deployed for six years, all he wanted to do was return home to his wife and daughter. But when he arrives home with roses in his hand, the last thing he expects is to be welcomed by a stranger. Being presumed dead for six years doesn’t help his cause as no one is giving him the answers he needs... -
No Control by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNO HIDING . Lana Hancock knows all about danger--and betrayal. Eighteen months ago, she was captured by a terrorist group known as the Swarm while one of its members, a rugged man with sinfully dark eyes, did nothing to help her. Now when she's freed and desperate to put it all behind her, the unthinkable happens... -
Safeguard by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more... -
Pimpernel by Sheralyn Pratt
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey seek him here; they seek him there. For centuries, the elite of the world have sought the Pimpernel everywhere. Some want to kill him, others want to hire him, but Jack Cavanaugh knows that the love/hate relationship comes with the job title. At present, Jack is trying to dismantle an investment scheme centered in Las Vegas, but "trying" is the operative word... -
Hold on Tight by Stephanie Tyler
They were caught in the crossfire between danger and desire... HE’S A NAVY SEAL SUSPECTED OF MURDER SHE’S HIS LOVER, AND THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Chris Waldron, an elite U.S. Navy SEAL, is used to getting out of tight spots. But all his years of training can’t prepare him for the crisis he now faces...Categorized as:
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Ambition by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 30 ratings The higher you climb, the farther you have to fall.... Reed Brennan knew being elected president of exclusive Billings Hall would change her life. What she didn't count on was being dumped by her boyfriend, Josh Hollis, or being held responsible for a fire that destroyed Easton Academy's oldest building. And now the administration wants to shut Billings down. Forever... -
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Over the Line by Cindy Gerard
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 37 ratings"Sweet Baby Jane" Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock's favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can't prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it's not one of her adoring fans...Categorized as:
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In the Dark by Marliss Melton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn the second of Melton's series, Hannah Geary wants revenge against the rogue SEAL commander who betrayed her, killed her partner, and is trafficking stolen weapons. But to catch a bad SEAL, she needs a good one--one like Lieutenant Luther Lindstrom. Original... -
Tipsy by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJulie Preston is an artist. But her canvas isn’t paper or clay. It’s hair. She spends her days coloring, blow drying and styling her clients hair at the Razor’s Edge salon. Julie is also annoyed. She went out on a date and had a great time, gave the guy her number and the jerk never called... -
Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he’s about to meet one adversary he can’t subdue . . . or resist... -
Dark Corners by A.M. Madden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is war when shadows play games with the heart. In this thrilling romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Stone Walls and Glass Ceilings, a decorated veteran facing the darkest battlefield finds a guiding light to trust and tenderness. David Cavello is no longer in uniform, but the memories of combat still haunt his every waking moment... -
Poison Kisses: Part 2 by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI loved her. She left me. She betrayed me but now it's time to open the closed doors. I'll tell her my secret if she tells me hers. Our history, is more than lies. It's our story, and I will do whatever it takes to reveal it all. I'm the Assassin, She's The Poison Princess. We're going to kill the bad guys, but we're still deciding if we're enemies...
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