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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe bestselling and award-winning YA crime thriller trilogy that everyone is talking about! A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No. 1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it... -
![The Bay by L.J. Ross]()
The Bay by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG. .. In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years... -
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![Darkness Series Epilogue by Claire Contreras]()
Darkness Series Epilogue by Claire Contreras
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe epilogue is now also included in Darkness Before Dawn. -
![Always Us by Allie Everhart]()
Always Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFinal book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by... -
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![Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks]()
Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGovernment secrets are being sold and the newly-sworn-in President of the United States already feels out of options. Without knowing the full scope of the scandal, the president decides to turn to the one person he knows he can trust--former FBI Agent, Elizabeth James. Her deep distrust of the system is rooted in her unfair discharge from service...Categorized as:
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Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable... -
![Jessica's Hero by Gia Cobie]()
Jessica's Hero by Gia Cobie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen years ago, I made a terrible mistake. One I never imagined could have such horrible consequences. But I thought—I hoped—that time would bring forgiveness. That people would realize I was just a foolish girl back then and not the responsible woman I’ve become. I was wrong. Instead, I can’t go a day without someone in town reminding me of what a bad person I am... -
![Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt just ten years old, Tommy has already been through more horror than most people suffer their entire lives. So when he’s placed in his latest foster home, under the gentle care of Abe and Alabama Powers, he lashes out. He’s scared, confused, angry…and convinced it won’t be long before these new foster parents send him away, too. No one wants a boy his age, especially one who’s broken, dirty... -
![Badass - The Complete Series: A Billionaire Military Romance by Leslie Johnson, Elle Dawson]()
Badass - The Complete Series: A Billionaire Military Romance by Leslie Johnson, Elle Dawson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Complete Bestselling Badass Series. Includes:. Prequel. When you grow up getting everything you want, it's hard to give everything you have. Billionaire playboy Link Duffy dumps his parent-approved girlfriend hours after he walks across the stage. Hell, he's over it. Goodbye. Good riddance. Now he’s free to do anything he wants... -
![Love Me by Kristin Mayer]()
Love Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEngaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...Categorized as:
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Edged by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis rebel has a cause…. Former M15 agent, Keon “Edge” Edgemon is counting the seconds until he can get back to the one woman who’s piqued his interest. After a perilous mission for the Invincibles, Edge spends months in recovery from a gunshot wound that almost ended his life. Finally back home in Texas, he discovers that Lucy “Rebel” Marks is in jail for murder... -
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One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online... -
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Accessory by C. L. Stone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsKayli Winchester is still recovering from her last adventure and is out hunting for her missing brother, Wil, when Ethan Murdock calls, asking for help. Billions of dollars have gone missing and Kayli is the perfect person to find them – as one of the few people Ethan trusts. Only one problem: The team is led by Blake Coaltar... -
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Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsBefore there was A, there was Alison DiLaurentis. Boys wanted to date her, girls wanted to be her, and somebody wanted her dead. . . . It's the end of seventh grade, and Alison DiLaurentis and her friends are the girls of Rosewood Day. Ali runs her clique with an iron fist, and she's got enough dirt on Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer to keep them in line...Categorized as:
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![The Persuasion by Iris Johansen]()
The Persuasion by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen she becomes a madman's target, Eve Duncan's daughter Jane must team up with longtime love interest Seth Caleb in this suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of Smokescreen. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy Seal Joe Quinn are about to give Seth Caleb their trust for the most important duty of his life: keeping their daughter, Jane, safe at any cost...Categorized as:
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![Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels]()
Truth and Justice by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFern Michaels is a national treasure, and her latest in the Sisterhood series finds the stalwart friends bringing justice—and hope—to families devastated by a greedy con artist. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice... -
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No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale. Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna... -
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The Society by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the third book in sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society... -
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Military Intelligence Section 6 Boxed Set: Books 1–4 by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom best-selling author Heather Slade comes four rugged alpha protectors in a thrillingly sexy box set of non-stop suspense and heart-pounding romance. Make me shiver…. Thornton “Shiver” Whittaker, Marquess of Wells and MI6 agent, put his life and that of his colleagues on the line to negotiate Orina "Losha” Kuznetsov’s freedom from United Russia... -
![Matrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley]()
Matrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a year and a half of on again off again relationship status, Zak and Zoe are finally getting married. Not only has her own mother morphed into Momzilla, but Zak’s mother shows up a month before the wedding with plans to stay until the big day. When the mom’s gang up to undo all of Zoe’s wedding plans, things become tense... -
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The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratings‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful. ’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret big enough to destroy the Führer’s reputation. . . January 1939: When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist at Doctor Viktor’s clinic, she doesn’t expect to be copying top secret medical records from a notebook... -
![Garret by Allie Everhart]()
Garret by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy life is nothing but rules. Rules for how I act. How I dress. Who I date. Who my friends are. I hate the rules and yet I keep following them. Until I met Jade. Being with her is forbidden. She’s not one of us. She’s not allowed in my world. But I don’t care. She’s different and I like her and I want her. And the fact that she wants nothing to do with me makes me want her even more... -
![Confessions by Kate Brian]()
Confessions by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsSometimes the truth hurts. .. . Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought. . -
![No Rules by Anita Rigins]()
No Rules by Anita Rigins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHow to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes? Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group on. campus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join? The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it. .. Except Iris, who has very... -
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![SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy]()
SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set... -
![The Nanny Song by Misty Mount]()
The Nanny Song by Misty Mount
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence... -
![Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae]()
Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKyle has mended Lily’s broken heart, and as they have fallen in love, all she dreams of is finally having her happily ever after. But as time goes on, Lily can no longer ignore the desire to know more about Kyle's past. When she learns more, she will discover if she can heal Kyle’s heartache as he has done for her... -
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Pure Sin by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe drama follows her wherever she goes: Ariana Osgood’s reign continues in this Private series spin-off. After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and is blackmailing her right back to her old ways... -
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Isabella Anders 2 by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNothing in Isabella Anders life is what it seems. Lies. Secrets. A deadly game. Who can Isabella trust? Volume 2 in the Sunnyvale NA Series. The Sunnyvale NA Series is an re-imagining of my young adult series, the Sunnyvale Series, told as a new adult suspense romance. It features the same characters and has similar storyline, but has some different scenes and a different ending.Categorized as:
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![Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō]()
Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPast Truths. Nao decides to take a chance on Tsubaki's love and tell him that she's pregnant, but a series of revelations about the past shakes her resolve. Now, Nao knows she must leave Kogetsuan behind. .. forever. Still, there's one last thing she has to do before her departure... -
![Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō]()
Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for! Following in her mother's footsteps, Nao became a traditional Japanese sweets maker, and at 21, she's about to take the industry by storm... -
![Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch]()
Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKylene Danners’s ex-FBI agent father is in prison for murder and she’s hell-bent on getting him out. But trying to investigate in the small town where a defensive lineman is a hero no matter who he tries to kill and the girl who gets him locked up is public enemy number one is dangerous. Dark secrets are everywhere in Jasperville—the kind Ky can’t walk away from... -
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Return To Me by Jill Sanders
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBecca and Nick were destined to be together. He was the love of her life, or so she thought. Then tragedy strikes and Becca is left heartbroken and devastated. The road to recovery seems almost hopeless at times, but with love and support from the good people of Pride, she's looking forward to putting the past behind her... -
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Irons 2 by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 in the Norfolk series. Jaxson Irons lived by the rules. His life's path was set before him and headed toward Washington, DC. When he fell in love with Francesca Cruz his family was against it. But Jaxson knows what he wants. Against his family's wishes he continues his love affair with Francesca, under the covers... -
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![Protected by Vannetta Chapman]()
Protected by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child... -
![The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury]()
The Lost Brother by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNovember 1146. Gwynedd is at war with Ranulf, Earl of Chester, who seeks to gain a foothold in Wales against the day peace finally comes to England. On the eve of King Owain’s counter-assault on Mold Castle, the body of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Gwen is discovered buried in someone else’s grave... -
![Little White Lies by Cheryl Bradshaw]()
Little White Lies by Cheryl Bradshaw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a serial killer sweeps through the streets of Cambria, California, Georgiana Germaine gets swept up into a tangled web of deception and lies …. After bidding farewell to the last guest of the night, Pippa Halliday checks on her four-year-old son, pours herself a glass of wine, and heads onto the deck for her nightly swim... -
![Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver]()
Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the highly acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling Promise Me series comes a new story. A standalone novel. A race for survival and love. Once with him was never enough. I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you whisper about. The one who has no rules... -
![Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen]()
Inspiring You by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAyden knows it’s time to remember what really happened four years ago, so he can help save his sister. With the help of Lyric, he faces his past head on. But dealing with the truth is difficult. Will Ayden finally be free of his past so he can move forward to his future? -
![Revenge by Meli Raine]()
Revenge by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMY HEART WANTS A KIND OF JUSTICE THE LAW CAN’T GIVE. Everything I know about my life is a lie. The more I dig into my father’s death the more I find myself in peril. Mark turns out to be a liar, someone I thought I could trust. He’s not what he seems, and worst of all, a part of me can’t let go... -
![Unbearable by Sherry Gammon]()
Unbearable by Sherry Gammon
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooker Gatto is done. Done with women, his old life, all of it. Only the love of his friends in Port Fare keeps him going as he leaves the MET in exchange for the quiet. life his new law practice will provide... -
![Unbelievable by Sherry Gammon, Juli Caldwell]()
Unbelievable by Sherry Gammon, Juli Caldwell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLilah Lopez Dreser's in town to take care of unfinished family business. They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree . .. or does it? Is there more to this Dreser than meets the eye? Is Cole in mortal danger when this firestorm throws sparks his way? This time around it may be a Dreser causing an uproar in Port Fare. It just may be Cole's best friend Booker. But is he wrong? Usually not! -
![We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes]()
We Were One: Looking Glass by Elizabeth Reyes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death. ~Oscar Wilde~. Adoration is not profound enough a word to express the depth of my love for her. From the moment she walked into my life and set my heart and soul on fire, not a day's gone by that she hasn't plagued my every thought. We were each other's completion... -
![Will und Layken - Eine große Liebe by Colleen Hoover]()
Will und Layken - Eine große Liebe by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWas, wenn du die große Liebe triffst und das Leben dazwischenkommt? Nach dem Unfalltod ihres Vaters zieht die 18-jährige Layken mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem Bruder von Texas nach Michigan. Nie hätte Layken gedacht, dass sie sich dort bereits am ersten Tag Hals über Kopf verliebt. Und dass diese Liebe mit derselben Intensität erwidert wird. Es sind die ganz großen Gefühle zwischen Layken und Will... -
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![Days You Were Mine by Clare Leslie Hall, Clare Empson]()
Days You Were Mine by Clare Leslie Hall, Clare Empson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA life-changing love story. A devastating decision. An emotional, gripping family drama about relationships, secrets and jealousy that will stay with you long after the final page, from the author of Broken Country. 1972. Alice Garland can't take her eyes off Jacob Earl. With his black curls and snakeskin boots, the lead singer of the Disciples commands the stage... -
![Reunion by Meli Raine]()
Reunion by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMY HEART WANTS A KIND OF JUSTICE THE LAW CAN’T GIVE. You can think you’ve had everything stolen from you. That there’s nothing left to lose. You would be wrong. My best friend’s been kidnapped. I was just captured. What I thought was a massive drug operation run by a man who killed my father turns out to be ten times more horrific. I’m trapped. My best friend may be dead... -
![Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green]()
Wild at Heart by Jinsey Reese, Victoria Green
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith his dad hell-bent on destroying him, Dare's life hangs in the balance. Fearing the worst, Reagan rushes from Paris to New York, hoping to get to him in time, only to find their entire world collapsing around them. The threat is too real, risk too high, death too possible. Unfair doesn't even begin to cover it... -
![Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō]()
Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess. ” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth... -
![Chronic by Alana Albertson]()
Chronic by Alana Albertson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSe7en Deadly Navy SEALs—our loyalty to each other knows no bounds. 6ix months since a night of partying ended tragically. 5ive years I’ve known my best friend, Joaquín, now wasting away in jail. 4our days since this stripper named Ksenya entered my life. Thre3 ways Ksenya reminds me of my ex Mia. Two years since Mia left me during my darkest hour... -
![Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble]()
Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe thought the worst was over, until the one woman who could change everything returned. .. Malcolm never thought he would ever see his wife again. Her abandonment caused him years of suffering, and the sting of her betrayal tore his heart to shreds...
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