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Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 40 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author and “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds. Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough... -
The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOne unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended—for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well—into grief, guilt, and addiction... -
Uncovering Project Arma by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe started her dream job . . .. . . and met her dream man.But could her fairy tale be short lived?Shylah was living her best life. Not only was her new job at Project Arma, hundreds of miles from her suffocating family, but she also got to work day in, day out with Navy SEALs. It didn’t take long for one of those SEALs to catch her eye... -
Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMolena Point, California, should be a tranquil place. Nestled quietly on the Pacific coast miles below San Francisco, it's not the kind of town escaped convicts seek out... -
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Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngela I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making.And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out.Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world... -
Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him—kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul... -
Protection for Hire by Camy Tang
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTessa Lancaster's skills first earned her a position as an enforcer in her Uncle Teruo's Japanese Mafia gang. Then they landed her in prison for a crime she didn't commit. Now, three months after her release, Tessa's abilities have gained her a job as bodyguard for wealthy socialite Elizabeth St. Amant and her three-year-old son. But there's a problem or two ... or three ... -
No Turning Back by Sam Blake
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOR FANS OF PERSONS UNKNOWN AND ANGELA MARSONS, NO TURNING BACK IS A GRIPPING READ THAT HAS ENOUGH TWISTS AND TURNS TO KEEP READERS GUESSING UNTIL THE VERY END. Even perfect families have secrets . . . Orla and Conor Quinn are the perfect power couple: smart, successful and glamorous. But then the unthinkable happens. Their only son, Tom, is the victim of a deliberate hit-and-run... -
Genius (CENTURIES) by TheBibicalSinner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You want me to be a genius or do you want me to fuck you?"• • •The Alexandrettia is the finest school in the state, known for producing the smartest, and most talented kids in America. 21 year old keen painter Mia Hanson managed to get a spot. She worked her whole life to get inside, to see the hallowed halls her biggest idols once walked through...Categorized as:
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Peaceful Chaos by Kimberly Carrillo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRaven and I fought for peace and found it inside chaos and bloodshed. Our life will never be perfect. There are too many victims, too much pain for us to wrap our happy ending in a bow.Not that a perfect ending matters to us, because that isn’t who we are. We found each other through pain, and tied ourselves to each other in ribbons of trauma... -
If I Can't Have You by Charlotte Levin
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratings'So beautifully written, such a devastatingly compelling story... I can honestly say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read - it is without shadow of a doubt, EASILY up there with Girl On a Train and Eleanor Oliphant.' - Ruth JonesSamuel, the day we met I knew I’d finally found what I’ve been waiting for.You.Happiness, at last.Then you left me.And now I am alone... -
Play Dead by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday, comes Play Nice, her most thrilling novel yet!She faked her death to escape life as an assassin. But now her enemies have tracked her down, and this time they want her to stay dead. Anya Danielovich was an assassin in her former life. But that was a long time ago... -
I'll Be Watching You by Tina Wainscott, Jaime Rush
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years ago, Kim took on the good ole boys of her small Everglades town and lost. She left her Everglades town under a cloud of defeat, murder, and scandal. Her grandmother's mysterious death brings her back to reclaim her home and unearth the truth under the watchful eye of a killer... -
Scared to Live by Stephen Booth
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDetective Constable Ben Cooper and Detective Sergeant Diane Fry must uncover the secrets of two grim murder scenes in England's Peak District--one inexplicable...and the other unspeakable... -
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Prima by Alta Hensley, Maggie Ryan
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was an angel when she danced.Too bad she attracted the attention of the devil.She was so innocent and naïve.Not meant for the cruel realities of this world.Certainly not meant for someone unworthy.But every time she floated across the stage, I knew she danced only for me.Watching her wasn't enough...My Prima became the light to the dark. She was mine, and it was time everyone realized it... -
Naked Heat by Richard Castle
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsIn the sequel to the New York Times bestselling HEAT WAVE, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of NYPD Homicide Detective, Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads... -
Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShelby Nichols needs some time off, but for a mind-reader with ties to the police and the mob, is that even possible?Her kids want the dog she's promised them, the police need her to talk to a counselor, and Uncle Joey has unexpected news that could change her life. Is Shelby up to the task? Let's hope so, because solving a murder might be easier than granting a dying wish... -
The Lynx Series Boxed Set I #1-4 by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer education was unusual……and that might just give her a chance.Can Lexi survive an assassin?Lexi didn’t have a normal childhood; she was raised by the intelligence community. They saw her potential and now, with a target on her back, she needs to figure out who’s after her and why. And where did her mentor go?If she was going to get answers……she would need some help... -
Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhoever said that ghosts exist must be out of their mind.Oh, wait. That was me. I said that. If you’d told me yesterday that ghosts were real I would have smiled, nodded, and called a shrink to fix your deluded little mind. Now it’s my turn to question my sanity when the ghost of my best friend turns up in my apartment... -
Other People's Things by Kerry Anne King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together. Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch... -
Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn unsettling investigation teaches two deeply suspicious people how to trust in the next thrilling novel of the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her... -
A Midsummer Night's Murder by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Shelby Nichols Novella For a mind-reader like Shelby Nichols, finding a murderer should be a piece of cake. But add an overzealous prosecuting attorney with a grudge against her, and the wrong person could end up in jail... -
Knock Out by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsSeven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he'd brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she'd found him. She called Savich, but she didn't use the phone... Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia, a small mountain town near the Titus Hitch Wilderness, goes looking for a missing little girl... -
Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTake three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit,and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman... -
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Quinn by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 40 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen explores the darkest corners of the human heart as forensic sculptor Eve Duncan closes in on the killer who stole her daughter so many years ago. As a former Navy SEAL turned cop, Joe Quinn has seen the face of evil and knows just how deadly it can be... -
Labyrinth by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series returns with another tour de force in which Agent Sherlock risks losing her career—and her sanity—over a case that is more complicated and twisted than any she’s ever encountered. On a dark night, Agent Sherlock is driving along circuitous mountain roads in West Virginia when her car is suddenly T-boned at an intersection... -
Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAbigail Sutton’s beloved husband walks out one night, doesn’t return, and two years later is found dead, a victim of a long ago crime. It’s made her sympathetic to the missing and their families.Starting her new life, Abigail moves to small town and buys a fixer-upper house left empty when old Edna Summers died... -
Blood Game by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFirst comes darkness, then comes fear - Eve Duncan is back! Blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen’s latest thriller brings Eve closer to discovering her daughter’s killer…and into a web of danger from which she may not be able to escape… Eve Duncan returns in a thriller that pits her against the most evil mind she has ever encountered: a ruthless killer who taunts her... -
The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz... -
Hawk by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHawk's storyHAWK is a full-length, standalone bad boy romance and the third book in the Devil’s Murder MC featuring take-charge bikers who adore and fiercely protect their women. HAWK has no cheating, no cliffhanger, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA along with a slight paranormal twist...
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