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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... -
![Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter]()
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsKatarina Bishop and W. W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the son of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting-or stealing-whatever they want... -
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![As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson]()
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES - The final book in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, you'll never think of good girls the same way again. .. Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended...Categorized as:
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![Sky Zone by Creston Mapes]()
Sky Zone by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions. Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare... -
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![Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard]()
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... -
![You Better Run by Willow Rose]()
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDead. Who is this girl? How did she end up in the pool? Was she even at the party? Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her. Like an identical twin. But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
![Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock]()
Season of Blessing by Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe fourth and final novel about the trials and joys of the residents of Cedar Circle. Sylvia Bryan has been feeling weak and tired, but is shocked when her internist finds a malignant lump in her breast. She and her husband can’t understand why God is allowing cancer to attack at a time when their missionary work is going so well...Categorized as:
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![Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter]()
Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsMacey McHenry—Glamorous society girl or spy-in-training? W. W. Hale V—Heir to an American dynasty or master thief? There are two sides to every coin. Whether these two can work together is a tossup. Born into privilege, Macey and Hale are experts at mingling with the upper class. But even if they’ve never raised an eyebrow at the glitz, neither teenager has ever felt at home with the glamour...Categorized as:
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![Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost]()
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe FIRST BOOK in a BRAND NEW cozy mystery series! Claire Harris loves nothing more than crafting homemade candles. She has always dreamed of one day opening a quaint candle shop in her home village of Northash, but at thirty-five, she still can't afford to take the risk. Stuck in a dead-end job at the local candle factory, and back living with her parents, Claire knows her life needs a shakeup... -
![Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris, Lynne Gentry]()
Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris, Lynne Gentry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brilliant transplant surgeon. A rogue organ broker. A ghost child. And the legend that could destroy them all. A brutal murder convinces surgeon Mia Kendall there’s more than she imagined to the mysterious spike in heart transplant rejections. Determined to find answers before she loses another patient, Mia gets sucked into a dangerous international medical web...Categorized as:
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![Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing. But then a blip on the screen. A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
![Til Death by Annette Dashofy]()
Til Death by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department... -
![Impending Strike by Lynette Eason, Sami A. Abrams]()
Impending Strike by Lynette Eason, Sami A. Abrams
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsProtecting him just might cost her everything…. Elite Guardian Charlie Lee knows that there is no future with the woman he loves—fellow Guardian Lizzie Tremaine. And, he gets it—as a single mom, Lizzie has to protect her daughter. But more than anything, he wants the chance to prove himself... -
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![Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn]()
Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Shay Britton came to North Carolina, she had one goal: stay alive. For two years, she went about her life, keeping her head down and her contacts with people to a minimum as she hid from a stalker. Then Jake Maxwell walked into the bar where she worked and upended everything. Jake knew the moment he met Shay something was wrong. As a cop, he’d learned to spot someone hiding things... -
![The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley]()
The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley
A stranger who appears on Kat's doorstep turns out to be one Charlotte Bristow, legal wife of Joe Bristow, the man Kat once believed herself married to—who she thought died at sea twelve years ago. Kat is jolted by Charlotte’s claims that not only was Joe murdered, but he had amassed a small fortune before he died... -
![One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus]()
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... -
![Double Take by Lynette Eason]()
Double Take by Lynette Eason
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDetective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Now with the Lake City Police Department, he's rooming with this good buddy and partner, Cole, while he figures out his family dynamics...Categorized as:
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![Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo]()
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve. When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"Think of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones? ". Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. But the answers Sawyer found during her debutante year only left her with more questions and one potentially life-ruining secret... -
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Hidden by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Christian romantic suspense by bestselling author Vannetta Chapman. Home is where our story begins . .. DANA JACOBS would rather forget the night of tragedy and violence that marred her childhood. She is now supervisor in charge of the Department of Homeland Security in Taos, New Mexico. Her team is prepared to handle any threat—biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, even nuclear...Categorized as:
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![No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale]()
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... -
![the Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock]()
the Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThelma and Wayne Owens run a bed and breakfast in Cape Refuge, Georgia. They minister to the seamen on the nearby docks and prisoners just out of nearby jails, holding services in an old warehouse and taking many of the "down-and-outers" into their home...Categorized as:
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![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. . -
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![Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble]()
Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAnnie Pederson has lived her life in the shadow of tragedy. Her sister was kidnapped off a dock one day while they were playing. Her father never forgave her for failing to stop it—even though she was only eight at the time. Her first love deserted her for an orthopedic residency. She quickly married his best friend and they were happy—until he and her parents were all killed in the same accident...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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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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Untouchable by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCheating, partying, blackmail, and now. .. murder? Can the Billings Girls remain untouchable? Reed's boyfriend, Thomas Pearson -- the popular, easygoing, irresistibly handsome and charismatic boy she fell in love with -- is dead. No one knows how it happened, and everyone is after the truth. Or are they? Life at Easton Academy begins to feel very different... -
![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... -
![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... -
![FULL TILT: An Adrenaline-Laced Contemporary Christian Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
FULL TILT: An Adrenaline-Laced Contemporary Christian Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou Can't Outrun Your Past - Even if You Were a Superstar. Everett Lester, former front-man for the heavy metal band DeathStroke and one of the world's most recognized celebrities, has turned over a new leaf. The Living Water Tour will take Everett back on the road as he performs his music for a new cause -- but he quickly learns that outrunning his dark and tumultuous past will be impossible... -
![Over the Edge by Irene Hannon]()
Over the Edge by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrauma survivor Lindsey Barnes hasn't fully recovered from the ordeal that almost took her life, and now she's in the middle of another crisis. Not only is she the sole witness in a high-profile murder case, but someone is also pushing her to question her sanity... -
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![I Pick You by Creston Mapes]()
I Pick You by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere Are Some Bad Seeds You Never Want to Meet. A year from retirement and still reeling from daughter Leena’s kidnapping, Portland PD Detective Wayne Deetz is called upon to check on a domestic violence case. From the moment Deetz and his friend Callie Freeland show up to help Sonny Carlisle, they are blindsided by a lawless toxic steamroller named Blaine Milligan... -
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Invitation Only by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsReed learns how difficult it is to be one of the Billings Girls at the Eaton Academy when she is not invited to the huge Halloween party in New York City and she is blackmailed by her roommate into finding some dirt on her new friends. Title: Invitation Only. Author: Brian, Kate. Publisher: Simon & Schuster. Publication Date: 2006/11/07. Number of Pages: 208. Binding Type: PAPERBACK... -
![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... -
![Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard]()
Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsResearcher Kate Adams has finally pinpointed the medicinal plant responsible for tearing her family apart. She's certain that discovering its secrets is her only hope of solving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of her father. Kate will risk anything to find the truth--even her budding relationship with Detective Tom Parker... -
![Against The Odds by Mara Jacobs]()
Against The Odds by Mara Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Anna Dawson, and I'm a professional poker player. And I'm good. Very good. But, I also have a little bit of a problem with placing bets on a sporting events. Not so good. Sometimes my little problem becomes a whole lot of trouble and I need to resort to some, shall we say, less than stellar actions to get out of debt. So, I become my alter ego, JoJo, and fix college basketball games...Categorized as:
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![Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō]()
Love and Heart, Vol. 4 by Chitose Kaidō
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter being confessed to by both Haruma and Touya, Yoh’s heart is in turmoil. Meanwhile, Wakana, showing her true colors, reveals her plan to trap Yoh…? In an amusement park where each of their expectations clash, what will Yoh decide! ? The story reaches a new stage with the conclusion of Wakana's arc! -
![Sycamore Circle by Shelley Shepard Gray]()
Sycamore Circle by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray returns with the second novel in her “tantalizing” (Publishers Weekly) Rumors in Ross County series. In Ross County, love can stay the course, but first you have to know who to trust. There’s a lot going on in Joy Howard’s life... -
![Dreams of Falling by Karen White]()
Dreams of Falling by Karen White
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Night the Lights Went Out comes an exquisite new novel about best friends, family ties and the love that can both strengthen and break those bonds. It's been nine years since Larkin fled Georgetown, South Carolina, vowing never to go back...Categorized as:
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![Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott]()
Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Book 2 in The Frosted Love Cozy Mystery Series***. With $50,000 up for grabs in a cupcake competition, Missy Gladstone has to be on her A-game, if she plans on expanding her business, but that doesn't prevent her from deciding to use the competition as an excuse to unwind in Las Vegas while she's there... -
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Legacy by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe price of power. .. After Cheyenne Martin's death, everyone at Easton Academy is struggling to recover from yet another tragedy--especially the girls of Billings Hall. With Cheyenne gone, they need to elect a new leader. And who better than Reed Brennan, the ultimate Billings Girls? As the new Billings president, Reed suddenly has access to power she never imagined... -
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![Double Trouble by Susan May Warren]()
Double Trouble by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith one solved case under her belt, PJ Sugar is ready to dive into her career as a private investigator. Or at least a PI’s assistant until she can prove herself to Jeremy Kane, her new boss. Suddenly PJ’s seeing crime everywhere... -
![Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian]()
Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsShe's Back. .. . After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D. C... -
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Deadly by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsDeadly, the fourteenth volume in Sara Shepard's YA Pretty Little Liars series, delivers more juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists. This #1 New York Times bestselling series is also a hit ABC Family original TV show. High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things—things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out... -
![Ominous by Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush]()
Ominous by Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSomeone is watching. . . New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, and Rosalind Noonan join together in a gripping novel of suspense, as a long-guarded secret plunges three friends into a new nightmare. NO WARNING. In the photograph, three teenaged girls splash in the river on a sweltering summer evening... -
![The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro]()
The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe hotly anticipated and explosive third book in the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series. It’s been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven’t spoken. Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can’t seem to fall for... -
![Trust Me by Romily Bernard]()
Trust Me by Romily Bernard
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jay Asher called Find Me “a thriller that keeps picking up speed,” while New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan hailed Romily Bernard as “an exceptional new voice in YA. ” Now in paperback! Trust Me is the thrilling conclusion to the Find Me trilogy, in which loose ends come together and chilling plot twists complicate Wick Tate’s life more than ever...Categorized as:
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