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Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series (Jerry McNeal) by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
![Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme]()
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... -
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![Southern Ghost Hunter Series by Angie Fox]()
Southern Ghost Hunter Series by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSouthern SpiritsWhen out of work graphic designer Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she’s saddled with more than a supernatural sidekick—she gains the ability see spirits. It leads to an offer she can’t refuse from the town’s bad boy, the brother of her ex and the last man she should ever partner with... -
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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... -
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![Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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... -
![Quinn by Iris Johansen]()
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... -
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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]()
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]()
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... -
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![The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
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]()
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... -
![Ghost-in-Law Series 1-3 Boxset by Jana Deleon]()
Ghost-in-Law Series 1-3 Boxset by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGet the entire Ghost-in-Law mystery/romance series in one boxset. The set includes: Trouble in Mudbug Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana. Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit... -
![Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank]()
Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Rose reports for Fenton County jury duty she figures she’s lucky to get out of a morning working at the DMV. Instead, despite a disastrous encounter with the new assistant district attorney, Mason Deveraux, she’s picked as a juror on a murder case. As the trial progresses, she realizes an ominous vision she had in the men’s restroom proves the defendant is innocent... -
![Chasing The Night by Iris Johansen]()
Chasing The Night by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsA CIA agent's two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and colleagues tell her to let go, move on, accept that her son is never coming back. But she can't... -
![Whack The Mole by Maggie March]()
Whack The Mole by Maggie March
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy is a human lie detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!Joey "The Weasel" Frizzone has been deep undercover with one of the country's largest organized crime families and the time has come for him to testify against them... -
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Shadow Play by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn explosive new Eve Duncan thriller from the New York Times #1 bestselling authorEve Duncan is the most sought-after artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter Bonnie was taken and killed at the age of seven, Eve feels a sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands... -
![Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey]()
Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew meeting the in-laws could be this... haunting?I was all nerves on my way to Chicago, but stumbling upon a lifeless golfer took the jittery feeling to a whole new level. And guess who makes a spectral entrance in front of my future family? Joyce, the golfers' ghost, of course!Now my secret ghost-whispering abilities are out in the open, leaving me questioning if I should've stayed home... -
![The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford]()
The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA JUG OF WINE, A LOAF OF BREAD—AND DEATH.SHE KNOWS IT’S COMING; SHE HAS TO STOP IT!London architect Kate Benedict has barely shucked off her coat before she spots her host's aura, a swirling pattern above his head that Kate has come to recognize as a prediction of death within a few days.And she’s barely realized he’s in danger when he drops to the floor, shot by an unseen assailant... -
![Whiplash by Catherine Coulter]()
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsYale professor Dr. Edward Kender's father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug suddenly runs out. Unwilling to accept the drug company's disingenuous excuse of production line problems, Dr. Kender hires private investigator Erin Pulaski to prove that something more sinister is going on at Schiffer Hartwin... -
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![Sinister Sanctuary by Colleen Gleason]()
Sinister Sanctuary by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA nerdy (but sexy) scientist. A writer on deadline. A haunted lighthouse. And a secret worth killing for... Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance... -
![Point Blank by Catherine Coulter]()
Point Blank by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFBI Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich face the most explosive case of their careers, pitting them against an unstable villain-with a very long memory... -
![Night and Day by Iris Johansen]()
Night and Day by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes the explosive third book in the latest Eve Duncan trilogy.Iris Johansen's third book in her latest explosive trilogy starring forensic sculptor Eve Duncan takes readers on a high-energy adventure with Eve fighting to overcome the odds. Protecting Cara Delaney from the enemies who want her dead leads Eve to be their target... -
![The Seductive Impostor by Janet Chapman]()
The Seductive Impostor by Janet Chapman
The first in a dazzling duo of romances featuring two sisters from the ruggedly beautiful Maine coast...and the men who sweep them away. Rachel Foster wishes Sub Rosa -- the seaside mansion she helped her father build and the scene of a terrible tragedy -- would crumble into the sea... -
![Stalemate by Iris Johansen]()
Stalemate by Iris Johansen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsEve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for law enforcement and the families of the innocent, and the man on the other end of the phone is many thingsâ��none of them law-abiding or innocent... -
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Split Second by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe number-one New York Times-bestselling author returns with another pulse-pounding thriller featuring FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, and introducing Speical Agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight. A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down... -
![Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron]()
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry when a new cell phone app makes it easy for locals to rent their spare rooms to tourists. With October--and Halloween--approaching, she conjures up a witch-crafty marketing scheme to draw visitors to Pelican, Louisiana... -
![Deadly Obsession by Jaycee Clark]()
Deadly Obsession by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratings”DEADLY OBSESSION is the third story about the Kinncaid family and is a heart-wrenching tale. A well-written, in-depth romantic suspense, Jaycee Clark's DEADLY OBSESSION is one of those stories that will linger in your mind and heart long after the story is over.” --Sinclair Reid, Romance Reviews Today She’s his angel . . . his love . . . his obsession. . . -
![Marriage Lynx by Fiona Quinn]()
Marriage Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer happily ever after is so close…and somehow still out of her grasp…Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is no stranger to stressful situations. She can handle the fact that the CIA won’t let her divorce her previously presumed dead husband. She can even figure out a way to legally marry ex-NAVY SEAL Striker Rheas, the love of her life... -
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a Touch of Betrayal by L.J. Charles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBored, restless, and ever curious, Everly Gray schedules a week off from her personal coaching business, takes her ESP fingers out of protective custody, and begins to explore the remains of her parents' property. It's time for her to track their killers and bring them to justice.That's the plan... -
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![Gabe by Apryl Baker]()
Gabe by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabeGabriel Knorlin has spent his life protecting himself from the kind of pain no one should ever have to endure. The tragedy he survived sculpted every decision he ever made.The one decision he regretted? Abagail Crawford—a woman he calls family, but one he’s kept at arm’s length. He can’t live through the pain of losing someone he loves again... -
![Inked Forever by Dale Mayer]()
Inked Forever by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTasmin’s business isn’t for everyone. Yet she recognizes the value she offers for grieving families. Still, the subject isn’t something most people are willing to talk about. However, over time, her business has grown through word of mouth—much to the horror of her family.Until a detective walks in, inquiring about a piece that had been stolen overnight... -
![Jeepers Creepers: Royal Bastards MC Las Vegas, NV by Nikki Landis]()
Jeepers Creepers: Royal Bastards MC Las Vegas, NV by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe road to hell is paved with good intentions.Balen “Creature” Hobbs doesn’t call anywhere home.He’s been a nomad since the day he finished active duty.Fate has other plans when he bumps into a girl beaten outside a local bar.Being a good Samaritan didn’t cross his mind—only justice.Getting involved pulls him into a dark world where the strong prey on the weak... -
![Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer]()
Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetective Kate Morgan isn’t impressed with her latest case. A terrorized woman walks into the police station, with a message for Kate. Actually a message that drags Simon into the middle of it—no, make that front and center. A challenge has been issued, one that Kate is determined to solve, hopefully keeping Simon on the sidelines... -
![The Magic of Twelve: Scarlet by Pepper North]()
The Magic of Twelve: Scarlet by Pepper North
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLove and magic. Danger and evil. Which will triumph? Clueless to the true meaning of her life, Scarlet is awe-struck when she is transported to another realm on her 22nd birthday. Safe in the arms of the sorcerer she soon chooses to call Pappa, all of her secret fantasies begin to come true... -
![The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser]()
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOn the eve of wedding in 1978, Shay Garrett peers into the antique mirror in her family's longtime home, the famous Victorian Gingerbread House on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, and falls unconscious only to wake in the body of her own grandmother Brandy on the eve of her wedding--in 1900. The virginal Brandy, in turn, awakes in Shay's body to discover herself pregnant... -
![The Other Side by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney]()
The Other Side by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFive New York Times bestselling authors cross over to a realm where suspense, desire, and love have no bounds. J.D. Robb: Lieutenant Eve Dallas has always sought justice for the dead, but now, a victim will seek her own vengeance-through Eve. Mary Blayney: An earl and his countess struggle to understand one another, until they spend a day in each other's shoes-and bodies... -
![Finding Harmony by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Finding Harmony by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKatie’s already on edge when a dead guy shows up at Estate Annalise and shady locals claim there are slave remains in the foundation, but when Nick doesn’t come home to her and the kids from work one day, she’s ready to lose it... -
![Luminosity by Abigail Boyd]()
Luminosity by Abigail Boyd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIncludes books 2, 3, and 4 of the Gravity series. In Uncertainty, Ariel finds out more information about her grandmother's visions and family secrets. An unexpected reunion turns her life upside down, and she doesn't know who to trust. In Luminosity, Ariel is haunted by reoccuring nightmares that bring her back to the spooky Dexter orphanage in search of something she once lost. -
![Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari]()
Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow do you say “no” to a mob boss? When bumbling hitwoman Maggie Lee is asked by her mob boss employer to kill a cop, she wants to say no. When her sexy murder mentor, Patrick Mulligan tells her the cop in question is a guy she once dated, she REALLY wants to refuse... -
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![The Hidden by Heather Graham]()
The Hidden by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 28 ratingswww.eHeatherGraham.com Can the same killer strike again—a hundred and fifty years later? Estes Park, Colorado, is a place of serenity. But it wasn't always so serene. Shortly after the Civil War, Nathan Kendall and his wife were murdered there, leaving behind a young son. The crime was never solved... -
![Under the Willows by Pamela McCord]()
Under the Willows by Pamela McCord
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter her husband is killed by a drunk driver, Kelly Harris and her son TJ move into a sprawling Victorian house in Ohio that her husband inherited from his grandmother. Dealing with her overwhelming grief is a struggle as she adjusts to life in a small town. And, just as she’s beginning to feel more comfortable, life takes another unexpected turn... -
![If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham]()
If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMadison Adair didn’t witness her famous mother’s brutal murder. But she saw it. Saw the gloved hand...felt the knife strike...knew her mother’s terror. That was a lifetime ago. But the nightmares have returned; only, this time they’re of a faceless serial killer stalking women in south Florida. A killer she can’t see but who knows she is watching... -
![Deadline by Judy McDonough]()
Deadline by Judy McDonough
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline's life is on track. She's about to get her nursing degree and she's engaged to rich, handsome Trevor. But, before they get married, Trevor wants Caroline to spend the summer in Louisiana, getting to know her father, who's never been in her life. She reluctantly agrees and heads south, deep into bayou country where she meets Cade... -
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Scar Tissue by M.C. Domovitch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen successful model Ciara Kelly wakes up in hospital, remembering nothing of the weeks she has been missing, her only clues are the ugly words carved into her skin. According to the police she was a victim of the Cutter, a serial killer who has already murdered three women... -
![Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason]()
Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy professor. A logical lawyer.A determined ghost.And a very real killer...Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and romance.Diana Iverson needs a break—from her stressful job, from her philandering boyfriend, and from the rest of her fast-paced life...
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