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United We Spy by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds her greatest mission yet. Cammie and her friends finally know why the terrorist organization called the Circle of Cavan has been hunting her...Categorized as:
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Damaged Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the sheriff of the small town of Shadows Landing, South Carolina, Granger usually dealt with ornery alligators, fights over the best BBQ style, and the occasional shoot-out when his friends brought trouble home. Granger watched those friends get married one at a time, but he knew that wasn’t his fate. An auto accident had left Granger with scaring that he hid under his uniform...Categorized as:
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Grace Note by J. Bengtsson
Grace Note Movement at the door caught my attention. I looked over, expecting Elliott to walk back through. But it wasn’t him. My back straightened like a steel rod. Oh my god. It wasn’t him. I bolted to my feet, a breath catching in my throat. I stared in both shock and awe at the man standing on the other side of the doorway. He had always been on the other side, alone and cast out by society... -
Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall into E.L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series.This collection 43. To Love Again44. All Hope Is Lost45. This Love46. All That Matters47. In My Heart48. There You Are49. Lost In You50. Kiss Me There51... -
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Forever Driven by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDriven to fight for her town, driven to fight for love. Riley Davies never backs down from a fight. She stands up for herself and those who can’t stand up for themselves. But she is just the manager of a farm and can only do so much . . . until a political matter threatens to ruin her farm and the town she loves... -
Destined for Power by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMallory Westin was born into power. But when her family’s quest for more power caused her a broken heart, she turned her back on the only life she ever knew. Now a successful owner of a security firm, she’s determined to forge her own path. But sometimes one’s past isn’t so easy to leave behind... -
High Five by Janet Evanovich
What’s Stephanie up to now? Her Uncle Fred has disappeared. A body turns up in a garbage bag. She’s got a nasty bookie following her around town. Grandma Mazur has her hands on the stun gun. Stephanie can’t keep a car for more than forty-eight hours. Two men are trying to get her into bed. She has nothing to wear to the Mafia wedding... -
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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Bluegrass Dawn by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's the late 1960's in Keeneston and life is very tense for everyone. War consumes the news and young men prepare themselves for the draft. Jake Davies is fresh out of high school and head-over-heels in love. He’s known she's the one since she hit him in the head with a cheese ball, but then his world crashes around him when his number is drawn in the draft... -
Hometown Girl at Heart by Kirsten Fullmer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTara has always been too engrossed in her work - refurbishing the historical homes in Smithville. She keeps a tight rein on her jobs and her emotions buried, but she’s losing control of both since that ridiculous city boy investor showed up. New in town, Justin is confident that his ultra modern resorts will bring Smithville into the twenty-first century...Categorized as:
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Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 118 ratingsStephanie Plum, the brassy babe in the powder blue Buick is back and she's having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January. She's been given the unpopular task of finding Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, arrested for carrying concealed, gone no-show for his court appearance... -
Gentry Rules by Cora Brent
From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent, jump into fall with this swoony, spicy small town stand alone romance between a curvy single mom and the tattooed Marine protector who will do anything to earn a second chance… ADDIEJustin Gentry had always been my best friend and I had always been in love with him. When our friendship imploded, I was shattered... -
I Need You To Hate Me by Genicious
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA passionate and enthralling college romance. Two damaged souls on a path to obliteration. When they collide, will they heal each other, or are they damaged beyond repair?What’s worse than losing someone you love? Blaming yourself for their death. Two years after a devastating accident, Calla is still full of guilt. But beyond the blame, other demons are prowling. Post-traumatic stress disorder...Categorized as:
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Fashioned for Power by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAllegra Simpson is the Vice President of Simpson Fashion and she's always handled life like her mother taught her — with manners and a smile. But Allegra learns being nice can get you in trouble as someone haunts her from the shadows and turns her life to one of secrets. She fears she’ll never be able to have a relationship with Finn, because it would put everyone she loves in danger... -
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Hoax by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSomeone tried to kill Kayli Winchester. That someone is going to pay. After going overboard and nearly drowning, Kayli regroups and joins Axel, Corey, Brandon, Marc, and Raven back on board the Lucienda. This time, she's brought reinforcements. Liam and Henry join the team in an all-out hunt for a killer. It can't be too hard; there's only so many places to hide on a cruise ship... -
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... -
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 120 ratingsThis one's double the fun! Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie's bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso - a suspiciously weatlhy, working class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend - the stakes are higher than ever... -
Somethin' About That Boy by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBanner Spurlock knew the moment that he walked into Kilgore High School and saw Perry Street that life was about to get interesting.Forced to move due to a problem at home, a problem in the form of his ex-best friend hating him for something that Banner’s father did, Banner doesn’t think very much could improve in his life... -
Just the Way You Are by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSingle mom, Eisley Barrett, prefers to keep romance safely housed within a centuries-old mystery, but when she travels to England to unearth the secret, an actor with a sordid past offers her reluctant heart a very different type of discovery. Wes Harrison has a past he’s ashamed to confess... -
Angels' Kisses by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecond chance love has never been so strongThe much anticipated follow up to Box of Hearts, Angels’ Kisses is the second book in the Connor Series and it will make your heart smile and cry in equal measure.Garratt Connor knew it wouldn’t take much to fall in love with his college girlfriend, Jemma, but tragedy tore them apart before they had barely got started... -
Taken With Trouble (Caught in Chaos) by Jenessa Fayeth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSerena CruzBeing taken hostage by a criminal was not on my agenda for the week. The plan was to catch Liam Hawthorne, the billionaire con artist, and finally prove myself and gain the attention of my boss.Liam caught me instead.Forget the bounty, I’m killing him. However, it’s proving a rather difficult task–especially when he convinces me to help him...Categorized as:
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Heat by Holly S. Roberts
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter a shoulder injury ends her respectable career as a police officer, Mak also known as Madison Abigail Kinloch turns to the seedy world of private investigations by default. Now her job consists of cheating douchebags and baby daddies dodging child support. Things can’t get much worse. Moon controls Arizona’s largest crime syndicate... -
Owen by V.H. Nicolson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI was born into privilege.I had it all; the house, the car, more money than I knew what to do with.But it came at a price.Expectation.An arranged marriage to a woman who couldn’t bear to look at me to grow the family empire.As I stood at the altar, the weight of that burden became too much.So, I did the only thing I could. I ran.To another country and straight into the arms of another woman... -
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 35 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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The Bird and the Beetle: The Academy Ghost Bird and Scarab Beetle Series Starters by C. L. Stone
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRead the first books from both of C. L. Stone’s USA TODAY Bestselling (and swoon-inducing) Academy Series, together for the first time with the exclusive that fans have been begging for: Meeting Sang, an alternate POV story of how the Ghost Bird Series began... -
Fake by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsStill on the hunt for her missing brother, Kayli Winchester's life amid the Academy team comes to an abrupt halt when she and Brandon are kidnapped. Mistaken for his identical twin brother, Brandon's life is threatened unless he helps a team of criminals hack into a secret underground cellular network and exploit it. The cunning Kayli makes a daring escape...Categorized as:
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Trouble Makes a Comeback by Stephanie Tromly
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“How do you like life in the fast lane?” Digby said. “Is it everything you thought it would be?”Good question.Achieving high school “normal” wasn’t as hard as Zoe Webster expected, but she’s beginning to think Hollywood oversold how much fun it all is...Categorized as:
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Hero Book 3 - The Battle: Military Romance by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the final book in MS Parker's HERO series. No more cliffhangers! The series is now complete. Haze Welch has done something stupid. He's fallen for the girl he's being paid to protect. Worse than that, while he's home for a family emergency, his charge is kidnapped. As he races back to LA, he's determined to do whatever it takes to find Leighton and make sure she's safe again... -
Her Independence Day by K.C. Crowne
Four strapping Marines are home for Independence Day.And all four brothers in arms have their eyes on one lucky lady.I moved in with my older brother after leaving a toxic relationship.To my surprise he'll be going away for business...Leaving me alone with four of his insanely HOT military best friends.I remember drooling over them growing up.Now they can't keep their eyes off me...Categorized as:
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Curvy Girls Can't Date Soldiers by Kelsie Stelting
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe’s in love with me. The only problem? He thinks I’m someone else.I’ve spent my whole life trying not to get bullied. For my frizzy hair. My freckles. The white patches on my black skin or the gap in my teeth. Not to mention the extra hundred pounds I have on most of my classmates.So when my soldier pen pal wants to see a picture of me, I freak...Categorized as:
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Cruel Hate: A College Sports Romance by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnocked up by the QB.Harassed by punt bunnies. Falling for the enemy isn’t an option here. I threw caution to the wind and my v-card at the one man I can’t stand. What did that get me? Pregnant. Now, we’re both screwed. Mr. Superstar wants the punt bunnies off his back. I want my parents off mine. To do that, he proposes a fake relationship... -
Guarding the Goalie by Jacob Chance
The first time I met Murphy, the goalie of the Coyotes hockey team, I thought he was the most attractive man I’d ever seen.The second time, we shared a wild night and I never planned to see him again.Imagine my surprise when I showed up for a work meeting only to find out Murphy was my new client.He needed a bodyguard to pose as his live-in girlfriend, and I was perfect for the job...Categorized as:
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Rain Shadow by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRain Shadow Book 4 of 5-- books should be read in order. Dreygon Sharpe is more determined than ever to get Angel back to the Bedlam MC compound. Even if it means killing a few people along the way. Luke is willing to risk anything to keep Angel safe. And he soon discovers that sometimes rather than trying to outrun a madman, it's easier just to face him head on... -
Trouble Never Sleeps by Stephanie Tromly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHappily Ever After gets a serious makeover in this swoony, non-stop, thrill-ride of a conclusion to the Trouble Is a Friend of Mine trilogyNo one makes getting into trouble look as good as Philip Digby—and he looks good doing it...Categorized as:
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The Lover's Promise by J.C. Reed
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMeeting Jett was like lighting a match. Dangerous. Scorching. And better left untouched. In his game, some secrets can be deadly. Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one thing. She has to stay away from the one man who betrayed her. He fooled her once, and she won’t let it happen again... -
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSecrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love...Categorized as:
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Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe classic coming-of-age story set during World War II about the enduring spirit of youth and the values in life that count... -
Scorch (A Soldiers of Fortune Romance) by Aubrey Irons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhy fall for Prince Charming when the villain is so much more tempting? Because it feel so good to be so bad... The dark, dominant, tattooed Spaniard has all the arrogant machismo of a bullfighter and a body carved out of steel. In my sister’s fairytale romance, he almost destroyed my family. He’s the devil, and I hate him. Until he saved my life, and changed everything... -
Soldier On by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill his call of duty break both their hearts? Losing her father in Desert Storm has left Stephanie James with a bitter soul when it comes to the military. As a college senior juggling a full course load, Steph's only goal is to graduate with honors at the end of the semester. She’s focused, determined, and a firm believer in all work and no play...Categorized as:
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ONE by Heidi McLaughlin, Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlind Date by Emma Hart ~ Blind Dates are the work of the devil… especially when your date could be the devil. My name is Bee Donnelly, and I’m a serial one-nighter. Carter Hughes is tonight’s Kryptonite. One Night with Harrison by Heidi McLaughlin ~ Alicia Tucker has had her eyes set on Harrison James from the beginning and all she wants is one night to prove she’s the one for him... -
All This Time by Marie Wathen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUndercover Drug Task Force Agent Samantha Walker lives in a filthy, degenerative world where the good and bad guys aren't always clear cut. Tasked with a desire to free the world from its self-induced disaster Sam a.k.a Angel chooses to be locked in a culture most only hope to escape... -
A Life Worth Fighting by Brenda Kennedy, CBB Productions Christina Badder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah and Robert Grether face many battles after losing their only child, three-year-old Jamie. Leah still grieves and battles depression while Robert fights his own inner demons of guilt. As they try to move on, their attempts to conceive work. Leah is making progress. Her business is thriving and her pregnancy is progressing... -
Under the Lights by Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnder the Lights (Gone by Autumn Book Two) (A Brothers of Rock Novel) The Brothers of Rock series continues with Gone by Autumn! * Tanner Ashwind maintains the rockstar lifestyle by following two very simple rules. First, Gone by Autumn is everything. Second, any woman lucky enough to share his bed never shares it twice. It's simple and it keeps him out of trouble.. -
The Loneliest Tour by Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as he was self-destructing...she walked into his life. Now they need to save each other. Arrested. Hounded by the press. Under pressure to make this tour rock. Guitarist Jett has enough problems without getting involved with a woman. But he didn't figure on Masie, with her seductive dancer's body and a smile that puts life back into his world. He has to have her.. -
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The Longest Note by Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a ‘reality show’ date… but when the cameras turned off, that’s when reality began. Bad boy rockstar guitarist for Willow Son, Ryker, takes a break from the band only to return to find out that the tour has been officially cancelled and the band’s future is in jeopardy... -
Hero - The Ambush: Special Forces Romance by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaze Welch used to serve his country in the Special Forces. Now he's relegated to babysitting spoiled heiress Leighton Machus, the party girl with whom Haze had a one-night stand four years ago. A one-night stand he hasn't been able to get out of his mind since. Despite her behavior, he can't help but think there's more to Leighton than what she portrays... -
The Things I Do for You by M. Malone
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA bargain. A baby. A billion things can go wrong. Nicholas Alexander doesn’t mind being called a playboy. His charm serves him well in business and a beautiful woman is always on his arm. Except the one he’s in love with. Raina Winters doesn’t believe in love, so when she’s dumped right before her wedding, she’s more upset about losing what she really wants from marriage. A baby...Categorized as:
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Playing Rough / Falling Hard by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLizzy is trapped. Her new Dom Mannix Bonfils and Theo Valencia have bought The Devilhouse. Her estranged parents keep calling, wanting her to quit college to coach Olympic-level gymnastics, the life she escaped at sixteen. Mannix demands that she give up more and more control, and he becomes rougher, more frightening, with her. Her job is gone... -
Clarity 2 by Loretta Lost
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHelen Winters was living a lonely existence when the charming Dr. Liam Larson coaxed her out of solitude with the promise of healing her sightless eyes. She was hopeful at the prospect of gaining vision for the first time and being reunited with her family. She was also growing somewhat fond of the persuasive young doctor... -
Club Luxe 4: Tortured Heart by Olivia Noble
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictoria has never felt so enraged in her life. Everything is going to hell and she is determined to fix the downward spiral. She doesn't care who the enemy is; nothing is going to stop her from saving Malcolm. With his back against the wall yet again, Malcolm has been pushed to his breaking point. Enough is enough...
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