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Hunted by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe promised to protect her.But what happens when the hunter becomes the prey?Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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Bathsheba by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBathsheba is a woman who longs for love. With her devout husband away fighting the king's wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her steps--and make it frighteningly easy to succumb to King David's charm and attention. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear... -
Shattered by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again.In the prequel to the series, The Last Day, Chase said good-bye to Hope and left Shadow Ridge for an overnight prisoner transport to San Angelo. . .the day before the grid went down...Categorized as:
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Abomination by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Crackles with an ominous electricity, pulling you inside the mind of a killer who is terrifyingly twisted...terrifyingly real. The pages will race by as you read, but I guarantee your heart will race even faster." -T.L. Hines, author of "Waking Lazarus" A beautiful woman stands by the side of the road, barefoot and bleeding, a child in her arms...Categorized as:
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Arena by Karen Hancock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Repackaged Award Winner From Karen HancockCallie Hayes is living a life of fear and disillusionment when she volunteers for a psychology experiment that promises to turn her life around. As her orientation proceeds, Callie becomes frightened by the secrecy and evasion she encounters...Categorized as:
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Skye Fall by Paige Edwards
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIsla Montjoy has it all, a new career in nursing and a police officer boyfriend she adores―until she stumbles across proof of her boyfriend’s corruption. Determined to protect his secrets, he attacks her and leaves her for dead. But against all odds, she lives...Categorized as:
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Secrets, Lies, and Deadly Ties by Tawni Suchy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s the temptation he never wanted. He’s the distraction she’s always needed. Charli Cross met Death… and survived. After Charli barely escaped a house fire, the day her parents vanished, she and her aunt moved to Ruby Falls—a private island where they could find safety. It’s been five years since that fateful night, and although her life is far from what she expected, she’s content... -
Deception by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been over a year since Sam McQuaid has been back home to Shadow Ridge, and this time, he’s returning with a bounty on his head.Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO.From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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A Thousand Shall Fall by Andrea Boeshaar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA story of love, hope, and healing set in the midst of the Civil War Nineteen-year-old Carrie Ann Bell is independent and spirited. The only thing she really fears are the Union soldiers fighting against her Confederate friends. When her youngest sister runs away from home, brave Carrie Ann is determined to find her and bring her back... -
The Puritans by Jack Cavanaugh
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe stirring epic of faith, love, and sacrifice--a monumental saga of the courageous men and women who called themselves The Puritans Young Drew Morgan has an enviable position... -
The General by Elaine Waters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSex makes them stronger. We’re at war, and the Zolano warriors need women in their furs to enhance their fighting performance. They’re known for their skills in the battlefield and in the sheets, so it’s easy for them to get volunteering women who gladly rut them in the name of patriotism.Then there’s me. I’m not there to have sex with alien warriors... -
Doctor Galaxy by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew ER doctor Alexi Sur always intended to join an aid agency. She'd just expected to work among humans. But when the Pax Galactica Corps becomes her only option (don't ask - the debts aren't hers, but the family is. Much to her regret), Alexi finds herself traveling the galaxy and learning alien physiology and culture, all while becoming a reality TV star... -
When Dreams Cross by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJustin Pierce's brainchild, Khaki Kangaroo, is exactly the cartoon theme Andi Sherman needs for her world-class amusement park, Promised Land. In turn, Andi's park is the opportunity that can rocket Justin from obscurity to success. For both of them, spreading the Gospel through their creation is their passion--a shared dream that could cement a powerful partnership...Categorized as:
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A Marriage for Meghan by Mary Ellis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFans of superb Amish fiction will welcome the rich and moving stories of The Wayne County series by Mary Ellis, the bestselling author of Abigail's New Hope, Never Far from Home, and The Way to a Man's Heart. Meghan Yost is 19, bright, and eager to prove to her father, the bishop, that she's mature enough to teach in the Old Order district... -
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The Dawn of a Dream by Ann Shorey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLuellen O'Connell is stunned and confused when her husband of just one month tells her he is leaving--and that he has another wife. Deeply wounded by this betrayal, Luellen decides to follow the dream she had set aside of obtaining a teaching degree. But her wayward husband left something behind when he abandoned her... -
Matched to Reapa by C.Y. Croc
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonstrous romantic suspense, action and adventure, some dark moments...and a giggle or two.Getting abducted by a monstrous alien when you’re a kid does something to you. It changes you inside. It turns you from a victim into a survivor.It makes you stronger.I was that kid. Now I’m a woman, and I want a man.I’m not socially adept like normal women. I’ve led a very different life... -
The Amish Christmas Sleigh by Kelly Long, Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThrough the snowy night, silver bells ring cheerfully, heralding a season of secret gifts, unexpected chances, and love's sweetest journeys . . . A SLEIGH RIDE ON ICE MOUNTAIN Kelly Long For solitary toy-maker Sebastian Christner, hiring Kate Zook as his new housekeeper is simply the right thing to do. Now she can support her special-needs brother... -
Deus Ex Mechanic by Ryann Fletcher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlice is the best mechanic the corrupt Coalition regime has ever seen. When she’s kidnapped by an infamous vigilante space pirate named Violet, she has to make the hardest decision she’s ever made: escape back to the comfort of the Coalition, or risk everything to fight injustice?When Violet decided to ransack Coalition vessels, she never though she’d have to fight her feelings for Alice, too...Categorized as:
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Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his computer hacker dad discovers a secret website, Alex O'Donnell and his girlfriend Kateri become embroiled in a mystery that leads to sudden wealth, and murder. A modern retelling of the classic Arabian Nights tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves... -
Wrax by Thanika Hearth, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She is mine ; I shouldn’t have to contain myself." Honor is everything to me. Wrax is undefeated in the Firosan arena; the king of deathmatches on his home planet. When he comes up against a man with everything to lose, he knows his winning streak will soon come to an end... -
The Tears of Ephraim by William Dunaway
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart of the west coast is recovering from a series of devastating earthquakes. This caused a record drop in the stock market, and due to a national debt of twenty trillion dollars, the value of the dollar is on the edge of collapsing. Now, due to civil unrest, riots are starting to break out across the country... -
Enigma: What Lies Beneath by Ditter Kellen
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEnigma revolves around aquatic beings that evolved beneath the Ocean thousands of years ago. Armed with hidden fangs and poisonous barbs, they pose a threat to the humans known as the land walkers. This series takes you through their struggles, their deep love for those they choose as mates and the deadly virus now sweeping through the land... -
Botanicaust by Tam Linsey
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAwesome Indies Approved! The only crop left ... is human. After genetically altered weeds devastate Earth's crop lands, Dr. Tula Macoby believes photosynthetic skin can save the human race, and her people single-mindedly embark on a mission to convert the cannibals roaming what's left of Earth... -
The Fifth Man by John B. Olson, Randy Ingermanson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and being pursued by every man on the planet. Literally. The planet in question is Mars, with a total population of four.Days before a giant dust storm is projected to strike their camp, Valkerie is attacked by an unseen assailant.Fortunately, there are only three suspects.Unfortunately, all three of them . . . are innocent... -
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Reclaiming Lily by Patti Lacy
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRiveting Race against the Clock to Save a Young Woman's Life A storm the size of Texas brews when Gloria Powell and Kai Chang meet in a Dallas hotel. They have come to discuss the future of Lily, the daughter Gloria adopted from China and the sister Kai hopes to reclaim... -
The Key by Pauline Baird Jones
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Sara Donovan joins Project Enterprise she finds out that what doesn't kill her makes her stronger. An Air Force pilot - the best of the best to be assigned to this mission - Sara isn't afraid to travel far beyond the Milky Way on an assignment that takes her into a galaxy torn apart by a long and bitter warfare between the Dusan and the Gadi... -
The Exiles: A Novel by Gilbert Morris, Lynn Morris
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook one of The Creoles Series, captivating novels from bestselling authors Gilbert and Lynn Morris, introduces Chantel Fontaine. Readers follow Chantel through the streets and swamps of Louisiana as she falls in love, faces the loss of both her parents, and searches for the baby sister she thought was lost forever... -
Snow Melts in Spring by Deborah Vogts
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe loves the land. Mattie Evans grew up in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Although her family has lost their ranch, she still calls this land home. A skilled young veterinarian, she struggles to gain the confidence of the local ranchers. Fortunately, her best friend and staunchest supporter is John McCray, owner of the Lightning M Ranch... -
The Broken Path by Cami Checketts
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsInvolved in a debilitating accident at age six, Ethan Searle believes women eye him with a mixture of pity and disdain. He's tried love before. He won't again. Autumn Reader escaped her abusive marriage with her daughter, a stack of debt, and fear. Autumn's precocious two-year old becomes enraptured by Ethan. Autumn is on the path to following her daughter's example when her ex-husband reappears... -
Cornucopia by Alek L. Cristea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAs with each of the Fractured Cities, Cornucopia is a world unto itself. A place where faith makes magic and magic makes faith. A place of excess and obsession, where the only sin is a life of less, of moderation. But here in Cornucopia, moderation isn't just a sin, it's also a place...
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