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  • Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Running to You by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sam never understood why Eliza left him five years ago, ghosting him without explanation. He’s avoided romance ever since, focusing on building his business. Money might not keep him warm at night, but it can sure buy a lot of blankets. Then Eliza shows up on his doorstep and throws herself into his arms...
  • The Keeper by Charles Martin

    The Keeper by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    USA TODAY and ECPA bestselling seriesCombine James Patterson and Colleen Hoover and you'll start to understand why readers are riveted by the Murphy Shepherd series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin: gripping action, heart-wrenching emotion, and deep questions that deserve to be considered.Bones--Murphy Shepherd's teacher, mentor, priest, and friend--is gone...
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  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Tides of Duplicity by Robin Patchen

    Tides of Duplicity by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Private investigator Fitz McCaffrey went to Belize on a case, bringing his teenage sister Shelby along with him. They lost their parents years ago, he lost his job as a cop, and they both need time to heal. When Fitz meets the beautiful and charming Tabitha Eaton, he falls hard...
  • One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    I’m a firefighter, God, so I know I’ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing...
  • Most Likely to Die by Christy Barritt

    Most Likely to Die by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The team finally discovered the truth about Victor . . . but the truth leaves them in absolutely peril...
  • Glimmer in the Darkness by Robin Patchen

    Glimmer in the Darkness by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From a USA Today bestselling author comes this edge-of-your-seat Christian suspense that will keep you reading all night long. Nothing could get her home…but this.Cassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood. As a foster child with a mother in prison for murder, she was an outcast in her small New Hampshire town until she met James...
  • Over the Verdant Hills by Jessie Gussman

    Over the Verdant Hills by Jessie Gussman

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Once, Claire had the life others dreamed about—but now she’s drowning in debt, loss, and loneliness. At thirty-five, Claire never imagined herself divorced, a single mom, unemployed, and moving back to her grandmother’s ramshackle farmhouse in the quiet countryside of Raspberry Ridge...
  • Shadow of Intrigue by Christy Barritt

    Shadow of Intrigue by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    For her entire life, Lisa Garth has felt like a supporting character in the drama of life. The designation never bothered her—until now. Lantern Beach, where she’s settled and runs a popular restaurant, has boarded up for the season. The slower pace leaves her with too much time alone. Braden Dillinger came to Lantern Beach to try to heal...
  • Critical Threat by Lynette Eason

    Critical Threat by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and behavioral analyst to get dangerous people off the street and safely behind bars. But prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe knows that just because a killer is incarcerated doesn't mean they're not a threat...
  • In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon

    In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    FBI special agent Nick Bradley has seen his share of kooks during his fifteen years with the Bureau. But Rachel Sutton is an enigma. She seems normal when she shows up at the FBI office in St. Louis--until she produces a tattered Raggedy Ann doll she found and tells him she thinks something is wrong because of a strange feeling of terror it gives her when she touches it...
  • Redemption for Ransom by Robin Patchen

    Redemption for Ransom by Robin Patchen

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Previously published as Tides of Duplicity by Robin Patchen. Brand-new title, same great story!A jewelry heist, a kidnapping, and a choice. When Fitz’s sister disappears, he’ll do anything to get her back, even if it means betraying the woman he’s come to love. Private investigator Fitz McCaffrey went to Belize on a case, bringing his teenage sister Shelby along with him...
  • When a Secret Kills by Lynette Eason

    When a Secret Kills by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Investigative reporter Jillian Carter knows it's time to put the past to rest. She's tired of looking over her shoulder, letting a killer go free. She's no longer the scared kid who changed her name and disappeared. Now, no matter what the cost, Jillian must do what she is trained to do--ferret out the truth and expose it...
  • Solid as Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Solid as Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He lost his memory…Mackenzie Steele has been instrumental in keeping Steele Guardians afloat, working long hours for months. Nearing burnout, her family encourages her to take a vacation, and she reluctantly agrees. She needs solitude and quiet, and a vacation rental home in the Oregon desert is just the ticket. But she’s no sooner unpacked her bags when a man lands on her doorstep...
  • A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

    A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sometimes secrets just won’t stay hidden . . .From USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award Hall of Fame inductee Tamera Alexander comes the story of two women from different centuries living in the same house who share strikingly similar journeys.Claire Powell’s life is turned upside down when her beloved husband admits to a “near affair...
  • The Secrets She Kept by Christy Barritt

    The Secrets She Kept by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the Land of the Midnight Sun, secrets cast long shadows. Former Army investigator Duke McAllister remains determined to uncover the truth behind his fiancée’s mysterious disappearance two years ago. Joined by his friend and podcast teammate, Andi Slade, Duke delves into Celeste Dawson’s past and soon uncovers a mind-bending conspiracy...
  • Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe

    Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He doesn’t do emotion, she lives by her emotions, how can they ever work as a couple?Julia Garamond is a reporter who won't let go once she catches a hint of a story, and this one is personal to her. When she crosses paths with one of Prey Security's teams she knows together they can take down the powerful Mikhailov Bratva who she believes is involved in a plot to overthrow the government...
  • Deception by Christy Barritt

    Deception by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 18 ratings
    Sometimes, coming home is beautiful. Other times, it's fatal.Private investigator Olive Sterling never thought she would return to Oasis, Texas. But when an old flame asks her to investigate a beloved local teacher who claims to have terminal cancer, she reluctantly agrees to help...
  • Tactical Force by Lynn Shannon

    Tactical Force by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some wounds never heal.  As a former Navy SEAL, Walker Montgomery faces danger without flinching. But not even a combat zone halfway around the world was far enough to escape the trauma of his teen years. His younger sister was murdered and the killer never caught. Since returning home, he’s been quietly working the case, unable to move on with his life until justice is served.  She’s a survivor...
  • Traitor in the Scottish Isles by Paige Edwards

    Traitor in the Scottish Isles by Paige Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An intercepted message. Missing MI6 agents. And a traitor hiding in plain sight.To receive her inheritance and escape a scandal not of her making, wealthy socialite CairstieHenderson moves to a small town in the Scottish Isles, far from the city lights and runways shefrequents...
  • The Desperate Warrior by Jennifer Youngblood

    The Desperate Warrior by Jennifer Youngblood

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She thought she was falling in love.Until the man she trusted shattered her heart.And then the threats began ...Jules Sterling wasn’t looking for romance when she met Brock Ellis—the rugged former Navy SEAL assigned to protect her sister from a stalker. But from the moment they met, sparks flew fast and hot.Now she’s in deeper than she ever intended… and something feels off.Brock is pulling away...
  • Burning Escape by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    Burning Escape by Michelle Sass Aleckson

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION. THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.She was born to fight fires...When Tori Mitchell said goodbye to the handsome stranger after their heart-stopping dance on her last night of freedom, she never expected him to wind up on the same Midnight Sun elite smokejumper team...
  • Burning Secrets by Susan May Warren

    Burning Secrets by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION. THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.Wrong place, wrong time…Wildlife biologist JoJo Butcher isn’t just a smokejumper for the Midnight Sun crew—she’s also in Alaska to finish up her wolf research…until, oops, she finds herself face-to-face with a wolf with nowhere to go…And then she’s rescued by a hero from the woods...
  • Burning Truth by Kelly Underwood

    Burning Truth by Kelly Underwood

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION. THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.She’s on a mission to revive her career...Dani Barlowe, disgraced journalist, has been given one last chance to redeem herself—follow a tip about a secret militia compound in the Alaskan wilderness and get the scoop that will put her back on top...
  • If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    If You're Reading This by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In Alaska, the cold isn't the only thing that kills . . .Alaska State Trooper Logan Gibson has buried his past deeper than the winter snows of America’s Last Frontier. But exposure is imminent when his friend Morgan Riley goes missing and dangerous truths once shuttered by distant memories start to come into the light...
  • Rising Hope by Edie James

    Rising Hope by Edie James

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Coast Guard rescue pilot Enzo MacKenzie puts his life on the line every day, but when his commanding officer persuades him to take part in an undercover drug sting, he quickly realizes this new assignment is going to be everything he deception, greed and deceit.Not his jam.Neither is his reluctant partner, DEA agent Sarah Walker. She’s bossy, bristly and annoyingly overconfident...
  • Covert Mission by Lynn Shannon

    Covert Mission by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Duty is all he knows.  Logan Keller spent his military career saving lives, but none of that prepared him for raising his out-of-control teenage niece. He’s desperate to get through to her. A charity designed for teens seems like the answer, but when Logan arrives to speak to the director, he interrupts an attack on the woman’s life.  Danger surrounds her...
  • Beowolf by Fiona Quinn

    Beowolf by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    They weren’t looking for love. But fate—and a dog named Beowolf—had other plans…Retired military pilot Thaddeus (Nutsbe) Crushed deserves peace and quiet. If his work in tactical operations for Iniquus’s Panther Force hadn’t earned him that right, the fact that he lost his legs in the service of his country should’ve...
  • Sweet Rose by Maryann Jordan

    Sweet Rose by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jason Boswell had moved to Baytown at the invitation of his Navy buddy to open a garage and tattoo parlor. He never meant to start off on the wrong foot with the beautiful Rose. Rose Parker wanted to open an ice-cream parlor in Baytown, but life kept handing her one setback after another. And for Jason? It appeared that he managed to get everything he wanted...
  • A Killer Among Us by Lynette Eason

    A Killer Among Us by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When they are thrown into a grisly murder case, hostage negotiator Kit Kenyon and detective Noah Lambert soon realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. The stakes are raised when they discover he may be hunting one of them too...
  • Lost Hours by Susan Sleeman

    Lost Hours by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Protecting his friends has always come first…When Nolan Orr, founding member of Lost Lake Locators, and his teammates receive a mysterious invitation to a secluded mansion on Lost Island for what seems to be an innocent game night with his closest college friends, he eagerly agrees to attend...
  • Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock

    Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Murder and mystery continue in Book Four of the Cape Refuge series A famous mystery writer has just moved to Cape Refuge when a teenage girl is found murdered. Sheila Caruso ex-con, mother to Sadie and Caleb, and resident of Hanover House is working for the writer when she discovers that a scene in one of his novels matches the crime scene...
  • Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The last thing he wants is to fall for her.Mackenzie Arden knows she'll never be free of her brother's violent obsession with her, and now she's his prisoner and an unwitting pawn in his plot. When she’s rescued by a man who is as intriguing as he is intimidating, she finally starts to feel safe for the first time in her life, only he wants nothing to do with her...
  • In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn

    In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When the dive team is called in to recover a body from a submerged car, they aren't prepared to find an encrypted laptop--or an unsettling connection between investigator Adam Campbell and the dead accountant. Adam turns to his friend Dr. Sabrina Fleming--a professor at the local university with unparalleled computer security and forensics skills--to recover the files from the laptop...
  • Remy by Elle James

    Remy by Elle James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Retired Navy SEAL Remy Montagne left the Navy to take on a career where he could make a difference. After a short vacation to his old hometown of Bayou Mambaloa and a casual hookup with local woman, Shelby Taylor, he joins Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors in Montana...
  • Pretend You're Mine - The Wedding (Benevolence) by Lucy Score

    Pretend You're Mine - The Wedding (Benevolence) by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A Small Town Love Story I only wanted to protect you... Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. Strong, sweet, and sexy, he doesn't have a girlfriend and doesn't want one. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy...
    Categorized as:
    military  mystery  contemporary  length-long
  • Maddox by Christy Barritt

    Maddox by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    He’s on the case . . . and she’s his prime suspect.Former Navy SEAL Maddox King’s latest assignment for Blackout is to obtain information on a possible domestic terrorist operation. To do so, he must go undercover as a maintenance man at an estate owned by real estate tycoon Seymore Foggerty.Taryn Parsons is his prime suspect. The woman was plucked out of obscurity to become Mr...
  • Don't Look Back by Lynette Eason

    Don't Look Back by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Top rated romantic suspense at its best!***One man lives to see her dead. The other is fighting to keep her alive.Twelve years ago, forensic anthropologist Jamie Cash survived a brutal kidnapping. After years of therapy, she has made a life for herself--though one that is haunted by memories of her terrifying past...
  • An Unfinished Story by Boo Walker

    An Unfinished Story by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A grieving widow and a disenchanted writer form an unexpected bond in a novel about second chances and finding the courage to let go of the past. It’s been three years since Claire Kite lost her husband, David, an aspiring novelist, in a tragic car accident. Claire finally finds the courage to move on; then she discovers among the remnants of her shattered world her husband’s last manuscript...
  • The Last Exchange by Charles Martin

    The Last Exchange by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    “Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.”When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that weren’t working. In a twist he never saw coming, he ended up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue...
  • Only One More Lie by Christy Barritt

    Only One More Lie by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A killer is making his list and checking it twice . . . For the past six years, a killer has struck on the same date in random locations near Fairbanks, Alaska. The victims have no connections, leaving investigators with few answers and no suspects.The daughter of the December Dismemberer’s latest victims pleads with the Arctic Circle Murder Club to take the case...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  christian  contemporary  length-long
  • Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips

    Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Fire. Family. Faith.Last Chance Fire and RescueShe sees the promise of freedom. He vowed to always be the hero.EMT Trace Bently came back to Last Chance County to escape his past. After the loss of his wife, he gave up a promising career as a police officer for the chance to save lives every day as part of the Fire Department...
  • One Last Shot by Susan May Warren

    One Last Shot by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other plans--signing him on with Air One Rescue as a recruit and making a reality show...
  • One Last Chance by Susan May Warren

    One Last Chance by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The voice on the radio saved his life.But when he discovers who she is…it just might cost him everything.Axel Mulligan was built to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He could swim faster, endure longer and became a miracle for those in peril in the sea. Until a tragedy destroyed him and sent him home, to Alaska...
  • Relentless by Rebecca Deel

    Relentless by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friend's desperate plea launches Piper Reece on a quest to bring down a crime boss. But bringing a killer to justice will take more than determination. When she's attacked, Piper realizes she needs a defender as relentless as he is deadly. Good thing she knows the perfect man for the job...
  • Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 37 ratings
    From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather’s military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone . .
  • Moving Target by Lynette Eason

    Moving Target by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When Maddy McKay and Quinn Holcombe don't show up for Quinn's surprise birthday party, his friends know that something is very wrong. Their search turns up little beyond evidence that Quinn and Maddy just decided to take off for a long overdue vacation. But it soon becomes apparent that they did not leave of their own accord. Maddy awakens in a cement room with no idea where she is...
  • Rains of Remorse by Christy Barritt

    Rains of Remorse by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A stranger invades her home, leaving Rebecca Jarvis terrified. Above all, she must protect the baby growing inside her. Since her estranged husband died suspiciously six months earlier, Rebecca has been determined to depend on no one but herself. Her chivalrous new neighbor appears to be an answer to prayer...
  • Deadly Vendetta by Roxanne Rustand

    Deadly Vendetta by Roxanne Rustand

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HE HADN’T KNOWN ABOUT HIS ESTRANGED SISTER’S LITTLE GIRL. NOW HE’S ON THE RUN TO KEEP HER ALIVE.DEA Agent Zach Forrester’s troubled sister refused all contact for years. Now she’s at his door, frantically claiming she and her daughter witnessed a murder. Begging him to keep Katie safe, she shoves the child into his arms and vanishes...
  • The Dead of Night by Christy Barritt

    The Dead of Night by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The team's next case takes them to southeastern Alaska to investigate a woman who was murdered on a camping trip five years ago. Her killer was never found, but suspicions abound in the small fishing community. Now another woman is dead, and all the clues indicate the same person is responsible. Meanwhile, a new relationship on the team makes everything more complicated...
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