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  • There’s Still Beauty in This Street Love 2: Her Fallen Angel by Elle Kayson

    There’s Still Beauty in This Street Love 2: Her Fallen Angel by Elle Kayson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    On his own since he was fifteen, Ángel Cruz has never had to explain how or when he moves to anyone. As someone who works from the shadows, he goes where and when work calls. His relationship with Tamar Kinsey means he has to learn to open himself to her or risk losing the hot-tempered beauty.As if feeling abandoned by Ángel is not enough, Tamar suddenly has to deal with another betrayal...
  • Capone by Jahquel J., Joseph Editorial Services

    Capone by Jahquel J., Joseph Editorial Services

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    I shouldn’t have felt this way about her. She’s my brother-in-law’s first love.She was forbidden fruit. Ain’t shit ever been forbidden for me. I take what I want, and I want her. I shouldn’t have these strong of feelings for a woman I just met.I wanted to lay every man that even thought about looking her way… including my brother-in-law.Erin was mine before she even knew it...
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  • DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique

    DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Out of all the things that could cause his life to turn upside down, Adir Bell never thought falling in love would be the catalyst. Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons...
  • The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    Carter and Miamor have a complicated history. At one time they were lovers, but now that Carter knows the truth, he wants her dead. She contributed to the deaths of the entire Diamond family and he's the only one left standing...
  • The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    The Silent Threat by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    After the bodies of six young girls were discovered in a shipping container that had been dumped in a scrapyard, FBI agent Blake Wilder is summoned onto the horrific scene. A closer inspection of the bodies reveals strange markings, similar to Spenser's victims in Sweetwater Falls...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  audiobook
  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
  • Shadows in the Pines by A.J. Rivers

    Shadows in the Pines by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are shadows in the Pines that wait for their next victim.Detective Riley Quinn is facing the toughest case of her career.When Logan's daughter goes missing, abducted by a family member.Riley does everything in her power to find her.Not long after that, a string of murdered victims are found in the woods.From a camper to a fisherman, and many others killed in bizarre manners...
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    mafia  suspense  length-short  audiobook
  • Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Filled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit...
  • Letters in the Pines by A.J. Rivers

    Letters in the Pines by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Detective Riley Quinn receives a bloody letter,a note filled with peculiar riddles arranged like a crossword,she launches an investigation against her peer’s advice.Some believe that it’s a prank, but Riley is convinced it holds vital clues to a murderous case...
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    mafia  suspense  length-medium  audiobook
  • Shades of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Shades of the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sweetwater Falls is a town full of beauty and unexpected surprises.When a high school student is found dead in her car,Sheriff Spenser Song is called to investigate.It seems the life of a popular teen girl is full of hidden mysteries.With an empty pill bottle discovered in the car, it was initially ruled a suicide.But something strange is afoot...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-short  audiobook
  • The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    It’s the perfect time to enjoy the winter snow.Unfortunately, there are things brewing in Sweetwater Falls that neither coffee nor hot cocoa can solve…It’s Founders Day in the once idyllic town, as well as the beginning of the festive holiday season.Contrary to the beautiful scenery, being the sheriff of Sweetwater is not quite as cozy as Spenser Song imagined...
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    suspense  mafia  mystery  m-f  audiobook  length-short
  • Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Silenced in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    To be young, wild, and carefree.The true essence of Taft High’s Spring dance.But there’s a price for the naivety of youth.A high price that could cost your blood, soul, and your silence.Sweetwater Falls is a charming town with all sorts of characters.From chaperoning the school dance with Ryker to putting drunk drivers behind bars...
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    suspense  mafia  mystery  m-f  audiobook  length-short
  • The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl Who Remembers by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There are memories that we try our hardest to forget.Reminders of what was taken from us...For FBI Agent Emma Griffin pain and brokenness was all she knew.At eleven, she found her mother murdered.The love she most cherished was gone in an instant.Even after catching the culprit, the pang in her heart never left her.Now with her husband and newfound family...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-short  audiobook
  • Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Prynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception .Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye...
  • Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen

    Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a Black girl in the '90s. Tragedy flips Amore Brown’s world on its axis right before she heads off to college. Having to sit tight for the summer, she chooses Jersey City, New Jersey - the home of her estranged father - to pass the time...
  • Savage Kings MC Box Set: Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Savage Kings MC Box Set: Books 1-6 by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Are you ready to go for a ride with the Savage Kings MC? There's non-stop action in this six-book box set which includes Chase, Abe, Torin, War, Maddox, and Dalton.BOOK CHASE Chase hasn't forgiven himself for hurting Sasha and causing her an unbelievable amount of pain...
  • A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Baby by Robin

    A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Baby by Robin

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The contract was only the beginning.Kairo Steele built his name in the shadows — feared, respected, and always ten steps ahead. But with power comes enemies, and with love comes risk. Now, the empire he’s fought to protect is cracking at the edges… and Savanna Heartz is caught dead center.Savanna thought she could handle life on Kairo’s side — the pressure, the secrets, the fire...
  • Prison Break by Elle Gray

    Prison Break by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Shootings, prison break, carjackings, and murders…Just another Monday at Blake Wilder’s office.With the dissolution of the Black Cell unit.It seems that the change that FBI agent Blake Wilder dreaded has been forced upon her.Still reeling from the aftermath of the shakeup, Blake packs up and attempts to adjust to her new reality...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-medium  audiobook
  • A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    A Code to Kill by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Most of us have a code we live by.Some live their life altruistically, while others live by a more sinister code.A code that only their victims know. A code to kill…Fresh from a grueling joint operation with Spenser Song, FBI agent Blake Wilder continues to find herself being stalked and hunted down by an unknown culprit. The worst part is that they may be after her loved ones as well...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  length-short  audiobook
  • Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “Hot and sexy.”—Romance Reader at HeartTM   A PROMISE MADE Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn’t want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell’s promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager...
  • Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . .
  • Bosslady Inc.: A Thug Legacy Story by Mz. Lady P

    Bosslady Inc.: A Thug Legacy Story by Mz. Lady P

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What’s understood needs no explanation when it comes to the infamous Kenneth Family.This is Book 19 of the Legendary Thug Passion series.Get lost in these pages with the new generation of Bosslady Inc. and Legacy Inc.As they bring you that familiar feeling that only the first family of the streets can bring.Get in tune because they’re back like they never left...
  • The Girl in the Dark by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl in the Dark by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The life of a teenage girl is a roller coaster of emotions.Did Luisa Sinclair really run away from home?With a troubled home life, many in town speculated that Luisa Sinclair ran away.It’s been years since her sudden disappearance and all hopes of finding her are gone.Until a fisherman pulled up an ominous drum barrel.It contained human remains and the DNA comes up as a match for Luisa...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-medium  audiobook
  • Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A’shai, are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by the most inevitable and tragic fate. Ashley and JaQuavis bring us this classic love story set against modern life’s most horrifying realities...
  • Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson

    Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rodney Wiggins. That name rang bells through just about every part of South Florida. Rodney is a senior in high school, and just about every university wants him to pick their school for college due to his phenomenal skills on the football field. The thing about Rodney is that football is his first true love...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Makani Hughes is young, intelligent, beautiful, and living a very carefree life. So much so that she lets her carefree life get in the way of her studies, causing her to be expelled from school. Enter Reed Cook: a man sixteen years her senior. He promised to take care of her, but six years and two kids—who don’t belong to Makani—later, all those promises are gone out the window...
  • On Tilt by G.K. Parks

    On Tilt by G.K. Parks

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Five years ago, a teenage girl vanished. After a thorough police investigation, the case went cold. Her parents spent the next few years hiring private investigators to search for their daughter, but they've had no luck until now. When Alexis Parker, the newest detective at Cross Investigation, starts poking around, the cold case suddenly turns hot...
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    suspense  mafia  mystery  length-medium
  • Walk Thru The Fire: A DeLuca Brother Saga by Tacarra

    Walk Thru The Fire: A DeLuca Brother Saga by Tacarra

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jackson ‘Stacks’ DeLuca is the baby of the DeLuca bunch. He’s always lived in the shadows of his older brothers, but that didn’t stop him from making a name for himself. His witty charm was his secret weapon, and he used that at every angle. When he uses said charm on his brother’s bar manager, Kasha, he had to put in overtime because she wasn’t giving him the time of day...
  • The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.

    The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about...
  • The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    The Girls in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After answering the job posting for Sweetwater Falls, former FBI agent Spenser Song thought that she had finally escaped her painful past. Unfortunately, she quickly learned some things you just can’t ever run away from…When a local girl goes missing and another one turns up dead, Spenser finds clues that connect to a grim reminder of another fatal mistake in her past...
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    suspense  mafia  m-f  audiobook  length-short
  • Revenge in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Revenge in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    There are some secrets that are best kept in the grave…Former FBI agent Spenser Song has had a tragic past filled with deep losses.She once thought happiness would be like a fleeting dream.Yet time passed, and Sweetwater Falls began to mend her fragile heart.After meeting Ryker, her former foe, she learned that love had a weird way of kicking down her tightly shut doors...
  • Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted, and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring...
  • Asylum by B. Love

    Asylum by B. Love

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Asylum Matthews has devoted his life to his wife, stepdaughter, and the safehouses and protection he provides the city of Memphis. When his wife disappears without a trace, leaving signed divorce papers and her daughter behind, Asylum’s world is tilted on its axis.Dauterive Jersey married the wrong man, and she’s suffered silently because of it...
  • Whispers in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Whispers in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Some say this world is built upon lies.The most dangerous of them are the ones people kill to keep.Former FBI Agent Spenser Song knows the risks of deceit.It resulted in the death of her husband, the arrest of her partner, and her departure from the bureau.She moved to Sweetwater Falls for a new beginning, as the town’s Sheriff.While out on a hike, she crosses paths with a grieving mother...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Heart by Iris Bolling

    The Heart by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The heart is the most vital organ a person can use.It is the source of one’s being, their flow in life.The heart controls—period.JD and Tracy press forward in their quest to the White House, but is the price too high? Their dreams have come true, even down to the number of children they would have. Now, an assassin is determined to take it all away...
  • Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ariyanna "Ari" Ramirez has had enough of no love. After a two-year relationship filled with more heartbreak than happiness, she is starting over. When she meets handsome, suave, single father, Simeon "Sime" Cartwright, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. Their romance is one for the ages, but nothing worth having comes easy and Ari is paying the ultimate price...
  • The Girl and the Lies by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl and the Lies by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When a prominent church leader is found dead, the news is ablaze with theories and allegations.Who would kill a beloved man? Could he have been hiding a murderous secret?From theories of raptures and many wide-ranging conspiracies.It seems the fabric of the world has been spun into pure madness.To add fuel to the many religious theories, multiple murders occur surrounding a famed televangelist...
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    mafia  suspense  length-medium  audiobook
  • Inside the Mind of an Affair by Tiearrar Subia

    Inside the Mind of an Affair by Tiearrar Subia

    Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Imagine a married man that has an Affair where he gets his mistress pregnant and decided rather or not he wanted to be a father or did he want to risk his wife finding out? This is a book about a love affair gone wrong and a man with Narcissistic ways learned what it meant by what happens in the dark eventually will come to the light...
  • The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl on the Road by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “You’re going on a date with someone you’ve just met online?There are a bunch of crazies out there. You need to be careful!”After multiple assassination attempts, FBI agent Emma Griffin is on the road to recovery.At times though, her dreams and reality seem to blur together. Leaving her to question aspects of her life...
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    mafia  suspense  mystery  audiobook
  • The Girl and the Bride by A.J. Rivers

    The Girl and the Bride by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Here comes the bride, all dressed in…When the body of a "bride," clutching a bloody invitation is found in a shallow grave with flower petals scattered around, FBI agent Emma Griffin is called to the scene.Initial reports about the victim’s disappearance were conflicting.Some believed she had simply gotten cold feet, just a “runaway bride”...
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    suspense  mafia  mystery  length-short  audiobook
  • Suspicion of Murder by G.K. Parks

    Suspicion of Murder by G.K. Parks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In a single moment, Alexis Parker is transformed from private investigator to cold-blooded killer. With a bullet lodged in her side and a corrupt cop determined to silence her, she’s forced to do the one thing she never imagined – she must run. But running only makes her look guiltier...
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    suspense  mafia  mystery  length-medium  audiobook
  • The Housewife Killer by A.J. Rivers

    The Housewife Killer by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI agent Ava James has taken down many murderers.This time she might have met her match.While working on the Margot Carter case, Ava decides to follow a hunch.One to help narrow down the Housewife Killer suspect list.It’s been years, no one has been able to capture the elusive predator.A maniac that is killing young women and dressing them up as a 50’s housewife...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  from hate to love  audiobook
  • We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis

    We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two wounded souls connecting as one were bound to cause a natural disaster. He knew it and so did she. Yet the dangerous path they were traveling on was too tempting to stop and walk away. Like a magnet, they drew closer to each other until an explosion set ablaze, causing a wildfire of problems to arise...
  • Sweet Dominion: AmBw Mafia Romance by Kenya Wright

    Sweet Dominion: AmBw Mafia Romance by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A throne soaked in blood.A love tested by chaos.Lei has spent his life ruling with ruthless precision, but Monique is no ordinary woman—she’s a wildfire in his world of order, a temptation he can’t resist. She belongs to him in every way, yet his biggest enemy lingers, threatening to shatter everything.Monique never wanted a crown, but fate has placed one on her head...
  • Savage Throne: AmBw Mafia Romance by Kenya Wright

    Savage Throne: AmBw Mafia Romance by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A final battle that will end in blood.Monique was taken. Ripped from Lei’s arms, thrown into the hands of the most dangerous man alive—his own father.And because of it. . .Monique may change.Also, the final battle will happen. The East isn’t big enough for both father and son, and this time, only one will survive...
  • Santana 3: Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Santana 3: Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
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  • The Girl in the Valley by Elle Gray

    The Girl in the Valley by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sitting on the side of the road, Zoe wonders, “Where do I go from here?” While heading home from the newsroom Zoe Fontaine was in a near fatal accident.One that has left her battling anxiety and bouts of paranoia.In need of a refuge to give her a sense of peace and belonging,she rents a place on the edge of Sapphire Valley...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  length-medium  audiobook
  • The New Girl by A.J. Rivers

    The New Girl by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes starting over is simply letting go of the past...Heartbroken and in need of a fresh start,Carrie Sweet packed up her car and headed to Juniper Springs.On the road to the idyllic town with a new journalist job waiting,she encounters one roadblock after another.Stranded on the side of the road, a handsome stranger stops to offer her help...
  • Forbidden in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Forbidden in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It’s all pep and pancakes in Sweetwater Falls until a home invasion goes awry.While Ryker completes building a small dog park, Spenser can’t help but think about her past.With her former FBI partner’s trial looming around the corner.It seems like the darkest chapters of her life might finally see justice.Shortly after arriving at her office, Spenser is called to the scene of a shooting...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  mystery  length-short  audiobook
  • The Good Doctor by A.J. Rivers

    The Good Doctor by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Alastair Mays is found standing next to his dead wife, holding the murder weapon, it seems like an open-and-shut case...The incident leaves the clinic's staff and the nurse who discovered Dr. Mays in shock. It's an impossible nightmare scenario, and following the doctor's arrest, the case quickly garners worldwide attention...
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