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  • Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan

    Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Josie presses her hands into the center of the drowned girl’s chest and pumps, counting off compressions. She takes in the girl’s beautiful face, her brown eyes glassy. The memory of a champion swimmer on the podium with her teammates—a red swim cap on, her head thrown back in laughter—a stark contrast to the cold, still body before her. Breathe. Just breathe. .
  • Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank

    Long Gone by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Welcome to Lone County, Arkansas, where every corner holds a secret, and the past is never really buried. Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has traded her badge for a desk job at her father's law firm, a move as dull as the small town she's returned to. But things take a turn when a local woman wants to declare her missing husband dead, five years after his mysterious disappearance...
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  • Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Book 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force. .. As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them...
  • Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Fatal Jeopardy by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Washington, D. C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U. S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop...
  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met...
  • Winter Frost by Lauren Carr

    Winter Frost by Lauren Carr

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife. Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad, working under the guise of a book club, dig into the events surrounding his late wife’s supposed death halfway around the globe. A state department employee shoots himself in the back three times. A CIA operative goes missing...
  • Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Hugo by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Everly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years. What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town. Hugo Reddick set out in search of an old hookup...
  • The Don by Stella Andrews

    The Don by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Most fairy tales include a dark figure. The wicked stepmother dressed all in black wearing her anger for all to see. I. n my story she is dressed in innocence and fragility. Soft, gentle, sweet and loving, hiding her black heart beneath perfection. She came into the family and seduced three brothers. Then she married their father who sent them away...
  • The Don by Stella Andrews

    The Don by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Most fairy tales include a dark figure. The wicked stepmother dressed all in black wearing her anger for all to see. I. n my story she is dressed in innocence and fragility. Soft, gentle, sweet and loving, hiding her black heart beneath perfection. She came into the family and seduced three brothers. Then she married their father who sent them away...
  • The Hunting Ground by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    The Hunting Ground by Elle Gray, K.S. Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The time for the wicked to meet their end has arrived…. In the small tourist town of Colorado, women are vanishing. From the visitors to the locals, everyone is on the edge. After taking a road trip with Noah to track down her sister's last whereabouts,. Birdie arrives in the town of Driftwood, Colorado to find strange disappearances at her motel...
  • Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Cian's Complication by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cian O’Sheeran was the second oldest O’Sheeran child. His family was the largest Irish mob family in the US. Well, technically, to the world, they were former mobsters gone straight. The world might speculate and say they still were mobsters, but no one outside the family and their closest people knew the truth. Afterall, it was hard to remove all traces of a hunter from their bloodline...
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  • The Search by A.J. Rivers

    The Search by A.J. Rivers

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “I think someone is after me. ”. When a true crime podcaster suddenly vanishes after her broadcast without a trace. She leaves behind an ominous message to her listeners and a cryptic text to her best friend. Panicked by the news, Mia's brother, a wealthy entrepreneur, returns to Juniper Springs to search for his missing sister. Upon his arrival, he meets Allison, his sister’s best friend...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians. Working at McKay-Taggart as a bodyguard and security expert quickly taught him how to navigate the sometimes shark-infested waters of the elite...
  • Unseen by Karin Slaughter

    Unseen by Karin Slaughter

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Karin Slaughter’s novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, Unseen, pits detectives, lovers, and enemies against one another in an unforgettable standoff between righteous courage and deepest evil...
  • Edge of Danger: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch

    Edge of Danger: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A thrilling romantic mystery about a child protector hero from the USA Today bestselling author, Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Bodyguard: Brax. A baby in his care… A target on their backs. A skilled security expert and bodyguard, Brax Patterson is ready for anything… except unexpected custody of his reckless half brother’s baby boy...
  • Faith's Tears by E.C. Land

    Faith's Tears by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Life is never as easy as they make it out to be. Faith. Finding my way back to Axel, well, him finding me, it’s been as if we’re sailing on cloud nine. But what happens when another woman comes into the picture claiming she’s Axel’s and that they share a child together...
  • Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Legacy Novel. She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen...
  • Alpha Dog by Delta James

    Alpha Dog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jordan James is used to doing as she pleases and answering to no one, but when her life is threatened ex-special forces commander Robert Fitzwallace makes it his business to keep her safe. But the stern, sexy Scotsman isn't just going to protect her. He's going to master her...
  • Shared by J.L. Quick

    Shared by J.L. Quick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three hearts. Two dominants. One love that breaks all the rules. VICTORIA. As a confident Domme, I’m used to getting exactly what I want. When I bid on Conor Evans at a bachelor auction, it’s for one night of power and pleasure. But I never expect him to ignite something inside me—a dark attraction that threatens everything I’ve built with Elena. ELENA...
  • Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Want equal rights? Don't f____ a biker. Want safe and predictable? Do not fall for a biker. Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever? Don't accidentally become a club bunny. -Gianna Grace Jones. Told from the biker’s point-of-view…...
  • Romeo by R.J. Gray

    Romeo by R.J. Gray

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s twenty years younger than him. And his best friend’s baby sister. He had no right claiming her as his. Author note: Romeo is a age gap romance with steamy heat in and out of the bedroom for mature readers.
  • Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Nolan by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Nolan Bishop has felt like an outsider in the Savage Kings MC ever since he gave up the nomad lifestyle to try and put down some roots. He’s a convicted felon, searching for his place in the world without screwing up his probation...
  • Up to Me by M. Leighton

    Up to Me by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    For Olivia, romantic bliss has never felt so right as it does with Cash. Unpredictable, except when it comes to satisfying her desires, Cash’s bad boy reputation is well-earned, but he’s turning his life around with the one woman who accepts him for who he is. Until strangers from the past turn Olivia and Cash’s world upside down. What they want is something only Cash can give them...
  • Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Tell Me to Lie by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    There was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure...
  • The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan

    The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A bomb explodes on a sunset charter cruise out of Friday Harbor at the height of tourist season and kills everyone on board. Now this fishing and boating community is in shock and asking who would commit such a heinous crime—the largest act of mass murder in the history of the San Juan Islands...
  • Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy. When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee. I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop. Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy. She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway. Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing...
  • Forbiddenly Yours by Anise Storm

    Forbiddenly Yours by Anise Storm

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NICOLE. I've always been the perfect daughter, sister, and friend. After all, my father and brother are Titans. We’re high society, so I have an image to uphold. Costa Rica was supposed to be just a last summer hurrah before the new semester began. It ended up being the night when the good girl did something bad. A one-time indiscretion...
  • Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Long Way Down by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When she was six, a horrific crime against a family member determined the course of Melissa Dixon’s life. It eventually drove her away from her tiny, Mississippi home town, away from her family, and into a career in law enforcement. Living and working in NYC, she keeps the past locked away tight, memory relegated to rare nightmares...
  • Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Cornered Coyote by Dianne Harman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Gripping tale that is as Sweet as a Ballerina and as Pugnacious as a Pitbull! The silver bird gleamed in the blue sky, as the early morning sun bathed it in soft golden hues. Flight 714 was on the last leg of its journey, having burned close to fifty thousand gallons of jet fuel on its trans-Atlantic flight from Paris to Los Angeles...
  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master. The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • Mountain Abduction Rescue by Darlene L. Turner

    Mountain Abduction Rescue by Darlene L. Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A wildfire threat…. becomes a missing person search. A serial arsonist is out for revenge in the Canadian Rocky Mountains—and kidnaps park warden Hazel Hoyt’s son and his camping troop. Now Hazel must team up with the man who broke her heart, firefighter Mitchell Booth, to find the missing boys as wildfires blaze around them...
  • The Singular Obsession Collection: Books 1-6 by Lucy Leroux

    The Singular Obsession Collection: Books 1-6 by Lucy Leroux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Danger and Obsession—a forbidden office romance, a woman in danger, a secret identity and so much more. .. Read All Six Novels of the Singular Obsession Series from 7-time Readers’ Favorite Medalist Lucy LerouxMAKING HER HISFor almost five years, Alex has had one obsession, and she could be his undoing...
  • My Blind Date Babygirl by Shanna Handel

    My Blind Date Babygirl by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She doesn't just need a man in her life. She needs a daddy. She's all business and as sassy as they come,. Playing the role of Ice Queen. She needs a daddy to warm her up,. and reveal her softer side. I want her over my knee. .. And in my bed. This beautiful girl needs an attitude adjustment. .. And a firm hand to guide her. It's only one blind date,. But I can't get her out of my mind...
  • Devil In Gold by Shanna Handel

    Devil In Gold by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If he's the Devil. .. I think I'm losing my religion. The good girl preacher's daughter selling her virginity. .. To the bad boy billionaire crush from her past? Preston was the bad boy of our small town. Always sneaking off into the woods with girls and whiskey. My dad called him the Devil. He has an indecent proposal for me. Something he wants in exchange for something I desperately need...
  • Carter by Shanna Handel

    Carter by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    She is mine. It's time she learned what that means. In my world, a man keeps his woman in line. She is used to doing as she pleases. That is about to change. .. I thought I could have it both ways, but I was wrong. He expects to be obeyed, but he was patient. Until I pushed him too far. .. Now I'm going to find out what a man like him does to a naughty little girl. .
  • Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can. .. I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse...
  • Embraced by E.C. Land

    Embraced by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pleasure is what I enjoy the most. I can have anything in the world that I want, as many men with power do, but with power comes great responsibility. I'm to do as I'm told if I want to keep my life the way I like it, so a contract was presented to me . . . but not any type of contract--a proposal...
  • Lucky by Jackie Collins

    Lucky by Jackie Collins

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    SHE’S A HOT-BLOODED BEAUTY IN LOVE WITH POWER, HUNGRY FOR PLEASURE… WILD, NOTORIOUS, TROUBLE… SHE’S… LUCKY. THE FABULOUS HEROINE OF CHANCES RETURNS. With the sensual grace of a panther, Lucky Santangelo prowled her Las Vegas casino, restless, ready, eager for action...
  • Crow by C.M. Marin

    Crow by C.M. Marin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    CROW. One minute I’m content just enjoying life with my club, running one of the businesses we own, and the next a woman sneaks her way under my skin for the first time in my life. I never saw her coming. Wild hair, almost black, and dark brown eyes star in my fantasies, but Paisley keeps herself out of reach...
  • The Beginning by Catherine Coulter

    The Beginning by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Cove and The Maze , the first two thrillers in the FBI series, for the first time together in one volume. In these exciting novels of intrigue and suspense, readers are introduced to Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock-and they'll watch the sparks fly as the agents' relationship heats up amid cases that could destroy everything they hold dear...
  • Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels

    Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting the wrongs of the world . . . When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends...
  • Lone Star Protector by Lenora Worth

    Lone Star Protector by Lenora Worth

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping Watch. When dog trainer Kaitlin Mathers is attacked, Texas K-9 Unit captain Slade McNeal is determined to keep her—and what's left of his family—safe from harm. But soon Slade realizes nothing's safe, including his dogs, his son or the beautiful woman who's opening his heart. When Slade realizes the enemy might be closer than he ever dreamed possible, he vows to see justice served...
  • Blane by C.M. Marin

    Blane by C.M. Marin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BLANE. She’s back home. My friend from a time that feels so distant is as beautiful and as kind as she was over five years ago, but her eyes now hold a confidence that didn’t use to shine there. Lana has returned as a fully independent woman sporting something hard that’s masking the pain that I know was etched in by her past. And fuck if she isn’t sexier than I ever remember her being...
  • Prince of Sin by Ivy Wild

    Prince of Sin by Ivy Wild

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the reluctant mafia prince,. my unlikely savior,. and my wildest temptation. Ten years ago,I committed the ultimate sin,. and he helped me cover it up. We spent one night together and then I ran. I sought absolution. But he? He found me. I saw something I shouldn’t have. My life should be forfeit,. but he won’t let anyone touch me. Now I’m living in sin,. caught up in his world,...
  • Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani

    Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m obsessed with the virgin mafia princess I was hired to protect. Lily and I were never supposed to meet. Our fates collided in the wrong place at the wrong time,. And one hot night in Las Vegas bound us for life. I know I need to focus on her safety but I cannot resist the dark impulses that consume me whenever she’s near. My job is to protect her. My desire is to control her. To claim her...
  • Sarge by Harley Wylde

    Sarge by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katya -- I never thought the day would come that my father would sell me to the highest bidder. Oh, he called it marriage, but I knew it was only to advance his rankings in the Bratva. Like I cared about that. But before he ruined my life, I knew I had to get my nephew to safety. My sister had told me of the man who got her pregnant, but not exactly where to find him...
  • Irish Rogue by L.K. Shaw

    Irish Rogue by L.K. Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Anya. Five years ago I was sold. Used. Abused. Now, I'm broken. My loving family thinks a husband will fix me. I have no desire to get married, but I’ll give them what they want. Except it will be on my terms. And I know just the person to ask. Paddy. Getting married is at the top of the list of things I swore I'd never do. So there’s no way I’ll agree to Anya’s ridiculous proposition...
  • Heated Caress by E.C. Land

    Heated Caress by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve wanted her for longer than I should’ve. She’s off limits and I know it. Christian. Blood coats my hands and I don’t regret them being stained. Not when it comes to the reason behind it. Being who I am, I’m as cold-hearted as they come. I only care for those close to me. But even still I keep them at bay. There’s only one who gets under my skin, and she knows it...
  • Covert Danger by Jerusha Agen

    Covert Danger by Jerusha Agen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A K-9 protection team. An assassin. Only one can survive. An assassin is on the loose in the Twin Cities, aiming to kill FBI witnesses the Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency is hired to protect. Rogue CIA agent Amalia Pérez and her protection K-9 must get the edge on this deadly opponent before he kills her childhood best friend—the only man who knows her true identity...
  • Tell me to Fight by Charlotte Byrd

    Tell me to Fight by Charlotte Byrd

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I’m a man who takes what he wants. What do I want? Her. Olive Kernes owned me a debt and she thought that she had paid it back. But now I want more. I want more than just her time. I want more than just her body. Her new life has torn us apart. Now, it’s up to me to make things right. I will make the pieces of our love fit back together if it’s the last thing I do...
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