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Dragon Security: The Complete Series by Glenna Sinclair
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI went to his sister because that’s what he told me to do. But when his brother, Cole, accused me of being a gold digger, I knew I couldn’t trust them. I didn’t realize she would send Cole to watch over me. Or that he would carry me out of my trailer when he saw how bad it really was... -
![The Watson Girl by Leslie Wolfe]()
The Watson Girl by Leslie Wolfe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAn entire family was murdered and, by a quirk, a young girl is left unharmed. For fifteen years, she believed the killer had been caught, and he’s now on death row, awaiting execution. While trying to be content with her adoptive family, she’s living in relentless uncertainty and the fear of remembering what really happened that night when she was five years old. She’s The Watson Girl... -
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![Becoming Us by Allie Everhart]()
Becoming Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen... -
![Outta Crime by Alex A. King]()
Outta Crime by Alex A. King
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo Godmothers. Zero Wands. It’s not easy being dead. Just ask Kat Makris. She’s stuck in an underground bunker, watching her own funeral, where more people are laughing than crying. Being dead has other consequences, too... -
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![Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson]()
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsBeautifully captures the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax. This is an unforgettable love story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope. James Patterson has written a love story! --a powerfully moving and suspenseful novel about families, loss, new love, and hope. Katie Wilkinson has found her perfect man at last... -
![Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans]()
Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't miss the gorgeously romantic and BRAND NEW story from Jaimie Admans, guaranteed to warm your heart and bring a smile to your face! In a shop full of stories, some magic is real. Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her... -
![Perfect Crime by Helen Sarah Fields]()
Perfect Crime by Helen Sarah Fields
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsYour darkest moment is your most vulnerable…. Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until a suicide prevention counsellor stops him. A week later, Stephen is dead. Found at the bottom of a cliff, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are drafted in to investigate whether he jumped or whether he was pushed…... -
![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRipples travel out from the battle in Osaka, and Renji is none too happy with Shouma and Kirishima for involving his granddaughter. When a fight breaks out, Yoshino grabs a bat and breaks it up. But corporal punishment is not her style, never mind that Kirishima would absolutely take it and beg for more... -
![Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles]()
Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall. None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far... -
![6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber]()
6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratings6 RAINER DRIVE. CEDAR COVE, WASHINGTON. DEAR READER,. As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant --- to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire. So Seth and I are trying to sort out our lives... -
![The Girl from Ballymor by Kathleen McGurl]()
The Girl from Ballymor by Kathleen McGurl
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat would you sacrifice for your children? Ballymor, Ireland, 1847. As famine grips the country Kitty McCarthy is left widowed and alone. Fighting to keep her two remaining children alive against all odds, Kitty must decide how far she will go to save her family. Present day... -
![Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund]()
Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFans of Cora Carmack (Losing It) and Tammara Weber (Easy) will devour the original New Adult novels: Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country's most notorious secret society... -
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Claim Me by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe met. We kissed. We fought for our happily ever after, but true love stories never end. .. I promised her protection. I promised to keep her safe. I thought I could until an attack reminds me that our lives will never be simple. But while I try to shield her, Clara refuses to be intimidated by me or anyone else... -
![Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates]()
Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLibrarian Lucy's wedding is at stake when a murder interrupts her engagement celebrations. To make it down the aisle, she'll have to find the killer to save the date in the 8th book in the Lighthouse Library mysteries. They're getting married! Lucy Richardson and Connor McNeil have announced their engagement... -
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![BLAZE: A 5-Books Firefighter Romance Series by Lola Silverman]()
BLAZE: A 5-Books Firefighter Romance Series by Lola Silverman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE COMPLETE SERIES, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. 5 books and NO cliffies! Book 1: Light It Up. Being a firefighter in Colfax means you drive around in a big red fire engine, put out a few kitchen fires, wink at hot chicks, and pray to Mother Nature that she doesn’t send a bolt of lightning to start a forest fire. One good fire like that could wipe the town off the map for eternity... -
![Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon]()
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristi Reece is desperate. The one-time golden girl's life has tarnished, and a cascade of setbacks has left her reeling. She needs help, and she's certain Jack Colby is in a position to provide it. When she shows up in Hope Harbor, however, Jack wants nothing to do with the woman who betrayed him... -
![A Stormy Season by Melanie Dickerson]()
A Stormy Season by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing but the deepest love will induce Jane Gilchrist to marry, even when asked by the young and handsome widower with whom every other girl is in love. Luke Watley lost his wife to a tragic accident. But when he discovers it was no accident at all, he must solve the mystery behind her murder, or he—and anyone close to him—is in danger of becoming their next victim... -
![Winter Crime by Alex A. King]()
Winter Crime by Alex A. King
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKat Makris is back in Winter Crime, and she’s sporting a new hairdo courtesy of her most recent fire. It’s a frigid January, and Kat and her appalling ‘do are stuck at the promenade, performing family duties for the Epiphany festivities. When Father Harry tosses the cross into the water, the divers pull out a bonus dead guy—a dead guy who used to be tight with Kat’s family—and Family... -
![The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams]()
The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGin Kelly, the wicked redhead, is back! Readers will delight in next installment of the Wicked City series by New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams. June 1925... -
![The SEAL’s Instant Family by Leslie North]()
The SEAL’s Instant Family by Leslie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNavy SEAL Kenton Fitzpatrick has his life planned out. Retire from the military in a few years, find a lovely woman, get married, have kids. But all that gets thrown off when he comes home from a mission ahead of schedule and finds a beautiful woman with toddler twins and a slobbery dog living in his house... -
![Forgiveness: A Lords of Carnage MC Christmas by Daphne Loveling]()
Forgiveness: A Lords of Carnage MC Christmas by Daphne Loveling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's Christmas at the clubhouse. Angel, Jewel, and the rest of the Lords of Carnage family are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. But an unexpected visitor throws the club into turmoil,. Dredging up secrets from the past... -
![Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel]()
Bratva Beast by B. B. Hamel
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt was either kiss the beast or get devoured. So I made out with a monster— and I liked it. Mack Orlov doesn’t do half-measures. He leaves me breathless and shaken and scared for my life. But most of all, I crave just one more touch. I must be sick in the head, because that man’s a nightmare wrapped in an Armani suit... -
![Knight by Laramie Briscoe]()
Knight by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes the next book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team. Trust Laramie Briscoe to provide engaging characters in a well-built world I want to revisit again and again. Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author. Fan favorite Mason “Menace” Harrison get a chance to show off how he runs the Laurel Springs Police Department... -
![Rebel by Harley Wylde]()
Rebel by Harley Wylde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsy -- Being the daughter of a Dixie Reaper isn’t as wonderful as it sounds. Not when your dad expects you to be this perfect little princess who never causes trouble, never dates, and just… sits on a shelf collecting dust. It sucks. When I get the chance, I run. I didn’t exactly have a destination in mind, but ending up in Bryson Corners turned out to be a good thing... -
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![Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie]()
Unspoken Vows by Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Steel Vipers MC and Titans of Hell MC Crossover. She had secrets. One of them might get them both dead. Lennox has a chip on her shoulder. She won't even try to deny it. She has a score to settle with the president of the Titans of Hell. She has a plan, and they will feel her wrath. She, however, didn't plan on getting distracted by its newest member... -
![We Kill Killers by S.T. Ashman]()
We Kill Killers by S.T. Ashman
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLeah and Agent Richter find themselves in a heart-stopping face-off with an old foe. As the boundaries of trust begin to blur, a new FBI Agent arrives, asking incisive questions that rattle the nerves. Whose side is she on? That remains the chilling enigma in a deadly game that's far from over. This is the second book. I Kill Killers is the first book in the series. -
![There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne]()
There's Been An Accident by Leigh Byrne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Call Me Tuesday series comes a suspenseful, thought-provoking reminder of our intrinsic connection to one another and the devastating impact our choices can have on the lives of those around us. Addison Quinn was nine when her parents were killed in the worst car crash ever recorded in the sleepy town of Driftwood, Indiana... -
![Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton]()
Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIt's been twenty years since the night Jake Marcott was brutally murdered at St. Elizabeth High School. It's a night that shattered the lives of Lindsay Farrell, Kirsten Daniels, and Rachel Alsace. It's a night they'll never forget. A killer will make sure of that. .. A 20-year reunion has been scheduled for St. Elizabeth's... -
![Finders Keepers by Fern Michaels]()
Finders Keepers by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels thrills us, once again, with the story of an unforgettable young woman who was stolen as a toddler from a poor but loving family, and who must journey through a maze of heartbreak before she can reclaim her true identity. Raised in a magnificent Charleston house, Jessie Roland wants for nothing... -
![Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks]()
Protecting Abigail by R.R. Banks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"I need you to protect my sister. ". Not the typical request from a best friend. But when I locked eyes with Abigail, there was no turning back. The loss of my wife left me and my daughter broken. A despair so deep, the billions I had couldn't come close to fixing. Abigail was more than just green eyes and gorgeous curves. She was a precious thing I wanted to save and protect... -
![Married to a Stranger by Patricia MacDonald]()
Married to a Stranger by Patricia MacDonald
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAnticipating a happy life at the beginning of her marriage, pregnant crisis counselor Emma Webster becomes terrified when her husband disappears just before she is nearly killed by an axe-wielding assailant, a situation that worsens when authorities tell her they believe her husband is her attacker. By the author of The Girl Next Door. Reprint. -
![Killing Stalking 6 by Koogi]()
Killing Stalking 6 by Koogi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCALM BEFORE THE STORM. Bum and Sangwoo both had a rough night, but things seem to be going well on the drive back home. So well, in fact, that Sangwoo says he has a gift for Bum. Bum is eager to see what the present is, but it’s not long before its arrival turns their moment of peace turns into a bloodbath. -
![The Secret of the Chateau: Gripping and heartbreaking historical fiction with a mystery at its heart by Kathleen McGurl]()
The Secret of the Chateau: Gripping and heartbreaking historical fiction with a mystery at its heart by Kathleen McGurl
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEverything is about to change… 1789. Pierre and Catherine Aubert, the Comte and Comtesse de Verais, have fled the palace of Versailles for their château, deep in the French Alps. But as revolution spreads through the country, even hidden away the Auberts will not be safe forever. Soon they must make a terrible decision in order to protect themselves, and their children, from harm. Present day... -
![A Whole Latte Murder: A Java Jive Mystery by Caroline Fardig]()
A Whole Latte Murder: A Java Jive Mystery by Caroline Fardig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCoffeehouse manager and reluctant sleuth Juliet Langley returns in a gripping novel from the bestselling author of Death Before Decaf and Mug Shot. Just as things are perking up in Nashville, a serial killer sends tensions foaming over. Juliet’s personal and professional lives have recently received an extra jolt of energy... -
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![The Missing Wife by Kerry Barrett]()
The Missing Wife by Kerry Barrett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage to an MP when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks of Loch Ness. But when a monster is spotted in the depths of the waters, the press descends – and Hannah finds her hiding place is discovered. Someone has been looking for Hannah, and when they find her events will take a devastating turn…. Present day... -
![Black Truth by Kristin Mayer]()
Black Truth by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Entire Series Now Available***. The lies all make sense now. The answers I once sought are no longer a mystery … but everything I found only leads to more questions. They say it’s better to have the cruel truth rather than a comfortable delusion. I’m not sure if I believe that anymore. Sometimes the black truth is scarier than the white lie. Series Reading Order:. Book 1: White Lies... -
![Lessons to Learn by H.N. DeFore]()
Lessons to Learn by H.N. DeFore
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBook 2 in the Sins and Secrets Club World. Every day they are notes and flowers, messages from a stalker. But it won't stop Laci from living her life, and it lands her in a sticky situation one evening at the adult club. And things only get more complicated when her best friend sends Emilio, the guy of her dreams, to help out. LAcu has always been a submissive and wants Emilio as her Master... -
![The House that Jack Built by Willow Rose]()
The House that Jack Built by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIf you love mysteries, don't miss this spine chilling read from Amazon Bestselling author Willow Rose! Scott Kingston is afraid of monsters. He thinks they're lurking outside his bedroom window at night when his mother tucks him in. He asks his mother to keep the light on to scare the monsters away... -
![The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews]()
The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsWhen ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her... -
![When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day]()
When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite the bitter winter in South Lick, Indiana, business is still hot at Robbie Jordan’s restaurant. But when another murder rattles the small town, can Robbie defrost the motives of a cold-blooded killer? Before she started hosting dinners for Indiana University’s Sociology Department at Pans ‘N Pancakes, Robbie never imagined scholarly meetings could be so hostile... -
![Slip Out the Back Jack by Willow Rose]()
Slip Out the Back Jack by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey take turns with the knife, cutting their thumbs open. A drop of blood lands on the dark wooden table. Eyes meet across the room. All four thumbs are pressed against each other one by one. Blood is shared, secrets buried. Years later a brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd at a movie theater in Miami and sends a chill through the entire nation... -
![The Canal Boat Cafe (The Canal Boat Café) by Cressida McLaughlin]()
The Canal Boat Cafe (The Canal Boat Café) by Cressida McLaughlin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratings‘Warm and wonderful…bursting with characters you’ll adore’ Miranda Dickinson. A complete novel, first published as a four-part series. Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to rescue the Canal Boat Café, her late mother’s picturesque narrowboat, which has run into choppy waters... -
![Murder in Belgrave Square by Catherine Coles]()
Murder in Belgrave Square by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTommy & Evelyn Christie were hoping for a break from solving murders when they agreed to host Aunt Victoria and her daughters, Madeleine and Elise at their London home in Belgrave Square. Recently widowed Victoria has returned from France for the London Season and to mend bridges with her estranged family... -
![Don't Scream by Wendy Corsi Staub]()
Don't Scream by Wendy Corsi Staub
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDon't Tell A Soul. . . In a remote, heavily wooded area near the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Rachel Lorant died on her birthday. But she didn't die alone. That night, her four sorority sisters make a solemn, trembling pledge. They will never reveal what has just happened in those woods--ever. Instead, they will take their terrible secret to their graves. . . Don't Think About The Past. . -
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![Killing Stalking #7 by Koogi]()
Killing Stalking #7 by Koogi
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA DARK AND TWISTED PAST. Sangwoo has Bum at his mercy, blindfolded and naked. But Bum isn’t the only one feeling vulnerable. As Sangwoo toys with his captive lover, the story of his father’s death is revealed—and the unsettling truth behind his relationship with his mother unfolds…. -
![Before A Perfect World by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky]()
Before A Perfect World by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeaton never dreamed that he could fall so fast. Vivian never imagined that she could fall… twice. Vivian heads to the set of her first movie, determined to keep her promise to Matthew- even with Keaton in the director’s chair. Knowing the Round-Up Killer is still at large, the cast and crew try to do their job while worrying for their own safety... -
![Reveal: A Blood Riders MC Novel by Tia Lewis]()
Reveal: A Blood Riders MC Novel by Tia Lewis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrake. Whoever thought they could mess with me doesn’t f*cking know who they’re dealing with. I’m the soon-to-be President of the Blood Riders MC, and I don’t take sh*t from anyone. Sure as f*k not when it comes to Nicole. Every death threat they send only fuels my fire to find those bastards. She’s my ride or die. The only true love of my life... -
![OMEGA FIVE: A 5-Books Romantic Suspense Series by Kenna Coulby]()
OMEGA FIVE: A 5-Books Romantic Suspense Series by Kenna Coulby
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new military romance series! 5 Books, No Cliffhangers, and Free with Kindle Unlimited. Chasing Wendy. Chase Owen doesn’t sleep much. What he does do is watch the world very carefully, keeping a wary eye out to make sure that his Marine brothers, recently returned with him from Iraq and Afghanistan, are safe... -
![Silencing Sapphire by Mia Thompson]()
Silencing Sapphire by Mia Thompson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst comes serial-killer hunting, then comes marriage in the sequel to the bestselling Stalking Sapphire starring the “‘Dexter’ of the debutante set” (Francine LaSala, author of A Comfortable Madness). As a new serial killer dubbed the “Stripper Slayer” plagues Los Angeles, Sapphire once again sheds her socialite persona, this time to go undercover as a penniless stripper... -
![Crypt Suzette by Maya Corrigan]()
Crypt Suzette by Maya Corrigan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVal Deniston is catering the debut of Bayport’s newest bookstore—but the death of a customer is about to draw her into a real-life murder mystery …. Suzette Cripps has been occupying a spare bedroom at Val’s granddad’s house while she takes classes in this Maryland Eastern Shore town—but she’s always seemed a little secretive and fearful, and any talk about her past is a closed book...
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