West Coast Crime Story

by Denise N. Wheatley

4.33 · 6 ratings

black-mc · mystery · length-short · suspense

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Cat McKenzie

by Lauren Dawes

4.20 · 93 ratings

sassy heroine · fae · shapeshifters · maine · m-f · alpha male · bodyguard-heroine · contemporary · audiobook · paranormal · competent heroine · humor · fantasy · mystery · age difference · length-short · magic · werewolves · demons · usa

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Vegas Aces: The Wide Receiver

by Lisa Suzanne

4.33 · 81 ratings

angst · mystery · friends to lovers · sports · new adult · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · pregnancy · length-short · dual-pov · athletes · cliffhanger · alpha male · betrayal · forbidden love · forced proximity · standalone-first · m-f · first-in-series

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The DuPage Parish Mysteries

by Gregory Ashe

4.20 · 59 ratings

queer · m-m · paranormal · mystery · tortured hero · dual-pov · sweet-hero · contemporary · audiobook · suspense · fantasy · eating disorder · monsters · first-person-pov · horror · black-mc · angst · self harm · urban fantasy · hurt-comfort

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The Campbell Brothers

by T.C. Clark

4.08 · 27 ratings

suspense · black-mc · multicultural · mystery · length-short · sweet heroine · abuse · insta-love · united-kingdom · third-person-pov · british-isles · tortured heroine · dual-pov · open-door · first-in-series · bwwm · alpha male · contemporary · m-f · single-father

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Separate Ways

by Laura Harner

4.03 · 34 ratings

contemporary · suspense · mystery · length-short · usa · friends to lovers · north-america · queer-awakening · arizona · first-in-series · cowboys · audiobook · standalone-first · royalty · from hate to love · abuse · queer · m-m · nevada

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The Cushing-Nevada Chronicles

by Georgette Kaplan

4.14 · 25 ratings

length-short · queer · f-f · audiobook · africa · forced proximity · suspense · racism · contemporary · black-mc · survival · female-rake · outlaw-heroine · glimpses-kisses · vengeance · from hate to love · dangerous heroine · competent heroine · sudan · northern-africa

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Crowne Legacy

by Sherelle Green

4.18 · 61 ratings

length-short · audiobook · mystery · explicit-open-door · black-mc · african-american · suspense · erotica · mafia · contemporary · alpha male · length-novella · independent heroine · fantasy · urban · insta-love · open-door · first-person-pov · first-in-series · new-york-state

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Phantom League/The Steele's

by Robin

4.54 · 49 ratings

black-mc · length-short · african-american · suspense · mystery · audiobook · erotica · standalone-first · length-novella · first-in-series

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Omega Sector: Critical Response

by Janie Crouch

4.36 · 45 ratings

contemporary · suspense · length-short · mystery · cruel hero · military · length-medium · first-in-series · standalone-first · career professional · rape · competent heroine · child-death · open-door · tortured heroine · men in uniform · alpha male

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Atlanta's Finest

by Sharon C. Cooper

4.65 · 23 ratings

multicultural · suspense · mystery · length-short · contemporary · audiobook · black-mc · length-medium · latinx-mc · first-in-series · standalone-first · bwwm · alpha male · strong heroine · fake relationship

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Berry Springs

by Amanda McKinney

4.11 · 18 ratings

suspense · contemporary · audiobook · length-short · military · mystery · length-medium · standalone-first · first-in-series

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Crimson Hill

by Brenda Barrett

4.68 · 38 ratings

length-short · christian · black-mc · african-american · suspense · contemporary · mystery · standalone-first · first-in-series

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Spice and Stone

by Brenda Barrett

4.67 · 9 ratings

black-mc · christian · suspense · length-novella · contemporary · african-american · mystery · first-in-series · length-short · standalone-first

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Shilling & Florin Mysteries

by Kate Haley

4.35 · 17 ratings

multicultural · neurodivergent · dual-pov · slow burn · third-person-pov · mystery · heroine sleuth · early-20s-fmc · historical · nerdy-hero · short-king · m-f · early-20s-mmc · victorian · bwwm · strong heroine · independent heroine · black-mc · new adult · competent heroine

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The Reed Family

by Tyora Moody

4.67 · 15 ratings

contemporary · audiobook · christian · black-mc · african-american · suspense · length-short · mystery · length-medium · first-in-series · length-novella · standalone-first

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West Investigations

by K.D. Richards

4.32 · 31 ratings

suspense · mystery · length-short · black-mc · audiobook · military · contemporary · african-american · independent heroine · men in uniform · first-in-series · multicultural · standalone-first · young adult · m-f · length-medium · competent heroine · friends to lovers · christmas · science fiction

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