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Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestseller, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled mystery. Pip is not a detective anymore.With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year... -
![Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley]()
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team...Categorized as:
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![The Original Crowd by Tijan]()
The Original Crowd by Tijan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis is the original version of A Whole New Crowd. It has only gone through one round of edits so it is rough. I make no apology for this. The edited version was released as A Whole New Crowd. This is being published at readers' requests. They want to own the original version as well so here it is in all its gritty and monstrously long glory. There is lots of sex so the reader is forewarned... -
![The Bay by L.J. Ross]()
The Bay by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG... In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years... -
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![Get Me by Jillian Dodd]()
Get Me by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the final book in the addictive Keatyn Chronicles series. Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, suspense, and a glittering celebrity world...Categorized as:
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![Hate Me by Jillian Dodd]()
Hate Me by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the sixth book in the addictive Keatyn Chronicles series. Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, suspense, and a glittering celebrity world...Categorized as:
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![Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker]()
Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker
When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths . Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be... -
![Promising You by Allie Everhart]()
Promising You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family... -
![Sky Zone by Creston Mapes]()
Sky Zone by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions.Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare... -
![Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams]()
Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams
A matter of secrets... Undercover cop Logan "Kash" Ryan can't afford a distraction like his new neighbor Rachel Masters, even if she's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. To catch a serial killer, he needs to stay focused, yet all he can think about is the feisty, long-legged coed whose guarded nature intrigues him A matter of lies.. -
![You Better Run by Willow Rose]()
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDead.Who is this girl?How did she end up in the pool?Was she even at the party?Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her.Like an identical twin.But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
![Finding Us by Allie Everhart]()
Finding Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her... -
![Guardian Angel by Terri Anne Browning]()
Guardian Angel by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThings in Creswell Springs have been quiet lately. Or so it appears. Appearances can be deceiving. The night I met Gracie Morgan was the night that my life changed forever. I saved her that night, but it feels like she’s been the one saving me ever since. --Hawk Hawk didn’t just save me that night. He took me home with him and his family made me one of their own...Categorized as:
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![Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratings*This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before... -
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![Fighter by Tijan]()
Fighter by Tijan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAll of Dale's brothers help with their bounty hunting business, all except her. Wanting out of that life, she left for college, but on her first morning back home for the holidays, she’s back to chasing after a bail jumper. When she realizes the jumper is her ex-boyfriend, Jax, Dale gets dragged into helping him evade her brothers so he can win an underground fighting competition... -
![Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks]()
Whispered Lies by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGovernment secrets are being sold and the newly-sworn-in President of the United States already feels out of options. Without knowing the full scope of the scandal, the president decides to turn to the one person he knows he can trust--former FBI Agent, Elizabeth James. Her deep distrust of the system is rooted in her unfair discharge from service... -
![Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn]()
Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen Shay Britton came to North Carolina, she had one goal: stay alive. For two years, she went about her life, keeping her head down and her contacts with people to a minimum as she hid from a stalker. Then Jake Maxwell walked into the bar where she worked and upended everything.Jake knew the moment he met Shay something was wrong. As a cop, he’d learned to spot someone hiding things... -
![Chasing River by K.A. Tucker]()
Chasing River by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsArmed with two years' worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the bubble of her Oregon small town, twenty-five-year old Amber Welles is prepared for anything. Except dying in Dublin. Had it not been for the bravery of a stranger, she might have. But he takes off before she has the chance to offer her gratitude. Twenty-four-year-old River Delaney is rattled... -
![The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Kendricks help make the problems of the Washington elite disappear…but some secrets won’t stay buried.For Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington, D.C., fixing runs in the family. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. When Tess is asked to run a classmate’s campaign for student council, she agrees...Categorized as:
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![Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow]()
Poet Of The Wrong Generation by Lonnie Ostrow
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“It’s not that I don’t love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can’t go back and forth forever and we’ve already said goodbye.” Through these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal... -
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Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable... -
![Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker]()
Becoming Rain by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLuke Boone doesn't know exactly what his uncle Rust is involved in but he wants in on it-the cars, the money, the women. And it looks like he's finally getting his wish. When Rust hands him the managerial keys to the garage, they come with a second set-one that opens up the door to tons of cash and opportunity. Though it's not exactly legal, Luke's never been one to worry about that sort of thing... -
![Love Me by Kristin Mayer]()
Love Me by Kristin Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEngaged and happily in love, Allison Scott and Damien Wales are looking forward to joining their lives together as one. Coming from a mournful year after losing her parents, Allison is ready to heal and move on to the next chapter with the love of her life. But Damien’s past continues to threaten their future. A man once obsessed with Damien’s sister is now after his one and only love, Allison...Categorized as:
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![As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson]()
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES - The final book in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended... -
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![Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis]()
Losing Kyler by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCondemned to repeat the sins of the past... Faye thought losing her parents was the most devastating thing to happen to her, but she was wrong. Her uncle’s scandalous revelation has sent her into a tailspin, leaving her questioning her entire existence. Everything she believed is built on a lie. And the one person she shares a passionate, soul-deep connection with can’t be there for her... -
![The Fall of Gods by Con Template]()
The Fall of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world has fallen. This is what Choi Yoori feels when her reality begins to crumble all around her. After discovering irrefutable evidence that she was indeed An Soo Jin, the legendary Queen of the Underworld who “died” 3 years prior, her world is left in anarchy. Time is ticking for Yoori... -
![The War of Gods by Con Template]()
The War of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started... -
![Protected by Vannetta Chapman]()
Protected by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child... -
![Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard]()
Heart of a Rebel by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hardest road a man will ever travel is the one he travels alone. Rebel Black lives and rides by his own rules. This is his story… After hitting rock bottom, Rebel can’t get his life together. He made his bed and he has to lie in it. When forced to face the consequences of his no holds bar lifestyle, he comes face to face with the devastation he has caused... -
![Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
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Til Death by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department... -
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Torrid Track by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrynne. My Bonita.She is my ruination.If the Knight’s Legion MC’s president wasn’t my best friend, or the VP my father, I’d be insignificant, a nobody. Just a broken man lurking in the shadows, watching the world go by. Nobody truly knows me until a gorgeous woman with soulful, whiskey-colored eyes looks into mine. Brynne Gallo sees who I am and wants me regardless of my scars and hidden kinks...Categorized as:
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Hidden by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christian romantic suspense by bestselling author Vannetta Chapman Home is where our story begins ... DANA JACOBS would rather forget the night of tragedy and violence that marred her childhood. She is now supervisor in charge of the Department of Homeland Security in Taos, New Mexico. Her team is prepared to handle any threat—biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, even nuclear... -
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No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna... -
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![Abandon by Cassia Leo]()
Abandon by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis gritty spin-off of the New York Times bestselling Shattered Hearts Series follows mysterious and sexy Tristan as he attempts to abandon his demons in the name of love. A steady stream of meaningless sex is all Tristan has left when he discovers the grandmother who raised him is dying and his best friend is getting married... -
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The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars.Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is thrown into a world that revolves around politics and power. She also starts at Hardwicke Academy, the D.C... -
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Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBesides her family, Lacey Robinson’s only other love is baseball. She’s on top of the world when Arizona State University approaches her to discuss a scholarship. To play for a college boys’ team is beyond what she has ever dreamed. Her fastball is impeccable, her slider equally as good, and her curveball annihilates anyone who dares to step in the batter’s box... -
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Because of Ellison by M.S. Willis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen I was nineteen years old, I lived for sex, drugs and a good party. I had it all - good looks, a fast car and a hot girlfriend. Nothing in life was more important. That was, until I met Ellison James…. Since the moment I first saw her she was a raging bull; tackling me in the mud and throwing out insults as fast as her tongue could form the sound... -
![Smitten by Lacey Weatherford]()
Smitten by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLife is good. Cami is away at her dream college with her dream man by her side. She thinks if she can just get through with meeting Hunter’s family that everything will be perfect. Little does she know that life’s about to turn upside down again when Hunter is called to infiltrate a gang whose specialty is chopping and racing cars... -
![Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo]()
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve.When Jo-Lynn Kirby's former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes it's some kind of joke. After all, Jo has been an outcast ever since her nude photos were leaked—and since everyone decided she deserved it... -
![The Nanny Song by Misty Mount]()
The Nanny Song by Misty Mount
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence... -
![Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward]()
Secrets Vol. 5 by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe pounding in Anna's heart rings in her ears as she sits naked in the tub. The bath water sloshes around her bare hips, even though she tries to stand without making a sound. All this time, Anna thought someone was following her, but every time she turned around no one was there. The chills that climbed up her spine those few times seemed silly, but not now. Now, they seem horrific... -
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Always Remember by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow long does it take for a long-distance relationship to break down? Sixteen months. When Jen and Carl put their relationship to rest after Christmas, Jen’s biggest problem is going back to London ten days earlier than planned – and her ever-present attraction to Samuel ‘Bing’ Edwards. Bing has no idea why Jen left Devon so fast... -
![King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon]()
King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsChey Sinclair discovers that dating a real life Prince can be both heart warming—and heart wrenching. Sticking to her guns, she faces down the Queen and defies the Royal order to cease her relationship with Prince Sander. Piqued, the Queen strikes back, and Chey finds herself separated from Sander by no means of her own... -
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![Wanted by Sara Shepard]()
Wanted by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling seriesThe eighth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily have been through a lot together—childhood pranks gone horribly wrong, not one, but two stalkers—blackmailers who know all their dirty secrets, not to mention their best friend’s murder investigation... -
![The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs]()
The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNo one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service... -
![Tricks by Cambria Hebert]()
Tricks by Cambria Hebert
Love can play tricks on your heart… After serving several years in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Tucker Patton decides to hang up his uniform and go to work at a private investigative firm owned by his buddy. His boxes are packed and he’s got one foot out the door when a phone call changes everything...Categorized as:
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![FULL TILT: An Adrenaline-Laced Contemporary Christian Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
FULL TILT: An Adrenaline-Laced Contemporary Christian Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou Can't Outrun Your Past - Even if You Were a SuperstarEverett Lester, former front-man for the heavy metal band DeathStroke and one of the world's most recognized celebrities, has turned over a new leaf. The Living Water Tour will take Everett back on the road as he performs his music for a new cause -- but he quickly learns that outrunning his dark and tumultuous past will be impossible... -
![Under the Surface by Diana Urban]()
Under the Surface by Diana Urban
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope… even when all seems lost.Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart... -
![Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson]()
Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsHave you ever gotten a letter that changed your life completely? Sam's Letters to Jennifer is a novel about that kind of drama. In it, a woman is summoned back to the town where she grew up. And in the house where she spent her most magical years she finds a series of letters addressed to her...
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