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Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner... -
![Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross]()
Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds... When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community, the burn from decades-old betrayal still smoulders... -
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![The Rock: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross]()
The Rock: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls — before it’s too late, and their investigation turns to murder... -
![Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank]()
Come Rain or Shine by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRose Gardner collects secrets the way other people collect junk—and now she’s being asked to expose them. Special Prosecutor Mason Deveraux has called a grand jury to investigate the corruption in the Sweet Branch Police Department, and he’s summoned Rose as a witness. Any topic is fair game, and the criminals in Fenton county are rightly scared of what she might share under oath... -
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![State of Shock by Marie Force]()
State of Shock by Marie Force
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey never saw this coming… Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022... -
![Fatal Fraud by Marie Force]()
Fatal Fraud by Marie Force
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPreviously title Fatal VengeanceA dangerous truth revealed... A prominent member of the D.C. community has been murdered, pulling Lieutenant Sam Holland into yet another high-stakes homicide investigation that has her trying to connect the dots between a dead woman and the friends and family who’d turned against her right before her untimely death... -
![State of Affairs by Marie Force]()
State of Affairs by Marie Force
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe phone call that changed their lives forever…Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take the oath of office... -
![Chemistry: The Chemist by Grey Huffington]()
Chemistry: The Chemist by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI am not a drug dealer.I am not a seller…I am not a handler…I am not an abuser…I am not a promoter…I am not a smuggler…However, I understand that I can not save the world or the people who have chosen those paths. So, making substances safer, grander, and extremely unique is my life’s work. What I have created can’t be duplicated, stepped on, or mistaken for anything else... -
![On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh]()
On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground... -
![State of Suspense by Marie Force]()
State of Suspense by Marie Force
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA high-profile murder has Sam and her team chasing an elusive killer…Just back from their anniversary trip to Dewey Beach, there’s no slow roll back to work for the first couple as Sam is immediately thrust into a baffling new case that has everyone on edge. The FBI wants in on this one, and she’s determined to figure out what happened before they can take over her investigation... -
![The Hit List by Elle Gray]()
The Hit List by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen a deadly bomb goes off in a small town outside of Dallas, FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are called to the case.Could this crime be a case of terrorism or is it murder disguised within a massive disaster? Soon Blake’s unit discovers a plot that’s far more complex.And when they unearth a revenge plot spurred on by a massive conspiracy... -
![The Silent Threat by Elle Gray]()
The Silent Threat by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter 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... -
![State of the Union by Marie Force]()
State of the Union by Marie Force
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president... -
![State of Denial by Marie Force]()
State of Denial by Marie Force
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDenial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks... -
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![Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross]()
Cuthbert's Way: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA SECRET KEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEARS...After the dramatic theft of a priceless artefact from Durham Cathedral, the rest of the world believes that DCI Ryan and his team were able to recover and return St. Cuthbert’s cross to its rightful home... -
![Fatal Invasion by Marie Force]()
Fatal Invasion by Marie Force
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst the fire, then the heat…A brutal home invasion. Two small traumatized survivors who may have witnessed the horror. Lieutenant Sam Holland has never worked a case quite like this one, in which her eyewitnesses are five-year-old twins. But when Sam steps up in a big way for them, she risks her heart as much as her career... -
![The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray]()
The Lies in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’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... -
![Dangerous Mind by Riley Edwards]()
Dangerous Mind by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was a young, naïve girl who fell madly in love with her brother’s Navy SEAL friend. It was one glorious, unforgettable summer. A magical, whirlwind of new and exciting emotions. But this girl knew she wasn’t ready for Cole Keniston not at twenty-three. So, she did the only thing she could do and left him... -
![The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White]()
The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion… Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator... -
![A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot]()
A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy. The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound... -
![Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force]()
Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes, a cold case suddenly turns hot—and deadly A peaceful morning is shattered when Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland’s beloved father succumbs to injuries from an unsolved shooting while on duty four years ago... -
![Gator Bait by Jana Deleon]()
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the fifth book in the hilarious Miss Fortune series. Things are starting to look up for Fortune Redding. Even though her life was at stake, the CIA assassin had balked at taking on a new identity in Sinful, Louisiana... -
![Lost in You by Lexi Blake]()
Lost in You by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRobert 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... -
![Night Watch by Susan Sleeman]()
Night Watch by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything points to suicide…Research scientist, Kennedy Walker is shocked when her mother dies and the police rule her death a suicide. Her scientist-mother was on the verge of a scientific breakthrough, and Kennedy knows her mother would never end her life, but the detective won’t listen... -
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![Winter Frost by Lauren Carr]()
Winter Frost by Lauren Carr
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt 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... -
![Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings]()
Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s just trying to start a new life for herself. If only it wasn’t so hard… It’s not as though there are a lot of options for a woman with barely two pennies to rub together.At least not in 1884.Or in the small town where she’s settled.Or anywhere else.It’s even harder when her past keeps coming back to haunt her. Aileen has tried putting it behind her. Truly she has... -
![Connected in Code by Ryan Michele]()
Connected in Code by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA small job. That's all it's supposed to be.Get in. Get the information. Get out unseen.Simple, right? Not this time.Hacker. Thief. Rebel. Lethal. At least that's what people say about me and they're right.Holding other's lives in the palm of my hand is an incredible power. One necessary to keep order and control.The walls around me are built strong, but not strong enough for one man... -
![Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey]()
Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the early days of World War II, the Lang family lost everything. Eighty years later, it’s time to take it back.The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice—but too late... -
![Vanishing Legacy by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo]()
Vanishing Legacy by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor this Elite Guardian, protecting her client’s daughter just got personal.Elite Guardian Alana Flores, former LAPD underwater dive detective, just wants a fresh start in Savannah, Georgia, with her son, Rocco... -
![Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles]()
Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere were shadows I was running from. Ones that haunted and taunted. Ones that made it so I had no choice but to disappear. I’d spent years hiding from the world. My little island haven, the only assurance of safety. It all changed the moment he showed up at my door. The hint of pain in his eyes told me that something haunted him, too. And I couldn’t help but be drawn closer... -
![Betrayal by Nancy Ann Healy]()
Betrayal by Nancy Ann Healy
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no one to trust in Nancy Ann Healy’s thrilling new novel, Betrayal.FBI agent Alex Toles is relieved to return to work at the NSA after a frightening on-the-job ordeal. Her life partner, Cassidy O’Brien, and Cassidy’s seven-year-old son, have also been instrumental in healing Alex’s wounds... -
![Act of Valor by Dana Mentink]()
Act of Valor by Dana Mentink
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe saw something she shouldn’t have… A True Blue K-9 Unit story When airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she’s thrust into the crosshairs of a drug smuggling operation. NYPD officer Zach Jameson and his drug detection beagle, Eddie, can tell this is no small-time threat... -
![From the Ashes by Stacy Lynn Miller]()
From the Ashes by Stacy Lynn Miller
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter narrowly escaping death in Out of the Flames, San Francisco police detective Manhattan Sloane goes after the corrupt officials who had a hand in her wife’s murder. Would-be lover, DEA Agent Finn Harper, puts her career on the line again to help. Along the way, Sloane and Finn stir up a hornet’s nest and the cartel drug lord pulling all the strings... -
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![The Buried Hours: A Novel by R.S. Grant]()
The Buried Hours: A Novel by R.S. Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs she following a path of redemption or an enemy’s revenge? A crime reporter’s traumatic past comes back to haunt her in a twisting novel of lies, betrayals, and killer secrets.Investigative crime journalist Signe Gates’s life became a nightmare the day she was kidnapped and drugged... -
![Bride or Die by Madison Score]()
Bride or Die by Madison Score
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“At best, it was going to be a very long day. At worst, she might end up in jail for running Luke over with her car.”Proposal planner Claire Hartley thought calling off her own wedding would be the most traumatic event of her year. But when her ex-college roommate vanishes without a trace and Claire begins receiving mysterious threats, she realizes she has bigger problems...Categorized as:
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![Bride or Die by Madison Score]()
Bride or Die by Madison Score
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsProposal planner Claire Hartley thought calling off her own wedding would be the most traumatic event of her year. But when her ex-college roommate vanishes without a trace and Claire begins receiving mysterious threats, she realizes she has bigger problems...Categorized as:
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![On The Line by Kathryn Shay]()
On The Line by Kathryn Shay
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKathryn Shay spent five years riding fire trucks with a large city fire department, eating in their firehouses and interviewing hundreds of America's Bravest. Read the novels that resulted from her intense relationship with firefighters!“Powerhouse author Shay follows up AFTER THE FIRE with another dramatic and dynamic thriller... -
![The Beginning by Catherine Coulter]()
The Beginning by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe 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... -
![At Close Range by Laura Griffin]()
At Close Range by Laura Griffin
New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin “delivers the goods” ( Publishers Weekly ) again with the eleventh title in the gritty, heart-pounding Tracers series. When a lakeside tryst ends in a double murder, police detective Daniele Harper arrives on the scene determined to get answers. Clues are everywhere, but nothing adds up... -
![Whatever It Takes by Christy Reece]()
Whatever It Takes by Christy Reece
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhatever It Takes, A Grey Justice Novel To Save His Family, She May Be His Only Hope A Strong-willed Woman Working for the shadowy division of the Grey Justice Group is the perfect job for Kathleen Callahan. Compartmentalizing and staying detached is her specialty. Get in, do the job, get out, her motto... -
![His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer]()
His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** Special release weekend price of $2.99 (will be $4.99 on Monday, June 27th) *** Matteo Angelico, former Marine and experienced, longtime dominant, knows what he likes--sexy, submissive women who do what they're told and are willing and able to give him the control he craves. But he also knows what he doesn't like--the demands of a full-time dynamic and a committed relationship... -
![Russian Tattoos Criminal by Kat Shehata]()
Russian Tattoos Criminal by Kat Shehata
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRussian mob boss Vladimir Ivanov has many enemies—one of them just kidnapped his wife. A mafia war has erupted in London, and Vladimir’s enemies know his one weakness is his deep passion for his new bride, Carter Ivanov. When rival mob boss Maksim Ovechkin kidnaps her, Vladimir is willing to pay the ransom with his own blood. But Maksim’s plans go deeper than that... -
![A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano]()
A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it... -
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![Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry]()
Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Jane Henry concludes the Savage Island duet with a fast-paced, high-stakes novel of survival, suspense, and heart-breaking passion. The island took everything from me. It won't take her. They created a monster. A savage. They're about to see exactly what that means. Because Harper Lake is mine... -
![Sinister Stranger at St Bride's by Debbie Young]()
Sinister Stranger at St Bride's by Debbie Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an American stranger turns up claiming to be the rightful owner of the school’s magnificent country estate it could spell trouble for everyone at St Bride’s . . -
![Hidden in the Night by Elizabeth Goddard]()
Hidden in the Night by Elizabeth Goddard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the behest of her ailing mother, former FBI special agent turned rare-book collector Ivy Elliott arrives in Alaska to secure an unpublished Jack London manuscript kept secreted away for decades. But when she arrives, she learns the manuscript is gone--taken by the granddaughter of the woman who possessed it... -
![Miami Masters Collection by B.J. Wane]()
Miami Masters Collection by B.J. Wane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsStrong, dominant men. Feisty, independent women in need of help. Seven troubled young men from varied backgrounds bonded together at a summer camp for juvenile delinquents – a bond that held them together into adulthood and grew stronger through their shared interest in the lifestyle... -
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Safeguard by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more... -
![Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels]()
Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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...
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