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Worth more than rubies  by Grace Burrowes

Worth more than rubies

Grace Burrowes

"Tertius Dundee, eleventh Duke of Dunfallon, sees the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library as a haven from pursuing matchmakers, but when he meets librarian Emerald Armstrong, he finds her generous and honest heart has him thinking of leaving his bachelor...

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Forgery  by Tate James

Forgery

Tate James

"Dreams. Goals. Plans. You envision a dream, set a goal, and formulate a plan. I had diligently pursued all of these steps. I was on my way to obtaining my degree, engaging with breathtaking works of art, and unexpectedly falling into bed with my professor....

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Recapturing her heart

Recapturing her heart

Recapturing her heart: "When she loses her job, professional dancer Harper Moore returns to her Texas hometown with one goal in mind - leaving again. But first she needs money for her big move, even if that means working for her ex-boyfriend. CJ Jenkins is...

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Western stars  by Nora Roberts

Western stars

Nora Roberts

Song of the West: "Philadelphian Samantha Evans is content with the life she made for herself after competing as an Olympic gymnast. So she has some hesitation about giving up the city for the wilds of Wyoming ranch country to help out her pregnant twin...

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Aphrodite and the duke  by J. J. McAvoy

Aphrodite and the duke

J. J. McAvoy

"Aphrodite Du Bell has always resented her name. While the members of the ton, and even the queen herself, praise her warm brown skin, perfect curls, and exquisite features, Aphrodite can't help but think that living up to the literal goddess of beauty is...

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Somewhere in the sunset  by Estelle Maskame

Somewhere in the sunset

Estelle Maskame

Two perfect strangers in San Francisco. Gracie and Weston have their futures mapped out. Gracie's future is glossy, glam and loved-up. Flawless like her influencer lifestyle. Weston's is all tattoo parlors, hitting the bar on the regular, and earning his...

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Hopeful hearts at the Cornish cove  by Kim Nash

Hopeful hearts at the Cornish cove

Kim Nash

"Meredith's life is at a standstill. She's stuck in a dead-end job, approaching fifty, and her dating life is a string of disasters. But one evening, while browsing the internet, she sees an ad for a lighthouse, and in a moment of impulsiveness, she makes a...

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Highcliffe house  by Megan Walker

Highcliffe house

Megan Walker

"The last thing Anna Lane wants to do is spend a week in Brighton with Graham Everett, who is hoping to make a financial investment with her father, but then she discovers a hidden warmth in her one-time rival in this enemies-to-lovers romance."--

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The two loves of Sophie Strom  by Sam Taylor

The two loves of Sophie Strom

Sam Taylor

"A house fire, Vienna, 1933: thirteen-year-old Max saves his parents and escapes unharmed, to face life as a Jew in 1930s Austria. In one unforgettable night, Max Spiegelman's life splits in two. As war looms and Nazism continues to rise, Max is forced into...

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The one that got away  by Karly Lane

The one that got away

Karly Lane

"Alex Kelly's future is nearly sorted: she loves her dream job and her life in London. There's just one last step: selling the family home her father left her in the small Australian seaside town of Rockne Heads. The place Alex has spent almost two decades...

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Archangel's lineage  by Nalini Singh

Archangel's lineage

Nalini Singh

"Raphael and Elena are experiencing their first ever year of true peace. No war. No horrors of archangelic power. No nightmares given flesh. Until...the earth beneath the Refuge begins to tremble, endangering not only angelkind's precious and fragile young,...

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This summer will be different  by Carley Fortune

This summer will be different

Carley Fortune

"Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn't know he's her best friend's younger brother. Lucy and Felix's chemistry is unreal, but the list of...

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Better left unsent  by Lia Louis

Better left unsent

Lia Louis

"Millie is a big fan of keeping her opinions to herself ... or at least keeping them in her drafts. Despite her best efforts, Millie Chandler is known at work as the nice receptionist who got dumped by the company hotshot, and ever since then, she has vowed to...

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Summers at the Saint  by Mary Kay Andrews

Summers at the Saint

Mary Kay Andrews

"Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper... Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as 'the Saint.' If you grew up coming here, you were 'a Saint.' If you came from the wrong side...

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How to end a love story  by Yulin Kuang

How to end a love story

Yulin Kuang

"Helen Zhang is the bestselling author who can't write her own happy-ever-after. Grant Shepard is the screenwriter with the movie-star looks who can't afford his therapist. When the two of them are put together to adapt Helen's books for television, it should...

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Regency  by Bronwyn Scott

Regency

Bronwyn Scott

"Breaking the rake's rules: Being bad has never felt so good! The first time Miss Bryn Rutherford meets Captain Kitt Sherard, he scales her balcony and kisses her breathless! And after years of trying to behave, she can't help but think Kitt's piratical...

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Full measures  by Rebecca Yarros

Full measures

Rebecca Yarros

"Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What she didn't know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom falls apart. Then Josh...

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Goddess found  by Calanthe Colt

Goddess found

Calanthe Colt

''The God Incarnate, forced into a public role he didn't seek. ̃ The mere mortal who wants a quiet life. ̃ The very public, very popular reality show that will complicate their lives. This is the second time Jack's been coerced into searching for the Goddess...

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The idea of you  by Robinne Lee

The idea of you

Robinne Lee

"When Solene Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of a prestigious art gallery in Los Angeles, takes her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favourite boy band, she does so reluctantly and at her ex-husbands request. The last thing she expects is to make a...

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To break a dark cage  by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

To break a dark cage

Kathryn Ann Kingsley

"He was kissing her with a fury that threatened to devour her. She needed this. Needed the wrath and the desire. One last time. Gwen is a prisoner of the man she loves... In the battle for Avalon, she sided with Mordred's enemies and allowed the demon Grinn to...

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Breathe  by Kristen Ashley

Breathe

Kristen Ashley

"In order to protect a father he does not respect, in Lady Luck, we learned that good cop Chace Keaton went bad, sacrificing his career and his future. But when the local police department's secrets are revealed and the wife he's forced to marry is murdered,...

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It's your love  by Rachel D. Russell

It's your love

Rachel D. Russell

"When Grayson Fox is asked to return home to Deep Haven and run the wrangler activities for the local camp, the last thing he expects is to run into the one woman he never wanted to see again. Worse... she's his boss. But Grayson has big hopes for a life back...

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Text me baby one more time  by Teagan Hunter

Text me baby one more time

Teagan Hunter

"I love you, he said. Forever, he said. Turns out, he lied. When he leaves me high and dry after a cross-country move, I push him out of my life as much as I can, which is hard to do when the guy who broke your heart also happens to be the most famous dude in...

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Can't text this  by Teagan Hunter

Can't text this

Teagan Hunter

"'Hi Monty. Wanna see my python?' That's how I ended up in the bathroom of some dive bar with a stranger. Me, Monty Andrews, the quintessential virgin girl next door. I was so out of my element, but there was no denying our explosive attraction, even via text....

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Let's get textual  by Teagan Hunter

Let's get textual

Teagan Hunter

"A wrong number is supposed to be just that--a wrong number. Delete. Done. Do not continue to text. Do not flirt. A wrong number shouldn't be the first person on your mind in the morning, or the last at night...and you're definitely not supposed to talk them...

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Textin' up my heart  by Teagan Hunter

Textin' up my heart

Teagan Hunter

"I never thought I was the type of girl to care about marriage. I've always firmly been in the 'If it happens, it happens' camp. Even after I met Zach and decided to move in with him, I still felt that way. Until last month. I want to get married. I want to...

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The orchids of Ashthorne Hall  by Rebecca Anderson

The orchids of Ashthorne Hall

Rebecca Anderson

"1887, the Cornwall coast. For years, rumors have flown through the village of Suttonsbury about Ashthorne Hall - that its occupants hoard pirate treasure, that a ghost walks its halls - but botanist Hyacinth Bell only cares about the estate's extensive,...

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Sapphire sunset  by C. Travis Rice

Sapphire sunset

C. Travis Rice

"Logan Murdoch is a fighter, a survivor, and a provider. When he leaves a distinguished career in the Marine Corps to work security at a luxury beachfront resort, he's got one objective: pay his father's mounting medical bills. That means Connor Harcourt, the...

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To Rome with love  by D. P. Rosano

To Rome with love

D. P. Rosano

"Some memories are never forgotten. As Tamara discovers the charms of Rome in the arms of her first love, the sights, food and wine sweep her away. Giorgio changes how she thinks about living. Decades can pass - marriages, death, and family can intervene - but...

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The café between pumpkin and pie

The café between pumpkin and pie

"On Halloween night in Moonbright, Maine, three single women, with autumn leaves swirling about and the fragrance of fresh-baked pie in the air, fall for the most tantalizing trick--and the most delightful treat--the magic of true love."--Provided by...

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The gentleman and the thief  by Sarah M. Eden

The gentleman and the thief

Sarah M. Eden

"From the moment Hollis Darby meets Ana Newport, he's smitten. Even though he's from a wealthy, established family and she isn't, he wishes he could have a life with her by his side. But Hollis has a secret: the deep coffers that have kept his family afloat...

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RomeAntically challenged  by Marina Adair

RomeAntically challenged

Marina Adair

"Growing up the lone Asian in a community of WASPs, Annie has always felt out of place. Her solution? Start a family of her own. Not easy when every man she's dated, including her ex-fiance, finds 'his person' right after breaking up with Annie. Even worse...

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The fae king's prize  by Jamie Schlosser

The fae king's prize

Jamie Schlosser

"When I wake up at a female auction in a world I don't recognize, all I can think about is getting back home to Texas. I want absolutely nothing to do with a realm called Valora, magic, faeries, or being sold to the highest bidder. But the Day Realm king has...

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Christmas secrets in the Scottish Highlands  by Donna Ashcroft

Christmas secrets in the Scottish Highlands

Donna Ashcroft

"Welcome to Christmas Resort, the festive retreat where the scent of cinnamon is in the air and chocolate yule log is eaten all year round! But with the resort in trouble, can Holliday Harrison save Christmas and find true love along the way? Thirty-year-old...

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Notes from the Cove  by Jennifer Bardsley

Notes from the Cove

Jennifer Bardsley

"The cozy café on the bustling beach welcomes tourists and locals for steaming coffees and delicious homemade cakes. But when Brittany receives mysterious notes from a customer will they lead her to the happy ending she's always dreamed of? Brittany Thompson...

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Witness protection breach

Witness protection breach

Sabotaged mission: "When a failed mission leaves CIA operative MacKenzie 'Mac' Sharp injured and her partner presumed dead, going off-grid is the only way to survive. But her old flame, CIA officer Gabe Denton, has tracked her down and led a well-connected...

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Playing hard to get  by Monica Murphy

Playing hard to get

Monica Murphy

"Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team. . . Knox Maguire is the star player on the football team and the King of campus. Everyone loves him but no one pays attention to me. When I become his English tutor, things are kept strictly business....

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Playing to win  by Monica Murphy

Playing to win

Monica Murphy

"Ace Townsend is the biggest player on campus. The sexy new quarterback on the football team. I should probably mention he's also a complete flirt. The life of the party wherever he goes. Someone I should avoid at all costs. It's difficult though, when I'm on...

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Playing by the rules  by Monica Murphy

Playing by the rules

Monica Murphy

"Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team. And he's absolutely gorgeous. All the girls on campus fall for him. And while he's had a few casual hookups over the years, it's...

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Can you keep a secret?  by Jo Lovett

Can you keep a secret?

Jo Lovett

"Georgie James has a secret - something BIG she's been keeping from her friends. When the group meets for their annual New Year's get-together, as a way to ensure they keep their resolutions, they decide to share their secrets, writing them down and sealing...

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A Greek island escape  by Kate Frost

A Greek island escape

Kate Frost

"Can a Greek escape be the start of something special? Xanthe Fox has it all: a famous, drop-dead gorgeous boyfriend, a dream career and bright future - until heartbreak sends her life into a tailspin. So when Xanthe's Greek godmother unexpectedly leaves her a...

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It's complicated  by Camilla Isley

It's complicated

Camilla Isley

"Lori has been in love with her best friend Aiden since college. Now Aiden (handsome, fair, All-American dream doctor) is getting married, and Lori desperately needs a date to the wedding. So she asks the best man, Jace (tall, dark, and brooding), to pretend...

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Ex in the city  by Portia MacIntosh

Ex in the city

Portia MacIntosh

"Nicole Wilde's life has not panned out how she expected. Ten years ago when she was living the rock star lifestyle as a music journalist -- touring the country, going to gigs and hanging out with celebrities -- she never thought she would end up living an...

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The flower shop on Serendipity Lane  by Sarah Hope

The flower shop on Serendipity Lane

Sarah Hope

"Take a stroll down Serendipity Lane, breathe in the beautiful fragrances of the flowers and see if you can spot the love in the air... After years of juggling long hours at work, studying for her dream vocation and struggling for money it's finally time for...

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Coffee and cake at Wildflower Lock  by Hannah Lynn

Coffee and cake at Wildflower Lock

Hannah Lynn

"Daisy May is embarking on a new chapter of her life as a permanent resident at the idyllic Wildflower Lock. However, life isn't always smooth sailing. When a string of unfortunate mishaps and an unruly stag party leaves Daisy's finances in dire straits she...

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Living the dream at Puddleduck Farm  by Della Galton

Living the dream at Puddleduck Farm

Della Galton

"Life would be idyllic if everyone else was on the same page... Puddleduck Vets Practice is busier than ever. Phoebe Dashwood is juggling the usual crazy animal antics of her quirky clients, whilst organising the wedding of her bridezilla grandmother and...

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Come rain or shine  by Sarah (Romance fiction writer) Bennett

Come rain or shine

Sarah (Romance fiction writer) Benn...

"There are worse fates than growing up knowing that you will one day inherit a vast and magnificent Cotswolds country estate, but for Rhys Travers it has always felt like a huge responsibility. Juniper Meadows is home to much of his extended family, not to...

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Chasing a Highland dream  by Lisa J. author. Hobman

Chasing a Highland dream

Lisa J. author. Hobman

"Can you live your dreams and also find your destiny? Since having to drop out of her design degree, Bella Douglas has been unlucky in just about everything life has thrown at her. She's lost more jobs than she cares to remember and to top it off she's still...

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Fake flame  by Adele Buck

Fake flame

Adele Buck

"To an observer, hauling a baby grand piano onto a college quad to publicly serenade an ex might seem like a romantic gesture. To literature professor Eva Campbell, it's the latest manipulative move by a cheating jerk who won't take a hint. Plus, she never...

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Weekends with you  by Alexandra (Writer of fiction) Paige

Weekends with you

Alexandra (Writer of fiction) Paige

"Flowers have always been the best communicators. They've mastered falling over one another in the perfect way to announce exactly what they need: sunlight, water, space. They do not rush. They do not bloom before their time. They do not take without giving in...

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Out of office  by A. H. Cunningham

Out of office

A. H. Cunningham

"Genevieve Raymond was born an overachiever. After opening a hot new hotel chain location in Panama, she's on track for a major promotion. But first, she desperately needs a break, even if her overbearing mother doesn't approve. For two glorious weeks, Gen's...

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Falling for Gage  by Mia Sheridan

Falling for Gage

Mia Sheridan

"How is it possible that perfect Gage Buchanan is still single after all these years? He can't quite figure it out himself. Perhaps he hasn't met the right woman. Maybe he's spent too many years focusing on work - or maybe he just isn't as perfect as everyone...

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Next to you  by Hannah Bonam-Young

Next to you

Hannah Bonam-Young

"After struggling to decide what direction she wants her life to go in, Lane makes the impulsive decision to buy an old yellow school bus with the vision to renovate it and make it a home. Enlisting the help of best friend Matt, together they restore the bus,...

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The outlaw Noble Salt  by Amy Harmon

The outlaw Noble Salt

Amy Harmon

"When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won't let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he'll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the...

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The good ones are taken  by Taj McCoy

The good ones are taken

Taj McCoy

"When her college best friend, Garrett, admits he's in love with her, Maggie, a lawyer searching for Mr. Right, finds her world turned upside down and must choose between the perfect guy and a friendship that's the foundation for everything she's ever...

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The Wild Lavender Bookshop  by Jodi Thomas

The Wild Lavender Bookshop

Jodi Thomas

"The trees that circle Someday Valley near Honey Creek are dressed in their fall finest, providing a pretty backdrop for the local businesses - including the little bookshop loved by schoolteacher Cora Lee Buchanan. There, under the watchful eye of owner Noah...

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The rival  by Maisey Yates

The rival

Maisey Yates

"Cowboy Levi Granger is proud of his ranch, and of the siblings he brought up after the loss of their parents. When Quinn Sullivan looks into accessing his land for a business venture, the kick of attraction is both shocking and unwelcome. She can more than...

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The prospects  by KT Hoffman

The prospects

KT Hoffman

"Gene Ionescu, a gay trans man in his third year in the minors with the Beaverton Beavers, is a solid shortstop, but he's no one's idea of a major league prospect. He's just happy to be here, though, getting underpaid six months of the year to play the sport...

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King of sloth  by Ana Huang

King of sloth

Ana Huang

"Charming, easy-going, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips. He also has no interest in taking over his family's empire (much to his father's chagrin), but that hasn't stopped women from throwing themselves at him . . ....

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How not to propose to a duke  by Louise Allen

How not to propose to a duke

Louise Allen

"Miss Danby's daring proposition for the duke : First, wealthy ironmaster's daughter Jessica Danby needs a titled husband. So, upon learning that Alexander, the Duke of Malvern, needs a rich wife, she makes a convenient proposal... Next, her impetuous marriage...

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Earls trip  by Jenny (Romance author) Holiday

Earls trip

Jenny (Romance author) Holiday

"Even an earl needs his ride-or-dies, and Archibald Fielding-Burton, the Earl of Harcourt, counts himself lucky to have two. The annual trip that Archie takes with his BFFs Simon and Effie holds a sacred spot in their calendars. This year Archie is especially...

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An enchanting case of spirits  by Melissa Holtz

An enchanting case of spirits

Melissa Holtz

"Alyssa Mann isn't adventurous, not since her husband died and she found herself the single mom of a teenage daughter. But there's no way to avoid celebrating the big 4-0, so when her best friends drag her out for drinks and a tarot reading, she throws caution...

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Sex, lies and sensibility  by Nikki Payne

Sex, lies and sensibility

Nikki Payne

"Nora needs a reinvention fast. But where can you go when the entire Internet knows your face? (And ass... but Nora tries not to talk about that.) After discovering at her father's funeral that she and her sister, Yanne, have lived their entire lives as his...

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The beloved  by J. R. Ward

The beloved

J. R. Ward

"Nalla, the blooded daughter of Zsadist, has led a sheltered life. Protected by her father and the Brotherhood, kept away from the deadly war with the Lessening Society, she is chafing against the walls of the very safety that has ensured her survival. One...

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The last close call  by Laura Griffin

The last close call

Laura Griffin

"Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping...

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Fatal reckoning  by Marie Force

Fatal reckoning

Marie Force

"When 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. As the...

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Before we were strangers  by Renée Carlino

Before we were strangers

Renée Carlino

"To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding...

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