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Bloody heart  by Sophie Lark

Bloody heart

Sophie Lark

"When you get a second chance, you don't wait for a third...Simone Solomon lives in a gilded cage. She's been raised to wealth, privilege, and above all, obedience. Hiding in the back of a limousine, dreading another tedious gala, Simone is abducted by a...

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Too good to be true  by Kristen Ashley

Too good to be true

Kristen Ashley

"Heiress Daphne Ryan is uncertain about spending a week at the sprawling country estate of the family of her sister's boyfriend. For starters, she doesn't get along with her sister. Then there's the fact his family is old, wealthy aristocracy, and Daphne is...

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Killer on Kestrel Trail  by Cindi Myers

Killer on Kestrel Trail

Cindi Myers

"Twenty years after her sister's murder, Kelsey Chapman's determined to discover the truth behind what really happened on Kestrel Trail. When she arrives in Eagle Mountain, Colorado, she quickly joins forces with search-and-rescue expert Tony Meisner, who...

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Black sands  by Colleen Coble

Black sands

Colleen Coble

"Annie Tagama has always been content to bask in the glow of her more flamboyant brother and sister and to quietly assist her father in his volcano research. Annie does, however, have a secret crush on Mano Oana, though he's never noticed her. Her devotion...

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Sacred sins  by Nora Roberts

Sacred sins

Nora Roberts

"In the unbearable heat of another sultry Washington, D.C. summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Dr. Tess Court, one of the capital's most successful psychiatrists, wants nothing to do with the case - until the police convince her to lend a hand to the lead...

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The witness  by Nora Roberts

The witness

Nora Roberts

"Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally lets loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive....

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Code of ethics  by April (April H.) White

Code of ethics

April (April H.) White

"There are three things you need to know about Oliver Curran: 1) He's a privileged playboy who incidentally happens to be a code-writing genius. 2) For maybe the first time in his life, he's trying to do the right thing, and 3) Someone wants him dead. Oliver's...

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Code of conduct  by April (April H.) White

Code of conduct

April (April H.) White

"There are three things you need to know about Shane P.I. 1) P.I. is not her last name, it's her job title, 2) Her specialty is catching cheaters, and 3) she's a superhuman - kind of. Gabriel is a security expert for Cipher Security, and a former UN...

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Code of honor  by April (April H.) White

Code of honor

April (April H.) White

"A painting, a panic room, a thief, and her lover ... whose job is to catch her. There are three things you need to know about Anna ... 1) She's a bounty hunter with adrenaline junkie habits, 2) She's the"awkward" twin, and 3) She's a thief - kind of. Darius...

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Chasing fire  by Nora Roberts

Chasing fire

Nora Roberts

"Montana wildfire fighter Rowan Tripp is mourning the death of her good friend and jump partner, Jim -- and is haunted by the fact that she might have been able to save him. She has a strict rule: never get romantically involved with anyone she works with. But...

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Angels fall  by Nora Roberts

Angels fall

Nora Roberts

"While driving in the Grand Tetons, displaced Bostonian Reece Gilmore stops in the small town of Angel's Fist, near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and considers the "Cook Wanted" sign in Joanie's, a local diner. Still rattled by a shooting spree at her Boston...

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Into the fire  by Irene Hannon

Into the fire

Irene Hannon

"When arson investigator Bri Tucker inherits unfinished business from her predecessor, she must convince ATF Special Agent Marc Davis to help her find the missing link and track down a serial arsonist who will stop at nothing, including murder, to carry out a...

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Savage lover  by Sophie Lark

Savage lover

Sophie Lark

"Camille Rivera is drowning. Her father's sick, her brother's in deep with a dirty cop, and her mechanic shop is failing. She's growing desperate, trying to keep her world afloat in whatever way she can. Nero Gallo is the neighborhood hazard. A mess-maker. A...

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River's end  by Nora Roberts

River's end

Nora Roberts

"A romance between a woman employed as a rain forest guide on the Olympic Peninsula and a reporter investigating her mother's murder. The heroine is Olivia whose father is in jail for killing her mother and she wants no reminders of the horror she saw as a...

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Danger zone  by Nora Roberts

Danger zone

Nora Roberts

The art of deception : "Something very odd was going on. A stolen painting led undercoverinvestigator Adam Haines into a most perplexing situation. The suspects,father and daughter, were unusual to say the least. Adam simply couldn't geta fix on them. Was...

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The obsession  by Nora Roberts

The obsession

Nora Roberts

"Years after discovering her father's predatory double life, successful photographer Naomi Carson struggles to hide her painful past from her fellow residents in a community thousands of miles away, a situation that introduces her to a new relationship and...

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Whiskey Beach  by Nora Roberts

Whiskey Beach

Nora Roberts

"Eli Landon seems to have the perfect life. A beautiful wife, a wonderful house, a dazzling legal career. But when his wife is brutally murdered after confessing to an affair, Eli is named prime suspect - without a shred of evidence. After a year-long ordeal...

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The reef  by Nora Roberts

The reef

Nora Roberts

"Tate Beaumont, a beautiful student of marine archaeology, and Matthew Lassiter, a sea-scarred young man, share the same ambition. Angelique's Curse, a jewelled amulet thought to be long lost at the bottom of the ocean, is steeped in legend - and both divers...

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Kakadu dawn  by Annie Seaton

Kakadu dawn

Annie Seaton

"When his father was jailed for a cold case murder, stockman Cy Prescott fled his life on the land. The victim was the birth mother of Dee Porter-Carey, his cousin's wife and joint owner of Wilderness Station. Now that the Porter and Hardy families are...

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There are no saints  by Sophie Lark

There are no saints

Sophie Lark

"She knows he's no saint, but she has no idea she's dancing with the devil. Cole Blackwell values control. He's the hottest sculptor in San Francisco-wealthy, successful, and respected. His only weakness is the dark impulse he carefully conceals. In truth,...

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Let me love you  by Brittney Sahin

Let me love you

Brittney Sahin

"Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish - a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits. Just one unforgettable moment in the dark and then he was...

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There is no devil  by Sophie Lark

There is no devil

Sophie Lark

"Cole and Mara's relationship has grown to consume them both. Cole, sculptor and killer, finds himself adrift in a depth of feeling he's never known, while Mara, unafraid of his darkness, is blossoming into a successful artist, shaking off the trauma of her...

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The unexpected hostage  by Allison McKenzie

The unexpected hostage

Allison McKenzie

"Nothing in her life has been stable since Tess's beloved fiancé Kyle died in a tragic accident. She's spent the past year hell-bent on outrunning her grief, jetting between high-stakes meetings and the rock clubs where she can disappear. Avoiding her pain was...

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Still beating  by Jennifer Hartmann

Still beating

Jennifer Hartmann

"When Cora Lawson attends her sister's birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame by the end of it. She doesn't anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on her sister's fiancé, Dean Asher-- her archnemesis and...

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Baby rescue mission

Baby rescue mission

Baby rescue mission: "Finding the baby is dangerous... But protecting him might be deadly Discovering a young mother dead and her baby missing is Child Protective Services Investigator Renae Potter's worst nightmare. Desperate to find the infant, Renae turns...

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The shark  by Mary (Mary T.) Burton

The shark

Mary (Mary T.) Burton

"At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum's past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only...

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The ritual  by Shantel Tessier

The ritual

Shantel Tessier

"The chosen one. Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all - the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior...

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Detecting secrets

Detecting secrets

Detecting secrets: "Partnered with her air scent dog and Sheriff Dennis Monroe, Marriage Family Therapist Charlotte Bradley is desperate to put an end to a black-market baby smuggling ring in Anderson County. Who is kidnapping the pregnant girls she counsels...

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Marked for revenge

Marked for revenge

Marked for revenge: For a pregnant deputy and the father of her baby, this case isn't just about catching a killer. Ever since female victims started turning up wearing death masks of her face, Deputy Ava Lawson has been in terror for herself and her unborn...

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Rescuing the stolen child

Rescuing the stolen child

Rescing the stolen child: "When Lieutenant Texas Ranger Zane Adcock is attacked, he learns two shocking things: his estranged daughter has a son-- and his grandson has been taken. The desperate kidnapper needs Zane to investigate an old murder case, and little...

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Last chance investigation

Last chance investigation

Last chance investigation: "When a message in a bottle sheds new light on a just-solved crime, Detective Levi Griggs is determined to find closure and the potential new victim. Even if that means working with renowned psychiatrist, Kelly Chase-- the woman who...

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Undercover operation

Undercover operation

Undercover operation: "Rescuing valuable stolen puppies requires a K-9 officer to go deep undercover! K-9 officer Asher Gilmore and trainer Peyton Burns have two tasks: rescue three stolen bloodhound puppies and expose a drug ring. To outwit the criminal...

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Colton's Montana hideaway

Colton's Montana hideaway

Colton's Montana hideaway: "A serial killer's threats drive FBI tech expert Ashlynn Colton undercover at a dude ranch. Investigating her prime suspect's half brother, cowboy Kyle Slater, the city girl is unprepared for how displaced she feels on a ranch-- or...

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The ghost illusion  by Kat Martin

The ghost illusion

Kat Martin

"If you need help, we are here for you. Eve St. Clair desperately needs help sorting reality from her fearful imaginings when ghostly voices seem to haunt the Victorian house in Sunderland, England, that she inherited from her uncle. Online research leads to a...

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Fast track  by Julie Garwood

Fast track

Julie Garwood

"Cordelia Kane has always been a daddy's girl - her father raised her alone after her mother died in a car crash when Cordelia was just two years old. So when he has a serious heart attack, Cordelia is devastated, and the emotion is only intensified by the...

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Pursuit at Panther Point  by Cindi Myers

Pursuit at Panther Point

Cindi Myers

"When he sees dog handler Anna Trent during a search-and-rescue mission, Deputy Lucas Malone is stunned. Two years ago, they met when she lost her husband on the same cancer ward where Lucas's girlfriend died. As Lucas now wonders about their mutual...

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The liar  by Nora Roberts

The liar

Nora Roberts

"When her husband Richard is killed in a freak accident, Shelby Pomeroy is devastated. But she soon learns a horrible truth - Richard was a conman and a cheat, and their life together was a lie. Returning home to Tennessee, Shelby discovers a new sense of...

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Protecting Colton's secret daughters

Protecting Colton's secret daughters

Protecting Colton's secret daughters: Chasing killers is his job-- protecting family, his purpose. A serial killer's threats drive agent Cash Colton to locate his ex-wife. Arriving just in time to save Valentina from being killed, he's shocked to discover that...

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Texas bodyguard: Chance

Texas bodyguard: Chance

Texas bodyguard: Chance: "When a violent attack puts Maci Ford in the hospital, security expert Chance Patterson learns that she's carrying his baby. Even though she ended their relationship, he's determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and their...

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Cold case revenge

Cold case revenge

Cold case revenge: "A kidnapped child. An unsolved cold case. This K-9 is on the trail. When his three-year-old daughter goes missing, Nick Rossi fears he'll relive his sister's disappearance from twenty-five years ago. Only this time officer Ruby Orton and...

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Targeted  by Kendra Elliot

Targeted

Kendra Elliot

On his quiet fishing trip, Detective Mason Callahan finds the body of his boss, Denny Schefte, near their remote Oregon cabin. The FBI assigns the case to Special Agent Ava McLane, Mason's fiancé, when they learn of the mask left at the scene. The FBI realizes...

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Secrets by nightfall  by Nora Roberts

Secrets by nightfall

Nora Roberts

Night Shift: "Radio host Cilla O'Roarke loves quiet evenings running the late-night show at her station. But when she receives a threatening call from a listener, her ideal job suddenly turns dangerous. Used to being alone, Cilla insists she can handle the...

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Big sky secrets / Amity Steffen. Wyoming ranch ambush

Big sky secrets / Amity Steffen. Wyoming ranch ambush

Big sky secrets: "To stop a killer the truth must be uncovered. Stunned by the revelation he has a three-year-old son whose mother was murdered, rancher Eric Montgomery is searching for the truth. But he quickly realises he has a target on his back when he and...

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Bad things feel best  by Ivy Smoak

Bad things feel best

Ivy Smoak

"Hazel Fox arrives at her new job on a private island hoping to get inspiration from a renowned novelist, only to discover she won't be working with the author after all. She won't even get to meet her. Instead, she'll be assisting the handsome - and...

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Facing the enemy  by DiAnn Mills

Facing the enemy

DiAnn Mills

"When the long-awaited reunion between Risa and her brother, Trenton, ends in tragedy, Risa is riddled with guilt, unable to cope with the responsibility she feels over his death. On leave from the FBI, Risa returns to her former career as an English teacher...

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Deception at Dixon Pass  by Cindi Myers

Deception at Dixon Pass

Cindi Myers

"The injured man search-and-rescue volunteer Grace Wilcox discovers left for dead in a Colorado snowstorm can't remember why he's on Eagle Mountain or even who he is. But bloody footprints discovered near a crime scene spark a memory of deception and the chase...

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Burning justice  by Tee O'Fallon

Burning justice

Tee O'Fallon

"After narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it's like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town....

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Cursed at dawn  by Heather Graham

Cursed at dawn

Heather Graham

"Vampires may not walk among us, but FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter know real monsters exist. They've witnessed firsthand the worst humankind has to offer. They're still catching their breaths after the apprehension of two such monstrous killers...

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The shifting current  by Dani Pettrey

The shifting current

Dani Pettrey

"An elusive killer. A false identity. A deadly maze of lies. When Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent Logan Perry's beloved grandfather is murdered, he gets on the first flight to his hometown of Cauldron Creek, New Mexico. His teammate, friend,...

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The blonde identity  by Ally Carter

The blonde identity

Ally Carter

"She wakes up in Paris with no memory, a hot guy standing over her saying "Run, Alex!" and people trying to kill her. He tells her that she is the identical twin of a rogue spy. And to stay alive and clear her sister's name, she and hot guy will have to lie...

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The royal  by Susan Stoker

The royal

Susan Stoker

"Former military man and member of a royal family Callum Redmon can't deny his sense of responsibility. So when his cousin's latest love interest claims to have a stalker, Cal reluctantly meets with the young woman and her mother. He wants to write off the...

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You can die  by Rebecca Zanetti

You can die

Rebecca Zanetti

"Men are dying in the Pacific Northwest, their bodies found near churches, charities, and counselling centers - each with valentine candy hearts shoved down their throats. They're good men with families and community ties - or so they seem until Laurel Snow...

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Savage sin  by Helen Hardt

Savage sin

Helen Hardt

"Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn't commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. When he's granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he's determined to reclaim his life. The last thing Falcon...

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Buried threat

Buried threat

Buried threat: "When a body is found buried in the garden of a vacant house, acting police chief Caralee Patterson finds herself investigating a murder that happened thirty years ago. The new property owner, ex-con Will Viveners, refuses to cooperate. But when...

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Safeguarding the baby

Safeguarding the baby

Safeguarding the baby: "The discovery of a wounded woman and baby in a stranded vehicle plunges Sheriff Rylan Pierce into a chase with a murderous mastermind. Not only must he protect Emily and the child from a killer hot on their trail, he must uncover the...

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Threat detection

Threat detection

Threat detection: "When someone shoots at volcanologist Aubrey Smith on Mount St. Helens, it's up to K-9 officer Isaac McDane to protect her even though she broke his heart a decade ago. But as people keep dying and signs point to Aubrey's sister being...

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Texas bodyguard

Texas bodyguard

"Texas bodyguard: Weston: Silent, stealthy and professional, Weston Patterson is always two steps ahead of trouble-- until he's hired to bodyguard a woman he never expected to see again. Someone won't stop until Kayleigh Delacruz is dead. But the feisty...

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Chasing a Colton killer

Chasing a Colton killer

Chasing a Colton killer: "Journalist Stella Maxwell may be guilty of prying into FBI agent Brennan Colton's past for a story, but Brennan knows she's not guilty of murder-- despite what's being alleged. He's prepared for the risks of protecting Stella from the...

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Shrouded in the Smokies

Shrouded in the Smokies

Shrouded in the Smokies: "Adam Trent just found out the woman whose life he saved in a shoot-out has been dead for five years. Chattanooga nurse Skylar Montgomery's case went cold after she disappeared. Now Skylar's ready to stop running, and she needs the...

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Maverick detective dad /cDelores Fossen. Murder at Sunset Rock / Debra Webb.

Maverick detective dad /cDelores Fossen. Murder at Sunset Rock / Debra Webb.

Maverick detective dad: "Because of a tragic accident as high school sweethearts, Texas cop Noah Ryland and attorney Everly Monroe are targets of a murderous vigilante. Guilt and grief have kept the detective and the single mom miles apart for too many years....

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Texas law: serial manhunt

Texas law: serial manhunt

Texas Law: serial manhunt: "When her daughter Josie is brutally left for dead, Sage Sauter will stop at nothing to find out why. Enter forensic pathologist Dr Michael O'Brien-- the man who'd once changed Sage's life forever. As Michael investigates whether...

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Targeted in Silver Creek

Targeted in Silver Creek

Targeted in Silver Creek: "Silver Creek lawman Jesse Ryland is not about to let history repeat itself. Although his ex, Hanna Kendrick, survived the shooting that nearly killed her and her unborn child, he knows it also stole all memories of the night they...

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Conard County

Conard County

Conard County: Code Adam: "Newly promoted within the Conard County Sheriff's Department, Guy Redwing wants Valerie Brighton to stay away from his first case. But the missing child he's searching for is Valerie's niece, and Valerie is an experienced...

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Olympic Mountain pursuit

Olympic Mountain pursuit

Olympic Mountain pursuit: "Four years ago, former US Marshal Jackson Dean left his job after falling for a witness-- who's suddenly the target of an assassin. Now it's up to Jackson and his K-9 partner to protect single mom Everly Lopez and her young daughter...

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Ozarks witness protection

Ozarks witness protection

Ozarks witness protection: "Targeted by her husband's killer, injured and pregnant widow Kayla Powers needs a protection plan-- pronto. But 24/7 bodyguard detail challenges Special Agent Ryan Hastings's security skills-- and professional boundaries. The...

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Colton's deadly affair

Colton's deadly affair

Colton's deadly affair: "With a serial killer on the loose, FBI Special Agent Sinead Colton was assigned to work with Wells Blackthorne. The NYPD detective truly didn't want her assistance on the Landmark Killer case but lives were at stake. After a shooting...

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Protecting his Cameron baby

Protecting his Cameron baby

Protecting his Cameron baby: "When Isla Cameron is seduced into a steamy affair with Evan Murray, she ends up pregnant. But then Isla discovers that Evan had an ulterior motive for romancing her. Somehow, she must trust him when he kidnaps her to protect her...

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Hunted at the hideaway

Hunted at the hideaway

"Hunted at the hideaway: For Natalie Marlowe, her mountain lodge is a desperately needed refuge. And new guest Gabriel Neesom is as reassuring as he is outgoing. But when a blizzard strikes, a man who once nearly killed Natalie turns the lodge into a hunting...

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The Minnesota Marshalls. Book 3, Ned  by Susan May Warren

The Minnesota Marshalls. Book 3, Ned

Susan May Warren

"After four years of training to become a Navy SEAL, Ned Marshall is finally ready to marry the woman of his dreams, Shae Johnson. And Shae's been uber patient, waiting, building a life as a free-lance graphic artist, moving around the globe to be with him....

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Finding Jodelle  by Susan Stoker

Finding Jodelle

Susan Stoker

"Older and set in his ways, Baker Rawlins never thought a relationship was in the cards, let alone love. Especially when years in the military and continued work for the government keep him on the radar of nefarious people all over the world. For that reason,...

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Last rites  by Sharon Sala

Last rites

Sharon Sala

"Shirley Wallace and her four sons come to her childhood home in Kentucky with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer and is settling in when an...

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Break of day  by Colleen Coble

Break of day

Colleen Coble

"Law enforcement officer Annie Pederson's life has been rocked by tragedy, but things finally seem to be heading in the right direction. Her relationship with the love of her life - who's also the biological father of her precious daughter - has never been...

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