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End of Day (Jack & Jill Series) (affiliate link)
After finding the love of her life, Jessica is forced to fake her death and assume a new identity with her twin brother. They’re relocated to a conservative community in Omaha, Nebraska, where no one knows they are trained assassins. While her brother finds a new job to fit in, Jessica can’t stop thinking about the man she left behind.
When AJ, her grumpy, career Air Force neighbor, accuses her of breaking into his house (which she did), Jessica focuses on ruffling his feathers.
He’s sexy, dangerously alluring, and riddled with emotional issues from years of service. She never imagined finding another man who could handle her strong personality and elite skills—until now.
But she’s headed for danger. Her brother reminds her of their simple mission: Let go, start over, don’t kill anyone, and pray that no one resurrects their past.
Will Jessica accept her second chance at love or risk everyone’s life to get back the man she left behind?
Rescued by my Brother’s Best Friend (Briar Glen Book 1) (affiliate link)
This is a kisses only, sweet romance novella.
The past comes rushing back at the sound of his voice…my brother’s best friend and my new next door neighbor.
Lane Kincaid was my secret crush for as long as I can remember.
He’s also the one I had every intention of avoiding when I came home.
But fate had different plans,
And as my gaze collides with his all thoughts flee.
My icy indifference begins to thaw.
He’s even more handsome than I remember.
But I must stay away
He shattered my heart.
Each interaction weakens my resolve,
And puts a dent in my protective armor.
There are times when he looks at me my breath catches.
I can’t help but wonder if he feels the same.
Now I’m being rescued by my brother’s best friend in more ways than I ever dared to dream.
The Red House Mystery (affiliate link)
A refreshing blend of wit and intrigue, A. A. Milne’s only mystery novel is a masterpiece
Mark Ablett is not really a snob—not the worst kind of snob, at least. He simply prefers artists to everyone else, and the discussion of his own creative abilities to any other talk whatsoever. His vanities are easily forgiven especially since he is generous with his money—inherited not from his clergyman father but from a neighborhood spinster who took a liking to him—and he is always willing to play the host at the Red House, his delightful country estate.
One lazy summer morning, as his guests enjoy breakfast before a round of golf, Mark opens a surprising letter. His brother Robert, the black sheep of the family, gone some fifteen years now, is back from Australia and plans to call at the Red House that very afternoon. It is the first that Mark’s friends and servants have heard of a brother, but that shock is nothing compared to what happens next: After being shown into an empty office to wait for the master of the house, Robert is shot dead. Mark is nowhere to be found, not unlike the pistol that fired the fatal bullet. It is up to Tony Gillingham, man of leisure, and his young friend Bill Beverley to assume the roles of Sherlock and Watson and solve a crime so clever that Alexander Woollcott pronounced it “one of the three best mystery stories of all time.”
In a sprint, every millisecond counts.
When you’re waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons.
High school senior Lucas Preston has it all: star of the track team, a scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving door of girlfriends.
He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don’t kill each other.
His saving grace? Lois “Laney” Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven.
A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.
It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love.
Eight life-changing seconds.
It’s also the exact length of time it took to lose her.
Love on the Line 1 (The Women at Work Series) (affiliate link)
Her dad always said A little dirt never hurt anybody. He was wrong.
Andrea’s excitement about her first job engineering a pipeline through the mountains of West Virginia turns to disaster when she faces grueling work, harsh weather, and crushing homesickness. If she can’t pull herself together and keep up, she’ll be sent home.
When she dropped out of grad school to work on the line with Grandpa Buck, her parents were disappointed, widening a bitter family divide. If she goes home now, she’ll miss the opportunity to know Buck and lose his respect as well.
There’s one worker, a foreman, who might offer comfort and support, but when Andrea finally trusts him, things get even more complicated.
Mountain Men of Knotty Wood Ridge: The Complete Boxset (affiliate link)
This is my mountain.
I grew up on Knotty Wood Ridge
So when I had to walk away from my life as an Army Ranger, there was only one place to go—
Home.
The mountains of Colorado are wild and untamed.
So is Chloe.
I’ve never met anyone like the curvy brunette.
As innocent and resolved as the wildflowers she’s determined to document.
I came to the ridge to be alone.
But I can’t hide from her.
DON’T LIE TO ME (Eva Rae Thomas FBI Mystery Book 1) (affiliate link)
When twelve-year-old Sophie Williams went on a Girl Scout summer camp, she never returned home.
Three months later, her body is found inside her sleeping bag in the most frequented area of Cocoa Beach, and the town is outraged.
The girl isn’t just any child. She’s the town’s most beloved surf idol, and it was believed that she could be the next Kelly Slater.
As another child, the son of a well-known senator is kidnapped, and the parents receive a disturbing video, FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas — who has just returned to her hometown, divorced and out of a job — plunges into the investigation, breaking her promise to her children not to do police work again.
With her old flame Matt Miller in charge, local law enforcement are the ones who ask for her help in a case so unsettling that only she can solve it. But the deeper they dig, the deadlier it becomes for Matt and Eva Rae.
Restraint (Mason Family Book 1) (affiliate link)
Blaire Gibson knows better than to have one-night stands.
She prides herself on her decision-making skills. It’s the one asset that has never let her down. But even the best thinkers have weaknesses. Hers is a delicious business mogul with a quick tongue. Unfortunately for her, that tongue is good for more than just talking.
Holt Mason doesn’t need to justify anything to anyone.
He wants Blaire. He pursues Blaire. And he gets Blaire because that’s how his life works. Until it doesn’t.
What begins as a single night in a hotel room spirals into an unusual agreement. As late nights provide the space to trade secrets and walls come tumbling down, more is shared than just pillow talk.
They both should’ve known better. They should’ve shown restraint. Because when guards are dropped, hearts get shattered.
Tattered Huntress (Thrill of the Hunt Book 1) (affiliate link)
Sure, I might be a low elf. But that doesn’t mean I won’t get up to high jinks.
I’m not particularly special. I’m certainly not perfect. I’m just another delivery driver with a smattering of elvish magic who’s trying to make an honest living on the mean streets of Edinburgh.
Go me.
However, my world changes when I cross paths with Hugo Pemberville, the celebrated high elf who’s well known for his accomplished work as a treasure hunter. He might be famous but he’s also an arrogant idiot who deliberately destroys my life.
I’m not the sort of person who’ll let anyone ruin me without a fight. But when I take my revenge on Hugo, I end up thrust into a treasure hunting adventure that I could never have dreamed of.
I’m determined to succeed against all the odds. Unfortunately, treasure hunting is more difficult and dangerous than I’d expected. I’ll need all my wits about me if I’m going to survive.
But, hey, who doesn’t love an under-dog?
The Hanging City (affiliate link)
Seven years on the run from her abusive father, and with no hope of sanctuary among the dwindling pockets of human civilization, Lark is out of options. Her only leverage is a cursed power: she can thrust fear onto others, leaving all threats fleeing in terror. It’s a means of survival as she searches for a place to call home. If the campfire myths of her childhood are true, Lark’s sole chance for refuge could lie in Cagmar, the city of trolls—a brutal species and the sworn enemies of humanity.
Valuing combat prowess, the troll high council is intrigued. Lark could be much more useful than the low-caste humans who merely labor in Cagmar. Her gift makes her invaluable as a monster slayer to fight off the unspeakable creatures that torment the trolls’ hanging city, suspended from a bridge over an endless dark canyon.
Lark will do anything to make Cagmar her home, but her new role comes with a caveat: use her power against a troll, and she’ll be killed. Her loyalty is quickly put to the test when she draws the hatred of a powerful troll who loathes humankind.
Storm Runners (affiliate link)
Matt Stromsoe has come a long way since his wife and son were killed in an explosion meant for him. Wounded severely in both body and spirit, Stromsoe gave up the last thing that held any meaning for him—his job on the police force—and proceeded to hit rock bottom, hard.
That was a lifetime ago, and finally the spiral of personal destruction and despair seems to have come to an end. The man responsible for the murders—Stromsoe’s best friend from childhood and his wife’s old lover—is behind bars and Stromsoe has put the past behind him, rescued from the abyss by a former colleague who offers him a job at his private security firm. Stromsoe’s first assignment is to protect local television personality Frankie Hatfield from a stalker. But the further Stromsoe is drawn into this case, the more he finds that the net of intrigue is wide and ultimately leads back to the man who killed his family. As events conspire against him, Stromsoe learns that prison is no safeguard against revenge.
The Perfect Getaway (affiliate link)
It was the trip of a lifetime…
until someone ended up dead.
When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.
For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.
For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage.
But when one of the group members ends up dead on the night of a terrible storm, what was once a paradise soon becomes a prison.
Trapped on the island with no cell phone service and no means of escape, the couples fear the worst. What exactly happened to their friend? And could they be next?
Determined to learn the truth, the couples search for answers, but only discover more secrets. Friendships, loyalties, and marriages are put to the ultimate test as they grapple to decide who to trust and who could be a threat.
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