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A Dash of Love (Pride Oregon Book 1) (affiliate link)
It wasn’t hard to fall in love with Parker.
Sara Jordan has finally been given the chance to run The Golden Oar, a restaurant that’s been in her family for generations. But the sexy know-it-all carpenter that her uncle hired to make some changes, keeps getting in her way. She’ll have to use all her skills just to prove that she’s up to the task.
Parker was hired to bring new life to the old building, but he hadn’t expected sparks to fly from the owner’s niece. As a series of mysterious accidents start to plague the job site, he finds himself working one-on-one with the temptress to avoid losing everything.
Murder’s a Witch (Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Book 1) (affiliate link)
Welcome to Beechwood Manor: Where the landlady haunts the halls, the roommates have killer fangs, and the rent is to die for.
Holly wasn’t trying to cause trouble, but sometimes a witch has to bend a rule or two. Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way. Following a slight misunderstanding with magical law enforcement, she’s expelled from the secret supernatural world and dumped in a tiny beach town with nothing but a box of possessions, her feline familiar, and a warning: stay out of trouble, or else.
Living in the human world was never Plan A for the crafty potion witch, but it beats a prison cell. Holly even starts to think she might survive her exile—right up until her coffee shop boss turns up dead in an alley.
When one of her new friends becomes the prime suspect, Holly’s forced to choose between keeping her head down or diving into an investigation that could expose everything.
Jake Fox: Ties That Blind (affiliate link)
Buckle up for an electrifying legal and domestic thriller with the sensational debut of the Jake Fox series! Award-winning author Michael Stockham plunges you into a world of intrigue, deception, and unbreakable bonds in Jake Fox: Ties That Blind. As the curtains rise on this heart-pounding legal drama, you’ll be irresistibly drawn into a web of secrets and suspense that will keep you turning pages well into the night.
Jake Fox, a once-celebrated big city lawyer, finds himself at rock bottom after a devastating tragedy shatters his life. Haunted by his past and driven by a burning desire for redemption, he seeks solace in the familiar embrace of his childhood town. But when a shocking murder stains the town’s tranquility, Jake’s refuge transforms into a battleground for justice.
Afterlife (Afterlife Saga Book 1) (affiliate link)
Keira is new in town and running from her past. A past that haunts her dreams, that is until a new nightmare takes over them…a tall, dark and sexy one. Her New Boss, Dominic Draven.
Question is, what is the infamous Gothic Nightclub doing in the small town of Evergreen Falls and more importantly, what has its powerful owner got planned for her? Because not everything is as it seems and working the VIP section under his watchful eye is only the beginning. That’s because Keira isn’t the only one keeping secrets and Afterlife isn’t just a nightclub at all… It’s a place for a Supernatural King to rule. And this King has sights set firmly on Keira. The one he has been searching for throughout the ages of time. His Chosen One…
His Fated Queen.
Premeditated Intent: (David Brunelle Book 13) (affiliate link)
An open-and-shut case of domestic violence murder threatens to come apart at the seams when the defense attorney accuses the lead cop of misconduct. Suddenly, the confession and murder weapon are in danger of being suppressed, and Brunelle’s case goes from airtight to gasping for air. Meanwhile, a man Brunelle convicted of murder decades earlier finishes his sentence and is released from prison. When the jury found the man guilty, he swore to kill Brunelle when he got out, and it quickly becomes clear he intends to execute his plan to execute Brunelle.
Brunelle must battle to keep his focus, win his case, and save his life, all at the same time. Will he hold a new killer accountable or become the victim of an old killer’s long-simmering Premeditated Intent?
A Flair for Beignets (The Sadie Kramer Flair Mysteries Book 3) (affiliate link)
When Sadie Kramer heads to New Orleans with her sidekick Yorkie, Coco, her sole expectation is a spectacular vacation. With fabulous music, exquisite cuisine, and rich culture, how could a week in The Big Easy be anything less than fantastic? And it is – until a customer at popular Chez Lisette Patisserie drops dead face-first in a raspberry-almond tart.
A competitive bakery, a newly-formed friendship, and even Hotel Arnaud-LeBlanc’s luxurious accommodations offer possible suspects. As Sadie sorts through a gumbo of interconnected characters, will she discover who the killer is? Or will the killer discover her first?
The Autumn of Ruth Winters: A Novel (affiliate link)
Ruth Winters is retired, widowed, and resigned to spending the rest of her life alone in her suburban home. She likes her routine and uses it to avoid having to spend time with other people. She probably wouldn’t call herself fulfilled, but it’s too late now to go chasing happiness.
Then three things happen at once: a beloved niece makes a big announcement, an old flame reaches out, and her estranged sister receives life-changing news. Ruth finds herself reconnecting with people she thought were long gone from her world, as she is forced to reconsider her expectations for this phase of her life.
None of this fits into Ruth’s routine—in fact, the whole thing just blows to bits. But when Ruth starts to pick up the pieces, she discovers that maybe it’s not too late to make something new after all.
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector Book 1) (affiliate link)
Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden.
In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.
When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself.
As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. But the more she shares, the more the agents have to wonder what she’s still hiding…
The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal (affiliate link)
Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can’t be solved by a drink and a think.
And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever.
Everyone’s favourite time-travelling bounty hunters. Sorry – ‘recovery agents’. No bad guy they can’t handle. No expense account too flexible. No rule they cannot break.
As long as they’re together, the world is their oyster. And they’ll always have each other, right?
Fasten your seatbelts. The timeline doesn’t know what’s about to hit it.
Trust No One (Devlin & Falco Book 1) (affiliate link)
It’s the worst possible time for Detective Kerri Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming double-homicide case. She’s locked in a bitter struggle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and her reckless new partner is anything but trustworthy.
Still, she has a job to do: there’s a killer at large, and a pregnant woman has gone missing. Once Devlin and her partner get to work, they quickly unearth secrets involving Birmingham’s most esteemed citizens. Each new layer of the investigation brings Devlin closer to the killer and the missing woman, who starts looking more like a suspect than a victim.
But just as answers come into view, the case twists, expands, and slithers into Devlin’s personal life. There’s a much more sinister game at work, one she doesn’t even know she’s playing—and she must unravel the truth once and for all to stop the killer before she loses everything.
Phantom Limb (affiliate link)
Emily and Elizabeth spend their childhood locked in a bedroom and terrorized by a mother who drinks too much and disappears for days. The identical twins are rescued by a family determined to be their saviors.
But there’s some horrors love can’t erase…
Elizabeth wakes in a hospital, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak. The last thing she remembers is finding Emily’s body in their bathroom. Days before, she was falling in love and starting college. Now, she’s surrounded by men who talk to themselves and women who pull out their eyebrows.
As she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding Emily’s death, she discovers shocking secrets and holes in her memory that force her to remember what she’s worked so hard to forget—the beatings, the blood, the special friends. Her life spins out of control at a terrifying speed as she desperately tries to unravel the psychological puzzle of her past before it’s too late.
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