Best of
Police

2022

Four of a Kind: Kind Brothers Book 4


Sandi Lynn - 2022
    

The Patient's Secret


Loreth Anne White - 2022
    They live in a dream house with their two children in close-knit Story Cove. Lily lives a well-ordered life. Or so it seems. As a therapist, she knows everyone keeps things hidden. Even her.Then sensual and free-spirited Arwen Harper rolls into town in her hand-painted VW van, her sixteen-year-old son riding shotgun. Overnight, Story Cove’s secrets are no longer safe. Because Arwen might know her new neighbors better than they know themselves.Now someone is dead, and it looks like murder. Brutal and personal. The death invites the shrewd eye of Detective Rue Duval. Rue’s job is to expose secrets. But she’s also an expert at keeping them.As the lives of three women become inexorably entwined, one thing is clear: when it comes to survival, ordinary people can do the most terrible things.

The Scars That Bind Us


Michele Notaro - 2022
    Humans have been imprisoning and enslaving the two species since. But now humans need their help protecting the world from the strange monsters they let cross the veil between realms. All three species have been at odds for more than a century, but can Madeo—a mage—and Cosmo—a lion shifter—put aside their differences to work together, and maybe even find comfort in each other’s arms?The full blurb and cover of this new MM urban fantasy series are coming soon!

Burning Bright


Milly Taiden - 2022
    He is also the alpha tiger. It’s a big responsibility, especially during the tourist season. With summer starting, he has one goal: make sure the mountain’s visitors have a good time to fund the town’s survival. All that is forgotten when he finds his mate lost in the forest. Having a trouble-free summer is soon the least of his problems. Finding out his mate is a sassy beauty just adds to the distraction.Bree Elsher is having one hell of a bad week. She learned — on live television while delivering the evening news—her ex-boyfriend is a murderer. Everyone thinks she might have been his accomplice. So she hides out on a secluded mountain away from everyone. But when she is rescued from a tiger attack by Sheriff Egon Thatcher, everything changes. He makes her emotions crazy and her hormones go up in flames.The threat of her past is dragged through the forested mountain. Bree is in danger while her entire life comes crumbling down. Egon wants to keep her safe, but there is so much more at stake than his streak of tigers and his mate.Bad things have come to Thatcherton, and the fated mates might not get a chance to explore their bond. Not if the killer has anything to say about it…

Sunshine and the Recluse: A Whisper Valley Soulwink Romance (Hermits & Curves Book 1)


Megan Wade - 2022
    Not only is this a disruption of his quiet mountain life, but it’s also a disruption of his heart when it turns out his neighbor is a clueless twenty-something attempting home renovations without any experience whatsoever.She’s all sunshine and positivity, and he’s all darkness and grump. But together, they might just work. Especially when there’s a little something called a soulwink involved… As with all Megan Wade books, this Whisper Valley romance comes with her Sugar Promise. High heat, low drama, guaranteed.

YOU DID THIS


Jamie Millen - 2022
    A homicide detective’s destiny.Everybody loves Claire’s little sister, Tina. But only Claire sees the twisted psychopath hiding behind her sister’s angelic face. When Tina is brutally murdered on her fourteenth birthday, the day Claire failed to walk her home from school, Claire never forgives herself. And neither does their mother.Twelve years later, more girls turn up dead in Newburgh exactly like Tina. Claire, now a police detective, suspects that her sister’s murderer is still on the prowl. But the serial killer stumps the FBI forensic profiler assisting the case and Special Agent Robert Cline—Claire’s old flame.When Claire becomes the lead suspect in the murder investigation, the system turns against her. Unable to trust anyone—not even herself—Claire must break every rule in the book to save the next girl.With time running out in this nerve-shredding psychological thriller and harrowing family drama, a shocking discovery changes everything. Is Claire’s sister truly dead—or is she playing one final lethal prank?YOU DID THIS is the first book in the Claire Wolfe Thrillers series and can be read as a standalone mystery. Fans of Mike Omer, Robert Dugoni, Melinda Leigh, and Karin Slaughter should get to know Claire Wolfe.

Cowboy Bikers MC Lawmen: Sweet Treat


Esther E. Schmidt - 2022
    Though, one exceptional encounter changes my choice drastically.Sometimes all you need is the unexpected to cross your path to put everything into perspective. Unless it involves missing persons and dead bodies, then things get complicated rapidly and irreversibly for all involved.Sweet Treat is a crossover between Rebel Rage MC Rocker by Addy Archer and Cowboy Bikers MC Lawmen by Esther E. Schmidt.

Cowgirl Bikers MC #4


Esther E. Schmidt - 2022
    

Ram (Trigger Pull MC #3)


Addy Archer - 2022
    Ram doesn’t care the woman he claimed as his old lady is a US Marshal. As an outlaw biker he turns out to be just the man she needs in her life to make sense of the havoc when justice takes a turn and corrupt agents are threatening her life. Fighting the system to get justice is going to take more than the law to uphold. Especially when it starts to rain bullets and the body count flies through the roof. The moment you pull the trigger, there’s no stopping the bullet; all you can do is brace for impact. Collide with the world of Trigger Pull MC, where an encounter with a rugged biker will inevitably change your life.

Flirting with Fame (Flirting with the Finest, #2)


Kaye Kennedy - 2022
    Will she pay for hers with her life? Bellamy Have you ever felt like you were being watched? You get that spine-tingling uneasiness. Maybe you heard a noise that you couldn’t place, or thought you saw someone in the shadows. Imagine having that feeling every time you leave your house. That’s my life right now.I’m Bellamy Shaw. Artist of the Year. Height of my career. Teetering on the edge of falling for my sinfully hot bodyguard. And I can’t even enjoy it. Why? Because I have a stalker. Someone has snaked his way into my inner circle, but I have no clue how and I’m afraid that by the time I figure it out, it’ll be too late. Tai I’m a detective with the Special Investigations Task Force, but my mom’s hefty medical expenses have forced me to take on a side gig doing security for a popstar. It was supposed to be simple: keep Bellamy safe while she played her residency in Manhattan. Except, I’ve started to catch feelings for the princess of pop. And I really can’t go there.To make matters worse, some psycho keeps sending her creepy “gifts.” And he’s escalating. Suddenly, my easy side gig has gotten way more complicated than I’ve bargained for, but I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her. I’ve trained my entire career for this. I just hope it’s enough.This is book two in the Flirting with the Finest Series and, while interconnected, it can be read as a standalone.

Christmas Homecoming (Wind River Hearts Book 16)


Lacy Williams - 2022
    

Goodbye Lake Street: Totally Addictive Crime Fiction (A DC Holly Towns Murder Mystery) (A Port Alma Murder Mystery Book 5)


Anne Shillolo - 2022
    

Wicked Justice (Sutton Capital On the Line Book 3)


Lori Ryan - 2022
    

Goodbye Haldane Hill: Totally Addictive Crime Fiction (A DC Holly Towns Murder Mystery) (A Port Alma Murder Mystery Book 4)


Anne Shillolo - 2022
    

Beyond the Blue


T.J. O'Shea - 2022
    Mei Sharpe’s life. She has no husband, one friend, two daughters, and three random meetings with the same woman within four weeks. Once is chance, twice is coincidence, but upon the third meeting, even Mei in all her empirical rigidness must admit that perhaps the universe is giving her a nudge. A nudge that lands her directly in the path of Lieutenant Morgan Kelly—an affable, charming detective for the Sheriff Department’s brand-new cold case team working down the hall from Mei’s morgue.More golden retriever than hard-boiled detective, Morgan is determined to pull the asocial widow out of her shell. As the icy scientist warms to her cheerful new friend, an irrepressible chemistry develops, and Mei begins to realize she’s perhaps a different number on the Kinsey scale than previously considered.As Mei and Morgan struggle with guilt and grief, drama and desires, Mei finds her scientific austerity is no match for the universe and its nudges toward the startling revelation of what her heart really wants.

Hunter's Rules (The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries Book 6)


Val Penny - 2022
    She has traumatic injuries, but she clings to life. Hunter notes that her wounds are like those inflicted on two other women, who died from their ordeal.Can Meera keep the injured woman alive long enough for her to identify the assailant? Is the same person responsible for all three crimes?When Hunter is identified as a suspect, can he establish his innocence and lead his team to solve the crime and keep Edinburgh safe?

Dry Heat: a Novel


Len Joy - 2022
    Then things get bad.The high school bonfire is supposed to be the kickoff to a great night: Joey has just won a football scholarship and he's hoping for a sex breakthrough with his new girlfriend. Then his true love--but ex-girlfriend--Mallory tells his she's pregnant. He's reeling from that news when the bonfire explodes.Joey, his new girlfriend and her drug dealer friend TJ, flee in her truck. When the police pursue, TJ shoots at the cop's car. It crashes and in the ensuing chaos TJ slips away undetected. Joey, the only adult in the truck, is hauled off to jail.Joey is charged with attempted murder and released on bail. TJ is nowhere to be found. When Joey discovers that Mallory's father is pressuring her to terminate the pregnancy, Joey has to remain free to prevent that from happening. In desperation, he reaches out to notorious gang leader, Chico Torres, whom he met in jail, for help locating TJ.When Joey is offered a deal--his freedom in exchange for his cooperation in nailing Chico--he faces a decision that will change the course of his life and Mallory's.

Dry Heat: A Novel


Len Joy - 2022
    Then things get bad.The high school bonfire is supposed to be the kickoff to a great night: Joey has just won a football scholarship and he's hoping for a sex breakthrough with his new girlfriend. Then his true love--but ex-girlfriend--Mallory tells his she's pregnant. He's reeling from that news when the bonfire explodes.Joey, his new girlfriend and her drug dealer friend TJ, flee in her truck. When the police pursue, TJ shoots at the cop's car. It crashes and in the ensuing chaos TJ slips away undetected. Joey, the only adult in the truck, is hauled off to jail.Joey is charged with attempted murder and released on bail. TJ is nowhere to be found. When Joey discovers that Mallory's father is pressuring her to terminate the pregnancy, Joey has to remain free to prevent that from happening. In desperation, he reaches out to notorious gang leader, Chico Torres, whom he met in jail, for help locating TJ.When Joey is offered a deal--his freedom in exchange for his cooperation in nailing Chico--he faces a decision that will change the course of his life and Mallory's.

The Crossbow Stalker (Midlands crime series, #2)


Tony Bassett - 2022
    But as the number of victims increases, the connection between them wears thin.Is it really a broken heart holding the crossbow? And if it’s not some crazed Cupid, who has their finger on the trigger?Plucky Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy doesn’t think they are looking in the right places. Yet without evidence, her theory won’t hold water. With the help of valiant and besotted DI Tom Vickers, she’ll take considerable risks to hunt down the hunter.Following multiple leads, the duo will need to collar the right suspect, but nothing is quite what it seems in this exciting police procedural full of twists and turns.THE CROSSBOW STALKER is the second standalone book to feature DCI Roscoe and DS Roy. Look out for the first, MURDER ON OXFORD LANE, also set in the heart of England.If you like realistic crime fiction that keeps you guessing, you’ll love this book!FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback from Amazon.

A Deputy in Amish Country: A Clean Romance


Patricia Johns - 2022
    Watching Annabelle charm his neighbors and dream of starting over in the Ohio countryside tugs at Conrad’s heart…even though keeping his emotions locked down is the only way to protect the woman he's starting to care about.Amish Country HavenBook 1: A Deputy in Amish Country

A Deputy in Amish Country: A Clean Romance


Patricia Johns - 2022
    

A Deputy in Amish Country


Patricia Johns - 2022
    When Annabelle Richards needs someone to keep her safe until she's able to testify, Deputy Conrad Westhouse volunteers to protect her at his family's ranch, deep in Amish country. Watching Annabelle charm his neighbours and dream of starting over in the Ohio countryside tugs at Conrad's heart...even though keeping his emotions locked down is the only way to protect the woman he's starting to care about.Mills & Boon Heart -- Stories of love, compassion and happiness.

Requiem (Agents of Interpol Book 3)


Courtney Lynn Rose - 2022
    

Skater Baby


Jack Noel - 2022
    While her mom isn't looking, the baby crawls away and finds a skateboard. As Skater Baby goes on a fun-filled joyride through the park, she continues to pass one distracted, unsuspecting adult after another and snags something new from each of them (like an umbrella, a clown's nose, and even an unsupervised dog). While her haul steadily grows, so does the crowd of adults who are chasing after. But no one seems to be able to catch the daredevil tyke. And wait, is Skater Baby heading for the huge, scary Mega Ramp?