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Dangerous as Sin: Ten Addictive Romantic Thrillers & Mysteries


Susan StokerAmanda McKinney - 2021
    Perfect for fans of Laura Griffin, Nora Roberts and Rebecca Zanetti. Download your copy and tell a book-loving friend, as this boxset won't last long.*****Mini blurbsRachel Grant - Poison Evidence Ivy MacLeod has been sent to paradise—the Rock Islands of Palau—to test her high-tech mapping system. But paradise turns deadly when foreign intelligence agencies attempt to steal her invention. Rescued by an enigmatic stranger, Ivy longs to trust the man who saved her, but is he a spy?Toni Anderson - Colder Than SinAs head of the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit, the last place Quentin Savage expects to find himself is held captive with a fake wife by unknown terrorists on a remote Indonesian island. Can he escape and save the girl? Or will some unseen enemy destroy them all?Katie Reus - ResurrectionSkye faked her death to protect Colt, the only man she ever loved. Months later, a kidnapping draws her to infiltrate a dangerous cartel. Just when she thinks she's home free, she barely escapes with bloodthirsty enemies on her heels...only to find herself face to face with a bewildered and angry Colt. Now he'll do anything to keep her alive. Louise Dawn - StrikethroughGage is an MSD Team Leader for the Department of State. Chantal doesn't like that her safety is now in the hands of the cocky agent, and her attraction for Gage could end his career or get them both killed. When violence erupts, keeping her safe becomes his life's mission. Carolyn Crane - Off the EdgeMac's a badass secret agent who uses his knowledge of linguistics to hunt killers...and this shy nightclub singer might hold the key to his most baffling mission yet.Susan Stoker - Shielding GillianRescuing civilians from hijacking situations is all a part of the job for Trigger and his Delta Force team...but falling for a not-so-helpless-victim in the process is definitely new territory for him. Neither expected danger to follow them home and it'll take all Trigger's skills to save the woman he loves. Lisa Marie Rice - Midnight FeverNick Mancuso is used to getting what he wants, until now, but beautiful brainy scientist Kay Hudson eludes him. Kay is in a world of trouble uncovering a deadly bioweapons conspiracy. Still, she deserves one night of passion before disappearing forever. But Nick won't let her face the danger alone. Julie Ann Walker - Deeper Than the OceanIf Christina Szarek had her way, she'd avoid sexy, brooding Wolf Roanhorse altogether. But there are mysterious players who would see her silenced—for good. And Wolf, with his wicked grin and spec-ops training, is all that stands between her and a date with death in the deep.Amanda McKinney - JaggerWhen someone from Louise Sloane's past goes missing, she sets off to the small town of Berry Springs during one of the worst snowstorms on record, bulldozing her way into the investigation—and into the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice. Riley Edwards - Nixon's PromiseFormer Navy SEAL Nixon Swagger was home. After twelve years of service and twice as many deployments, all Nix wanted was quiet. He sought the solace of the small town he'd grown up in. What he didn't expect to find was a feisty, head-strong woman who he couldn't get enough of.

Renegade Ridge


Arabella Steedly - 2018
    His prized mare is injured while barrel racing and needs medical attention fast! He is forced to turn to Dr. Vanessa Hart… The young, HOT inexperienced veterinarian who is new to town. When she shows up at the ranch, they get off on the wrong foot… Jake’s PTSD kicks in from his military days, and he gets angry with her. Jake can’t deny his attraction for the BBW, but he has a shady past. One he is afraid to admit to Vanessa for fear she will label him as a bad boy loser. Vanessa has come to town for a fresh start… She keeps to herself but when Jake does her a favor she agrees to go out with him. After their first kiss, Vanessa can’t keep her eyes off him. She wants more… But she holds a deep dark secret too that she isn’t about to share… a deadly secret! Will Jake and Vanessa’s love for each other be strong enough for them to find happiness and put their pasts in the rearview mirror? Renegade Ridge is a Bad Boy Action-Adventure Romance with a guaranteed HEA. This full-length novel is a contemporary romance but has elements of a thriller as well. Renegade Ridge is book #1 in the Renegade Series and can be read standalone. The book comes to a natural ending with no cliffhangers even though the novel has been developed to create interest in future books in the series.

Once In A Big Dream


Alexa Bloom - 2017
     Find out where it all began....In this gripping prequel to The Harrisons, Joe and Rose's story will have your fingers flipping the pages like lightning as their passionate story unfolds. BOOK DESCRIPTION: After 5 long years inside, Joe Harrison is finally about to taste the freedom he's been dreaming about for so long, except that the outside world doesn't exactly look kindly on ex-cons. In fact if it wasn't for his childhood friend, Buddy, he'd probably be sleeping on the streets by now. Instead, he's working at famous track Keeneland, shovelling hay from dawn to dusk and just trying to stay out of trouble. But when a student photography group shows up at the track one day, trouble finds him in the form of gorgeous budding photographer, Rose Parmenter. The chance encounter sends his life skittering in a new direction that neither one of them could have imagined, but even as they dream of what could be, the shadows of Joe's violent childhood are about to explode into their lives with savage fury. Rose Parmenter's perfectly ordered life is bubbling along very nicely. Except for the fact that she hates her mother's endless snobby society lunches, she'd rather be a photographer than an accountant and she doesn't love her successful businessman fiancé, Geoffrey. In fact, if it hadn't been for the death-bed promise she'd made his sister Beccy, she probably wouldn't even be in this situation. But despite it all, she's determined to make it work and see through the promise she made to her beloved best friend. If only Joe Harrison hadn't turned up on her horizon and turned her whole world upside down. Joe's exciting and romantic in every way that Geoffrey isn't, and for the first time in her cosseted little life, Rose is really living. Her growing awakening convinces her that Joe might just be worth risking everything for, but when he confesses that he doesn't love her, his heart-crushing revelation seals her fate with Geoffrey. That is, until the final explosive climax where Rose is forced to confront the ultimate dilemma between love and duty. Once In A Big Dream is the gripping prequel to The Harrisons. While it can be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy the other books of The Harrison series: The Harrisons Series: Book 0: Once In A Big Dream (Prequel) Book 1: Once In A Blue Kentucky Moon Book 2: Once In A New York Minute

Sold on St. Patrick's Day


Juliana Conners - 2017
    Patrick's Day. Jade is 19 years old, with curves more luscious than the rolling green hills of Ireland. I guess it’s the luck of the Irish that I get to claim her as my own. But that’s because she was unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. While she was studying in Ireland, she may have witnessed my dad—a notorious Irish gangster—commit a crime. He sends me to Boston to find out what she knows and deal with it if necessary. The job is supposed to be easy: Get in, get out, move on— everything I’m used to doing without a hitch. The set-up makes this job even easier and it comes with a perk: She’ll willingly sell herself to me at an auction, without knowing why I’m there. I’ll purchase her body— and win her trust— at any price. Dominating her is a treat as sweet as sin. When I find out she's a virgin, that's the cherry on top. A cherry I get to pop! But this job is about to have a major f*cking hitch. Both of us enjoy what I do to break her spirit and earn her trust, a little more than we should. After I buy her body, will she steal my heart? *Sold on St. Patrick's Day is a standalone romance novella with no cliffhanger and no cheating. It features a dominant billionaire bad boy alpha male, a feisty BBW and a HEA. This story is a super steamy treat sure to set your Kindle on fire. For a limited time this edition comes with three bonus books, which include the entire Bradford Brothers Military/ Secret Baby Bad Boy Series: Jensen, Harlow and Ramsey.

Prince of the Press


Selena Laurence - 2016
    But when he lays eyes on his brother's new secretary, the Prince may have met his match, and he'll put all his talents to use to convince her to be his.Renee Erikson might well be the loneliest woman in D.C. She spends long days working for Ambrose and Associates, and long nights taking care of her family. Sexy, charming Marcus Ambrose is the boss's brother, and strictly off-limits. Renee can't afford to lose her job or her heart.The chase is on, and Marcus is pressing hard, will he get the girl, or give them both a world of heartache?Included in the Anthology "Mischief Under the Mistletoe: Holiday Hotties Just Waiting To Be Unwrapped"

Always Enough


Molly McLain - 2015
    Just as quickly, life and responsibility turned their whirlwind relationship into more of a routine than a romance. Now, they’re stealing kisses in the hallway and begging for quickies that leave them aching for more. It’s time for this River Bend couple to take a moment just for themselves—and reaffirm just how deep their connection truly is. Always Enough is an epilogue to Can't Get Enough (River Bend, #2).

Temptation Road


Kimball Lee - 2013
    Her husband has directed five of the highest grossing movies of all time, and her ex is a hunky detective who can’t get her out of his heart. She has all that glitters, but it isn’t at all what she bargained for. Beguiled by the story of a mystical old house in the Blue Ridge Mountains, she walks out on her past and into her future. In the village of Seven Devils, North Carolina she is drawn to and enchanted by The Mary’s House and comes face to face and heart to heart with breathtakingly handsome and reclusive Fletcher Green. Fletcher steals Reagan’s heart in an instant but there are secrets to be told and he hasn’t uttered a single word in twenty years. Only his brother Teddy has discovered the mysterious truth that sets Fletcher apart from all others. The two brothers will rebuild The Mary’s House for Reagan and along with a town full of eccentric’s she just might find her place among the charms and bits of magic, both good and evil. Fate, destiny, passion and a touch of the divine will change her forever as she becomes a part of all that exists on Temptation Road.

Save the Date


Heather C. Myers - 2014
    She just didn't think it went as far as assigning a man she can't stand to be her bodyguard under the rouse of a fake marriage after receiving threats on his daughter's life. Now she has to plan a fake wedding to a guy - okay, maybe he's attractive and has a butterfly-inducing Southern accent - but she was only twenty years old! She wasn't expecting to settle down so soon, especially not when she had a crush on her community college's star athlete, Troy. Now that Agent Dixon Black is constantly with her, her dreams of making out in the backseat of Troy's Camaro are completely ruined. Although, the more time she spends with Dixon, the more she realizes he's not all that bad...

First Crush


Ashley Elizabeth Ludwig - 2016
    The search to learn more about her birth family drives Natalie to renovate the dilapidated chateau into a stylish bed-and-breakfast complete with wine tastings amongst beautiful vineyards. But danger awaits her around every corner of the aged home and every lush row of grapes. For twenty-five years a serial killer has left a trail of bodies in his wake. Now the Lakeview Slayer has his sights set on Natalie.  Nick Hardaway never recovered from his sister’s murder—a victim of the Slayer. When news of the killer’s latest murder breaks, Nick grows more determined to make amends for his sister’s death, and joins Natalie in her renovations of the chateau. Natalie may hold the key to capturing the Lakeview Slayer before he kills again, but first the pair must decide if their newfound love is worth dying for.

Taken to the Edge


Roxanne St. Claire - 2010
    Claire, even if they are related through being part of the same series. Therefore I have removed the Edge of Sight cover image from this book's details.Librarian's Note: this is a free novella offered by Roxanne St. Claire on her website.

Promise Cove


Vickie McKeehan - 2011
    Alone and desperate in backwater Pelican Pointe, she faces an uphill battle against a judgmental and hostile town as she tries to rebuild her life. But when a mysterious and handsome stranger with a tragic secret appears, her fragile new world threatens to come crashing down around her. A heartbreaking story of love and romance, Promise Cove will hold you breathless until the very last page.

Trouble in a Tight Dress


Lori Sjoberg - 2017
    He fought it in Afghanistan, and now he battles it at home as the head of Six Points Tactical & Security. In his line of work, he can’t afford to be distracted by anything…or anyone, and that includes Nina Petrova, his cyber security expert. She’s got a chip on her shoulder, a smart mouth. And a body that just doesn’t quit. She’s also his employee, which makes her off limits, no matter how badly he wants her. But when her life is threatened by the Russian mafia, he’ll do what it takes to protect her, even if that means breaking his own code of honor and claiming her as his own.Trouble is, he doesn’t know about her past, and what he doesn’t know might get them both killed.

Saving the Sheriff


Roxanne Snopek - 2013
    Now available individually! The power might be out…but the heat is on.Every year, free-spirited Frankie Sylva banishes her holiday loneliness with good deeds. This time, she's rescuing a truckload of neglected reindeer—until a blizzard sidetracks her scheme, and now she's stuck…literally.Local sheriff Red LeClair is shocked to find a very cute, half-frozen woman trespassing on Three River Ranch in a ditched rig, with a suspiciously empty trailer. Is she a horse thief? Is she on the run? Is she out of her mind? He has no choice but to take her back to the ranch and keep an eye on her.But when the power goes out, Red and Frankie are forced to depend on each other in a way that both have avoided for years. The sheriff's quiet holiday is suddenly festive: a crackling fire, candles, carols, and an irresistible stranger…who might be a felon.