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Just One Mistake
Jade Winters - 2021
However, as blame shifts for the accident, their fledging relationship is tested as nefarious forces try to spin the narrative to conceal a darker truth.
Poker Face
Noelle Winters - 2017
When one of her best friends is found dead and her death declared a suicide, Liv decides that if no one else will find the truth, she will. Even if that means working with the woman whose heart she broke long ago. Ryan Olsen never expected Liv to come back…and she definitely didn’t expect to still be in love with her. She also didn’t expect to keep running into her at crime scenes. But when the “suicide” seems to be tied to two missing teenagers, and the Chief of Police is determined to do anything to keep Ryan out of the investigation, Ryan’s gut tells her there’s more to it - and Liv may hold the key. Plus, it may be the only way Ryan can keep Liv out of trouble. But things are not what they seem, and both of them may be the target of a killer that is far worse than they know. Will they get their second chance? Or will they fall prey to a killer determined to tear them apart?
The Dead and the Dark
Courtney Gould - 2021
Something is wrong in Snakebite, Oregon. Teenagers are disappearing, some turning up dead, the weather isn’t normal, and all fingers seem to point to TV’s most popular ghost hunters who have just returned to town. Logan Ortiz-Woodley, daughter of TV's ParaSpectors, has never been to Snakebite before, but the moment she and her dads arrive, she starts to get the feeling that there's more secrets buried here than they originally let on.Ashley Barton’s boyfriend was the first teen to go missing, and she’s felt his presence ever since. But now that the Ortiz-Woodleys are in town, his ghost is following her and the only person Ashley can trust is the mysterious Logan. When Ashley and Logan team up to figure out who—or what—is haunting Snakebite, their investigation reveals truths about the town, their families, and themselves that neither of them are ready for. As the danger intensifies, they realize that their growing feelings for each other could be a light in the darkness.
Relic
Anne Hagan - 2014
These days, she spends life on the road, moving from one case to another until one day when runs run right into the path of Sheriff Mel Crane. The feisty, sexy butch cop is as determined to uncover a counterfeiting ring in her county as Agent Rossi becomes to stop a stalker obsessed with Mel and hot for her company. Dana is under the added pressure of conducting an undercover investigation of her own with a tight deadline: finding and then stopping a ring of smugglers bringing high end designer knock-offs into the states.Could their cases be related? When repeated vicious attacks on Mel and on her home accelerate the danger for her and also their attraction to each other, they become desperate to find the truth and solve the two mysteries. Can they find a way to work together to resolve both cases while coming to terms with their growing feelings for one another? Can Dana move beyond her jilted lover past and find true happiness with a small town Sheriff?
Two Hearts Trilogy
Harper Bliss - 2020
A small-town lesbian romance about accepting who you truly are
In the small town of Donovan Grove, Anna Gunn’s life is organized just the way she likes it: work from home, walks with her dog, Friday night drinks at the bar.But Anna’s strict routine is challenged when the local bookstore is taken over by city slicker, Zoe Perez.Will Anna let Zoe into her life, despite the major disruption she will have to tolerate?And can Zoe look past Anna’s eccentricity and embrace her unconventional behavior?
Find out in this slow-burn lesbian romance that will touch you deeply.
This trilogy bundles the novellas Two Hearts Alone, Two Hearts Together & Two Hearts Forever.
What readers are saying about the Two Hearts Trilogy:
“This book made me forget about everything but the marvellous feeling it left.”
“The burn is building and I love that it’s slow!”
“Gentle, humorous at times, and very kind.”
“Zoe and Anna make me smile.”
“Heartfelt romance with a difference.”
“Beautifully written and as true to life as you can get.”
Mischief
M.L. Briers - 2020
In fact, everything was going fine between the witches, the wolf pack, and the vampire in the little town of Trouble until Cash showed up. Now she had more trouble than she needed, and her cosy life was about to change. Living in a family with five sisters, Max was used to being independent, protective, and sometimes; headstrong, but he was determined to fight her every step of the way on those things and more. That big bear shifter was sexy as hell, she couldn’t stop thinking about him, but when she started to dream about him, something had to give. She just hoped it wasn’t going to be her panties. Cash was looking for a bolthole and wasn’t planning to stay in the town longer than it took to clear his mind and make a decision, but that decision was taken away from him the moment he’d met Max. She was everything and more, and with the wolf pack sniffing around and causing her problems, he wasn’t about to let her do things her way. But she was a distraction that he could do without and taking his eye off the ball for just a second brought him a world of hurt that only the vampire could help with. Things were about to liven up in the little town of Trouble, and some might say it wasn’t for the better. A small town named Trouble, a family of witches, a wolf pack playing dirty, a lurking vampire, and a bear shifter walking into the middle of it. What could go wrong? Come and be a part of the family, and some have laughs along the way.
This Poison Heart
Kalynn Bayron - 2021
Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined--it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family lineage.When strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs, Bri learns she has a surprising talent for creating them. One of the visitors is Marie, a mysterious young woman who Bri befriends, only to find that Marie is keeping dark secrets about the history of the estate and its surrounding community. There is more to Bri's sudden inheritance than she could have imagined, and she is determined to uncover it . . . until a nefarious group comes after her in search of a rare and dangerous immortality elixir. Up against a centuries-old curse and the deadliest plant on earth, Bri must harness her gift to protect herself and her family.From the bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead comes another inspiring and deeply compelling story about a young woman with the power to conquer the dark forces descending around her.
Duct Tape and a Tarp: A Dubious Adventure
Kelli Jae Baeli - 2018
Sometimes it’s a sprinkle, and sometimes it’s a deluge. This is the wetter one.Drew Keen is not a people-person. No surprise, she’s lived in the Northwoods for the last decade, living simply and working freelance photography jobs for National Geographic. Finally, the loneliness persuades her to attend her college reunion, intent on reconnecting with the one that got away.Amber Richards has gone to every class reunion, hoping to see Drew, who fell off the grid after their graduation led to an inevitable breakup. She didn't expect Drew to be there this year either.She also didn't expect to spend her reunion time with an old flame, running away from her in the Northwoods.
Alias
Cari Hunter - 2018
One of the young women inside it is dead, the other badly injured, with no memory of who she is or what just happened. All she has is a bus pass showing her photograph and a name she doesn’t recognise. As she struggles to recover from her injuries, a startling revelation shatters everything she thought she knew, forcing her into an uneasy alliance with Detective Bronwen Pryce. With danger closing in from all sides, the two women must work together to uncover the truth—even if it kills them
The One Who Eats Monsters
Casey Matthews - 2017
When Ryn is found weakened after saving the life of an innocent villager, the U.S. military mistakes the battered immortal for a feral teenager and places her in New Petersburg, a decaying city full of monsters. In her clash with the city’s demons, Ryn is confused by her intense emotional connection with Naomi Bradford, a senator’s daughter she has sworn to protect. But while her claws can kill anything that dies (and a few things that cannot), she must also contend with the human race. They lie, they speak in riddles, and to protect her friend, the immortal must navigate the senseless rules of their flawed civilization. Worse, they are fragile—and giving her heart to one makes Ryn afraid for the first time in her eternal life.
Summer of Salt
Katrina Leno - 2018
. . Georgina Fernweh waits with growing impatience for the tingle of magic in her fingers—magic that has been passed down through every woman in her family. Her twin sister, Mary, already shows an ability to defy gravity. But with their eighteenth birthday looming at the end of this summer, Georgina fears her gift will never come.An island where strange things happen . . . No one on the island of By-the-Sea would ever call the Fernwehs what they really are, but if you need the odd bit of help—say, a sleeping aid concocted by moonlight—they are the ones to ask.No one questions the weather, as moody and erratic as a summer storm.No one questions the (allegedly) three-hundred-year-old bird who comes to roost on the island every year.A summer that will become legend . . . When tragedy strikes, what made the Fernweh women special suddenly casts them in suspicion. Over the course of her last summer on the island—a summer of storms, of love, of salt—Georgina will learn the truth about magic, in all its many forms.
The Devouring Gray
Christine Lynn Herman - 2019
The fact that she’s descended from one of the town’s founders doesn’t help much, either—her new neighbours treat her with distant respect, and something very like fear. When she meets Justin, May, Isaac, and Harper, all children of founder families, and sees the otherworldly destruction they can wreak, she starts to wonder if the townsfolk are right to be afraid.When bodies start to appear in the woods, the locals become downright hostile. Can the teenagers solve the mystery of Four Paths, and their own part in it, before another calamity strikes?
The Lost Girls
Jason Halstead - 2011
Katalina Wimple is that detective. Her obsession with the missing girls makes her the best person for the job, but it also serves as a refuge from the problems in her own life. Battling her own demons offers coincidences impossible to ignore. Rescuing the missing girls will require Kat figuring out how much coincidence is too much, as well as fighting her desire for what she can’t have.
Two Shades of Blue
Sydney Gibson - 2018
Just as she's looking forward to early retirement, she is assigned a disturbing new homicide - and an unwelcome new partner, stretching her boundaries to their limit.Beautiful rookie detective Sasha Garnier is as infuriating as she is impressive, and the combination wreaks havoc on Emma's careful defenses. The reluctant pair soon realize they have a serial killer on their hands, one who plays games only Emma seems to understand. As the case heats up, more than their professional relationship is put to the test. When the FBI inserts itself into their investigation, secrets are revealed that cut Emma to the bone. It's a race against time to figure out who she can trust, before the murderer claims his next victim, likely, Emma herself...