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Finding the Road Home


Tina Radcliffe - 2020
    With potential budget cuts looming, her only hope is to work with police chief Mitch Rainbolt to save their department’s funds. But can their fight for her job lead to something neither dared wish for: a future together?Hearts of Oklahoma

Arctic Christmas Ambush


Sherri Shackelford - 2020
    Now Shane and Kara are snowbound during a dangerous winter storm -- with the killer! Shane's convinced this has to be tied to Kara's past, and he needs to find the truth...before they become a murderer's next victims.Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense -- Courage. Danger. Faith.

Waking Up in His Royal Bed


Kim Lawrence - 2021
    Despite their ever-present chemistry, she’s done with a life of royal scrutiny. Until a positive pregnancy test makes walking away impossible…For the sake of their baby, former playboy Dante demands Beatrice give palace life another chance. But she demands that this time, their marriage must be different. It’s up to Dante to balance his duty with desire, if he’s to keep his princess by his side!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Operation Midnight


Justine Davis - 2012
    And why is her usually savvy dog so friendly toward their lean, dark-haired leader? She's determined to escape. Unfortunately, Quinn with his intense, searching gaze is always three steps ahead—and much, much too close….For Quinn Foxworth, control equals safety. Taking Hayley is the only way his undercover witness-protection team can protect her and their client. But convincing her he's one of the good guys is easier than guarding himself from her innocent courage. And with danger closing in, can he risk letting Hayley into his heart for good?

A Critical Tangent


Reily Garrett - 2022
    George, VINE VOICEShe doesn’t trust cops.Can the detective trust his instincts?Keiki Tallerman’s life shatters on a remote mountaintop in Pennsylvania after witnessing her best friend’s bizarre execution. Experience dictates she keep her mouth shut, and when detectives knock on her door, she won’t hand over evidence until she’s identified the assassin. After all, police never found her parents’ killer. Detective Nolan Garnett investigates two disturbing crime scenes sharing a connection with a young tech prodigy. Unless he can coerce the only witness to talk, the body count will rise. Unable to piece the evidence together, he is torn between following the law and protecting the stubborn coed determined to clear her name. Fate decrees they work together before the killer claims his next victim. Keiki. Add snark and off-the-charts chemistry to watch sparks fly.

The Reckoning


Jana Deleon - 2012
    But teaming up with Alexandria Bastin is a complication he didn’t expect. Nor is he prepared to collide with the dark side of Cajun culture—and his own troubled past.The frantic search leads them to a place said to hold magic, an eerie island where Alex is also working her charm on him. At one time, he’d been forced to leave her brokenhearted. And now, dangerously close to the truth, he’ll do anything to protect her from the evil that surrounds them—an evil that might hold the key to sending a little girl home.…Originally published in 2012

His Majesty's Forbidden Temptation


Maisey Yates - 2020
    He doesn't expect impossible Tinley to soon consume his every waking moment. And the fire raging between them is combustible enough to destroy everything. Even a king's iron self-control!Mills & Boon Modern -- Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.