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This time around Chantal Fernando

2) End game

Author

Dylan, Rachel

Series

Capital intrigue volume 1

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"When elite members of the military are murdered on the streets of Washington, DC, FBI Special Agent Bailey Ryan and NCIS Special Agent Marco Agostini must work together to bring the perpetrator to justice. Unfortunately, all evidence points to a Navy SEAL sniper whom Bailey refuses to believe is guilty. When Bailey and Marco start to connect the dots between the victims, including a link to a powerful defense contractor, they wonder if there's a...

3) Becoming Mrs. Lewis: a novel : the improbable love story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis

Author

Henry, Patti Callahan

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When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis--known as Jack--she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn't holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford don and the beloved writer of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Embarking on the adventure of her life, Joy traveled from America to England and back again, facing heartbreak...

4) Pretty reckless

Author

Shen, L. J

Series

All Saints High volume 1

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"They say revenge is a dish best served cold... Penn Scully has had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to him, and now his heart is completely iced over. He took her first kiss, and she took away the only person he ever loved. He asked her to save the rest of her firsts for him, and she walked all over his heart in stiletto heels and left it bleeding out on a bright summer day. Now, everything has changed. When circumstances leave Penn...

5) Rule of three

Author

Jamieson, Kelly

6) Dream spinner: a dream team novel

Author

Ashley, Kristen

Series

Dream team (Kristen Ashley) volume 3

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Hattie Yates has finally met the man of her dreams. Yet years of abuse from her demanding father have left her petrified of disappointment. She's already failed to reach her goal of becoming a professional ballerina ... she can't handle the terrible consequences of another dream becoming a nightmare. But when a stalker sets their sights on Hattie, there's only one man she dares to hope can help . . . Axl Pantera knows Hattie is the only woman for...

7) Private: #1 suspect : a novel

Author

Patterson, James

Series

Private Detective Agency novels volume 4

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After his former lover is found murdered in his own bed, Jack Morgan, former Marine and founder of the world's most effective private investigation company, must clear his name while also solving murders at a posh hotel.

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9) Watching over you

Author

Foster, Lori

Series

McKenzies of Ridge Trail volume 3

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"While investigating a criminal network, Detective Crosby Albertson keeps crossing paths with members of the highly trained, suspiciously well-informed McKenzie family. They're always one step ahead of him-especially their alarmingly attractive intel specialist, Madison. And Crosby needs to find out why. Madison McKenzie is the tech and surveillance whiz of her family's operation. A recent case introduced her to Detective Albertson. She finds herself...

10) The inner circle

Author

Meltzer, Brad

Series

Culper Ring novels (Brad Meltzer) volume 1

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A young archivist working in the National Archives and his childhood crush accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact--a 200-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington--hidden inside a desk chair. Eager to discover why the President is hiding this important national treasure, the two soon find themselves entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder that will reveal the most well kept secret of the U.S. Presidency.

11) Before Buckhorn

Author

Daniels, B. J

Series

Buckhorn, Montana volume 5

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When bad things start happening to Buckhorn residents, newspaper publisher Darcy Fulton looks into the story with the help of former cop--and lover--Jasper Cole, and as their investigation intensifies, so do their feelings for one another.

12) Me and Paul: untold stories of a fabled friendship

Author

Nelson, Willie

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"Immortalized in Willie Nelson's road song "Me and Paul," Paul English was the towering figure who for 70 years acted as Willie's drummer, bodyguard, accountant, partner in crime, and right-hand man. Together, the two men roamed the country, putting on shows, getting into a few scrapes, raising money for good causes, and bringing the joy of their music to fans worldwide. Stories of Willie and Paul's misadventures became legendary, but many have gone...

13) Monday mourning

Author

Reichs, Kathy

Series

Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 7

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Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores Stockholm syndrome—the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor—in this mesmerizing new thriller.
The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved murder on her mind as she examines the shallowly...

14) Vanishing girls

Author

Regan, Lisa

Series

Detective Josie Quinn novels volume 1

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"When Isabelle Coleman, a blonde, beautiful young girl goes missing, everyone from the small town of Denton joins the search. They can find no trace of the town's darling, but Detective Josie Quinn finds another girl they didn't even know was missing. Mute and unresponsive, it's clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Josie can get from her is a name--Ramona--and a flash of a neon tongue piercing that matches Isabelle's. The...

15) Driving force: an Elite Guardians novel

Author

Eason, Lynette

Series

Elite guardians volume 1

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Elite Guardians bodyguard and former sniper Christina Sherman has protected uncooperative clients before, but this time, her client is bossy, headstrong, and occasionally eats off the floor. Yes, he's a highly trained military working dog, but certainly her skills could be put to better use, right? Not according to former Special Forces Air Commando Grey Parker. Hey needs her help to protect his dog while he undergoes an experimental surgery which...

16) The fine print: Dreamland billionaires

Author

Asher, Lauren (Fiction writer)

Series

Dreamland billionaires volume 1

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"Rowan: I'm in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Zahra: After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I'd ever...

17) Absolute fear

Author

Jackson, Lisa

Series

New Orleans romantic suspense stories volume 4

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal Burn and Shiver comes a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit, and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear...

For the past three months, Eve Renner has struggled to remember the night she was nearly killed and her lover was tried for murder. She remembers getting the anxious call from a friend from her past: "Meet me at the cabin. I've got evidence."

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18) Telling lies

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"The small police force of White Rock, New Hampshire, is still reeling from the death of Officer Tyler Richardson when they are called to the scene of the accidental drowning of an out-of-town camper. But Chief Sam Mason and Sergeant Jody Harris soon discover the drowning was no accident. Someone murdered Lynn Palmer and staged the scene to make it look that way. With a pool of suspects who aren't telling the truth and a corrupt mayor who wants the...

19) Trophy hunt

Author

Box, C. J

Series

Joe Pickett novels volume 4

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Shaken by the brutal killing of a wild moose, game warden Joe Pickett becomes increasingly alarmed when a herd of cattle, and then two people, are murdered by the same perpetrator.

20) Deep tide

Author

Griffin, Laura

Series

Texas murder files volume 4

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"With two brothers on the police force, Leyla Breda is well aware of the rising crime in her small beach town, but she never expected it to show up on her doorstep. When Leyla finds one of her employees murdered in the alley behind her coffee shop, she's deeply shaken, and as a new law enforcement officer in town begins to circle her place of business, her instincts only sharpen. Sean Moran is on an undercover mission: The seaside community of Lost...