by J.R. Ripley

4.3 stars – 21 reviews

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First in a new series by bestselling author J.R. Ripley!

Jane Bright is a college-educated news reporter with loads of talent and determination. But she’s stuck writing a gardening and southern living column for a local South Florida paper. Jane wants more. Lots more.

James Stewart, on the other hand, hasn’t been able to figure out what to do with his life. He’s a law school dropout. And this whole struggling musician thing has proven to be too much of a struggle.

Jane and James stumble onto each other and into a murder case. And detective school. Bruno Caliostro’s School of Detection, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to be precise. If you’re going to be a PI, you’ve got to be precise, right?

Neither Jane nor James quite knows what they are doing when it comes to the detective biz. They are going to have to learn fast if Jane wants to get her story and James, framed for a murder he didn’t commit, wants to figure out the real killer’s identity so he doesn’t end up trading a classroom for a prison cell.

by Sheila Myers

4.3 stars – 30 reviews

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Who knew the wilderness could be so seductive?

“I found myself extremely curious to find out what became of the family and could not put the book down.”

“It’s an historical fiction in which the author adeptly juxtaposes two very interesting tales.”

In this first book of a trilogy, Imaginary Brightness is a Gilded Age drama about the lives of William West Durant and his sister Ella, the children of the powerful American industrialist and railroad tycoon Dr. Thomas C. Durant. William and Ella find their fortunes and reputations threatened by their father’s questionable business dealings as head of the Union Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Transcontinental Line. As the family’s finances teeter on the brink of bankruptcy, both brother and sister are whisked from their privileged lifestyle in high society London to the untamed Adirondack forests. It is in this wilderness landscape that the tension between passion and propriety, their future and their family, turn their worlds upside down. Imaginary Brightness explores the early conquest of the great north woods, eavesdrops on America’s robber barons from the supper clubs of Manhattan, and reveals the inner turmoil of a dynastic American family.

by Bella Andre

4.5 stars – 779 reviews

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Gabe Sullivan risks his life every day as a firefighter in San Francisco. But after learning a brutal lesson about professional boundaries, he knows better than to risk his heart to his fire victims ever again. Especially the brave mother and daughter he saved from a deadly apartment fire…and can’t stop thinking about.

Megan Harris knows she owes the heroic firefighter everything for running into a burning building to save her and her seven-year-old daughter. Everything except her heart. Because after losing her navy pilot husband five years ago, she has vowed to never suffer through loving – and losing – a man with a dangerous job again.

Only, when Gabe and Megan meet again and uncontrollable flames of desire ignite between them, how can he possibly ignore her courage, determination, and beauty? And how can she deny not only his strong bond with her daughter…but the way his sweetly sensual kisses are challenging her to risk everything she’s been guarding for so long? If one – or both – of them aren’t careful, they just might end up falling in love.

by Blake Pierce

4.3 stars – 8,342 reviews

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Criminal profiler in training (and newlywed) Jessie Hunt, 29, discovers that dark secrets lurk in her new suburban town; when a body turns up dead, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs of her newfound friends, her husband’s secrets, her serial killer caseload—and the secrets of her own dark past.

In THE PERFECT WIFE (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book One), Criminal profiler-in-training Jessie Hunt is sure she’s finally put the darkness of her childhood behind her. She and her husband, Kyle, just moved from a cramped downtown Los Angeles apartment into a Westport Beach mansion. Kyle’s promotion has them swimming in money. And Jessie is on the verge of getting her Master’s degree in forensic psychology, the last step in her dream of becoming a criminal profiler.

But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. The neighbors—and their au pairs—all seem to be hiding secrets. The mysterious yacht club Kyle is desperate to join is rife with cheating spouses, and with troubling rules of its own. And the notorious serial killer being held at the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing her degree seems to know more about her life than is normal—or safe.

As her world starts to unravel, Jessie begins to question everything around her—including her own sanity. Has she truly uncovered a disturbing conspiracy buried within a sunny, wealthy Southern California beach town? Does the mass murderer she’s studying really somehow know the origin of her private nightmares?

Or has her tortured past finally come back to claim her?

by Elle Rae Whyte

4.8 stars – 7 reviews

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30 days to gain an inheritance.
8 years of separation and misunderstandings.
5 letters from a dead man.
2 hearts bruised and betrayed.Rafe Leighton has thirty days to fulfill the requirements of his father’s will and claim his inheritance. The only problem? He needs the cooperation of Bee Jones, the woman who made it plain eight years ago that she wanted nothing to do with him.

It was a dash of conniving and a dab of misunderstanding that sent Bee running years ago. Can a little help from a beyond-the-grave matchmaker help them sort through years of mistrust and betrayal in order to get back to who they once were?

If not, they’ll forfeit an inheritance worth billions–and the chance at something even more priceless.

by Danielle Stewart

4.2 stars – 161 reviews

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Roark Miller protects people for a fee. A substantial one. It’s a fair exchange. His expertise in security for their money. Socialites. Diplomats. Famous athletes. He doesn’t ask questions once the check clears. No matter how screwed up the job gets, it’s still less stressful than his days as a homicide detective in Detroit. Roark had blurred the lines between right and wrong too many times to pick up his badge again. But his past won’t stay buried for long.

Demi Kay finds herself choking on a cloud of body spray in a bar crawling with college-aged kids. It was meant as a night of celebration but turns quickly to a nightmare she can’t wait to escape. The only silver lining is the attractive bodyguard who looks equally disappointed with the establishment.

Roark and Demi find they have far more in common than their mutual distain for the party scene. When Roark realizes Demi is a victim from a case he’d consulted on a decade ago, he knows trouble is just around the corner. Mysterious threats turn to violence and Roark is the only thing standing between Demi and danger. But will he be enough?

by Sophie Love

4.2 stars – 112 reviews

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THE WITCHING PLACE: A FATAL FOLIO is the debut novel in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews.

When Alexis Blair, 29, is fired from her book publishing job and breaks up with her boyfriend on the same day, she wonders if life is urging her to make a fresh start. She decides it’s time to pursue her lifelong dream of opening a bookstore of her own—even if that means leaving Boston and accepting a job in a curious bookstore in a small seaside town an hour away.

But the odd shop, Alexis soon learns, is from more than just a rare, occult bookstore. Something strange is going on in the shop’s secret back room, with its eccentric owner, and in the small town itself.

And when a dead body appears, Alexis, with her beloved newfound cat, may find herself right in the middle of it all.

A page-turning cozy, rife with the supernatural, mystery, secrets and love—and centered around a small town as odd and endearing as its shop—A CURIOUS BOOKSTORE will make you fall in love and keep you laughing out loud as you turn pages late into the night.

by Julianne MacLean

4.3 stars – 78 reviews

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From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes a breathtaking historical romance trilogy set during the Gilded Age, featuring three American sisters who set sail for London to capture aristocratic husbands.

American heiress Sophia Wilson leaves Old New York for a Season in London. Her goal: to marry into the English aristocracy and help improve her family’s social standing in America. Sophia knows her marriage will be a business transaction—her father will provide a generous financial settlement in exchange for a title—but secretly, what she desires most of all is to marry for love.

Love is the last thing on James Langdon’s mind. The darkly handsome Duke of Wentworth comes from a menacing past and has learned to avoid his passions at all cost. But his castle in the north is falling into disrepair and what he needs is a swift cash infusion, not to mention an heir. A business transaction with a beautiful American heiress seems the perfect solution.

All goes according to plan until James finds himself enchanted by his spirited new wife, who demands far more from him than the title of duchess. Sophia wants his heart, but his heart is hidden away, shrouded in the darkness of ominous family secrets. James will go to any lengths to protect the dukedom. Soon, he and Sophia must choose between the marriage they thought they wanted and the passion-filled union that could change them forever.

by James Moore

4.1 stars – 523 reviews

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Most people believe that the true key to becoming ultra-wealthy lies in some sort of “secret,” a kind of well-kept secret that’s extremely “hush-hush,” and only realized by a small amount of the elite, or a privileged few. But, actually, this isn’t the case at all. In fact, these super-rich individuals realize that their money needs to work for them and so they learn how to take what are known as “calculated” risks.

The super-rich are definitely not psychics, nor do they have a “magic” secret that they hold close to their own kind. In fact, their real secret lies in the fact that they know what simple investing mistakes should be avoided. And, in truth, these mistakes are common knowledge, even among those investors who are not particularly wealthy at all.

Investing properly is a guided, purposeful tool for building and adding to wealth, but it is not only for the rich. Actually, anyone can get started quite easily, and there are multiple avenues that make it easy to begin, with small amounts to start up a portfolio. Additionally, what differentiates using investment (as opposed to gambling) is that it takes a period of time for the “magic” to happen. Therefore, it is not a get-rich-quick scheme, at all. I want us to be clear on that point from the get-go.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a great understanding of what investing is, and you will know how the magic of compounding works too. We’ll take a look at other options that you might find useful, so then you’ll have the knowledge you need before you get started with your own investing. Again, thank you for joining me here; it’s my pleasure to guide you through this important information. I believe that knowledge is power, and I hope that you’ll feel more comfortable once you get the real gist of how it all works, and how it can work really well for you.

by Nic Saint

4.8 stars – 68 reviews

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When the ex-wife of notorious Hollywood bad boy actor Jeb Pott is found murdered, the case looks pretty straightforward: the two had just gone through an acrimonious divorce, she was found murdered in his lodge, the actor covered in her blood, the knife next to him on the bed. But a few loose ends bother Odelia more than they should, and when Jeb’s daughter asks her to exonerate her father, Odelia decides to take on the case and prove the impossible.

Aiding and abetting her are her vlogging grandmother, who has a personal score to settle, and Odelia’s extensive cat menagerie. Max and his friends are a little distracted, though, by the three kittens someone has decided to leave on Odelia’s doorstep. It’s not that Max hates kittens—but if he’s totally honest he doesn’t like them all that much either.

Will the kittens win over Max’s heart? Did A-list actor Jeb really kill his ex-wife? And are the ‘vitamins’ Grandma Muffin keeps popping really as innocent as she claims them to be? Find out in Purrfect Betrayal, a cat cozy mystery unlike any other. Come for the mystery, stay for the humor, the warmth, and the feels. Oh, and the kittens, of course.