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21) Against the tide
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Brodies of Alaska volume 3
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English
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Liv Chandler is running for her life, and the cops haven't been able to do a thing to help. But there's one man who makes her feel safe, no matter what'rugged charter boat captain Rafe Brodie. To Rafe, Liv is a beautiful mystery, one he can't ignore. He means to unearth her secrets, and in the process, if luck is on his side, maybe the spark between them will ignite. But Liv's past is more dangerous than Rafe could guess, and when his first mate turns...
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With its sandy beaches and bohemian charms, surfers and suits alike consider Folly Beach to be one of South Carolina's most historic and romantic spots. It is also the land of Cate Cooper's childhood, the place where all the ghosts of her past roam freely. Cate never thought she'd wind up in this tiny cottage named the Porgy House on this breathtakingly lovely strip of coast. But circumstances have changed, thanks to her newly dead husband whose financial...
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When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away-the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he's not right...
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Fairham Island volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"The rich and powerful Josephine Lazarow, matriarch of Fairham Island, is dead. The police say it's suicide, but Keith, her estranged son, doesn't believe it and returns to Fairham determined to find his mother's killer"--
26) You
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You novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe works, he's instantly smitten. Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: She's gorgeous, tough, razor-smart, and as sexy as his wildest dreams. Beck doesn't know it yet, but she's perfect for him, and soon she can't resist her feelings for a guy who seems custom made for her. But there's more to Joe than Beck realizes, and much more to Beck than her oh-so-perfect facade....
27) Deadly fear
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Deadly series (Cynthia Eden) volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
FBI profiler Monica Davenport is reunited with fellow agent Luke Dante, the only man to break through her defenses, to investigate a twisted serial killer who uses his victims' deepest, darkest fears for sport.
28) Nowhere to run
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Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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When she returns from lunch only to discover that all of her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot, Liv Dugan discovers that the shootings are linked to her long-dead mother and, with an unlikely confidant, races against time to uncover a secret from her past that is worth killing for.
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KGI novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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"It's been one year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly last saw his wife, Rachel, alive. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt over his failures as a husband, Ethan shuts himself off from everything and everyone. His brothers have tried to bring Ethan into the KGI fold, tried to break through the barriers he's built around himself, but Ethan refuses to respond...until he receives an anonymous note claiming Rachel is alive. To save her, Ethan will have to dodge...
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"A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway. But when the storm hits, no one is getting away. It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing maybe even romantic weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with...
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One of the most haunted places in Savannah is a tavern called The Dragonslayer, built in the 1750s. The current owner, Gus Anderson, is a descendant of the original innkeeper and his pirate brother, Blue. Gus summons his granddaughter, Abigail, home from Virginia, where she's studying at the FBI Academy. When she arrives, she's devastated to find him dead. Murdered. But Abby soon learns that Gus isn't the only one to meet a brutal and untimely end;...
32) Hidden peril
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Code of honor novels volume 2
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English
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As teenagers, Kristin Dane and her two best friends took a vow to make the world a better place. Twenty years later, she's fulfilling that pledge through her fair trade shop that features products from around the world. All is well until, one by one, people connected to the shop begin dying. Detective Luke Carter, new to the St. Louis PD, wants to know why. Before he can answer that question, however, the FBI weighs in and Kristin suddenly finds herself...
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Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Burned by betrayal, investigator Cal Chelsey has ruled out romance. He keeps things strictly business ... even when he meets intriguing new client Jaslene Chabot, who is desperate for answers about her friend. As the clock runs down, their attraction deepens as they work long hours. Cal is committed to finding the truth for Jaslene, though it may wind up deadly for them both."--Back cover.
34) Hidden
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Texas murder files volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When a woman is found brutally murdered on Austin's lakeside hike-and-bike trail, investigative reporter Bailey Rhoads turns up on the scene demanding access and answers. She tries to pry information out of the lead detective, Jacob Merritt. But this case is unlike any he's ever seen, and nothing adds up. With the pressure building, Jacob knows the last thing he needs is a romantic entanglement, but he can't convince himself to stay away from Bailey....
35) Deadly game
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Jove Books
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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A mission to protect a U.S. Senator from an assassination threat "takes an unexpected turn when Mari, a mysteriously beautiful GhostWalker, is taken hostage. At the same time, Ken Norton, expert assasssin and himself a GhostWalker warrior, is on a mission of his own-- one that reaches into Mari's past. ... Mari must join forces with Ken and trust his every move -- each one more intimate than the last."
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Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"When he finds a half-dead woman stranded in his barn, rancher Leo Slattery feels his blood run cold. Though she can't remember who she is, she insists someone is trying to kill her. With his strong protective streak, Leo brings her into the fold and helps her heal. As they begin to solve the mystery of Jane Doe's identity, a would-be killer works to eliminate her--forever."--Back cover
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2020.
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English
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"From one of the most important contemporary American writers, Cardiff, by the Sea is a bold, haunting collection of four previously unpublished novellas. Starting with the title novella - in which a romantic-minded young art historian is led to (re)discover a terrifying trauma after inheriting property in faraway Cardiff, Maine - through to "The Surviving Child" - which finds the young new wife of a famous poet's widow haunted by the dead poet's...
38) Broken bonds
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"Cold Creek is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad--even deadly--memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene, can do the same. Char...
39) Shards of hope
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"The "smoldering heat, epic romance, and awesome action"* of Nalini Singh's New York Times bestselling series continues as two Arrows find themselves caught in a chilling conspiracy that spans all three races. Awakening wounded in a darkened cell, their psychic abilities blocked, Aden and Zaira know they must escape. But when the lethal soldiers break free from their mysterious prison, they find themselves in a harsh, inhospitable landscape far from...
40) Against the wind
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Raines of Wind Canyon volume 1
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English
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Sarah Allen, the beautiful girl who humiliated Jackson Raines in high school, is back in town. Not so long ago, she couldn't wait to leave Wind Canyon, Wyoming, in her dust. But recently widowed, she has nowhere else to go and finds herself on Jackson's ranch. Enemies of her dead husband show up making threats, thinking she has something they're owed. They're not taking no for an answer, but what they will take is the one thing she has left -- her...
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