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FRANK DOY CRIME THRILLERS BOOKS 1–5 (affiliate link)
BOOK 1: RISKY MISSION
Beautiful, mysterious Vlasta George shows up at Frank Doy’s door. She’ll give him good money to take her to a secret location in Europe, where she’s planning on starting a new life. Away from her murderous gangster husband. Will Doy be able to protect his client — and make it out alive?
BOOK 2: OUT OF THE NIGHT
When three bodies wash up on a Cleveland beach, the police call on Doy for help. And they’re not the only ones. A naked woman appears on his doorstep in the dead of night. In the morning she has disappeared without a trace. Who was she? And can Doy catch up to her before her pursuers?
The Marriage Jinx (Love in Abbottsville Book 1) (affiliate link)
Will a jinx keep them from happily ever after?
When my best friends and I made a pact after college to wait until we turn thirty to get married, I never thought we’d jinx ourselves. But ever since we signed our names on the dotted line, our dating lives have been one catastrophe after another. That can’t be a coincidence, right?
If that wasn’t bad enough, my new boss is Lucas Abbott—my high school crush and our town’s most eligible bachelor—and the attraction I feel is definitely not one-sided this time.
But before I get too excited about that, we’ve got problems.
He’s not allowed to date employees because of a past family scandal.
His ex-wife won’t keep her nose out of his business.
And don’t forget the jinx.
Grudges (Dungeon Raider Trilogy Book 1) (affiliate link)
The Forge…
It’s not a place that gives anyone the warm and fuzzies.
No, The Forge is a dungeon mine that used to be home to the Deep Mountain Clan of dwarves. Then the orcs took control of it and forced the dwarves out.
Now it’s a death sentence to any who try to voyage into its dark depths.
That’s where I come in.
No, I’m not some sort of soldier or mercenary trying to set things right.
I’m a thief.
And I’ve plundered many dungeons—enough to have earned a reputation for myself.
I’m good at what I do and that’s the exact reason why I’ve been hired by holy knight, Cade, to take him into the bowels of The Forge
Christmas Gingerbread Cookies with a Side of Murder (Daley Buzz Treasure Cove Book 30) (affiliate link)
A murder-for-hire plot. A wild twist. And gingerbread cookies.
Sabrina Carlson desperately wants to have a peaceful holiday.
As Christmas day quickly approaches, it doesn’t seem like that is going to happen.
There is a killer on the loose in Treasure Cove. And they have covered their tracks very well.
Will Sabrina be able to find a way to catch the killer? Or will her Christmas be ruined?
Five Fun Female Sleuths: A Mystery Anthology (affiliate link)
LOVE BITES
NOT YOUR MAMA’S POLICE PROCEDURAL—A COP STORY WITH BITE…AND ROMANCE
IN Adrienne Barbeau’s second Vampyres of Hollywood mystery, Ovsanna’s the successful owner of her own Hollywood film studio and the star of 17 blockbuster horror films, plus three, sadly, that went straight to video. (But even vampyres have bad days.) Peter, on the other hand, is a Beverly Hills cop firmly rooted in human affairs, from the domestic issues of his lively Italian family to the romantic ones of his neighbor, snake dancer Suzie Q.
Accidentally Matched (An Alaska Matchmakers Romance Book 1) (affiliate link)
Rachel needs to fly to a small town in Alaska. Handsome pilot Noah is going that direction. If only a matchmaker didn’t try to help.
Rachel’s never chosen her own path in life. She’s in Alaska to bring her brother back to manage the family business. The business she wants to run.
But she does what she’s asked.
Noah’s an Alaska pilot who’s more interested in his airplane than romance. His brothers and parents are important to him, though. And his matchmaking mother is at it again.
A short airplane ride turns into an adventure. Rachel and Noah will have to protect their hearts.
From Shetland, With Love at Christmas (affiliate link)
Friendship can be the greatest gift you’ll ever give . . .
Verity is embarking on a better-late-than-never gap year now that her sons have flown the nest, and dreams of turning a lifetime’s hobby of knitting and crocheting into a profitable new enterprise at Lerwick Manor’s gallery.
Nessie has returned to Shetland after two years spent retraining as a blacksmith on the Scottish mainland. She’s determined to do whatever it takes to reignite the traditional craft and prove that gender is no obstacle to taking on her family’s heritage.
Isla is fresh out of catering college, but she is desperate to prove she has what it takes to run Lerwick Manor’s artisan café. Focused on perfecting her grandmother’s traditional recipes, Isla has no time for anything else – especially not her pesky ex.
Dry Heat: a Novel (affiliate link)
The day All-American Joey Blade turns 18, he learns his ex-girlfriend is pregnant, is betrayed by his new girlfriend, and is arrested for the attempted murder of two police officers. Then things get bad.
The high school bonfire is supposed to be the kickoff to a great night: Joey has just won a football scholarship and he’s hoping for a sex breakthrough with his new girlfriend. Then his true love–but ex-girlfriend–Mallory tells his she’s pregnant. He’s reeling from that news when the bonfire explodes.
Joey, his new girlfriend and her drug dealer friend TJ, flee in her truck. When the police pursue, TJ shoots at the cop’s car. It crashes and in the ensuing chaos TJ slips away undetected. Joey, the only adult in the truck, is hauled off to jail.
Florida in World War II: Floating Fortress (affiliate link)
Follow Me Back (affiliate link)
Eric Thorn is frightened by his obsessive fans. They take their devotion way too far. It doesn’t help that his PR team keeps posting to encourage their fantasies.
When a fellow pop star is murdered at the hands of a fan, Eric knows he has to do something to shatter his online image fast–like take down one of his top Twitter followers. But Eric’s plan to troll @TessaHeartsEric unexpectedly evolves into an online relationship deeper than either could have imagined. And when the two arrange to meet IRL, what should have made for the world’s best episode of Catfish takes a deadly turn…
Christmas in Silverwood (affiliate link)
Holly St. Ives is in a rut. Once a celebrated artist making waves in New York City, she finds herself uninspired and unmotivated. Her recent break-up is the last push she needs to spend Christmas alone in the small mountain cabin her father left her in his will—a family getaway she hasn’t visited in years.
After a near accident in Silverwood, she meets Nick Mason, whom she learns is responsible for everything in the small town running like clockwork—including the upcoming Christmas festival and the town’s entry in the state-wide tree decorating contest. Holly doesn’t have time for Nick’s beguiling charm or mouth-watering holiday cupcakes, but after meeting his father, she discovers there’s more to the town’s obsession with the contest than meets the eye.
No Greater Duty: a novel (affiliate link)
Alex Kramer, a prior-enlisted marine and a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, saved three gravely-wounded brothers during combat and was decorated for extraordinary valor. Now conflict confronts him after he takes unauthorized leave to prevent a suicide by a Marine whose life he had rescued under fire. Navy Lieutenant Tara Marcellus, an Academy graduate and submarine junior officer, has returned to Annapolis as a company officer. She meets the fearless midshipman who petitions Tara’s sense of moral courage when senior officers recommend punishing Alex with the harshest sanction: separation.
Alex’s case triggers heated arguments at the Naval Academy’s highest levels. He fiercely defends the code of honor he swore, and bled, to uphold; never leave a sailor or Marine behind. Tara deals with a major test of character: either take Alex’s side with risks to her role, or do nothing and regret her silence. Together, the two young service members will stand up for a greater duty—for integrity—because it is honorable, despite any consequences that lie ahead for them.
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