Hell Week by JT Sawyer (SEALs vs. Zombies Book 1) (affiliate link)
Forging the Nightmare (Dark Vigilante Book 1) (affiliate link)
TechnothrillerTHE PERFECT WEAPON HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN.
Jarrod Hawkins, a security contractor with a troubled past, is ushered into an underground facility where a group of DARPA scientists use his body for biotechnological research. They use genetic editing, nanomachinery, neural rewriting, and next-generation armor to turn him into the most fearsome weapon on earth. But as they push the limits of human performance and lethality, the facility begins to experience unexpected power outages. There is evidence of sabotage, and the security team is plagued with sickening pranks. There is only one explanation—their creation has turned against them.
A Little Christmas Caper: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story (affiliate link)
A gorgeous switch with an anxious mind. A sweet Little who knows exactly what she wants. And the Daddy they’ve both been longing for…
From the moment Nicholas Pine lays eyes on Rawhide Ranch’s newest guests, he can’t get them out of his mind.
And the magic of the Ranch must be on his side, because curvy, sultry Michelle is there to play. Once he has her in his ropes, with her gorgeous backside glowing red from his paddle, the last thing he wants to do is let her go.
Then there’s adorable, bubbly Allie, Michelle’s Little and girlfriend. The more time he spends with each woman, the more convinced he is that they’re both the missing pieces in his life.
Their Angel’s Cry (Chief Maggie Riley) (affiliate link)
The little dog trembles and whimpers, but refuses to move. Maggie reaches further into the undergrowth, trying to tempt it out. But as she moves closer, she sees something that stops her heart—a tiny, shivering baby, wrapped in a thin, pink blanket, saved only by its loyal protector.
There’s a ferocious storm heading toward the isolated town of Coyote Cove when Chief Maggie Riley gets the call every cop dreads. Three bodies have been found on Rattlesnake Mountain, half a day’s hike from civilization. And when Maggie finally reaches the site, exhausted and freezing, she discovers something even more terrifying—a tiny baby girl, kept alive only by the warmth of a small dog who refuses to leave her side.
As Maggie races the baby to safety, she wonders, why on earth the family risked hiking the mountain in this weather? Who were they and who could possibly have killed them?
Guilt by Association (Rachel Knight Book 1) (affiliate link)
Los Angeles D.A. Rachel Knight is a tenacious, wise-cracking, and fiercely intelligent prosecutor in the city’s most elite division. When her colleague, Jake, is found dead at a grisly crime scene, Rachel is shaken to the core. She must take over his toughest case: the assault of a young woman from a prominent family.
But she can’t stop herself from digging deeper into Jake’s death, a decision that exposes a world of power and violence and will have her risking her reputation — and her life — to find the truth.
With her tremendous expertise in the nuances of L.A. courts and crime, and with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters, Marcia Clark combines intimate detail, riotous humor, and visceral action in a debut thriller that marks the launch of a major new figure on the crime-writing scene.
Sword-Crossed Lovers (Those Wild Whitbys Book 1) (affiliate link)
With her family facing bankruptcy, Cassandra Whitby does the only thing a young lady of gentle birth and little beauty can do:
Dress in her brother’s clothes and enter a fencing competition, of course!
She just needs to persuade her sworn enemy, Lord Kendrick, to help her do it.
Hugo Kendrick is as cunning as he’s charming, scarred inside and out. Cassandra knows his help will come at a price – but the prize money could secure her sisters’ future, and that’s worth risking everything.
She didn’t expect she’d be paying Hugo’s price with breathless moonlit kisses. Or that the only thing to drive her crazier than his mocking smile might be the glitter of starlight in his dark eyes.
Or that he’d enter the tourney himself, just to spite her. No, wait. Perhaps she should have expected that. The treacherous cad!
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