Impossible Heir for the King

This royal-pregnancy romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Natalie Anderson is perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin! A royal blunder...with a nine-month consequence! Unwilling to inflict the crown on anyone else, King Niko didn't want a wife. But then he learns of a medical mix-up. A woman he's never met is carrying his child! And there's only one way to legitimize his heir... Sheltered Maia is stunned by the king's impossible revelation—she's a pregnant virgin! With no wish to swap her familial cage for a gilded one, Maia refuses his convenient proposal. But when they're alone together in paradise, Niko's electrifying touch awakens new desires... Perhaps true freedom lies in becoming his queen!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the Innocent Royal Runaways books: Book 1: Impossible Heir for the KingBook 2:...
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A Christmas Carol Murder

The latest novel from Heather Redmond's acclaimed mystery series finds young Charles Dickens suspecting a miser of pushing his partner out a window, but his fiancée Kate Hogarth takes a more charitable view of the old man's innocence . . . London, December 1835: Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of caroling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be...
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The Girl He Wanted

Paige King, a Ph.D. in forensic psychology and an agent at the FBI's elite BAU unit, has an uncanny expertise in understanding serial killers' minds. Yet a new case has her at a loss: victims left bound to odd structures, with symbols pointing to some greater M.O. Can Paige crack the mysterious clues in time to save the next victim?"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery."—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐THE GIRL HE WANTED is book #7 in a new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the PAIGE KING mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. It is a perfect addition for fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert...
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Nothing to Fear

A frozen street performer turned serial killer eludes the FBI and escapes to Paris—where he kills again, luring tourists into his trap—and FBI Special Agent Juliette Hart is dispatched across the world to hunt him down. Juliette's brilliant mind and European upbringing make her the perfect agent for this case, but being back in Europe resurrects her dark past, and this killer is more diabolical than anyone imagined. Can Juliette stop him before he kills again? Or will she be brought down by a killer—and her own tortured past? NOTHING TO FEAR is Book #1 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.FBI Special Agent Juliette Hart had hoped to leave the darkness of her past behind her, and to never return to Europe. But the one killer who has eluded her in the U.S. has also forced her return.The FBI soon realizes...
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Maud Florence Nellie; or, Don't care!

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Ritual Dreams

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, let me hear you scream. Aislinn Cain and SCTU Team Alpha heads to Tallahassee, Florida to do battle with a serial killer unlike any they have ever faced before.  The victims endure psychological as well as physical torture at the hands of this merciless murderer.  The crimes are staged as hate crimes. However, Ace and Lucas agree that each death appears to be a form of punishment, creating doubts that hate is the true motive.   Identifying and capturing this killer is the easiest part for Ace.  Deciding if justice is being served is more difficult, as this killer doesn't fit into the black and white morality, she has constructed for herself.   
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The Main Chance

"Well, sir, they say I'm crooked!" William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him. "That's said of every successful man nowadays, isn't it?" asked John Saxton. The president of the Clarkson National Bank ignored the question and rolled his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other, as he waited for his words to make their full impression upon his visitor.
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Kingdom of the Wicked

A James Patterson Presents NovelFrom the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series comes a new blockbuster series... Two sisters.One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself... And an intoxicating romance. Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden.Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side,...
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