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  • Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    No one weaves a story as well as beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. In the latest in the Sisterhood series, a team of unscrupulous doctors is profiting from others’ distress—but these loyal friends know just the cure . . .   For the Sisterhood, there’s a special satisfaction that comes with helping a friend in need, especially when it’s someone as dear as Charlotte Hansen...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  contemporary
  • Wyatt by Susan May Warren

    Wyatt by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s lost her twice…he’s not going to lose her again...NHL Hockey Goalie Wyatt Marshall has everything--fame, money and a thriving career. But he’s hiding the two things that matter most...a career-ending injury, and his broken heart. He’s been in love with Coco Stanley since she walked into his life at age fourteen, a foster child for the Marshall family...
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    sports  mystery  suspense  christian
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  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met...
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    suspense  mystery  bdsm  contemporary
  • Shattered by Dani Pettrey

    Shattered by Dani Pettrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    A Thrilling New Romantic Suspense from the Genre's Newest Star Piper McKenna couldn't be more thrilled that her prodigal brother, Reef, has returned to Yancey, Alaska, after five years. But her happiness is short-lived when Reef appears at her house covered in blood. A fellow snowboarder has been killed--but despite the evidence, Reef swears he's innocent. And Piper believes him...
  • Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’ve never wished for a knight in shining armor before, but today might be the day I let go of that pigheadedness and accept a little help.I’m a biochemist with a dream to cure cancer, but in my quest to save lives, I may be the reason thousands die...
  • Sweet Reward by Christy Reece

    Sweet Reward by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    WHEN RISK IS THE REWARD—LET THE DANGER BEGIN Adrenaline junkie Jared Livingston has found the perfect blend of exhilaration and danger in his new job at Last Chance Rescue. Raised to depend only on himself, Jared tried marriage, but the end of the relationship renewed his belief that he was meant to be a loner...
  • Her One and Only by Becky Wade

    Her One and Only by Becky Wade

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Romance Fans Eagerly Anticipate Every New Release from Becky Wade Gray Fowler, star NFL tight end, is being pursued by a stalker, so his team hires a protection agency to keep Gray under the watch of a bodyguard at all times. When Gray meets Dru Porter, an agent assigned to him, he's indignant...
  • It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren

    It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen's cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career...
  • Big Thaw by A.J. Stewart

    Big Thaw by A.J. Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the Case Goes Cold, Things Get Hot When an insurance case lands on his desk, Miami Jones is less than enthusiastic. That is until he discovers that the case involves the new hockey arena in West Palm Beach. Strange things are happening there. Is it sabotage or the result of a voodoo curse? Miami must find the truth before South Florida burns. Series "...strong, unstereotyped, and engaging..
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    sports  mystery  suspense
  • The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

    The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 35 ratings
    Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. An atmospheric, suspenseful and gripping story of two people finding love while fighting to survive...
  • Player Haters by Carl Weber

    Player Haters by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An Essence Bestseller A Black Expressions Book Club Selection National bestselling author Carl Weber returns with another page-turner full of family drama. The Duncans are no strangers to sibling rivalry, heartbreak, or the high price of getting played - even when it's by one of their own...
  • More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen

    More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels' heightened powers of deduction. After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of law enforcement officers to the body of his last victim...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  heroine sleuth
  • Hitting Xtremes by Em Petrova

    Hitting Xtremes by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    No amount of snow and ice can melt this attraction…Special ops captain Penn Sullivan is no stranger to extreme conditions, but chasing an elusive drug trafficker through the Alaskan wilderness proves a challenge...
  • Worlds Collide by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Worlds Collide by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pairs figure skaters Tyler and Amaliya have achieved the ultimate victory: a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. But somehow, that victory holds less weight than what faces Tyler next: asking Amaliya’s overprotective father for permission to marry his daughter...
  • Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter

    Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Aspen. My Snow.As teenagers, we were always each other’s forever and ever. Until we weren’t.Now I am the enforcer for the Knight’s Legion MC. I dole out punishment on soulless criminals with my blade Ricky.In the MMA cage, I unleash my anger and frustrations. Fighting is my lifeline to living without the only woman I ever loved, my Snow...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  contemporary  bikers
  • Romeo by R.J. Gray

    Romeo by R.J. Gray

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She’s twenty years younger than him.And his best friend’s baby sister.He had no right claiming her as his.Author note: Romeo is a age gap romance with steamy heat in and out of the bedroom for mature readers...
  • His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *** Special release weekend price of $2.99 (will be $4.99 on Monday, June 27th) *** Matteo Angelico, former Marine and experienced, longtime dominant, knows what he likes--sexy, submissive women who do what they're told and are willing and able to give him the control he craves. But he also knows what he doesn't like--the demands of a full-time dynamic and a committed relationship...
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    suspense  mystery  bdsm  contemporary  spanking
  • Licensed for Trouble by Susan May Warren

    Licensed for Trouble by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PJ Sugar receives shocking news that she’s inherited the Kellogg family mansion. Though she has no idea why, the timing is perfect—PJ has clearly worn out her welcome at her sister’s house. Unfortunately, the mansion is in shambles, and PJ is short on cash. Rescue comes in the form of Max Smith, a mysterious handyman willing to trade his services for PJ’s investigative skills...
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    suspense  sports  mystery  christian  contemporary
  • The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild...
  • Last Chance by Christy Reece

    Last Chance by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Passion is their most dangerous move. Never Say Die McKenna Sloan saved Lucas Kaners's life and then vanished. Lucas moved mountains trying to find her again, and finally McKenna relented—for one fleeting night. The truth is, McKenna's life is all about the dark, deception-filled world of Last Chance Rescue, and for her, therers's no hope of love or Lucas...
  • The Rookie: A Steamy Romantic Suspense by Delta James

    The Rookie: A Steamy Romantic Suspense by Delta James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He's supposed to protect her, NOT fall in love.Stunning. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant, curvy beauty performing comedy in a club. At the time I didn’t know who she was.With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a warrior, Pippa is gorgeous, quirky, and unique.She’s also my friend’s little sister...
  • Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more...
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    suspense  mystery  bdsm  contemporary
  • STORM: Best Friends To Lovers Romance by Michelle Mankin

    STORM: Best Friends To Lovers Romance by Michelle Mankin

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A childhood best friends to lovers romance.He wants her, but he can’t have her. She wants him even though she doesn’t know who he really is. Storm Hardy left Ocean Beach to pursue a career in the music industry.Lotus Irving stayed behind, her world rocked by one terrible tragedy after another...
  • Stone Cold Heart by Laura Griffin

    Stone Cold Heart by Laura Griffin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When local rock climbers stumble upon abandoned human bones in a remote Texas gorge, Sara Lockhart is the first to get the call. She has a reputation as one of the nation’s top forensic anthropologists, and police detective Nolan Hess knows she is just the expert he needs to help unravel this case...
  • Breaking the Rules by Mariah Dietz

    Breaking the Rules by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sticks and stonesmight bruise my bones,but these rules are guaranteed to break me.The Romans have a famous saying: "The stars incline us, they do not bind us."The words hold so much weight, and importance,They're stained on my skin.Just like she is.The ink may not be visible,But the binds are indisputable,Pulling me back to her like a rough tide.Impossible to leave...
  • His Babygirl by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    His Babygirl by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alice Cavanaugh learned early that the only person she could count on was herself. As a single mom, she works hard to provide the best life possible for her son Charlie, and to earn the respect of those around her. She might take part in a scene at The Club, but she's way too busy to be anyone's full-time submissive...
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    suspense  mystery  bdsm  spanking
  • Jack Ryder Mystery Series: Vol 1-2 by Willow Rose

    Jack Ryder Mystery Series: Vol 1-2 by Willow Rose

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Spine-chilling tales from the Amazon ALL-star Bestselling author Willow Rose The books have more than 150 raving 5 star reviews! - HIT THE ROAD JACK: Ben is supposed to be in school. It's Monday morning but his parents are still asleep after a night of heavy drinking. Ben waits patiently, even though he knows he is missing out on today's field trip to the zoo...
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    mystery  sports  suspense  anthologies
  • Bad Boys Never Fall by S.J. Sylvis

    Bad Boys Never Fall by S.J. Sylvis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Isaiah:We were destined to burn from the second I laid eyes on her.Within every dark corner of St. Mary’s Boarding School, watchful eyes tracked our every move. My guilty conscience whispered unjust excuses in my ear anytime we touched. Our futures suddenly became unclear, and the already blurred lines became blurrier.A past we didn’t know existed turned our walls of self-preservation to rubble...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  sports  mystery  new adult
  • Overkill by Sandra Brown

    Overkill by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller in which a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives...
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    mystery  suspense  sports  contemporary  death  vengeance
  • A Game Of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell

    A Game Of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Berlin. 1936. Just for the duration of the games, the Nazis are pretending that Berlin is not the oppressive city they have made it. They have taken down anti-Semitic posters, re-opened gay bars, and stopped beating up their citizens in public. But it’s a thin veneer of tolerance. Hannah travels to this Berlin to write a story on the games and smuggle out secret documents...
  • Cask Strength by Layla Reyne

    Cask Strength by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Professionally, the FBI team of Aidan "Irish" Talley and Jameson "Whiskey" Walker is as good as it gets, closing cases faster than any team at the Bureau. Personally, it’s a different story. Aidan’s feelings for Jamie scare the hell out of him: he won’t risk losing another love no matter how heart-tripping the intimacy between them...
  • Lion & Lamb by James Patterson

    Lion & Lamb by James Patterson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They can catch a killer—if they don’t kill each other first. Veena Lion and Cooper Lamb are rival PIs working the same intense headline-making case. Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1...
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    mystery  suspense  sports  contemporary
  • Hot Stuff by Kim Karr

    Hot Stuff by Kim Karr

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready to  fall in love with this new  standalone  sports romance from  New York Times  bestselling author Kim Karr. He's the newly drafted quarterback.Hot. Arrogant. Too sexy for words.Ready to score. I'm an athletic intern, and the coach's daughter.Driven. Determined. Ready to conquer the world.Completely off-limits. The NFL is full of rules. Rules I've never broken. Never challenged...
  • Curveball by Teresa Michaels

    Curveball by Teresa Michaels

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Breanne Sullivan’s world has been turned upside down. In the midst of an investigation surrounding her husband, Breanne returns to the corporate world she left years ago to raise her children. Now, a required business trip places her on Innovation Airways’ maiden flight sitting next to pitching sensation and self-proclaimed bachelor, Drew Scott...
  • Hard Line by Sidney Bell

    Hard Line by Sidney Bell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Premed student Tobias Benton is making amends for his past. He keeps his head down, mouth shut and colors within the lines. But when his close friend Ghost goes missing, Tobias will do whatever it takes to get answers—including using blackmail to enlist some help. The last thing he’s looking for is romance...
  • Iron Will  (Lords of Carnage Ironwood MC) by Daphne Loveling

    Iron Will (Lords of Carnage Ironwood MC) by Daphne Loveling

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Daphne Loveling, comes a new standalone novel, and the first book in the Ironwood MC series! Biker. Criminal. Bastard. Rourke Powers is all those things, and more. To say we come from different worlds is an understatement. I’m ambitious. Professional. I keep my nose clean and my reputation impeccable. No bad choices. No bad boys...
  • When Snow Falls by Brenda Novak

    When Snow Falls by Brenda Novak

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After growing up in cheap motels, moving from town to town with her sister and mother, Cheyenne Christensen is grateful to be on her own. She’s grateful, too, for the friends she found once her family settled in California. But she’s troubled by the mystery of her earliest memories, most of which feature a smiling blonde woman. A woman who isn’t her mother...
  • Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

    Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown is back with a gripping story of obsession and its deadly consequences. After five long years in federal prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to life as he knew it before he was caught cheating...
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    mystery  suspense  sports  contemporary
  • The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans

    The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In a searing novel of love and loyalty, guilt and honor, the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Horse Whisperer gives his millions of readers another hero… His name is Connor Ford and he falls like an angel of mercy from the sky, braving the flames to save the woman he loves but knows he cannot have...
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    mystery  suspense  sports  contemporary
  • Red Zone by Sherri Hayes

    Red Zone by Sherri Hayes

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The only thing Rebecca Carson ever wanted to do was join the FBI. Now, that was in danger because of a situation, of which she’d had little control. So when her ex-partner and mentor, Travis Hansen, calls and offers her an opportunity to help him with a job, she jumps at the chance. Gage Daniels has made a pretty good life for himself...
  • Unexpected Mission: Sweet Surrender by T.S. McKinney

    Unexpected Mission: Sweet Surrender by T.S. McKinney

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Landon is offered an assignment to be the bodyguard of a gorgeous young male model, he expects the case to be nothing he wants. He certainly has no interest in following a spoiled, rich young model around Milan, Italy from one catwalk and party to another, and he doubts the threats Jinx has been receiving have any real merit to them...
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    suspense  bdsm  mystery  m-m  age difference
  • Sage of Innocence by Melissa F. Miller

    Sage of Innocence by Melissa F. Miller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sage Field loves being a nanny for the children of PGA golfer Chip Moore. But when Chip is implicated in the murder of a rival golfer and loses his endorsement contracts, the Moores are going to have to cut costs--and Sage's job is on the chopping block. Sage convinces Roman Lyman, Chip's caddy, to help her clear their boss's name and save their jobs...
  • Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

    Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 56 ratings
    Librarian's Note: An alternate cover edition can be found here In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless...
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    suspense  sports  mystery  20th century  historical  angst
  • His Surprise Package: A Marriage Mistake Romance by Ashlee Price

    His Surprise Package: A Marriage Mistake Romance by Ashlee Price

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m married to a billionaire and I didn’t know it until this morning! Being married to a handsome, well-built, rich hottie is every woman’s dream come true. But playing the role of Aaron Walsh’s wife felt more like a nightmare. He’s my husband but why is he so ice cold? Nope. No honeymoon phase for me. I just spend most of my time trying to figure out this arrogant piece of work...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels

    Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A thrilling new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of No Way Out, that fans of Nora Roberts and Rachel Caine won’t want to miss! One woman’s picture-perfect island sanctuary reveals itself to be filled with dangers in this exciting page-turner…At twenty-nine, Alison Marshall is ready to find a place to call home...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  sports  new adult  contemporary
  • Deep Blue by Kat Martin

    Deep Blue by Kat Martin

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For reporter Hope Sinclair, writing about the recovery of a sunken Spanish treasure off Pleasure Island should be her big chance. But Hope can't help feeling that she's been hand-picked for this job for all the wrong reasons. Someone wants Hope out of New York and off the story that could blow a corruption case wide open...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  sports  contemporary  military
  • Snowbound at Christmas by Debbie Mason

    Snowbound at Christmas by Debbie Mason

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Surviving the holidays will take a Christmas miracle... Ex-cop Cat O'Connor is bored working for her sister, Chloe, as a personal assistant on the set of her soap opera. Until Chloe gets an opportunity to audition for the role of a lifetime and asks her identical twin to substitute for her on the soap with no one the wiser...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  humor  contemporary  christmas
  • Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson

    Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's door in Chicago asking questions about Jim Beverly, former quarterback and god of Possett High, Arlene's break with her former hometown is forced to an end...
  • Crash Into Me by Jill Sorenson

    Crash Into Me by Jill Sorenson

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this heart-stopping novel, Jill Sorenson delivers a romantic thriller featuring one too-tough female agent, one too-hot male suspect, and a head-on erotic collision.… Though he’d gone into virtual seclusion, Ben Fortune was still the world’s most famous surfer, known as much for his good looks as for his skill...
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    suspense  mystery  sports  contemporary  athletes
  • Freefall by Jill Sorenson

    Freefall by Jill Sorenson

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    HE'S HER ONLY HOPE...  Park ranger Hope Banning's plans for a little R & R are put on hold when a plane crashes at the top of a remote mountain. Hope will have to climb the summit and assess the situation. And the only climbing partner available is Sam Rutherford--the enigmatic man she spent a night with six months ago.  FOR STAYING ALIVE..
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