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Series: SackettsThe DaybreakersA NovelPaperbackLouis L'Amour9780553276749$7.99FICTION May 01, 1984
Tyrel Sackett was born to trouble, but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in Tennessee, he hit the trail west with his brother Orrin. Those were the years when decent men and women lived in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers, but the Sackett brothers worked to make the West a place where people could raise their children in peace. Orrin brought law and order from Santa Fe to Montana, and his brother Tye backed him up every step of the way. Till the day the job was done, Tye Sackett was the fastest gun alive.
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Series: Tell No OneA NovelPaperbackHarlan Coben9780440245902$12.99FICTION Aug 25, 2009
For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive.Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible—that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive.Beck ... + Read More
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Series: The Cartel 5La Bella MafiaPaperbackAshley & JaQuavis9781622867363$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
When a Boeing 747 drops out of the sky with the men of the Cartel aboard, the women of the family have to step into their own. With the federal government on their heels and the family on the brink of destruction, a female dynasty is born.After the government's case is thwarted, the ladies plan to take the family legit. They head west to establish a new endeavor, but with new territory comes new problems. The Carter family name doesn't ring as loud as it did in Miami. It's a new set of gangsters, a new set of rules, as the Cartel finds ... + Read More
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Series: A Gardiner and Renner NovelThat DarknessPaperbackLisa Black9781496706003$10.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
“A taut and haunting story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.” —Jeff Lindsay, creator of the DEXTER seriesFor Cleveland forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner, dead bodies are part of the job. It’s the mind of a killer that keeps her awake at night . . . When Maggie Gardiner notices a connection between the battered body of a young girl left in a cemetery and a career criminal shot in an alley, she must follow a trail no one else wants to see, picking up crumbs of evidence that no one else notices. Jack Renner is accu... + Read More
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Series: The SyndicateCarl Weber PresentsPaperbackBrick9781622867745$7.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
They were just kids when Claudette McPhearson took them all in. Eight of them all together, all different races and ethnicities, but she loves them as her own. One woman has taught them how to love, trust, and respect one another. Claudette is their light at the end of a long, troublesome tunnel, and she shines so bright.Then, one dreadful day, it all comes to a crashing halt. Claudette is walking to the bus stop from the juvenile correction center where she volunteers her time, and she is gunned down in a seemingly random drive... + Read More
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Series: A Jericho Quinn ThrillerField of FirePaperbackMarc Cameron9780786038923$10.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
“One of the hottest new authors in the thriller genre.”—Brad Thor ATTACK ON AMERICA The first target is Dallas, Texas. A deadly nerve gas called New Archangel is unleashed upon the City of Angels, claiming innocent lives, spreading nationwide panic, and fueling global fears of another attack. In the icy reaches of rural Alaska, special agent Jericho Quinn is enlisted to hunt down the man who created the bioweapon—a brilliant Russian scientist who is trying to defect and hiding in the Alaskan wilderness. But time is running out. The scientis... + Read More
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Series: An Amy's Travel MysteryDearly DepartedPaperbackHy Conrad9781617736841$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Fanny and Amy Abel, the dynamic mother-and-daughter owners of a NYC travel agency, have just booked their biggest trip yet. But the itinerary may include murder . . . Paisley MacGregor, a maid to the rich, made a dying request to send all of her wealthy employers on a first-class wake to spread her ashes around the world. But Amy has her suspicions about these “mourners,” especially when one has a life-threatening “accident” at the first stop in Paris. And when a mysterious American stranger tagging along with the group has his ticket punched... + Read More
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Series: Calder PromisePaperbackJanet Dailey9781420141818$6.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Young and beautiful, Laura Calder isn’t content to live on a Montana ranch. And a trip to Europe with her “Aunt” Tara brings her into contact with the sophisticated world she’s craved . . . and with the two men who will lay claim to her heart. Boone Rutledge is the son of a Texas billionaire and used to getting what he wants. He wants Laura . . . and so does Sebastian Dunshill, Earl of Crawford, a suave Londoner with a few secrets he can’t share. Caught up in a whirlwind courtship with both men that will take her from the nightclubs of Rome t... + Read More
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Series: A Wiccan Wheel MysteryBell, Book & CandlemasPaperbackJennifer David Hesse9781496704948$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
A new year has barely begun and Edindale, Illinois, family law attorney Keli Milanni already has her hands full at work. But her private practice—as a Wiccan—may cause her worlds to collide…The Wiccan holiday of Candlemas is right around the corner, but when vandals target New Age gift shop Moonstone Treasures, the mood is far from festive. Frightening threats and accusations of witchcraft aimed at the owner have some Wiccan patrons calling it a hate crime. And when things escalate to murder, the community turns to Keli…As a friend and customer... + Read More
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Series: An Alvin, Alabama NovelClose To the Broken HeartedPaperbackMichael Hiebert9780786039555$10.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
“There’s something mesmerizing about Hiebert’s storytelling voice.” --The New York Times Book Review In this riveting novel from the author of the acclaimed Dream with Little Angels, a killer’s release is the catalyst for shocking revelations in a small Southern town… At twenty-two, Sylvie Carson has known a lifetime’s worth of trouble. When she was a child, her baby brother was shot to death by a man named Preacher Eli. Orphaned by her teens, Sylvie is now raising her own baby with no partner in sight. That’s why Leah Teal, Alvin, Alabam... + Read More
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Series: The MurraysHighland SinnerPaperbackHannah Howell9781420142648$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell returns to the stark majesty of medieval Scotland and the realm of the unforgettable Murray clan, as a seductive knight and a mysterious young woman unite to stop a murderous enemy… Sir Tormand Murray is certainly a rogue, but a callous killer? Never. Yet he cannot explain how he came to wake up next to the butchered body of one of his former lovers. Someone is prepared to kill again and again until Tormand is found guilty and hanged. And his only hope of discovering the culprit lies with Morain... + Read More
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Series: Ares SecurityKill Without ShamePaperbackAlexandra Ivy9781420137576$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Five brave military heroes have survived the hell of a Taliban prison to return home—and take on civilian missions no one else can. They’re the men of ARES Security. Highly skilled, intimidating, invincible, and one by one, tested again and again . . .Lucas St. Clair’s prestigious family had a political future neatly planned out for him—one that didn’t include his high school sweetheart, Mia Ramon. Under their pressure, Lucas gave her up. But since surviving captivity, he’s a changed man—and a crucial member of ARES Security. When he dis... + Read More
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Series: Unconventional Brides RomanceInsert Groom HerePaperbackK.M. Jackson9781496705686$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
“K.M. Jackson’s sharp and sassy storytelling is guaranteed to delight.” —Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author Tired white lace, rote promises, same-old ceremonies—some brides have no time for that. They'll break the rules, turn tradition into straight-up scandal—and improvise as much as it takes to turn their wildest wedding dreams into real love… Eva Ward has won a lavish wedding on the nation’s hottest morning show and can't wait to kick off her happily-ever-after in style. Too bad her fiancé backs out on-air—and cameraman Aidan Wal... + Read More
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Series: Preacher/First Mountain ManPreacher's HellstormPaperbackWilliam W. Johnstone9780786040001$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYFor the sake of the son he never knew, Preacher goes on the warpath.Long ago, the legendary trapper known as Preacher took shelter with the Absaroka, and fell in love with a girl called Bird in the Tree. Twenty years later, he rescues a woman and her son from an ambush by the hated Blackfoot. The woman is Birdie, and the valiant young warrior is Hawk That Soars—Preacher’s son. Now the greatest fighter on the frontier is about to go to war, to protect a family he never knew he had.Led by the viciou... + Read More
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Series: Texas John SlaughterTexas John SlaughterPaperbackWilliam W. Johnstone9780786039432$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Civil War soldier. Trail driver. Cattleman. Texas Ranger. The story of John Horton Slaughter is the story of the America West itself. Now bestselling authors William and J.A. Johnstone bring this legendary figure to life—in the blazing saga of the first sheriff in U.S. history who could tame a town like Tombstone, Arizona. A WESTERN LEGEND. AN AMERICAN HERO. It’s been barely a decade since the notorious gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Rustlers and outlaws still terrorize the land, and the goo... + Read More
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Series: Single LadiesPaperbackBlake Karrington9781622867875$7.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Life is complicated for a group of five friends living in the inner city. Tammy is starting to feel the pressure of being a single mother of two girls. Chris, her kids' father has been incarcerated for the past five months, not making Tammy's situation any better. Lamar and Falisha have crossed the lines of their friendship after having sex for the first time, and Kim is in her own world lately. She is so focused on her job that she really doesn't have time for any kind of relationship at the moment. Lisa has bitten off more than ... + Read More
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Series: Alex DelawareBreakdownAn Alex Delaware NovelPaperbackJonathan Kellerman9780345541420$13.50FICTION Dec 27, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today’s preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling. Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episod... + Read More
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Series: Dr. FeelgoodCarl Weber PresentsPaperbackChristian Keyes9781622867868$7.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Recently ending a failed engagement, Phillip Gordon is burying himself in work at this therapy practice to avoid dealing with his problems. Dr. Gordon isn't the typical, dull therapist. He has some unusual ways of addressing his patients' concerns. From anger management and infidelity to intimacy issues and marital woes, he always makes his clients feel better. Many of his female clients secretly refer to him as Dr. Feelgood; however, Phil's biggest challenge is making himself feel good again by letting go of his past. Between the problematic p... + Read More
There is no story more distinctly American than the western and no writer as great a master of the form as Louis L’Amour. In this seventh volume of L’Amour’s collected short stories, you’ll find some of his most popular characters, heroes who have become a part of our cultural legacy, as well as the ordinary men and women whose adventures are chronicled with an immediacy no reader can resist-or ever forget.In Louis L’Amour’s frontier stories, the American West is the crucible in which character is tested, reputations are won or lost, and life a... + Read More
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Series: A Wells Landing RomanceTitus ReturnsPaperbackAmy Lillard9781420139754$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
In Wells Landing, Oklahoma’s warm and welcoming Amish community, there’s always hope for a new beginning—and a second chance… Five tumultuous years have changed Titus Lambert in every way. Back then, Titus was preparing to marry his longtime sweetheart, Mandy Yoder. Then came the unthinkable—a tragic car wreck that left Titus serving time for vehicular manslaughter. Titus isn’t sure he belongs in this peaceful place anymore, but he must make amends. When he goes to visit the Kings, whose son, Alvin, died that terrible night, he’s shocked to... + Read More
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Series: Rose HarborSweet TomorrowsA Rose Harbor NovelPaperbackDebbie Macomber9780553391862$10.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
The much-anticipated conclusion to the series, as a new set of guests check into Cedar Cove’s Rose Harbor Inn and find happily-ever-after.Nine months ago, Mark Taylor abruptly left Cedar Cove to right a wrong from his past. Though Mark finally confessed his love for her, innkeeper Jo Marie Rose is unsure if he’s ever coming back. Determined to move forward, she finds companionship when she takes on a boarder who is starting a new chapter.Recovering from a twice-broken heart, Emily Gaffney is staying at the inn while she rebuilds her life. She h... + Read More
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Series: Wind River ValleyWind River RancherPaperbackLindsay McKenna9781420141764$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
The new novel from the bestselling author of Wind River Wrangler Something to hold on to . . . Not so long ago, Reese Lockhart was commanding a company of Marines. Now his life is spiraling out of control. The Bar C ranch outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming may be his last chance to save himself . . . Shaylene Crawford, an Afghanistan veteran herself, knows all too well the demons of PTSD—that’s why she’s determined to turn her family’s cattle ranch into a place where wounded warriors can work, find a home, and rebuild their souls. Her embittere... + Read More
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Series: Sisterhood_Crash and BurnPaperbackFern Michaels9781420140651$9.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. The women of the Sisterhood are united by their mission to help those unable to help themselves. But now they’ve encountered opponents who share a unique bond of their own. The law firm of Queen, King, Bishop & Rook—the Chessmen—has been a formidable force in Washington, D.C., for decades.... + Read More
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Series: Murdered InnocentsPaperbackCorey Mitchell9780786039920$8.99TRUE CRIME Dec 27, 2016
“No one faces evil head-on like Corey Mitchell.” —Gregg OlsenTHE YOGURT SHOP MASSACREOn a December night in Austin, Texas, teenagers Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas closed up the yogurt store where they worked. The girls were joined by Jennifer's younger sister, Sarah, and her friend Amy Ayers.Less than an hour later, all four girls were dead—tragic victims of an apparent fire. Until it was discovered that the girls had been bound and gagged, sexually assaulted, and shot execution-style.With no physical evidence or eyewitnesses, Austin polic... + Read More
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Series: A Pawsitively Organic MysteryCustom Baked MurderPaperbackLiz Mugavero9781496700193$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Kristan “Stan” Connor gladly turned tail on her high-flying job and moved to a quaint New England town to sell organic pet treats. But with her nose for solving murders, there’s no such thing as a quiet life… Summer is winding down in Frog Ledge, Connecticut, but Stan’s love life and career are both heating up nicely. In between planning her new pet patisserie and café, Stan is settling into living-in-bliss with sexy pub owner Jake McGee. Love’s on the menu for Stan’s mom, Patricia, too, who’s engaged to Frog Ledge’s mayor, Tony Falco. Mayo... + Read More
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Series: Love & RevengeIf Your Wife Only KnewPaperbackCydney Rax9781496701367$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
“A dramatic tale of betrayal.” —BooklistIn this scandal-filled series, Cydney Rax delivers a sexy tale of a doubting wife, a seductive challenge, and explosive consequences no one will ever see coming… Something's wrong with her perfect marriage, but Kiara Eason isn't sure what. Her ambitious husband, Rashad, is the last person who’d ever cheat—and she never imagined she'd stray. Still, why is she confiding so much in her handsome co-worker, Eddison? And why is she wondering what would happen if she put her marriage to the ultimate test—secr... + Read More
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Series: A Maine Clambake MysteryIced UnderPaperbackBarbara Ross9781496700391$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
The snow is deep in Maine’s Busman’s Harbor and the mighty rivers are covered in ice. Snowden Family Clambake Company proprietor Julia Snowden and her mother, Jacqueline, are hunkered down for the winter when a mysterious package arrives—heating up February with an unexpected case of murder . . . Inside the mystery package is an enormous black diamond necklace that once belonged to Julia’s great-grandmother and disappeared in the 1920s. Who could have sent it—and why? Julia’s search for clues takes her on a perilous journey through her mothe... + Read More
ROGUEby Sandy SchofieldWelcome to the former penal colony of Charon, where a labyrinth of underground tunnels offer shelter to an Alien hive. Professor Ernst Kleist rules—a paranoid tyrant whose speciality is making humans disappear. Captain Joyce Palmer is bound for Charon. Only she and a few hand-picked Marines can stop Kleist in his tracks. Only they can stop the professor’s most insane creation—the Rogue.THE LABYRINTHby S.D. PerryOn the space station Innominata the infamous Dr Paul Church has built a maze of tunnels. Church is hiding the re... + Read More
No mission fazes Matt Helm, not even this one—to pose as an oil-rich Texas groom to a bride half his age. The aim: to pick up the trail of an illicit arms shipment in Mexico. If Matt fails, the country could burn in the inferno of revolution, right at America’s doorstep. And he doesn’t know that he’s not only the point man, he’s the number one target…
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Series: A For Your Love NovelIn Your ArmsPaperbackShannyn Schroeder9781420139518$5.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
A KNIGHT IN SHINING LEATHER… Sean O'Malley has never tried to hide who he is. He shows it in the motorcycle thrumming between the legs of his tight jeans…the shaggy hair that falls in his gorgeous eyes…the wicked gleam in his smile when he asks Emma out for a drink. Sean is a rebel, a bad boy, and a ton of fun: exactly the kind of guy she's sworn off forever. Emma isn't just the the prim kindergarten teacher she appears to be. And somehow Sean can tell. As soon as he pulls up to her overheated car he knows that a fast bike and a cold beer... + Read More
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Series: The Banks Sisters 2PaperbackNikki Turner9781622867769$7.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with the next edition in the highly successful Banks Sisters trilogy. Meet the Banks sisters—Simone, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. They feel like they are finally in the clear in connection with the recent bank robberies—until their mother shows up demanding her share at gunpoint. She threatens to snitch them out if they don’t come correct. The situation becomes a bloody mess, and now, two sisters must band together to cover up the unthinkable actions of one of their own. A... + Read More
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Series: Grand OpeningA Family Business NovelPaperbackCarl Weber9781622867691$8.99FICTION Dec 27, 2016
Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . . . and a man you did not want to cross; Lawrence, aka Larry, a screw-up as attracted to trouble as it was to him; and Lavernius, better known as LC, the soft-spoken college... + Read More
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