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Sunshine, secrets, and swoon-worthy stories—June's featured reads are your perfect summer escape.

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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


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The Code of the Hills
by Nancy Allen
"Compelling courtroom drama of prosecuting sexual crimes in Ozark hill country of Missouri."
Posted March 17, 2014

For four years, Elsie Arnold has been a prosecutor in Barton, Missouri, in southwest Ozark hill country. She's known for her hard work and expertise at winning positive verdicts, but the high-profile case that's been dumped on Elsie by her less-than-charming boss will test her Read more...


Stop Dead
by Leigh Russell
"London Detective Geraldine Steele encounters one of her most baffling cases."
Posted March 14, 2014

A wealthy London businessman has been murdered in a most brutal way. There's a list of suspects that includes his young wife and her even younger lover, as well as his business partner in a successful restaurant. But when the victim's partner is also found killed by the Read more...


The Cold Nowhere
by Brian Freeman
"An intensely compelling police/crime thriller featuring the incomparable Lieutenant Jonathan Stride."
Posted March 13, 2014

Ten years ago in Duluth, Minnesota, Police Lieutenant Jonathan Stride handled the worst murder/suicide case of his career. He's never been able to forget how he failed to protect a young mother from her abusive ex-husband. Stride found their six-year-old daughter, Cat Mateo, cowering under Read more...


Whirlwind
by Rick Mofina
"Lives will never be the same for those in the destructive path of a killer Texas tornado."
Posted March 13, 2014

Jenna Cooper and her two small children are shopping for bargains at the Dallas flea market when a killer tornado heads straight for the area. And seeking shelter in one of the few sturdy buildings does not provide protection. Jenna is trying to shield both her children, when she's Read more...


I Remember You
by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
"A fascinating mix of foreign crime fiction and the supernatural."
Posted March 13, 2014

Three friends have purchased a dilapidated house in the remote Icelandic village of Hesteyri in the Westfjords. When they arrive in the wintery off-season to start doing renovations to make it into a guesthouse, they find the village deserted and the house with no modern conveniences. Since they'll Read more...


The Rich and The Dead
by Liv Spector
"To solve a mass murder, it will take a trip into the past to uncover the killer's identity."
Posted March 13, 2014

It's been over three years since a dozen extremely wealthy and influential individuals were assassinated in a Star Island mansion near Miami, Florida, on New Year's Day 2015. After an extensive investigation by every agency imaginable, as well as the offer of a huge bounty, no killer was Read more...


Uncorked
by Lois Greiman
"LA psychologist Christina McMullen just can't seem to achieve happy-ever-after with cop Jack Rivera."
Posted March 2, 2014

Note: In 2010, when I reviewed NOT ONE CLUE (Christina McMullen #6), I understood it to be the final chapter in this hilarious romantic mystery saga. However, in 2011, Lois Greiman self-published in e-book format a 7th installment -- UNCORKED -- which has now been re-released Read more...


Hunted
by Karen Robards
"What would it take to make a good cop go bad?"
Posted February 28, 2014

Reed Ware is a New Orleans Police Department detective. How has a solid cop with 12 years of exemplary service ended up taking a group of influential people hostage at a party on Christmas Eve? Hostage negotiator Caroline Wallace is assigned the task of talking Reed into surrendering. She's Read more...


Blood is the Sky
by Steve Hamilton
"Helping out one of his few friends affects Alex McKnight's life in more ways than imagined."
Posted February 24, 2014

Living a quiet existence in Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula, ex-cop Alex McKnight doesn't have many friends, so he's fiercely loyal to them. When Vinnie Red Sky LeBlanc's younger brother Tom doesn't returned from a job guiding a group of hunters from Detroit into the Read more...


The Cairo Affair
by Olen Steinhauer
"Never knowing who to trust in the deadly game of espionage always proves fatal."
Posted February 14, 2014

Shortly after the assassination of her diplomat husband Emmett Kohl in Budapest, Sophie Kohl makes it her mission to discover who killed him and why. Instead of returning to the U.S., Sophie heads to Cairo to start her search for answers. But who can she trust in the varied Read more...


Eyes Closed Tight
by Peter Leonard
"Is a Detroit serial killer from the past connected to similar deaths now in Florida?"
Posted February 14, 2014

Ex-homicide detective Oak O'Clair retired from the Detroit PD and moved to Pompano Beach, Florida, where he now owns a motel. He runs it with his young girlfriend, Virginia, and life is good. That is until he discovers the dead body of a woman posed in one of Read more...


The Deal: About Face
by Adam Gittlin
"Nine years later, the deal has taken on a different meaning with a new outcome."
Posted February 14, 2014

After fleeing New York nine years ago after a devastating turn of events, real estate broker Jonah Gray totally rebuilt his life. One thing he couldn't change was his expertise in the commercial real estate profession. Now living in Amsterdam with a whole new identity, Jonah works for a Read more...


When Shadows Fall
by J.T. Ellison
"A letter from a man after his supposed suicide compels Dr. Owens to investigate his death."
Posted February 14, 2014

Dr. Samantha (Sam) Owens is an expert forensic pathologist the FBI would love to have working for them. After turning down their job offer, Sam wants nothing more than a normal life teaching at Georgetown University. She's deeply in love and building a life with Xander Whitfield, a former Read more...


An American Spy
by Olen Steinhauer
"Spectacular conclusion to government agent Milo Weaver's Tourist saga."
Posted January 26, 2014

Following the assassination of 33 Tourists, CIA-trained operatives from the clandestine Department of Tourism, Milo Weaver wants nothing more than to live a normal life with his wife and daughter. Also a Tourist, Milo is lucky to be one of the few survivors of the annihilation. However, his friend Read more...


Runner
by Patrick Lee
"True to its title, many people are on the run in this tense thriller involving secret government operations."
Posted January 14, 2014

While on one of his late night runs along the beach, Sam Dryden encounters a young girl who literally runs into him. Being pursued by a group of armed men, she's frightened out of her wits as she begs for Sam's help. As a retired Special Forces operative Read more...


Where Monsters Dwell
by Jorgen Brekke
"Could an ancient book really be the connection between brutal murders in Norway and Virginia?"
Posted January 14, 2014

In Richmond, Virginia, the shockingly flayed corpse of the curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum is discovered in his office; while in Trondheim, Norway, a library archivist's similarly flayed body is found inside a locked vault. As Richmond homicide detective Felicia Stone and Trondheim police inspector Odd Singsaker Read more...


Glass Houses
by Terri Nolan
"Journalist/author Birdie Keane is dealing with her family's deception, as well as revealing new secrets."
Posted January 14, 2014

Prize-winning journalist and author Birdie Keane is living with the damaging consequences following close friend Matt Whelan's staged death and his involvement in police corruption. As part of a close-knit Irish cop family, Birdie is looking for answers that could prove deadly for those involved in the Read more...


Under Your Skin
by Sabine Durrant
"A cunning murder mystery with some clever twists and turns that lead to a stunning ending."
Posted January 14, 2014

In the wooded copse beyond a London commons, a dead body is discover by daytime TV presenter Gaby Mortimer during her morning run. Gaby starts out as a witness, but soon becomes a suspect. As more and more evidence points to her, Gaby is eventually arrested as the murderer. With Read more...


The Deal
by Adam Gittlin
"What starts out as the deal of a lifetime quickly turns into something sinister and deadly."
Posted January 10, 2014

Real estate investment broker Jonah Gray has it all -- partnership in a powerful New York City firm that provides him enough money to afford a Park Avenue penthouse, luxury clothes and vehicles, as well as a lavish social lifestyle. He learned how to be powerful in pursuing his dreams from Read more...


The Purity of Vengeance
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
"Danish Detective Carl Mørck of Dept. Q is involved in the most unusual cold case he's ever handled."
Posted January 6, 2014

Department Q consists of Danish Detective Carl Mørck and his assistants, Assad and Rose, who work in the dreary basement of police headquarters investigating cold cases. While they are looking into new evidence that's been uncovered relating to the disastrous case that ruined the lives of Carl's Read more...


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