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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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Last Lawyer Standing
by Douglas Corleone
"Practicing criminal law in paradise can be just as frustrating and brutal as anywhere else."
Posted August 13, 2012

Three years ago, hotshot defense attorney Kevin Corvelli relocated to Hawaii from New York after he failed to get an acquittal for an innocent client, who later died. But things aren't any better for Corvelli in paradise when he must again deal with a deceased client. Corvelli finds himself Read more...


Freak
by Jennifer Hillier
"Another murderer is on the loose in Seattle with a close connection to a previous serial killer case."
Posted July 20, 2012

A year after serial killer Ethan Wolfe is killed and his lover Abby Maddox is incarcerated for the attempted murder of PI Jerry Isaac, bodies of half-naked young women are found throughout Seattle. It becomes obvious there is a connection to the earlier case, since "Free Abby Maddox" is Read more...


The Prophet
by Michael Koryta
"When the past is never laid to rest, dealing with the present proves even more difficult."
Posted July 17, 2012

For the past several years, brothers Adam and Kent Austin have barely spoken, even though they reside in the same town they grew up in, Chambers, Ohio, and Adam still lives in their family home. Adam is a bail bondsman/PI, while Kent is the revered football coach at the Read more...


The Survivor
by Gregg Hurwitz
"When trying to kill himself turns into something else entirely, this man's priorities quickly change."
Posted July 16, 2012

Nate Overbay is a veteran suffering from PTSD, who is also dying from ALS. His plan to kill himself by jumping from the ledge of a Los Angeles bank building is interrupted when shots ring out inside the bank and blood covers the partially opened window beside him. While the Read more...


Far North
by Michael Ridpath
"A real fish-out-of-water is this Boston detective now working with the Icelandic police force."
Posted July 16, 2012

In the wake of Iceland's recent economic recession, this pacifist nation finds some of its inhabitants don't mind murdering a few of the culprits they hold responsible for the situation. The Icelandic Police Force isn't used to investigating these types of horrific crimes, but Boston detective Magnus Read more...


Kill You Twice
by Chelsea Cain
"Serial killer Gretchen Lowell is still a threat to the sanity of Archie Sheridan, even in prison."
Posted July 16, 2012

Even though seductive serial killer Gretchen Lowell is currently locked up in a mental institution, she still finds ways to manipulate police detective Archie Sheridan. Now she is having her shrink send urgent messages to Archie concerning a horrific murder case he's investigating. At first, Archie refuses the calls Read more...


Scorpion Winter
by Andrew Kaplan
"A truly intriguing and engaging spy thriller."
Posted July 16, 2012

A former CIA covert agent dubbed Scorpion is now operating as a freelance spy when he finds himself in a precarious position. Two incidents, though seeming to have no connection and occurring thousands of miles apart, cause him to team up with a foreign agent to protect an important Ukrainian Read more...


Haven
by Kay Hooper
"Another compelling addition to the Noah Bishop/Special Crimes Unit set of psychological thrillers."
Posted July 16, 2012

Psychic operative Jessie Rayburn has been living at Haven since running away from her family and the town of Baron Hollow in rural North Carolina. Haven is a place created by Special Agent Noah Bishop, of the Special Crimes Unit of the FBI, to perfect the abilities of psychics for Read more...


Criminal
by Karin Slaughter
"Two similar murder cases 40 years apart bring forth the intertwined pasts of several GBI agents."
Posted July 7, 2012

When a beautiful college student from Atlanta is reported missing, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent can't understand why his supervisor, Amanda Wagner, does not want him investigating the case. That is until he eventually learns that his father, a convicted kidnapper and murderer, was recently released from Read more...


Slightly Irregular
by Rhonda Pollero
"Fashionista/amateur-investigator Finley Anderson Tanner returns with more hilarious exploits."
Posted July 3, 2012

Paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner is ecstatic to think she has a date with her sexy new boss. When she shows up at his house dressed to the max, her expectations fall flat when she realizes he wants her to babysit his daughter while he goes out with someone else. Of Read more...


The Key
by Simon Toyne
"Taking up right where SANCTUS(2011) left off, this religious conspiracy thriller is shocking & exciting."
Posted July 3, 2012

Following the explosion at the mysterious Citadel near the small Turkish town of Ruin, 13 people immerged from the mountain, but only four are still alive. American reporter Liv Adamsen, world-charity worker Kathryn Mann and one of the Sancti monks are under guard in an isolated hospital wing recovering Read more...


Potboiler
by Jesse Kellerman
"Friendship and success are put to the test in this heavily satirical thriller."
Posted June 19, 2012

Arthur Pfefferkorn and Bill de Vallee have been close friends since grade school. Bill even married Arthur's first love, Carlotta. In the passing years, Arthur became a creative writing teacher at a liberal arts college on the East Coast, while Bill became a mega-successful bestselling author of a Read more...


Strong Vengeance
by Jon Land
"Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong returns in another riveting action/adventure thriller."
Posted June 11, 2012

With Cort Wesley Masters serving time in a Mexican hell- hole prison, his lover, Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong, has taken on the responsibility of his two sons. She certainly has her hands full, especially when she becomes involved investigating the slaughter of an entire oil-rig crew off the Texas Read more...


Die a Stranger
by Steve Hamilton
"Newest addition to this superb mystery series finds Alex McKnight searching for his missing best friend."
Posted June 11, 2012

Having exiled himself to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Alex McKnight doesn't have many friends, except for Vinnie LeBlanc, an Ojibwa who's his reclusive neighbor, and Jackie, owner of the Glasgow Inn. When Vinnie goes missing following his mother's death, Alex is worried. Then news comes of a Read more...


Whispers Under Ground
by Ben Aaronovitch
"Something horrific is happening in the maze of tunnels that make up the subway system of London."
Posted June 11, 2012

When American exchange student James Gallagher is found stabbed to death on the tracks at Baker Street station of London's subway line, something seems unnatural. It appears magic may have been involved. That's why PC Peter Grant, a wizard's apprentice, is called in on the case. Peter Read more...


Strindberg's Star
by Jan Wallentin
"A thrilling arcane adventure with suspenseful political undertones."
Posted May 23, 2012

When Swedish diver Erik Hall returns from one of his deep cave explorations of an abandoned mine, the items he found there could change the course of history. The well- preserved body he discovered in the cave was holding an ancient ankh depicting the Egyptian symbol of eternal life. News Read more...


Dead Man's Tunnel
by Sheldon Russell
"Railroad investigator Hook Runyon is again embroiled in a complex murder mystery only he can solve."
Posted May 7, 2012

Near the end of World War II, railroad bull Hook Runyon is located in the high desert of Arizona to look into the theft of copper from the West Salvage Yard. While there, he also becomes involved in investigating the death of a military guard protecting the nearby Johnson Canyon Read more...


The Demands
by Mark Billingham
"Will DI Tom Thorne be able to find a killer in time to save a hostage's life?"
Posted May 7, 2012

On her way to work, London police detective and young mother Helen Weeks makes her regular stop at the local newsagent's shop. Helen is shocked when she and another customer are unexpectedly taken hostage by the gun-wielding owner of the shop, Mr. Akhtar, who's desperate to know Read more...


Curse of the Jade Lily
by David Housewright
"Rushmore McKenzie is pulled into the investigation of a stolen gem that's cursed."
Posted May 7, 2012

After becoming a millionaire following a large insurance company settlement several years ago, Rushmore McKenzie doesn't do any more investigating. Then the same company that made him rich shows up again asking for a favor. A very unique item has been stolen from a local museum just before it Read more...


Don't Ever Get Old
by Daniel Friedman
"The title says it all in this hilarious mystery featuring an octogenarian ex-cop/WWII vet."
Posted May 7, 2012

Eighty-seven-year-old Buck Schatz is a very bored WWII vet/POW and retired Memphis cop who drives his wife crazy with his chain-smoking and cantankerous attitude. Then a fellow POW Buck spent time with calls him to his deathbed to reveal that one of the vicious SS Read more...


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