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Knockout! A Passionate Police Romance by Emma Calin

220 pages, 26 of 31 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Interpol cop, Anna Leyton, spirals down into a hopeless vortex of sexual and emotional passion as she fights to keep her professional cool. Who is deceiving who in this fast moving ride across continents? What motivates her art loving prize-bull of a lover Freddie La Salle?  The power of love and trust stands against greed and crime as conflicting forces grapple for that knockout punch.

With This Kiss by Victoria Lynne

386 pages, 37 of 42 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Beauty and the beast: they were the scandal of the ton.

All eyes feasted on the beautiful flame-haired gambler in London’s most infamous club. But Julia Prentisse was interested only in the rake-turned-recluse whom they now called “The Beast.” She lured him out of the crowded gaming hell to a deserted warehouse, where she made her scandalous offer: If he married her and protected her from her uncle, she would help him capture the arsonist who had ruined his life.

An act of heroism had left Morgan St.James burned, scarred for life, but Julia’s bold gaze lit other fires he had long suppressed. And now this glorious stranger was his bride. But when he tried to claim his husbandly rights, she demanded three months grace—three months to know a stranger’s mind, to touch a stranger’s soul, to go where no woman had ever gone before. Into his heart…

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Where Wildflowers Bloom by Ann Shorey

328 pages, 49 of 54 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The War Between the States stole a father and brother from Faith Lindberg– as well as Royal Baxter, the man she wanted to marry. With only her grandfather left, she dreams of leaving Noble Springs, Missouri, and traveling west to Oregon to start a new life, away from the memories that haunt her. But first she must convince her grandfather to sell the family’s mercantile and leave a town their family has called home for generations.

When Royal Baxter suddenly returns to town, Faith allows herself to hope that her dreams might come true. Does he truly love her? Or could another man claim her heart? Will she find that following her dreams may not mean leaving home after all?

The characters in Where Wildflowers Bloom jump off the page and into the reader’s heart. Author Ann Shorey infuses her characters with the virtues and quirks that bring them fully alive as they search for contentment and love.

Wholehearted: Three Life-Changing Commands of Jesus by Roger Wernette

256 pages, 30 of 30 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Have you ever wondered if there was more to the Christian faith than just “accepting Christ”? Do you feel the need to give your relationship with Christ a boost? “Wholehearted” will show you how, and will also help you make a lasting impact on your family and community.

By looking at three truly life-changing commands given to us by Jesus, Roger Wernette guides the reader to a new understanding of what Christianity is all about. He shows you how just eleven words—love God, obey God, & teach others to love and obey God—will unlock God’s power in your own life as never before. Thoroughly biblical, “Wholehearted” is both challenging and uplifting. Whatever your age and stage in the Christian faith, you will be glad you read “Wholehearted.”

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Baby Shark by Robert Fate

270 pages, 25 of 26 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

October 1952 –– A father murdered. A daughter sexually assaulted, beaten, left for dead. As a rule, in the 1950s, a good girl didn’t admit being raped—and she’d never seek revenge for her father’s murder. But Kristin Van Dijk didn’t play by the rules.

I’d wake in the middle of the night and say to myself, “It’s just business, Kristin.” In my heart I knew that using words like business, work, and jobs was Sarge’s way of talking about killing.  Albert would say, “Stop a man instead of kill him.”  Henry had his euphemisms, too. “We fix,” he’d say.  “They know what they’re teaching you to do,” I said to my image.
No one was saying it straight out––and the more I looked in the mirror, the more I realized that I wasn’t saying it, either.  I’d become an actress––a dangerous actress––full of deceit and lethal skills.

Prison Nation by Jenni Merritt

304 pages, 37 of 50 reviews are 4 or 5-star

In the Nation, no one is innocent – not even the children born behind bars. Millie 942B has spent her entire life locked away with her criminal parents and countless other inmates. She believes in the Nation, in its strict laws and harsh punishments.

But when Millie is released on her eighteenth birthday, she finds things are nothing as she was taught. People vanish, never to be seen again. Lies cover every word. Trust is as fragile as ice.

And then there is Reed. Born and raised outside the Prison walls, his dreams and thoughts cause Millie to doubt everything she has ever believed.

What is truly worth fighting for? If she pushes too hard, she could lose her freedom. If she stays silent, she could lose herself. The clock is ticking, and Millie must find the truth before it is too late.

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Good Questions Have Groups Talking: John by Josh Hunt

130 pages,  no reviews, Lending Enabled

13 interactive lessons based on the book of John. Each lesson consists of 20 ready-to-use questions that save you time and get the group talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from well known authors such as Max Lucado, Beth Moore, Charles Swindoll and many many more.

Wrong Place at the Right Time: How A Dose of Humility Led to Victory by Dawn Taylor Wells

180 pages, 4 of 4 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Everyone has had the thought, “What is my life really about?” Though we may fool ourselves into thinking that our lives are fine and the issues we experience are no big deal, it can take just one glaring mistake to make it painfully clear that we are lying to ourselves. We all want that happy, fulfilling, rewarding life everyone talks about but often we have no clue how to get it! Dawn Wells has been there. At the age of 38, Dawn thought her dream of being a successful person and loving wife was over, and worse, she was convinced it was something beyond her grasp. After carrying around the emotional baggage from a terribly disappointing childhood for years, she’d given up hope for the happily ever after. Night after night, party after party, she was left feeling hollow and alone. Finally, one humbling night out,everything changed. A run-in with an adversary caught her completely off-guard and from that low point, she found the faith to understand and believe she would never be alone again. Dawn knows firsthand how the pain of childhood dysfunctional relationships is carried into adulthood, negatively affecting one’s self-esteem and sense of self worth for years. Her story is one of healing the deepest wounds that keep us in emotional bondage and convince us that the ‘good life’ has passed us by. Throughout life’s twists and turns, joys and defeats, Dawn discovered that faith and hope are her constant companions and that the tools she used to overcome her deepest fears can help others. Wrong Place at the Right Time is one woman’s journey from a painful existence of fear, loneliness, and rejection to a place of peace, love and redemption. It’s a story for all who have struggled with the ghosts from their past and want to move forward and create their own version of happily ever after in a real and sustainable way.

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Bad Radio by Michael Langlois

410 pages, 35 of 39 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Sixty years ago Abe Griffin saved the world and gained eternal youth.

Or so he thought.

Now, a man that Abe believed to be long dead is killing the surviving members of Abe’s old squad in order to reclaim the relics that they have kept hidden for decades.

The relics form an ancient beacon that must never be used, in a ritual that must never be completed. But the end of the world requires more than just activating the beacon.

It requires Abe.

With help from the granddaughter of his oldest friend, Abe must learn the truth about his immortal body, while at the same time trying to stop a horrifying series of supernatural opponents from sweeping away everything that he cares about.

Space Junque by LK Rigel

89 pages, 48 of 57 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

The world at the end of the 21st century is on the brink of ecological collapse, and hydroponics agronomist Char Meadowlark has become a recluse. Warned about an impending attack by the eco-terrorist Defenders of Gaia, Char flees to the airport.

When the DOGs strike in the midst of Char’s escape, pilot Jake Ardri offers her only hope of survival. They take his shuttle the Space Junque to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the off-planet seat of world government.

When the conflict goes global and the planet threatens to implode, ancient gods return to take control of humanity and impose a new world order. Char is caught up in a divine plan to save the world – but it will take all she’s got to get through the apocalypse alive.

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Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together by Jim and Cathy Burns

224 pages, 27 of 28 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, previously free

Over the past thirty years we have tried almost every marriage devotional, and to be perfectly honest, we have usually failed at having the discipline to continue. The busyness of life or the feelings of guilt because we missed so many days often caused us to silently ignore what we knew was important. Then we came up with the idea to meet once a week and just talk. This book is an outgrowth of our desire to grow closer as a couple. And now we challenge you and your spouse to do what it takes to connect spiritually and emotionally. Start small and invest thirty minutes a week together, being inspired and communicating with the help of these devotionals. If you miss a week, don’t quit–just pick up where you left off. This is not about a legalistic time. It’s about making practical spiritual growth and connection a priority. Take the challenge! –Jim and Cathy Burns

The Winds of Sonoma by Nikki Arana

406 pages, 17 of 18 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Angelica Amante at twenty-four must make a career-ending moral decision when the high-profile New York law firm she works for demands that she use her brilliant legal talent to protect the wealthy by exploiting the poorest of the poor.

Blackballed in New York, she returns to her parents’ California wine country estate, Regalo Grande, determined to start over. There she meets Antonio, an illiterate stable hand who cleans the stalls of her father’s Arabian horses. He has an inner strength, integrity, and peace that she longs for in this time of turmoil. And soon she is drawn to him in a way she cannot deny.

As she gets to know him, Angelica discovers that Antonio has left the abject poverty of his home near Guadalajara, Mexico. Immediately her compassion is reawakened.

Angelica finds herself fighting her mother’s prejudice and her father’s insistence that she follow the lifestyle she was groomed for. With her mother seriously ill and her father on the edge of financial ruin, must she betray her family to be true to herself?

One decision will change her life forever.

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The Domino Effect by Andrew Cotto

231 pages, 49 of 51 reviews are 4 or 5-star, previously free

The Domino Effect is the story of Danny Rorro, a charismatic kid from Queens poisoned by the past. A series of painful defeats have left him scarred and isolated from his neighborhood, his parents, and, most significantly, the benevolent ways of his childhood when he was known as “Domino.” With great insight, imagery and wit, Danny recalls his past in Queens and his coming-of-age at Hamden Academy. This fast paced and powerful story is rich with conflict, humor, tenderness and music—just like life, especially when coming-of-age.

The Book of Mercy by Sherry Roberts

242 pages, 27 of 32 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A town banning books.

One woman stands against the censors–and she can’t read. Can she win?

There’s more worth fighting for than you can ever imagine.

If you like serious subjects (censorship) treated with a sprinkle of humor, you’ll love Book of Mercy.

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Chasing Mona Lisa by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey

325 pages, 48 of 70 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war bargaining chip to get him to South America. Can Swiss OSS agents Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler rescue DaVinci’s masterpiece before it falls into German hands?

With nonstop action, Chasing Mona Lisa is sure to get readers’ adrenaline pumping as they join the chase to save the most famous painting in the world. From war-ravaged Paris to a posh country chateau, the race is on–and the runners are playing for keeps.

A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes

352 pages, 48 of 57 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entré into London society, Lady Gale finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust him? Or is she putting her family in danger?

Readers will enjoy being drawn into this world of elegance and intrigue, balls and masquerades. Author Laurie Alice Eakes whisks readers through the drawing rooms of London amid the sound of rustling gowns on this exciting quest to let the past stay in the past and let love guide the future.

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The Messenger by Siri Mitchell

387 pages, 52 of 57 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Hannah Sunderland felt content in her embrace of the Quaker faith…until her twin brother joined the Colonial cause and ended up in jail. She longs to bring some measure of comfort to him in the squalid prison, but her faith forbids it. The Friends believe that they are not to take sides, not to take up arms. She is not allowed to visit him, even if she were able to secure a pass.

Jeremiah Jones, a Colonial spy, needs access to the jail to help rescue men important to the cause. Upon meeting Hannah, a plan begins to develop. Who would suspect a pious Quaker visiting a loved one?

But Jeremiah is unprepared for Hannah, for her determination to do right, to not lie. How can one be a spy and not lie? Hannah, in turn, is surprised by Jeremiah…for the way he forces her to confront her own beliefs, for the sensitivity and concern that he shows her despite the wounds he still carries.

In a time of war, can two unlikely heroes find the courage to act?

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The Search Committee by Tim Owens

400 pages, 22 of 31 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A mismatched team of seven hit the road in an Econoline church van on a mission to find a new pastor. They don’t agree on much other than the stops at Hardee’s for coffee and a biscuit. But they stick to the call, trying to slip undetected into worship services across the Southeast—all in hopes of stealing a preacher for their congregation.

Each member is wrestling to balance their own busy life and personal struggles. And they’re trying to keep their issues to themselves. Forced to spend countless hours together, these very different personalities from different generations begin to bond. And their lives are profoundly changed as they love and support each other through the difficulties in each of their lives.

Texas Roads by Cathy Bryant

305 pages, 31 of 33 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

City gal Dani Davis just wants a place to call home. With quirky residents, quaint country charm, and loads of business potential, Miller’s Creek Texas seems like the perfect place to start over . . . except for the cowboy who gives her a ride into town. Dani secretly finances renovations to downtown Miller’s Creek, but malicious rumors force her to choose between keeping her involvement a secret and the home for which she’s always longed. Then a devastating discovery propels her down a road she never expected to travel.

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