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Jay Porter novels volume 2
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English
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"Locke reintroduces us to environmental lawyer Jay Porter (her Black Water Rising protagonist), who takes one last case on the behalf of the community of Pleasantville in this new thriller--only to become embroiled in its shadowy politics, a disturbing education in how far those in power are willing to go to win"--
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Black market (Kiki Swinson) volume 2
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English
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Kiki Swinson’s novels sizzle with brutally unpredictable characters, breakneck plotting—and a uniquely gritty portrait of Southern life. Now she breaks all the rules as a young woman with two targets on her back tries to keep those she loves—and herself—alive .
3) John Woman
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"A convention-defying novel by bestselling writer Walter Mosley, John Woman recounts the transformation of an unassuming boy named Cornelius Jones , the son of an Italian-American woman and an older black man from Mississippi, into John Woman, an unconventional history professor while the legacy of a hideous crime lurks in the shadows"--
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Desperate to pay off gambling debts, Dawn and Reese Spencer get drawn into a lucrative illegal-immigrant-smuggling ring, but after several immigrants turn up dead on arrival and Reese bets more than he can ever repay, the Feds and cold-blooded loan sharks begin closing in.
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"In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with...
6) The deadline
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Desperate to break a major exclusive to secure a coveted anchor desk slot, an off-air TV news reporter risks her family's safety to investigate a murder in the tough Norfolk, Virginia neighborhood where she grew up.
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Brandi Maxwell is living the dream as an intern at prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren. Except "living the dream" looks more like scrubbing puke from couture dresses worn by hard-partying models and putting up with microaggressions from her white colleagues. Still, she can't help but fangirl over Simon's it-girl daughter, Taylor. Until one night, at a glamorous Van Doren party, when Brandi overhears something she shouldn't have, and...
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Fortis series volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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A covert ops specialist, a cyber-surveillance expert, and an unmatched international security and recovery pro. These are the men of Fortis. When money is no object, discretion is essential, and the police are not an option, the wealthy and powerful call on this trio of former government agents with elite military training—not to mention charm and good looks...
With his tech brilliance, lethal physical abilities, and easygoing...
With his tech brilliance, lethal physical abilities, and easygoing...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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A brutal tragedy ended Ivy Hill's happy family and childhood. Now in her twenties and severely troubled, she feels she hasn't much to live for--until the day she discovers the name of the woman who destroyed her world: Lola Maxwell. As Ivy infiltrates Lola's elite circle and becomes her new best friend will she embed herself into deception and secrets that are too dangerous to survive?
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"Ola Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in one month's time. Young, beautiful, and successful--she and her fiancé Michael are considered the "couple goals" of their social network and seem to have it all. That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message: "Oh my god, have you seen The List?" It began as a crowdsourced collection of names and somehow morphed into an anonymous...
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Dream with little angels volume 2
Detective Leah Teal volume 02
Abe Teal volume 02
An Alvin Alabama Novel
Detective Leah Teal volume 02
Abe Teal volume 02
An Alvin Alabama Novel
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English
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In this riveting new novel from Michael Hiebert, 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. For all these reasons, Leah Teal, Alvin, Alabama's only detective, tries...
12) The mark
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Score novels (Kiki Swinson) volume 2
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English
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"Identity thief Lauren Kelly thought she was safe. The millions she stole from her double-crossing accomplice and ex-lover Matt Connors bought a quiet upscale life for her, her unsuspecting new husband Drake, and their precious baby. But betrayal was just the beginning. When both Drake and the baby go missing, it's courtesy of a vengeful Matt. Lauren has less than twenty-four hours to give him back the money. She's prepared for any payback--but nothing...
13) Hot flash
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Muriel Mabley volume 01.
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English
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Muriel Mabley sweats every detail as a forensic firearms specialist -- and as a forty-something single mother. In this thrilling debut novel from Carrie H. Johnson, one woman with a dangerous job and a volatile past is feeling the heat from all sides . . .
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Jordan Manning novels volume 1
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English
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The first in a thrilling new series from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall, As The Wicked Watch follows a reporter as she unravels the disturbing mystery around the deaths of two Black girls; the work of a serial killer terrorizing Chicago. When crime reporter Jordan Manning leaves her hometown in Texas to take a job at a television station in Chicago, she's one step closer to her dream: a coveted anchor chair on a national network....
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When the dead body of a young woman is found on the grounds of Belle Vie, the estate's manager, Caren Gray, launches her own investigation into Belle Vie's history, which leads her to a centuries old mystery involving the plantation's slave quarters--and her own past.
16) Hard to handle
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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A covert ops specialist, a cyber-surveillance expert, and an unmatched international security and recovery pro. These are the men of Fortis. When money is no object, discretion is essential, and the police are not an option, the wealthy and powerful call on this trio of former government agents with elite military training—not to mention charm and good looks...
Samuel Mackenzie has his hands full with Fortis' latest assignment. Their client...
Samuel Mackenzie has his hands full with Fortis' latest assignment. Their client...
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From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country...but can they escape the secrets they left behind? It's the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-one year...
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Banned from selling anything written this century, bookstore manager Maggie Banks, to keep the business afloat, starts an underground book club that unexpectedly unearths a town secret that could upend everything, forcing her to choose between the books that formed a small town's history or the stories poised to change it all.
19) Addicted to you
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English
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When pampered heir Sage McMillian helps tattoo artist Dom "Ink" Richardson with his defense after his wife is murdered, Ink begins to think she may have ulterior motives.
20) Inseparable
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English
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LaKenna James, who is temporarily staying with her best friend and crush Reese Madaris, is wary when Reese focuses his attentions on her, but when her life is placed in danger, he proves just how far he will go for love.
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