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Lock, Stock and McCullen
by Rita HerronDon't miss USA TODAY bestselling author Rita Heron's new miniseries, The Heroes of Horseshoe Creek... Sherriff Maddox McCullen cradled Rose Worthington, every protective fiber of his being firing as she shuddered against him. She told him how she had been brutally attacked and had killed the man-her fiancé!-in self defense. But when Maddox investigates the crime scene, he finds nothing. No bullet casing, no blood, no body. The deeper Maddox probes, the more questions arise, revealing a mysterious past that shatters all Rose has ever known. Caught in the crosshairs of escalating danger-and his powerful desire for Rose-Maddox vows to protect her. He'll risk his life to find a desperate enemy who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.
Lockdown
by Don PendletonLETHAL CONTAINMENT The high-level demonstration of a military experiment has gone hideously wrong. A refined nerve agent--designed to temporarily enhance strength and endurance on the battlefield--has failed. Anyone who comes in direct contact with the highly contagious agent is transformed into a human monster: a living, breathing, killing machine. The research facility is in full lockdown and Hal Brognola is trapped inside. Mack Bolan and Phoenix Force's David McCarter must enter the hot zone where contaminated researches are slaughtering each other. The threat to the population at large is enormous. If the Stony Man warriors can't gain control of the facility, Brognola and countless others will die. And while the battlefield is a new one, the Executioner's mission remains the same: protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
Lockdown (The Thriller Shorts #1)
by Andrea KaneHoneymooning FBI agents are called to rescue a bridal party held hostage in this romantic suspense short story from a New York Times–bestselling author.In this absorbing Thriller Short, New York Times–bestselling author Andrea Kane melds the highs and lows of life. A wedding, a honeymoon and a hostage situation that runs high odds of turning out badly.Basking in an idyllic honeymoon setting, former FBI hostage negotiator Sloan Burbank Parker is strolling the beach with her new husband one minute and negotiating to save three hostages the next in a wedding robbery gone bad. The hostages are a bride, her three-year-old son and his godmother Claire, a psychic. It takes all of Sloan’s skills and Claire’s special abilities to expose what’s really happening and get everyone out alive.
Lockdown on London Lane
by Beth ReeklesBuzzFeed's Recommended Reads in FebruaryUSA Today's February Rom-Coms to ReadPopSugar's Novels for a Romantic EscapeThe Mary Sue's Books to Help Process the COVID PandemicBookPage's 2022 preview: Most anticipated romanceBook Riot's 11 Most Anticipated New Adult Romances for Spring 22"Reekles’s capable plotting toggles between apartments and keeps readers wondering what’s next. The result transforms the harsh realities of quarantine into rom-com enchantment." -- Publishers WeeklyFor the inhabitants of London Lane, a simple slip of paper underneath each of their doors is about to change their lives in a hundred different ways.URGENT!!! Due to the current situation, building management has decided to impose a seven-day quarantine on all apartment buildings on London Lane.With nowhere else to go . . .Ethan and Charlotte wonder whether absence really does make the heart grow fonder when they end up on either side of a locked door.A fierce debate over pineapple on pizza ignites a series of revelations about Zach and Serena’s four-year relationship.Liv realizes rolling with the punches is sometimes much harder than it looks after her bridesmaids’ party goes off the rails, leaving the group at each other’s throats.Isla and Danny’s new romance is put to the test as they jump ten steps ahead on the relationship timeline.And Imogen and Nate’s one-night stand is about to get six do-overs they never really asked for—not awkward at all.Through make ups, breakups, love-ins, and blowouts, friendships are tested as everyone scrambles to make it through the week unscathed. Amidst all the drama, one thing remains constant: life is full of surprises.
Lockdown on London Lane: the debut romantic comedy from the writer of Netflix hit The Kissing Booth
by Beth ReeklesFROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE KISSING BOOTH, A MAJOR NETFLIX HIT'Truly wonderful and brilliant . . . Beth is officially the new queen of hilarious rom-coms' LUCY VINE 'Brilliant! So original, so clever, so funny' HELLY ACTION, author of The Shelf'This funny, warm pandemic read is what we all need right now!' FABULOUS magazine Five couples. One week. A love story like no other . . . When an apartment block is put on lockdown, its residents are in for a whirlwind week. In Flat 14, wild and reckless Imogen is stuck living with a one-night-stand whose name she can't remember. Upstairs, Isla and Danny are still in the honeymoon period, but a warts-and-all week together so early in the relationship could make or break their romance. Meanwhile, Zach and Serena's steady relationship is on tenterhooks, and pineapple on pizza might actually be the last straw. In Flat 22, Olivia's Maid of Honour duties are pushing her to the edge as a wedding-planning weekend has turned into an entire (nightmarish) week... And speaking of weddings, this whole thing has made Ethan realise he wants to spend the rest of his life with Charlotte, if only he can surprise her with the perfect proposal - and find a way to sneak her into the building . . .From make-ups to break-ups, one-night stands and proposals, Lockdown on London Lane is the ultimate love story. Perfect for fans of THE FLATSHARE, OUR STOP and LOVE ACTUALLY'Charming, captivating, and full of fun, Beth's writing is addictive and fizzes with energy. I loved being locked down with Imogen and co!' Daisy Buchanan, author of Careering'Clever, heart-warming and hilarious, each page is pure joy. Beth Reekles has written the perfect book for these times' Phaedra Patrick, author of THE LIBRARY OF LOST AND FOUND'Funny and uplifting with a whole lot of heart' - Isla Gordon, author of THE WEDDING PACT'A funny, feel-good romance' People's Friend
Locked
by Parker WitterIt had always been the three of us, and then it was the two of us-Ed and August. There was not, nor had there ever been a chance of a Noah and August. And that was fine. Because the truth was I had known Noah forever but I still had no idea who he really was. Especially not now. In this sizzling novella, one girl must choose between loyalty and love. August had the two best guy friends a girl could ask for in Noah and Ed. Then Ed confessed he felt more for her - and their new relationship changed everything. She had hoped it would be Noah that she'd end up with someday, but it's clearer than ever that Noah's just not interested in being a one-girl guy. When the small seaplane the three of them are on crashes, August finds herself injured and marooned on an island with ... Noah. Unsure of what's become of Ed, August and Noah do their best to not lose hope as they fight to survive on an island that is not as deserted as they first believed. But fighting the elements - and their attraction to each other - becomes a losing battle. Soon, a secret from Noah's past that could bind them to the island forever is revealed, and August must choose between giving into her feelings for him, or struggling to make it back home.
Locked Away
by Nanisi Barrett D'ArnukA popular South American president wants his women and children educated to protect themselves. He also wants to find something new in his country that can be exported around the world. And he wants to stop the drug trade. He turns to the U.S. and Canada for help.Three women are assigned to help him restructure his country: martial arts instructor Michael Gauchet, environmental expert Alicia Clayton, and drug control specialist Cameron Andrews. They are tasked with advising him on how to implement his plans.But others in the country are determined to stop him. When disaster strikes, Cam finds herself with the challenge of her life. It is up to CIA Control Dr. Maggie Thomason and Agent Paul Tarelli to find her and bring her home ... preferably alive.
Locked Down (Texas Heroes #2)
by Jess AnastasiA Texas Heroes NovelA charming, confident FBI analyst gets more than the fling he bargained for when his lover lands smack in the middle of his investigation. Gabe Lopez travels to Everness, Texas, to investigate and profile a dangerous group of white supremacists living on the outskirts of the small town. As far as he’s concerned, the assignment can’t end soon enough. When he stops to help Matt York with a flat tire, he anticipates a sexy distraction—nothing more. But Matt has a knack for getting himself into trouble, and soon Gabe is torn between protecting Matt and doing his job. Matt left a successful life and business back in San Francisco to fulfill a promise to his aunt: find his runaway cousin and bring him home. But Tommy is on a dangerous path, and someone is trying to scare Matt off—or worse. When the situation escalates, Matt turns to Gabe, who doesn’t like mixing business and pleasure. But in Everness, the secrets are buried deep, and like it or not, Matt is at risk of being buried right alongside them.
Locked Down with the Army Doc: Locked Down With The Army Doc / The Brooding Surgeon's Baby Bombshell (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Scarlet WilsonThere’s a crisis in paradise! But is her heart at risk…? When Dr. Amber Berkeley met ruggedly handsome Jack at a conference in Hawaii, she never imagined they’d end up locked down together in the middle of a hurricane! Army doc Jack’s take-charge attitude pushes straight-talking Amber’s buttons—until their sparks ignite into a fierce attraction! Amber has a “no doctors” dating rule for good reason, but amid disaster rules are meant to be broken…
Locked In His Heart
by Catherine StangHe kept his secrets for seventeen years....until she came along. Melanie Rivers is on a mission to help a friend fulfill her dying foster mother's wish. So far every road she takes leads to a dead end until a chance meeting with enigmatic lawyer, Nick Sinclair, leaves her wondering... Could he be the break she has been looking for? As a victims' advocate, Nick Sinclair has helped many abused children, battered women and other crime victims to come forward over the years, but has kept his own painful past buried deep. All he ever wanted was to be left alone until now. Yet if he acts on his attraction to Melanie, it will set his past and present on a collision course. Can Nick let Melanie close enough to heal his wounds or will he allow fear to keep them apart? Genre: Romance SubGenre: Mainstream
Locked Out of Love
by Mary K NorrisJoel Kegler never thought he'd find his Mirror Mate so soon after his breakup with his long-term girlfriend, and fate couldn't have picked a worse match. Melanie Vyntra wants nothing to do with his Guild of Truth and their super powers. Yet she quickens his blood like no other.Melanie has had enough of helplessly watching her brother's life be ravaged by uncontrollable visions. She's found a group that can help cure him--but the price is high. She must use her own latent super talents and play double agent with the Guild of Truth, using Joel as her mentor.Can he prove to her that their powers are not a curse but a gift before Melanie destroys everything he loves? Only if he puts aside his pain and trusts the one woman who can smash his heart into pieces.Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Locked Out of Love
by Mary K NorrisJoel Kegler never thought he'd find his Mirror Mate so soon after his breakup with his long-term girlfriend, and fate couldn't have picked a worse match. Melanie Vyntra wants nothing to do with his Guild of Truth and their super powers. Yet she quickens his blood like no other.Melanie has had enough of helplessly watching her brother's life be ravaged by uncontrollable visions. She's found a group that can help cure him--but the price is high. She must use her own latent super talents and play double agent with the Guild of Truth, using Joel as her mentor.Can he prove to her that their powers are not a curse but a gift before Melanie destroys everything he loves? Only if he puts aside his pain and trusts the one woman who can smash his heart into pieces.Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Locked Out of Love
by Mary K. NorrisJoel Kegler never thought he'd find his Mirror Mate so soon after his breakup with his long-term girlfriend, and fate couldn't have picked a worse match. Melanie Vyntra wants nothing to do with his Guild of Truth and their super powers. Yet she quickens his blood like no other.Melanie has had enough of helplessly watching her brother's life be ravaged by uncontrollable visions. She's found a group that can help cure him - but the price is high. She must use her own latent super talents and play double agent with the Guild of Truth, using Joel as her mentor.Can he prove to her that their powers are not a curse but a gift before Melanie destroys everything he loves? Only if he puts aside his pain and trusts the one woman who can smash his heart into pieces.Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Locked and Loaded
by Helenkay DimonNothing was as it seemed... Not even the protection Maddie Timmons was promised when she'd entered the Witness Security Program. One of her handlers was missing, the other had burned her, and now Maddie was at risk. All that stood between her and certain death was one sexy stranger. Deep undercover, Recovery Project agent Adam Wright vowed to keep Maddie safe from the leak at WitSec. But Adam wasn't prepared for the confident woman he'd rescued, the sensuous lover who got under his skin. He could do nothing about her past being taken away, but he'd do anything to secure her future...even if it meant forsaking his own....
Locked and Loaded (A US Marshals Novel #5)
by Mandy Baxter<P>With a rock-hard body and steel blue eyes, Mason Decker is about to become the U.S. Marshals’ newest recruit. But one last undercover job with a straitlaced attorney will test him to his limits . . . <P>Charlotte Cahill intends to take down an infamous diamond smuggler on the FBI’s Most Wanted list—and she intends to do it by the book. That won’t be easy with the cocky new temporary deputy on her task force. Mason Decker feels like trouble, especially when his cool gaze wanders across her hot body . . . <P>After his time as a Customs officer, Decker has enough experience hanging out with criminals to know that working undercover means following your instincts, not the rules. It doesn’t take long for him to lock horns with Cahill. But when the sexy assistant U.S. attorney is accidentally dragged out of her orderly world and into the turn-on-a-dime tension of Decker’s deceptive games, she’ll find that nothing is as seductive as playing a new role . . .
Locked and Loaded (US Marshals #5)
by Mandy Baxter“Intense, sexy and addictive, Locked and Loaded was the best U. S. Marshals novel to date.” – Caffeinated Book ReviewerThe only thing standing between hot stuff Mason Decker becoming the U.S. Marshals’ newest recruit is a goody-goody attorney that insists on following the rules Decker loves to break.Charlotte Cahill has her eyes on a diamond smuggler on the FBI’s Most Wanted List, but if she’s going to succeed, she’s going to need to do it by the book. Partnered with Mr. Too Cocky for His Own Good, Charlotte refuses to let Mason get in the way of her mission. And pretends not to notice the way his steel blue eyes drag down her body or the fact that she doesn’t want them to stop.Decker has spent enough time hanging around criminals to know that working undercover means working under no rules. Used to following his instincts, Decker and Cahill quickly lock horns. But when Cahill finds herself undercover alongside Decker, with no rules to guide her, she finds herself entangled not only in the danger, but the heat that comes with role-playing…
Locked in Temptation (The Protectors #3)
by Brenda JacksonHis job is to protect her...no matter the cost Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary-especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can't risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy as reformed ex-con Stonewall. There are few things Stonewall values more than a strong woman. But when Joy's investigation draws her into a deadly conspiracy that goes deeper than she ever imagined, he must convince her that he's the best man to protect her. And while he puts his life on the line to save hers, the insatiable attraction between them becomes the one danger neither of them can escape.
Locked, Loaded and SEALed: Drury Locked, Loaded And Sealed Sheik's Rule (Red, White and Built #1)
by Carol EricsonA Navy SEAL must protect the mentee of a high-profile doctor from dangerous terrorists in this romantic suspense adventure.The SEAL’s secret assignment had been to protect a certain important doctor. But when the man is murdered, Austin Foley’s mission changes. The Navy sniper must now protect the doctor’s protégé, the irresistible Sophia Grant, at any cost. For Sophia has information that could endanger the entire country. There’s only one problem: Sophia has no idea what those secrets are. With lethal terrorists on their heels, Austin and Sophia must embark on a covert operation. But it will mean placing Sophia even more in harm’s way—a sacrifice not even the steel-hearted SEAL may be able to make. Praise for Locked, Loaded, and SEALed“A riveting thrill ride from start to finish.” —Caitlyn Lynch, author of the Rescue Rangers series
Lodestone
by Terry RissenAlchemy "Al" Jones is an Earth Elemental with an affinity for metals. He uses his covert abilities doing freelance planetary mineral surveys. He's spent decades as a loner, avoiding planets, Company drones, other Paras, and emotional entanglements. When he's stranded on a station with a ship that needs more repairs than he has funds to cover, he's got a decision to make. And then he meets Nick, who turns his world inside out. Nicholai Royce is an Earth Elemental with an affinity for gems, and he's on a mission. Paras are a maligned minority, and Nick's in the sector to look over unclaimed planets that could be suitable for a Para home world. But he's got a problem--his ship barely reached the station, and he doesn't have the cash to get it out of dry dock. Then he meets Al, who is absolutely not the kind of person Nick should be falling for. On the other hand, Al's scheme could get them back into space--or could get them killed.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package "Never Too Late."
Lodestones
by Naomi MackenzieOn the eve of a new school year, several groups of college students cross paths as they seek out a secret end-of-summer lake party--including Robin and Charlie, two inseparable friends who discover over the course of the twenty-four hours that their relationship is something much deeper than simple friendship.
Lodore (Rediscovered Classics)
by Mary ShelleyAlso published as The Beautiful Widow, Mary Shelley&’s penultimate novel explores the web of relationships between three women bound together by the exacting Lord Lodore: Cornelia, Lodore&’s estranged wife, ruled by her mother and the norms of aristocratic society; Ethel, his daughter, raised in the wilderness of Illinois and utterly reliant on her father; and finally, the independent and highly educated Fanny Derham, the daughter of Lodore&’s childhood friend. Long considered the most Austen-like and socially oriented of Mary Shelley&’s novels, Lodore is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand this brilliant feminist writer.
Lofty Dreams of Earthbound Men (Isleshire Chronicles)
by Susan LaineIsleshire Chronicles: Book OneOn the night of the summer solstice, Obadai Bashim encounters Jules Sterling, a young engineering sage. Jules is on the run from a ripper, an assassin of the Theocracy who has already killed his master. Open atrocities by rippers are unusual in County Isleshire, where freedom and acceptance reign over prejudice. However, political instability between the Five Kingdoms and the Divine Theocracy has set the theocrats on a mission to crown religious doctrine over science, and the Sage's Guild is number one on their eradication list. If Obadai helps, he'll have a price on his head too, but he can't abandon Jules. Escaping the ripper's clutches is not enough. Jules has a mission of his own: to repair a faulty airship inn about to crash into the fortified township of Dunbruth. Luckily, Obadai has a few magickal secrets up his sleeve.
Logan (Maximus Force #1)
by Theodora LaneLogan made a deathbed promise in Iraq to his best friend and brother-in-arms, Billy. Now, years later, Billy’s kid sister Shae is in trouble, and Logan needs to make good on his vow. The only problem is Shae’s not a little girl any longer, but a grown woman who can take care of herself. Every year on Billy’s birthday, Shae gets a call from his best friend Logan. They’ve never met in person, and the call is a reminder of how much Billy’s loss means to her and to Logan. This year, things are different. Shae’s in trouble, and she really needs someone to listen to her and tell her she’s not crazy or imagining things. Logan is the one person who might be able to help her. But getting involved with Logan could be the biggest mistake she’s ever made. He’s ex-Special Forces, a man who killed for his country. Her father hates Logan and blames him for Billy’s death. And though she’s only seen Logan in her brother’s high school photos, he was her teenage crush. Logan will do anything to keep his promise to Billy. She needs him and his skills. But Shae’s in the “little sister” zone and off limits, right? Tell that to Logan’s body and to his heart.
Logan (Montana Creeds #1)
by Linda Lael MillerThis isn't your average eBook...As a special bonus, this eBook-exclusive edition of Montana Creeds: Logan comes enhanced with extra images of thre three Creed brothers-Logan, Dylan, and Tyler-and the Montana land they call home. This Enriched Edition will bring the world of the Montana Creeds to life, all without leaving your screen...Descendants of the legendary McKettrick family, the Creeds are renowned in Stillwater Springs, Montana-for raising hell...After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home. To put down roots, to restore his family's neglected ranch...to have kids of his own proudly bearing the Creed name.Divorced mom Briana Grant has heard the stories about her gorgeous neighbor. So Logan's kindness with her young boys is a welcome surprise, especially when her ex reappears. And when an unknown enemy vandalizes her home, Logan shows Briana-and the folks of Big Sky country-just what he's made of.
Logan Likes Mary Anne! Classic Edition: Classic Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club #10)
by Ann M. MartinThe hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!Mary Anne used to have to wear her hair in braids, keep her room painted pink, and ask her dad before she did anything. But not anymore. Mary Anne's been growing up . . . and the Baby-sitters Club members aren't the only ones who have noticed.Logan Bruno likes Mary Anne! He has a dreamy southern accent, he's awfully cute--and he wants to join the Baby-sitters Club.The Baby-sitters aren't sure Logan will make a good club member. And Mary Anne thinks she's too shy for Logan. Life in the BSC has never been this complicated--or this fun!The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!