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41) Deadly encounter
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Airport ranger volunteer Stacy Broussard expected a peaceful Saturday morning ride around the perimeter of Houston's airport. What she encounters instead is a brutal homicide and a baffling mystery. Next to the body is an injured dog, the dead man's motorcycle, and a drone armed with a laser capable of taking down a 747. Special agent Alex LeBlanc sees a clear-cut case of terrorism, but his past has taught him to be suspicious of everyone, even witnesses....
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"Thirty-year-old Vivienne Cally is wealthy in name only. Orphaned as a child and raised by a cold but regal aunt, Vivienne was taught to rely on her beauty and Texas tradition, and is expected to marry a wealthy and respectable man who will honor the Cally name. Friends with Houston's richest and most prominent families, she's a beloved fixture at the social events big and small, and suffers no shortage of access to some of the city's most eligible...
43) Deception
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Acquitted of murder, Tamia tries to reclaim all that she's lost, including her ex, while her sister Fiona, who betrayed Tamia to save her own skin, finally scores a rich boyfriend, but both must keep a secret in order to survive.
44) Houston
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"Donna and Kim Boon moved to Houston, Texas, with their Aunt Lisa when they were orphaned at ten years old. Lisa raised the girls as her own, showering them with everything a young woman could want. The girls have grown up into beautiful and privileged Houstonites and are two of the most eligible bachelorettes in the city, with more suitors than they know how to handle. Life seems perfect, but when Aunt Lisa is gunned down in cold blood, the girls...
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Timothy Blake, ex-consultant for the FBI, now works in body disposal for a local crime lord. One night he stumbles across a body he wasn't supposed to find and is forced to hide it. When the FBI calls Blake in to investigate a missing university professor, Blake recognizes him as the dead man in his freezer. Then another man goes missing. And another. There's s serial killer in Houston, Texas, and Blake is running out of time to solve the case. His...
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What happens when the relationship you thought was right ends up being so wrong? JaNair never imagined that her world would come crashing down the way it did at the grand opening of her boyfriend's nightclub. The secrets that were revealed about Jerome in front of her family and friends embarrassed her so much that she hopped on the first flight out of Los Angeles. Her destination: Houston, Texas. The decision to head to the Lone Star state wasn't...
47) Angel thieves
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The lives of four characters, including cemetery thief Cade Curtis, a runaway slave, and an illegally captured ocelot, flow together across time through their connections to the Houston bayou and an angel carved from Georgia marble.
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Loretta Crawford's family's love of food shows all too clearly on her 280-pound frame, until one day her loser husband, Lyman, leaves her for another woman and Loretta realizes she's had enough. Down but determined, Loretta opts for weight loss surgery. As her size plummets, her horizons expand and the Houston catering business that was once her hobby begins to take off in earnest.
49) The trophy wife
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Houston heiressElizabeth Stanton lostnearly everything when astunning betrayal by herex-husband left her with only afraction of the fortune her genteelSouthern family had worked so hard for.Even now Mimosa Landing, Elizabeth's belovedhome, could be stripped away unless she comes up with aserious infusion of cash.
When brilliant self-made millionaire Maxwell Reardonapproaches her with an audacious solution to her financialwoes, Elizabeth is speechless....
50) The cake man
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When his father, one of Houston's most notorious kingpins, is arrested and the money stops coming in, Chris King, not used to fending for himself, must learn how to rule the streets of Houston if he wants to survive another day.
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In her deliciously sexy debut, Cara Connelly gives a whole new meaning to crashing a wedding. Before the wedding Tyrell Brown wanted to get the hell out of Houston and back to his ranch. Instead, he's stuck on a flight to France for his best friend's wedding. To top it off, he discovers he's sharing a seat with Victoria Westin, the blue-eyed, stiletto-heeled lawyer who's been a thorn in his side for months. At the wedding Victoria can't believe it!...
52) Chill factor
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Dixie Flannigan novels volume 3
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In Chill Factor, author Chris Rogers delivers a tale full of surprises and hard-hitting characters. When bounty hunter Dixie Flannigan arrives at the bank, she's shocked to see her longtime friend Edna Pine-a sweet and caring grandmother- robbing the bank. Edna escapes, but is gunned down by police after a violent chase where the stolen money goes missing. Local reporters are eager to lump Edna in with a string of other recent "granny bandits," but...
53) Hurricane kiss
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When Houston is threatened by a hurricane, Jillian ends up riding out the storm in her abandoned school with her neighbor, River, a boy who was mysteriously expelled from school.
54) Rage factor
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Dixie Flannigan novels volume 2
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Chris Rogers' novels starring no-nonsense bounty hunter Dixie Flanagan get high marks from fans. Dixie can't believe a jury has acquitted serial rapist Lawrence Coombs. But when a group of women calling themselves the Avenging Angels attacks Coombs, Dixie's implicated-and that's just the start of her troubles.
55) High treason
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When Saudi Prince Omar bin Talal visits Houston to seek cancer treatment for his mother, an attempt on his life puts all agencies on high alert. FBI Special Agent Kord Davidson is the lead on the prince's protective detail because of their long-standing friendship, but he's surprised--and none too happy--when the CIA brings one of their operatives, Monica Alden, in on the task force after the assassination attempt.
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Texas Cattleman's Club: Houston volume 4
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Texas Cattleman's Club Houston volume 4
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Texas Cattleman's Club Houston volume 4
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"Rancher Xander Currin won't commit to anyone after tragedy broke his heart. But when his feisty ranch hand Frankie Walsh puts herself at risk to secure her future, his protective instincts kick in. He offers her a ticket to the rich and connected at the Texas Cattleman's Club gala. But soon combustible desires consume them both...and someone's going to get burned'--
59) Heroes proved
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In the year 2032, America is supposedly safe from terror, Iranian nuclear weaponry is no longer a threat, and the United Nations' treaties and technologies are keeping the peace. Then a suicide bomber targets Houston, Texas and a famous physicist is kidnapped. The ensuing search by a decorated U.S. Marine war hero and veteran of special ops, not only places the physicist's family in grave danger, but exposes an even more ominous threat to the country,...
60) From the grave
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Edward Hall volume 2
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Disbarred Texas lawyer Edward Hall returns to the courtroom after accepting an offer from the District Attorney to represent the most obviously guilty defendant in town. It's a poisoned chalice. Not only is his client charged with kidnapping the DA's sister, he is already well-known for the previous kidnapping of a celebrity's son. But if Edward handles this well, he has a chance to regain his law license. And Edward understand that by 'handling the...