January 2017 list by Nanette Alderman
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After the Crown
by K. B. Wagers
A high-action sequel to Behind the Throne finds gunrunner-turned-empress Hail Bristol discovering the work of a traitor when peaceful alliance efforts with neighboring worlds turn violent.
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Alien Nation
by Gini Koch
While President Jeff Martini deals with the influx of aliens applying for asylum on Earth in the aftermath of the Alpha Centauri Civil War, First Lady Kitty Katt-Martini must stop the Mastermind before he and his minions can clone themselves to create an unstoppable army.
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Blood Vow
by J. R. Ward
Isolated from his fellow Black Dagger Brotherhood recruits by a personal tragedy, talented fighter Axe is assigned to protect an alluring aristocratic woman, Elise, who would uncover the truth about a cousin's murder.
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Dragon Spawn
by Eileen Wilks
FBI agent Lily Yu, who fights evil in a world of dragons and werewolves, is forced to return to the place where she died when her enemy strikes out of nowhere in the worst way possible, while her husband, Rule, faces a challenge to the death.
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Don't Turn Out the Lights
by Bernard Minier
When a radio show host endures a series of nightmarish setbacks that suggest the work of a dangerous killer, depressed cop Martin Servaz, haunted by the loss of his sweetheart to a serial murderer who escaped justice, races against time to save the radio host's life.
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The Hollow Men
by Rob Mccarthy
Immersing himself in his work as a surgeon for the London Metropolitan Police to ward off memories of his time as an army medic, Dr. Harry Kent is sent to treat a mentally ill teen who has taken hostages in a fast-food restaurant and who is being murderously targeted for his knowledge of a dangerous secret.
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The Ice Beneath Her
by Camilla Grebe
Investigating a grisly murder in a business tycoon's Stockholm residence, detective Peter Lindgren and psychological profiler Hanne Lagerlind-Schön navigate complications in their own relationship while tracking down the businessman, who may have been having an affair with the victim.
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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill
by Julie Klassen
When the innkeeper at Ivy Hill's coaching inn, The Bell, dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane, becomes a reluctant owner and must team up with her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, to save the town's livelihood.
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Island of Glass
by Nora Roberts
Continuing the hunt for the Star of Ice in Ireland, the immortal Doyle confronts his tragic past while the archaeologist Riley immerses herself in local history and finds herself targeted by a dark goddess.
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Just Try to Stop Me
by Gregg Olsen
When a vengeful serial killer with the ability to control minds escapes from prison, she, using innocent young women as bait to lure unsuspecting victims into her trap, streams the murders live and this time sheriff's detective Kendall Stark and forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman won't be able to stop her.
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Lord of the Privateers
by Stephanie Laurens
The eldest of the Frobisher brothers and widely known as the lord of the privateers, Royd Frobisher expects to execute the final leg of the rescue mission his brothers have been pursuing. What he does not expect is to be pressured into taking his emotional nemesis, childhood sweetheart, ex-handfasted bride, and current business partner, Isobel Carmichael, with him.
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The Seventh Plague
by James Rollins
When a British archaeologist who had been missing for two years reappears and dies amid findings that his body was being mummified while he was still alive, Sigma Force must stop an ancient plague with ties to some of history's most innovative minds.
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Spouse on Haunted Hill
by E. J. Copperman
When the cops show up at her doorstep, searching for her ex-husband who, owing some scary people a lot of money, has disappeared and left a body in his wake, Alison Kerby, with the help of ghosts Maxie and Paul, sets out to find her ex and clear him of the murder before the bad guys get to him first.
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True Faith and Allegiance
by Mark Greaney
Investigating a massive data breach that threatens the security of every U.S. intelligence operative in the world, President Jack Ryan confronts an impossible choice when the data is obtained and exploited by the Chinese government.
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Wisconsin Wedding
by Carla Neggers
Byron Forrester was a different man the last time he came to Tyler. He was keeping secrets, lying low—and God help him—falling in love. With Nora. He had to walk away, never expecting to come back. But now that his brother is getting married.
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