Recommendations based on Seconds to Liveby Melinda Leigh

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  1. Minutes to Kill

    by Melinda Leigh
    After a brutal attack, a woman struggles to regain her memory and uncover the truth about her past before the killer strikes again.

    After corporate attorney Hannah Barrett tries—and fails—to stop a kidnapping in Vegas, she can’t shake the haunting image of the terrified young girl she couldn’t save. She tells herself that a visit ... (Goodreads)

  2. Hour of Need

    by Melinda Leigh
    A small-town lawyer investigates a murder and uncovers a web of secrets and lies.

    A 2015 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist from, Wall Street Journal, bestselling author Melinda Leigh., While fighting in Afghanistan, Major Grant Barrett receives devastating news: his brother and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. What I've Done

    by Melinda Leigh
    A woman returns to her hometown to confront her past and clear her brother's name of a murder charge.

    Morgan Dane’s new client has blood on her hands—and no recollection of what happened—as the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling series continues., Haley Powell wakes up covered in blood, with no memory of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Indelible

    by Karin Slaughter
    A young woman's brutal attack and murder haunt her sister and the detective who failed to solve the case. Secrets unravel as they seek justice.

    An officer is shot point-blank in the Grant County police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner Sara Linton at the ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Dollmaker

    by Mary Burton
    A serial killer is on the loose, targeting women who resemble a dollmaker's creations. Detective Lockhart and artist Salem work together to catch the killer.

    Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale: someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. The Shark

    by Mary Burton
    A serial killer is on the loose, and the only person who can stop him is a detective haunted by her past.

    At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum’s past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on ... (Goodreads)

  7. Dragon's Kin

    by Anne McCaffrey
    A young girl and her father struggle to raise and train a clutch of mischievous dragons.

    The story tells how the people of the planet Pern discover the special abilities of the watch-whers or whers, a distant relative of the dragons. Subsequently, these beasts are used in mines to warn ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Faithless

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping murder mystery that delves into the dark secrets of a small town.

    The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods–then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the ... (Goodreads)

  9. A Faint Cold Fear

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping thriller of a small town detective trying to solve a series of grisly murders.

    While at the Dairy Queen with her pregnant sister Tessa, Sara is called to meet Jeffrey at the scene of an apparent suicide on campus property, a suicide they both later agree seems suspicious though ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Storyteller's Secret

    by Sejal Badani
    A woman travels to India to uncover her family's past and discovers a hidden story of love, sacrifice, and tragedy.

    An Amazon Charts,, USA Today, and, Washington Post, bestseller.,, From the bestselling author of, Trail of Broken Wings, comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. When We Believed in Mermaids

    by Barbara O'Neal
    After seeing her supposedly dead sister on a news broadcast, Kit embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her sister's disappearance.

    From the author of, The Art of Inheriting Secrets, comes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.,, Her sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. The Butterfly Garden

    by Dot Hutchison
    A young woman's struggle to escape captivity after being imprisoned in a garden of butterflies.

    An Amazon Charts bestseller., Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. Close to Home

    by Robert Dugoni
    A family's life is turned upside down when their teenage son is accused of a heinous crime. Secrets and lies are exposed as they fight to clear his name.

    New York Times, bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s acclaimed series continues as Tracy Crosswhite is thrown headlong into the path of a killer conspiracy., While investigating the hit-and-run death ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Harley Merlin and the Mystery Twins

    by Bella Forrest
    Harley Merlin and her friends must solve the mystery of the missing twins before it's too late. Magic, danger, and secrets abound.

    , A dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy., , Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her ... (Goodreads)

  15. Spiraled

    by Kendra Elliot
    FBI agent Ava McLane investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own traumatic past.

    A, Wall Street Journal, bestseller and Daphne du Maurier Award winner., FBI Special Agent Ava McLane solves crimes; she doesn’t witness them. When she’s trapped in a mall without her weapon as a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Alone

    by Kendra Elliot
    FBI agent Cate Wilde investigates a murder in her hometown, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own traumatic past.

    An, RT, Reviewers’ Choice Award Finalist, Romantic Suspense.,, Alone, is the fourth book in Bone Secrets, the multimillion-copy bestselling series., One rainy night in the woods outside of Portland, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Small Town Rumors

    by Carolyn Brown
    A woman returns to her small hometown and uncovers secrets, scandals, and a second chance at love.

    From, New York Times, bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a funny heartache of a novel about overcoming the past, confronting the future, and defying all expectations.,, Everyone, is talking about ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Buried

    by Kendra Elliot
    FBI agent unearths a dark secret while investigating a murder in a small town.

    Eighteen years ago, Chris Jacobs walked out of the forest, the lone survivor of a school bus load of children who’d vanished two years before. His memory was gone, his body beaten and emaciated. ... (Goodreads)

  19. Her Last Word

    by Mary Burton
    A serial killer is on the loose, and a woman with a tragic past may hold the key to stopping him.

    An unsolved crime pits a desperate woman against a relentless killer in, New York Times, bestselling author Mary Burton’s heart-stopping novel of psychological suspense…, Fourteen years ago, Kaitlin ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. Chill Factor

    by Sandra Brown
    A small town sheriff and a woman on the run from her past are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse during a snowstorm.

    Librarian’s note: This is a previously-published edition of,paperback, ISBN: 9780743466776,., Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town—the kind of place where criminal activity is usually ... (Goodreads)

  21. Drums of Autumn

    by Diana Gabaldon
    A romantic family saga set in 18th century America, of the struggles of an immigrant family.

    The heroine of the bestselling, Outlander, , Claire, returns in Drums of Autumn , reunited with her husband Jamie Fraser and facing a new life in the American colonies . As the preceding novel, ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Genuine Lies

    by Nora Roberts
    A famous photographer's past is revealed when a young model comes to work for her. Secrets, lies, and murder ensue.

    A book to die for... Eve Benedict is the last of the movie goddesses, a smoky-voiced sex symbol with two Oscars, four ex-husbands, and a legion of lovers to her name. There is no secret, no scandal ... (Goodreads)

  23. After You Left

    by Carol Mason
    A woman struggles to move on after her partner's sudden disappearance, until a stranger brings new hope.

    You want to know what the worst thing is? It’s not the embarrassment, or the looks on people’s faces when I tell them what happened. It isn’t the pain of him not being there—loneliness is manageable. ... (Goodreads)

  24. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls

    by Emily Carpenter
    A young woman returns to her family's haunted plantation in Alabama to uncover the truth about her mother's disappearance and the curse that plagues her family.

    Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother’s tragic, premature death—and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea’s ear:, Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. A Dark Mind

    by T.R. Ragan
    A serial killer is on the loose and the only person who can stop him is a woman haunted by her own dark past.

    Lizzy Gardner is a one-million copy bestselling series., They call him the Lovebird Killer, a merciless fiend unleashing a flood of unspeakable cruelty upon Sacramento’s most loving couples, young ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. Do-It-Yourself Book

    by Jeff Kinney
    A humorous guide to DIY projects, featuring the beloved characters from the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series.

    Now you can write your own bestseller! With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book , you're the author, illustrator, and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. The House by the Lake

    by Ella Carey
    A family saga spanning from pre-WWII Germany to modern-day Australia, centered around a lakeside house and the secrets it holds.

    The cobbled streets were dark as Isabelle hurried through the shadows, dodging in and out of doorways, constantly looking back. She worried the sound of her loudly thumping heart would give her away, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. The Lilac Bouquet

    by Carolyn Brown
    A woman inherits a small-town flower shop and discovers a mysterious bouquet that leads her to uncover secrets of the past.

    Come hell or high water, Emmy Jo Massey, will, have a wedding. After three generations of Massey women with children out of wedlock, she wants the whole town of Hickory, Texas, to witness the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. The Moonlit Garden

    by Corina Bomann
    A woman inherits a grand estate in England and discovers a hidden garden with secrets waiting to be uncovered.

    Lilly Kaiser had come to terms with her solitary, uncomplicated life after becoming a young widow. So when a stranger delivers an old violin to her Berlin antiques shop and tells Lilly it belongs to ... (Goodreads)

  30. Roses of May

    by Dot Hutchison
    A serial killer is on the loose, and FBI agent Victor Hanoverian must race against time to catch him before he strikes again.

    Four months after the explosion at the Garden, a place where young women known as the Butterflies were kept captive, FBI agents Brandon Eddison, Victor Hanoverian, and Mercedes Ramirez are still ... (Goodreads)