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The Bourne Supremacy, by Robert Ludlum
Recommended by Shiloh26
Genre: Thriller
An imposter-assassin has taken Jason Bourne's place, and the government needs the true Jason Bourne's help to stop a Far East holocaust from happening, whether he's willing or not.

Before I Wake, by Dee Henderson
Recommended by Wyndspirit
Genre: Inspirational suspense
After an undercover assignment goes horribly wrong, Rae Gabriella goes back to work for her family's crime scene cleanup business, and also joins former boyfriend Bruce Chapel's detective agency, hoping for a quiet life in the sleepy town of Justice, Illinois. Nathan Justice, third-generation sheriff of his family's namesake town, suddenly has a series of mysterious murders plus a union strike that's going downhill fast. Rae, Bruce, and Nathan frantically try to track down the killer before any more women die. Classic Dee Henderson, gritty realism tempered with a Christian worldview.

Ghost Hunter, by Jayne Castle
Recommended by Shiloh26
Genre: Futuristic/Paranormal
"If Elly St. Clair knew she was going to need Cooper Boone's help, she might have been nicer when she broke up with him. Instead, furious that Cooper had not only been involved in a duel over her but for all the wrong reasons, Elly gave Cooper back his ring, told him in no uncertain terms they were through, and left Aurora Springs for Cadence City. Then, when her good friend and neighbor Bertha Newell mysteriously disappears in the catacombs, Elly reluctantly admits that she needs the services of a hunter like Cooper. Fortunately, Cooper just happens to be in town, and he offers to help find Bertha. What Elly doesn't know is that Cooper never considered their engagement to be officially terminated."

After Glow, by Jayne Castle
Recommended by Shiloh26
Genre: Futuristic/Paranormal
"It's the second time in a month that Lydia Smith has found a dead body. The first time pararchaelogist and museum curator Lydia became tangled up in a murder investigation it brought her together with her current paramour, ghost hunter Emmett London. So naturally Lydia thinks of Emmett when she stumbles across the body of her former professor, Lawrence Maltby. While the police believe Maltby's death was caused by his drug addiction, Lydia doesn't buy it. So with Emmett's help, she pursues her own investigation even as she tries to figure out exactly what kind of a relationship she and Emmett have."

Unraveled, by Maria Housden
Recommended by WheelchairPrincess
"It's a biography type and it's about her journey of rediscovering herself and becoming who she wanted to be.  It's incredibly powerful and even though my circumstances/situation are very different to hers it had a lot of wisdom in it I hope to apply to my life."

My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Recommended by WheelchairPrincess
"It's a tale with a twist - about whats right, whats easy, family and life.  It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and even though I knew it ended with a twist I never would have guessed what actually happened."

One Good Knight, by Mercedes Lackey
Recommended by Wyndspirit and Shiloh26
Genre: Fantasy
"Another 500 Kingdoms story, just as good as The Fairy Godmother. This is a take-off on St. George and the Dragon, where George is... well... not George, and the dragon is an honest-to-goodness Bookwyrm. What's not to love???" (Wyndspirit)
"This one's a cross between St. George and the dragon and the Greek tale of Andromeda. It's quite amusing and interesting how they use the Tradition against itself." (Shiloh26)

After Dark, by Jayne Castle
Recommended by Shiloh26
Genre: Futuristic/Paranormal
"Here's what's on the back of the book: 'Life is tough enough these days for Lydia Smith, licensed Para-archaeologist. Seriously stressed-out from a nasty incident in an alien tomb, she is obliged to work part-time in Shrimpton's House of Ancient Horrors, a very low-budget museum. She has a plan to get her career back on track, but it isn't going well. Stuff keeps happening.  <>

'Take the dead body she discovered in one of the sarcoghagus exhibits. Who needed that? Finding out that her new client, Emmett London, is one of the most dangerous men in the city isn't helping matters either. And that's just today's list of setbacks.'"

The Fairy Godmother, by Mercedes Lackey
Recommended by Wyndspirit
Genre: Fantasy
"In the 500 Kingdoms, the Tradition tries to force people to follow the old fairytale stereotypes. Only, sometimes, circumstances don't allow things to work out quite right... Laugh out loud funny! The best book I read in 2004."

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