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There is no shortage of action, suspense, comedy, or romance in this edge-of-your-seat story of two friends with a knack for getting into-and somehow out of-trouble. This time they must answer one question: Who is responsible for getting their Revenge in Paradise?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67575190880479,"sku":"9780990316640","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qJBeK_95Yt9780990316640.webp?v=1790373088"},{"product_id":"kidnapped-in-paradise-paperback","title":"Kidnapped in Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Florida Keys, trouble is brewing along with the coffee. Friends Madison Westin and Fabiana Merceau search for the mastermind behind gruesome warnings showing up on their doorstep. 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Hidden just below the surface of the small town lies an underworld, one steeped in deceit, corruption, and deadly secrets. It's only a matter of time before Madison and Fab find themselves on a collision course with the police, who consider them likely suspects in a murder. Ride along on their adventures when the duo realizes that a family member is missing and pull themselves away from all jobs to track him down. Theories: walked away, freak accident, kidnapped? If so, then why no ransom demand?Hurricane in Paradise is book ten in the thrilling and humorous provocative Paradise series, which finds the two waist-deep in mystery and romance. It is a smart, adventurous read that delivers heart-thumping, non-stop action. 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They said the head injury he suffered when he was kidnapped might change him. Getting him back won't be as easy as partnering up with Fab to find a purloined pooch or repo a not-exactly-stolen car.What am I saying? Somehow the simplest jobs wind up going south in a hurry. Sometimes the easy answer is the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577382731999,"sku":"9781733480727","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GuOoCRUozf9781733480727.webp?v=1790391417"},{"product_id":"accused-in-paradise-paperback","title":"Accused in Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt sucks to be caught off guard, especially before coffee on what's otherwise a perfect, sunny, Florida Keys day. Luckily, Madison and Fabiana have friends who owe favors on speed dial. Travis West, a shady Miami lawyer with a swanky address, is dead, and the prime suspect is Tarpon Cove's very own Professor Crum (first name none of your business). Crum is a lot of things-including a major pain in the booty-but he's no murderer. Mad and Fab set out to prove he's innocent-as long as they stick to their promise to Creole and Didier to stay out of trouble. 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But when she encounters yet another young girl, this one just trying to survive the mean streets of Tarpon Cove, Madison's determination to help could solve a crime... but draw the wrong kind of attention.Because when you mess with the wrong people, you could wind up as alligator kibble.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577565675743,"sku":"9781733480734","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3j0lI2GyZo9781733480734.webp?v=1790395018"},{"product_id":"bodies-in-paradise-paperback","title":"Bodies in Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Florida Keys, the tops are down, the margaritas are cold, and water is murder. Madison and Fab's morning coffee comes with a side dish of witnessing two bodies being dumped at the end of their boat dock. And gossip is flying around Tarpon Cove faster than a cigarette boat. When yet another \"easy\" job turns up more dead bodies, the smell is making Madison barfy, and the girls' \"I know nothing\" faces are getting a workout. So is the hotline to their lawyer. Madison just wants happy endings all around, but evidence is piling up that they're all being watched. 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Once again, the super sleuths are up to their necks in murky water; can they piece things together in time, or will they wind up dead just as suddenly and inexplicably as their friend?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68093915136223,"sku":"9780990316626","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Cj6jd0qaeK9780990316626.webp?v=1792378370"},{"product_id":"ambushed-in-paradise-paperback","title":"Ambushed in Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Keys is a great place to hide a seashell bucket full of secrets.Creole...shot...dead. Three words Madison Westin never thought she'd hear in the same sentence. Creole promised. He pinky swore on it.But even through a blur of tears fed by prescription-strength margaritas, Madison can tell when things are shady. Sure, Creole was undercover, but she deserves more than sketchy non-answers, an urn of ashes, and a secret life crawling out of the woodwork.Nothing's adding up, nothing that remotely sounds like the Creole she knew and loved. Calling in every one of her IOU's-only to find some of her most reliable information sources drying up-Madison sets out to dig up what really happened to Creole. She never thought the truth would wrap its arms around her and make her wonder if she's chasing a ghost... or taking a vacation from sanity.Ambushed in Paradise is book #12 in the action-packed Paradise series. 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Pretty tough when trouble gets dropped on their doorstep like the proverbial baby in a basket. Especially when the baby is packing a Smith \u0026amp; Wesson.But this murder was on their turf, on their watch. And they'll call in every shady character, every IOU, and anything short of a felony to lay this ghost to rest-even if it risks them becoming ghosts themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68098588967135,"sku":"9780998440491","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TSFP0a3fDx9780998440491.webp?v=1792385531"},{"product_id":"crazy-in-paradise-paperback","title":"Crazy in Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eDying in the middle of the summer in the Florida Keys is sweaty business.Welcome to Tarpon Cove. Madison Westin has inherited her aunt's beachfront motel in the Florida Keys. 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