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#1 Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker who learned that writing books is way more fun than analyzing financial statements. Melinda’s debut novel, SHE CAN RUN, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. Since then, she has garnered numerous writing accolades, including two RITA® Award nominations and an induction into the NJ Romance Writers Hall of Fame. Her novels have sold more than 15 million copies across the world. Melinda loves martial arts, rescue dogs, and sea turtles.

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	Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 106,603 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cross Her Heart (Bree Taggert, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 67,086 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Last Goodbye (Morgan Dane, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 48,824 ratings — published 2017 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	See Her Die (Bree Taggert, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 42,579 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bones Don't Lie (Morgan Dane, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 41,869 ratings — published 2018 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drown Her Sorrows (Bree Taggert, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 38,373 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Behind Her (Bree Taggert, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 35,086 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I've Done (Morgan Dane, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 34,785 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hour of Need (Scarlet Falls, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 33,540 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save Your Breath (Morgan Dane, #6) 4.46 avg rating — 32,032 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Save Your Breath (Morgan Dane #6) by Melinda Leigh

1) Your newest release, Save Your Breath, features two of your most popular characters, attorney Morgan Dane and P.I. Lance Kruger. While this couple has a habit of getting involved in difficult (and dangerous) criminal cases, the mystery in this book is much more personal for them. Can you give readers a rundown of what they face this time around? In the sixth Morgan Dane book, Mor Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Melinda Leigh

Bree Taggert (12 books)
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Morgan Dane (6 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 294,410 ratings

She Can... (5 books)
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Scarlet Falls (3 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 89,319 ratings

Midnight (4 books)
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4.24 avg rating — 84,895 ratings

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Melinda Leigh answered Sharon Bell tabbert's question: I sure hope there is still a 7th Morgan Dane coming. I have read all of the Bree Taggert books, she is great too. I will keep waiting for Morgan to return. Will she be returning? Morgan's series is complete, but she will definitely make appearances in the other related series (Bree Taggert and Olivia Cruz). Thanks for the question. I'm glad you're enjoying Bree's books as well.
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Melinda Leigh answered Sarah Vik's question: Melinda, absolutely love your books! Naturally started this year with Scarlett Falls, then Morgan Dane and now I’m onto Bree! I lucked out in chronology! But I have to ask!! Why has the spice level been toned down so much?! The 3 Scarlett Falls books had the perfect balance IMO With my continuing character series, I've leaned a bit more into the mystery plot and long term relationship development rather than the intense focus on the initial romance. I write what feels organic in the moment. I'm not sure why, this is just wh See Full Answer
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“The truth is only relevant if you can prove it.” And wasn’t that a sad fact of life.”
― Melinda Leigh, She Can Run

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“Death was final. There was no time for a final kiss or caress, to apologize for a harsh word or argument. The world imploded with no warning.”
― Melinda Leigh, She Can Run

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“...the Colonel hadn't raised a damsel in distress. He'd raised a damsel who caused distress.”
― Melinda Leigh, Minutes to Kill

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

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The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

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The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally

15 votes, 9.3%

The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey

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Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

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Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

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Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale

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Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

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Solomon's Vineyard by Jonathan Latimer

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The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg

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Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh

5 votes, 3.1%

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message 9: by Melinda

Jun 04, 2016 06:47AM

Scott wrote: "Appreciate you connecting with me. It's always a pleasure to meet another writer."

Nice to "meet" you too, Scott.

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Jun 04, 2016 06:36AM

Appreciate you connecting with me. It's always a pleasure to meet another writer.

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Nov 14, 2012 02:23PM

Jeannie and Louis wrote: "Melinda, So nice to have a new friend here on Goodreads."

You, too!

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Nov 14, 2012 02:19PM

Melinda, So nice to have a new friend here on Goodreads.

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Nov 14, 2012 06:30AM

Nice to see you here. :^)

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Jul 01, 2012 01:49PM

Hi Stacy. Nice to cyber meet you.

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Hi Melinda. Thanks for the friendship:)

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