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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 10 million copies across the world. Melinda loves martial arts, rescue dogs, and sea turtles.

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Average rating: 4.3 · 704,264 ratings · 25,274 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 92,679 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Cross Her Heart (Bree Taggert, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 45,433 ratings — published 2020 — 16 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
	Her Last Goodbye (Morgan Dane, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 39,030 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Bones Don't Lie (Morgan Dane, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 32,825 ratings — published 2018 — 13 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) 4.44 avg rating — 26,823 ratings — published 2020 — 16 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) 4.31 avg rating — 27,497 ratings — published 2014 — 13 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 — 25,939 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Drown Her Sorrows (Bree Taggert, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 23,599 ratings — published 2021 — 16 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 — 22,824 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Seconds to Live (Scarlet Falls #3) 4.38 avg rating — 22,205 ratings — published 2016 — 5 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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She Can... (5 books)
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Melinda Leigh answered Jaci's question: Hello Melinda, I am reading through all of your books and have reached the Rogue River series. Are these in regular book format or audio/kindle only? Is this the same for Widow's Island series? I noticed that Gone to Her Grave is the second book in the series, however, I cannot locate what the first book title is. Am I missing something? Thanks, Jaci Hi Jaci! Both the Rogue and Widows novellas are only available in kindle & audio. Both novella series are co-written with Kendra Elliot. The first book in the Rogue series is On Her Father's Grave by Kendra. You can refer to this list to see the orde See Full Answer
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Melinda Leigh answered Jo Slough's question: I LOVED the first two Morgan Dane books, I couldn’t put either down! However, I appear unable to purchase the third without subscribing to Kindle Unlimited - is this the case? No. My books are all available for purchase.
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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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Voting for February 2018 Group read

Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben

11 votes, 29.7%

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

10 votes, 27.0%

Life or Death by Michael Robotham

4 votes, 10.8%

Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay

3 votes, 8.1%

Ace and A Pair by Blake Banner

3 votes, 8.1%

The Whites by Harry Brandt

2 votes, 5.4%

Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass

2 votes, 5.4%

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

1 vote, 2.7%

Zero Day by David Baldacci

1 vote, 2.7%

A Killing in China Basin by Kirk Russell

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She Can Run by Melinda Leigh

0 votes, 0.0%

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