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  • The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin

    The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin, comes a sizzling love story between a morally gray hero who doesn’t believe in second chances, and the woman who will make him question everything. Five years ago, a phone call forever changed my life as I listened to my wife being murdered half a world away...
  • The Siege, Part 2 by Kris Michaels

    The Siege, Part 2 by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    For years Guardian Security has protected the world against evil. They were an offensive weapon against monsters that sought to prey on the unprotected.Until now.Attacked at the heart of their operations, both in Washington D.C. and the South Dakota Annex, the Kings of Guardian go on the offense to protect the lives of their families, friends, and innocents caught in the crossfire.This is War...
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    military  suspense  m-f  explicit-open-door
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  • Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  m-f  contemporary
  • Flack by Kris Michaels

    Flack by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Surprises come in small packages.The assassin known as Flack wasn’t expecting to become the guardian of his fourteen-month-old niece. His life as an assassin wasn’t exactly family-friendly. Plus, he had no idea how to take care of a baby. How could he work for Guardian Security with a kid in tow? Flack needed help, like yesterday.Surprises come in unexpected situations...
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    suspense  military  m-f  explicit-open-door
  • Imperfect by Riley Edwards

    Imperfect by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sergeant Shiloh Kent has never quit anything in her life. She’s had to claw her way out of poverty. Fight to inch her way up the professional ladder. But after a barricade situation ends in tragedy, she’s rethinking her position on the SWAT team she fought so hard to join. The ugly seed of self-doubt has planted itself deep in her belly, and with each day, it grows and flourishes...
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    suspense  military  m-f  length-medium
  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . .Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President.When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
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    suspense  military  m-f  contemporary  length-long
  • Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Reese Turmel has sworn off women. Commitment wasn’t something he was willing to consider again after his wife cheated on him while he was on deployment. However, not even a man as jaded as the former SEAL could deny the instant attraction that sizzled to life the first time he walked into Treats Bakery and saw the beautiful woman behind the counter—and he tried...
  • Alec's Dream by Riley Edwards

    Alec's Dream by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
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  • Winner Takes All by Emilia Finn

    Winner Takes All by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.84 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    To win, is to win it all. But to lose, means you're all alone. Spencer Serrano is seven feet of f*cked up. He’s crude, flirtatious, and far more dangerous than his stupid jokes imply. Abigail Rosa lives her life inside a bubble, placed there by those who love her, kept there by the respect she has for them...
  • State of Shock by Marie Force

    State of Shock by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    They never saw this coming… Hold on to your hat for the next First Family book, coming December 20, 2022...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  m-f  contemporary  death
  • Flawed by Riley Edwards

    Flawed by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A career-ending mission sends Trey Durum’s life into a death spiral. Out of control, scarred, and with his spirit broken, he tries to adjust to civilian life. His plan to fade into the background goes up in smoke when Adalynn Walker crashs into his life. The sexy physical therapist has everyone fooled. She’s not sweet. She’s not shy. She’s not patient and kind...
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    suspense  military  m-f  length-medium
  • Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some men are born protectors, some are forged by the tragedies of their past, some are tempered and toughened by the atrocities they witness on the battlefield. Former Navy SEAL Logan Haines was a combination of all three. From a young age, he was taught that love hurt—it came with fists, lies, guilt, and blame...
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    suspense  military  m-f  length-medium
  • State of Affairs by Marie Force

    State of Affairs by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The phone call that changed their lives forever…Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take the oath of office...
  • Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Trusting a traitor is dangerous--but falling in love with one is the deadliest sin of all.After eight years of completing missions around the world, A.J. Hawkins is ready for more--he's ready for love. The one person in his sights? A gorgeous redhead, a woman who isn't interested in a commitment after recently going through a divorce. And the last thing A.J. wants is to be a rebound...
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    suspense  military  m-f  length-long
  • Myles by Riley Edwards

    Myles by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Former Delta Operator Myles Simms doesn’t know when to quit. The concept so foreign to him he can’t give up on Delilah Watts. A woman he’s never met—a woman who might be the enemy yet he’s compelled to save her. Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing...
  • Rise Of The King by Emilia Finn

    Rise Of The King by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eighteen months ago, my world was tossed upside down amid horrified screams and merciless hellfire. I was thrown into the flames to burn alive, but now I stand on the other side, invincible, untouchable, and un-f*cking-beatable. Today, the ID in my wallet says John D. Hamilton. It’s the name I go by, the name the beautiful brunette sitting alone in Ginnie’s diner knows me as...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  m-f  sports  new adult  length-medium
  • Declan by Riley Edwards

    Declan by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Declan Crenshaw went from orphan, to Special Forces soldier, to the CIA’s golden child. Life was perfect—almost. He shouldn’t have pushed his luck and simply enjoyed the bounty fate had given him—a beautiful wife, sweet baby girl, and more love than he ever dreamed he’d know. Until a threat he never saw coming obliterated his world. His wife and child murdered...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  m-f  length-medium
  • State of the Union by Marie Force

    State of the Union by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president...
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    mystery  suspense  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • State of Denial by Marie Force

    State of Denial by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Denial: refusing to admit the truth or reality of something unpleasant… His mother has been arrested, his government is under new threat, the relentless media is driving him mad, and denial becomes the word of the day for President Nick Cappuano. Meanwhile, his wife, DC Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland Cappuano has caught a big new case with suspects everywhere she looks...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  m-f  contemporary  death
  • Kevin by Riley Edwards

    Kevin by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Three Teams—one mission.An enemy who wants them all dead.Former Navy SEAL Kevin Monroe could spot a liar from a mile away. A well-trained government liar?—They were even easier. And the woman sitting across from him in the White House briefing room spinning a tale of corruption, treason, and staged murder was a drop-dead-smokin’-hot professional liar with arresting eyes...
  • Maliki by Kris Michaels

    Maliki by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Betrayal.When it comes at the hands of family, betrayal destroys lives. His reputation destroyed and career as a surgeon shattered, Harrison M. Boswell, VI, vanishes, and the alter-ego of Dr. Maliki Blue arises. His employer, Guardian Security, knows who he had been—but they are the only ones. Too bad pasts don’t stay buried...
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    suspense  military  m-f
  • Dangerous Mind by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Mind by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a young, naïve girl who fell madly in love with her brother’s Navy SEAL friend. It was one glorious, unforgettable summer. A magical, whirlwind of new and exciting emotions. But this girl knew she wasn’t ready for Cole Keniston not at twenty-three. So, she did the only thing she could do and left him...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  m-f  second chances  betrayal
  • Rescuing Mary by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Mary by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ford “Truck” Laughlin and Mary Weston have weathered their share of storms over the last couple years. Truck’s job, Mary’s health. His bossiness, her bitchiness. All while dancing around their intense attraction. Mary’s tried to push him away for his own good but Truck won’t let her give up…on herself or on them. Just when she decides they deserve a fair shot, disaster strikes...
  • Jade by Kris Michaels

    Jade by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Jade King lives life at full speed. After over a year undercover for the DEA, she’s back in play and wants what any hot-blooded woman who’s gone a year without sex would want: an alpha bad boy who is convenient, delicious and disposable. A fun one-night stand, multiple orgasms, and absolutely no strings attached. Right? If only...
  • Surviving the Fall by Brittney Sahin

    Surviving the Fall by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Gone was the man Jake Summers had become; in his place, there were only questions . . . After having been abducted from an FBI operation, Jake Summers wakes up the victim of an explosion in London a week later. He is perhaps the sole witness to the start of a massive terrorist plot, but his memory of the event--and of the last twelve years of his life--have been erased...
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    military  suspense  m-f  open-door  length-medium
  • The Hard Truth by Brittney Sahin

    The Hard Truth by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Trading bullets for board meetings, or so he thought... Connor Matthews, former Marine and gun for hire, is not what you'd call the quintessential businessman. But when his father's unexpected passing leaves the family business to him and his brother, Connor agrees to take over until his brother finishes his last tour of duty...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Beyond the Chase by Brittney Sahin

    Beyond the Chase by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 23 ratings
    When your whole world disappears, where do you turn?Ava Daniels' lab has been wiped clean.Everything is missing, including her boss and the formula for the dangerous chemical substance they had just discovered.The major problem? No one was supposed to know her lab even existed. And now Ava is the main suspect in the crime.Ava needs answers, and she's utterly alone...
  • Dangerous Rescue by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Rescue by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Just friends. I’d repeated the lie so many times I’d almost convinced myself it was the truth. Our friendship was accidental. A lost phone, a string of text messages that led to a once-a-year birthday text. The real trouble started when we upped the game and called each other. Those phone calls strengthened our connection and solidified our bond...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  m-f  open-door
  • Bear by Kris Michaels

    Bear by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    An explosive blast from the pastA former mission rears its head and places Bear McGowen in the middle of an impossible situation. His old friend is missing, but he left a trail to follow. As Bear investigates, the twisting turns of the past meld with the present investigation. It necessitates specialized help from his employer, Guardian Security...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  m-f  open-door
  • Men Of Honor Series Box Set: Men Of Honor Series by K.C. Lynn

    Men Of Honor Series Box Set: Men Of Honor Series by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    You will not break me for I am unbreakable. I will live with integrity, fight with honor and die for what’s right. Precious lives were saved when three brave Navy SEALs went against orders, embarking on a rescue mission of their own. A mission that will never be forgotten and changed the course of their lives forever. While they will never regret their decision, it came with heavy consequence...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  m-f  new adult
  • Code Name: Aries by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Aries by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My code name is Aries.The stars say I’m aggressive, dominant, first in line to lead.The stars aren’t wrong.Zodiac Tactical is my company. It’s run by those I’ve chosen for their skills and ability to outmaneuver adversaries. We guard, protect, rescue…assist on the side of the angels.We eliminate the threat when nobody else can...
  • Finding the Way Back by Brittney Sahin

    Finding the Way Back by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Years ago, he chose duty over love. He's not sure if he can do it again. Charlie "Knox" Bennett traded medical school for the Navy and never looked back. After almost eight years of working top-secret missions for the commander in chief, Knox's greatest regret is lying to his best friend...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  m-f  friends to lovers
  • Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Covert by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kale Mueez just wants to work on his computer programs and, okay, some not-so-legal hacking. Even though he sold one of his computer software companies for more money than he’d ever need, he wasn’t one to sit back and do nothing. That is especially true since his father is a super soldier known around the world...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  m-f  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Can two lost souls find redemption or are some transgressions beyond forgiveness? Lieutenant Jonny Spencer’s life is spiraling out of control. With no end in sight, he withdrawals. Giving in to the darkness is his only reprieve. Roberta “Bobby” Layne knows what it means to live in the shadows. Her childhood was spent fading into obscurity—loneiless her only friend...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  m-f  sports  new adult  contemporary
  • Leo by Maryann Jordan

    Leo by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He had no complaints… Great job, great boss, great co-workers. And a best friend he’d known for years.Okay, almost no complaints… The women he dated paled in comparison to his best friend.She had a lot of complaints… A job she hated, a tyrant for a boss, working with people that got on her last nerve. And no time for love. Plus, the guys she dated couldn’t come close to her best friend...
  • Gabe by Riley Edwards

    Gabe by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Gabe Harris was the walking, talking personification of a hero. And a hero was what I needed. My life went from boring to hair-raising with a stroke of a key. I knew better than to poke around on the dark web. But when my friend Kalee Solberg came home months after she’d been presumed dead, I couldn’t stop myself from looking into who was behind her capture...
  • Dangerous Love by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Love by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dangerous Love is the latest romantic suspense thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Riley Edwards. New series, new steamy, hot heroes. Welcome to Takeback.One night. No names. Two hearts forever changed.There wasn’t a lot that surprised me. My years in the Navy taught me a lot, my years hunting human traffickers taught me the rest...
  • Tempest by Kris Michaels

    Tempest by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    In the dark world of a Guardian Shadow, an axiom exists: “Don’t. Get. Caught." His code name was Tempest, and his enemy caught him. Stratus did unspeakable things to him until, out of his mind, he prayed for death—but he’d never broken faith with his brothers. God, how he wished they knew that. He had not compromised them. He’d told Stratus nothing...
  • Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Fatal Scandal by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Book 8 of the Fatal series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Force... As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  m-f  contemporary  mafia  length-medium
  • Ice by Kris Michaels

    Ice by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A Dangerous AggressionA stone-cold killer. His code name of Ice was given to him for a reason. When he was hunting the bastards that preyed on the helpless of the world, Ice was relentless and ruthless. Guardian Security focused his talent, and he became a lethal asset.An Uncontrolled DestinyTo save her younger sister, Londyn Chatsworth married a despicable man...
  • Lycos by Kris Michaels

    Lycos by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To prevent their imminent murder, Bethanie Clark flees New York City with her eleven-year-old son, Ethan. Her destination— a remote cabin isolated high in the Smoky Mountains. A city dweller her entire life, she never realized there was more threatening their lives than the enemies of her son’s father...
  • Conflict of Interest by Scott Pratt

    Conflict of Interest by Scott Pratt

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A six-year-old girl is kidnapped from her bed in Tennessee's oldest town. The ransom note demands millions. In this fifth installment of the highly-acclaimed and bestselling Joe Dillard series, Dillard is hired to represent the parents of a child who has gone missing...
  • Malice by Kris Michaels

    Malice by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Whatever it takes, as long as it takes .In the icy northern tundra of Siberia, a lethal game of life and death unfolds. Malice, an assassin who works for Guardian Security, stands at the far side of his latest mission. When the operation takes a dangerous turn, he becomes certain of one chilling Guardian has been infiltrated...
  • Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She's the admiral's daughter . . . and the one woman bad-boy Wyatt Pierson can't resist. When Wyatt left England, he said goodbye to his privileged upbringing and forged his own path. After years of running operations for an elite unit of Navy SEALs, he's satisfied with his mission-focused life until a messy entanglement walks through the door...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  m-f  contemporary
  • Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force

    Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Inauguration day is almost here… Lieutenant Sam Holland is on leave, recovering from an attack that shook her to the core. With no case to distract her, she's trying to stay busy—even voluntarily meeting with her new White House staff. But it's not enough to keep the horrific memories at bay, and her family is worried…especially her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Anubis by Kris Michaels

    Anubis by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    In the Shadow World, he was the God of Death, and he was called many names. The monsters he hunted called him Anubis. Those who saw his face died. To Guardian Security, he was a number, a surgical weapon they wielded against monstrous evil. One woman called him Kaeden Lang...
  • Legend by Marie James

    Legend by Marie James

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I wouldn’t call it love at first sight, but my body definitely reacted when I saw her.Getting Faith Robbins under me became my obsession.I knew I wanted fast and done.It’s how I always did things.Looking for anything more with a woman was never in the cards.I wasn’t like the other guys in the Cerberus MC. I didn’t want more.It was physical, sating a desire...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive.When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie...
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