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The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom 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... -
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Tainted by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFormer 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... -
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![Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin]()
Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEcho 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... -
![Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards]()
Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsReese 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... -
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Conquered by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDylan Welsh was the last man standing…until Sawyer Glasgow brought him to his knees. Dylan wasn’t ready for Sawyer. He wasn’t ready to confront the truth of his past. He wasn’t ready to admit he’s fallen in love with the sweet, sexy woman who captivated him from the moment he saw her. He’s especially not prepared to face the hurt he’s caused Sawyer. But to keep her, he must do all three... -
![Securing Kalee by Susan Stoker]()
Securing Kalee by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter her capture by rebels in the mountains of Timor-Leste, Kalee Solberg doesn’t think she’ll live to see her father, friends, or hometown again. What started as an adventure with the Peace Corp until she figured out what to do with her life has turned into a waking nightmare, every day a struggle to survive. Beaten into submission, Kalee guesses she’s been presumed dead by now... -
![The Final Hour by Brittney Sahin]()
The Final Hour by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTrained to fight and born to lead, Emilia can handle anything the sexy Irishman throws her way—except love.Sean McGregor, the handsome and protective Irish billionaire, was once the king of one-night-stands, but when a beautiful and courageous Italian comes into his life, everything changes. He only wants her—the one woman he can’t have... -
![Saving His Heart by Avery Maxwell]()
Saving His Heart by Avery Maxwell
Never have I ever...The number one rule in medicine is don't fall in love with your patients, but Preston Westbrook makes his own rules. Hand him a life-altering diagnosis, and all bets are off.I'm a doctor without a license. He's a billionaire without a chance.He hired me to care for his failing heart, but when meddling family forces his hand, he introduces me as his girlfriend... -
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Myles by Riley Edwards
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... -
![The Perfect Catch by Meghan Quinn]()
The Perfect Catch by Meghan Quinn
"Kiss me. Just this once . . . please Walker."Those whispered words were my undoing . . .As the most hated player in baseball, I had two options: either clean up my image or pack my bags. Being traded wasn't an option which only meant one thing, I had to become compliant.That's how I found myself sharing a small bistro table with Kate Chapman, the Chicago Bobbies newest PR Manager...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata]()
The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin, Joseph Cannata
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom Joseph Cannata and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes the love story of Jesse and Ella told from a unique perspective in this companion novella to the international bestselling novel The Broken One.Step back into the Falcon Falls Security world and experience it like never before...Categorized as:
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Kevin by Riley Edwards
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... -
![Rescuing Mary by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Mary by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFord “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
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... -
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![The Hard Truth by Brittney Sahin]()
The Hard Truth by Brittney Sahin
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... -
![Hope's Delta by Riley Edwards]()
Hope's Delta by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHope Mitchell lived her life on the outskirts, no attachments, no friends, no family. All of this by design. All of it because she knew the pain that came when you lost someone who meant something to you. She’d sworn off men long ago, the last time she fell in love she’d invited the devil into her heart and she’d lost, huge... -
![Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha]()
Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat 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... -
![The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros]()
The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTwo years after the man she loved was killed in Afghanistan, Morgan Bartley is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. The reno on her dilapidated beach house in the Outer Banks might be just the distraction she needs to keep her debilitating anxiety attacks at bay and begin to heal her heart...if she can ignore the ridiculously handsome guy next door...Categorized as:
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Leo by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe 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... -
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Harley by Marie James
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say misery loves company, but after losing the love of my life all I wanted was to be completely alone.Having a young daughter made that impossible.I couldn’t curl into myself.I couldn’t spend hours in the dark living in regret.I couldn’t end it all no matter how many times that thought crossed my mind.Regretfully, I couldn’t go through life on my own...Categorized as:
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Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn 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... -
![Dangerous Affair by Riley Edwards]()
Dangerous Affair by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDangerous Affair is a one-night-stand-turned-friends to lovers, age gap, alpha protector romantic suspense novel with a tortured hero and a take-no-sh!t heroine who has a feisty, opinionated grandmother who likes to butt into other people's relationships. It was supposed to be a fantasy-fueled, one-night stand, something to make me shed my good girl inhibitions...Categorized as:
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![Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe]()
Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFalling in love has no place in a mission of revenge.Abducted as a baby, Ivory Smith was trained to be one thing; a killer. Rescued before she could fulfil her captor's purposes now she works for Prey Security's Artemis Team taking down human traffickers...Categorized as:
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![A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan]()
A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRyan Coates does it all. Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan... -
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![Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker]()
Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYears of adversity have molded Henley McClure into the attentive, conscientious psychologist she is today. She lives for her daughter, Jasna, and her work at The Refuge, an exclusive retreat for victims of PTSD. Her life is fulfilling…if a little lonely. But the only man who’s captured her interest, the most standoffish of the mountain retreat’s seven owners, lives in self-imposed isolation... -
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Marked for Obsession by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s a former Navy SEAL with an attitude. She’s a sweet, sexy woman with a target on her back. Together they have an unknown enemy with only one thing on their agenda…to kill them both.Jax Monroe makes no apologies about who he is or what he wants. A self-made man, there isn’t anything he needs... -
![Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnnie Fletcher has known what she’s wanted to do since she was seven years old...a special forces soldier just like her dad. But now that she’s one of the very few women in the ranks of the elite Green Berets, she isn't sure she wants the role anymore. But the last thing she wants to do is disappoint her father. Or his Delta Force teammates, who are all like uncles to her...Categorized as:
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Braxten by K.C. Lynn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFate made us brothers, loyalty made us family. We were only kids when my brothers and I were forced to the streets and into the shadows, harboring a dark secret we had every intention of taking to our graves.That’s when a pact was made, a brotherhood formed. We fought, we bled, but in the end we survived. All because one man took in three homeless boys and loved what no one else wanted...Categorized as:
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Blaze by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion...Categorized as:
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![Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, the quest for vengeance can cost more than you’re willing to pay.Blakely Sullivan was a foreign aid worker in the Middle East when a deadly bombing took the lives of families she’d come to know and love, collateral damage in someone else’s war... -
![The Difference Between Somebody and Someone by Aly Martinez]()
The Difference Between Somebody and Someone by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world owes you nothing. It took losing the woman I loved and facing the paralyzing task of moving on without her for me to truly understand that. Consumed by regret and razor-sharp memories, I’d resigned myself to a life of loneliness until a survivor from the same plane crash that took my fiancée stormed into my life.Remi Grey was chaos and sunshine, fire and freedom... -
![Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg]()
Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI know finding and signing a military vet to the agency is a long shot--but it’ll be good press just letting him try out. That’s what I tell my family, rather than admit I can’t get the letter he wrote us five years ago out of my head. But what I tell the bartender in his hometown is a lie. I know veterans protect each other. So I pretend to be a graduate student. Sparks. Flame. Fire... -
![Forever by Janie Crouch]()
Forever by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome loves are meant to be from the very beginning.Jess O’Conner and Ethan Bollinger have known each other almost their entire lives and have loved each other from the start. The people of Oak Creek have watched them grow up, and everyone has always known what they are...Soulmates.But sometimes, fate demands a different path, derailing even the most carefully mapped plans...Categorized as:
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![Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan]()
Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unexpected kiss at sunset can change your life. Luke overcame his background, thanks to the military. Now, a medic at the county jail on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he had a job, small apartment, and friends. Not bad for a loner like him.Allie was sunshine, laughter, and fun. A teacher with a glow about her that made him wish to be worthy of a woman like her.A phone call changed his life... -
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![Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe]()
Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe saw her at her most vulnerable and she never wanted to see him again.Dove Oswald never expected to come face to face with the man who saved her life ever again. Nor did she expect him to save her a second time. Surprised by the spark of attraction between them, when she realizes he's hiding something she's determined to figure out what it is... -
![My Friend the Billionaire by Maggie Cole, Wen Ross]()
My Friend the Billionaire by Maggie Cole, Wen Ross
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m keeping Chase Monroe in the friend zone.He’s doing everything possible to move me out of it.He's the living embodiment of the billionaire playboy—richer than God, sexy as sin, and charming as hell.With a full calendar of friends-with-benefits.His strict no-relationships policy means I’d be another notch on his bedpost.Not happening.But our friendship is hard to keep...Categorized as:
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![Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black]()
Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeoEveryone has a past they’re trying to outrun, myself included. My time in the military left me with scars, both physically and emotionally, which is why I keep to myself. Since returning home to Stewart Grove, I work a lot so I have little time to think. To remember. I’m just content to make it through the day.Then I meet Kallie Carpenter... -
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Hart Attack by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOutside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction. On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all...Categorized as:
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![Never for Him by Jessica Prince]()
Never for Him by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSerenity Ryan was ready for a fresh start. When the chance at a new life came knocking on her door, she was all too happy to answer. She had a new job, a new apartment, and a new outlook on life. She also had a bone deep crush on the last remaining bachelor of Alpha Omega... -
![Off Limits by Helena Newbury]()
Off Limits by Helena Newbury
From the author of Deep Woods comes a scorching, standalone romantic suspense you’ll want to cozy up with. He’s a bad boy Brit who sleeps with every woman he sees. She’s his best friend’s book-loving little sister and strictly forbidden. But when the pair are stranded deep in the frozen wilderness, will anything remain off limits?I love my life... -
![Jackson by Nyssa Kathryn]()
Jackson by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes it’s the oldest wounds that cut deepest.River Harp fell in love with her brother’s best friend, a boy who was practically part of the family…a boy who broke her heart before leaving town. Sixteen years later, he’s back for her brother’s funeral. And River wants nothing to do with the man. At least, that’s what she keeps telling herself...Categorized as:
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![Quit Bein' Ugly by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Quit Bein' Ugly by Lani Lynn Vale
There’s a crush, and then there are the type of feelings that Croft Cruisie evokes from a person.He’s everything that any straight woman would want: tall, handsome, charismatic, muscular, and sweet...Categorized as:
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![The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...Categorized as:
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![Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens]()
Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights. Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown up, he’s watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn’t made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual... -
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![Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel]()
Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a second kidnapping attempt upends her life and a friend goes missing, Sage Reynolds partners with her childhood hero to unmask the culprit. When the search for clues leads to an inescapable trap, she’ll need a battle-hardened warrior to escape.Fortress Security operative Brody Weaver is a protector to the bone...Categorized as:
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![The Runaway by Jess Mastorakos]()
The Runaway by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould rescuing a runaway bride would be the detour I never knew I needed?I had a plan. But then, my cross-country road trip to my new duty station started with me getting dumped. Two seconds later, I got roped into bringing a family friend’s niece, Nikki, and her teenage daughter on the road with me.To make matters worse, I’m aiding Nikki’s escape from her own wedding... -
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Black Hearted by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s everything she ever wanted. She’s everything he never knew he needed. Can she convince him she’s the one?The Black Knights are back and better than ever!Samuel Harwood has spent his entire career working in the black and gray areas of international intrigue. Living in the shadows for so long has made him forget who he was and where he came from... -
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High Country Hero by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado... -
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Reset by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer soldier Ryan Granger’s life has become all about numbers:13 months since he was shot in the head7 months spent in a coma6 months since he woke, a changed man5 hours since he’d been kidnapped4 minutes since he’d opened his eyes in an underground cavern3 minutes since he’d heard a woman calling for help…Two strangers trapped together.One impossible way out...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles]()
Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere were shadows I was running from. Ones that haunted and taunted. Ones that made it so I had no choice but to disappear. I’d spent years hiding from the world. My little island haven, the only assurance of safety. It all changed the moment he showed up at my door. The hint of pain in his eyes told me that something haunted him, too. And I couldn’t help but be drawn closer...
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