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Fractured by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLoving Echo Kent was painful. Not the falling in love part, that was easy. One look at the tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed narcotics detective and I knew I wanted him. A few months later I knew I couldn’t live without him. But my Echo, he had demons and secrets and a mountain of guilt. His love was selfish and one-sided—he could love but he refused to allow others to love him... -
The Wanted One by Brittney Sahin
Jack London and Charlotte Lennox's book.A chance encounter has Jack meeting the woman of his dreams - only to have her slip away the next day . . .But when his next op takes him undercover in an adventure dating game - they'll wind up together again and sharing a lot more than just secrets as things heat up in this romantic action & adventure novel... -
Smoke by Kris Michaels
Shades of good are colored by the poison of greed, lust, and envy, and all too often the warm colors of humanity are consumed by evil.The assassin known as Smoke had his future planned. When his partner’s life imploded, his absence left Smoke adrift. Then Guardian threw a sassy, enticing anchor at him. When the alluring siren boarded his ship, he should have seen the rocky shore in the distance... -
Sage by Kris Michaels
Down but not out.Sage Browning’s life had dealt him a horrible hand to play, and it only got worse after he was injured while serving his country. Yet, he played the cards he’d been dealt, but now it was time to invest in himself, and in a future with Guardian.Terrified and alone.Honor Buchanan had survived the Siege. Barely...Categorized as:
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Easton by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy father was a complicated man.The world knew him as a criminal who consorted with other, worse criminals. To me, he was my savior—the man who'd rescued a scared, orphaned little girl. He'd taken me in when I had no one. Duty bound, I became the woman he wanted me to be.Powerful. Respected. Resourceful.The Mediator. The Dove... -
Finding Monica by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYears of abuse at the hands of her father has taught Monica Collins she can’t trust anyone—especially military men. Since escaping her home, she’s built a successful career as a nanny, showing other kids the love she was denied as a child. But when her employer’s ambassadorial home becomes fair game for intruders during a riot, she’s forced to rely on two SEALs to get her to safety... -
Protecting Remi by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe start of a brand-new series featuring Navy SEALs who will do whatever it takes to keep their women safe. When introverted cartoonist Remi Stephenson dumps her cheating ex and goes on their Hawaiian vacation solo, even her creative mind can’t imagine being purposely stranded in the ocean…with a handsome, muscular, brave Navy SEAL. Even more unbelievable is the spark between them... -
Spade by Marie James
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSo I forgot about the night I spent with Sylvie Davis… big deal.Listing all of my one-night stands would be impossible.It’s par for the course for any man who decided early in life they’d rather enjoy a buffet instead of a single entrée.But now my boss has ordered me to accompany her back to her hometown.His She needs a little I think you could fall for this girl...Categorized as:
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Fortune by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.68 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... -
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
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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Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLiving in Southern California, Cheyenne was used to seeing hot military men as she went about her daily business. An anonymous encounter at the grocery store cemented her crush on one such man. He was big, built, and incredibly easy on the eyes, but it wasn't as if he would ever really notice her. Always in control of any situation, Faulkner “Dude” Cooper knows explosives...Categorized as:
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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... -
Believed by Dr. Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a steamy, marriage of convenience romantic suspense...Reed Lockhard loves his single life. Even after joining Covington Security, he’s still known as the viral sensation, San Francisco’s Hot Cop. His nights are never lonely, and the gorgeous redhead who catches his eye from across the bar promises an unforgettable one... -
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The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet to know the irresistibly sexy Nauti Boys in this collection of novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh.NAUTI BOYDuty as a U.S. Marine put a safe distance between Rowdy Mackay and the temptation of a nubile Kentucky vixen. Now he's back home and ready to engage in the kind of erotic games that have earned him and his two cousins a Nauti-boy reputation in three counties.. -
Dangerous Hearts by Riley Edwards
I was the daughter of Satan.The sister of Zeus.An unwitting outlaw motorcycle club princess that was my legacy—the past I knew I’d never outrun. I just didn’t know that would mean literally. Now I had two risk my father finding me and selling me to pay off a debt, or marry a deliciously hot stranger who hated me.Fake marriage it was... -
Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker
He never expected to fall for his best friend's sister, but now that he has...he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.Having a crush on one of your brother’s friends is so cliché. But Reese Woodall isn’t too worried…it’s not as if she’d ever have a chance with the former Delta Force Operative. For one thing, he lives in New Mexico, and she’s in Missouri...Categorized as:
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Jailbait by Lani Lynn Vale
The first time I saw her was across the room at a bar. I had no idea at the time that she was only sixteen. All I knew was that she was beautiful, she was sending me do-me vibes from across the room, and I was fresh off a deployment where there’d been nobody but men for nine of the longest months of my life...Categorized as:
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Montana Rain by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPsychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight... -
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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I Can't Even by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEllodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Year’s resolution.That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldn’t be breaking it, no matter what.It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.Easy, right?Wrong.She breaks that New Year’s resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes...Categorized as:
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Slow Burn by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen she started on the path to her new life, she never could have guessed where it would lead her.Deva Kent spent most of her life dreaming of escaping. She hated being forced to live among the Fellowship of the Enlightened, the small community closed off from the rest of the world, and was desperate to spread her wings and discover something new... -
Reign by Cassandra Robbins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO LEGENDS COLLIDE?From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Robbins comes her latest sinfully hot rockstar romance. A scorching, enemies to lovers, deliciously addictive stand-alone about rock ‘n’ roll royalty and burning obsessions.They call him a legend.One of the greatest guitarists of our time.The mighty Ace of Spades brought in to produce my album and save the day... -
Jenner by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeading to Ashland, Kentucky, where his ex-wife’s family lives, is not in Jenner’s plans anytime soon. But, given a War Dog is potentially in trouble, well, Jenner will even face his past. Arriving at a small bed-and-breakfast, he meets a woman more interesting than anyone he’d met in a long time... -
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Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Two Tormented Souls Have The Courage To Reach For Love?The only family Nolan O’Rourke ever claimed were his Navy SEAL brothers, they had never let him down. His childhood wasn’t rough, it wasn’t hard, it was hell, and now any mission that he was assigned to was a cakewalk in comparison... -
Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent... -
Lucas by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Delta Force Operator, Lucas LeBlanc, has lost everyone he’s ever loved and is afraid to commit his heart to anyone. He believes he’s the black cloud, the bad luck killing off the people he dares to love as family, friend or lover. After leaving the military, he joins Brotherhood Protectors where he hopes he can put his combat training and skills to work helping others... -
No Cap by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou know when you see that big red flag, and you think to yourself, I should probably not go anywhere near there? Yeah, Quincy Carter ignored that big red flag. He walked right up to that red flag, waving blatantly in the wind, and kissed the holy hell out of her. Sure, he probably should’ve arrested her for breaking a restraining order...Categorized as:
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Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...Categorized as:
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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... -
In Her Sights by Patricia D. Eddy
One moment.Two lives.Their last chance for love.Inara’s never second-guessed a shot, not until the disaster in Colombia—the disaster that led to Coop's death.Drifting, off balance, her emotions out-of-control, she has to pull it together before she’s benched for good.Royce understands Inara’s pain. A stroke may have broken his body, but a mountain of guilt crushed his soul... -
Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.He wasn’t even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls, expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town... -
SEAL's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA one-night stand leaves this Navy SEAL with a surprise...It was just supposed to be one night of no-strings-attached fun, but now Sofia Popov has become the center of former Navy SEAL Ian Campbell’s life. Sofia turns out to be the teacher of Ian’s teen son, Gavin—the same teacher who meets him in the hospital when Gavin suffers a seizure at school... -
His Wounded Heart: Small Town Romance by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s my soulmate. But will I be enough to heal his wounded heart?SimonThe Navy’s been my life. Being a SEAL is all I ever wanted, commanding them a dream come true. But I lost sight of everything else and missed the big things—things going on right in front of me. How could I not see how much my sister needed me? I knew her husband was off and should have checked him out...Categorized as:
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Reaper by Naomi McKay
He’s only got one shot at keeping his happily-ever-after safe, but will she see it that way? A one-night-stand months ago left former Navy SEAL, Mason “Reaper” Salinger, a dad to two adorable twins. Devoted to the babies, Mason already knows he’s found everything he’s ever wanted with their mother, Brielle Dawson... -
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... -
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... -
Greyson by Anna Blakely
Tragedy brought them together. A killer will stop at nothing to tear them apart.For former SEAL Greyson Frost, nothing is more important than loyalty. It’s why this Charlie Team operative keeps his feelings for his best friend’s little sister hidden. But when tragedy strikes and Taylor becomes a killer’s target, all bets—and past promises—are off.Taylor Russell is used to devastation and loss...Categorized as:
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Kat, Knight Watch by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI never believed in love at first sight...Until the ATM ate my debit card, And Jackson Boudreaux stepped in to save the day. All business, in his nine to five banker suit--I couldn’t help but wonder what he was hiding under that perfect form. I was leather and handcuffs. He was ties and cuff-links, But it didn't matter that we were from two different worlds... -
Protector in a Kilt by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA captive who dreams of her freedomIn public, violinist Elizabeth Duncan is the toast of the entertainment world. A prodigy who's been wowing audiences with her music since she was only twelve years old. But behind closed doors, she's desperate to escape the man who's turned her passion into a prison. When the specter of violence becomes more than a threat, she sacrifices everything to run... -
The One for Forever by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's the older man I've always wanted. An ex-Special Forces hero. My best friend’s dad.And now, he's the bodyguard assigned to protect me while I prosecute a killer.I’ve wanted Rex Easton since I was eighteen, yet he’s never looked at me twice. I’m determined to finally get over this crush. But after he swears to protect me from the faceless thugs who are after me, I can’t avoid him...Categorized as:
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Erik's Redemption by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe difference between delight and devastation…a single moment.Until recently, Hannah Jacobs thought she was living. One look at her new neighbor, and she knows she was simply surviving. Going through her days hiding behind a mask, similar to the broken man next door. Together, they slowly realize they want more…happiness, love, a future...Categorized as:
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Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrancesca Rossi might be the youngest in a long line of badass siblings, but this computer whiz would rather hack a database than pack a pistol for the family business in Barefoot Bay. When an assignment forces her out of her comfort zone and into the field, Chessie decides to amp up the excitement quotient and has her first one night stand with a sexy stranger she’ll never see again... -
Southern Heart by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them. ChelseaComing back home was supposed to be normal.Not that my life had ever been normal, but it was getting there.Then I opened the door and found a man—broken, bloodied, and fighting for his life.I don’t know why, but I said I would take care of him. I had to. Needed to...Categorized as:
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Love Esq. by Devon Atwood
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAzura Brady is a shark in the courtroom,But she’s about to become the prey. Azura has to chase down a crime syndicate of lumberjacks. As bizarre as that sounds, it’s her only lead to help her brother, Dr. Amos Brady, and some of her wealthiest clients... -
Whatever It Takes by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne man’s temper may be the other’s salvation. Dillon Gannon went from almost getting kicked out of the Army to being a revered member of a Special Forces unit. When his commanding officer orders him on a protection detail, it’s the last thing he wants to do. He’s a weapons expert, not a babysitter. Luke Rhine worked his way up through the Army and retired as a general... -
Rival Hero by Jackie Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never planned on sleeping with him. Nor did I intend to make him my enemy.I only went into the bar to scope out my competition – him.The scorching hot night that followed was a mutually pleasurable accident.Of course I knew we were in the running for the same position.It’s not my fault he didn’t know who I was.Gathering intel is my specialty... -
Rocky by Sarina Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling for my son's knockout ex, the one I'm supposed to be keeping safe? I must be out of my damn mind. Can't help it, though, 'cause all I can think of is making her mine. Stunned. That's the word when Peyton Brooks, my son's ex, shows up at my door in the middle of the night, asking for protection. But hell, I'm always stunned around her...Categorized as:
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Left-Handed Monkey Wrench by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChase Carter. You’ve read about them in Reed Security. You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are. But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors. The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed. Owens Protective Services. Defend. Investigate. Secure...Categorized as:
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Rock by Mackenzy Fox
From best selling author Mackenzy Fox comes the highly anticipated MC spin-off series from the Bracken Ridge NOLA Rebels MC - (New Orleans Series Book 6) Rock is a possessive MMC, forced proximity, heroine in hiding, unhinged hero, biker MC romance with all the feels.The men of the NOLA Rebels MC will do anything for their club...
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