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  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 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...
  • Code Name: Aries by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Aries by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    official blurb coming soon...
  • Finally Free  : A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    Finally Free : A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blake Porter was one of the lucky ones. She’d met the man she was going to marry while she was in high school. She thought she was living a fairytale; the nerdy wannabe journalist dating the gorgeous star quarterback. One wrong move proved to irrevocably alter the course of their lives. Betrayed by the girl he loved, Levi McCoy left for the Army and never looked back...
  • Finding Her Chance by Brittney Sahin

    Finding Her Chance by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Bravo Team is back in book 4 of the Stealth Ops SEAL Series, starring Liam Evans and Emily Summers. **Blurb to come** The Stealth Ops Team - Navy SEALS who handle covert ops for the president in the U.S. and around the world - under the guise of an alias, Scott & Scott Securities...
  • Hitting Xtremes by Em Petrova

    Hitting Xtremes by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No amount of snow and ice can melt this attraction…Special ops captain Penn Sullivan is no stranger to extreme conditions, but chasing an elusive drug trafficker through the Alaskan wilderness proves a challenge...
  • Salvaging His Soul by Samantha A. Cole

    Salvaging His Soul by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Think you know everything about the Sexy Six-Pack? Think again! This is the story fans will never see coming! Jaws will drop and hearts will pound because everything is not as it seems! Jase Atwood is a man with a forgotten past and an unsure future...
  • Blood Vows by Cara Carnes, Shauna Kruse

    Blood Vows by Cara Carnes, Shauna Kruse

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s sworn to find his son. Dallas Mason did whatever was necessary to survive his stint in black ops. While in the Collective, there was no line he wouldn’t cross, and no mission he wouldn’t take. He bedded the enemy to secure his freedom and return to his brothers and build a new life, where the lines between right and wrong are sometimes blurred, but never erased...
  • Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • Jade by Kris Michaels

    Jade by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
  • Justin by Kris Michaels

    Justin by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being CEO of flourishing JK Holdings isn't a sufficient challenge for millionaire restaurateur Justin King. He craves the rush gained by facing danger and triumphing—be it heli-skiing, rappelling, suit jumping from the peaks of Mt. Everest or racing performance cars. But nothing does it for him like breaking into impenetrable fortresses and rifling their vaults for Guardian Security...
  • Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.50 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...
  • Finding Justice by Brittney Sahin

    Finding Justice by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    They say the truth will set you free--if it doesn't bury you first. As a Navy SEAL for a covert special ops team, Owen York has no time for relationships. But when he's forced to go on vacation, he finds himself falling for a sexy stranger, a woman who turns out to be linked not only to his latest assignment but to his past...
  • Battle Scars by Cara Carnes

    Battle Scars by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scars don’t always heal… Jesse Mason chose duty over love and endured the hell of captivity comforted only with thoughts of the woman he left behind. Though the physical damage has healed, the emotional battle continues now that he’s home. He fakes happy and whole until Ellie is thrust back into his life. She’s everything he ever wanted but can never have...
  • Sight Lines by Cara Carnes, Shauna Kruse

    Sight Lines by Cara Carnes, Shauna Kruse

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They took her best friend. Now she’s taking them down. Viviana “Quillery” Chambers has one mission: find the people behind Hive’s betrayal and take them down. She and her best friend are the most sought after back office operatives around. She’ll stop at nothing to keep her new team and family at The Arsenal safe...
  • Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The book Trident Security fans have been waiting for! The huntress has become the hunted, in more ways than one. Jordyn Alvarez works for the United States government—a fact no one in authority will admit. She does Uncle Sam’s dirty work. Some might call her an agent, but few know her real title—Assassin...
  • Mission: Her Justice by Anna Hackett

    Mission: Her Justice by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a dangerous redhead invades his office and his base, and warns that his team is in danger, Director Jonah Grayson doesn’t know if she’s friend or foe.Former elite Army aviator Jonah Grayson was forced to give up flying, but now serves as director of the covert black ops team, Team 52. He takes care of the brass in Washington D.C...
  • Adam by Kris Michaels

    Adam by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr. Adam Cassidy knew two things: life isn’t easy and fate’s a bitch. Adam's last mission cost him an eye, his memory, and any chance of staying with his military brothers-in-arms on Guardian's Alpha Team. After two years he'd scraped together the remnants of his life. He’d refined, rebuilt and pushed on alone...
  • Jason by Kris Michaels

    Jason by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jason King was presented the opportunity of a lifetime… …assume control of Guardian Security from the billionaire who had built the world renowned agency. As CEO, Jason would manage the best security resources in the world...
  • Brooks by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Brooks by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tatiana Jones is no stranger to the battlefield. One look at her scarred flesh tells the tales of her time in captivity. But it’s not only her skin the bears the marks her failures, doubt and a healthy dose cynicism now clouds her vision. She has also mastered the fine art of deception. In her line of work it is a necessity...
  • Finding His Mark by Brittney Sahin

    Finding His Mark by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She's crashed the biggest party of her life, and she's about to pay the price. As the leader of an off-the-books black ops SEAL team, Luke Scott can't afford for anyone to discover the truth about who he is or what he does...
  • Joseph by Kris Michaels

    Joseph by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ember Harris has sworn to save lives. Joseph King is an assassin. Death is their common ground, only they stand on opposing sides. A dead man’s plea pushes Dr. Ember Harris headfirst into a swirling mire of drugs, death and political corruption. The Cartel boss who murdered Ember’s friend will stop at nothing to get the information entrusted to her...
  • Innocence & Betrayal by Brittney Sahin

    Innocence & Betrayal by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reserved biochemist Ava Daniels has spent the last six months working on a top secret assignment for Homeland Security. One morning, after a night of finally letting loose, she discovers her lab empty and her boss missing. Interrogated by the very organization she works for, followed by unknowns, and attacked, Ava finds herself in search of answers as the clock winds down...
  • Torn in Half by Samantha A. Cole

    Torn in Half by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Retired Navy SEAL and current private-security operative Ian Sawyer had never expected to have a child, much less a wife, but his beautiful Angie has changed all that. Her due date is only days away, and his anticipation outweighs his anxiety, thinking about holding his firstborn. But as he’s learned the hard way, life throws curveballs at the worst possible moment...
  • Entertaining Distraction by Samantha A. Cole, Judi Perkins

    Entertaining Distraction by Samantha A. Cole, Judi Perkins

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last woman Mike Donovan ever expected to be attracted to is one who wants to dominate him. While his brother is in the BDSM lifestyle, Mike never understood it. But when Charlotte Roth, aka Mistress China, sets her sights on him, he finds himself wanting to obey her every command...
  • Zero Trace by Cara Carnes

    Zero Trace by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Don’t get noticed. Zoey “Zero D” Danson thought it was an easy rule to follow. For years she toiled in cubicle 12A of the NSA’s data farm compiling security briefings and Intelligence reports. But she put her neck on the line and burned a dirty government operation to keep a covert ops team alive. Now she’s “one of them.” She’s not a nameless, faceless civilian anymore...
  • Watching from the Shadows by Samantha A. Cole

    Watching from the Shadows by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Sexy Six-Pack is back! Retired Navy SEAL, Marco DeAngelis, is now an operative at Trident Security. He’s also a Dominant in the BDSM lifestyle. After a poor childhood, he is determined to stay single and childless for the rest of his life. But unbeknownst to him, one night of shared grief and comfort with his deceased sister’s best friend changes that forever...
  • Mine to Protect by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    Mine to Protect by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Outstanding!! Mystery, intrigue, action and an edge of your seat nail biter." "Holy Moly Mine to Protect was exciting, and suspenseful and oh so sexy." A standalone, romantic thriller novel where obsession is the name of the game. Recruited to the FBI Cas Mathews has one focus - catch the killer...
  • Cabin 2 by Amanda McKinney

    Cabin 2 by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ready for Ax's story? From multi-award-winning romantic suspense author Amanda McKinney comes the second book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat, three-part series, Steele Shadows Security… Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for...
  • The Bodyguard by Anna Hackett

    The Bodyguard by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For a princess with a deadly stalker, the only place she feels safe is in the arms of her big, tough, and very off-limits bodyguard.Princess Sofia of Caldova is in San Francisco to spearhead a fabulous royal jewelry exhibition and raise money for her charity…but danger has followed her...
  • The General by Jessica Gadziala

    The General by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everyone in Navesink Bank knows about Senator Ericsson’s son, his wife, and the story that hit headlines that eventually led to one of the Mallick boys going to jail for assault. What became of that woman after being coerced into lying on the stand was unknown. That was until late one night when a phone rang in the offices of Quinton Baird & Associates...
  • Close Cover by Lexi Blake, Rebecca Zanetti

    Close Cover by Lexi Blake, Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Remy Guidry doesn’t do relationships. He tried the marriage thing once, back in Louisiana, and learned the hard way that all he really needs in life is a cold beer, some good friends, and the occasional hookup. His job as a bodyguard with McKay-Taggart gives him purpose and lovely perks, like access to Sanctum...
  • To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    n the Alaskan wilderness, meeting their match takes on more than one meaning.Special Operative and second-in-command for the Xtreme Ops team, Harris Lipton, aka Lip, finds himself sidelined after an accident. While laid up, locating a loony in the national forest won’t be easy, especially by shooting off text messages instead of bullets...
  • Leather & Lace / His Angel / Waiting for Him by Samantha A. Cole

    Leather & Lace / His Angel / Waiting for Him by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "No one does Alpha heroes like Samantha A. Cole!"—New York Times, USA Today, #1 Amazon Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan StokerLeather & Lace:How does a “vanilla” woman write a BDSM novel? With hands-on research!Kristen needs inspiration and personal experience for a sequel to her unexpected and kinky bestseller...
  • Strike Fast by Kaylea Cross

    Strike Fast by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A military widow reluctant to risk her heart again. After losing her soldier husband in combat, DEA agent Tess Dubrovksi swore never to fall for another man in uniform. The last thing she anticipates is for a sexy FAST agent single father and his young daughter to steal their way into her heart...
  • Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package...
  • Irish: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Irish: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Irish is the 5th book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. “Not a chance in hell. I happen to like my hands wrapped around your juicy ass.” She reared back and looked at me in horror. “You think my ass is juicy?” “Uh, you’ve seen it, right? It’s big and perfect for me to grab onto.” She struggled to get down and then pushed me away and stalked out of the water...
  • Her Daring SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Daring SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A WOMAN WILLING TO RISK EVERYTHING Rylie Jones is on a desperate quest to single-handedly take down a human trafficking ring. At last, she knows she’s close to accomplishing her goal when her younger siblings discover her secret double life, and all hell breaks loose. DETERMINED DEFENDER Darius “Dare” Stanton has been trying to find Rylie since he had first met her six months ago...
  • Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A rebel on the run… Victoria Royal is a traitor. Or so the U.S. government believes. Victoria was once a promising sniper in the Army, but now she’s gone rogue—worse, she’s just landed in the middle of a Hostile Operations Team mission in the desert and blasted it all to hell. Nick “Brandy” Brandon doesn’t expect to run into Victoria when he’s bugging out from a mission gone wrong...
  • His Angel by Samantha A. Cole

    His Angel by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 'Sexy Six-Pack' is back! The men of Trident Security are ex- Navy SEALs, hardened warriors with hearts of gold. Angelina 'Angie' Beckett has been waiting a long time for Mister Right. Unfortunately, all her boyfriends have turned out to be Mr. Wrong. None of them have been able to hold her interest for long and give her what she craves in a relationship...
  • Link'd Up by Harley Stone

    Link'd Up by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    President Tyler “Link” Lincoln of the Dead Presidents MC, runs a club dedicated to helping military vets readjust to society. When his sergeant at arms is arrested for the attempted murder of a prominent Seattle figure, Link’s search for a lawyer brave enough to fight for justice leads him to an alluring defense attorney with a bleeding heart and a steel backbone...
  • Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard

    Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The final "powerfully intense" (Romantic Times) Black Ops, Inc. novel from New York Times bestseller Cindy Gerard, featuring a covert private security team and electrifying romantic suspense. Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins's death...
  • Hot SEAL by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot SEAL by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sex with the ex… It shouldn’t be this good the second time around. Navy SEAL Dane “Viking” Erikson has sworn off women—or at least he’s sworn off one woman: DEA Agent Ivy McGill. His ex-wife. But when they’re forced to work together on a critical military mission, Dane can’t help but notice how the one woman he shouldn’t want is the only one he can’t stop thinking about...
  • Billionaire Untamed ~ Tate by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Untamed ~ Tate by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Lara Bailey isn't in Rocky Springs for the hot springs, the resort activities or the fabulous skiing. She has come to Colorado for one reason and one reason only: to find and get close to Marcus Colter, the eldest Colter brother. Unfortunately, trouble finds her in the form of Tate Colter rather than Marcus...
  • Hidden Agendas by Lora Leigh

    Hidden Agendas by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    SAVING LIVES IS HIS MISSION . Tough-as-nails Navy SEAL Kell Kreiger is the best there is at searching, rescuing, and taking no prisoners…yet even the rush of ever-more dangerous missions isn't enough to satisfy him. Haunted by a tortured past, Kell seeks distraction in a secret world of dark intimacies...
  • Runaway Heiress by Melody Anne

    Runaway Heiress by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Joseph and George Anderson are once again back to match-making in the sixth book in The Billionaire Bachelors Series. Bree has had enough of over-protective brothers and a meddling father, so she decides to run to a small town, where she can prove she can make it on her own...
  • Deathwish by Dana Marton

    Deathwish by Dana Marton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Officer Gabriella Maria Flores desperately needs a big win to save her career. A case that proves that she has her act together, something non-controversial to make people forget the recent scandal she's been involved in. Instead, the murder she catches couldn't be more high-profile, the number one suspect her boss's brother. Means, motive, opportunity--check...
  • Flynn's Firecracker: A SEALs of Honor World Novel by Dale Mayer

    Flynn's Firecracker: A SEALs of Honor World Novel by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Flynn’s Firecracker, book 5 in Heroes for Hire, reconnecting readers with the unforgettable men from SEALs of Honor in a new series of action packed, page turning romantic suspense that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Dale Mayer. Some jobs are more pleasant than others… Flynn agrees to do a security job for Levi as a trial run for more work...
  • Macklin by Dale Mayer

    Macklin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Macklin has tried to forget the one damaging relationship in his life and the woman who won’t believe their relationship is over. She makes his life hell – until she turns up dead – leaving evidence pointing to Macklin as her killer. Alex, the new detective on the Coronado Police force, is determined to make a good impression...
  • North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In what circumstance wouldn’t a knight want to rescue a damsel in distress? A former SEAL working for Legendary Securities, North Dockter has found the very circumstance that challenges even his stalwart, chivalrous ways. Nikki Beckwith is a firecracker who butts heads with him at every turn, refusing to follow orders or listen to his experience unless doing so suits her...
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