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  • Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Left alone in Baltimore after his unpredictable lover bails, Special Agent Zane Garrett takes his frustration out on everything in his path until he is ordered to Chicago to back up an undercover operative. When he gets there, though, he finds himself face to face with his wayward partner, Special Agent Ty Grady...
  • Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux

    Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After having their faces plastered across the news during a high-profile case, FBI Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett have become more useful to the Bureau posing for photo ops than working undercover. Just as Zane is beginning to consider retirement a viable option, Ty receives a distress call from a friend, leading them to a city rife with echoes from the past...
  • From Sanctum with Love by Lexi Blake

    From Sanctum with Love by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Psychologist Kai Ferguson has had his eye on Kori Williamson for a long time. His assistant is everything he’s ever wanted in a partner—smart, caring, witty, and a bit of a masochist. More than a little, actually, but that’s the problem. Kori won’t admit her own desires. She’s afraid of him and what he has to offer. Luckily for her, helping patients face their fears is one of his specialties...
  • Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet

    Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home, and the arms of his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Sloane Brodie, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident...
  • Dungeon Royale by Lexi Blake

    Dungeon Royale by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Broken by betrayal, one woman holds the secret to his redemption… An agent broken MI6 agent Damon Knight prided himself on always being in control. His missions were executed with cold, calculating precision. His club, The Garden, was run with an equally ordered and detached decadence. But his perfect world was shattered by one bullet, fired from the gun of his former partner...
  • Promises Part 4 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 4 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Men found him attractive, interesting even. He was like a fascinating experiment gone wrong that men liked to investigate. He’d get a date - or two, if he was lucky - but it wasn’t long before Brian’s darkness showed, and the men were running from him. Brian King was honorably discharged from the United States Navy five years ago...
  • 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...
  • Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

    Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now, they face the challenge of planning a deeply uncertain future together. Zane is at the pinnacle of his career with one last mystery to solve, while Ty is at sea in a world where he’s no longer the tip of a spear...
  • Halligan to My Axe by Lani Lynn Vale

    Halligan to My Axe by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You’re the Halligan... Kettle had it all. Until he didn't. He lost it all in a moment. One heart stopping, soul shattering moment, and there wasn't a single thing he could do about it. From that day forward, he stayed away from relationships. Then he responded to a possible fire and there she was, rocking his world when he didn't want it to be rocked. To My..
  • Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet

    Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Action. Comedy. Romance. And that one weird guy. New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war...
  • Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet

    Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    After an attack by the Coalition leaves THIRDS Team Leader Sloane Brodie critically injured, agent Dexter J. Daley swears to make Beck Hogan pay for what he's done. But Dex's plans for retribution are short-lived. With Ash still on leave with his own injuries, Sloane in the hospital, and Destructive Delta in the Coalition's crosshairs, Lieutenant Sparks isn't taking any chances...
  • Safe with Me by Kristen Proby

    Safe with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Keeping others safe is what Caleb Montgomery does. He’s never had a problem taking on an assignment, whether it was during his dangerous SEAL days or his most recent job of training war mercenaries. But being assigned to keep Brynna Vincent and her adorable daughters, Maddie and Josie, safe from an unknown threat has thrown Caleb off his axis...
  • Ex Meridian by A.E. Via

    Ex Meridian by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Police Lieutenants, God and Day are under intense pressure from the chief to take back control of Atlanta’s streets. The last thing their task force needs is a pair of trained killers in town with a personal score to settle...
  • Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes

    Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones finally has everything he ever wanted. He’s head-over-heels in love and married to the man of his dreams, his partner Ian Doyle, he’s doing well at work, and all his friends are in good places as well. Things are all tied up nicely… until they’re not...
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  drama  humor  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military
  • Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Spinning off from the bestselling Dream Man and Rock Chick series, this is the emotional and steamy contemporary romance fans of the Dream Team series have been waiting for!Pepper Hannigan is determined to keep any romance off the table—and out of her bedroom—while her daughter Juno is still young...
  • Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet

    Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    When a series of bombs goes off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead...
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
  • Nothing Special VI (S.W.A.T Edition): His Hart's Command by A.E. Via

    Nothing Special VI (S.W.A.T Edition): His Hart's Command by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    S.W.A.T Edition. Lennox Freeman (Free) is one of the best hackers in the world which has caused him to spend most of his life on the run. Never able to put down roots, he couldn’t trust anyone not to take advantage of him, even his own family...
  • Nothing Special V by A.E. Via

    Nothing Special V by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The boys are back and fiercer than ever!"We were a unit tonight, moving as one. Even apart, we are deadly, but when combined – we are f**kin’ unstoppable." ~~ God ~~Atlanta's notorious narcotics task force is at it again. They are stronger, bigger, and better than ever...
  • Join the Club by Charlie Cochet

    Join the Club by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Eduardo “Lucky” Morales is a fighter, from his childhood days in Cuba to his time as a Special Forces Green Beret. Scarred by the wars of his past, Lucky has learned nothing lasts forever. Guarding his heart is second nature, and getting emotionally involved is not an option...
  • Shadows and Silk by Liliana Hart

    Shadows and Silk by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Agent Brant Scott knows when a battle is lost. He’s been an integral part of hunting down members of the del Fuego cartel for years, but it’s not the violent criminals that have the ability to bring him to his knees. That honor belongs to one woman...
  • Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh

    Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The new, sexy Navy SEAL novel from New York Times bestselling author Lora LeighTHE FIGHT OF HIS LIFEAs the illegitimate son of Diego Fuentes, Ian Richards faces danger at every turn. Neither his father nor his fellow Navy SEALs knows which side he’s fighting for—or against. Which is exactly how the game must be played…until Agent Porter enters the picture...
  • Fit to be Tied by Mary Calmes

    Fit to be Tied by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Deputy US Marshals Miro Jones and Ian Doyle are now partners on and off the job: Miro’s calm professionalism provides an ideal balance to Ian’s passion and quick temper. In a job where one misstep can be the difference between life and death, trust means everything. But every relationship has growing pains, and sometimes Miro stews about where he stands with his fiery lover...
  • 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...
  • Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Explosive action, bullets flying, heroes, villains, and love, you don’t want to miss this next installment in Reese Knightley’s Out for Justice series. Read Ricochet and Collide before diving into the next story! -Rampage - Three strong, independent, and protective badasses are on the cusp of romance when tragedy and disaster come at them like a landslide...
  • Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew

    Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Emma and Vivian finally find their brother, whom they were separated from at birth. But tragedy strikes the family once more as they discover he is a U.S. Marine in the Middle East who has been taken hostage by terrorists. They beg Sara, a former killing machine for the secret DCIA, to help him and she agrees, but in the only way she knows how: she's going to do it all herself...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
  • Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer

    Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A deadly virus burns through the jungle, leaving nothing but corpses in its wake. Everyone flees from the outbreak—except for the terrorists intent on weaponizing the catastrophe. Lieutenant Elliot Davis, US Navy SEAL, is sent to rescue CIA officers from their clandestine base in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and evacuate them out of the country...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  crime  lgbtq  suspense  war  angst  drama
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • Full Contact by Kelly Fox

    Full Contact by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Omar: If that joker doesn’t stop annoying me, I’m going to give that mouth of his something better to do.The first time I saw Anders F***ing Bash, he was shirtless, armed, and simultaneously the most beautiful and frustrating man I’ve ever met. He has not gotten any uglier. Or any less frustrating. And today I finally took a swing at him...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  lgbtq  male-mc  military  mlm  north-america  suspense
  • Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke

    Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say all is fair in love and war, but I really don't give a damn about fair. In fact, when protecting those I love, fair is the last thing on my mind. Now that I'm back in Candace's life, those who have used her to try to control me may well put up a final fight, but they will not win. They will lose and badly...
  • Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trident Security operative, Jake Donovan, has been a member of the BDSM lifestyle since his teenage years. Starting as a submissive, he eventually became a Dom, but a brutal incident, years ago, changed Jake's life forever. Unable to shake the ghosts of his past, Jake avoided giving his heart to anyone for sixteen years. Until Nick...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  family  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet

    Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THIRDS agent Dexter J. Daley can’t wait to marry his fiancé, Team Leader Sloane Brodie, but first he’s looking forward to celebrating his bachelor party—which he intends to be a shenanigans-free evening of getting his groove on with family and friends. Of course events don’t work out as planned, but for Dex that’s nothing new...
  • Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 3 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A bounty hunter’s partners to lovers’ story. The hunt is on… and he’s the prey. Bradford (Ford) King was sure he had the rest of his life mapped out. Though he was no longer a SEAL Lieutenant, his brother was home safe and he had a job that still allowed him to satisfy his hunger for hunting bad guys...
  • Relentless by Kaylea Cross

    Relentless by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Former Delta Force operator Rhys Sinclair defied the odds by recovering from a traumatic brain injury that should have killed him. Given the chance to repay the beautiful doctor who saved his life by guarding hers, he can't say no--even if it means facing an unknown threat from the cunning terrorist his CIA-sanctioned team had been hunting in Afghanistan...
  • Hot Pursuit by Julie Ann Walker

    Hot Pursuit by Julie Ann Walker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He puts the hot... Christian Watson, a former SAS officer and current BKI operator, never thought he would return to England after a terrible turn of events forced him to abandon his homeland. But now he's back on British soil where old enemies are determined to do him in. Fighting for his life is pretty much SOP for Christian...
  • Torch by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Torch by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nine months ago, Rowan Ward thought he had it all. Now he's fighting to pull his shredded life together, buried in work and battling the kind of grief that destroys a man's soul. When fires spring up around Cincinnati threatening Rowe's friends and clients, he's thrilled to find his old Army buddy, Noah Keegan in town...
  • Big Easy Temptation by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake

    Big Easy Temptation by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series present the third scintillating novel featuring the privileged, wealthy, wild men of Creighton Academy—the Perfect Gentlemen. Years ago, Naval officer Dax Spencer and NCIS agent Holland Kirk indulged in a steamy affair—until she betrayed him in the wake of his father’s death...
  • Don't Judge by A.E. Via

    Don't Judge by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    AN ENEMIES TO LOVERS STORY Detective Austin Michaels didn’t think life could get any better after he was accepted into the most notorious narcotics task force on the East Coast, headed up by two of the baddest’ Lieutenants with the Atlanta Police Department - Cashel Godfrey and Leonidis Day...
  • Daylight Again by S.E. Jakes

    Daylight Again by S.E. Jakes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Before Prophet Drews can have a future, he must first put his past to rest.Prophet Drews is a man on the edge, and he’s pulling Tom Boudreaux, his partner on the job and in real life, right over with him. When his old CO calls in a favor, Prophet asks Tom to join the off-the-grid rescue...
  • Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    No one knows heartbreak like Jade Jax. After losing her husband to a tragic death, she doesn’t believe love can happen twice. But after years of living a half-life without her husband, her body starts to waken again, and needs she’d forgotten come to the surface...
  • Whisper No Lies by Cindy Gerard

    Whisper No Lies by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard's fiery new romantic suspense series, when danger threatens, the seductive heroes of Black Ops, Inc. turn up the heat. AN INDECENT PROPOSAL... When a high roller at the Vegas casino where Crystal Debrowski manages security makes a scandalous proposition, she flat-out refuses, especially given rumors of his shady overseas connections...
  • Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox

    Wilde Fire by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Otto: Seth Walker was my first love and I always swore he’d be my last. Even after he moved away our senior year in high school, we vowed to reunite after graduation. But when he suddenly broke things off without explanation and crushed my heart, it was my turn to run. After a decade in the navy, I’ve finally come home ready to move on with my life as Hobie’s newest firefighter...
  • A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With 21 books in this series, read how it all began with the first two. WARNING: Homosexual relations, crude language and violence. Alaska with Love: Sexual assault, violence, crude language and men making love. Mateo Esposito loves his job. Hired assassin for the U.S. Government, he takes lives and he kicks ass with no mercy...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
  • Renewed Faith by Kennedy Layne

    Renewed Faith by Kennedy Layne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kevin and Elle's story. Is it possible to renew one’s faith in love? Injury ended former Marine Kevin Dreier’s enlistment much too soon, leaving him with unwanted pins and screws in his right leg to serve as a constant reminder of what he’d lost. Being a team member of Crest Security Agency, however, gives him a sense of purpose and accomplishment...
  • The Bruise-Black Sky by John Wiltshire

    The Bruise-Black Sky by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ben usually overlooks Nikolas's occasionally jarring dissonance. Not this time. A deep rift, a terrible lie, separates them. Eleven thousand miles from Nikolas, in New Zealand, it's bitter winter as Ben films the tragic story of a post-apocalyptic gladiator, a victim of his own personal darkness. But on receiving a death threat, Ben suspects the truth of actor Oliver Whitestone's suicide...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  humor  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy
  • For A Reason by Jessie G.

    For A Reason by Jessie G.

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Marine and full time big brother, Bull Connor spends his days helping those in need of a second chance and his nights fighting the inner demons that won’t let go. During a routine tow he comes face to face with the only person who refuses to need him and the one man he wishes would...
    Categorized as:
    angst  family  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  suspense  war
  • Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart. Ben Holland is an artist...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  war
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