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  • Taking Liberty by Riley Edwards

    Taking Liberty by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Army trained Lieutenant Liberty McCoy to be the best—an elite Special Forces soldier, just like her father and uncles. But nothing prepared her for the bossy, good-looking Navy SEAL who rescues her after a mission goes horribly wrong. Navy SEAL Drake Hayes thinks his team is being sent out on a special purpose extraction. He’s had enough experience to expect the unexpected...
  • Keeping Quinn by Riley Edwards

    Keeping Quinn by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He liked fast and loose—she was sweet and innocent.Firefighter Brice Lancaster lived his life by a set of rules: No commitments, no attachments, no promises. Three rules that were easy to follow—rules that kept his heart safe, rules that should’ve kept his best friend’s cousin out of his bed...
  • Imperfect by Riley Edwards

    Imperfect by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sergeant Shiloh Kent has never quit anything in her life. She’s had to claw her way out of poverty. Fight to inch her way up the professional ladder. But after a barricade situation ends in tragedy, she’s rethinking her position on the SWAT team she fought so hard to join. The ugly seed of self-doubt has planted itself deep in her belly, and with each day, it grows and flourishes...
  • Flawed by Riley Edwards

    Flawed by Riley Edwards

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

    Curtis by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “I’ve always believed for every person there was only one love that would last a lifetime. I never understood quite what it meant until I met you though. You’re it for me, Lorrie. You are my love that lasts a lifetime.” ~Curtis Walker A love story 50 years in the making… Curtis Walker has lived his life to the fullest and he attributes that to the woman who has always been by his side...
  • One Year Home by Marie Force

    One Year Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved... Navy Captain John West has no idea how to survive without his beloved Ava, who moved on with her life during John's six-year deployment and has now married Eric...
  • A HOT Christmas Miracle: A Hostile Operations Team Holiday Story by Lynn Raye Harris

    A HOT Christmas Miracle: A Hostile Operations Team Holiday Story by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, badass military commander John “Viper” Mendez lost the love of his life. But fate brought them back together when he discovered she was still alive. Now they live a happily married life - and Kat’s pregnant. As Christmas approaches, they’re more in love than ever and looking forward to welcoming their new baby...
  • Cocky Soldier by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Soldier by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Civilian life has proved more challenging than Jeremy expected when his time in the Marines ended. Even though he's moved back to Atlanta he's still a million miles away, and his brothers don't know how to reach him. When a caramel-eyed aspiring chef almost runs Jeremy and his dog over with her hot pink Prius, his life might have found the purpose he's been looking for...
  • Warrior Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Warrior Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Things got off to a rocky start. . . Accused of being a thief. Fired. Kicked out of her home. Gigi Raymond has the worst luck. Only this time her bad luck comes in the form of a tall, gorgeous, arrogant asshole. Alec McKenzie might be nice to look at but he definitely has a mean side. He’s been called back into the past. . . Macca has returned to Australia to say goodbye to his dying grandma...
  • Shadow: Cerberus MC Book 3 by Marie James, Kari Ayasha

    Shadow: Cerberus MC Book 3 by Marie James, Kari Ayasha

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Morrison “Shadow” Griggs, VP of the Cerberus MC, is a force to be reckoned with. Women fall at his feet, willing to do almost anything for a night with him. Misty Bowen is the exception. She’s young and impressionable, but with her religious upbringing, she’s able to resist Shadow’s advances… for a while at least...
  • Thin Ice: by Maryann Jordan, Suspense Sisters

    Thin Ice: by Maryann Jordan, Suspense Sisters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Sleeper SEALs, are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on U.S. soil. Logan (Preacher) Bishop, retired Navy SEAL, flew tourists on helicopter rides over the mountains of Montana and occasionally rescued skiers from snowy slopes...
  • Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This book was previously published in Kindle Worlds and even though it has a new cover, has not changed significantly. Cooper Nelson’s SEAL career was cut drastically short when an explosion left him almost completely deaf...
  • Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Safe Haven by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love has no limits… At eighteen, I suffered a heartbreaking loss and began exploring my submissive side to escape the pain with kinky pleasure. A chance meeting sets me on an exciting new path as a student of the Submissive Training Center. There I find Captain, a distinguished Dom I’ve totally fallen for—my safe haven. But I have a problem. Captain won’t collar me...
  • HOT Secrets by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT Secrets by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She nearly ruined his life. Now she needs him to save hers. It was supposed to be a simple job for hacker Bliss Bennett: access confidential files and turn them over to the CIA. But something went wrong—and now Bliss has a target on her back. With no idea who to trust, she heads straight toward the one man she hopes won’t turn her away...
  • Edge of Fury (Edge Security) by Trish Loye

    Edge of Fury (Edge Security) by Trish Loye

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    E.D.G.E. Security is a covert international organization that handles jobs most governments won’t. The operators are the elite of the elite, soldiers and spies, chosen for their skills and secrecy, and their ability to go beyond the edge...
  • Slow Ride: Sleeper SEALs Book 2 by Becky McGraw, Suspense Sisters

    Slow Ride: Sleeper SEALs Book 2 by Becky McGraw, Suspense Sisters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Sleeper SEALs are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on US soil. SLOW RIDE Only a month into his retirement from the SEAL teams, Lt. Commander Keegan McDonald was bored out of his mind working at his uncle's motorcycle repair shop...
  • Silver Brewer (The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge) by L.B. Dunbar

    Silver Brewer (The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge) by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    L.B. Dunbar pitches her tent and stakes her claim as the queen of second chance, sexy silver fox romances, and this story is no different. - Goodreads. Olivet Pierson needs his land. Name your price, Mr. Harrington. She has her reasons, and this muscular mountain of masculinity isn’t going to get in her way...
  • Wreaking Havoc by Harley Stone

    Wreaking Havoc by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***2nd edition with bonus content, no cheating, HEA, 18+ for language and sexual situations... Fresh out of jail, the Dead Presidents MC Sargent at Arms, Marcus “Havoc” Wilson, is trying to lay low and keep his PTSD-induced temper under control while helping other military veterans rejoin society...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  biker  book
  • Daring Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Daring Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s the spoiled princess living a life of reckless fun. . . Or that’s what she wants people to believe. Because for years Eden has been hiding her pain from the people who love her the most. All of her true emotions and feelings are tucked away in a safe place where no-one can reach them. Except for him. . . Because when Zeke touches her heat fills her. Longing. Want...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Conquered by Angel Payne

    Conquered by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can one turn of fate be their conquering destiny? Jen Thorne is the resident book geek at Nellis Air Force Base, though she's strict about keeping her fictional men separate from her real-life expectations. It's safer, for her heart and soul, to maintain her personal life as a no-fly zone. Until she stumbles onto Sam Mackenna's radar...
  • Ruled by Angel Payne

    Ruled by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the lines are erased, the passion begins. Lines define Tracy Rhodes’s life, and she has no say in the matter once she is sworn in as second-in-command of the free world. But the lines are crushed beneath the boots of her security team’s special advisor during a high-profile event in Vegas...
  • Unchained by Suzanne Halliday

    Unchained by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Things were supposed to return to normal once Alex and Meghan’s society wedding was over. Brody, Heather and Bella Mia begin a new life in Arizona while an old friend chooses family over career and leaves the compound for good. Parker and Angie pick up right where they left off! The quasi-engaged couple continues to bring the laughs as their house-building project turns into a major circus...
  • Assassin's Promise by Elaine Levine

    Assassin's Promise by Elaine Levine

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Traumatized by her unusual childhood, sociologist Dr. Remington Chase, has made a career out of her lifelong obsession with American cults. Her research often results in pushback from the groups she studies, but not like what’s happening now, with the White Kingdom Brotherhood biker gang shadowing her every move...
  • Wet by Angel Payne

    Wet by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    T-Bomb, Tait Bommer’s call-sign, has never described him more accurately. A loose cannon with a penchant for pissing people off, he’s now responsible for a major screw-up during the First Special Forces Group’s most recent mission. His mess has earned him two weeks of mandated R&R on the shores of Kauai, where the ultimatum is clear—straighten up and fly right, or don’t return to active duty...
  • Saved by the SEALs: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole

    Saved by the SEALs: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three chiseled Navy SEAL alphas. One lucky college girl. I went to a Barcelona nightclub to celebrate my last week abroad. And the Navy SEALs I met there? They gave me the send-off of my life. Cairo , the olive-skinned and amber-eyed sailor whose muscles make my stomach squirm. Hunter , the chiseled blond beauty with the boy-next-door smile...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abducted while on a business trip to Europe, Tallie Grant quickly realizes she’s a commodity to be sold—and there’s no way out. Determined not to surrender to the man who buys her, she’ll soon discover he’s not what he seems. Mercenary Brett Wheeler has one task: infiltrate a human trafficking operation and get as much information as possible...
  • Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Rivers

    Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Rivers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ex-special forces Jacob King is a man who keeps to himself, having learned the hard way that letting people close to you, trusting them, might just get you killed. A lesson he learned when members of his Special Ops team turned dirty while others, men he considered friends, died. He made them pay. He made them hurt. He put them in jail. And so he doesn't trust anyone anymore...
  • Justice Brothers Box Set by Suzanne Halliday

    Justice Brothers Box Set by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three extraordinary men and the women who love them. How much distance do you need from your past before the dust settles? Broken Justice Cameron Justice was a throwaway kid heading for trouble...
  • FIRE by Hilary Storm, Kathy Coopmans

    FIRE by Hilary Storm, Kathy Coopmans

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    FIRE The moment you think you have it all is when it all vanishes right before your eyes. He had one final mission, but who knew it would go wrong? Kaleb Maverick is now fighting for his life. The life he wants to share with the woman he loves. The Fire inside him not only burns for her, it sizzles. Jade Elliott has lost one man in her life. She's determined not to lose another...
  • Pulled Under by Lisa Renee Jones

    Pulled Under by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The next installment in the steamy and alpha-packed Walker Security series by New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jones. Born into a wealthy family he rebelled against, Asher dived into the world of rock n roll, drugs, and women. A blond, tattooed, bad boy, he is the chameleon of Walker Security. A man who manages to switch from rocker leather hotness to perfectly fitted suits...
  • Wicked Choice by Sawyer Bennett

    Wicked Choice by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rachel Hart and Bodie Wright are nothing more than teammates. As mercenaries for hire with the elite Jameson Group, they have each other’s backs in the most dangerous of circumstances. But after a mission gone deadly wrong, Rachel does something she’s never done before. She crosses the professional line and takes comfort in Bodie’s arms...
  • A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Single mom, Jenna Blackwell wasn't having a very good start to the Christmas season; her purse got stolen on Black Friday. She's cursing her luck and herself for even being out in the Black Friday madness when the store manager brings in Riley Stanton, a former Navy SEAL who chased down the thieves and recovered her purse...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Break Down by Kaily Hart

    Break Down by Kaily Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roarke Daniels came back from war scarred and broken. He’s used to getting exactly what he wants and that includes keeping people away. Far away. He’s big, mean and dangerous and they’re his good qualities. On a good day. Marina Cole is rebuilding her life after the whole white picket fence thing went sideways...
  • Bennett by Sybil Bartel

    Bennett by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the drummer for the hottest new rock band should’ve been a dream come true. Sold-out shows, women, more money than I deserved…. But I didn’t want any of it. The fame sucked, the money was a burden and I’d given up my one shot at ever having her—my best friend’s sister. I wasn’t supposed to touch her. My best friend made me swear I wouldn’t...
  • Before Sunrise by Sienna Mynx

    Before Sunrise by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For military wife Kennedy Flanagan, starting over had not been easy. Learning to let go after the tragic killing of her Navy Seal husband in the Afghan War proved to be mission impossible. But after five long years and countless hours of tears and healing, Kennedy has moved on. KIA? No...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Rescued by the SEAL by Fiona Davenport

    Rescued by the SEAL by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Huntley Reed was convinced that military relationships were doomed to fail. He’d seen too many marriages go down in flames to think he could make one work. But he didn’t feel as though he was missing out until he met Cora Davis.Huntley tried to stay away from the gorgeous bank teller, but he could only stay away for so long...
  • Roar by Kallypso Masters

    Roar by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Haunted by a tragic accident that yanked his beloved wife from his side, Kristoffer Roar Larson has been going through the motions in life. But when he meets the dedicated surgeon and humanitarian, Pamela Jeffrey, he feels an undeniable connection to her, stirring feelings he’d buried long ago...
  • Scarred Hero by Hope Ford

    Scarred Hero by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He doesn’t deserve love. She disagrees.I spent the last year of my life trying to get over my injuries and losing my friend.I knew I was destined to be alone and never even considered that I could have love in my future.And then I met Hope.She’s everything I’m not. She’s happy and sees the good everywhere.While I have seen the very worst in people and know what this world is capable of...
  • Call Sign Karma by Jamie Rae

    Call Sign Karma by Jamie Rae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love in the no-fly zone… Distraught over the loss of her brother in a fighter jet accident, Tinklee Pinkerton decides to follow in his footsteps—and prove the tragedy wasn’t his fault...
  • SEALs of Summer 3: Military Romance Superbundle~Navy SEAL Style by Lynn Raye Harris, Cora Seton

    SEALs of Summer 3: Military Romance Superbundle~Navy SEAL Style by Lynn Raye Harris, Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HOT SEAL SEDUCTION (HOT SEAL Team) by NYT and USAT Bestselling Author LYNN RAYE HARRIS. Navy SEAL Cody "Cowboy" McCormick gets a whole lot more than he bargained for when a gorgeous woman with a gun abducts him in broad daylight.  A SEAL's OATH (SEALs of Chance Creek) by NYT and USAT Bestselling Author CORA SETON. Wanted: one wife, one baby. Love not required...
  • Meant To Be by Tory Baker

    Meant To Be by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being medically discharged from the SEALS, Liam Stevens worked himself to the bone to make a good life. He thought he had it all planned out, but those plans changed when he saw a blonde beauty stranded along the side of the road. Everly wasn’t your usual damsel in distress. She had an independent streak a mile long...
  • Red, White & Hers by Ember Flint

    Red, White & Hers by Ember Flint

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    31-year-old Truman Cox doesn’t really like the glitz and the glamour of the business world, he’s a real man with a Marine past that weighs heavily on his shoulders, but he cares about his family’s company too much not to be involved in it and as the Head of Security he feels his duty to keep everybody safe keenly...
  • Perfect Picture by Avery Gale

    Perfect Picture by Avery Gale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Noah Drummond left Iliana Red Cloud’s bed in the middle of the night to help a group of kidnapped young women. He didn’t return to Colorado, fearing his love for Ilaina would target the woman who became an international modeling sensation. Now they have both returned to their small hometown in Colorado, and he intends to win back her trust and her heart...
  • Without Judgment by Aubrey Bondurant

    Without Judgment by Aubrey Bondurant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do you know what I got for always being the good girl? A cheating ex, fake friends, and now a scandal that has even my own father ashamed of me. No one believes it isn’t me on the video. My new bodyguard is no exception. Mason is not only my brother’s best friend, but my newly assigned babysitter who wishes he was anywhere but here. He’s both hot and judgmental...
  • The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    The Heart Remembers: a friends to lovers romance by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Our history had been defined by kisses.The one he stole from me at 17.The one I gave to him at 20.The one we shared when I was 27 changed the course of everything.I’d had a crush on Levi Walker my entire life, but he always saw me as a child. A little girl running around the yard, dancing under sprinklers, and dreaming of princes...
  • Jen's Journey by Avery Gale

    Jen's Journey by Avery Gale

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. Sexually explicit content. Ménage – MFM In book three of Masters of the Prairie Winds Club: Jen Keating is a trouble magnet. She has managed to attract the attention of a crazed Central American sex trafficker who stalks her with ruthless determination...
  • High Risk by Brenna Aubrey

    High Risk by Brenna Aubrey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’ll break all the rules to keep the last promise to his best friend. Commander Ryan Tyler is a true American hero—a former Navy SEAL and the man who saved the International Space Station. Yet he couldn’t save the best friend who died in his place...
  • Passion, Vows & Babies: Body Language  (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Rochelle Paige

    Passion, Vows & Babies: Body Language (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jessa Ames is shy and a bit of a klutz.Roman Thatcher is confident and athletic. They couldn’t be more different, but they’re also made for each other. This quiet beauty will learn there’s more than one way to communicate when the language is love...
  • Possessing Liberty by Nichole Rose

    Possessing Liberty by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling in love never hurt so good.KillianI'm a military man…rough, demanding, and used to being obeyed.I don't do love. I don't date. I don't have time for either.But Liberty Connor has me rethinking everything.One kiss from those sweet lips, and I'm hers.How do you convince an angel to fall for the devil?You possess her.LibertyKillian Thorne is my worst nightmare.Bossy, scarred…and hot as Hades...
  • Embattled Ever After by J.M. Madden

    Embattled Ever After by J.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WARNING- This is the fifth book in the Lost and Found series and as always, there are ups and downs. Readers need to be aware that I deal with PTSD issues, suicide, and miscarriage. But, as always, there is a happy ending!!! Duncan Wilde has avoided long-term relationships very well since his fiancée left him wounded in the hospital years ago...
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