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  • 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...
  • Defending Everly by Susan Stoker

    Defending Everly by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The stakes are personal, hot, and dangerous in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s riveting Mountain Mercenaries novel. As tough as Everly Adams may be, the Colorado Springs SWAT officer is near a breaking point. Her fifteen-year-old half sister, Elise, has disappeared from Los Angeles without a trace, and the window to find her is closing fast...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Freeing Jasper: A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    Freeing Jasper: A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The moment Jasper heard Emily Jenkins' sultry voice he was transfixed. An instant and heated reaction that wound its way through his soul and warmed his skin. The inexplicable connection was broken as fast as it began. Emily has a son. Jasper doesn't "do" kids...
  • Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Discovering your ex is a serial-killing religious zealot would put anyone off dating for a good long while. That’s where Hudson “Taco” Vines’s head is at when he meets Koren, a woman who looks a little too much like his ex for comfort. But he can’t deny their attraction, and the more he gets to know her, the more Taco realizes how different Koren is from his ex, in all the best ways...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  in-uniform  military  stalking  suspense  war
  • Rescuing Ellena by Anna Blakely

    Rescuing Ellena by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two Estranged Hearts. One Second Chance. An Unknown Enemy Threatening to Destroy It.

He thought leaving would keep her safe.Five years ago, Gabriel Dawson had it all. He was in charge of his own SEAL team, was married to the love of his life, and together, he and Elle were planning the future he’d always wanted...
    Categorized as:
    dark  military  stalking  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Delta: Revenge by Cristin Harber

    Delta: Revenge by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Tortured Hero with a Heart of Gold Growing up on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Almeida has only his older sister to protect him. When she’s sold to a human-trafficker, he vows to hunt down those responsible. Years later, Titan Group’s Delta team finds him, tattooed and brawling, a vigilante protector with information they want...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  in-uniform  kidnapping  military  suspense  war
  • Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook

    Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes your biggest enemy isn’t across the line. Dutch Mackey has made his fair share of enemies over the years. None of them are like Harlow Mowry. As the hacker for Team Rogue, she’s got her hands in everything. Occasionally that includes his pants. The woman is as vicious as she is irresistible, and can run hotter than hot and colder than cold...
  • Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her...
  • Redemption by Sloane Kennedy

    Redemption by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My job is to save lives. But what if the one that needs saving is the one I was sent to take? At 33 years old, Phoenix Jones once had a stellar military career ahead of him. But when tragedy struck his family, he walked away from the path he'd chosen to be there for the one who needed him most...
  • Justice for Corrie by Susan Stoker

    Justice for Corrie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Blind since birth, Corrie Madison relies on her other sharpened senses in her job as a chiropractor. Never did she imagine she’d have to depend on them to identify a killer. But when a man enters her practice, murdering everyone in his path, Corrie is the only witness—putting her directly in the killer’s crosshairs...
  • Defending Allye by Susan Stoker

    Defending Allye by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Love is a life-and-death risk for the Mountain Mercenaries in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s explosive series of alpha heroes, hot action, and hard passion… Ever since his rescue op off the Pacific Coast, Mountain Mercenary Gray Rogers hasn’t been able to forget his latest “job”—Allye Martin...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • False Security by Evan Grace

    False Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was supposed to be a harmless blind date-but it ended in a one night stand when Shayla up and left in the middle of the night without a wink or a wave. I didn’t think I’d see her again…until I walked into my office and met our new employee—none other than the curvy brunette who had rocked my world. The more she fights the attraction between us, the more determined I am to make her mine...
  • 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...
  • King of Clubs by Sandra Owens

    King of Clubs by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the second novel in acclaimed author Sandra Owens’s Aces & Eights series, passions—and tempers—flare as one star-crossed couple gets a second chance at love. Covert FBI agent Court Gentry loves his brothers, his job, and his Harley-Davidson. Once he loved a girl, too, but when she broke his heart, he put his emotions on lockdown…until she crosses his path again...
  • Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast...
  • Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **AVAILABLE TODAY!!** Cool under pressure… Until now. Hostile Operations Team sniper Jack “Hawk” Hunter is cool, methodical, and utterly lethal. Nothing rattles Jack’s calm. But that was before he learned he fathered a child three years ago—a child who has just been kidnapped. Gina Domenico is a superstar, a pop sensation with a string of hit records...
  • Axel by Dale Mayer

    Axel by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life was never boring, but, for Axel, things kick up a notch when he helps in an underwater rescue of a downed submarine that’s low on oxygen. What they find is nothing like what they expected. All the crew but one was dead—as in shot to death. The last remaining crew member was alive but in rough shape...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  military  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Keane by Dale Mayer

    Keane by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heading out on a last-ditch rescue mission to Puget Sound one day after two women go overboard in a sailing accident isn’t exactly what he’d expected … But Keane is nothing if not adaptable. He can only hope the two women are alive and doing everything they can to stay that way...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  military  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Griffin by Dale Mayer

    Griffin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when the very men—trained to make the hard decisions—come up against the rules and regulations that hold them back from doing what needs to be done? They either stay and work within the constraints given to them or they walk away. Only now, for a select few, they have another option: The Mavericks...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  military  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • 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...
  • Savor the Danger by Lori Foster

    Savor the Danger by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The one woman he couldn't have was the only woman he desired…She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty—with no memory of what happened—he knows he's been drugged… even if Alani doesn't...
  • Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann

    Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Uncommon valor in the line of duty and unconditional devotion in the name of love are the salient qualities of the daring men and women who risk it all in the heart-pounding thrillers of New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann. Crafted with precision and power, her characters come alive with a depth of emotion few writers have achieved...
  • 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  dark  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...
  • Avenged by Kaylea Cross

    Avenged by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the past and present collide… Taya Kostas is a survivor. She’s clawed her way back from the hell she was subjected to at the hands of an undercover agent working for the U.S. government. Since then she’s dedicated her life to preventing the same from happening to anyone else. Now her story has come full circle...
  • Russian Prey by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Russian Prey by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Special Agent Keegan Ripley has watched, listened to and fantasized about the notorious Vicious Vince Markov for more than a decade. Now he has been assigned the task of going undercover in Rio to convince Markov to meet with FBI bosses about joining forces...
  • Saving Liberty by Helena Newbury

    Saving Liberty by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Emily is the President's daughter. Gorgeous but innocent...not the kind of woman who should get involved with me, an ex-Marine with a bad boy rep. But when a sniper opens fire, the need to protect her is stronger than anything I've ever felt. Suddenly, we're on the ground, my body covering hers. I save her life then walk away, sure that I'll never see her again...
  • Redeeming Rafe by Sloane Kennedy

    Redeeming Rafe by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He wants revenge against the brothers who betrayed him but first he has to get past the one man he can’t resist… At the tender age of eight, Rafe Barretti lost everything. His parents, his childhood, his innocence. And the brothers who were supposed to protect him let him go instead...
  • Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann

    Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann knows exactly what makes hearts race and pulses pound: peril and passion. No one succeeds more brilliantly at blending these exhilarating elements in breathtaking novels of men and women forced to grapple with the deepest emotions and the highest risks. And there's no better proof than Hot Target...
  • Nauti Dreams by Lora Leigh

    Nauti Dreams by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Third in a sizzling trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of Nauti Boy and Nauti Nights . Natches Mackay separated himself from his family years ago, except for the two cousins who gave him the only family he’d known...
  • Shielding Gillian by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Gillian by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    As an event planner, Gillian Romano’s an expert at rolling with the punches and solving unexpected problems. But her flight getting hijacked while returning from a job is definitely out of her skill set. Passengers are being murdered, and when she’s chosen by the terrorists to be their mouthpiece, even more innocent lives rest on Gillian’s shoulders...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  bodyguard  crime  dark  kidnapping  military  suspense  war
  • Down Deep by Kimberly Kincaid

    Down Deep by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ian Gamble has a past he’d rather forget—which is exactly what he’s doing at The Crooked Angel Bar and Grill when the place catches fire. Between his active duty in the Marines and his experience as a firefighter, his instincts get him and hot, headstrong bar manager, Kennedy Matthews, to safety...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  in-uniform  kidnapping  military  suspense  war
  • Flash Fire by Dana Marton

    Flash Fire by Dana Marton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an American teenager disappears abroad, Clara Roberts, a by-the-book investigator on a secret mission, joins forces with Light Walker, an ex-SEAL turned lawless mercenary, to save her. The sparks they generate—and the trouble they stir up—threaten to set the jungle ablaze. Nothing is what it seems in this fast-paced romantic thriller...
  • His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *** Special release weekend price of $2.99 (will be $4.99 on Monday, June 27th) *** Matteo Angelico, former Marine and experienced, longtime dominant, knows what he likes--sexy, submissive women who do what they're told and are willing and able to give him the control he craves. But he also knows what he doesn't like--the demands of a full-time dynamic and a committed relationship...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  military  stalking  suspense  war  abuse
  • Relentless by Elizabeth Dyer

    Relentless by Elizabeth Dyer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ethan Somerton doesn’t do safe or easy. He’s all about the challenge. The risk . In order to rescue one of his agents, Ethan must infiltrate the ruthless Vega cartel. One tiny error—just one—and he’s dead. Which means he needs Natalia Vega. Bright, beautiful, and cut sharper than the most lethal blade, she’s finally reached her breaking point. Now Ethan must find a way to make her surrender...
  • Protecting the Soul by Annabella Michaels

    Protecting the Soul by Annabella Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Landon Greene, managing the band Carter’s Creed is more than just a job. It also means being there to keep his brother safe. When someone begins sending threatening letters to Carter, Landon feels overwhelmed with the need to protect him...
    Categorized as:
    bodyguard  crime  dark  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  stalking
  • Kerrick by Dale Mayer

    Kerrick by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when the very men—trained to make the hard decisions—come up against the rules and regulations that hold them back from doing what needs to be done? They either stay and work within the constraints given to them or they walk away. Only now, for a select few, they have another option: The Mavericks...
    Categorized as:
    dark  kidnapping  military  mlm  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Shattered Duty by Katie Reus

    Shattered Duty by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new novel from the author of Bound to Danger who “has the amazing ability of pulling the reader onto the front lines of the action and drama.” ( The Reading Café) When his wife was murdered two years ago, Special Agent Levi Lazaro turned his back on everything he cared about. Ever since, he has thought of nothing but vengeance...
  • Running On Empty by Christy Reece

    Running On Empty by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Running On EmptyAn LCR Elite NovelThe Danger Has Only BegunHaving survived a brutal childhood, Sabrina Fox believed she could handle anything. That was before she watched the love of her life die before her very eyes. Brokenhearted, her emotions on lockdown, she finds purpose and hope as an LCR elite operative rescuing victims from some of the most volatile places in the world...
  • Outspoken Angel by Mia Dymond

    Outspoken Angel by Mia Dymond

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Handbags, stilettos, and spa dates -- not retired SEAL Max Sterling's usual m.o. Until Cameron Tremaine. Duty bound, Max tolerates her sass and smart mouth until she pushes too far. Cameron doesn't need a bald, bossy bodyguard, thank you very much. Especially one oh, so delectable as Max. Except, when someone decides to silence her for good, Cameron realizes bold and brassy go hand in hand...
  • Sweet Justice by Christy Reece

    Sweet Justice by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Honor Stone is a young, idealistic FBI agent when her path collides with Seth Cavanaugh. For a girl who has never walked on the wild side, the dark and dangerous Seth is a temptation she can't refuse. But then Seth walks out the door and out of her life...
  • Stacking the Deck by Charlie Cochet

    Stacking the Deck by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ex-Special Forces Communications Sergeant Jacopo “Jack” Constantino knows a thing or two about communications technology. As head of Cyber Security at Four Kings Security, Jack spends his days working with high-tech systems. Life for Jack is pretty uneventful—despite working with his brothers-in-arms—and he finds himself longing for a little excitement.Be careful what you wish for...
    Categorized as:
    bodyguard  crime  dark  drama  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • First Strike by Pamela Clare

    First Strike by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Warning: This story ends with a cliffhanger. Just a weekend… Laura Nilsson knows what she wants: a successful career as a broadcast journalist—and a little fun between the sheets now and again. What she doesn’t want is marriage or kids...
  • Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann

    Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Alyssa Locke is no stranger to dealing with danger. As team leader of the nation's number one personal security company, Troubleshooters Inc., she's seen more than her share of action, survived plenty of close calls, and holds her own with the best of them-and against the worst of them. Guarding lives is her game, and no one plays it better...
  • Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann

    Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Izzy Zanella wasn’t looking for another reason to butt heads with his Navy SEAL teammate, and nemesis, Danny Gillman. But then he met Danny’s beautiful younger sister, Eden. When she needed it most, he offered her a place to stay, a shoulder to cry on—and more. And when she got pregnant with another man’s child, he offered her marriage...
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