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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 106 ratingsSparks are igniting.Flames are spreading.And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be... -
![Her Treasured SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Treasured SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Wedding. A Baby. But Will His Enemies Destroy Their Happiness? Drake Avery has not gone out on a mission with his Navy SEAL team in months, instead he stayed by his woman's side as she fought for her life. Now Karen is home and recovering and it's time for Drake to go back to work. Joining his team to stop the Boko Haram in Africa, Drake faces his ultimate challenge... -
![Cheating the Devil (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole]()
Cheating the Devil (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** Delta Force Colonel Bradley “Tank” Barton never expected to fall for a woman with a bad-ass past, but fate had other plans, and he certainly wasn’t complaining. Avery Knapp had worked as an undercover agent before burning out after twenty years... -
![Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnnie Fletcher has known what she’s wanted to do since she was seven years old...a special forces soldier just like her dad. But now that she’s one of the very few women in the ranks of the elite Green Berets, she isn't sure she wants the role anymore. But the last thing she wants to do is disappoint her father. Or his Delta Force teammates, who are all like uncles to her... -
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![Scout by Janie Crouch]()
Scout by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPublished in "Danger and Desire: A Romantic Suspense Anthology".Linear Tactical’s Wyatt Highfield is running for his life with intel that will break up a human trafficking ring. The last thing he wants is to bring danger to Nadine Macfarlane’s door. The gentle beauty has been through enough, and has the scars—physical and emotional—to prove it. But she’s his only option... -
![Rescuing Moira: Ex-Military Special Forces Hostage Rescue (Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists) by Ellie Masters]()
Rescuing Moira: Ex-Military Special Forces Hostage Rescue (Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists) by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMOIRAI’ve been to hell and back,And back again.It's a never-ending cycle for me.Every time I think the worst is over,I get knocked right back down again.I grew up on the streets. I've been traded in and out of men's beds,I thought that was my lowest moment, but I was wrong.I was taken from one hell and sold into another.I'm calloused, hardened, and hopeless... -
![Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans]()
Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMichael and his friends try to recruit Hatch’s Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!Michael and the Electroclan are about to embark on their deadliest mission yet. Some of them may not make it back... -
![The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren]()
The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a part of the Jones Inc. rescue team. Saving the life of pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Aria Sinclair on Denali helped too... -
![Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFall in love with Sky Lacroux and Sawyer Bass in Seaside Nights, the fifth book in the Seaside Summers series by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster! Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts... -
![Prairie Storm: Cowboys of the Flint Hills by Tessa Layne]()
Prairie Storm: Cowboys of the Flint Hills by Tessa Layne
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill an Alpha cowboy get a second chance at true love in this sexy, small town western? A captivating contemporary western romance series that will appeal to fans of Vivian Arend's Six Pack Ranch, Cora Seton's Chance Creek, and Maisey Yates' Copper Ridge. He’s a down-home rancher…b> Axel Hansen is Prairie’s fickle Casanova and resident prankster... -
![Breaking Away by Elle James]()
Breaking Away by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDelta Force Operative Sean “Mac” McDaniels fell in love early on in his Army career. The girl, though she loved him, wanted to pursue her career in journalism before she settled down and married. Knowing he couldn’t hold her back, he let her go. In the years to come, no other woman ever held that place in his heart.Kylie Adams loved Mac but chose to pursue her love of journalism first... -
![Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr]()
Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsColin Riordan came to Virgin River to recuperate from a horrific helicopter crash, the scars of which he bears inside and out. His family is wonderfully supportive, but it's his art that truly soothes his troubled soul. Stung personally and professionally by an ill-advised affair, PR guru Jillian Matlock has rented an old Victorian with a promising garden in Virgin River... -
![I Want to Hold Your Hand by Marie Force]()
I Want to Hold Your Hand by Marie Force
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor the Abbott siblings, the Green Mountain state has always been an idyllic place to call home... -
![Another Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker]()
Another Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour stories by Susan Stoker, including Caroline’s Surprise, Carnal Comfort, Best Christmas Ever, and First Kiss.Caroline’s Surprise- Caroline thinks her husband, Matthew “Wolf” Steel, is taking her out to dinner for their twenty-fifth anniversary, but he’s got a bigger surprise in store... -
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![Fast Fury by Kaylea Cross]()
Fast Fury by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s a woman worth fighting for. Abby McKinley misses her sexy former neighbor from across the hall more than she expected—because he means more to her than she was ready to admit. When she learns the feeling is mutual, she balks at the idea of getting involved with a man who is sure to break her heart. But the pull between them is too strong to deny... -
![Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey]()
Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the early days of World War II, the Lang family lost everything. Eighty years later, it’s time to take it back.The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice—but too late... -
![After MidKnight by Em Petrova]()
After MidKnight by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the tender age of seventeen, Roades Knight was caught eloping. His parents put a swift end to that, and Roades was forced to break ties with the young Puerto Rican beauty. Five years later, he’s a member of the elite Knight Ops team and his family is once again disappointed in his behavior, after he’s muddled up a mission... -
![Hot SEAL, Tijuana Nights: An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Comedy (SEALs in Paradise) by Cat Johnson, Paradise Authors]()
Hot SEAL, Tijuana Nights: An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Comedy (SEALs in Paradise) by Cat Johnson, Paradise Authors
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a Navy SEAL. She's his sister's annoying best friend . . . and now she's missing. In Tijuana. And he has to find her. During his leave. F*ck. Navy SEAL Zachary Browne made it back from Yemen to find a squatter living in his house—an apparently homeless and very possibly insane, sexy AF interior designer who claims she was hired by his sister to redecorate his place as a surprise... -
![Sincerely Daniella by Eija Jimenez]()
Sincerely Daniella by Eija Jimenez
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowark, Rhode Island wasn’t supposed to be the place where Corporal Taylor Phillips found home, but inside a little bungalow was a family she never thought she’d have. All she had to do was finish her service, and she’d get to go home to them... -
![Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon]()
Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Josie Jensen, an awkward 13-year-old musical prodigy crashes headlong into new-comer Samuel Yazzie, an 18-year-old Navajo boy full of anger and confusion, an unlikely friendship blooms. Josie teaches Samuel about words, music and friendship, and along the way finds a kindred spirit... -
![Rome by Jay Crownover]()
Rome by Jay Crownover
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSometimes the wrong choice can be just right . . .Fun and fearless, Cora Lewis knows how to keep her tattooed "bad boy" friends at the Marked in line. But beneath all that flash and sass is a broken heart. Cora won't let herself get burned again. She's waiting to fall in love with the perfect man—a baggage-free, drama-free guy ready for commitment. Then she meets Rome Archer... -
![Ranger Creed by Elle James]()
Ranger Creed by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNative American of the Blackfeet Nation, Lani Running Bear ends her service in the Army Military Police corps and returns to the reservation to help her people as a law enforcement officer. When members of her tribe turn up dead, she doesn't know who she can trust and calls on a man she’d busted while deployed... -
![Living with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox]()
Living with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pain so powerful can only be eased by a love even stronger. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other's backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.This is Aaron's story ... Single Dad of Seattle, Aaron Steele isn't a single dad at all... -
![Montana SEAL Friendly Fire by Elle James]()
Montana SEAL Friendly Fire by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrevor Anderson gave up his life as a Navy SEAL when he lost his best friend in an ambush. Before his friend died, he’d promised him he’d take care of his wife, should anything happen to him. Trevor left the Navy and returned to his home state of Montana to follow through on that promise... -
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![Breaking Rules by Elle James]()
Breaking Rules by Elle James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan “Dash” Hayes has a penchant for breaking the rules. If it’s for the right reasons, and he doesn’t get caught, he won’t hesitate. To him, rules are guidelines to be used to keep the sheep in line, not him. But his commander is willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he’s good at his job as a Delta Force Operative. Fast, effective and willing to sacrifice his life to save others... -
![The One by Kiera Cass]()
The One by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 91 ratingsThe time has come for one winner to be crowned.When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart... -
![Montana SEAL Daddy by Elle James]()
Montana SEAL Daddy by Elle James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL enters the fight of his life to protect the mother of his child from killers who wish to silence her testimony in a murder case After the sudden disappearance of the amazing woman he fell for on vacation in Cozumel and nearly losing his own life on a politically volatile mission in Syria, Brandon Rayne “Boomer” leaves the SEAL brotherhood and signs on with the private security... -
![Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake]()
Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartwarming contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake. Seraphina Guidry loves Butterfly Bayou. A young, single mom, she’s trying to find a place for herself in the town she cherishes, but past mistakes have made her wary. She adores her son but has sworn off men... -
![Checkmate by Malorie Blackman]()
Checkmate by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the award-winning Noughts and Crosses trilogy.Can the future ever erase the past? Rose has a Cross mother and a Nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices... -
![Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr]()
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTom Cavanaugh may think he wants a traditional woman, but in Virgin River, the greatest tradition is falling in love unexpectedly....Former Marine Tom Cavanaugh’s come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family’s apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.Nothing like Nora Crane... -
![Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr]()
Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFOUR YEARS AGO, AIR FORCE SWEETHEARTS FRANCI DUNCAN AND SEAN RIORDAN REACHED AN IMPASSE. SHE WANTED MARRIAGE AND A FAMILY. HE DIDN'T. BUT A CHANCE MEETING PROVES THAT THE BITTER BREAKUP HASN'T COOLED THEIR SIZZLING CHEMISTRY. Sean has settled down in spite of himself --- he's not the cocky young fighter pilot he was when Franci left, and he wants them to try again... -
![My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr]()
My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPATRICK RIORDAN ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT NOTHING COULD MATCH THE ADRENALINE RUSH HE GETS FROM HIS JOB. BUT THIS CHRISTMAS, PATRICK’S PULSE IS REALLY RACING... The Riordan brothers may have a reputation for being rough-and tumble, but Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. These days, his easygoing manner is being tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot... -
![It's In His Arms by Shelly Alexander]()
It's In His Arms by Shelly Alexander
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLorenda Lawson has built a safe, sheltered life for her two young sons since their father was KIA several years ago. She has a beautiful cottage and a support network of family and friends. No one in Red River suspects that her marriage to Cam was ever less than perfect. Nobody, that is, except the gorgeous ex-SEAL who’s shown up after a long absence: Cam’s notorious twin brother, Mitchell... -
![Her Hopes and Dreams by Terri Osburn]()
Her Hopes and Dreams by Terri Osburn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs a newly single mother, Carrie Farmer isn’t quite ready to jump back into the dating pool in Ardent Springs—especially since her last marriage was such a disaster. But if anyone could entice her to wade in a bit, it would be her hunky neighbor, Noah Winchester. He’s the perfect man: strong, protective, and smoking hot... -
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![Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg]()
Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChampagne, France, 1800. Twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherited Le Nez (an uncanny sense of smell) from her great-grandfather, a renowned champagne maker. She is determined to use Le Nez to make great champagne, but the Napoleon Code prohibits women from owning a business... -
![Code Name: Nina's Choice by Natasza Waters]()
Code Name: Nina's Choice by Natasza Waters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNina Samson, an analyst working at Coronado Base Command, lands in Navy sniper Mace Callahan’s lap like an I.E.D. Two weeks of fiery passion with the lithe redhead, and the self-proclaimed bachelor raises the white flag. Arriving in San Diego, Nina, a single mother with an eight-year-old daughter, spots danger ahead... -
![Songbird Freed by Lisa Edward]()
Songbird Freed by Lisa Edward
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Tara O’Connell, and I’ve always believed we control our own fate. That life is a journey with many roads, and the choices we make can shape our future. Life has presented me with two paths and I’ve chosen one. Was it right? Did I make the best decision? After the uncertainty of the last twelve months, my destiny is now crystal-clear to me... -
![At Close Range by Em Petrova]()
At Close Range by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBullets aren’t the only things flying on this mission... When Texas Ranger Nash Sullivan finds himself in a hailstorm of gunfire during a bunker raid, he handles himself—and those around him—with his usual skill and sharp wit. It seems his charm worked its wonders too, because he’s gone from a Ranger to a special ops unit captain overnight... -
![Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels]()
Her Secret Ranger by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKissing the sexy soldier was a dare she couldn’t resist… By-the-book event planner Beth Brannigan’s best friend dared her to kiss a cowboy. She should have said no. Instead, she said please…again and again. If her brother finds out she’s dating—okay, kissing—okay, sleeping with—one of his military buddies, he’ll kill her. Assuming he doesn’t kill his friend first... -
![Captain Heartbreaker by Brighton Walsh]()
Captain Heartbreaker by Brighton Walsh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdventure's in Captain Hudson Miller’s blood. For the past ten years, he's spent his days in the sky, serving as a pilot for the Army. But where adventure called him away, something—someone—else is calling him home. On post-deployment leave, he escapes to the one place he hasn’t been since he enlisted: Havenbrook, Mississippi... -
![Take the Money and Run by Samantha A. Cole]()
Take the Money and Run by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith a gun and a duffel bag full of cash, Moriah Jensen is on the run from the police and ruthless drug dealers. She’d fled Chicago after her family was murdered and has spent the past four months trying to stay alive. Using an alias, she has bounced around from town to town, state to state, trying to stay at least a few steps ahead of the people chasing her... -
![Biker Beloved by Audrey Carlan]()
Biker Beloved by Audrey Carlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Audrey Carlan, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Calendar Girl series.The day I found out I was going to be a father was the scariest, most shocking moment of my life. Worse, my brand new baby girl was dropped off in the arms of my motorcycle club, abandoned by her mother while I was fighting in Afghanistan... -
![The Day He Went Away by Jennifer Millikin]()
The Day He Went Away by Jennifer Millikin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Life, fate, the universe, they all broke the rules." I was the luckiest girl in the world. I had it all. Everything I never knew I wanted. Until one day in June, it all came crashing down. My best friend, my life, my love. All gone. I live in the Valley of the Sun, but I’m the darkest storm cloud. "Heal," they all tell me. "Move on... -
![Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr]()
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all...A moving story about survival, forgiveness--and the power of love to heal a wounded spirit.Marine corporal Rick Sudder is home early from Iraq--his tour ended abruptly on the battlefield. The carefree boy is gone, replaced by a man who believes his future is as bleak as his mirror image... -
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![Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr]()
Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list: getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It’s time she got over her silly college relationship and moved on... -
![Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau]()
Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need! As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet, Josh comes up with a romantic scheme to prove his love and devotion--and employs all his brothers as Cupid’s... -
![Bishop's Queen by Katie Reus]()
Bishop's Queen by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the Endgame trilogy where blood is thick, but passion is thicker…He doesn’t believe in fairy-tale endings… They used to call Evan Bishop the golden boy. He had it all and was about to close the business deal of a lifetime, then marry the woman of his dreams. But everything goes to hell when a faceless enemy wants to destroy his family’s empire and see him dead... -
![An Honorable Seduction (The Westmoreland Legacy) by Brenda Jackson]()
An Honorable Seduction (The Westmoreland Legacy) by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis navy SEAL is on a top-secret mission of seduction…David Holloway is used to hard assignments. Now he faces his most difficult yet: cozying up to the soft curves of Swan Jamison. He wants to know the island beauty…in every way. But romancing Swan as part of his SEAL team’s mission tests his honor, even as his feelings become increasingly real... -
![Heading Home by Katie Flynn]()
Heading Home by Katie Flynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Katie Flynn’s wonderful new Liverpool saga, Louisa and Cormack Muldoon both have good jobs and live a settled life with their two young daughters. But then Grandpa Muldoon has a seizure and begs his son to return to Kilnevin and the family croft... -
![Stay with Me by J. Lynn]()
Stay with Me by J. Lynn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAt 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends...
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