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Brothers in Blue: A Bryson Family Christmas by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome back to Manning Grove... Enjoy a trip back to the quaint town in Northern Pennsylvania, where the Bryson brothers are celebrating Christmas in this special holiday edition of the Brothers in Blue series... -
Jared by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe jagged line between love and hate is paper thin and razor sharp. Pushing Christian across that line severs him from Jared’s life…until fate steps in giving Jared one last chance. Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember... -
Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJason LeHar learned his tracking skills as a kid in the Bayous of Louisiana. Those skills earned him a place on Delta Force Team Panther, and he found the family he chose for himself. When his best friend’s relationship with one of their team commanders was exposed... -
Wes' Denial by Joseph Lance Tonlet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNovel: 103,000+ words / 301 pagesGenre(s): Gay, Erotica, BDSMWes has spent his life looking for that one special guy who will understand and love him—all of him. From his tender vanilla side, to his darker debauched side.Throughout high school, his successful career in the Marines, and as a BDSM Dom, he’s remained confident his partner is out there waiting to be found... -
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Roman by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFact: Six years ago, former Force Recon Marine Roman Walsh made the biggest mistake of his life and chose duty to his country over love. Fact: He was an idiot. Now the one he loves is missing, and Roman has only one thing on his mind. Get him back alive... -
Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx- Mossad agent Malik Dahan has lived for years in the shadows, straddling the very fine line between his own moral code and the missions his assassin role required. Two years ago, refusing an order from Mossad's Operations Base near Glilot Junction on the west end of Tel Aviv put him on a collision course with Team Panther... -
Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZac 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... -
Worlds Away by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes love stand a chance between two men from different worlds, when they’re both being pulled in opposite directions? Sawyer MacNeil is looking for answers. His time in the Army didn’t go as planned, and he’s still reeling from the end of a relationship that never should have happened in the first place... -
Noah by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase... -
In Moonlight and Memories: Volume One by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker comes an epic story about sacrifice, friendship, and the awe-inspiring power of love. Maggie: Ten years ago, Cash Armstrong stole my heart. Then he promptly joined the army—dragging my best friend with him—and left me crying on the front porch in a red sequined prom dress. Now he's back. They're both back... -
When Angels Fall by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSkyler Boche' survived the war, and a crash that should have killed her and her entire crew. What the crash didn't do, PTSD kept loosely at bay, is working on doing damage to what remains of Skyler's heart. But when she meets headstrong, beautiful and wild Devin James, she's met someone she can't push away or put off... -
Noble by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRed Squadron is the tip of the spear in the war against global terrorism. Navy SEAL Commander, Noble Bauer, leads the JASOC Taskforce and knows his team won’t be complete until he finds a Communications Specialist. He knows just the man for the job. The only problem is can he get him to listen... -
The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSequel to The General and the Horse-LordThe General and the Horse-Lord: Book Two Fresh out of the closet, General John Mitchel and Gabriel Sanchez are settling into their new life together when an old army colleague taps them for a rescue mission to Tunisia. Eli and Daniel, two former Rangers working security, have been arrested in Carthage, charged with blasphemy and thrown into prison... -
Inevitable Love by JC Santo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the things we fight hardest against are inevitable in the end. Hunter Stevenson wasn't interested in wasting nights with bed warmers, he had a daughter to take care of and a life to build. Leaving behind the mother of his four year old child and her incessant partying, Hunter moves closer to his family to help provide Sawyer some stability... -
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Salvation's Sinner by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCastello Moran spent his life in Delta Force, now the friends who rescued his son have asked for his help in taking his new taskforce undercover in an effort to catch the drug lord causing havoc in Florida. Taking this job leads Castello to the side of himself he had suppressed for a lifetime... -
The Kiss of His Blade by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor an assassin like Tristan, life is straightforward. You get offered a contract or two, take the one you want, execute it to the best of your abilities, and move on to the next. Of course, things can get a little messy when you have a conscience and you’re picky about your targets. But hey, in a world with plenty of corrupt people, it’s not that hard to make a good living... -
My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNick: Team Maelstrom is my family as much as the family who raised me. That includes Matt, my partner in crime, and the closest I have to a soulmate. We get each other, and that’s all we’ve ever needed. But there’s a part of me that won’t be silent, the part that wants so much more with Matt. Yeah, I’m in love with my best friend and I had no idea a fun family Christmas would change everything... -
Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRob runs to Crooked Tree determined to find a safe place for his nephews. A family for them is the final thing on his list, and then he can vanish completely. Falling for a local paramedic along the way is a disaster in Rob’s otherwise perfect plans.Paramedic Aaron, the middle of five brothers, would like someone to love... -
Glittered by Sean Ashcroft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogan’s boss warned him this job was unusual, but he wasn’t expecting the client to be an upbeat drag queen with a strip of pink lace showing above the waistband of his jeans. Logan’s straight, but he’s left trying not to think about how nice Ashley’s butt is while he pretends he’s got this bodyguarding thing all figured out—despite having no experience with this kind of situation... -
Jonah's Compass by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJonah Montgomery and Matt Garrett had it all: Army careers they loved; Team Panther, the men they bonded with as brothers, and each other. But under the shadow of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, everything fell apart when Matt was captured in Afghanistan. Now five years later, a terrorist seeking revenge has come for Jonah... -
On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen there’s no peace after war… When there’s no solace after death… When there’s only pain and suffering… Anxiety and loss… All you can hope to find is something more… Something that makes you whole and complete Something that puts you On Higher... -
Shameless by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo things I know for sure:1. Cheerleading absolutely prepared me to become a US Navy SEAL2. Heath Treadway hates my guts Let’s just say that this beautiful bear’s hatred for me involves a high school nickname and possibly a limerick. #badtwinkNow, he's back in my life. And all I wanna do is show him that I’ve changed... -
Age Rules by Jacki James, Michelle Frost
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was still too old for him, and he was still too far in the closet for me, but damn, if I didn’t crave him like a drug. After spending twenty years serving in the US Navy while Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was in effect, Darren Davis is unapologetically out and proud. He knows exactly what he wants in a relationship, and up and coming MMA star Andre Harrison isn’t it... -
The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a newly single dad, I had hard rules. And a sensitive, smoking hot military vet is breaking every last one….I’ve always had everything figured out. Dream job? Check. Three beautiful kids? Check. Married my high school sweetheart? Check.…Until my marriage fell apart... -
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Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets and fears… Everyone has them; Jack Murphy and Liam Connelly are no exception. A secret brings Liam Connelly to D.C., but what he discovers upon his arrival is so much more than he expected. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame... -
Resurrection by S. Davidson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis war has just begun. James (Jamie) Massey has been raised in a strict military household and grew up with the sole purpose of becoming a soldier. He never imagined the heartache his choices in love and war would weigh on his soul, and when he loses everything, he can’t imagine ever being happy again. Chris Baker grew up in a small town, raised on the rodeo circuit... -
Coming To Colorado by Sara York
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 4 of the Colorado Heart Series Davis Whitaker doesn’t shy away from danger. But when his Boston assignment goes haywire, and he can’t trust anyone, Davis is forced to accept help from a stranger. After an unlikely meeting, Ryan Pruitt offers to help Davis escape the threat lurking in the city. Attraction fires, leaving them both confused about what path they must take... -
Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNavy SEALs Cliff “Snides” Snyder and Ryan “Rhino” Matthews have been moving comfortably in each other’s worlds for two decades. Best friends since attending BUDs twenty years earlier, and despite playing for different teams, they’re often accused of acting like an old married couple—much to their amusement... -
War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being cheated on twice, why would I ever put myself through that crap again? Marriage obviously isn't in the cards for me. Actually, my trust in women and love has pretty much been obliterated. And if I'm being completely honest, I really want nothing to do with it ever again. Relationships? Possibly. Monogamy? Maybe... -
Worth His Salt by Peter Styles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I’m doing just fine on my own. Love is for the weak." When Grayson Barker lost his leg during his last deployment with the Marines, he might as well have lost his life. He’s gone aimless and bitter, and even though he knows his friends and family are just trying to help, he’d much prefer it if everyone just left him alone to rot... -
Brooklyn Summer by Maggie Cummings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAshleigh McAllister’s life is a total disaster. Her ex dumped her for a guy, and she can’t seem to stop bumping into them in their suddenly way too small Brooklyn neighborhood. At least Mother Nature is on her side. Summer is here and the forecast is all sun. Ashleigh needs a little excitement, and things get exponentially hotter when Kellan Dwyer walks into her life... -
Heartsight by Kay Springsteen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a secluded beach in North Carolina, three lonely people find hope in each other. Trish Evers is an artist and single mother, who has inherited her grandmother's Bed and Breakfast in a North Carolina coastal town. Though she must sell the house, she decides to bring her daughter to the beach for one last summer vacation in her childhood town... -
Willow Springs Ranch Box Set: Volume 1 by Laura Harner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis eVolume contains the first three books in the Willow Springs Ranch Series: Ty Hard: Tyler has used Don't Ask, Don't Tell as a shield against the truth since he was seventeen. Now, Ty finds himself cut loose from his Navy career after months of rehab from a debilitating head injury... -
Colorado Hitch by Sara York
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt Wild Bluff everything is going great for Davis and Ryan, but Duff’s heart attack throws the ranch into a tailspin, leaving Davis wondering if he can stay at Wild Bluff. Everything calms down for a while, but another hitch is thrown into the works, forcing the guys to scramble. Marshal is finally coming into his own after healing from the injuries Craig inflicted on him... -
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Dare to Hope by T.M. Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDare to Hope An All Cocks story Tristan is the second oldest of the Brennan brothers and the odd man out. Most of the Brennan men have careers in law enforcement, but as a psychiatrist, Tristan chooses to help people in a different way. Quiet and restrained, he is content to hover in the background of his more gregarious brothers... -
Cold Shadow by Mercy Celeste
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s no such thing as a Happily Ever After. Special Agent Drew Walker thought he'd never return to Tennessee after that horrific Christmas. Two and a half years later, a serial killer with a strange fascination with mutilation drags him into Nathan Truman’s jurisdiction once again. For Nathan Truman having the ‘Feeb’ around dredges up a past, he would prefer to forget... -
Happily Ever Alfie by K. Sterling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHappily Ever After can seem so far away. Especially when life kicks you every time you're down. Alfie Stanford was a master of fairytales and happy endings but his own story was one sad twist after another. He didn't have time for true love and he was too tired to dance at midnight, he had four younger siblings to raise. Happily Ever After doesn't happen for everyone... -
The Complete Veterans Affairs Romances: Gay Military Romances (Veterans Affairs) by A.E. Wasp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSMALL TOWN. BIG LOVE. Meet the Veterans of Red Deer, Colorado, and the men who love them. Five stories of love, friends, families, and home. Happy endings guaranteed. INCOMING - Book 1 - a Troy & Dmitri novel How do you comfort someone who won’t admit they’re hurt? Sparks fly on a hot 4th of July weekend between army vet Troy Johnson and veterinarian Dmitri Wellington... -
Ollie Always by John Wiltshire
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNamed after the main character in his mother’s infamous Oliver novels, Ollie’s been fighting his fictional namesake his whole life. It’s a battle for identity he is slowly and inevitably losing. Ex-army PTI Tom knows all about battles—the real ones that break soldiers... -
The General and the Horse-Lord by Sarah Black
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings2nd Edition The General and the Horse-Lord: Book One General John Mitchel and his favorite pilot, Gabriel Sanchez, served together as comrades and brothers-in-arms for more than twenty-five years. They followed the warrior’s path: honor first, and service, and the safety of the tribe. Their own needs for love and companionship were secondary to the mission... -
No Place That Far by L.A. Witt, Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes you only get one chance at a second chance. Still finding his footing after a long-overdue divorce, Marcus is looking forward to some mind-numbing drinking while ogling the grooms at Chris and Julien’s wedding. He never expected his attention to be diverted by the gorgeous best man... -
Ranger Hank by Sam E. Kraemer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHank Schatz When I decided it was time for me to get out of the Army to begin making my way back to my humanity and beyond the pain that leeched into my soul over time, I had no idea what I would do with my life... -
All the Cuts and Scars We Hide by Garry Michael
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx United States Marine, Wyatt Miller, was living a low-key life keeping those around him at arm’s length. Fearing that the shadow that had been haunting him for four years would swallow everything and everyone he touched, he commits to living a solitary life. Until one night when a beautiful stranger came to his rescue during one of the darkest points in his life... -
Guardian by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn omega without a home. An alpha without a family. They need a pack—they just don’t know it yet.Hawk put everything he had into fulfilling his father’s ambitions, almost dying in the process. After a year spent recovering, he has one thing left to do before he returns to the army—get his childhood home ready to be sold... -
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War Torn by Andria Large
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy life has been completely turned around with the help of my boyfriend and best friend, Tucker. My depression is under control. I'm not having nightmares or flashbacks anymore. My sister is having a baby. Life with Tucker is great... Or is it? Everything seems to be going so well, almost too well... -
Lost Won by S.E. Culpepper
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSix years ago Christian Blakely lost his way. Fresh from college and sure of his future, an unexpected meeting changed everything. Frightened by the truth behind one night’s surrender to a hidden desire, he ran, determined to drive the memory of that night—that man—from his mind... -
Zenko by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding an American civilian in a cave in Syria was not part of his mission brief. Zenko Marks, former Navy SEAL and member of the JSOC Task Force, has no idea who the mysterious man is, but he knows one thing for sure: he’s never left a man behind and he’s not about to start now—particularly one who looks at him with those stunning eyes. Shaun Jacobson thought his number was up... -
Wolf Reborn by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGavin Lloyd has been a werewolf for ten months, and he’s still trying to get used to it. He wants to settle into a nice quiet life, running his coffee shop with his pack and learning how to be a werewolf. But now people are saying he’s some kind of prophesied werewolf messiah. He doesn’t know how they expect him to help them when he hasn’t even figured out how to help himself... -
Trust Me, I Hate You by Romeo Alexander, John Harris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove and hate are not opposites, but sometimes they’re born from the same fire… Sean: Soldiers die, that’s just how it goes. It’s different when it’s one of your brothers. Team Maelstrom, my team, was broken when we lost one of our own. And now we have to sit around Stateside while the men in charge figure out what to do with us... -
Fall for a SEAL: three book military romance collection by Zoe York
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe lighter side of Navy SEAL romances--what happens when you strip them down and throw a woman they can't resist in their path... The first three stories in the SEALs Undone series by NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Zoe York! Fall Out (Drew and Annie's story) Drew Castle is a Navy SEAL with a bad case of indifference...
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