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  • I'd Rather Not by Lani Lynn Vale

    I'd Rather Not by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Oakley Spurlock is dying. She only has weeks to live thanks to a freak infection that totally and completely destroyed her kidneys. Despite her family’s desperation, not a single one of them is a match. In a last-ditch attempt, Oakley’s father takes to social media to beg for help to save his daughter’s life. *** Pace Vineyard is lost...
  • The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn

    The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish . . .It sounds so simple, to love someone unconditionally. To give them your heart.So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened?She said yes, and yet, in order for her to be with me . . . I need to let her go...
  • Sweet Love by K.C. Lynn

    Sweet Love by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two cups of a protective, dirty talkin’ alpha who loves his Cupcake. One tablespoon of a sweet southern baker who loves her Sexy Sawyer, even when he’s being a hothead. A slice of the past that shows up on their doorstep, turning their world upside down with a life-altering plea. A dash of passion. A pinch of heartache. A sprinkle of hope...
  • Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a second chance love story. The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t give me that. As one of the top embryologists in the country, I’ve spent years creating babies in the lab for other people as my own dreams of motherhood fade. I’m done waiting...
  • Sweet Haven by K.C. Lynn

    Sweet Haven by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    RECIPE: Two cups of an arrogant, dirty talkin’ firefighter who has an obsession with peaches and the forbidden girl who smells like them. One tablespoon of a sweet schoolteacher trying to find her place in the world while attempting to resist her brother’s sworn enemy. A slice of fate that has their hearts questioning the past and the consuming need they have for one another...
  • Beyond What is Given by Rebecca Yarros

    Beyond What is Given by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Be careful what you wish for...Lt. Grayson Masters is focused on graduating the Apache helicopter course, and the last thing he needs is his gorgeous new roommate Samantha Fitzgerald distracting him. While her smart mouth and free spirit are irresistibly irritating, he can't deny their off-the-charts chemistry, no matter how hard he tries...
  • 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...
  • Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros

    Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Since her sister's death, twenty-year-old Paisley Donovan, who shares her sister’s heart condition, is treated like delicate glass by her parents. But nothing will stop her from completing her Bucket List—even if it kills her. And it almost does, until Jagger Bateman pulls her from the ocean and breathes more than air into her lungs—he sets her soul on fire...
  • Tied Up in Knots by Mary Calmes

    Tied Up in Knots by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Miro Jones is living the life: he’s got his exciting, fulfilling job as a US deputy marshal, his gorgeous Greystone in suburban Chicago, his beloved adopted family, and most importantly, the man who captured his heart, Ian Doyle. Problem is, Ian isn’t just his partner at work—Ian’s a soldier through and through...
  • Get You Some by Lani Lynn Vale

    Get You Some by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    -You want some?- She snarls those words at him with barely concealed hostility the moment he arrives at her window to ask for her license and registration. After a few choice words, he lets her go with not one ticket, but three. Next time she should check the attitude at the door and realize that he’s a cop, and just doing his job. -Come get some...
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    alpha-mc  angst  humor  military  multi-pov  north-america  steamy  usa
  • The Left Side of Perfect by Meghan Quinn

    The Left Side of Perfect by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Perfect Duet is a FRIENDS to LOVERS contemporary romance with one epic twist that will leave you breathless and emotionally SATISFIED! Bestselling author, Meghan Quinn will have you on the edge of your seat, saying OH MY GOD what just happened in this epic, heart-felt and beautifully written romance. For better or for worse,'til death do us part . .
  • 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...
  • At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Juliana O’Neil’s promising future was burned away in the heat of battle. She had been an officer with a bright future in the military, but now she is struggling to survive. Her husband gone and her career in shambles, she finds a job at Top as a hostess and tries to put together the pieces of her life...
  • Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale

    Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There are a few lessons one has to learn for themselves. Then there are the lessons that most people don’t have to learn because it’s just not done. For instance, most people know instinctively that they shouldn’t crave the mother of their brother’s child. Bourne Pena isn’t most men...
  • Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison

    Southern Sunrise by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South. Emily I fell in love with him when I was fourteen. Under the stars, he told me he loved me, and under the stars we promised to love each other always. But under the stars, he broke my heart by walking away.He left me without a second glance. I was just an afterthought.Now he's back, but this time, I'm not falling for his Southern charm.Maybe...
  • Checkmate: This is Beautiful by Kennedy Fox

    Checkmate: This is Beautiful by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **Will release September 12th** The anticipated conclusion of the Logan & Kayla saga in the Checkmate Duet Series from a secret duo under the USA Today bestselling author pseudonym, Kennedy Fox!This second-chance romance will have you gasping and cheering this two on from the first to the last page! Are you ready to play the final game?  ***  Kayla Sinclair is a saint and...
  • Rome by Jay Crownover

    Rome by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sometimes 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...
  • The Rocker Who Cherishes Me by Terri Anne Browning

    The Rocker Who Cherishes Me by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ***Mature Content. Not Intended For Readers Under The Age Of 17*** The Rocker Who Cherishes Me Wroth The marines took me from a Tennessee farm boy and turned me into a hard man. Between the things I’d seen during my tour of duty and the things I’d done during my years as a member of OtherWorld, nothing could faze me. Nothing. Except for HER. She’s everything that is good in the world...
  • With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard

    With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    His quiet vacation in the Peruvian Andes turns deadly when a Black Ops, Inc. operative rescues a stunning stranger from a mysterious train robbery and discovers she's the target of a vengeful manhunt. A Dangerous Man For Luke Colter, downtime is an illusion...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  bodyguard  humor  in-uniform  military  soldiers  steamy  war
  • Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Putting others needs before his own was all Mike Carson had ever done. First, it was the friends he loved more than family. Then it was his country. By nineteen, he was a father, a husband and fighting in a war not many people believed in...
  • Can't Resist Him by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Can't Resist Him by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *** SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF $2.99!*** Sometimes what you want and what you need are two very different things. Always relegated to the "friends with benefits" corner of small town River Bend, Jenny Riley is done giving the milk for free. Falling hard for a bad boy? Not in the plan, either. Sexy, emotionally-wounded Marine Reservist Brody Nelson just needs someone to lend an ear...
  • Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Tracker. Silent observer. Life was in the details. The weight of a government issued rifle, the trajectory of a bullet, the speed of the wind—those details were crucial in the Marines. But outside the military, that level of observation was currency, and I was selling my skills to the best security firm in south Florida...
  • Beneath This Ink by Meghan March, Andi Arndt

    Beneath This Ink by Meghan March, Andi Arndt

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I’ve always known she was too good for me, but that never stopped me from wanting her. And then I finally had her for one night. A night I don’t remember. I figured I’d blown my shot. But now she’s walked back into my life, and this time, I have the upper hand. I want my second chance...
  • Closer to the Edge by T.E. Sivec

    Closer to the Edge by T.E. Sivec

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth and final book in the USA Today best selling Playing With Fire series from Tara Sivec. Cole Vargas has battled the demons that have plagued his nightmares, but winning the heart of the woman he destroyed is going to be the fight of his life...
  • Inflame by Tessa Teevan

    Inflame by Tessa Teevan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Easy going soldier Kale Montgomery, a self-proclaimed ladies man, has no plans of settling down, especially not with his best friend- the sexy, sassy schoolteacher Lucy Dawson. Their relationship, though unconventional, is mutually beneficial, and they wouldn't have it any other way...
  • Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He left her when she needed him most... Four years ago, Dr. Grace Fallon lost everything that mattered in a terrorist attack she barely survived. Now she’s stronger than ever and in Pakistan with a UN-sanctioned team for the most important assignment of her career...
  • Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every step leads her deeper into danger... Eden Miller has her life arranged exactly as she wants it--until a reunion with her high school BFFs places her in the middle of a turf war with a ruthless prison gang, their terrorist allies, and the hunters tracking them...
  • Ricochet by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Ricochet by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After a tragic incident in Afghanistan leaves Master Sergeant Nathan Ryker the only man standing in his tight-knit team, he spirals into an alcohol-and-sex induced escape. A call from his lifelong buddy pulls Ryker from the shadows with a request for help with his stunt company’s latest blockbuster...
  • House Calls by Abbie Zanders

    House Calls by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Maggie Flynn has always been a good girl. She leads a simple life and believes in helping others. Under normal circumstances, she would never even consider performing the dance of the seven veils at a bachelor party...
  • 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...
  • Tightly Wound by Mia Dymond

    Tightly Wound by Mia Dymond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Claire Steele has spent her whole life dodging shadows. Psychic since birth, she uses her talent to chase the evil lurking in the recesses of her mind.For years, Lt. Malcolm "Shadow" Windsor has walked the fragile boundary of friendship, silently waiting for Claire to acknowledge her love for him. An ex-Navy SEAL and expert tracker, he knows patience is the key to her surrender...
  • Finn by Ahren Sanders

    Finn by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I thought I knew what love was, but I didn’t have a f*%king clue. Now, I’m in the fight of my life to win over the woman who owns my soul. ~ Finn Black The face of an angel… The heart of a saint… One look, one smile, and I didn’t stand a chance. The instant my eyes landed on Presley Chambers, I was a goner. She was a force of nature that turned my world upside down...
  • Just One Taste by Lexi Blake

    Just One Taste by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One Hot Chef…. Eric Vail has always loved a challenge. After leaving the Navy, he mastered his passion for cooking. As the sous chef at Top, one of Dallas’s hottest restaurants, his skills are pushed to the limit every night. Unfortunately, his ultimate prize still eludes him. Server Deena Holmes is the sweetest thing he’s seen in forever, but she’s as distant as she is beautiful...
  • Out of Time by Jen McLaughlin

    Out of Time by Jen McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Desperate to keep him...I've finally gotten everything I ever wanted: love, freedom, happiness, and, most importantly, Finn. Our love is everything I expected it to be and more. We've finally found each other, but the world seems determined to tear us apart. We thought my father was the only obstacle between us, but now it's the military...
  • Worn Me Down by T.E. Sivec, Tara Sivec

    Worn Me Down by T.E. Sivec, Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    “Worn me down like a road. I did everything you told. Worn me down to my knees. I did everything to please.” Austin Conrad has never taken his personal life seriously. As a Navy SEAL, he spends all of his time in dangerous, life-threatening situations. The only way to leave behind the horrors he’s seen throughout his career, is to turn it all off when he gets home...
  • Out of Mind by Jen McLaughlin, Diane Alberts

    Out of Mind by Jen McLaughlin, Diane Alberts

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reaching for sunlight... Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He’s falling apart and I’m trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn’t enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we’d ever have to face...
  • Nobody's Lost by Kallypso Masters

    Nobody's Lost by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A standalone novel about two characters with very minor mentions in the earlier books. Ryder Wilson returned from serving multiple deployments but can't leave the hell of combat behind him. Frustrated and ashamed of his inability to function in the world as well as the veterans he served with, he retreated, choosing to engage only with those he trusted...
  • My Last - Riley & Chelle by Melanie Shawn

    My Last - Riley & Chelle by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He was the bad boy... After twelve years in the Marines Special Forces Riley Sloan is more than ready to start his new civilian life. No one to answer to. No one depending on him. No more dangerous rescues...he thought. After receiving a distress call he is sent on a recon mission to check on the one girl that is completely off limits and the only girl that ever made him question his loyalty...
  • Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye

    Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the ruins of an abandoned church comes Baltimore’s hottest and most exclusive BDSM club. Twelve Masters. Infinite fantasies. Welcome to Blasphemy... He thinks he caused her pain, but she knows he’s the only one who can heal her… Kenna Sloane lost her career and her arm in the Marines, and now she feels like she’s losing herself...
  • Cherry Girl by Raine Miller

    Cherry Girl by Raine Miller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Elaina Morrison has loved Neil McManus her whole life. She doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t love him. Through heartbreaking tragedy and years of separation, her love holds true…until life stomps all over her heart, shattering her perfect dream, teaching her how hard it is to let go. Real life doesn’t have anything on romantic dreams though, as these two have learned over and over again...
  • Nauti And Wild by Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton

    Nauti And Wild by Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You've seen them. Looking for trouble, and looking irresistible. Boys with an edge so hard it takes a special kind of woman to satisfy them. But some women are made for it..
  • All for Allie by Julie Bailes

    All for Allie by Julie Bailes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Please read Shattered and Shake (book 1) prior to All for Allie (1.5) Mature audience only 18+ Walking away from her was the hardest decision I ever made. Leaving her without an explanation broke us both. Our hearts have been left shattered. I could make excuses. I could lay the blame on others, but still I made the decision. I had to. It was the only way to protect the both of them...
  • Shattered & Mended by Julie Bailes

    Shattered & Mended by Julie Bailes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My mind was made up and my decision had been made, but fate felt the need to rear her ugly head and demand control. Fate is guaranteed, not to be reckoned with, and she won’t be defeated. You see, she’s the author to our stories that have already been written; there’s no editing them. Try as you might, but all you’ll do is piss her off...
  • One Night with a Santini by Melissa Schroeder

    One Night with a Santini by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was searching for something that was missing from his life. Brando Santini is headed to New Orleans to blow off some steam with a few of his buddies. The respite from his life as a Marine doesn’t really seem to do the trick until he runs into his college crush, Kaitlin Fitzpatrick. After a little dancing and a few drinks, they end up in bed together and Brando knows she’s the one for him...
  • Protecting Bobbi (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Kat Mizera

    Protecting Bobbi (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After the unexpected death of his sister, Ron Marshall is wholly unprepared to take custody of his two-year-old niece. Between his classified position as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon unit and his role as a single father, he hasn’t thought about women or sex in the six months since he got custody...
  • 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...
  • Protecting Delilah by Kat Mizera

    Protecting Delilah by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Real dad…fake wife Dedicated U.S. Marine Eric Lopez hasn’t been the same since losing his wife in childbirth. Drowning himself in work—and working out— was the only way to cope with his grief and the pressures of being a single parent. But now that he’s become a member of the elite Force Recon, Eric needs help with his five-year-old son, Elias...
  • 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...
  • Greeley's Spyce by Aliyah Burke

    Greeley's Spyce by Aliyah Burke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ernst Zimmermann’s life changed with a touch. The woman with satin skin, the color of coffee with a splash of cream in it, was the one. At thirty-four, he had believed he was perfectly happy with his life as a Navy Seal. At thirty-four, Koali “Kacy” Travis has a thriving electrical business. Friendship was about as committed as she wanted to be with men...
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