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  • Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg

    Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An all new series of standalone books by New York Times Bestselling author, K, Bromberg. Four sisters set out to try to save their family business. Book 4, Hard to Lose: More info coming soon...
  • Captain Hotness by Weston Parker

    Captain Hotness by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don’t just put out fires… I start them. Nothing gets my blood moving like an out of control fire. I’ve spent the last few years trying to have that feeling with each woman that I bring to bed. I control the firehouse with a dominance that is required, and the bedroom is no different. Being a single father is not easy, and my mother loves to remind me of this every time we see each other...
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    sports  humor  military  war  steamy  romance  contemporary  in-uniform
  • Anubis by Kris Michaels

    Anubis by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the Shadow World, he was the God of Death, and he was called many names. The monsters he hunted called him Anubis. Those who saw his face died. To Guardian Security, he was a number, a surgical weapon they wielded against monstrous evil. One woman called him Kaeden Lang...
  • The Billionaire's Angel by Ivy Layne

    The Billionaire's Angel by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He thought the fight was over until his heart was on the line. I thought coming home would solve all my problems. I’ve never been more wrong. After a decade in the military, I’m more at home in the desert than the mansion where I grew up. I want to pretend that six months as a captive didn’t change me, but ever since I escaped, I haven’t slept. Nightmares. Flashbacks...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  humor  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Cannon by Marie James

    Cannon by Marie James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m the fun guy.The one always quick with a joke.The guy who is crazy enough to do wild things to make people smile.That’s how people see me.That’s who I’ve presented myself to be.That’s how I introduced myself to Rivet.The first female Cerberus team member wasn’t impressed with my corny pickup lines and wide smile like the other women I use it on...
  • I Don't Dance by Lani Lynn Vale

    I Don't Dance by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Her Blaine didn't understand the true meaning of lonely until she spent her first Christmas away from her husband. She was never one to believe in love at first sight. Then she met Elliott while he was on leave from the Army. From that moment on, they loved fiercely, and never wasted a day. She knew that deployment was a very real possibility… one that scared her to death...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  humor  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Runaway Heiress by Melody Anne

    Runaway Heiress by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Joseph and George Anderson are once again back to match-making in the sixth book in The Billionaire Bachelors Series. Bree has had enough of over-protective brothers and a meddling father, so she decides to run to a small town, where she can prove she can make it on her own...
  • Grinch Reaper by Donna Michaels

    Grinch Reaper by Donna Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 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. GRINCH REAPER The only thing Matteo “Reaper” Santarelli hates more than Christmas is having to leave the teams to take over his family’s chain of pizza joints after his father suffers a stroke...
  • Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nikki Gray has reason to hate the dragon hunters—they brutally murdered one of her friends a year ago. Not only that, they have caused havoc on several of the British dragon clans, injuring countless individuals. Determined to defeat the hunters by kidnaping their leader, Simon Bourne, she teams up with a human male in the British special forces...
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    alpha-mc  drama  humor  military  multi-pov  paranormal  steamy  war
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  humor  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Always by Suzanne Halliday

    Always by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet Stephanie Bennett. The one-time beauty queen and widowed mother of Tori St. John, arrives at the Marquez Villa to be with her feisty daughter and husband Draegyn, as they count down the days to the arrival of their first child. It all seemed so simple. Arizona would be a nice change of pace from Stephanie’s life in Atlanta. And then she meets Calder Dane...
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    alpha-mc  humor  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • His Rules by Scott Hildreth

    His Rules by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My endeavors to find the right man had afforded me countless hookups, infidelity, and a handful of one-night-stands. Then, Marc Watson stepped into my life. He was handsome, and not the kind that could be satisfied by simply taking a second look. Hell, men like him graced the covers of magazines and were the subject of every woman's dreams. He was also intellectual and kind. The. Complete...
  • SEALs of Honor: Markus by Dale Mayer

    SEALs of Honor: Markus by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The doctor saved Cooper’s life and his sanity – but she stole his heart. Being a SEAL means everything to Cooper, so when the doctor who saved his life is kidnapped, he’s the first to volunteer for the mission. Dr. Sasha Childs has devoted her life to helping others – until she finds out her husband is helping himself to her best friend...
  • 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...
  • Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When happily ever after means the fight of your life The dramatic conclusion to the bestselling erotic suspense series featuring MMA fighters Colt and Jo. Colt’s ability to ever fight MMA again is in jeopardy after suffering injuries in a near-deadly street brawl...
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    alpha-mc  drama  sports  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Fall Fast by Zoe York

    Fall Fast by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    just one night... Navy SEAL Nathan Meyers and recent divorcee (as of an hour ago) Emme Ryan both want a night of escape from their real lives, for very different reasons. A chance meeting and a single drink at an airport bar turns into a night of unexpected fun and pleasure when a freak snow storm keeps them on the ground...
  • Ryder by Barbara Freethy

    Ryder by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fall 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...
  • 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...
  • Devil Dog by Lee Savino

    Devil Dog by Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There he was, on the eve of my divorce, the yummiest thing in the coffee shop. Tall, tattooed, made of muscle. He was my hero. I just didn’t know it yet... * Cassandra’s life is a mess. A year ago, her two-timing husband cheated on her, destroying what she thought was a perfect life. She’s struggling, trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Then one day, Dane comes along..
  • Savage Hunger by Lisa Renee Jones

    Savage Hunger by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first book in a new savagely intense trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Rick Savage, but they call him Savage and for a reason. He can make you laugh and then rip your heart out. No one knows that more than me, Jasmine Marks, the woman he left bleeding from the heart. I loved him. Lord help me, I’ve never stopped loving him...
  • Code Name: Nina's Choice by Natasza Waters

    Code Name: Nina's Choice by Natasza Waters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nina 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...
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    alpha-mc  drama  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Kiss Me Again by Vivian Wood

    Kiss Me Again by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From WSJ and USA Today bestseller Vivian Wood comes a steamy, angsty second chance romance. Rachel. The rich girl who stole my breath away ten years ago. The one who had a Navy man like me wrapped around her little finger. The only person to make my heart ache. When I disappeared from her life five years ago, I never thought I’d see her again...
  • Blurring the Lines: Nothing Left to Lose, Part II by Kirsty Moseley

    Blurring the Lines: Nothing Left to Lose, Part II by Kirsty Moseley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blurring the Lines is a direct continuation of Guarding the Broken. To enjoy this novel, you need to have read the FREE Part 1. With Ashton at her side, Anna begins to feel more like her old self again. Together, they’re rebuilding her life and attempting to heal old wounds. The more time they spend together, the closer they become, but unfortunately this only serves to complicate matters further...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  drama  military  steamy  war  abuse  action-adventure  book
  • Subzero by Cambria Hebert

    Subzero by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best friend, Liam Mattison, was born with snow in his veins. Me? Ice. Maybe that’s why my eyes are this color. Maybe it’s because I was born in Caribou, where there’s more snow than sun. I always knew I had a chill within me, but after my time with the army, that chill froze over. I saw and did things most people couldn’t fathom. I made contacts with people who were more beast than man...
  • A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Naughty or nice. Why not both? He’s a bad boy with a bakery. She’s a BBW with a bar. And they just had a baby. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the bakery, not a creature was stirring, except a six-month-old boy named Zachary. The condoms were stashed in the bedroom with care, in the hopes that my Evey would soon be there...
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    alpha-mc  humor  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...
  • Senn by Lane Hart

    Senn by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The woman is pure evil. Tiny, sexy, manipulative evil. I can’t even blame my stupidity on alcohol. There was only half a beer in my bloodstream when I agreed to get into that cab with her. Why didn’t I just drive us? Because when I asked her, “My place or yours?” her answer was, “In the backseat of the cab.” Six words and she had me under her spell...
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    alpha-mc  multi-pov  sports  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...
  • 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...
  • Savage Burn by Lisa Renee Jones

    Savage Burn by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Rick Savage but they call me Savage for a reason. But savage that I am, there is only one woman who can tame the beast in me, one woman who sees the real man. I loved Candace. I lost Candace. Now my enemies have targeted her. For this, they will not survive. I’m back home to save her and win her back, no matter what the cost...
  • 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...
  • Shattered With You by J. Kenner

    Shattered With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With his lethal skills and criminal connections, former British agent Quincy Radcliffe has fast become a key asset at the newly formed Stark Security. But Quincy isn’t the man he appears to be...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  drama  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Breathless by Leigh LaValle

    Breathless by Leigh LaValle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sassy new romance from a USA Today Bestselling Author... After moving cross-country yet again, Hannah Roberts wants to put down roots in Colorado. She's sunk her life savings into a share of Bloom Yoga Studio, but the studio is losing money, and fast. The building is undergoing a messy, noisy renovation--and the hot carpenter in charge is distracting her yoga students in more ways than one...
  • The Grunt 2 by Latrivia S. Nelson, Latrivia Welch

    The Grunt 2 by Latrivia S. Nelson, Latrivia Welch

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Marines don’t know how to spell the word defeat.” Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis Staff Sergeant Brett Black is a decorated, Force Recon Marine dedicated to Country, Family and God. Married to the colonel’s daughter, Courtney Black, the father of two and prepping for a promotion, his world is finally on track after a long history of unfortunate events...
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    alpha-mc  drama  military  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Take Down  (Steel Infidels) by Dez Burke, Leo Taylor

    Take Down (Steel Infidels) by Dez Burke, Leo Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thinks I'm her Guardian Angel. I know I'm her worst nightmare. I thought I had everything under control. Until the day I saved Maggie’s life. Most men would melt if a girl like her looked at them the way she looks at me, as if I was her savior, her protector. She sees the muscles, the tats, the hero the media makes me out to be...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  humor  military  sports  steamy  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Mr. Sexy by Jessika Klide

    Mr. Sexy by Jessika Klide

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The price I pay for Vegas stardom? Secrecy and isolation. Back home in Alabama, I meet a gorgeous helicopter pilot. Mr. Sexy makes me feel alive. I sure didn't see him in my stars. When I come face to face with Seary, I can't believe my luck. She's here in my hometown with no security detail. When I meet her, I learn her real name is Siri Wright...
  • 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...
  • Grind by Sybil Bartel

    Grind by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dane I’m silent. I’m trained. I’m lethal. My hand skimming down your thigh, my gaze a weapon—I know more ways to kill you than please you. But you’re not paying for my aim. You’re paying for my control. Bringing you a breath away from ecstasy, watching you beg as I hold back your release, I’ll show you exactly what you’ve been missing. Your hunger is my currency and five thousand is my price...
    Categorized as:
    billionaire  drama  military  multi-pov  paranormal  steamy  war  abuse
  • Can't Walk Away by Molly McLain

    Can't Walk Away by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A convenient, casual, and completely orgasmic fling. What more could a girl want? For the past year, barista Ally Barrett has been content to spend her weekends distracting River Bend’s hottest commodity—the sexy, too-serious sheriff. Their casual arrangement suits her independent nature just fine…until it doesn’t...
  • SEALs of Summer by Sharon Hamilton, Delilah Devlin

    SEALs of Summer by Sharon Hamilton, Delilah Devlin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Military Super-bundle of ten novellas and novels by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Delilah Devlin, Sharon Hamilton, Anne Marsh, Cora Seton, Zoe York, Roxie Riviera, S.M. Butler, Kimberley Troutte, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James. IT TAKES A SEAL, An Adventure Girls, Inc...
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