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Shamrock: A Linear Tactical Romantic Suspense Standalone by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery mission has a price.He never meant for her to pay it. Aiden has never left anyone behind. Not a comrade and certainly not an innocent. But when an undercover mission goes wrong, he's forced to abandon a woman trapped in a human trafficking ring. Violet learned brutally that no one is promised a happy ending... -
![Memento Mori by Lexi Blake]()
Memento Mori by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSix men with no memories of the past One leader with no hope for the future A man without a past Jax woke up in a lab, his memories erased, and his mind reprogrammed to serve a mad woman's will. After being liberated from his prison, he pledged himself to the only thing he truly knows-his team. Six men who lost everything they were... -
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Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter having their faces plastered across the news during a high-profile case, FBI Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett have become more useful to the Bureau posing for photo ops than working undercover. Just as Zane is beginning to consider retirement a viable option, Ty receives a distress call from a friend, leading them to a city rife with echoes from the past... -
![You Only Love Twice by Lexi Blake]()
You Only Love Twice by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLibrarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ASIN B00M8LWHVO here.A woman on a mission Phoebe Graham is a specialist in deep cover espionage, infiltrating the enemy, observing their practices, and when necessary eliminating the threat. Her latest assignment is McKay-Taggart Security Services, staffed with former military and intelligence operatives... -
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![Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha]()
Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way... -
![Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne minute Casey Shea was minding her own business, doing her job, teaching entomology to college students, and the next she was in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle fighting for her life. Troy “Beatle” Lennon had watched his friends fall head over heels in love, but never thought it would happen to him. Until he sees a picture of one of his teammates’ sisters. That was it... -
![Veils: A Killers Novel Book 4 (The Killers) by Brynne Asher]()
Veils: A Killers Novel Book 4 (The Killers) by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Give me a memory, Noah.” That’s what she said … the woman who rendered me stupid in the shadows at a wedding reception. I did everything I could to figure her out. She wore more veils of armor than I’ve seen in a lifetime. On the outside, she was strong and self-assured. But within those beautiful, guarded blues? She was laced with vulnerability and grief. We had one night... -
![Kevlar To My Vest by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Kevlar To My Vest by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou’re the Kevlar…Behind the badge and the pretty face was a heart. A heart that bled just like the rest. A heart that was so in love with Viddy Sheffield that it was humiliating. Trance had been burned before by a woman that couldn’t handle the fact that he risked his life each and every time he went on shift. She was too vulnerable; somehow he had to convince his heart to let her go... -
![Texas Tornado by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Texas Tornado by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHimJames had plans for his life. Those plans were derailed by the surprise arrival of his daughter. His life revolved around her. Then she arrived with her beautiful brown hair that was made to wrap around his wrist, and a butt that was to die for in a tight pair of jeans. Nevertheless, he didn't need any more drama in his life. His ex-girlfriend was stirring enough of that up for ten women... -
![Last Day of My Life by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Last Day of My Life by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer She’s the definition of lost. Doesn't know her name? Check. Cruelly beaten within an inch of her life? Check. No memory of anything that's happened since she woke up from that beating? Check. Losing a child she doesn't remember conceiving? Check. She hasn't felt anything but lost in a very long time. Then an old biker tells her danger is on the horizon... -
![Defending Chloe by Susan Stoker]()
Defending Chloe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLove is the best defense in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s explosive Mountain Mercenaries novel. Gorgeous women don’t just stumble onto Ronan Cross’s remote property. But this one—vulnerable, victimized, and needing the kind of help only Ronan can offer—tells a story that makes his blood boil almost as hot as his need to protect her... -
![Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker]()
Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDiscovering your ex is a serial-killing religious zealot would put anyone off dating for a good long while. That’s where Hudson “Taco” Vines’s head is at when he meets Koren, a woman who looks a little too much like his ex for comfort. But he can’t deny their attraction, and the more he gets to know her, the more Taco realizes how different Koren is from his ex, in all the best ways... -
![Finding His Mark by Brittney Sahin]()
Finding His Mark by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's crashed the biggest party of her life, and she's about to pay the price. As the leader of an off-the-books black ops SEAL team, Luke Scott can't afford for anyone to discover the truth about who he is or what he does... -
![Defiance by Sloane Kennedy]()
Defiance by Sloane Kennedy
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAll I ever wanted was to serve and protect my country. It ended up costing me everything... At 49, Vincent St. James has learned to live with the choices he's made, even if he isn't always proud of them... -
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![Zero Trace by Cara Carnes]()
Zero Trace by Cara Carnes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t get noticed. Zoey “Zero D” Danson thought it was an easy rule to follow. For years she toiled in cubicle 12A of the NSA’s data farm compiling security briefings and Intelligence reports. But she put her neck on the line and burned a dirty government operation to keep a covert ops team alive. Now she’s “one of them.” She’s not a nameless, faceless civilian anymore... -
![Defending Morgan by Susan Stoker]()
Defending Morgan by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsProtection leads to passion in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s dangerously hot Mountain Mercenaries adventure.Dispatched to the Dominican Republic to rescue a kidnapped child, former Navy SEAL Archer “Arrow” Kane makes a startling discovery: another hostage—Morgan Byrd, a very beautiful and very well-known missing person who disappeared off the streets of Atlanta a year ago... -
![Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux]()
Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now, they face the challenge of planning a deeply uncertain future together. Zane is at the pinnacle of his career with one last mystery to solve, while Ty is at sea in a world where he’s no longer the tip of a spear... -
![Broken by J.L. Drake]()
Broken by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Savannah Miller. My father is the mayor of New York. One day after my twenty-seventh birthday I was grabbed from behind. A cloth sack was quickly pulled over my head, and I was taken from everything I’d ever known. I was beaten, starved, treated like an animal, and forced to live in a room with no windows... -
![Execution Style by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Execution Style by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMiller Spurlock might seem like a laid back man on the outside, but piss him off, or violate his trust, and he’ll show you the meaning of pain. He was a Navy SEAL. He could kill a man a hundred different ways and not break a sweat. He’s also a police officer and member of the SWAT team, which means he has the knowledge and skills to get away with it... -
![Delta: Revenge by Cristin Harber]()
Delta: Revenge by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Tortured Hero with a Heart of Gold Growing up on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Almeida has only his older sister to protect him. When she’s sold to a human-trafficker, he vows to hunt down those responsible. Years later, Titan Group’s Delta team finds him, tattooed and brawling, a vigilante protector with information they want... -
![Rescuing Rayne by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Rayne by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAs a flight attendant, Rayne Jackson is used to cancellations, but she never dreamed her latest would lead to a whirlwind tour of London with a handsome stranger…or a life-altering night in his bed. One evening is all the enigmatic man can give her, and Rayne greedily takes it, despite suspecting it will never be enough... -
![Tied Up in Knots by Mary Calmes]()
Tied Up in Knots by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMiro 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... -
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Cooper by Harper Sloan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDo you take me seriously? Because I don't. I use my jokes and easygoing personality to hide the pain I've felt since he took his last breath. I'm adrift without my partner in crime, my best friend...my brother. I can taste the vengeance just within my grasp. Until she barges into my life. Promising me happiness and a peace I've been craving for years... -
![Defending Allye by Susan Stoker]()
Defending Allye by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLove is a life-and-death risk for the Mountain Mercenaries in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s explosive series of alpha heroes, hot action, and hard passion… Ever since his rescue op off the Pacific Coast, Mountain Mercenary Gray Rogers hasn’t been able to forget his latest “job”—Allye Martin... -
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![Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet]()
Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past... -
![Defenseless by Corinne Michaels]()
Defenseless by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy life is a secret.His life is dangerous.We’re both stubborn, calculating, and controlling.Mark Dixon doesn’t know what he’s getting into. He doesn’t know his games could cost us our lives. I have to do what is necessary to keep us alive, and that means guarding my heart.But I know I’m defenseless against him, and in the end, he’ll force me to surrender... -
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Shattered by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter witnessing the murder of her lover and the heartbreaking loss of their unborn child, Savannah wants to end it all. Then she is given a second chance at love. Sadly, even when life hands you second chances it doesn’t always follow that things will work out the way you want them to. Some lies can just be too painful to move on from. What’s worse than being Broken? Shattered. -
![Bang Switch by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Bang Switch by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLachlan Downy was a lover, not a fighter. Okay, he wouldn't lie, he was a fighter, too. But nobody had to know that. Especially not Memphis Tennessee Conner and her stuffy attitude when it came to cops and ‘men like him.’ Memphis knew cops. Her daddy was a cop. He was also the president of a motorcycle club... -
![Double Tap by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Double Tap by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNico met the love of his life when he was seventeen. Immediately, he realizes that the gap in their ages is too significant to make a move on her until she’s legal in the eyes of the law. So he joins the United States Navy, killing time until he can come home to her again... -
![Highway Don't Care by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Highway Don't Care by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer Snark. Jokes. Attitude. These were all things I used to disguise the hole in my heart. I'm not a happy person. I don't live life. I just exist. That is until that beautiful man rides in on his Harley Fat Boy and burns rubber on the way into my heart. Him My life's been no hayride either. Everyone I've ever loved in life has died or betrayed me. So I stay back and watch... -
![Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLiving in Southern California, Cheyenne was used to seeing hot military men as she went about her daily business. An anonymous encounter at the grocery store cemented her crush on one such man. He was big, built, and incredibly easy on the eyes, but it wasn't as if he would ever really notice her. Always in control of any situation, Faulkner “Dude” Cooper knows explosives... -
![Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley]()
Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSpinning off from the bestselling Dream Man and Rock Chick series, this is the emotional and steamy contemporary romance fans of the Dream Team series have been waiting for!Pepper Hannigan is determined to keep any romance off the table—and out of her bedroom—while her daughter Juno is still young... -
![Protecting Jessyka by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Jessyka by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKason “Benny” Sawyer was the last single man on his Navy SEAL team. He loved his teammates like brothers and respected each and every one of their women. They’d all been through hell and they deserved their current happiness. But seeing the love between his friends and their women made it tough to be the odd man out all the time. Jessyka Allen had a good life, until it wasn’t anymore... -
![Liam by LeAnn Ashers]()
Liam by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPaisley I met Liam when I was sixteen years old. There was something about him that tempted me to break all the rules. I was enthralled by his bad boy ways, but I knew there was so much more to him—a side of Liam that he didn’t allow people to see. Little did I know, he’d save me on what could’ve been the worst day of my life. At that point, there was no going back. He was my everything... -
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![A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese]()
A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection... -
![Captivate Me by Ryan Michele]()
Captivate Me by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho’s behind all the mayhem in the Ravage MC? Time to find out. **Please note, this is the last book in the Ravage MC series. It is told from several different points of view. Including, but not limited to: Buzz, Bella, Breaker, Pops and Ma. Of course in true Ryan Michele fashion, there are twists, turns and action to keep you on your toes and the pages flying.** Full blurb coming soon... -
![Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**AVAILABLE TODAY!!** Cool under pressure… Until now. Hostile Operations Team sniper Jack “Hawk” Hunter is cool, methodical, and utterly lethal. Nothing rattles Jack’s calm. But that was before he learned he fathered a child three years ago—a child who has just been kidnapped. Gina Domenico is a superstar, a pop sensation with a string of hit records... -
![Link'd Up by Harley Stone]()
Link'd Up by Harley Stone
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPresident Tyler “Link” Lincoln of the Dead Presidents MC, runs a club dedicated to helping military vets readjust to society. When his sergeant at arms is arrested for the attempted murder of a prominent Seattle figure, Link’s search for a lawyer brave enough to fight for justice leads him to an alluring defense attorney with a bleeding heart and a steel backbone... -
![Kane by L.A. Casey]()
Kane by L.A. Casey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAideen Collins is a free spirit. She is outspoken and tough as nails, but she has to be after growing up in a house full of men. Family means everything to Aideen. Her family consists of her four brothers, her father, and her group of wild friends. Aideen is protective of her family, there is not a lot she wouldn’t do to keep them safe. Kane Slater is a tortured soul. Literally... -
![Knox's Stand by Jamie Begley]()
Knox's Stand by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKnox, a former Navy Seal, has been in several dangerous situations, but nothing compares to dealing with Diamond Richards. Framed for murder, he needs the passionless lawyer to prove his innocence. But when he no longer needs her help, he’s going to show her the passion she’s capable of and walk away a free man... -
![Jacob by Kris Michaels]()
Jacob by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a world of shadows, smoke, and covert black op missions—where people vanish and living one more day is never a given—falling in love is the last thing Victoria and Jacob expected. Victoria Marshall didn't cooperate by dying in the Afghani hell-hole like the CIA expected... -
![Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters]()
Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Marc d’Alessio first rescued the curvaceous and spirited Italian Angelina Giardano at the Masters at Arms Club, he never expected her to turn his safe, controlled life upside down and pull at his long-broken heartstrings. Months later, the intense fire of their attraction still rages, but something holds him back from committing to her completely... -
![Fit to be Tied by Mary Calmes]()
Fit to be Tied by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDeputy US Marshals Miro Jones and Ian Doyle are now partners on and off the job: Miro’s calm professionalism provides an ideal balance to Ian’s passion and quick temper. In a job where one misstep can be the difference between life and death, trust means everything. But every relationship has growing pains, and sometimes Miro stews about where he stands with his fiery lover... -
![Savor the Danger by Lori Foster]()
Savor the Danger by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe one woman he couldn't have was the only woman he desired…She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty—with no memory of what happened—he knows he's been drugged… even if Alani doesn't... -
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![Wicked Sexy by J.T. Geissinger]()
Wicked Sexy by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA badass ex-Special Ops officer and a smartass hacker fight a dangerous enemy…and a blistering attraction to each other. Connor Hughes is an ex-special ops officer, CEO of Metrix Security, and bonafide badass. His private security firm is renowned for its effectiveness. He’s renowned for his lethal precision and iron self-control... -
![Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew]()
Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmma and Vivian finally find their brother, whom they were separated from at birth. But tragedy strikes the family once more as they discover he is a U.S. Marine in the Middle East who has been taken hostage by terrorists. They beg Sara, a former killing machine for the secret DCIA, to help him and she agrees, but in the only way she knows how: she's going to do it all herself... -
![Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer]()
Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA deadly virus burns through the jungle, leaving nothing but corpses in its wake. Everyone flees from the outbreak—except for the terrorists intent on weaponizing the catastrophe. Lieutenant Elliot Davis, US Navy SEAL, is sent to rescue CIA officers from their clandestine base in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and evacuate them out of the country... -
![Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years... -
![Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke]()
Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say all is fair in love and war, but I really don't give a damn about fair. In fact, when protecting those I love, fair is the last thing on my mind. Now that I'm back in Candace's life, those who have used her to try to control me may well put up a final fight, but they will not win. They will lose and badly... -
![Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks, Harry Berkeley]()
Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks, Harry Berkeley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGrace Peterson is desperate, in hiding, and on the run after escaping a shadowy group determined to exploit her extraordinary ability to heal others. Her only lifeline--an unerring telepathic ability she shares with her sister--has been severed, leaving her alone and vulnerable. And time is running out...Enlisted to bring Grace home is Rio, relentless member of the KGI...
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