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Safe with Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKeeping 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...Categorized as:
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![I Do, or Dye Trying by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
I Do, or Dye Trying by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNewly engaged Josh Roman and Gabe Wyatt know the road to happily ever after won’t be easy, but the two men are certain their biggest challenges are in the rearview mirror. However, life in Blissville is never what it seems and all signs point to dangerous curves ahead... -
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Tapped by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Brynne Asher comes a single-mom, protective-hero romantic suspense where he falls first. My son and I are in danger. The life and death kind. The kind that forces me to make choices no mother should have to. I’ll do anything to keep my son safe and not sacrifice my responsibility to my patients. I’m desperate... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes]()
Twisted and Tied by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeputy US Marshal Miro Jones finally has everything he ever wanted. He’s head-over-heels in love and married to the man of his dreams, his partner Ian Doyle, he’s doing well at work, and all his friends are in good places as well. Things are all tied up nicely… until they’re not...Categorized as:
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![Nothing Special VI (S.W.A.T Edition): His Hart's Command by A.E. Via]()
Nothing Special VI (S.W.A.T Edition): His Hart's Command by A.E. Via
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsS.W.A.T Edition. Lennox Freeman (Free) is one of the best hackers in the world which has caused him to spend most of his life on the run. Never able to put down roots, he couldn’t trust anyone not to take advantage of him, even his own family...Categorized as:
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![Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson]()
Cold Blooded by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA journalist searching for the truth about her best friend’s death—and the FBI agent who needs her to stop. Disgraced investigative journalist Pip West is devastated when she discovers her best friend’s body face-down in a tranquil lake. When cops and federal agents determine that her friend overdosed then drowned, Pip knows they’re mistaken and intends to prove it... -
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Nice Guys Collection With Added Bonus Material by Kindle Alexander, Reese Dante
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you met the Nice Guys? Available for a limited time! Here's your chance to get the complete Nice Guys collection with an additional 30,000 words of bonus material for the low price of $2.99 for fourteen days only... -
![Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone]()
Black Light: Suspicion by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have my own suspicions about you, Sophie.” Sophie Nelson knows her kinky interests are no more than fantasy, definitely not something that’ll ever happen in the real world. So the sexual playground Black Light is the best place to turn. A safe place to play. Until Scott. Detective Scott Russo knows better than to get sexually involved with his partner... -
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Promise and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA perilous homecoming... Promise and Protect is the second book in the heart-soaring and electrifying Evers, Texas, series by New York Times bestselling author Lori Ryan. A true masterwork of contemporary romantic suspense, it is the story of a beautiful artist returning home to danger, and to a love she never imagined... -
![Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet]()
Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlay with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family... -
![The Guardian: A Romantic Suspense Standalone by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Guardian: A Romantic Suspense Standalone by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuard against any danger. Especially if it comes from within.Detective Matteo Garza doesn’t just do the job—he is the job.He’s learned the hard way that work and pleasure can’t co-exist.So when his little sister’s best friend accidentally uncovers a money laundering schemeled by one of Remington’s most cold-blooded criminals,Garza vows to keep things strictly business as he keeps her safe... -
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A Line Drawn by Catherine Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat began in the The Finest Line and escalated in A Line Crossed, is now concluded in A Line Drawn. As Mairead looks to her future with James, their wedding on the horizon, she is plagued with the demons of her past. One of them seems to have invaded her life, but Mairead is uncertain whether she is the victim of a tortured mind, or the prey of an evil man... -
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Rectify by M.K. Gilher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven the most talented surgeon can’t rectify a broken heart. Dr. Jacade Jordan turned my life upside down in less than a week. He came out of nowhere and penetrated my body and soul. This dominating and bewildering man could possibly be my soul mate. But his Mafia connection with my ex has put me and my loved ones in danger. I should cut ties now and move on while there's still a chance... -
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Calem by Christopher Harlan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Calem, the first of the New York's Finest series from contemporary romance author Christopher Harlan, a renowned psychologist and an embattled NYPD detective join forces to end the city's reign of terror, finding salvation and love in each other's arms in the process. Dr. Cordelia Summers is a brilliant psychologist... -
![Justice for Sloane by Reina Torres]()
Justice for Sloane by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor FBI Agents like Cruz Livingston and Vicente Bravo, their DNA was imprinted with Law and Order. Defending those in danger comes as easily as breathing. As a Special Agent for the FBI, Vicente was treated to a front row seat to see how those ‘with’ have an easier shake than those without... -
![Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman]()
Falling For Sarah by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWidow Sarah Johnson struggled to pick up the pieces after her life was ripped apart. After two years of grieving, she’s found contentment in her thriving business as photographer to Hollywood’s A-list and in raising her angel-faced daughter, Kylee... until bodyguard and long-time friend Ethan Cooke changes everything with a searing moonlight kiss... -
![Waiting by Calle J. Brookes]()
Waiting by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone made mistakes, but some were far more dangerous than others… Fin McLaughlin wanted nothing more than to make a difference in his work with the FBI. Headhunted by the deputy director of the Bureau to head up a new division located in St. Louis, Fin was determined to make amends for the mistakes he’d made six years earlier that had almost cost him his career—and his life... -
![Beneath the Secrets Part 1 ) by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Beneath the Secrets Part 1 ) by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeneath the Secrets, Part One includes: Prelude: One Dangerous Night Blake Walker left behind the ATF when the drug cartel he was hunting cost him the life of his fellow agent, and fiancee. Now, two years later, he's working with his brothers at Walker Security, but he's living fast, hard, and wild, until he reaches the ultimate high...revenge. And he's close, so close he can taste it... -
![Watch Me by Brenda Novak]()
Watch Me by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomeone tried to kill her twelve years ago. Teenagers Sheridan Kohl and Jason Wyatt were parked at the lake in Whiterock, Tennessee, when a stranger wearing a ski mask shot them both. Sheridan lived but Jason died -- and the stranger was never caught. Even though Sheridan's family moved away right afterward, she's never been able to put the crime behind her... -
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Embracing His Syn by A.E. Via
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00M7JAE44.Sergeant Corbin 'Syn' Sydney had dedicated his life to becoming the best detective. So when he heard there was an opening on the notorious Atlanta Narcotics Task Force, he jumped at the chance... -
![Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith]()
Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a beautiful professor joins forces with a sexy detective to find a serial killer, shes caught in a web of danger and desire as she becomes the murderers next target. Original... -
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Her True Blue by Sierra Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Milltown, Colorado, population 15,000, where the only things hotter than the annual fireworks show are the men in uniform looking for love. Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, BBQs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off?She’s a big-city girl that ignites his small-town heart...Categorized as:
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![Window to Danger by Olivia Jaymes]()
Window to Danger by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if you witnessed a murder but no one believed you? That’s the position Desiree “Dizzy” Foster finds herself in. Through a bedroom window, she watched as her neighbor strangled a woman. But when the police arrive, there’s no body and no evidence. They’re not buying her story because she has a reputation in Tremont for being a little different, a little strange...Categorized as:
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![Master Delacroix by Trista Ann Michaels]()
Master Delacroix by Trista Ann Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNathan Delacroix never expected his favorite thriller author to be a woman, and a very pretty one at that. So when she comes to him for advice on BDSM, he can’t resist offering her the use of his club, as well as his skills as a Master. Connelly is shocked at just how much she enjoys being dominated, spanked and jeez, even shared. She needs to be careful because Nathan is way out of her league... -
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Naughty Stranger by Stacey Kennedy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy comes a thrilling, sexy romance about a woman in danger and a small-town police detective who will do anything to keep her safe. After a sudden tragedy blew her world apart, Peyton Kerr fled her big city career and started over in Stoney Creek, Maine...Categorized as:
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![Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeone wants Police Chief Emilio Mendoza dead. And if his unknown assailant doesn’t kill him, pining for Sheriff Abraham Beecham just might. Abe and Lio’s thirty-year journey has taken them from heated rivals to best friends with countless labels and pit stops along the way. Romance is the only avenue left unexplored but not from lack of love or desire...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Surrender by Katie Reus]()
Dangerous Surrender by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cold-blooded killer wants her dead. After her friend is murdered right before her eyes, Taylor uses her wits to escape with just a bullet wound, thankful to be alive. But now the killer isn’t the only one after her—the cops are, too, and Taylor’s not sure she can trust them—or anybody else in her life in California... -
![Razor's Edge by Jayne Rylon]()
Razor's Edge by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere s a thin line between protection and betrayal and they re dancing on it. Men in Blue, Book 2 Isabella s marriage to the wealthiest man in the state looked fairytale perfect. Only she knows the truth behind the nightmare forcing her to run with the clothes on her back, the scars on her body and no one to trust. Not even her own father... -
![Six Degrees of Lust by Taylor V. Donovan]()
Six Degrees of Lust by Taylor V. Donovan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York City FBI team leader Samuel Shaughnessy lives for his immediate family and his job. After a marriage gone wrong he has stuck to a firm rule when it comes to relationships: he doesn't have them. Sexually active and emotionally unavailable keeps him satisfied, especially now that he is in hot pursuit of a serial killer targeting gay men...Categorized as:
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Blood Ties by J.D. Nixon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeautiful, arrogant and lawless, the Bycrafts have menaced the tiny isolated mountain settlement of ‘Little Town’ for generations in a one-family crime wave. The Bycraft women are uncontrollable, the men violently obsessive and their kids feral. And nobody in town has suffered at their hands as much as the Fuller family... -
![Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Bullet Catcher and lone wolf investigator Jack Culver is on a mission. Thirty years ago, an innocent woman was convicted of murder. Jack believes he's found the real killer -- but to take down one of the highest legal authorities in the land, he needs access. Serious access... -
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Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Three devious prisoners vow murderous revenge. Now the second is free. With her stalker captured, antiques dealer Amanda Crosby can finally sleep at night... -
![A Matter of Time Book II by Mary Calmes]()
A Matter of Time Book II by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJory Keyes is doing his best to get over Detective Sam Kage, who broke his heart. Fearful of coming out of the closet, Sam intended to marry and uphold the status quo. After testifying against the man he saw commit cold-blooded murder, Jory is sure he and the detective will never cross paths again. But fate has other plans... -
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![Detecting Lust by Mikey Lee]()
Detecting Lust by Mikey Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeth Lane is the best SVU Detective the precinct has to offer. He’s smart, determined and has a seriously impressive closing rate. He’s also sexy as hell and married to Zee, a woman who not only understands his demanding job but supports him in doing whatever is necessary to close the case... -
![Oceans Apart by Laura Harner]()
Oceans Apart by Laura Harner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been two years since Lord Jamie Mainwaring and Detective Remy Remington worked and loved their way through their one and only case before going their separate ways. Now Jamie is once again mixing agency business with pleasure as he and his partner, Agent Ryan Whiteside, are assigned to a case involving piracy in the Caribbean...Categorized as:
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![Moving Mountains by Laura Harner]()
Moving Mountains by Laura Harner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s easier to move a mountain than escape the past. After the ultimate betrayal results in the death of his lover, Jamie Mainwaring looks to the past for answers, and discovers his entire life is a lie. When uncovering the truth leads to a more devastating loss, there’s only one place he can turn for understanding... -
![Mahu Fire by Neil S. Plakcy]()
Mahu Fire by Neil S. Plakcy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvil moves to paradise, as openly gay police detective Kimo Kanapa’aka battles an extreme religious group that opposes the idea of same-sex marriage. It begins with a simple shooting, but the danger intensifi es as Kimo strives to unmask a killer.Neil S. Plakcy is the author of Mahu Surfer... -
![Make Me Desperate by Beth Kery]()
Make Me Desperate by Beth Kery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJacob and Harper push the boundaries of danger and desire in the next installment of the alluring serial novel from New York Times bestselling author Beth Kery... Jacob’s addiction to Harper is putting his life’s work at risk, but he can’t deny himself the pleasure he feels when he’s with her... -
![Make Me Feel by Beth Kery]()
Make Me Feel by Beth Kery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs their relationship grows more intense, so do Harper’s concerns and Jacob’s secrets, as the next chapter of New York Times bestselling author Beth Kery’s sexy serial novel continues... Haunted by the prospect of possessing Harper whenever he can, Jacob deepens his risk, indulging in a passionate escape with her at his Sea Cliff mansion... -
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Nanny 911 by Julie Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSWAT team member Miranda Murdock can't bake, or get a three-year-old to eat. But she can shoot the wings off a fly. Which is why she's protecting millionaire Quinn Gallagher's daughter. But the little girl is soon tugging at Miranda's heartstrings. And Quinn is doing other things to her — exciting, forbidden, bedroom things — making her job riskier each day... -
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Armed and Devastating by Julie Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen did plain, mousy personal assistant Brooke Hanford sprout miles of long, smooth, creamy legs? And more important, why did Detective Atticus Kincaid suddenly notice? Their relationship had always been the "good friend" variety. But now Brooke was in his thoughts and under his skin...Categorized as:
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![Rough Draft by Mari Carr]()
Rough Draft by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCapture, bondage and fantasies fulfilled. It’s all fun and games until someone gets killed. Bestselling crime novelist Jett Lewis is stumbling over a wicked case of writer’s block, his fast-flowing words having run dry. His publisher’s screaming “deadline”, the fans are ready to riot, and Jett just wants to disappear. His friend Carissa suggests he get away, clear his head…get laid... -
![Zero Break by Neil S. Plakcy]()
Zero Break by Neil S. Plakcy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpenly gay Honolulu homicide detective and surfer Kimo Kanapa'aka investigates the murder of a young lesbian mother at the same time he and his partner consider having children themselves. Zero break refers to the deep-water location where waves first begin, often far offshore. For Honolulu homicide detective and surfer Kimo Kanapa'aka, it means his most dangerous case yet... -
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![Chill by Stephanie Rowe]()
Chill by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHE DISAPPEARED. Alaskan bush pilot Luke Webber did not exist until eight years ago. His brutal history still haunts him, but no one will ever know who he used to be. It needs to stay that way, or more people will die. SHE FOUND HIM. Isabella Kopas is on the run, a bullet in her shoulder and a murderer on her tail... -
![Brothers in Arms by T.A. Webb]()
Brothers in Arms by T.A. Webb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed on every front, Dan O’Leary cashed in all his chips and moved from the big city life of Atlanta to small town Blue Ridge, Georgia. While licking his wounds, he never meant to start a new relationship, especially with closeted Chief of Police Nick Oliver. But now all Dan’s hot buttons are being pushed. One of his employees is being terrorized by seemingly upstanding townspeople... -
![Mistress's Master by Jayne Rylon]()
Mistress's Master by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing can bring her to her knees—except a dose of her own medicine. Mistress Lily, proprietress of the elite Black Lily club, battles something more frightening than the dark forces of her own desire. SexOffender, a potent aphrodisiac designer drug with terrifying side effects, is ripping through the BDSM community... -
![Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton]()
Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaura Spaulding awakes in a hospital following a vicious attack that has stolen her memories of the past. All she has to go on are the strong emotions she instinctively feels for close friends and her fiancé, Rob. Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master... -
![The Scene 3 by Roxy Sloane]()
The Scene 3 by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m undercover to reveal the truth about my brother’s killer. A double life. A dangerous game - with a sexy-as-hell man at the other end of the gun. The stakes are life or death, but I can’t walk away. This ends tonight... -
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Fire and Flint by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Carlisle Deputies Novel Jordan Erichsohn suspects something is rotten about his boss, Judge Crawford. Unfortunately he has nowhere to turn and doubts anyone will believe his claims—least of all the handsome deputy, Pierre Ravelle, who has been assigned to protect the judge, as he's been receiving the threatening letters...
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