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  • Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Left alone in Baltimore after his unpredictable lover bails, Special Agent Zane Garrett takes his frustration out on everything in his path until he is ordered to Chicago to back up an undercover operative. When he gets there, though, he finds himself face to face with his wayward partner, Special Agent Ty Grady...
  • Shamrock: A Linear Tactical Romantic Suspense Standalone by Janie Crouch

    Shamrock: A Linear Tactical Romantic Suspense Standalone by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Every 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...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  crime  dark  family  insta-love  military  steamy
  • Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Claiming Tuesday by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux

    Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After 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...
  • Securing Piper by Susan Stoker

    Securing Piper by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What started as an adventure, soon became hell. Piper Johnson’s thrilled to spend time in Timor-Leste with her best friend, a Peace Corps volunteer…until civil unrest erupts throughout the countryside, including an attack at the orphanage the women were visiting...
  • Whisper by Tal Bauer

    Whisper by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The truth is complicated.On September 11th, 2001, Kris Caldera was a junior member of the CIA’s Alec Station, the unit dedicated to finding and stopping Osama Bin Laden. They failed.Ten days later, he was on the ground in Afghanistan with a Special Forces team, driven to avenge the ghosts that haunted him and the nation he’d let down...
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    age-gap  angst  crime  dark  drama  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  angst  assassins  crime  dark  drama  family  insta-love
  • Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake

    Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A fallen hero reborn Theo Taggart lost everything the night he died. His family, his beautiful Erin, and worst of all, he lost himself. A twisted doctor brought him back from the brink of death, but reprogrammed his identity to serve her will. Rescued by his brothers, he must fight to reclaim the man he was and the life, and love, that were stolen from him...
  • Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The book Trident Security fans have been waiting for! The huntress has become the hunted, in more ways than one. Jordyn Alvarez works for the United States government—a fact no one in authority will admit. She does Uncle Sam’s dirty work. Some might call her an agent, but few know her real title—Assassin...
  • Gifts: A Killers Novel, Book 3 by Brynne Asher

    Gifts: A Killers Novel, Book 3 by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    No one would say Keelie Lockhart isn’t determined.  Taking on the role of both mom and dad to her two young kids, she’s managing life the best she can...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  assassins  children  crime  drama  family
  • Promises Part 4 by A.E. Via

    Promises Part 4 by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Men found him attractive, interesting even. He was like a fascinating experiment gone wrong that men liked to investigate. He’d get a date - or two, if he was lucky - but it wasn’t long before Brian’s darkness showed, and the men were running from him. Brian King was honorably discharged from the United States Navy five years ago...
  • Jason by Kris Michaels

    Jason by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jason King was presented the opportunity of a lifetime… …assume control of Guardian Security from the billionaire who had built the world renowned agency. As CEO, Jason would manage the best security resources in the world...
  • Shattered by Sloane Kennedy

    Shattered by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I failed Caleb once because I was a coward. And he ended up paying the price. Never again... Ten years of war and the loss of nearly his entire family have left thirty-four-year-old former sniper, Jace Christenson, with nothing to come home to. And he prefers it that way...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  assassins  bodyguard  children  crime  dark
  • Unexpected by Sloane Kennedy

    Unexpected by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I finally had the chance at a perfect life when I met the man I was supposed to be with. But he’s gone and chances like that don’t come along twice in one lifetime. Right? Former president Everett Shaw had his whole life laid out for him from the time he was a child and he lived out every expectation to complete and utter perfection… until he met the one man who changed everything...
  • Defiance by Sloane Kennedy

    Defiance by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    All 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...
  • Scars by Brynne Asher

    Scars by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Being a spy isn’t for the faint at heart—especially for the brute American and the beautiful, cunning Brit… Who am I? I’m Cole Carson and I’m the best at what I do. Four years ago, the CIA forced me to babysit the young MI6 princess, Isabella Donnelly. Beneath my paygrade and skillset, but I like to think I taught her everything she knows—because I’m just that good...
  • Blood Bound by Samantha A. Cole

    Blood Bound by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Rylie Hart adopts her best friend’s daughter, in the wake of the woman’s untimely death, she goes from being an honorary aunt to a mother in the blink of an eye. Two years later, after kindergartner Mickey is diagnosed with leukemia, an anonymous donor is her only hope...
    Categorized as:
    bodyguard  children  drama  family  military  steamy  suspense  war
  • Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

    Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’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...
  • The Bridge of Silver Wings by John Wiltshire

    The Bridge of Silver Wings by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The third book in the series More Heat Than the SunBen discovers the truth of the old adage 'be careful what you wish for'. Nikolas has exorcised his demons, but when they end up stranded in Russia, the monster inside needs to be let loose. Siberia in winter isn't a place for good men. There is nothing Nikolas won't do to keep Ben alive...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  lgbtq
  • Stars by Tal Bauer

    Stars by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I have looked to the stars my whole life… For two years, Sasha Andreyev has been in NASA astronaut training, the final step on his lifelong dream. During that time, he and Russian President Sergey Puchkov have kept their love hidden. But as graduation nears, secrets start to slip, and Sergey makes a dangerous trip to Houston for a weekend with Sasha...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  angst  crime  dark  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense
  • To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    To the Xtreme by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    n the Alaskan wilderness, meeting their match takes on more than one meaning.Special Operative and second-in-command for the Xtreme Ops team, Harris Lipton, aka Lip, finds himself sidelined after an accident. While laid up, locating a loony in the national forest won’t be easy, especially by shooting off text messages instead of bullets...
  • Redemption by Sloane Kennedy

    Redemption by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My job is to save lives. But what if the one that needs saving is the one I was sent to take? At 33 years old, Phoenix Jones once had a stellar military career ahead of him. But when tragedy struck his family, he walked away from the path he'd chosen to be there for the one who needed him most...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  bodyguard  children  crime  dark  drama
  • Freeing Zane by Sloane Kennedy

    Freeing Zane by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Zane doesn’t do relationships and Connor is definitely the kind of guy who does… Criminal defense attorney Zane Devereaux is on the verge of having everything he’s worked his entire life for. He’s on track to become his firm’s youngest managing partner and he has enough money in the bank to ensure he’ll never have to be at the mercy of anyone ever again...
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When 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...
  • Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Spinning 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  children  crime  dark  drama  family  law-enforcement
  • Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package...
  • No Fear by Nora Phoenix

    No Fear by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aaron is drowning. After coming out as gay, he lost his parents’ approval, his job, and his sense of identity. He feels like a freak who doesn’t fit in anywhere. His last hope was his brother Josh, but Josh can’t seem to forgive him for how Aaron treated him when they were teens. Not that Aaron can blame him, because he did treat Josh like crap...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  angst  crime  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  suspense
  • False Security by Evan Grace

    False Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was supposed to be a harmless blind date-but it ended in a one night stand when Shayla up and left in the middle of the night without a wink or a wave. I didn’t think I’d see her again…until I walked into my office and met our new employee—none other than the curvy brunette who had rocked my world. The more she fights the attraction between us, the more determined I am to make her mine...
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For 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...
  • Vengeful Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Vengeful Lover by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every assassin has an exit strategy – their ultimate plan for leaving that dangerous life and disappearing. They just never expect to live long enough to enact it. Gabriel Prescott was no different. But everything changed when he met fellow mercenary Justin Mallory. Now he’s racing across Europe with Justin to put to rest old threats before they can end both their lives...
  • Nothing Special V by A.E. Via

    Nothing Special V by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The boys are back and fiercer than ever!"We were a unit tonight, moving as one. Even apart, we are deadly, but when combined – we are f**kin’ unstoppable." ~~ God ~~Atlanta's notorious narcotics task force is at it again. They are stronger, bigger, and better than ever...
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    age-gap  alpha-mc  crime  family  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • Join the Club by Charlie Cochet

    Join the Club by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Eduardo “Lucky” Morales is a fighter, from his childhood days in Cuba to his time as a Special Forces Green Beret. Scarred by the wars of his past, Lucky has learned nothing lasts forever. Guarding his heart is second nature, and getting emotionally involved is not an option...
  • Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh

    Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The new, sexy Navy SEAL novel from New York Times bestselling author Lora LeighTHE FIGHT OF HIS LIFEAs the illegitimate son of Diego Fuentes, Ian Richards faces danger at every turn. Neither his father nor his fellow Navy SEALs knows which side he’s fighting for—or against. Which is exactly how the game must be played…until Agent Porter enters the picture...
  • Claiming Alexis by Susan Stoker

    Claiming Alexis by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nothing is more important to Blake Anderson than the work he does with his brothers at Ace Security. At least that’s what he thinks until he meets the fiercely independent Alexis Grant. The security firm’s new intern pushes all his buttons—and makes his temperature rise. But giving in to temptation might be risky business. Alexis can tell that Blake has his doubts about her ability to commit...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  bodyguard  crime  drama  family  insta-love  military  steamy
  • North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In what circumstance wouldn’t a knight want to rescue a damsel in distress? A former SEAL working for Legendary Securities, North Dockter has found the very circumstance that challenges even his stalwart, chivalrous ways. Nikki Beckwith is a firecracker who butts heads with him at every turn, refusing to follow orders or listen to his experience unless doing so suits her...
  • In the Requiem by Hailey Turner

    In the Requiem by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Never let go. Weighed down by scandal, Captain Jamie Callahan must choose between saving his family’s reputation and his father’s political aspirations, or taking down the enemy once and for all. Choosing one over the other will have lasting repercussions he can’t escape. Whatever path Jamie ultimately picks, Staff Sergeant Kyle Brannigan will be right by his side to face the consequences...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  drama  family  law-enforcement  lgbtq
  • Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer

    Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A rogue Black Ops unit with the president in their crosshairs. A Secret Service agent who will break every rule. A president falling for the one person he shouldn’t—a man. Newly elected President Jack Spiers’s presidency is rocked from the very beginning, and he’s working furiously to keep the world from falling apart...
  • Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everything Dominic Price has worked hard to uphold is about to come crashing down on everything he holds dear.So much for the quiet life. Just as assistant US attorney and brewery owner Dominic Price is settling into a comfy new chapter with his partner, FBI agent Cameron Byrne, the sudden death of Nic’s father puts their happily-ever-after in jeopardy...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  suspense
  • Death's Ink-Black Shadow by John Wiltshire

    Death's Ink-Black Shadow by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It takes a certain kind of courage to live as if favoured by the gods, ignoring the ever-present ghosts of your past—or perhaps not bravery, but arrogance. And maybe not even that. Ben genuinely believes that the past is behind them—that they deserve to enjoy the life they have created. So it’s not hubris that leads him to overlook the signs that Nikolas does not share his faith, it’s love...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  angst  assassins  children  crime  dark  lgbtq
  • Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Explosive action, bullets flying, heroes, villains, and love, you don’t want to miss this next installment in Reese Knightley’s Out for Justice series. Read Ricochet and Collide before diving into the next story! -Rampage - Three strong, independent, and protective badasses are on the cusp of romance when tragedy and disaster come at them like a landslide...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  angst  bodyguard  crime  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus

    Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Read the final book in the Endgame trilogy where blood is thick, but passion is thicker… He kidnapped a princess to exact revenge. Set up for a crime he didn’t commit, Ellis Bishop takes the law into his own hands to exact justice and clear his name. Unfortunately, that means he has to kidnap a crime boss’s daughter—a perfect mafia princess, set to become queen of a dirty empire...
  • When Death Frees the Devil by L.J. Hayward

    When Death Frees the Devil by L.J. Hayward

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ethan is finally free. He’s left the Cabal behind and embraced a civilian life with Jack, the man he loves. The only problem is that the Cabal isn’t willing to let him go. A call in the middle of the night and a threat to Jack’s family, and Ethan is back in the game. The only way out is to take on the organization that spent years warping his life...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  war
  • Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer

    Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A 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...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  crime  lgbtq  suspense  war  angst  dark
  • Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Devin Lyons and Russian mob boss/FBI ally Andrei Panchenko have been at each others' throats for years. Literally. They've had their hands around the other's throat lots of times. When Andrei barely escapes a bold attempt on his life, government big shot James Jacobs decides to put Devin in charge of Andrei's safety...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two 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 ratings
    They 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...
  • Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Topping the Alpha by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trident Security operative, Jake Donovan, has been a member of the BDSM lifestyle since his teenage years. Starting as a submissive, he eventually became a Dom, but a brutal incident, years ago, changed Jake's life forever. Unable to shake the ghosts of his past, Jake avoided giving his heart to anyone for sixteen years. Until Nick...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  crime  family  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • No Limits by Nora Phoenix

    No Limits by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Josh is convinced he’ll never find someone who’ll love him the way he is. He’s not exactly a catch with his PTSD, which has transformed him into a homebody most of the times. Sweet, maybe, but also boring as hell. Plus, there’s that submissive tendency he recently discovered and is dying to explore. His complicated relationship with Noah and Indy don’t make it easy, either...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  crime  dark  insta-love  law-enforcement  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • Russian Prey by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Russian Prey by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Special Agent Keegan Ripley has watched, listened to and fantasized about the notorious Vicious Vince Markov for more than a decade. Now he has been assigned the task of going undercover in Rio to convince Markov to meet with FBI bosses about joining forces...
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