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  • Hacking Mr. CEO by Anna Hackett

    Hacking Mr. CEO by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To save the only mother I’ve ever known, all I have to do is hack a tech billionaire.My foster mother is sick. The woman who gave me a home, love, a life. I’ll do anything to find the money for her surgery, including using my skills as a hacker.My name’s Remi, also known as Rogue Angel, and usually I work for a security company testing clients’ systems...
  • The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    The Beat of My Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One week. No strings. Sexy stranger. What could go wrong?My name is Julia McDowell. I’m not the pretty girl next door, I’m the boss at work who solves all your problems. I’m an awkward genius with the worst taste in boyfriends; the last one left me with a 6-figure debt to prove it...
  • Gabe by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Gabe by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabe is the 11th book in the Reed Security series. It is suggested they are read in order. “What’s all this?” Cap asked. “You asked me to bring dishes.” “No,” he said slowly. “I asked you to bring a dish.” “Yeah, and when I asked what kind, you wouldn’t f*&king answer me. You just said enough for everyone. So, I dug through my cabinets and brought every f*&king dish I could find...
  • Strategic Maneuvers by Jemma Westbrook

    Strategic Maneuvers by Jemma Westbrook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Pierce has been waiting.Working hard to lift up a woman who struggled to find her own strength.A woman he intended to make his when the time was right.But there can be no more waiting.Mona is in danger. Threatened by an evil he brought to her doorstep...
  • Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s a Little in desperate need of a protective Daddy, but by the time he realizes he can trust her, it just might be too late. . .On the surface Arianna has it all. Beauty. Talent. Wealth. But she’s hiding a secret. Actually, more than one.She’s not perfect. She’s not brave. And she’s in a lot of trouble.Luckily, help arrives. In the form of a huge, gruff, blunt man...
  • Scandalous by Sybil Bartel

    Scandalous by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bodyguard. Babysitter. Chauffeur. Not what the hell I thought I’d be doing with my life. Especially not for a spoiled Hollywood actress on location in Miami Beach. But triple pay and carrying a gun had its advantages. I’d shove away paparazzi and screaming fans for a lot less...
  • True North by Nicole French

    True North by Nicole French

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They said I was a bad idea. Poor. Violent. Criminal. They said I'd amount to nothing, and I believed them too. Until I met her. Layla Barros saved me from my worst, but to do that, she lost the best herself. Now it's my turn to bring her back to life. If only I can figure out how to do it. I'll do anything to protect the chance we finally have together...
  • The Hunted One by Brittney Sahin

    The Hunted One by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Will this growly protector break her book-loving heart . . . or become her second chance at love?Savanna Vasquez lost her Navy SEAL husband years ago to terrorists, and she doesn’t think she’s capable of falling in love again. So, she busies herself by running her café and buries her face in the pages of fiction for a romantic escape...
  • Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I joined the team at Jameson Force Security three months ago and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. Leaving behind the Marine Corps together, my dog Omega and I made the cross-country trek to Pittsburgh for an exciting new career...
  • Casual Encounter: The Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Casual Encounter: The Complete Series Box Set by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Save 50% with this limited edition box set! All five Casual Encounter novellas from USA Today bestselling author, M.S. Parker. The complete series at one sweet price. My wedding day was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Instead, my heart was shattered into a million pieces...
  • André by Sybil Bartel

    André by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    André The Marines trained me to set my sights and wait for the shot. For eight years, I guarded my brothers and defended my country. Now I protect my clients. My personal security firm is the best in the business because I leave nothing to chance… until a dark-haired, hazel-eyed spitfire crosses my path.She and her sexy as hell strip tease were supposed to be a one-night distraction...
  • Run to You by Lara Adrian

    Run to You by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He will do anything to protect her . . . even if it means breaking her heart. Combat veteran Gabriel Noble survived the war overseas, but the stoic Baine International security specialist is in for the fight of his life when he's tasked with bodyguarding beautiful lingerie designer Evelyn Beckham...
  • 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...
  • Ransom by Hope Ford

    Ransom by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her kidnapper wants my secrets.I want Brooklyn.This is one mission that I can’t lose.She’s been by my side for five years.She’s put up with my crap and her devotion to me and the business is obvious.She believes in what we’re doing here, and I know she’d never betray me.But this is not a game I’m willing to lose.I’ll give up all my secrets to keep her safe...
  • Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux

    Scary Hot: An Until Series and Club Alias Series Crossover by Kd Robichaux

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alpha former-military biker.Quirky office manager of a vet clinic.When their best friends meet and have a whirlwind romance, they get swept up in it and have a hot tryst of their own.It leads to a surprise pregnancy—and a soul-deep connection—neither see coming...
  • Vows by Rochelle Alers

    Vows by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Hideaway Wedding WagerTwins Ana and Jason and their cousin Nicholas are successful thirtysomethings who are single—and loving it. They have no idea that their relatives are betting on which one of them will get married first...
  • Deadly Protector by Katie Reus

    Deadly Protector by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Return to the USA Today bestselling Red Stone Security series with Deadly Protector!He’s a former thief.Dimitri’s world is turned upside down when he meets Zamira. The sweet single mom knows nothing about who he used to be. He should stay away, because he’s the last thing she needs in her life. But when she’s targeted by a threat from her past, he can’t keep his distance any longer...
  • Storm by Kali Hart

    Storm by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AspenI can’t think of a better place to spend my last week in Alaska than in Three Rivers.Twenty years as a pilot in the Army has come and gone.Many of the veterans I served with have settled in the small town.It’s only fitting I spend my last days catching up with them.Plus, I’m determined to show my bestie a good time...
  • Wicked and Forever by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Forever by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll make her his again…even if he has to seduce her When the woman he loves is taken, Forest “Trees” Scott abandons a mission to save her from the enemy. Fearing the worst, he moves heaven and earth to find her—until he realizes Laila Torres left him of her own free will for the man who used her for six years. He’s stunned and wrecked. She played him—and he fell for it...
  • Dark Secret by Summer Cooper

    Dark Secret by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s all I have left... But he doesn’t even know my real name. I thought I could have it all, but no. My family won’t allow it. They say he’s their nemesis. At least I know their priorities now: business before silly me. So just like that, I’m no longer a Thompson. I’ve been tossed out into the cold — exiled. Mr Dark is everything to me now...
  • Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Dark Truth by Summer Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the truth hurts. But living a lie hurts more. Trent’s letter has left me with so many questions. What does he want from me? What do my family want? They’re not usually ones to forgive and forget. I’m finally in a good place. At peace with not having them in my life. I’ve got a good job, I'm standing on my own two feet...
  • Piped Down by Nichole Rose

    Piped Down by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This grumpy mountain man is good at laying pipe. But can he convince his mystery woman to give him a chance?Caleb MaverickTaking a last-minute plumbing project wasn't on my agenda.Neither was the curvy little ball of sunshine who answered the door.Or her devilish little dog.Now I'm waist-deep in water with hearts in my eyes.The dog likes me. The woman? Not so much...
  • Nashville Days: by Julie Capulet

    Nashville Days: by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's the hottest summer on record …Travis Tucker is the ultra-hot lead singer in a country-rock band whose four albums have all hit number one. Life as a superstar is good. The only problem is, he gets swarmed wherever he goes. So he decides to buy himself a secret country getaway to work on his next record and clear his head.Ruby Hayes is on a mission...
  • Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Just a Fling by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knocked up my one-night stand.But I won’t let anyone tell me that was a mistake. Well, it started as a one-night stand. Veronica left the morning after with a promise to come knocking on my hotel room again the next time she came through Las Vegas. Color me surprised when she actually followed through the year after that. And the year after that...
  • We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    We Shouldn't by Katy Kaylee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter Raven: A force of nature, the epitome of a broody alpha male. Enigmatic, broody alpha male. Guess I gotta push that out because I am his therapist now. Turns out, he is going to be my most challenging client ever! Everything about this relationship is wrong. He’s ex-military, running away from demons of his past, And I’m supposed to be treating him...
  • Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bodyguard. Shadow. Warrior. The Marines trained me to be a weapon. Tactical warfare was in my blood. I didn't think twice when I was deployed for the fifth time because I was born battle ready. Then a mission went south and left me with a medical discharge. Too many years downrange, I didn't fit in the civilian world...
  • Blade by C.M. Steele

    Blade by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger...
  • Guarding Her by Katie Reus

    Guarding Her by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She never wanted fame…After a video of her modeling her friend’s new clothing line goes viral, Gia suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight. She never wanted fame—she was just having fun and helping a friend. Unfortunately now she’s got a target on her back. Someone out there will do anything to destroy her. Someone who wants her dead...
  • Brooks by Kali Hart

    Brooks by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CharlotteWhen my best friend asked me to abandon the city for the small-town life, I took a chance and said yes.I was unhappy in the corporate world and ready for a change.I also made a promise to focus on myself for one year.A whole year to avoid all complications, especially of the male variety.That promise was a whole lot easier to keep until Brooks Montgomery showed up in my life...
  • Relentless by Sybil Bartel

    Relentless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Resourceful. Resolute. Bodyguard. A single diagnosis, and I wasn’t good enough. Not for college ball, not for my family, and not for the Marines. Medically discharged before I finished basic training, I was determined to prove myself. Landing a job as a bodyguard for the best security firm in the business was a second chance...
  • 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...
  • Code Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I joined Jameson Force Security for three reasons: the missions, the danger, and the money. I definitely didn’t join the team to be an overpriced babysitter for a spoiled princess. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you Jackson Gale is an adventurer through and through. Yet here I am, halfway across the world, watching over Princess Camille of the House Winterbourne...
  • Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loving his curvy lamb will be this former SEAL's easiest ride yet. ShepAinsley Foster has the brightest eyes and sweetest smile I've ever seen.Whatever she's running from sent her straight to my gym.I want her to run right into my arms.But earning her trust is no easy feat.All she knows of motorcycle clubs is what she's seen on the news...
  • Ruthless by Sybil Bartel

    Ruthless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Protector. Security Detail. I wasn’t supposed to join the Marines and serve three tours. I’d been groomed to be another kind of warrior. Since I could walk, I’d been primed to take over the family business. Build the real estate empire bigger, ruthlessly fight my way to the top—make everyone richer. Instead, I’d enlisted...
  • Reckless by Sybil Bartel

    Reckless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Escort. Bad boy. I didn’t come from the wrong side of the tracks. I was the wrong side. Every cliché you could think of, my family embraced. The only advantage I had was being the best-looking out of all my brothers. Except when I joined the Marines, looks didn’t count for shit downrange...
  • Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Stolen by the Master Chief by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arrow Hamlin was being a good samaritan when he stopped to help someone with a flat tire. He never expected his act of kindness would lead him to the woman who was meant to be his. Or that she’d be on the run from a dangerous situation.Sage Elsher was stunned by a violent encounter in her own home. She had no idea who to trust until Arrow came to her rescue...
  • Broken Biker by Hope Ford

    Broken Biker by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My marriage is a sham. I know it, everyone knows it. But when my husband–the congressman–is found murdered, I’m the first one accused.Now, I’m on the run with only my designer purse and high heels to my name. All I want is to clear my name. I have no one to ask for help, still help shows up in the form of a hot, tattooed biker who claims to hate women.I don’t expect him to believe I’m innocent...
  • Manhandled by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Manhandled by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Faith Keystone, but my friends call me Keys.  I’m the piano player for Hammered. Did I mention I'm the only female in my band?  That means I technically have five older brothers.  Can't forget my manager and security team, too. Alone time is nonexistent. I escaped an overbearing family to join this happy circus, and most of the time it's awesome...
  • 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...
  • Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Falling In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New town. New job. New Me. New boyfriend? At least that’s what the hot Mountain Man staring me down with hungry eyes seems to think. Julian works in Search and Rescue in the Greene Mountains. He also owns the bungee jump, and that’s where I meet him. Those beautiful possessive eyes stare me down as he straps the cord around my ankles...
  • Her Rough Mountain Outlaw by Madison Faye

    Her Rough Mountain Outlaw by Madison Faye

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dominant, wild, and alpha af. This single mom just got tangled up with the hardest new outlaw on the mountain. And he’s about to show her how a real man claims what’s his. I was a beast . A devil on two wheels. A rebel outlaw with a gun on my hip and a bigger one between my legs...
  • High-Stakes Loving by Fiona Archer

    High-Stakes Loving by Fiona Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former SEALs Quinn and Mike have discovered in King's Bluff, Wyoming, a town that embraces ménage and BDSM lifestyles. Even better, they found a sweet woman they could love--if they could only gain the shy librarian's trust. Overhearing that she adores capture fantasy books, the two Doms know exactly how to get her attention. Trapped between two experienced Masters, Reagan surrenders...
  • Archer by Kali Hart

    Archer by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Libby I gave up on love.I'm a single mom with two kids who mean the world to me.They're all I need.But when I meet Archer, I start to feel things I haven't felt in years.He makes me want to open my heart again.I can't decide if he's worth the risk.ArcherLocking my keys in my truck turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.It's the reason I meet Libby and her two amazing kids...
  • 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...
  • Burned: An Alex Drake Novel by Lexxi James

    Burned: An Alex Drake Novel by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing burns like an old flame. Book #3 in the Alex Drake Series Marrying man Alex Drake has topped his multi-billion-dollar empire by securing the love of his life...
  • Weston by Tarin Lex

    Weston by Tarin Lex

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Weston: Wylder Mountain Heroes Book 5Dear Readers,Ready for a whole new band of mountain men?These alpha heroes might dwell in the shadows of the Wylder Bluffs, but when duty calls, they show up.These are the mountains they call home. The mountains they protect.And when their sweet, curvy women come for them, they’ll walk through fire to keep them safe, too.No cliffhangers. No cheating...
  • Reed by Kali Hart

    Reed by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Mountain Man Curvy Woman RomanceReedI don’t do lying.Too many lies in past relationships have left me jaded.It’s why I’ve been single this long.But when I meet Lindsay, I have a hard time remembering why I’ve sworn off women.It doesn’t matter that she’s a guest.Or that she’s not staying.Because once we’re stranded together—alone—all bets are off.I have to make her mine...
  • Elliot by Kali Hart

    Elliot by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elliot & Dakota's storyWe all made a pact. We’ve survived basic together, shared duty stations, and gone to war together. But the needs of the Army have separated us multiple times. That’s why we agreed that when each of us got out, we’d each settle down in the same mountainside town of Three Rivers...
  • Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels

    Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued...
  • Accidental Hero by Shaw Hart

    Accidental Hero by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about.Mabel:When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered.Isn't that how most horror stories start?Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant.Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am...
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