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  • Securing Kalee by Susan Stoker

    Securing Kalee by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After her capture by rebels in the mountains of Timor-Leste, Kalee Solberg doesn’t think she’ll live to see her father, friends, or hometown again. What started as an adventure with the Peace Corp until she figured out what to do with her life has turned into a waking nightmare, every day a struggle to survive. Beaten into submission, Kalee guesses she’s been presumed dead by now...
  • Shielding Riley by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Riley by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Porter “Oz” Reed knew better than most how words could hurt just as much as a fist. He never planned on getting married or having kids, but all that changed when his nine-year-old nephew was dropped off on his doorstep. Riley Rogers is done with men. But her plan to stay single takes a hit when her tall, dark, and very handsome neighbor needs assistance with his nephew...
  • The Final Goodbye by Brittney Sahin

    The Final Goodbye by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When a serial killer strikes a small Alabama town - anyone could become the next victim, or the main suspect . . . Ben Logan, a former soldier, and now the successful owner of a private security firm, can handle just about anything. Well, anything except a run-in with Riley Carpenter. When Ben joined the Marines, he never looked back, and he broke his best friend's heart in the process...
  • Securing Caite by Susan Stoker

    Securing Caite by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Caite McCallan is a Department of Defense admin working in Bahrain when a glitchy elevator, of all things, leads to an unexpected invitation to dinner by a gorgeous Navy SEAL. When he later stands her up, Caite’s understandably upset…until she overhears a plot that confirms Rocco didn’t blow her off...
  • Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary...
  • Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Koren by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Discovering 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...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Joseph by Kris Michaels

    Joseph by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ember Harris has sworn to save lives. Joseph King is an assassin. Death is their common ground, only they stand on opposing sides. A dead man’s plea pushes Dr. Ember Harris headfirst into a swirling mire of drugs, death and political corruption. The Cartel boss who murdered Ember’s friend will stop at nothing to get the information entrusted to her...
  • Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was my obsession. Haunting my dreams, reminding me of my past. He was the one whose heart I destroyed. Pierce Lykaios was everything I could want: captivating, cunning, and controlled. He understood my darkest desires and took pleasure in feeding my every craving. And when I walked back into his world, it was my fault for letting the first touch lead to a second. And a third...
  • Torment by Chloe Walsh

    Torment by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    * A heavyweight title up for grabs * * A family to protect * * Enemies closing in * With a baby on the way and a mob family hot on his heels, Noah must once again dust off his gloves and fight. This time, there's more on the line than ever before. With his best friend dead and the career he worked so hard to build crumbling around him, Noah must make some unfavorable decisions...
    Categorized as:
    angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  war  book  contemporary
  • Storm by Janie Crouch

    Storm by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Breathe in. Breathe out. Survive.Marilyn Ellis is finally putting her life back together. The domestic abuse she suffered may be labeled textbook by therapists, but it’s the parts she’s never told anyone that haunt her.She refuses to get trapped in that hell ever again...
  • Tame: Carter Kids #3 by Chloe Walsh

    Tame: Carter Kids #3 by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Noah and Teagan are back! Through prison sentences, misunderstandings, death threats and criminal encounters, Teagan and Noah have somehow managed to find their way back to each other. Traveling the country together, partying it up in hotel rooms, and causing drama wherever they go, the fiery couple are completely invested in making their fickle relationship work this time around...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war
  • Blame It on the Pain by Ashley Jade

    Blame It on the Pain by Ashley Jade

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pain. It hurts us. It pushes us. It punishes us. Or, for the few poor souls out there like me...it defines us. I'm not a good person. There are no redeeming qualities about me...not anymore. Any that I had, I'd given to the devil on the night that changed everything. The night my baby sister died. The night I murdered her killer. Yes, I've taken a life..
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war
  • FREE - A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    FREE - A Black Ops Romance by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He was my first love… I wanted him to follow his dreams. I wanted him to escape the life he hated. I thought I was doing the right thing by not telling him how I truly felt. Until it was too late, and my silence turned into my biggest regret. Twelve years ago, Shane Owings died, taking my heart with him. I was left devastated and broken hearted...
  • For His Eyes Only by Lexi Blake

    For His Eyes Only by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A night he can’t forget Five years ago, Nick Markovic found himself consumed by his quest for vengeance. The one time he managed to find peace was in the arms of Hayley Dalton. Being with her was like bathing in sunlight, and he ached to feel that again, but he couldn’t...
  • Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  dark  suspense  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Ghost: A Bratva Blood Novella by SR Jones

    The Ghost: A Bratva Blood Novella by SR Jones

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andrius:In order to ensure my wife can live freely and safely, I might be about to blow up my marriage.War is coming though, and sometimes the only thing you can do is head into battle. This time, my enemies won't see me coming. I'll slip into their lives like a ghost, and leave them devastated. I must hope and pray that when I return to my own life, my wife will still be waiting for me...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  organized-crime  suspense  war  adult  book  contemporary
  • SEALs of Honor: Devlin by Dale Mayer

    SEALs of Honor: Devlin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The right place at the right time… or the very wrong place… As part of a group helping to training Iraq soldiers, Devin is doing additional training on how to use the latest drones. But when a murder is committed on the base and suspicion is thrown on the drone’s designer, he can’t stop himself from helping her. When they return stateside, another employee in the same company is murdered...
  • Black Out by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Out by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 3 in the Black's Bandits series! This book is about Colt and Angie...
  • Miles by H.J. Bellus

    Miles by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I lost it all... My hope, my happiness, and my will to live. My heart was tattered and torn from the promise of real love. Until him... His profound love for living, fortune cookies and collection of rusty matchbox cars made me smile again. It is a simple love story. I found my rainbow, my pot of gold, my piece of beautiful all in one simple man. Miles. Not every happy ending is perfect..
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  fighter  suspense  war  adult  book  contemporary  family
  • Jobe: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Jobe: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jobe Synopsis Alvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brothers-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Jobe Delaro served proudly with his Special Forces squad, but to focus on his duties he gave up the one woman he had planned on spending his life with...
  • Sin With Me by Delaney Foster

    Sin With Me by Delaney Foster

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Makenna Taylor and Reid Landry are high school sweethearts. He was her first. Her only. They had life all planned out. Right down to the white picket fence and 2.5 kids. Then Reid joined the Marines, and from that day forward, life as Makenna knew it would never be the same. She thought it was just another part time job waiting tables while she worked her way through college...
  • Steadfast by Shirleen Davies

    Steadfast by Shirleen Davies

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s secretive and commanding. She’s having none of it. Steadfast, Book One, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Caid “Wrath” McCord never anticipated being tapped to lead a deep cover Navy SEAL team. Never one to shirk his duty, the transition from sea-loving warrior to president of an undercover motorcycle club is as smooth as a ride on his beloved Harley...
  • Tattered on My Sleeve by Autumn Jones Lake

    Tattered on My Sleeve by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I had her first. Eight years ago, the Lost Kings, MC was recovering from turmoil within the club Wrath and Trinity met. I fell in love with her. After three perfect nights, Wrath knew she was the one. But Trinity’s dark past was about to catch up to her and the Lost Kings MC was her only hope for protection. Then we fucked everything up...
  • The War of Gods by Con Template

    The War of Gods by Con Template

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before the changing of tides, there is always silence. A prolonged silence to warn people about what’s coming, an insufferable silence that promises pain, and an epic silence that guarantees an event that will carve itself into history. For Choi Yoori, the changing of her tides has started...
  • Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Devon “Shadow” Kane chose a life of anonymity the moment he entered the clandestine world of the CIA. His training made him a killer, a skill he has no qualms using. Elle Sinclair, the younger sister of his childhood friend, is far from the girl next door. She’ll be the next big star. She’s also the one he can’t have...
  • Trick by H.J. Bellus

    Trick by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s quiet, a thinker who is always three steps ahead of the game—in and out of the ring. Trenton “Trick” Jameson is a mystery, even to his fellow fighters at Diablo’s Throne. They only know him as the Country Boy Brawler who left home to chase his dreams. His band of brothers have no idea what he's lost or left behind... And that’s the way Trick wants it...
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    alpha-mc  crime  fighter  suspense  war  adult  book  contemporary
  • Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Road To Ruin by Callie Hart, Jonny James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Malicious Destruction of Property. Two counts of breaking and entering. Two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Four counts of assault. Three counts of illegal gambling. Three years served in Orleans Parish Prison. Tommy ‘Havoc’ Kendrick’s rap sheet reads like a recipe for disaster: one part mayhem to three parts chaos...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war  adult
  • Repentance: The Story of Kace Haywood by Meghan Quinn

    Repentance: The Story of Kace Haywood by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every choice you make in life comes with a consequence, which dictates the outcome of your future. I was once on top, I was living the life I dreamt of, I had everything I could possibly hope for. I was happy, satisfied, content…until one night. One off day. One moment in time I wish I could take back. My biggest regret...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  suspense  war  adult
  • Just One More Chance: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan

    Just One More Chance: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Baytown Boys Mysteries Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home...
  • False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a stand-alone, dark and gritty Military Romance. Conspiracies and lies lead to a secret that was never supposed to be uncovered. Six months ago we rescued Emilie Swanson, the daughter of retired Navy Admiral George Swanson - now a senator running for the presidency...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  cheating  crime  dark  domestic-drama  suspense  war
  • Nikolai: What's Left Of Me by Shandi Boyes

    Nikolai: What's Left Of Me by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blurb to come. . .The gripping third and final installment in the Russian Mob Chronicles.Author Warning: Due to adult content this book is not recommended for those under the age of 18...
  • Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Dark Destiny by Bec Botefuhr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You were with Willow and Jagger when they found their happily ever after in Dark Endings. You felt their love. You felt their relief, but what you didn't feel, was the pain they left tucked inside. Jagger killed his own father, he suffered on an island alone being forced to fight to save his life. Now, the memories are catching up on him. The reality is haunting him. He's becoming numb...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  war  adult
  • 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...
  • Cain by Lane Hart

    Cain by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone always asks me why I’m so f*cking angry all the time. Let me count the ways. I threw away my dreams when I was forced to fight and beat men bloody for her, but she doesn’t even know it. Whenever I try to protect her, she pushes me away...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war  abuse
  • Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Enamor by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *This short novella IS included in the back of Elicit (book 4) but many people have been requesting it be set apart, if you own Elicit, you don't need to purchase this novella* Trace is about to ask her mob boss husband to do the unthinkable...allow his enemy Phoenix De Lange to train her in combat, the very same enemy who nearly killed her the year before...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war  book
  • Escape by J.L. Drake

    Escape by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We were back on a mission… It was an endless battle with the cartel, defusing bombs and trying to stay alive while we saved others. Ten years ago, I made the best and worst decision of my life. I joined the Army and left the love of life behind…Lexi...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  suspense  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Burn by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Burn by Allie Juliette Mousseau, Nicole Hewitt

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Burn - Brothers of Ink and Steel Liam Knight, a sexy panty-melting, hard-bodied streetfighter and renowned tattoo artist, is rising up the ranks of the UFC Middleweight Division, but he’s about to get knocked out by his past...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  cheating  dark  domestic-drama  fighter  suspense  war  abuse
  • Rafe by Jo Raven

    Rafe by Jo Raven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    His name is Rafaele Vestri, Rafe to his friends. He’s tall, strong, handsome. Distant. He often comes to the café where I work, but we don’t talk much. He looks at me, though. Stares at me, his gaze heated, and I can’t help but stare back. I want him, I won’t deny it. I’ve never seen anyone that beautiful, anyone that powerful, in my life. But he’s growing more withdrawn by the day...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  war  abuse
  • Violent Things by Callie Hart

    Violent Things by Callie Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    You’re never really out until you’re dead. That’s what the mob bosses, gunrunners and car thieves of Seattle will tell you, anyway. Zeth Mayfair, ex mafia enforcer, has other ideas. Since falling for Sloane, he’s managed to turn her life upside down. Now, he’s determined to give her a stable, happy and, most importantly, safe life...
  • Thorn by Chloe Walsh

    Thorn by Chloe Walsh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Is it possible to love the one who broke you? A fighter with a chip on his shoulder. A woman with a grudge to settle. He is her greatest weakness. She is his ultimate opponent. He is the one person to break through her defenses. She is the one person who can bring him to his knees. Thorn – when love and hate collide, it ignites a love affair to last a lifetime...
  • Honor by J.L. Drake

    Honor by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bullets fly during a dangerous mission, and Major Mark Lopez is critically injured… A Blackstone soldier, Mark is transferred to the North Dakota hospital with the security clearance to treat members of the elite covert team. The pretty new nurse assigned to his case knows her stuff, but Mark soon discovers she knows more than just how to save lives. Mia Harper knows the Blackstone Code...
  • Sergei by Roxie Rivera

    Sergei by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After losing her older brother in a violent robbery, wedding gown designer Bianca Bradshaw refuses to date men with criminal ties. She's never been tempted to cross that line—until Sergei.The Russian behemoth works as an enforcer for mob boss Nikolai Kalasnikov and fights as his champion in the underground bare-knuckle circuit...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  crime  dark  fighter  organized-crime  suspense  war
  • Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley

    Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Night time is the right time...Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away..
  • Fractured Lies: Book 1 MAC Security Series by Abigail Davies

    Fractured Lies: Book 1 MAC Security Series by Abigail Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LIE - NOUN AN INTENTIONALLY FALSE STATEMENT Some days I didn't know where the lies finished and the truth began. It happened with one innocent lie and before I knew it I'd created a whole web of lies. Nobody likes a liar. But. What if you had to lie? To protect yourself and your child? If those lies were revealed, I would be a shell of my former self...
    Categorized as:
    war  dark  alpha-mc  cheating  domestic-drama  angst  suspense  romance
  • Radiant Surrender by Kennedy Layne

    Radiant Surrender by Kennedy Layne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The darkness within... Gavin Crest has always pushed himself to the limit. After twenty-three years as a Marine Master Sergeant, he built his security agency from the ground up. He also has a predilection for the darker side of sex. He's done it all--except the one woman he can't have, an innocent who deserves more than a man whose soul is tainted with darkness...
  • Dark Edges by Anthony Dwayne

    Dark Edges by Anthony Dwayne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m not your good ole boy or boy-next-door type of guy. If that’s what you’re looking for, I suggest you move on. I curse a lot, work too fucking much, and keep to myself. My edges are hard, rough, and even dark at times. I never thought I would wind up in the business I’m in. I may not always play by the rules, but I go where the money is, keep my nose clean, and my affairs organized...
  • Hot For His Hostage by Angel Payne

    Hot For His Hostage by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s the layover she’ll never forget. Stuck in an airport bar with a choice between three drunk roommates or one dark and delicious stranger, Zoe Chestain decides to live dangerously for once, and succumbs to a night of Shay Bommer’s dominant passion...
  • SINdicate by Marie James

    SINdicate by Marie James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***Full-Length Novel*** BT Urruela is former military with scars from war that forever changed his life. He attends an acting class, is a personal trainer at an elite facility in Tampa, and is your typical warm-blooded male. Life is pretty easy-going for BT... then Aviana Maguire catches his eye. Aviana attends the same acting class as BT, but does her best to stay under the radar...
  • Running Wild: An LCR Elite Novel by Christy Reece

    Running Wild: An LCR Elite Novel by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He'll Stop At Nothing To Protect The Ones He Loves LCR Elite operative Aidan Thorne is dedicated to rescuing kidnapped victims from some of the most dangerous places in the world, but that will never stop him from hunting down a coldblooded killer. Child psychologist Anna Bradford is a temptation unlike any he's ever faced, penetrating the steely armor encasing his heart...
  • Defending Danielle by Shauna Allen

    Defending Danielle by Shauna Allen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** Drew “Red” Harrison is a man on a mission. As part of an elite United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance team, he’s done it all—covert intelligence gathering, national security threat elimination, Black Ops...
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