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  • Necessary Risk by Christy Barritt

    Necessary Risk by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When former Navy SEAL Hudson Carmichael sets out to rescue a woman in danger and bring her to Vanishing Ranch for refuge, he knows exactly what he needs to do. But his plan is thrown off course when he comes face-to-face with his dead fiancée.When Teagan Murphy unwillingly became entangled in the Farino crime family, she had no choice but to leave Hudson—and her entire life—behind...
  • Vow of Justice by Lynette Eason

    Vow of Justice by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Lincoln St. John is living his own personal nightmare. When the woman he loves, Allison Radcliffe, is killed, he devotes his life to tracking down the killers and making them pay for their crimes. He expected it to be a challenge. What he never expected was to find Allison very much alive shortly after her "murder...
  • Titus by Christy Barritt

    Titus by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She shattered his heart once. Can he set her betrayal aside for the sake of his country?The last person Titus Armstrong wants to join forces with is the woman who dumped him for his brother, Alex. But Presley Lennox is Blackout’s best chance at infiltrating a dangerous organization known as The System and finding out more about their deadly plans...
  • Ranger Honor by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Honor by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets never stay buried...When Sheriff Claire Wilson is attacked, she calls Texas Ranger Gavin Sterling for help with the investigation. The handsome lawman is smart and kind, but Claire is determined to ignore the sparks between them. Divorce shredded her heart and left her jaded when it comes to love. She pours everything she has into raising her small son and protecting her hometown...
  • Called to Protect by Lynette Eason

    Called to Protect by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    For the past year, Chloe St. John has been working as a K-9 cop with her German shepherd partner, Hank. After being dumped by her fiance for another woman, Chloe has decided that Hank is just about the only male she likes. She's over the whole romance thing and focuses her attention on doing her job...
  • Ford by Susan May Warren

    Ford by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Navy Seal Ford Marshall isn’t the kind to stand by and let a woman get hurt—especially when it involves his twin sister, RJ. So, when she is named an assassin and goes missing in Russia, he doesn’t care what it takes—he’s going to find her and bring her home...
  • Tate by Susan May Warren

    Tate by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What will it cost this bodyguard to save the woman he loves? Bodyguard, Tate Marshall, has always been the family troublemaker. Maybe it's his impulsive propensity to get into the middle of problems that don't belong to him. But once in, he can't stop himself from trying to solve them and that includes his recent dilemma...
  • Rocco by Christy Barritt

    Rocco by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL and new Blackout recruit Rocco Foster is on a simple in and out mission. But the operation turns complicated when an unsuspecting woman wanders into the line of fire.Peyton Ellison’s life mission is to sprinkle happiness on those around her. When a cupcake delivery turns into a fight for survival, she must trust her rescuer—a handsome stranger—to keep her safe...
  • Ruby Jane by Susan May Warren

    Ruby Jane by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She loved...and lost.Ruby Jane never thought she'd meet the man of her dreams while running from the police in Russia. That he'd steal her heart on a train to Siberia. But loving a former CIA officer comes with a price...a life of danger. A life of high stakes.A life where he simply disappears...He has no memory of the man he was.Mack Jones has no memory of his past..
  • The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt

    The Cottage on Ghost Lane by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Each house has a history. Each person has a secret. Each turn of events leads to danger.Come back to me.Cole Dalton’s wife, Caroline, had the words etched onto a pendant for him. Each time he deployed overseas as a military bomb tech, she stitched the pendant into his uniform. Cole returned safely from the battlefield . . . only to bury his wife after a tragic car accident...
  • Maddox by Christy Barritt

    Maddox by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s on the case . . . and she’s his prime suspect.Classified technology is missing, a delivery driver is dead, and former Navy SEAL Maddox King must find the culprits before a dangerous plan is enacted.To find answers, the Blackout agent must go undercover as a maintenance man at millionaire Seymore Whitlock’s estate...
  • Ripple Effect by Christy Barritt

    Ripple Effect by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DOING THE RIGHT THING WAS HIS HARDEST TASK YET Griff McIntyre never expected his ex-wife, Bethany, and two-year-old daughter, Ada, to show up on his doorstep. After someone tried to abduct Ada, Bethany is desperate to find safety. Now Griff’s not letting either of them out of his sight...
  • Ranger Faith by Lynn Shannon

    Ranger Faith by Lynn Shannon

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's a deadly holiday season... Last Christmas, profiler Emilia Sanchez barely escaped the clutches of a serial killer. All she wants is to forget the incident and move on with her life, especially since the murderer is dead. But when she receives a poinsettia along with a threatening message, it triggers Emilia’s worst fears—that she’s not safe after all...
  • Night Hawk: by Susan Sleeman

    Night Hawk: by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s determined to find her father’s killer…FBI Agent, Toni Long, lost her father a year ago when he was killed in a joint FBI and ICE investigation led by Clay Byrd, a man Toni had found herself infatuated with. Unfortunately, the killer escaped, and if Toni hadn’t been distracted by her attraction to Clay, maybe her father wouldn’t have died...
  • Dead Ringer by Susan Sleeman

    Dead Ringer by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She was hiding from her past… When a local woman goes missing and Sheriff Blake Jenkins delivers her blood sample to DNA expert Emory Steele for analysis, Blake discovers Emory is a dead ringer for the missing woman. Blake’s gut says the woman is related to Emory. But Emory rejects the notion, requiring a DNA test before she’ll concede that she does indeed have a twin sister she never knew about...
  • Rising Storm by Edie James

    Rising Storm by Edie James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Homecomings can be deadly.When retired Delta Force operative Rollo MacKenzie returns home to become chief of police in tiny MacKenzie Cove, he has lots of expectations...none of them good.What he doesn't expect is to find his first love targeted by a murderer willing to do anything to bury a twenty-year-old secret...
  • Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Rafe Walker gained fame while in the Army when he was photographed for a Military Calendar. Afterward, modeling contracts rolled in but he found his life in California lacking and longed for a change...
  • The Rescuer by Dee Henderson

    The Rescuer by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    HE'S RUNNING AWAY ...Stephen O'Malley is a paramedic. He's been rescuing people all his life. But he's on the run now --- from the burden of his profession, from the grief of losing his sister, from a God he doesn't want to trust.HE PAUSED TO HELP A FRIEND ...Meghan may be blind, but she's not crazy...
  • The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    The Guardian by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A federal judge has been murdered. There is only one witness, and an assassin wants her dead. U.S. Marshall Marcus O'Malley thought he knew the risks of the assignment . . . but he was wrong. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family...
  • The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Hamilton Jones thought that the love of his life was dead. But when a girl claiming to be his daughter shows up with a dire message from his wife, Ham knows he will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home...
  • The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren

    The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a part of the Jones Inc. rescue team. Saving the life of pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Aria Sinclair on Denali helped too...
  • Hostile Intent by Lynette Eason

    Hostile Intent by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ava Jackson entered the military shortly after high school, but her mother's illness has forced her to request an early discharge. She already lost her father while deployed, and there's no way she's going to let her mother die alone. But after a visit to the nursing facility where her mother lives, Ava is attacked walking back to her car...
  • Wyatt by Susan May Warren

    Wyatt by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s lost her twice…he’s not going to lose her again...NHL Hockey Goalie Wyatt Marshall has everything--fame, money and a thriving career. But he’s hiding the two things that matter most...a career-ending injury, and his broken heart. He’s been in love with Coco Stanley since she walked into his life at age fourteen, a foster child for the Marshall family...
  • The Inn on Hanging Hill by Christy Barritt

    The Inn on Hanging Hill by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lindsey Waters never wanted to return to the seaside inn where she grew up. Too many traumatic memories haunt the place, both from her childhood and from days gone by. But with guilt relentlessly chasing her after a tragic choice, she’s desperate for a fresh start.Mysterious incidents begin plaguing the inn—dangerous incidents—that make it clear someone wants to scare Lindsey away...
  • Driving Force by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo

    Driving Force by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the last client she wants to protect…Elite Guardians bodyguard/former sniper CHRISTINA SHERMAN has protected uncooperative clients before—but this time, well her client is bossy, headstrong and occasionally eats off the floor...
  • Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey

    Dead Drift by Dani Pettrey

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Burning debris littering the ground . . . smoke pluming in the acrid air . . . this is just the beginning if he fails.Seven years ago, operative Luke Gallagher vanished to become part of an elite team set on capturing a deadly terrorist...
  • Rescue Me by Susan May Warren

    Rescue Me by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Deputy Sam Brooks commits to something, nothing can sway him--not just on the job as liaison between the Mercy Falls sheriff's department and PEAK Rescue, but in his private life. He's the one who stuck around to take care of his mother after his father's accidental death. And he's the one--perhaps the only one--who believes Sierra Rose is the perfect girl for him...
  • Hidden by Vannetta Chapman

    Hidden by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Christian romantic suspense by bestselling author Vannetta Chapman Home is where our story begins ... DANA JACOBS would rather forget the night of tragedy and violence that marred her childhood. She is now supervisor in charge of the Department of Homeland Security in Taos, New Mexico. Her team is prepared to handle any threat—biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, even nuclear...
  • Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason

    Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elite Guardians bodyguard Haley Callaghan may be in South Carolina, but when a photo leads investigators in West Ireland to open a twenty-five-year-old cold case, her life is suddenly in danger. Haley knows how to take care of herself; after all, she's made a career out of taking care of others...
  • Code of Valor by Lynette Eason

    Code of Valor by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What Detective Brady St. John really needs is a relaxing vacation. Unfortunately, just as the sun is setting on his second day at a friend's cabin on Lake Henley, he hears a scream and races to rescue a woman from her would-be killer. When the killer escapes only to return to finish the job, Brady vows to utilize all of his many resources to keep her safe--and catch those who would see her dead...
  • Capturing Sosimo: A Sweet Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard

    Capturing Sosimo: A Sweet Romantic Suspense by Sara Blackard

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A billionaire inventor hiding her identity. An ex-soldier determined to protect her. Will her lies compromise their chance at love?There’s nothing Sosimo Rivas hates more than liars.But in his new job with Stryker Security Force as private protection for the rich, he sees his fair share of them. Sosimo spends most of his time working on old engines and keeping their clients safe...
  • Last Landing by Edie James

    Last Landing by Edie James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s brash, unpredictable, and seriously over-confident. She’s brilliant, thorough, and way too interested in following the rules.Former SEAL and NCIS investigator Dale Bonham and FBI agent Tamra Bosch have a long history of butting heads, but when a killer from their past resurfaces, they’ll have to figure out how to play nice…or die...
  • Blackout by Lisa Phillips

    Blackout by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA missing woman.Cut loose from the CIA after a devastating injury, Ember Hendryx only wants one thing—to live long enough to find her missing sister. The clock is running down. She’s got the skills to do this, but she’ll need the one thing she can’t do for herself if she’s going to succeed...
  • Cold Fury by Susan Sleeman

    Cold Fury by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Five years ago tragedy tore them apart… Forensic anthropologist Maggie Turner happily works as an assistant professor at her local university and lives a quiet life near campus. That is until Jackson Lockhart enters her classroom. Then a cyclone of emotions erupt as she remembers the tragedy that once tore them apart...
  • Cold Case by Susan Sleeman

    Cold Case by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the one thing strikes that she never saw coming… Former FBI cyber security agent Eryn Calloway has successfully cracked countless complex cyber investigations. Her expertise is highly valued working as Blackwell Tactical's cyber expert. But when her computer is locked with ransomware, she suddenly finds herself facing the biggest challenge of all...
  • Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman

    Cold Fear by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A shared past…Riley Glen’s former girlfriend, recording artist Leah Kent, is performing at a summer concert nearby and calls to tell him she’s in danger and needs his help. After the concert, he discovers her bending over a girl’s dead body, and the girl has Leah’s name freshly tattooed on her wrist. Leah claims she just found the body and didn’t have anything to do with the murder...
  • Shattered by Dani Pettrey

    Shattered by Dani Pettrey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Thrilling New Romantic Suspense from the Genre's Newest StarPiper McKenna couldn't be more thrilled that her prodigal brother, Reef, has returned to Yancey, Alaska, after five years. But her happiness is short-lived when Reef appears at her house covered in blood. A fellow snowboarder has been killed--but despite the evidence, Reef swears he's innocent. And Piper believes him...
  • Stranded by Dani Pettrey

    Stranded by Dani Pettrey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When her friend vanishes from a cruise ship, reporter Darcy St. James isn't satisfied with their explanation that she simply left her job of her own accord. Something isn't lining up, and Darcy believes the only way to find the truth is to put herself in Abby's position. Within days, Darcy learns her friend wasn't the only person to disappear mysteriously...
  • Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey

    Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Growing up, goody-two-shoes Kirra Jacobs and troublemaker Reef McKenna were always at odds. Now paired together on Yancey's search-and-rescue canine unit, they begin to put aside old arguments as they come to see each other in a different light. Then a call comes in from the Iditarod that will push them to their limits. Kirra's uncle, a musher in the race, has disappeared...
  • Deep Harbor by Christy Barritt

    Deep Harbor by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A JOB AS EASY AS SUNDAY MORNING Guilt over past mistakes haunt former Navy SEAL Dez Rodriguez. When he’s asked to guard a pop star during a music festival on Lantern Beach, he’s all set for what he hopes is a breezy assignment.   UNTIL HE MEETS BREE JORDAN Bree hasn’t found fame to be nearly as fulfilling as she dreamed...
  • A Matter of Trust by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Matter of Trust by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A MATTER OF TRUST is book three of the Christian romance series, BLACKTHORPE SECURITY by Kimberly Rae Jordan. Follow the lives of the men and women working for BlackThorpe Security as they face the challenges of life, faith and love. The BlackThorpe Security series is a spin-off from the Christian romance series, The McKinleys...
  • Playing With Fire by Susan May Warren

    Playing With Fire by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From RITA award-winning author Susan May Warren comes a new action romance. Book 2 in the Montana Fire: Summer of Fire trilogy. She can’t forget the man she walked away from . . . Liza Beaumont knew she was playing with fire when she let smoke jumper Conner Young into her life...
  • Resurgence by Rebecca Deel

    Resurgence by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fortress operative Adam Walker knows hardship and pain, specializes in navigating behind enemy lines, and never leaves a man behind. When the Special Forces Marine is asked to rescue a woman who helped save him, he doesn't hesitate to lay his life on the line to return the favor. Although Adam believed his past was buried, he learns the enemy has risen from the ashes...
  • Hard Landing by Edie James

    Hard Landing by Edie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two wary souls get a second chance at love…if a killer doesn’t find them first. When a stalker turns to murder, pilot Kelli Spencer needs protection. What she doesn’t need is her old love Jack Reese returning to stir things up, but the former Navy SEAL and his team of protection specialists are the best of the best. Trust him with her life? If she has to. Her heart? No way...
  • Just Breathe by Leeanna Morgan

    Just Breathe by Leeanna Morgan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A priceless journal. A powerful family’s secret. Are you ready for the truth? Tanner doesn’t believe in love. He’s seen the worst that humanity can do and he’s determined not to be a pawn in someone else’s game. Working for a high-profile security company is all he needs—until he meets Kelly Harris. When Kelly bids on a mystery box at an auction, she doesn't realize what she's found...
  • Vendetta by Rebecca Deel

    Vendetta by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seven years ago, Marcus Lang made a choice that cost him everything, but he rebuilt his life and became a vital part of Otter Creek. Although his past isn't dead, Marcus will be if he is unable to stop one man's quest for revenge. If he fails, his life won't be the only one forfeit. He will lose the woman he longs to make his...
  • Night Fall by Susan Sleeman

    Night Fall by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She faces dangerous situations all the time…Olympic downhill skier, Harper Young, knows what it’s like to look danger in the face. After all, she does it every time she races down a ski slope. She’s fine with that danger and even excels under the pressure, winning Olympic gold. And as a governor’s daughter, she’s familiar with receiving threats from the general public...
  • Troubled Waters by Susan May Warren

    Troubled Waters by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Billionaire Ian Shaw can have everything he wants--except a happy ending. Or at least that's what it feels like with his fortune recently liquidated, his niece, Esme, still missing, and the woman he loves refusing to speak to him. In fact, he doubts she would date him even if they were stranded on a deserted island...
  • Storm Front by Susan May Warren

    Storm Front by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of students but also PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved—and lost—walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away...
  • A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren

    A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Champion backcountry snowboarder Gage Watson has left the limelight behind after the death of one of his fans. After being sued for negligence and stripped of his sponsorships, he's remade his life as a ski patrol in Montana's rugged mountains, as well as serving on the PEAK Rescue team. But he can't seem to find his footing--or forget the woman he loved, who betrayed him...
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