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  • Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a new story in her Delta Force Heroes series…After years of estrangement, Mercedes Laughlin has finally reconciled with her older brother. It should be the happiest time of her life, getting to know Truck and his new wife…and it would be, if an ex wasn’t causing her trouble...
  • The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The butterfly effect — one small change, one moment in time that impacts the future.At twenty-six years old I never dreamed I’d walk in on my husband in bed with my best friend. At twenty-seven years old I found myself divorced, and the mother of a one-year-old son. Never mind I was learning to take the reins of my family’s apple orchard business...
  • Jared by Kris Michaels

    Jared by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The jagged line between love and hate is paper thin and razor sharp. Pushing Christian across that line severs him from Jared’s life…until fate steps in giving Jared one last chance. Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • One Night at Finn's: A Finn's Pub Romance by R.G. Alexander

    One Night at Finn's: A Finn's Pub Romance by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    **A standalone romance from the Finn Factor World of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author R.G. Alexander.** Ever been on a bad date? Hold my beer… My dry spell isn’t voluntary. It just happened. Or didn’t happen. And then... it didn’t happen some more...
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    age-gap  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn  war  abuse
  • Maybe it's Fate by Weston Parker

    Maybe it's Fate by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reckless is my middle name.Guess that’s why I got a medical discharge from the military.A fighter pilot with no plane to fly is a very unhappy boy. So commercial airlines, here I come.Thanks to a bit of serendipity, I end up in Fiji with a hot as hell, broken-hearted woman.Poor thing got stood up at the altar and decided to go on her honeymoon anyway.The man who did it must be an idiot...
  • SEAL's Sky by Lynne St. James

    SEAL's Sky by Lynne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SEAL's Sky is book four in the exciting Black Eagle series and features John "Tex" Keegan from Susan Stoker's SEALs of Protection series.Navy SEAL Drew "Murph" Murphy was determined to stay single and win the bet with his SEAL team. Until he met Sky. Her damaged heart and undeniable strength ignited his need to protect...
  • My Kind of Love: a Military Romance by Nikki Ash

    My Kind of Love: a Military Romance by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    MicaelaOnce upon a time, a boy and a girl met and fell in love…That’s the way my love story began, but unlike the fairy tale, it ended with me standing in the cemetery,watching my prince get lowered into the ground, along with all our dreams.Now he’s gone and I’m lost.Until an impromptu trip to my family’s beach house has me spending time with Ryan...
  • Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone

    Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jason LeHar learned his tracking skills as a kid in the Bayous of Louisiana. Those skills earned him a place on Delta Force Team Panther, and he found the family he chose for himself. When his best friend’s relationship with one of their team commanders was exposed...
  • Delicious: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Melissa Schroeder, Moonstruck Cover Design And Photography

    Delicious: A Brother's Best Friend Romantic Comedy by Melissa Schroeder, Moonstruck Cover Design And Photography

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder returns to her romantic comedy roots with a brand new three book series-Camos and Cupcakes!Allison Bradley has always known what she wanted. At thirteen, I decided to be a nurse. That very same year, I fell in love with Ed Cooper. Sure, I was barely a teenager and he was one of my older brother's buddies from boot camp. I didn't care...
  • Above and Beyond by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Above and Beyond by Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lucky Two years ago I humiliated myself by declaring my love to an older man who clearly didn’t share my feelings. And that’s fine. One day Zach will come around. Meanwhile, I’ve built a life for myself in northern Montana, pursuing my college degree while working hard toward certification in high-risk alpine search and rescue on the side...
  • Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone

    Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do no harm. It’s a mantra former Delta Force Team Panther medic, Griffin St. Clare, follows to the letter—until someone comes after his family. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe, even if it puts his own life on the line...
  • Roman by Annabella Stone

    Roman by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fact: Six years ago, former Force Recon Marine Roman Walsh made the biggest mistake of his life and chose duty to his country over love. Fact: He was an idiot. Now the one he loves is missing, and Roman has only one thing on his mind. Get him back alive...
  • Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone

    Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ex- Mossad agent Malik Dahan has lived for years in the shadows, straddling the very fine line between his own moral code and the missions his assassin role required. Two years ago, refusing an order from Mossad's Operations Base near Glilot Junction on the west end of Tel Aviv put him on a collision course with Team Panther...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary
  • Leo by Silvia Violet

    Leo by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I used to be CIA. Now I'm a tattoo artist and a vigilante.When a new hire at my shop gets too curious about my less-than-legal activities, he needs all the protection I can give him.He wants a lot more. More than I should be willing to give. And yet, the longer I keep him close for his own safety... the more I want him in my bed...
  • Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart. Ben Holland is an artist...
  • Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 21This book is part of a series.WARNING: Men making love, crude language, violence.Jesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight...
  • Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For years, Jackson Murphy and Jonas Brooks have been dancing around each other in a waltz of uncertainty and longing. One unexpected kiss meant to comfort rattles the two alphas, but neither is willing to make the first move. Now, their meddling packs are conniving to force the two alphas to see what they truly share — a bond of love...
  • Code Name: Ghost by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Ghost by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I knew the risks of this job when I signed on with Jameson Force Security. Knew my time as a marine would prepare me for the danger I would face. But no amount of training could have ever prepared me for the helplessness of watching my teammates die, the agonizing mental and physical pain of torture, or the despair of captivity...
  • Pull You Through by Kaylee Ryan

    Pull You Through by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life is a series of events, one leading you to another. The hell I lived through with my drug-addicted parents led me to the Marine Corps. Committing my life to my country was easy. My brothers were my family--all I had and all I needed. I wasn’t looking for her, but I should have known life had other plans. It led me to her...
  • Salvation's Sinner by Annabella Stone

    Salvation's Sinner by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Castello Moran spent his life in Delta Force, now the friends who rescued his son have asked for his help in taking his new taskforce undercover in an effort to catch the drug lord causing havoc in Florida. Taking this job leads Castello to the side of himself he had suppressed for a lifetime...
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    insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Ford by Kali Hart

    Ford by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ford: Alpha Company Renegades Book 13An Insta-love Alpha Military Man and Curvy Younger Woman RomanceTaraI have one rule when it comes to men:Don’t date anyone in the military.Too many bad dates have left me jaded.So when the hottest solider I’ve ever laid eyes on walks into my coffee shop and asks me out, it’s almost impossible to say no...
  • Dal Segno by Jax Meyer

    Dal Segno by Jax Meyer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the verge of turning 40, former Marine Cameron ‘Cam’ Warren didn’t expect to be walking onto a community college campus to spend a year playing music. Instead of enjoying her career, Cam is still mourning the tragic death of her partner and fellow Marine Sharon. Five years have now passed but she is no further forward in dealing with her grief. Cam knows she needs to change so she can heal...
  • A Frost of Cares by Amy Rae Durreson

    A Frost of Cares by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Winter Ghost Story Looking for a fresh start, historian Luke Alcott takes on a job cataloguing the archives in an old army training centre. Eelmoor Hall is an old house on a lonely heath and the only other living soul on site is Sergeant Jay McBride, the surly caretaker...
  • Silent Knight by Layla Reyne, Christian Leatherman

    Silent Knight by Layla Reyne, Christian Leatherman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I won’t let anything happen to you. Fourteen years ago, Braxton Kane’s feelings were forbidden.As an officer, he couldn’t fall for an enlisted… no matter how much he longed for Holt Madigan.Now—as a police chief in love with a digital assassin—his promise to always protect Holt is becoming harder to keep. I’ll protect you...
  • My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander

    My Kind of Christmas by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nick: Team Maelstrom is my family as much as the family who raised me. That includes Matt, my partner in crime, and the closest I have to a soulmate. We get each other, and that’s all we’ve ever needed. But there’s a part of me that won’t be silent, the part that wants so much more with Matt. Yeah, I’m in love with my best friend and I had no idea a fun family Christmas would change everything...
  • Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Second Chance Ranch by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rob runs to Crooked Tree determined to find a safe place for his nephews. A family for them is the final thing on his list, and then he can vanish completely. Falling for a local paramedic along the way is a disaster in Rob’s otherwise perfect plans.Paramedic Aaron, the middle of five brothers, would like someone to love...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Wish Upon a SEAL: Brotherhood Protectors World by J.M. Madden

    Wish Upon a SEAL: Brotherhood Protectors World by J.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Weddings suck and Navy SEAL Drake Hardwick, or Zero to his teammates, is totally out of his element at the wedding reception of a fellow SEAL. Too much pink is annoying. Too much crowd puts him in a dangerous mood. When he bumps into Izzy Greer, for a few brief seconds, he forgets everything else around him...
  • Jace by Kali Hart

    Jace by Kali Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jace: Alpha Company Renegades Book 3 An Insta-love Alpha Military Man and Curvy Younger Woman Romance Zoey I meet him at my friend’s wedding. He arrives late, but Jace sweeps me off my feet from the very first moment. He’s an Army guy, just like my late brother. I tell myself to let go of my fears, to give what might very well be true love a chance...
  • Jonah's Compass by Annabella Stone

    Jonah's Compass by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jonah Montgomery and Matt Garrett had it all: Army careers they loved; Team Panther, the men they bonded with as brothers, and each other. But under the shadow of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, everything fell apart when Matt was captured in Afghanistan. Now five years later, a terrorist seeking revenge has come for Jonah...
  • Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Surrender by Kelly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dark cloud, meet seven-foot wall of sunshine.We’ve been friends for almost a year, we both volunteer at my brother-in-law’s gym for combat vets, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. So, getting together should be a no brainer, right?Yeah, not so much...
  • Bringing It Home by Reese Knightley

    Bringing It Home by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The heart wants what the heart wants. Diesel Gannon doesn’t mind attending a BDSM party or two, but he draws the line at inflicting pain. That might seem odd because he has a dominant personality, but it’s just not who he is. He’s seen enough war and pain to last a lifetime. Out on medical leave, and as a favor for a friend, Diesel heads to the Triple R to check on Triton...
  • Age Rules by Jacki James, Michelle Frost

    Age Rules by Jacki James, Michelle Frost

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was still too old for him, and he was still too far in the closet for me, but damn, if I didn’t crave him like a drug. After spending twenty years serving in the US Navy while Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was in effect, Darren Davis is unapologetically out and proud. He knows exactly what he wants in a relationship, and up and coming MMA star Andre Harrison isn’t it...
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    age-gap  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult
  • The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins

    The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a newly single dad, I had hard rules. And a sensitive, smoking hot military vet is breaking every last one….I’ve always had everything figured out. Dream job? Check. Three beautiful kids? Check. Married my high school sweetheart? Check.…Until my marriage fell apart...
  • An Ignited Passion by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    An Ignited Passion by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Preston Dalton knows who his mate is. At thirteen he met the wolf who would eventually become his. The problem? His mate was only seven. Eleven long years have passed and Preston is finally going to tell his mate who he is. Imagine his surprise when he finds Wyatt Quinton in the arms of another man.Wyatt Quinton knows he has a mate. They met when he was seven; he’s sure of it...
  • A Healing Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Healing Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is a re release from Wilde City. Dario Ramos thought he’d left the fighting behind in the war zone when a life-threatening injury sent him home. But a certain Irishman crossing his path everywhere he went convinced him that his biggest battle might be ahead. Tiernan Callahan is a bigoted jerk. Ramos finds himself constantly in the man’s orbit, even in a city as big as New York...
  • A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    A Fighting Man by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is a rerelease from Wilde City, it is proceeded by A Marrying Man. Army Ranger Slater Cassidy has a very special – very sexy – target in his sights. Meeting gorgeous, smart, uber-snarky Casper Kennedy was the highlight of Slater’s last trip home to New York. The soldier in him carefully plans his conquest...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn  war  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Surrender Your Heart by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets and fears… Everyone has them; Jack Murphy and Liam Connelly are no exception. A secret brings Liam Connelly to D.C., but what he discovers upon his arrival is so much more than he expected. Hired to tend bar at Bottoms Up, Liam finds himself drawn to his enigmatic boss like a moth to a flame...
  • Ready For Love by Stella Starling

    Ready For Love by Stella Starling

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jake Hansen has been crushing on Gabe Byrne for half his life, but since Gabe is a straight, self-proclaimed commitment-phobe who moved away years ago to join the Marines, that crush is strictly a fantasy-best-enjoyed-in-private. And even when Gabe starts to flirt with him like crazy, Jake still knows better than to think it means anything...
  • Arriving by Nicole Pyland

    Arriving by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book #3 in the Royalty Series.Alice, a small-town teacher who had lost her parents years ago, had always felt out of place. There was just something missing in her life that she could never seem to identify. When a man showed up to tell her that she was the long-lost daughter of a King and Queen who had been exiled from their country and were now dead, Alice didn’t believe him...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  slow-burn  age-gap  military  war  romance  wlw  contemporary
  • Cornerstone by Vendelin

    Cornerstone by Vendelin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teen Wolf AU Suffering from PTSD, ex-Marine Derek Hale moves back to Beacon Hills to open a bookshop and find a calmer life. That’s where he meets Stiles, completely by accident. Stiles is talkative, charming and curious. Somehow, despite the fact that he’s blind, he’s able to read Derek like no one else.Art by Maichan: http://maichan808.tumblr.com/post/875..
  • Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Navy SEALs Cliff “Snides” Snyder and Ryan “Rhino” Matthews have been moving comfortably in each other’s worlds for two decades. Best friends since attending BUDs twenty years earlier, and despite playing for different teams, they’re often accused of acting like an old married couple—much to their amusement...
  • War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    War Wounded by Andria Large, Megan Hershenson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being cheated on twice, why would I ever put myself through that crap again? Marriage obviously isn't in the cards for me. Actually, my trust in women and love has pretty much been obliterated. And if I'm being completely honest, I really want nothing to do with it ever again. Relationships? Possibly. Monogamy? Maybe...
  • Worth His Salt by Peter Styles

    Worth His Salt by Peter Styles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I’m doing just fine on my own. Love is for the weak." When Grayson Barker lost his leg during his last deployment with the Marines, he might as well have lost his life. He’s gone aimless and bitter, and even though he knows his friends and family are just trying to help, he’d much prefer it if everyone just left him alone to rot...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  slow-burn  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Dare to Hope by T.M. Smith

    Dare to Hope by T.M. Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dare to Hope An All Cocks story Tristan is the second oldest of the Brennan brothers and the odd man out. Most of the Brennan men have careers in law enforcement, but as a psychiatrist, Tristan chooses to help people in a different way. Quiet and restrained, he is content to hover in the background of his more gregarious brothers...
  • Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Coming Together by Avery Ford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I don’t need any more distraction.” Preston Taylor is in trouble. In the ten years he's been a star on Broadway, he's dealt with his share of crazy. When a deranged fan starts sending death threats, Preston is forced to hire security. What he doesn't expect is that in order to protect himself, Preston has to pretend he's dating his hot new bodyguard...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  angst
  • In Good Hands by Dixie Lynn Dwyer

    In Good Hands by Dixie Lynn Dwyer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [Siren LoveXtreme Forever: Erotic Contemporary Menage Romantic Suspense, M/F/M/M/M/M, HEA] Cherokee is in good hands under the protection of five very resourceful commanders. What she doesn't expect, and neither do they, is to fall in love, only for that love to be challenged by danger and their own insecurities. It's not easy to let down your guard and feel vulnerable...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  insta-love  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Happily Ever Alfie by K. Sterling

    Happily Ever Alfie by K. Sterling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Happily Ever After can seem so far away. Especially when life kicks you every time you're down. Alfie Stanford was a master of fairytales and happy endings but his own story was one sad twist after another. He didn't have time for true love and he was too tired to dance at midnight, he had four younger siblings to raise. Happily Ever After doesn't happen for everyone...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  insta-love  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Rise by J. Hayden Bailey

    Rise by J. Hayden Bailey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You’re the sweetest thing at the Fair.” After leaving the military, Todd Hudson has avoided putting down roots, living with his best friends in Hidden Creek. Entering the Summer Fair baking contest sounds like a sweet time. The cute guy he takes home the night before the competition runs away, but he hasn’t seen the last of him...
  • The Complete Veterans Affairs Romances: Gay Military Romances (Veterans Affairs) by A.E. Wasp

    The Complete Veterans Affairs Romances: Gay Military Romances (Veterans Affairs) by A.E. Wasp

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SMALL TOWN. BIG LOVE. Meet the Veterans of Red Deer, Colorado, and the men who love them. Five stories of love, friends, families, and home. Happy endings guaranteed. INCOMING - Book 1 - a Troy & Dmitri novel How do you comfort someone who won’t admit they’re hurt? Sparks fly on a hot 4th of July weekend between army vet Troy Johnson and veterinarian Dmitri Wellington...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  war  lgbtq  romance  fiction  anthologies  contemporary
  • Ollie Always by John Wiltshire

    Ollie Always by John Wiltshire

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Named after the main character in his mother’s infamous Oliver novels, Ollie’s been fighting his fictional namesake his whole life. It’s a battle for identity he is slowly and inevitably losing. Ex-army PTI Tom knows all about battles—the real ones that break soldiers...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  war  action-adventure  adult  angst
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