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Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEcho Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . .Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President.When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help... -
Finding the Fight by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTheir well-kept secrets are about to unravel. Former CIA officer Jessica Scott and Navy SEAL Asher Hayes have worked together for years as part of a black-ops team for the president, but Jessica's close encounter with death is about to change everything between them . . -
Blood & Bones: Rev by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a past of righteousness to a future of anything but… Rev rarely does what’s expected of him.The Blood Fury member’s rebellious nature tends to lead him on the road less traveled.In his youth, he fought the chains meant to restrain him, meant to force him on a righteous path. A path he never chose. A path he never planned to follow... -
Blackmailing Mr. Bossman by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo save my best friend’s husband, all I have to do is blackmail a billionaire.My friend’s husband was abducted by a gang of white-collar criminals. These guys are bad, and they want her to spy on her boss—a man who owns half of New York. She’s falling apart and she needs my help.My name’s Aspen... -
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Blood & Bones: Whip by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou never know where the road may lead you. Or who you’ll find along the way… When Whip comes across a disabled motorcycle at the foot of the mountain—the one that’s nothing but bad news—he hopes the stranded rider is nothing more than just that. Someone who needs help.And not a trap. Or an undercover fed... -
Searching for Finley by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey've finally found someone who accepts them as they are, but it could all go up in flames in an instant.Finley Norris is a woman with curves to spare, a fact she made peace with long ago…but she can’t say the same for everyone else. Ridiculed for her size her whole life, it’s easy for her to assume her huge crush on a certain sexy mechanic will remain unrequited... -
Widow's Undoing by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrankie Sullivan was everything I wasn’t.She was good, beautiful and strong.She hadn’t let her past break her. She’d held on to the hope for a better tomorrow, not only for herself but for her two boys.She was a woman who wanted...who deserved more. I wasn’t a man who could give more.I was cold, broken and full of rage. My past had broken me.I never allowed anyone get too close... -
A Very Naughty MC Christmas by L. Wilder, Jordan Marie
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTis the season for an MC Christmas.10 steamy stories sure to make the naughty list this year... -
Her Relentless SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON THE RUN FOR HER LIFE Small-town girl Evie Avery’s dream vacation has become her worst nightmare. Now she's on the run in a foreign country, and has no idea why. NO ROOM FOR ERROR Navy SEAL, Aiden O’Malley, had his reasons for turning his back on Evie all those months ago, but he hasn’t been able to get her out of his mind. She changed him, for better or worse... -
Prospect: Satan's Fury MC-Memphis by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was a distraction I didn't know I needed. Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series. I'd come to a point in my life where I no longer gave a damn about anything. Hell, things had gotten so bad I didn't even care if I was alive or dead... -
T-Bone by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the years I’d been with my share of women. Hell, I’d had more than I could count, but for one reason or another, it never seemed to last. I’d told myself that I just hadn’t found the one, and I was okay with that. I had the club, and with my brothers at my side, I had everything I needed—or so I thought. Alyssa was young, smoking hot, and had the world at her fingertips... -
Slaying The Dragon by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN A TWO-BOOK DUET. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ CHASING THE DRAGON, PLEASE START THERE. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 18 & UP DUE TO STRONG LANGUAGE, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, AND VIOLENCE. I should have resisted him, but I couldn’t. My addiction to him was all-consuming, the high from his touch unlike any other...Categorized as:
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Home Front by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen ranking his rotten luck, it was hard to decide which topped the list. The injury that could end his career in the SEALs.The storm of the century that stranded him in Atlanta Airport.The naked man he found on top of his girlfriend . . .One thing was certain. Things couldn't get much worse. Then he met her. Super star.Super stuck up.Super sexy.Super engaged... -
Tracker by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cop and an outlaw biker walk into a bar…Officer Jolene Baker spent her youth smiling and sparkling on stage when all she wanted was to run alongside her four older brothers. It took years for her to stand up for herself, ditch the pageant life, and peruse her dream of becoming a police officer... -
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Fallon by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPresidents of rival MCs, Fallon and Danny were destined to hate each other. And hate they did. Until an unknown enemy forces them together, and makes them realize that under all that hate was an undeniable passion... -
Ruined With You by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already... -
Sinful: Prequel by Katherine Hawthorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsXander was a dream that would never be. One catastrophic night left me orphaned at the age of seventeen. Hunted by a murderer, Xander saved me from the pits of hell, braving a fire that would have ended my life. Hiding me from a killer, he became my protector, my best friend, but never anything more. Sin was a nightmare waiting to happen... -
Rider by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was the one piece of his past he'd never put behind him. Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder brings readers a new installment in the Satan's Fury MC- Memphis series. I'd spent years trying to put the past behind me. I wanted to forget the mistakes I'd made, the dreams I'd lost, but they were a part of me... -
SEAL Salvation by Elle James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll he wants is to be left aloneJake Cogburn lost his leg, his career, his brotherhood and his will to live when he stepped on that IED in Afghanistan. Back in his home state of Colorado, he’s determined to bury himself as deeply as he can in a bottle of Jack Daniels until the pain in his leg and his heart is so numb he can no longer feel... -
Murphy by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome rules are meant to be broken. New York Times and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings readers a new addition to the Satan's Fury Memphis series. Murphy's Law- Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As Satan's Fury's sergeant-at-arms, it was my job to stay one step ahead. It was up to me to make sure the club was ready when things went awry... -
Strangers in Love by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn her bestselling series, The Scottish Billionaires, M. S. Parker presents Eoin’s story. Filled with action, heat and drama, this handsome Scottish billionaire is guaranteed to bring out everything in Strangers in Love.Eoin: I’m watching her on video. She’s a complete stranger, yet something in her eyes hits me like no other woman. But to meet her, I’ll have to rescue her from a foreign country... -
Business or Pleasure by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Never mix business with pleasure,” my father warned me.Did I listen? No. But now, on a flight to visit my old university mate, Alec McCrae, I thoroughly regretted that decision.A week ago, I was engaged to be married. Now, I’m single and humiliated... -
Forever by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRussell Adler has one job while Elijah Barrett is away. Keep Holly Barrett and her best friend safe from those out to collapse Club Solitaire. There's just one problem, Holly's best friend is a pain in the ass. A gorgeous, irresistible, pain in the ass.Forever is the conclusion to the Diamond Doms series. Cover Reveal and full description coming soon... -
O Christmas Knight by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTyler Knight, younger sister of the famed brothers who make up the Knight Ops team, ran off and joined the Marines, demanding to be treated as one of the guys and given all the accolades that have her big brothers thumping their chests daily. So a dark mission to clear a Middle Eastern village of a threat finally rewards her with the guts and glory she asked for... -
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Range of Motion by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s tougher than he thinks. She’s also more vulnerable than she wants to admit… When it comes to two things—his special ops team and women—Lennon is never in over his head. But after a hot chick invites him as her date to her ex’s wedding, he’s not sure what he got himself into. He wants to see more of her—okay, all of her... -
Target in Range by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvery Aarons believes it’s fate that she will die by the hand of a criminal. As a child, she hid in a cupboard while men ransacked their home. In college, she met with an attacker walking home on campus. After that, going into law enforcement is her only path to protect herself and others who can’t. She’s never felt so empowered, until she ends up in the wrong place without backup... -
Patriot by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA biker in trouble. A woman who doesn’t run from it.Logan, aka Patriot, earned his nickname by fighting for the underdog. Only this time he’s the one being crushed under the weight of injustice when his club comes under fire with the law... -
His to Protect by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome things just can’t be ignored…and an attraction this powerful is one of them.Bodyguard and special intelligence mastermind Bodhi North has been called a lot of things—pretty-boy, surfer dude and even hippie, but he considers himself more of a tech nerd than anything else... -
Savage Pawn by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s smart enough to know better, except when it comes to the SEAL trying to hack her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Special Operator Drew Gunnison’s motto of duty, honor and integrity fit right in when given missions most special forces fail at... -
Rebel Mission by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s combat ready. But keeping his hands off her might be his biggest battle yet…Special operator Orlando Frost lives to fight for those who can’t defend themselves. So, when a terrorist threatens innocent civilians with a deadly toxin, he’s up to the task of hunting them down and neutralizing the threat... -
In Too Deep by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs Station Seventeen’s rookie, Luke Slater knows his fire and EMS training will be both rigorous and risky, but he never imagined having to partner up with the one woman he wants to keep at arm’s length most of all. Quinn Copeland is as wide-open as Luke is reserved. He has no interest in letting the sweet and sexy paramedic rock his hard-earned control... -
Grim by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrimI screwed up, and boy did I screw up in a big way. I always tell people not to go for a ride when they’re pissed. Combine the anger with the slick roads and heavy rain. That’s what landed me in the hospital. Though, I was lucky. They told me the only thing I’d need to do is go for a few weeks of physical therapy and adjustments with a chiropractor. That’s where I met Natalie Benet... -
Oz (Marked Skulls MC) by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI might not be a wizard, but I’ve got magic below the belt. When I see Kaya for the first time, I know I have to make her mine. She thinks she is nothing special, Just a waitress. But she has no idea how her curves make me feel. How bad I want to touch her skin. But she’s not safe with me. Not until I exterminate this threat. The Dark Legions are going down. For good this time... -
Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be.Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk... -
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Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past... -
Taming What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHawk Six months ago my whole world fell apart. I lost everything I thought I had in the blink of an eye. But none of it was ever mine, not really. Not sure I wanted it to be. There’s only one thing I want to be mine now, and it’s a woman who didn’t bat an eye at taking me down. But being around me isn’t safe... -
Grave by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese lawyers can go screw themselves. If they think I’m going to let Everly go into witness protection, they got another thing coming. Their right that she is in danger, But I can keep her safe. So she will move in with me. At first, it seems simple, But as the lies unravel, I realize that Everly might be the only good thing in all of this... -
Nikolai: The Complete Collection: Books 1 to 4 by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen opposing sides of the law collide, it isn't just the rules being broken.Justine Walsh dreamed about being an architect when she was a child. However, when her brother was served a life sentence for murder, her plans altered. Now she's a first-year intern at the number one defense firm in the country... -
Max's Redemption by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe has his second chance, and this time he's not letting her go.Harper Campbell was beautiful, smart, and innocent. I wanted her to be mine. There was just one problem. She was my best friend's sister. She was off-limits, but I couldn't help myself.We were just kids when we fell in love--young and carefree. Then tragedy struck, and I felt I was to blame... -
Holding On: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder invites you to meet the Ruthless Sinners MC--a group of bikers who will stop at nothing to claim the women they love. Get ready for a wild ride! Shotgun: Over the years, I'd taken some pretty hard hits. Hell, some were hard enough to break a man, and they had damn near broken me... -
Gambler's Longshot by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOpposites attract, or so they say. With Gwen constantly throwing sass and questioning every word that comes out of Gambler’s mouth, Gambler and Gwen maybe the first couple to prove that saying wrong. All Gambler wants to do is keep Gwen safe. He never expected the unwanted attraction and the need to protect her. Gwen has learned the hard way that things are not always what they seem... -
Single Malt by M.S. Parker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrody: I never let anyone get close. It’s too easy to lose the people you love. Just like I lost my mother, Shannon, after whom I named my business. That strategy has worked splendidly, until the night my steel walls were shattered by a single kiss.Freedom: What harm is a little New Year’s Eve kiss? It doesn’t mean anything... -
The Beautiful Mess Series by T.K. Leigh, Kim Young
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18 AND UP DUE TO EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND GRAPHIC VIOLENCE A Beautiful Mess: Olivia Adler is a woman with a troubled past. After losing her parents at the young age of six and being raised by an uncle who she lost years later, she refuses to get attached to anyone, including friends... -
Die for Her by R.B. Hilliard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArlan Steele has the weight of the world resting on his shoulders. As president of the Steele Raiders MC, he doesn’t have the time nor the desire to get tangled up in a relationship. But then a beautiful woman—one who has no idea who he really is—steps into his life and makes him want more.Luciana Ferina is not a risk-taker... -
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Hart by Evie Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was animal attraction, pure and simple. Charlotte: A night of hot monkey s-x. Trust me, I’m a vet. I know what happens in the wild. He’s such a bad boy, And I’m not into his type. Unless they look like him. Or taste like him or feel like him. Note to self: it was a one time deal. Now, my brother is set to join a biker gang, So I swallow my pride to ask him to help... -
Toxin by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the enemy. But she's hot AF. Natasha is off-limits. Little mafia princess type and honestly I want nothing to do with her. She's just leverage. Except that she's so beautiful I'm having trouble keeping my hands off of her. The club comes first. My d*ck second. My heart? This is a f*cking mess. Toxin is part of the new chapter of the Dead Souls MC... -
His to Shelter by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen years is a long time to never forget... Retired Navy SEAL Oswald “Oz” Morgon assembled an elite team of men with skills far surpassing those of ordinary bodyguards. To save and protect is a creed that goes beyond simply guarding their wards—it’s a way of life. And these guys are his heart and soul, his brothers…and the family he’ll never have... -
Sly by Savannah Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm not supposed to love her.I didn't even try.When I met Tara I didn't know she was Chains' little sister.The cop who's investigating our club.She's not involved in any of this.She's the Juliet to my Romeo.And I'd do anything for her.But when the club decides to take down Skeleton once and for all,I know I can't put this innocent beauty in harm's way.Once he's dead?She's mine... -
Diesel by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman in peril. A man willing to ride through the flames for her.Bad ass member of the Dark Falcons Motorcycle Club, Diesel, doesn’t think anything could be worse than the sweet and caring angel who tumbled into his life walking out on him—but he’s wrong. Learning she’s embroiled in a dark and criminal game and needs his help threatens to send him over the edge... -
Ruthless Redemption by E.M. Gayle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe road to redemption is NOT paved with good intentions.It's savage, reckless and dirty AF. Houston and Izzy's story continues...Ruthless Redemption is book three in the Outlaw Justice Trilogy and concludes the epic love story of Houston Reed and Isabella Mazzeo. Savage Protector is book one (available now) and Reckless Pawn is book two (available now)...
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