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  • Theo by Riley Edwards

    Theo by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Is seven days long enough to build a forever love?I was living a nightmare of my own making.My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller.I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe...
  • Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can two lost souls find redemption or are some transgressions beyond forgiveness? Lieutenant Jonny Spencer’s life is spiraling out of control. With no end in sight, he withdrawals. Giving in to the darkness is his only reprieve. Roberta “Bobby” Layne knows what it means to live in the shadows. Her childhood was spent fading into obscurity—loneiless her only friend...
  • Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The rings have been selected. The champagne placed on ice. The cake decorated. And the pre-wedding sex is off the charts... Lucas Vallois and Andrei Hadeon are finally ready to walk down the aisle. There’s just one small problem. A ghost from Lucas’s past shows up days before the wedding, desperate for help...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense
  • Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer

    Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Six bodies in a single grave… in the same West Texas country where Dakota left everything behind. Every beat of my heart belongs to you. Thirteen years ago, Dakota Jennings thought he'd found his forever when he fell in love with Shane Carson. But one afternoon shattered their love story, and both Dakota and Shane left Rustler, Texas, with broken hearts...
  • The Hatter's Game, Part II by Cole McCade

    The Hatter's Game, Part II by Cole McCade

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE Malcolm Khalaji is missing. And Seong-Jae Yoon is the only one who can find him. But to do so means walking paths he swore he would never tread again. Descending into the blackest hallways of a twisted and sadistic mind. Breaking down every wall he's ever built around himself, to try to predict what Sila will do next...
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    angst  crime  drama  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult
  • Darius' Promise by Jen Talty

    Darius' Promise by Jen Talty

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Captain Darius Ford has done his best to put the past where it belongs. He and his team have a new gig with the Brotherhood Protectors, and starting over never looked so good. That is until the woman who has haunted his dreams comes waltzing into his office as if she wasn’t the reason his military career ended. Special Agent Fenmore Harley has never for a second believed that Darius was a liar...
  • Devil's Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Devil's Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Devil’s hour, noun: the hour when the demon or devil who leads hell is at its strongest. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Royce Locke is no stranger to scrapping and fighting for the things he wants. What he desires most is Sawyer Key—his partner on the force and the man he’s falling in love with...
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    angst  crime  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense
  • Hide & Seek by Nicole Edwards

    Hide & Seek by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With the holidays nearing, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are getting settled, both personally and professionally. For Reese, dealing with Brantley’s about-face regarding the size of the task force is easy. It’s meeting the parents that he’s worried about...
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    crime  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense
  • Pretty Poison by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Pretty Poison by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Redemption seeker. Chameleon. Damaged heart.By day, Rocky Jacobs is a private investigator. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, a true-crime podcast, with his two best friends. Rocky’s life revolves around three principles: possessing skill is better than having luck, a man’s reputation is everything, and there’s no sacrifice too great for those you love...
  • Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone has it out for Rialto.  Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant.  But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  abuse
  • Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Josiah Redeker has been tied up, tied down, and just plain tied to Bodhi Callahan since the younger marshal was paired with him five years ago. It was an easy slide from partners to best friends, and though Bodhi wanted more, Josiah thought Bodhi could do far better than him...
  • Rescued by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rescued by Stephanie St. Klaire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Just as the walls start to come down, boundaries redefine, and things heat up, tragedy hits the small mountain town of McKenzie Ridge. Sexy EMT Dawson Tayler made hearts break, and panties melt with a single look. Far from home, in the charming tourist town, he lives a simple life his family would be appalled by – if they were alive...
  • Siren Beloved by Sophie Oak

    Siren Beloved by Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    [Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, BDSM, spanking, public exhibition, voyeurism] Aidan O'Malley left his fiancee, Lexi Moore, and their best friend, Lucas Cameron, after a night of passion left him shaken to his core. Years later, Aidan is back and he knows what he wants. He wants Lucas and Lexi forever...
  • Christmas Panther Style by Annabella Stone

    Christmas Panther Style by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Their world was turned upside down... With booms, kabooms, and bullets flying after a mad dash across continents on a rescue mission in a plane painted like Santa's sleigh. Join some friends old and new as they chase the enemy none of them ever wanted. One of their own...
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    mlm  military  suspense  lgbtq  crime  romance  contemporary  children
  • Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Foxes by Suki Fleet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Dashiel's body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his world small in order to survive...
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    angst  crime  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  suspense  abuse
  • Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rampage by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Explosive action, bullets flying, heroes, villains, and love, you don’t want to miss this next installment in Reese Knightley’s Out for Justice series. Read Ricochet and Collide before diving into the next story! -Rampage - Three strong, independent, and protective badasses are on the cusp of romance when tragedy and disaster come at them like a landslide...
  • Kairo's Billionaire by Jocelynn Drake

    Kairo's Billionaire by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kidnapped.Someone of his skill should not have been kidnapped at all. Let alone so easily.But when Kairo Jones wakes up halfway around the world with a reclusive billionaire begging for his help, the mercenary knows he can’t say no.He also knows that he might be in over his head...
  • Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Destruction by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who is the boy in the cage? What secret has Lash been keeping? Why can’t Fear keep his distance? Join Phoenix in the next explosive action packed book. Micah Robertson, code named Lash, has always loved Alex from the first moment their eyes met. He thought they’d be together forever and it tears him apart when he and Alex split after a life-altering tragedy...
  • Haven by Reese Knightley

    Haven by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years Link and Eagle have danced around their attraction for each other, and neither one is willing to cross the line from friendship to lovers. Link doesn’t want to lose what they have. Eagle lets things go, following Link’s lead. But ignoring their attraction isn’t working anymore, and one more spark ignites their mounting passion...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Word-slinger. Purveyor of truth. Jaded heart.By day, Felix Franklin is an investigative journalist. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, an investigative podcast, with his two best friends. Felix’s life revolves around three principles: fortune favors the bold, honesty is everything, and love is for schmucks...
  • Wicked Outlaw by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Wicked Outlaw by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cole loves the city. He loves the noise, chaos, and having tacos delivered at 2 a.m.He loves his job at Ward Security. He might look like a bodyguard, but there’s nothing better than being counted as one of the hacking tech triplets.There is no way he will ever love horses, cows, and the great wide open of Texas.At least, that’s what he thought until JB Alexander rode into his life...
  • Collide by Reese Knightley

    Collide by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ex hacker Seth O’Leary enjoys the hell out of being part of an elite team of operatives known only as Phoenix. In fact, he’s pretty much made it his whole life. When things go horribly wrong with his deadbeat boyfriend, Seth is surprised to find help coming from an unexpected source. The man he’s secretly fantasized about for years finally takes notice...
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    angst  crime  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  abuse
  • Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Play with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family...
  • Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards

    Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ryan Trexler has devoted his entire life to his family’s security business. And now that he’s slated to take over the reins for the company, RT knows that his life is only going to get more complicated. Add in the fact that he’s lusting over one of the men who works for him and RT knows that there are some serious tough times ahead...
  • Torch by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Torch by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nine months ago, Rowan Ward thought he had it all. Now he's fighting to pull his shredded life together, buried in work and battling the kind of grief that destroys a man's soul. When fires spring up around Cincinnati threatening Rowe's friends and clients, he's thrilled to find his old Army buddy, Noah Keegan in town...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  military  mlm
  • Hot Mess 6 by Stormy Glenn

    Hot Mess 6 by Stormy Glenn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lany: I just wanted to help my Mom out with the Children's Fall Festival. I had no idea I'd be dragged into a mess that would change my entire world. Learning that children in foster care were being abused, and determined to stop it, I jumped in feet first. I just had to stay alive long enough for Sal to rescue me...
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    angst  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  abuse
  • Xtreme Pressure by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Pressure by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s too dangerous to be kidnapped. Guess she proved him wrong.After a major leg wound, Special Operative Chris Paxton is about to finally leave the facility where he’s been recovering. So when he wakes up with no clue where he’s at or who’s holding him at gunpoint, things are about to get lethal.Jersey has no choice but to find herself a bodyguard...
  • Catching Out by Nicky James

    Catching Out by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join Dodger and Brady as they take to the rails to prove the mythical CP Rail killer does exist! (Oh, and Dodger discovers he isn't as straight as he once...
  • Interlude by C.S. Poe

    Interlude by C.S. Poe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Interlude is a collection of short stories spanning the complete timeline of the Snow & Winter series, beginning with The Mystery of Nevermore, to after the conclusion of The Mystery of the Bones. They feature the point of view of Sebastian Snow and Calvin Winter and consist of mini-mysteries as well as scenes from daily life...
  • Deadly Lover: Special Edition by Jocelynn Drake

    Deadly Lover: Special Edition by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New Expanded Content for Deadly Lover!Justin Mallory is an assassin. But he’s really a good guy.He has years of bad decisions to make up for, starting with agreeing to join the CIA after being recruited out of the Marines. No reason to add more black marks to his soul.Now he chooses the jobs and he works always alone. It’s safer that way, and he can make sure the good guy always wins...
  • The Reaper by Silvia Violet

    The Reaper by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A marine. An assassin. A fine line between love and hate.I’ve seen too much death as a marine and the son of a mafia boss’s stooge. I finally have a chance to do what I’ve always wanted: raise horses.The catch: My brother’s ranch is also a safehouse for men the police would never protect.TJ, our first client, is a hot AF mafia assassin who doesn’t take no for an answer...
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    crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult
  • Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier...
  • To Love a Ghost by Annabella Stone

    To Love a Ghost by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After playing his part in Operation Perth in Afghanistan, former Australian Special Forces Commando Cade Kelly was officially declared dead. Recruited by Rock and Grif to join their elite team of Black Ops Operators, The Ghost Protectors, he has built a new life for himself as the team’s top intel analyst...
  • Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Seduced by a Sinner by Leighton Greene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s innocent. He’s chaste. He’s promised to God. And he’s more temptation than I can handle.I’m supposed to guard the Boss's husband, but I just can’t keep my eyes off his best friend, Aidan O’Leary.Watching him.Wanting him.Knowing I can never have him.Aidan is pure in body and soul. He’s about to be ordained as a priest. Me? I’m going to burn for the things I’ve done...
  • Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Thunder and Lightning by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jarrett Evans and Thayne Wolfe have been partnered in the ATF for nearly two years and their love and commitment to each other has grown over time. Now faced with one final challenge, the boys are headed to Arizona to help Thayne’s mom, stumbling headfirst into a brand new case...
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    mlm  suspense  crime  lgbtq  angst  romance  mystery  action-adventure
  • Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon

    Chrysalis by S.E. Harmon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A gunshot to the head is bad enough. Waking up with amnesia is far worse. I learn that the hard way when I wake up in the hospital, my memory practically wiped. I don’t know why someone wants me dead. Hell, I don’t even know my name. They say my name is Christian Cross. Too bad that name means nothing to me.I haven’t forgotten everything, though...
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    angst  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  second-chances  suspense
  • 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...
  • Noble by Annabella Stone

    Noble by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Red Squadron is the tip of the spear in the war against global terrorism. Navy SEAL Commander, Noble Bauer, leads the JASOC Taskforce and knows his team won’t be complete until he finds a Communications Specialist. He knows just the man for the job. The only problem is can he get him to listen...
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    military  mlm  lgbtq  second-chances  suspense  angst  romance  war
  • Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone

    Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Steele Givens doesn’t do relationships and he knows better than to fall for a man he rescued during a CIA Operation; but then he’s never been a ‘follow the rules’ kinda man. He always swore he’d never drag someone he cared about into a world of danger. But what do you do, when danger stalks him anyway? Kalon Roberts wanted to move on. He’s done with danger and Black Ops Operators...
  • Saving Mitch by Emily Matthews

    Saving Mitch by Emily Matthews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Do opposites always attract? Will sweet, clumsy Maggie and troubled, bad-boy Mitch find love amidst the danger that surrounds them? Find out in this romantic, suspenseful, sometimes funny debut novel by Emily Matthews. Tormented police officer Mitch MacDonald will stop at nothing to find a killer, and his obsession is about to cost him his job...
  • Press by Nora Phoenix

    Press by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Henley is off-limits for Levar. So why can’t he stay away?Five years ago, Levar survived a terrorist attack. The bombing left its scars, but he’s picked up his life. He loves working for the vice president—who is openly bisexual—as his press secretary.Levar can’t afford a pesky attraction that proves to be frustratingly stubborn...
  • Harley's Achilles by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Harley's Achilles by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This book is part of series, but can be read as a standalone. It is preceded by Fret and Jinxed. This book contains homosexual relationships and coarse language. Rock star Harley Payne seems to have it all. Skyrocketing career. More money than he'll ever need. And women. Lots and LOTS of women. But "seems" is the operative word...
  • Protecting his Witness by Amy Gamet

    Protecting his Witness by Amy Gamet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Scientist Summer Daniels is a witness to a bombing by an ex-employee who now wants her dead. Luke “Wiseman” Arroyo is a broken Navy SEAL on the verge of quitting HERO Force who must now stay and protect her. They'll work together to find a rare element stolen during the attack, but Luke’s hiding a bombshell secret that could detonate a lot more than the explosive chemistry between them...
  • Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Sadistic Sherlock by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ten years ago, Dominic Walsh faked his own death. With no true identity, it wasn’t hard. But if he’d stayed, he would have been drawn further into a life he’d never chosen. He has friends and family at Ward Security now and has managed to escape his dark past. There is only one thing he truly wants. Abraham Stephens...
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    angst  bodyguard  crime  drama  friends-to-lovers  lgbtq  mlm  suspense
  • Barrel Proof: by Layla Reyne

    Barrel Proof: by Layla Reyne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI agents Aidan "Irish" Talley and Jameson "Whiskey" Walker can't get a moment's peace. Their hunt for the terrorist Renaud seems to be nearing an end, until a fire allows him to slip through their fingers-and puts Jamie's life in danger. When Jamie is nearly killed, Aidan learns how many forms loss can take...
  • Stacking the Deck by Charlie Cochet

    Stacking the Deck by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ex-Special Forces Communications Sergeant Jacopo “Jack” Constantino knows a thing or two about communications technology. As head of Cyber Security at Four Kings Security, Jack spends his days working with high-tech systems. Life for Jack is pretty uneventful—despite working with his brothers-in-arms—and he finds himself longing for a little excitement.Be careful what you wish for...
    Categorized as:
    bodyguard  crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  second-chances  suspense
  • Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Modern Warfare by Valerie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Covert Affairs M/M Romance Book Two Navigating a new relationship is never easy, but Deputy Director Syler Perrin has the uniquely hair-raising privilege of doing it with one Special Agent Arthur Dufault, premiere CIA operative and all around menace...
    Categorized as:
    crime  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult
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