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Captain Hotness by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t just put out fires… I start them. Nothing gets my blood moving like an out of control fire. I’ve spent the last few years trying to have that feeling with each woman that I bring to bed. I control the firehouse with a dominance that is required, and the bedroom is no different. Being a single father is not easy, and my mother loves to remind me of this every time we see each other... -
Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Aspen Mesmer asks a complete stranger to kiss her one night in a bar, she never expects to have an immediate connection with the man. Kane “Brain” Temple knows he isn't the kind of man women look at twice, but when Aspen did just that after their explosive impulsive kiss, he's thrilled... -
Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Devyn Groves needed a place to go, to get away, she headed for Texas, to the town her Delta Force special forces brother lived. She never thought she’d stay, she just needed a safe refuge for a while. But then she met one of her brother’s teammates. Troy “Lucky” Schmidt fell for Devyn the moment he met her. But she was skittish, and seemingly not interested in any kind of relationship... -
Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone military romance in the gripping Pine Harbour series of small town romances from ten-time USAT bestselling author Zoe York. Captain Sean Foster came back from war broken from the inside out. And he doesn't care about being fixed. Not even by a woman who followed him halfway around the world due to some misguided loyalty... -
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HIRO: REAPER-Patriots: Book Twenty-Four by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing.Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know... -
Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her... -
Her Steadfast HERO by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEARTHQUAKE! David Sloane is one of the Army’s top investigators. Convinced that two of his own have been framed by the tiny island government of Las Flores, he’s determined to do what it takes to prove their innocence. When a major earthquake hits the day he arrives all hell breaks loose. LOST LOVE In the midst of chaos, former army nurse Sarah Kyle arrives with Doctor Without Borders... -
Reclaimed by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes love isn’t enough. Summer Blackwell has endured her own private hell and fought her way through to the other side. She’s lost so much and her marriage has crumbled, but she refuses to give up hope. Just as she thinks there might be a chance to reconcile with her husband, things go terribly wrong during a job in Jordan when she and her team are captured by the enemy... -
Hard Line by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman dragged into danger…Dr. Samantha Park’s life is shaken when her best friend and research partner dies barely two months into their eight-month stretch at the South Pole. She hasn’t begun to face her loss when men from Cobra International Security arrive to recover sensitive military components from a crashed satellite—and ask her to come with them... -
Box Set: Rescue Me Saga, Books 1-3 by Kallypso Masters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME! More than 1,300 pages in three full-length novels, each with a happy ending! Need an escape from it all? To immerse yourself in a series that sucks you in and doesn’t let go? This set includes USA Today bestselling author Kallypso Masters’ first three Rescue Me Saga full-length novels, plus the introduction Masters at Arms... -
Saving Ryder by Jane Blythe, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's left her twice before why should she believe this time is any different? Abigail McNamara feels like she always has to prove herself and could never live up to her family's expectations. Her grandfather was a SEAL, her father was a SEAL, her brother is a SEAL, and, oh yeah, her brother's ridiculously hotter than hot hunkalicious best friend is also a SEAL... -
Danger Close by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe most dangerous threats of all… Partway through her third deployment to Bagram, Army nurse Lt. Erin Kelly is burned out and headed for a well-deserved leave back home in Montana. But when a mysterious stranger shows up and unintentionally drags her into harm’s way with him, she suddenly finds herself an unwitting target of the U.S... -
No Reservations by Kate Aster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBridget Needham knows first-hand how a Special Ops man can shatter a girl’s heart. She’s still kicking herself over the one that got away… after watching him get down on one knee and propose to someone else... -
Her Devoted HERO by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNavy SEAL Dex Evans has a problem. His buddies think it’s a riot when they sign him up for a dating service behind his back. But who would have thought that with a profile like SailorBoy69 he’d snag a woman who was hysterically funny and gorgeous. Too bad she was also skittish as all hell... -
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Guarded Dreams by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Just like the moon called the tides, she had called me home. To her."Serious, by-the-book Eli Wyatt has life all figured out. He’s got a five-year plan, his future in the Coast Guard, and friends who always have his back.And then Ava Abrams breezes into his life, tempting him in ways he can’t shakeA free spirit, Ava’s on the run, heading in the direction of her dreams... -
Summer with the Soldier by Amy Lamont
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParty girl Jade Roberts loves seeing her friends having fun. That’s the reason she challenged them to the bet that set them all off on wild adventures and helped them find true love. Seeing her friends so happy, Jade starts to think she might be missing something... -
Connor by Irish Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartache hurts so much worse than gunshot… How many times can a man say he’s sorry? Connor Maher is about to find out. As if dogging the brutal Sonoran Cartel through sun-baked Utah isn't tough enough, he's come face to face with his worst nightmare. Diminutive ex-Marine spitfire, Isabella Ramos, has just three words to say to him: I. Hate. You. Like he hasn’t heard that before... -
Hot SEAL, Dirty Martini by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wants seclusion. She craves the spotlight. The deal they make could give them both what they need...if they don’t kill each other first. Home renovation has never been so hot! Navy SEAL Clay "Dirtman" Hagan's retirement plans are simple. Buy the dilapidated beachfront cottage he found listed for a song, fix it up, and live out his days in solitude... -
Hot SEAL, Alaskan Nights (SEALs in Paradise) by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Best Selling Author comes a beach read that isn’t the typical sun-drenched location. Homer, Alaska. A Navy SEAL on leave. A nurse practitioner in seclusion. A jealous ex-lover looking for redemption…or is it revenge? Navy SEAL Levi Van der Hayden returns to his family home in Homer, AK for the three Rs…rest, relaxation and recovery... -
Twisted Honor: Deep Six Security Series Book 2 by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last thing Slade wants is to be in charge of anyone but himself. The military taught him the price of being in command. Dave Logan is on his honeymoon though, and leaves him right where he doesn’t want to be. Things go from bad to worse very quickly when a prince’s son is kidnapped, and Deep Six is on the verge of losing its biggest security contract on his watch... -
The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinfully Sexy. Badass Fighter Pilots... -
SEAL The Deal by Sharon Hamilton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpecial Operator Nick Dunn gets the call he has been dreading since before his last deployment. His sister is in her final stages of cancer. He and his Team 3 roommate drive up to Sonoma County from Coronado to help her shut down her failing nursery business and tie up her final affairs. Nick only vaguely remembers Devon Brandeburg, his sister’s best friend, but boy has she grown up... -
Coming Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the sequel to "Two Weeks With a SEAL" we find Rhea left behind by Chad's deployment. When she's faced with a surprising obstacle, she misses him more as every day passes. Her friendship with fellow SEAL wife, Rosa, grows and they lean on one another for support. Chad wants to protect his brothers and loves his job, but he's ready to be a civilian again and to be home with the love of his life... -
Aloha Texas by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAloha Texas (Book 1 of the Aloha Series) Former Navy Special Forces Nicholas Harper likes his new life as captain of a dive boat in Hawaii. Powerhouse attorney Kara Lynn O'Conner's world revolves around her small Texas town where life is easy and safe... -
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Fall Easy by Zoe York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulie Collins is done with men, and their super slimy ways. Lt. Jason Steyner has given up on finding the right woman—at least until he gets out of the military. But when the curvy flight attendant and the hunky Navy SEAL meet late one night, the attraction is immediate. And complicated... -
A Santini in Love by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was the last woman standing. Madison Baker was born and bred to be a Marine. When a roadside bomb ends her first deployment—not to mention her career—she is left to pick up the pieces of what is left of her life. She’s returned to Oceanside to regroup and move on. It doesn’t mean she’s ready for a relationship, even if a particular Santini has different plans... -
Falling for a Santini by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA crush that turned into love. Being the only girl in a family with five Santini brothers was never easy on Elena Santini. She always tried to be faster and smarter to make sure they always took her seriously. They were always trying to tell her what to do, and worse, who she could date... -
Western Dreams by Kallypso Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKallypso Masters, three-time USA Today bestselling author of the Rescue Me Saga and author of ROAR, has been hailed by devoted readers as “a reader’s writer,” one who interacts with readers, does meticulous research, and gives readers what they want (although not always when they want it)... -
Cuffed & Claimed Box Set by Lori King, Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's better than an Alpha man in uniform? Ten of them. Turn up the heat with ten BRAND-NEW law enforcement stories from some of the hottest USA Today and International best-selling romance authors around. These commanding men in uniform will fulfill your every sinful fantasy, and leave you panting for more... -
A Santini Takes the Fall by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a short novel approx 40,000 words. A man avoiding his destiny. Anthony Santini is happy with life. The former Marine is now working a dream job for NCIS in a dream location: Hawaii. He's watched his cousins and now his siblings fall into the Santini Curse and that is not for him. Not yet. He's happy to play the field and enjoy life... -
It Had To Be You by Kathryn Shay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Kathryn Shay spent five years riding fire trucks with a large city fire department, eating in their firehouses and interviewing hundreds of America's Bravest... -
Escape with a Hot SEAL by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a Hot SEALs wedding! But the path of love never did run smooth, not even on the way to the altar, and the guys will have to battle exes, in-laws and home grown terrorists, all to get one of their own to the church on time... -
After I Fall by Jessica Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer entire life has been a lie. Being with Eli is the most honest thing she’s ever done. Parker Hauser lives the perfect life and knows exactly where she's been and where she's going. Parker has to be perfect. Perfect grades, perfect body, perfect life. Until she meets Eli Winter. Eli throws her entire life into chaos when he denies her the one thing she wants from him... -
Protecting Bobbi (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the unexpected death of his sister, Ron Marshall is wholly unprepared to take custody of his two-year-old niece. Between his classified position as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon unit and his role as a single father, he hasn’t thought about women or sex in the six months since he got custody... -
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SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnthology of 8 Navy SEAL novellas by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Marliss Melton, Gennita Low, Teresa Reasor, Elle James, Delilah Devlin, Stephanie Tyler, J.M. Madden and Sharon Hamilton. Code of Silence by Award-winning Internationally Bestselling author Marliss Melton : Navy SEAL Vinny DeInnocentis has no idea his news reporter wife is keeping secrets... -
Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings12 New York Times, USA Today or Award-winning bestselling Hot Alpha Authors brings you this Military Romance Megaset for your reading pleasure: THE KISS OF A SEAL by Award-winning Author Anne Elizabeth — Jessa Grainger’s world is rocked by the kiss of a SEAL, SO-1 Link Tyler... -
SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set... -
Ultimate SEAL Collection: Sharon Hamilton's SEAL Brotherhood Series 1-4 by Sharon Hamilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUltimate boxed set of 4 full length and award-winning books and two prequel/novellas by NYT and USA/Today Bestselling Author, Sharon Hamilton. Boxed set includes: SEAL Encounter (prequel to Accidental SEAL), Accidental SEAL Book 1, SEAL Endeavor (prequel to Fallen SEAL Legacy), Fallen SEAL Legacy Book 2, SEAL Under Covers Book 3, SEAL The Deal Book 4... -
SEAL's Lost Dream by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreviously published in the SEALed With a Kiss anthology. This book is not for readers under 18. Former Navy SEAL K9 Handler Joe Flynn doesn’t understand why every stray in Denver seems to head his way. After losing his Military War Dog in Afghanistan, he doesn’t want anything to do with animals. But he doesn’t mind seeing Willow take care of his charges... -
Kit & Ivy: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEx-spec ops solider Kit Bolanger tried hard to forget Ivy Banks, the only woman he ever loved. When his work brought him back to his hometown, and he learned she was still single, he pursued her with a relentless focus. Now, in just a few weeks, they're set to lock things down permanently on their big day... -
Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission.18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams.The hero: He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her.The heroine: She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again... -
Back to You by Jessica Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's in for the fight of his life . . . Army captain Trent Davila loved his wife, Laura, and their two beautiful children. But when he almost lost his life in combat, something inside him died. He couldn't explain the emptiness he felt or bridge the growing distance between him and his family—so he deployed again. And again. And again . . . until his marriage reached its breaking point... -
SEALs of Summer by Sharon Hamilton, Delilah Devlin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMilitary Super-bundle of ten novellas and novels by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Delilah Devlin, Sharon Hamilton, Anne Marsh, Cora Seton, Zoe York, Roxie Riviera, S.M. Butler, Kimberley Troutte, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James. IT TAKES A SEAL, An Adventure Girls, Inc... -
Her Forever Hero by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis 35K word novella is also part of the Uniform Desires anthology! Kendall Herrington is drawn to her handsome new security guard, prosthetic hand and all. The man is totally wrong for her, but on a lonely Christmas night, in a wine-laden effort to get him out of her system, she gives into her body’s demands. She regrets her actions almost immediately and tries to distance herself... -
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Perfect Tragedy by Jennifer Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSienna has been in love with her brother’s best friend since the day she fell out of a large sycamore tree and landed at his feet. Being bloody and bruised paled in comparison to the feelings emerging upon meeting Blake for the first time. Feelings that only grew through the years... -
Free Fall by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat should be an easy HAHO training jump for SEAL Team Sixteen goes wrong, forcing Navy SEAL Izzy Zanella to do what he does best: Improvise. At thirty thousand feet. (About 12,000 words or 50 pages) Suzanne Brockmann, bestselling author of the pulse-pounding Troubleshooters series, has been hailed by USA Today as a “superstar of romantic suspense... -
Under Fire by Catherine Mann
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA decorated hero, pararescueman Liam McCabe lives to serve. Six months ago, he and Rachel Flores met in the horrific aftermath of an earthquake in the Bahamas. They were tempted by an explosive attraction, yet parted ways. Still, Liam has thought about Rachel every day—and night—since... -
Next to Die by Marliss Melton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPenny Price dreads the sound of her ringing phone. She's convinced that the person barraging her with threatening calls is a man who got away with murder--her father's. Armed with evidence but branded a target, Penny's only salvation is the playboy nextdoor--Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Joe Montgomery... -
Too Hot to Hold by Stephanie Tyler
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHE’S AN ELITE NAVY SEAL LIVING A RISKY DOUBLE LIFE. SHE’S THE GORGEOUS REPORTER HOT ON HIS TRAIL. Nick Devane’s life is one big classified secret. Until Kaylee Smith busts his covert world wide open, threatening to blow his cover... -
Hard Target by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDerek Tower has spent his life at war, first as a Green Beret and then as the owner of a private black-ops company, Cobra International Security. When a high-ranking US senator asks Cobra to protect his daughter, a midwife volunteering in Afghanistan, Derek’s gut tells him to turn the senator down. The last thing he wants to do is babysit an aid worker. But Jenna isn’t just another assignment...
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