Books like 'Guarding Hearts'
Readers who enjoyed Guarding Hearts by L.L. Collins also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Securing Piper by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat started as an adventure, soon became hell. Piper Johnson’s thrilled to spend time in Timor-Leste with her best friend, a Peace Corps volunteer…until civil unrest erupts throughout the countryside, including an attack at the orphanage the women were visiting... -
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Long Lost by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA stolen past The only thing Tucker remembers of his past is pain. Used in a doctor’s evil experiments, his memories and identity were erased, and his freedom taken. He believed his nightmare was over when he was liberated by the men and women of McKay-Taggart, until he heard the name Steven Reasor... -
![After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake]()
After Glow by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne uncovered truth shines a light on the throne of lies I’ve been sitting on for years. A revelation with the power to test the bonds of brotherhood like never before. My ruthless obsession to protect what’s mine burns hotter than ever. Promises I’ve made to my brothers I burn to keep. Vows made to my wife I swear to honor. Through the web of tangled loyalties, one thing remains clear... -
![Securing Sidney by Susan Stoker]()
Securing Sidney by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor Sidney Hale, rescuing dogs is more than a hobby. It’s a calling. A deep-seated need. An unstoppable compulsion. For reasons so unsettling, she shares them with no one…until she meets Decker. After coming to her rescue while Sidney battled to save a dog—literally—the gorgeous SEAL proves he can be trusted with her secrets, her safety…maybe even her heart... -
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![Justice for Milena by Susan Stoker]()
Justice for Milena by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s been years since Milena Reinhardt has seen TJ “Rock” Rockwell. The last time, he was nearly a shell of a man…but he was her man…and he tore her heart out of her chest. Circumstances unbeknownst to TJ have ensured Milena’s never fully recovered. TJ left his sniper days behind—for the most part—when he left the Army and become a respected Texas Highway Patrolman. He also left behind Milena... -
![Boss Love by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Love by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's on her knees.Tatum Titan.Just for me.I'm the man who rules her. I'm the man who owns her. But our time together is coming to an end.I realize I can't let her go. I can't let her marry Thorn.Not when it should be me... -
![Night Prey by Susan Sleeman]()
Night Prey by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe lived for upholding the law…Defense attorney, Malone Rice, doesn’t want to go to her fifteen year class reunion. Attending means running into her former high school flame, now Portland police detective, Ian Blair. But when the committee decides to honor her for her pro-bono work with homeless teens, she knows it would be churlish not to attend. She will have to go and make the best of it... -
![Primal Need by Piper Davenport]()
Primal Need by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations... Sundance I’m the president of the Primal Howlers out of Monument, Colorado. My wife was taken from me ten years ago, leaving me to raise our three children alone. I’ve been diagnosed with a disease that I’m not sure I’ll beat, and to make matters worse, I’m now in the crosshairs of a rival club... -
![Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Bloody Love by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne. Two. Three. The cat is in the tree. As far as Lilah's concern, her note writing stalker just gets more stupid everyday. One, two, three, the cat is in the tree?What is that? And what does it have to do with a wedding turned bloody? The sixth book in the Lilah Love series... -
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The Detective by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a woman on the run and desperate to avoid her hot, nosy detective neighbor.Artist Savannah Cole has secrets. She can never stay anywhere too long or let anyone get too close. An obsessed stalker has her in his sights, and to protect her family, she can never go home, never share her art, and never fall in love... -
![Boss Man by Victoria Quinn]()
Boss Man by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've never made a compromise before. But I made an exception for Diesel Hunt. Because he was all man. Because he was everything I needed. Because he would make it worth my while. Now I'm calling the shots. I'm the one in control. No matter how much I hurt him, he asks for more. All I can think about is when my turns arrives. When I'm the one on my knees, wrists bound... -
![Maddox by Lisa Helen Gray]()
Maddox by Lisa Helen Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I was a kid, my father told me a story about the Carter family. He said it all started with him, from the moment he saw my mother and realised what it was to love someone so much you’d destroy the world for them. The plot soon thickened when, one by one, my uncles found their true loves.Now, the next generation of Carters, my generation, were following in their fathers’ footsteps... -
![Laszlo by Dale Mayer]()
Laszlo by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMinx Mahoney's only light in a terrible childhood was her neighbor and best friend, Mouse. When he left Texas at the age of seventeen, she never heard from him again, though she's never forgotten him either. She moved in with her uncle, went to college and became a counselor. Her supervisor at the clinic sexually harassed her. Reporting him backfired... -
![Dezi's Diamond by Dale Mayer]()
Dezi's Diamond by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen opposites attract... anything can happen... Dezi was a plain-and-simple type of guy. He loved working for Levi's company and had enjoyed the jobs he'd been given so far. When a businesswoman contacted Ice over, well, ice, ... things got interesting.Diamond was an exclusive jewelry designer, born and raised in the industry, working within her father's diamond company... -
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![A Backwater Blessing: A Kings of Guardian and Heart's Desire Crossover Novella by Kris Michaels]()
A Backwater Blessing: A Kings of Guardian and Heart's Desire Crossover Novella by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Cole, Mr. FBI, and Logan, local cop and reigning Ice Princess, hook up to solve a case of Mississippi corruption at the highest judicial levels, sparks fly. Their attraction is hotter than the sultry southern sun. She wants to hate him—but she can’t... -
![Saving Zola by Becca Jameson, Suspense Sisters]()
Saving Zola by Becca Jameson, Suspense Sisters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sleeper SEALs, are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on U.S. soil. SAVING ZOLA Zola Carver has worked her entire life to get where she is—working as an assistant district attorney. She doesn’t have time for threats from a presumed terrorist group...Categorized as:
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![Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric]()
Twisted Obsession by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnsel: My cousin, Aaron, helped to rescue a damsel in distress from her cartel family, and of all people, he left her under my protection. Regina didn’t know it, but I’d claimed every part of her the day I’d set eyes on her... -
![Discover Love by Maryann Jordan]()
Discover Love by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSaints Protection & Investigation A private investigation business, pulling together men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve. Luke Costas, the Saints’ resident computer guru, preferred quiet nights and burying himself in digital investigating. But he wasn’t alone...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Rich Obsession: All Mine by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Dirty Rich Obsession: All Mine by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCONTINUING CARRIE AND REID'S STORY (begin their story in Dirty Rich Obsession) In this lifetime there is one person who will own you, who will know you, who will understand you like no one else could possibly understand you. That person for me is Carrie. I didn't want to love her. I didn't want to need her. But now that she's my world, no one is going to take her from me... -
![Dissecting Meredith by Freya Barker]()
Dissecting Meredith by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince taking over the county coroner’s office, Meredith “Doc” Carter has been working hard to gain the respect of both her peers and local authorities. Reporting the circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one is often a thankless part of her job. Still, those are the easier cases... -
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Santa's Subpoena by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo Much for Peace During the HolidaysAnna Albertini has her hands full during the holiday season. Her boyfriend Aiden is back in town after being undercover across the country for the last three months, and his sudden over-protectiveness is a little too much... -
![Razor's Wildcat by Ciara St. James]()
Razor's Wildcat by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRazor didn’t think he wanted to be tied down like his club brothers. Different was the spice of life. Even when the beautiful dog trainer caught his eye, he did everything he could to stay away and to not respond to her smiles and conversation.Talia had never wanted a man like she wanted Razor, but at every turn, he ignored her or rejected her. She had to face it. He wasn’t interested... -
![Burned by A.K. Evans]()
Burned by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZara Brooks needs a fresh start. Consumed with insecurity and damaged by betrayal, Zara leaves her old life and all the heartache it holds behind her. Or so she thinks… Zara is deeply wounded and every choice she makes in her new hometown is evidence of that pain. Pierce Reynolds has lived in Windsor all his life and loves the community... -
![Unworthy by A.K. Evans]()
Unworthy by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes your first love needs a second chance... A boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Trent Michaels never cared what anyone thought of him. That is, until the girl he fell in love with broke his heart in the worst way possible. Delaney Rogers knows she made the biggest mistake of her life when she allowed Trent to walk away from her... -
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![Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnigmatic. With a wildly gifted mind, and an untamed head of hair to match, petite powerhouse Millicent Frost is brilliant when it comes to gadgets and electronics—less so with people. After an attempt to bust a bank scam goes awry, Millie is in hot water with Homeland Security and targeted by lethal enemies... -
![Cause of Action : Hamilton Brothers Series, Book One by Sandi Lynn]()
Cause of Action : Hamilton Brothers Series, Book One by Sandi Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRomanI built my career by being ruthless in the courtroom and meticulous in my strategies. I was a powerful and commanding attorney and never met a case I couldn’t win. My self-control is iron-clad, or it was until I met Morgan Ashley, a beautiful private investigator and gifted hacker with a past as secretive as her methods... -
![Taming the Wolf by Maureen Smith]()
Taming the Wolf by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSamara Layton needs a pot of gold. Her community outreach organization in Washington, D.C. is in dire financial straits. As executive director, it's up to Samara to rescue the non-profit organization from bankruptcy, and time is running out. As a last-ditch resort, she seeks help from her estranged mother, world-renowned fashion designer Asha Dubois... -
![Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James]()
Agony's Medicine Woman by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgony may be a natural flirt, but that didn’t stop him from dreaming of having a woman of his own to love and have a family with. Years of watching his friends get their happily ever after lives has worn him down. He’s at the point of admitting it isn’t in the cards for him... -
![Saving the Preacher's Daughter by Piper Davenport]()
Saving the Preacher's Daughter by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations. Preacher’s daughter Willow Miller's idyllic life is shattered in a matter of seconds. In the midst of a devastating heartbreak, she’s forced to evaluate everything she thought she believed in and make a choice...the man she thinks she knows or the man who sets her heart aflame. Finn 'Dash' Lloyd doesn’t “do” good girls... -
![Road to Peace by Piper Davenport]()
Road to Peace by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings18+ for language and sexual content... Widowed young, Maisie Mann was left to raise her daughter alone. Now, nine years later, she thinks she might have life as a single mom mastered…until her car breaks down on the wrong side of town. All she requires is a little roadside assistance and she’ll be on her way... -
![Meant for You by Layla Hagen]()
Meant for You by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill Connor lives his life by simple rules: take care of those he loves, give one hundred percent to his job, and never ignore his instincts. So when he meets Paige, he doesn’t plan to ignore their crazy chemistry, or the way her pretty smile strips him of all defenses… As the development director of a non-profit, Paige Lamonica has met her fair share of people...Categorized as:
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![Calix: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Calix: Areion Fury MC by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalix is multifaceted. A detective. A Dom. A bartender. A member of Areion Fury MC. So many sides yet nothing defines him. He takes what he wants out of life and gives what he thinks should be freely given; he craves balance and yet he’s at a standstill in life. That is until a woman walks in and tips his balance out of control. Tenley is desperate. A strong woman. A business woman... -
![Heist: A Diamond Doms Novel by Ivy Nelson]()
Heist: A Diamond Doms Novel by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPatrick Sutton just wants to forget his father ever existed. Unfortunately, the media and a very public trial are not going to let that happen. Thankfully he has his second family, the members of Club Solitaire. Among them is the charming Austin Yates, a high profile defense attorney who dabbles in contract law for his company from time to time... -
![Merciless Survival by Em Petrova]()
Merciless Survival by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wrecked his mission, but he stole her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Operator Ronin Ramsey is confident that this will be a successful international op. Locate the enemy and get out—simple. Until all hell breaks loose and he discovers a group of women are being held hostage by the very terrorist his team’s after...Categorized as:
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![The Executioner by Shauna Allen]()
The Executioner by Shauna Allen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings~ Five brothers, one family tragedy, untold heartache. ~ A stray bullet ended my Army career, forcing me to follow in my father’s prison guard footsteps. My sister’s disappearance ten years ago annihilated my family, forcing each of us to find a way to cope. But I’ve survived. Adapted... -
![Coming Consumed by Renee Harless]()
Coming Consumed by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSydney hates liars, despises them really, so what is she to do when the man her heart wants most turns out to be the biggest betrayer and deceiver of them all? Sydney Connelly never finds herself in trouble. She always listens to her parents, follows the rules, and does what is expected of her, but in one moment, that all changes... -
![The Charmer’s Gambit by Lexi C. Foss]()
The Charmer’s Gambit by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe set his sights on the wrong girl. Me. Law school taught me a lot of things, but nothing prepared me to deal with this determined, hotter-than-Hell millionaire. Don’t get me wrong, I’m flattered. But resisting Will Mershano is harder than passing the bar. He’s everything: sexy, confident, intelligent. And he wants me... -
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![Water of Life by Jennifer Bramseth]()
Water of Life by Jennifer Bramseth
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidowed judge and single parent Cara Forrest lives a grief-filled existence, sustained by the light of her life, her young son. She has no time or inclination to lose her heart again—especially to the likes of Drake Mercer, the rakish attorney who appears in her court on a weekly basis... -
![Dangerous Beauty by Rhonda Brewer]()
Dangerous Beauty by Rhonda Brewer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you come from a privileged family, you’re expected to follow a particular path in life. Unless you’re Emily Bradshaw. Defying her father, Emily turned down a full scholarship to Dalhousie University. Instead, she followed her dream and opened her own salon in the small town of Hopedale with her friend. She’s happy. Then her mother vanishes... -
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Hot Pursuit by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeputy Will Knight and reporter Merry Warren couldn’t be more different—she’s the queen of questions, he’s the king of no comment. The inquisitive beauty drives Will crazy with her feisty attitude and sassy mouth…the one with the full lips just made for kissing. Not that he’s noticed. Much... -
![The Viper by Velvet Vaughn]()
The Viper by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of Say Goodbye to Melody and Last Dance comes the fifteenth romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. The Viper is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. Its bite will kill you.. -
![Anything For Love by Lola StVil]()
Anything For Love by Lola StVil
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinter, I know your ex hurt you, but I'm not him. I can love you; let me... Winter Bennett is on the worst date of her life, so she decides to bail and go home to her true loves: take out and Netflix. On her way out of the door, she spots her ex-boyfriend with his hot, new girl... -
![Black Widow by Phoenix Daniels]()
Black Widow by Phoenix Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGovernor Sexy is back! Catch up with Victor and Taylor as they battle to preserve their relationship since the return of Victor’s “late” wife. With her return, Rosemary brings a complex web of unspeakable treachery and deceit, not to mention a deadly female assassin. The task of unraveling the web is given to Detective Belladonna Devereaux’s, the beautiful, but tough as nails homicide detective... -
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![Pursuing Aries by Linzi Baxter]()
Pursuing Aries by Linzi Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStabby. That's how I was feeling. And when I was asked in the elevator by a friend how I was feeling since it was my first day back after being sick for a week, that's what I answered. Any other day, this would've been no big deal. Of course, then the elevator doors opened and the screaming began. My boss. The asshole who made me feel stabby. He was dead... -
![Rebel by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale]()
Rebel by Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's the law in town.Holds the handcuffs. The beauty can put them on me. Anytime.One look and I'll do anything for the woman.Even help her break every rule she's vowed to uphold.Because sometimes doing things wrong is the only way to make it right...Categorized as:
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![Every Breath You Take by J.E. Parker]()
Every Breath You Take by J.E. Parker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's a sassy single mom... He's a hardened homicide detective. —Shelby—I'm a single mom with a past darker than coal.I've endured a life of pain, escaped a monster, and survived hell.Because of my past, the walls surrounding my heart are strong.Impenetrable.But those walls begin to crumble the moment I meet him...Detective Anthony Moretti... -
![Dams by Esther E. Schmidt]()
Dams by Esther E. Schmidt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDams is a man of few emotions, apathetic if you will. His past carved him into the man he is today; a strong body and mind but lacking the desire for connections beyond his brothers. He’s stoic. Unflappable. You can throw anything at him and he will divide and conquer making him the perfect VP of Areion Fury. He’s got everything he needs in life, or so he thought... -
![Road to Grace by Piper Davenport]()
Road to Grace by Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings18+ for language and sexual content! Grace Lundy's life has been tainted with horror and tragedy. She’s spent the past ten years building a fortress around her heart to avoid more pain. In the process, she’s managed to push away those closest to her, but the time has come for them to push back...
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