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Her Passionate Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAliana Novak spent most of her school years being bullied. Her only refuge, was Hunter Diaz, until the day he graduated and left her to deal with the tormentors herself. But that was then, this is now. Those horrific experiences molded her into what she is today and made her the perfect candidate for Vice Principal of one of the toughest, schools in East LA... -
![Her Tempting Protector: Navy SEAL Team by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Tempting Protector: Navy SEAL Team by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCAN HE GET THEM TO SAFETY IN TIME? Navy SEAL, Cullen Lyons, knew the moment he saw Dr. Carys Adams treating her patients in an African war zone that she was stubborn, selfless and extraordinary. Ignoring the danger surrounding her, she concentrated on keeping the young mother and newborn alive... -
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SEAL of Protection, Collection 1 by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet the first three books in the SEAL of Protection Series (plus the bonus novella, Marrying Caroline) in a convenient low-priced package today. Over 600+ pages for suspense and hot Navy SEALs. BONUS--Read the first chapter of Protecting the Future (the 8th and Final book in the series) Book 1: Protecting Caroline Find out how the NYT Bestselling Series got started... -
![HOT Angel by Lynn Raye Harris]()
HOT Angel by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new standalone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris. Sexy, action-packed, and thrilling!She's damaged...Brooke Sullivan's carefully ordered existence is spiraling out of control. Two years ago, she was violently abducted by a terrorist group and nearly killed... -
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![Operation: Dark Angel by Margaret Kay]()
Operation: Dark Angel by Margaret Kay
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSienna Andrews found herself in danger, alone, and out of options. She ran...straight into the arms of Razor from Shepherd Security, who, has been under cover in a joint Shepherd Security-DEA mission for six long months. She hires the notorious motorcycle gang-leader to transport her to the wilds of Colorado, which is in the vicinity of a suspicious facility he wants to investigate... -
![Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook]()
Enemy Territory by Jemma Westbrook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes your biggest enemy isn’t across the line. Dutch Mackey has made his fair share of enemies over the years. None of them are like Harlow Mowry. As the hacker for Team Rogue, she’s got her hands in everything. Occasionally that includes his pants. The woman is as vicious as she is irresistible, and can run hotter than hot and colder than cold... -
![Montana Dog Soldier by Elle James]()
Montana Dog Soldier by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBooted from the army after sustaining a shrapnel injury that left him with a limp, Joseph “Kujo” Kuntz is angry with himself and the world, and forced to start over with the injured military dog “Six” that saved his life. Kujo accepts a job with Brotherhood Protectors in the Crazy Mountains of Montana, hoping to find new purpose and come to terms with his losses... -
![Cabin 2 by Amanda McKinney]()
Cabin 2 by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReady for Ax's story? From multi-award-winning romantic suspense author Amanda McKinney comes the second book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat, three-part series, Steele Shadows Security… Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for... -
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Shattered by April Wilson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeth and Shane's story continues in this new installment of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series. After the death of Beth's childhood abductor, Howard Kline, Beth and Shane are free to begin their life together. Beth's future is looking bright. She's loving her new job at the bookstore, she's in graduate school, and she has an engagement ring on her finger... -
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Close Cover by Lexi Blake, Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRemy Guidry doesn’t do relationships. He tried the marriage thing once, back in Louisiana, and learned the hard way that all he really needs in life is a cold beer, some good friends, and the occasional hookup. His job as a bodyguard with McKay-Taggart gives him purpose and lovely perks, like access to Sanctum... -
![Forsaken Duty by Elaine Levine]()
Forsaken Duty by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe long awaited conclusion to the Red Team saga is almost here! The only truth Owen Tremaine's certain of is that everything in his life has been a lie. Not only is his former fiancée alive, but so is their son...a child he never knew existed... -
![Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Collection One by Susan Stoker]()
Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Collection One by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 1-4 in the Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series Justice for Mackenzie Daxton Chambers, a member of the oldest and most distinguished law enforcement agency in the state of Texas, never understood why people killed. But this new case, where someone was kidnapping and burying women alive, is a whole new level of depravity... -
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Keeping Guard by Sandra Owens
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding the future they deserve will mean leaving the past behind…Navy SEAL Noah Alba is on extended leave after a terrible mistake resulted in the loss of his K-9 partner. He arrives in Asheville, North Carolina, hoping to get his head on straight before he returns overseas. When an old friend recruits him to train service dogs for veterans, he doesn’t feel ready... -
![The Specialist by Anna Hackett]()
The Specialist by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s in danger and now her personal protector is her too handsome, totally aggravating billionaire boss.Executive assistant Harlow Carlson is having a very bad week. Firstly, she’s been temporarily reassigned to work for bossy, workaholic tyrant, Easton Norcross. He might be sex in a suit, but mostly she just wants to stab him with her stylus... -
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![Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet]()
Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen 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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Lead Security by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package... -
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False Security by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be a harmless blind date-but it ended in a one night stand when Shayla up and left in the middle of the night without a wink or a wave. I didn’t think I’d see her again…until I walked into my office and met our new employee—none other than the curvy brunette who had rocked my world. The more she fights the attraction between us, the more determined I am to make her mine... -
![Kid Chaos by Zoe Dawson]()
Kid Chaos by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsU.S. Navy SEAL Ashe “Kid Chaos” Wilder doesn’t do sedate, so packing a novel and namby-pamby sunscreen for a Caribbean vacation doesn’t float his boat. Instead, he’s going to ride down the world’s most dangerous road on a mountain bike through the treacherous Andes in the wilds of Bolivia... -
![A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese]()
A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor 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... -
![Her Daring SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Daring SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA WOMAN WILLING TO RISK EVERYTHING Rylie Jones is on a desperate quest to single-handedly take down a human trafficking ring. At last, she knows she’s close to accomplishing her goal when her younger siblings discover her secret double life, and all hell breaks loose. DETERMINED DEFENDER Darius “Dare” Stanton has been trying to find Rylie since he had first met her six months ago... -
![Black List : HOT Heroes for Hire: Mercenaries by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Black List : HOT Heroes for Hire: Mercenaries by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in an exciting new series! Black’s Bandits are rogues. Mercenaries. Men and women who will do anything for anyone—for a price. But there’s something deeper at work in their missions, and only their leader knows the truth of what they fight for... -
![Her Steadfast HERO by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
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... -
![Damaged Goods by Eliza Lentzski]()
Damaged Goods by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew from Eliza Lentzski: Damaged Goods – the sequel to Don’t Call Me Hero. The past few years had been difficult for former Marine, Cassidy Miller. She’d left the military, joined the Minneapolis city police, only to voluntarily remove herself from active duty... -
![Cold Blooded Lover by Eliza Lentzski]()
Cold Blooded Lover by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFormer Marine, Cassidy Miller knew what it took to be a good soldier and even a decent beat cop. She was starting to figure out how to be a girlfriend as her relationship with Julia Desjardin progressed, but what did she know about being a cold case detective? Buried under paperwork in the basement of the Fourth Police Precinct, she was going to have to figure it out... -
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![Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle]()
Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast... -
![Deadly Creed by Elaine Levine]()
Deadly Creed by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dead just don’t seem to stay dead… A recent grad with a degree in gifted ed, Wynn Ratcliff jumped at the chance to be a young linguistic savant’s private tutor. The job let her stay near her grandmother while she was recovering from her stroke. Unfortunately, the terrific opportunity came with some horrific negatives…namely catching the eye of her employer’s enemies... -
![Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone]()
Jason's Justice by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJason 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... -
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Protecting Joselyn: Team Cerebrus Book 1 by Melissa Kay Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor three terrifying years, Joselyn Kendrik lived a half-life in Witness Protection hiding from a serial murderer and rapist nicknamed 'The Gardener.' After he was killed while placing a slashed teddy bear dressed like her on her father's grave, she could finally look forward to some normalcy in her life... -
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Rampage by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExplosive 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... -
![Twisted Mercy by Elaine Levine]()
Twisted Mercy by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHope Townsend has spent long years searching for the brother she was brutally separated from when their mother was murdered. Now, thanks to help from a mysterious source, she’s found him deep in the Medicine Bow Mountains on the remote compound of the notorious White Kingdom Brotherhood motorcycle club and prison gang—a viper's nest of drug runners, murderers, and thieves... -
![Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo 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... -
![Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Rivers]()
Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEx-special forces Jacob King is a man who keeps to himself, having learned the hard way that letting people close to you, trusting them, might just get you killed. A lesson he learned when members of his Special Ops team turned dirty while others, men he considered friends, died. He made them pay. He made them hurt. He put them in jail. And so he doesn't trust anyone anymore... -
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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... -
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Pulled Under by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe next installment in the steamy and alpha-packed Walker Security series by New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jones. Born into a wealthy family he rebelled against, Asher dived into the world of rock n roll, drugs, and women. A blond, tattooed, bad boy, he is the chameleon of Walker Security. A man who manages to switch from rocker leather hotness to perfectly fitted suits... -
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![Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann]()
Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBestselling author Suzanne Brockmann knows exactly what makes hearts race and pulses pound: peril and passion. No one succeeds more brilliantly at blending these exhilarating elements in breathtaking novels of men and women forced to grapple with the deepest emotions and the highest risks. And there's no better proof than Hot Target... -
![SEAL's Ultimate Challenge by Elle James]()
SEAL's Ultimate Challenge by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInjured on a mission gone bad, Cory “Reaper” Nipton’s Navy SEAL career is over. With only one arm, he can’t join his fellow teammates, or even his fiancé, the Special Ops helicopter pilot who flew him in and out of harm’s way. Relegated to life as a civilian, and angry at his lack of choices, Reaper goes through rehab with a petite, soft-spoken physical therapist with two iron fists... -
![A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
A Marked Man/ Alaska With Love (Assassin-Shifter Books 1&2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith 21 books in this series, read how it all began with the first two. WARNING: Homosexual relations, crude language and violence. Alaska with Love: Sexual assault, violence, crude language and men making love. Mateo Esposito loves his job. Hired assassin for the U.S. Government, he takes lives and he kicks ass with no mercy... -
![Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone]()
Grif's Salvation by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo 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... -
![Wicked as Lies by Shayla Black]()
Wicked as Lies by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s reckless. She’s forbidden.And he’s done caring that she’s the enemy.Chase “Zyron” Garrett left a bloody stint with Uncle Sam for the personal security business. His employment agreement forbids hookups with co-workers, which isn’t a problem—until Tessa Lawrence, the office secretary and single mom, is harassed by her vengeful ex-boyfriend... -
![Mayhem's Desire: Operation Mayhem by Lindsay Cross]()
Mayhem's Desire: Operation Mayhem by Lindsay Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis traumatic past has left him dark… and longing for love. Hicks thinks good and evil comes in black and white. No blurred lines, no grey areas. After being subjected to a horrific experiment that’s left him damaged as a super soldier, Hicks seeks comfort from his torment in reliability. He’s got clear rules on morality and isn’t willing to break them. Until her. Whitney is a seductress... -
![Knight Shift by Em Petrova]()
Knight Shift by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleur Sutton’s a natural brunette but now she’s a blonde. She’s also wearing blue contacts. Oh and her name’s now Rose Hutton. Because she’s on the run—from people who might kill her, and those people are her family. After Fleur—or Rose—witnesses a murder that keeps a friend from testifying against her father, she knows she’s next... -
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Roman by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFact: 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... -
![Rescuing Karina by Hope Ford]()
Rescuing Karina by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn old threat sparks a new love… Karina I thought my nightmare was over. The threat was eliminated. Yet even after five years, I still look over my shoulder and feel like I can’t trust anyone. So when a familiar face from my dark past appears, I know danger has found me again. Fleeing is the only option, the only way I can protect myself and those I love... -
![Hot Witness by Lynn Raye Harris, Liliana Hart]()
Hot Witness by Lynn Raye Harris, Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris adds her unique twist to Liliana Hart’s MacKenzie family with HOT WITNESS… Eva Gray has a secret. Eight years ago, her sister entered the Brothers of Sin Motorcycle Club and never came back. Seven years ago, she vowed revenge, even if she had to change everything about her life to do it—her look, her name, her face...Categorized as:
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![Mayhem's Hero by Lindsay Cross]()
Mayhem's Hero by Lindsay Cross
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe needs someone to tell him he’s worth saving. Diggs never mattered— not in his family. Project Mayhem left him with nothing but questions about who he is and confirmation that he can’t contribute to the team. He’s tired of being overshadowed by his brothers; Diggs needs something more… someone more. She’s about to fall for the man who could hurt her more than anyone... -
![Without Fear by Reese Knightley]()
Without Fear by Reese Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheir date turned out to be so much more, but not in the way they’d hoped.Logan Cobalt rarely dates, but finds himself asking out the elusive waiter at Bailey’s Café. Sure, he has spent numerous lunch hours chatting up the beautiful man over sandwiches, but nothing has come close to a real date. When Logan finds out Macy’s hiding a secret, he will move heaven and earth to keep the man safe... -
![Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone]()
Malik's Redemption by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx- 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... -
![Bachelor SEAL by Sharon Hamilton]()
Bachelor SEAL by Sharon Hamilton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSleeper SEALs are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to conduct solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on US soil. Bachelor SEAL Medically discharged from the Teams, notorious bachelor SEAL, Morgan Hansen, is approached to lead the biggest undercover operation of his career... -
![Finding Lyla: Book Ten In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman]()
Finding Lyla: Book Ten In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincipal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation. Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is falling apart. His long-time relationship recently ended... -
![Ty and Eden: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine]()
Ty and Eden: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWeddings are the spice of life… After reuniting with his bio dad, Cord Ryker, Ty Holt is all too aware of how easily life can change—for better or worse...
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