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You Only Love Twice by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLibrarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ASIN B00M8LWHVO here.A woman on a mission Phoebe Graham is a specialist in deep cover espionage, infiltrating the enemy, observing their practices, and when necessary eliminating the threat. Her latest assignment is McKay-Taggart Security Services, staffed with former military and intelligence operatives... -
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Unraveled by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsRyan Steel and Ruby Lee are in love, but before they can move forward with a life together, they’re determined to bring resolution to the many unanswered questions they still face. To complicate matters, new threats arise with the arrival of two startling figures from their pasts. As they race against time to find answers, unexpected forces pull them apart... -
![Finding Mercy by Riley Edwards, Lori Jackson]()
Finding Mercy by Riley Edwards, Lori Jackson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"So much emotion it flew off the page and knocked the wind out of me. Finding Mercy was another great story by the absolutely brilliant Riley Edwards." Jennifer Pierson: The Power of Three Readers DEA Jason Walker became a widower at Twenty-eight. Two years later he's still torturing himself with guilt. They'd married young, and she'd been his first love, but her illness changed everything... -
![Chasing Honor by Riley Edwards]()
Chasing Honor by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEthan Lenox became a single father at sixteen when his girlfriend signed over custody of their newborn daughter and left to chase her dreams. Eight years later he’s a police officer, fiercely protective of the little girl and dedicated to his work. He’s never had time for dating and won’t allow any woman to betray his trust or abandon him again... -
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![Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole]()
Absolving His Sins by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe book Trident Security fans have been waiting for! The huntress has become the hunted, in more ways than one. Jordyn Alvarez works for the United States government—a fact no one in authority will admit. She does Uncle Sam’s dirty work. Some might call her an agent, but few know her real title—Assassin... -
![Tickle His Fancy by Samantha A. Cole]()
Tickle His Fancy by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll around him, Brody ‘Egghead’ Evans’ Trident Security teammates have fallen in love and gotten their happily ever after. Ironically, they had always thought the charismatic Dominant would be the first one to fall—not the last... -
![Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts]()
Saving Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Daddy in need of someone to cherish and call his own . . .Hack has a job he loves. Great friends. Stability.And no one special in his life.A caregiver and protector, he needs someone to take care of.And then Greer Savage walks right on into his life.Incredibly brave, yet also slightly broken. Sweet and funny.He wants to wrap her up tight in his arms and never let her go... -
![Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey]()
Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA fast-paced story about a steamy, seedy underworld of crime, 'Dying For Revenge' spans the entire globe and features hit man Gideon, a troubled character, dealing with a world of violence he can never really escape... -
![Slay by Nina Levine]()
Slay by Nina Levine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook 4 in the Bestselling Storm MC Series by Nina Levine BLOOD WILL BE SHED... The ghosts of Donovan "Blade" Brookes' life are closing in on him. Hardened by an abusive childhood and haunted by the murder of his fiancé, Blade struggles against the dark forces threatening to consume him. When he helps Layla Reed in her hour of need, he has no idea she will be the light to his darkness... -
![La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx]()
La Famiglia by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never question my heart, my courage, my loyalty! To my men and to this family I am all things. But to my wife I am only one. Husband." - Don Giovanni Battaglia. The year is 1992. The Battaglia family awaits the birth of the newest members to their clan. Twin boys will be born to the capo di tutti capi of the Neapolitan clans... -
![Watching from the Shadows by Samantha A. Cole]()
Watching from the Shadows by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sexy Six-Pack is back! Retired Navy SEAL, Marco DeAngelis, is now an operative at Trident Security. He’s also a Dominant in the BDSM lifestyle. After a poor childhood, he is determined to stay single and childless for the rest of his life. But unbeknownst to him, one night of shared grief and comfort with his deceased sister’s best friend changes that forever... -
![Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake]()
Sweet Child O' Mine by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA look into the life at McKay-Taggart on the day Charlie and Ian have their babies... -
![Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn]()
Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve never wished for a knight in shining armor before, but today might be the day I let go of that pigheadedness and accept a little help.I’m a biochemist with a dream to cure cancer, but in my quest to save lives, I may be the reason thousands die... -
![Ti Amo (Battaglia Mafia Series) by Sienna Mynx]()
Ti Amo (Battaglia Mafia Series) by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLet there be war...Don Giovanni Battaglia will have his revenge. A bloody Mafia war has ravaged the southern region of Italy. Every man, woman, and child born under the name Calderone must be made to atone. That is the law. After two years of blood and bullets, the men sworn to follow without question find themselves wanting peace... -
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![Prospect: The Kings of Retribution MC by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez]()
Prospect: The Kings of Retribution MC by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFamily isn't always by blood. Family is who you are willing to bleed for. Refusing to yield to his father's will and expectations to one day take the reins of the family business, Sam McGregor leaves his home in Texas. Fate leads him to the small town of Polson Montana, home to the Kings of Retribution MC, where he starts over and meets Sofia Torres... -
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Nova by Crystal Daniels, Sandy Alvarez
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCain LeBlanc, known as Nova to his brothers, is the Enforcer for the Kings of Retribution MC, Louisiana.He's dedicated to the club, but Nova's entire world revolves around his daughter, Piper. Being a single father doesn't come without its challenges. Making sure his lifestyle doesn't affect his home life is one of them.Never bring a woman home.That's one rule Nova has stood by for years... -
![To the Xtreme by Em Petrova]()
To the Xtreme by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsn the Alaskan wilderness, meeting their match takes on more than one meaning.Special Operative and second-in-command for the Xtreme Ops team, Harris Lipton, aka Lip, finds himself sidelined after an accident. While laid up, locating a loony in the national forest won’t be easy, especially by shooting off text messages instead of bullets... -
![Escaping From Forever by Scarlett Black]()
Escaping From Forever by Scarlett Black
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome wars are won by sacrificing the Queen.Life demanded Katherine become stronger than the men around her, all of whom were willing to use her as a pawn in their deceptive games. They robbed her of her will and silenced her voice until she reached her breaking point and broke free. It would be over her dead body before she would ever allow herself to be dragged back into that toxic existence... -
![Savior by Jessica Gadziala]()
Savior by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsElsie has a problem. She has a mystery she is bent on solving, a mystery that led her to run for her life down the streets of Navesink Bank until she found herself rescued by a sexy stranger. Paine has a past. He’s done everything in his power to move on from it, to distance himself from the things he has done... -
![Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha]()
Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor long-time Durango Fire Department EMT, Ava ‘Blue’ Navarro, her teammates at Station 3 represent a family more loyal than her own. However, when patients start dying on her watch, she draws the attention of local law enforcement. In particular the smooth-talking detective she’s successfully evaded for years, fearing he might stir up her quiet existence... -
![Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land]()
Hellhound's Sacrifice by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll sacrifice everything for her if it means she’s mine.HellhoundSeeing her in that hospital bed, I told myself I am done waiting. She’s mine, but I’ve got to take it easy when it comes to Isabelle. I see what others don’t. Well, besides her best friends. She hides it from the world with her shyness, and I intend to light that fire I’m sure is still there.Isabelle can fight me, but I know her... -
![Into the Black: A Romantic Thriller by Elise Noble]()
Into the Black: A Romantic Thriller by Elise Noble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDiamond may be used to saving the world, but can she save her own relationship? With her husband’s killer still on the loose and her life in England a disaster, Diamond returns to the only thing she knows: work. As the star of special ops takes on enemies from the States to Syria, she finds the toughest battle is the one going on in her own head...Categorized as:
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![Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole]()
Wire by LP Lovell, Stevie J Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTor Jude and I managed to salvage something beautiful from the war torn rubble of our lives, a blissful happiness that we paid for in blood. We fought our way here, leaving pieces of ourselves along the way. I thought this was the happily ever after in our twisted fairy tale, but I was wrong. Jude I may be free by definition... -
![Ruined With You by J. Kenner]()
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... -
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![Phoenix: Steele Shadows Rising by Amanda McKinney]()
Phoenix: Steele Shadows Rising by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom bestselling and multi-award-winning author Amanda McKinney comes a standalone romance in the bestselling Steele Shadows series.A man who cheated death.A woman hired to pick up the broken pieces.And an obsession strong enough to kill for.They told him he’d been given a second chance at life. Told him to count his lucky stars, to stop and smell the roses... -
![Severe : Carolina Hell Reapers by Keta Kendric]()
Severe : Carolina Hell Reapers by Keta Kendric
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJade Raised by a drug kingpin, you would think that I would be intimately familiar with chaos but the roles in my life were flipped after my father’s death. Boarding school, owning businesses, and mingling with the social elite became my norm.Until one day, the chaos returned... -
![On the Edge of Love by Shay Rucker]()
On the Edge of Love by Shay Rucker
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZeus, the newest and most unstable member of a group of mercenaries known as Mama’s Brood, is given the order to protect Sabrina Samora. Sabrina knows beyond a doubt, the only person she can truly trust is herself; letting anyone else in will inevitably lead to disaster. Problem? Zeus has no respect for her boundaries... -
![Huck by Jessica Gadziala]()
Huck by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHUCKWho would have thought that setting up a chapter would be such a hassle?I was no stranger to the life of crime, But chopping cars and running guns were leagues apart.Especially when there were other bad guys in the area that didn’t take too kindly to our arrival on the scene... -
![Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker]()
Angels & Assassins by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTayler Diaz, a pediatric oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, NC, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love... -
![The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe hadn’t planned on being a part of the Family.Life had thrown a curve at him at a young age that made him reevaluate his path in life.And he chose out.But when tragedy strikes, awakening the need for revenge, he finds himself wanting back in. To the Family. The life. The people.Including a woman he never could have seen coming, one he never would have thought he’d want in his life... -
![Maddox by Megan O'Brien]()
Maddox by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve never known what it’s like to have a dream that’s really mine. To live a life without fear. Being the niece of the most ruthless mob boss in Las Vegas has made any sort of freedom impossible. Francesca Rossi has spent much of her life balancing the weight of running the family bakery with avoiding her uncle’s life of violence and corruption... -
![Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe next heart-racing Lilah Love story is coming. This installment to Lilah's series is a standalone. Women are dying. The killer wants to play a game with Lilah Love. Lilah doesn't play games, she doesn't submit to demands... -
![Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder]()
Secrets We Keep by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new standalone MC packed with angst, explosive action, and chemistry that will have you begging for more. Rafe: In my world, there are secrets at every turn. It's just the way it is in the MC. Club business is club business. Period. Marlowe Davenport, the club's new bartender, had secrets of her own... -
![His Angel by Samantha A. Cole]()
His Angel by Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 'Sexy Six-Pack' is back! The men of Trident Security are ex- Navy SEALs, hardened warriors with hearts of gold. Angelina 'Angie' Beckett has been waiting a long time for Mister Right. Unfortunately, all her boyfriends have turned out to be Mr. Wrong. None of them have been able to hold her interest for long and give her what she craves in a relationship... -
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![No Way Out by Amy McKinley]()
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father... -
![Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois]()
Honor's Revenge by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her... -
![Protecting Charity: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ann-Marie Davis]()
Protecting Charity: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ann-Marie Davis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTensions are rising for the Moreno Family’s most ruthless enforcer… I’m so close to finding my brother, I can feel it. But now there’s a new problem thrown into the mix. A young girl has been sold to the cartel, and I can’t stand by and watch that happen.With a new enemy on my tail, I’m not sure who I can trust… or how to navigate the increasingly steamy encounters with these men... -
![Heartbeat: A Courageous Love Novel by Terreece M. Clarke]()
Heartbeat: A Courageous Love Novel by Terreece M. Clarke
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya Anderson only knows success: set a goal, create a plan, achieve. Everything she can control she does, down to her color-coordinated closet. Then someone tried to kill her. Now, she has a new goal: stay alive. New town. New identity. No men... -
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![The Damaged by Tijan]()
The Damaged by Tijan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe world knows about Kash.Both Bailey and Kash were used to living in the shadows, but now they must live in the public eye.Kash is figuring out his new found role against his grandfather, and Bailey is starting her graduate program late. At university, everyone is watching Bailey, and some are wondering if her legendary father, Peter Francis, bought her way into the elite program... -
![Big: Satan's Fury MC by L. Wilder]()
Big: Satan's Fury MC by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow much would you risk to save the one you love? From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book six in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance. Big: I don't use a knife or a gun to get the guy I'm after. I find that my weapon of choice has a much longer, more crippling effect. With just a few keystrokes, I can have him scrambling for his life... -
![Buying Beth: A Dark Romance by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty]()
Buying Beth: A Dark Romance by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI thought he bought me to save me… but he’s keeping me for himself. It was a girl’s night out gone wrong. Like some awful horror movie, my friends and I were grabbed in a dark parking lot and shoved into the back of a van. Coming from powerful families, we thought we were untouchable. We thought wrong. Our captors trapped us, violated us, and put us up for sale on the black market... -
![Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him... -
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Pressure by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone is breaking through the cyber security system tech billionaire, Lance Moss built from the ground up and he's running out of time to plug the holes before Club Solitaire is forced to close and someone gets hurt.Reluctantly, he allows his fellow board member and friend, Eli, to bring in an outsider to help. He's not expecting to see his ex-girlfriend turned enemy walk through the door... -
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![Penance (The Chicago Defiance MC Series) by K.E. Osborn]()
Penance (The Chicago Defiance MC Series) by K.E. Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm not sure how it happened. The way the cord of life can splinter and snap without warning. My family—in hiding from the Japanese Yakuza. My club—at war with the very organization my family is hiding from. Though, amidst the chaos, there is one shining light. A Spanner in the works... -
![Havoc by Harley Wylde, Jessica Coulter Smith]()
Havoc by Harley Wylde, Jessica Coulter Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJordan -- I spent a year in prison for a crime I admittedly did commit, but I had a good reason. I was supposed to serve a longer sentence, but a handsy guard and a pissed-off warden who wanted me to keep quiet meant I got out early. My brothers have abandoned me, and there’s nowhere for me to go. Until the hottest man I’ve ever met decides to be my knight on shining Harley... -
![Happy Death Day by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Happy Death Day by Lisa Renee Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKane Mendez.The son of a drug lord, who is not his father's son, and yet, he has enemies. Too many enemies.Lilah Love.The FBI agent who perhaps kills a little too easily. Or does she? As she's called in to consult on a case, and catch a killer, her troubles back home don't go away. People want her dead. She simply wants them dead first.Kane and Lilah. Lilah and Kane. War is on the horizon... -
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Lollie by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Candy shopWhere poison never tasted so sweet...By day, Lollie Evans is the star of the adult film industryBy night, she’s a member of the Candy shop.Utilizing the gifts god gave her and the money she used to enhance them,Lollie’s role is to entice and distract.But seeing her friends fall like dominos makes Lollie realize there is more to life than work... -
![The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Woman with the Scar by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was not the kind of man meant to fall in love. He was the proud enforcer of the Costa Family who perhaps enjoyed the violent, bloody parts of his job a bit too much.All that changed, though, when he was put on a job that had him crossing paths with a woman who changed everything.She was not the kind of woman to have hope. The life she found herself trapped in had very little to look forward to... -
![Colson by Jessica Gadziala]()
Colson by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe club has known peace for so long.Too long, it seemed. And now the president is missing,the supply chain is drying up,and there are threats from within and out.Colson should have had nothing else on his mind.But then there she was.The new neighbor.A woman with her hands full of her own problems should have sent him running, but he just couldn't seem to stay away...
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