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  • Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, Elsie Ireland thought she’d found the man of her dreams, only to learn her fairytale romance was just another cautionary tale. Beyond a perfect family image, her husband had little interest in Elsie, and even less in their son. Years later, she and nine-year-old Tony have landed in Fallport, Virginia...
  • Cooper by Riley Edwards

    Cooper by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cooper Cain left California and quit the job he loved after a hostage situation went bad. Years later he can still hear the screams of the woman he couldn’t save from the stalker that had terrorized her. He hides his pain and failure behind a wall of humor, determined not to let his past ruin his future. Until Kira Winters walks into his life...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • The Siege, Part 1 by Kris Michaels

    The Siege, Part 1 by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years Guardian Security has protected the world against evil. They were an offensive weapon against monsters that sought to prey on the unprotected.Until now.Attacked at the heart of their operations, both in Washington D.C. and the South Dakota Annex, the Kings of Guardian go on the offense to protect the lives of their families, friends, and innocents caught in the crossfire.This is War...
  • Jeremiah by Kris Michaels

    Jeremiah by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Doctor Jeremiah Wheeler dedicated ten years of his professional career to the population of a maximum-security penitentiary in California. A prison riot and lockdown led to a horrific hostage situation he barely managed to survive. Going back wasn't possible. He needed a change of pace, a change of scenery, and time to heal...
  • John by Kris Michaels

    John by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    John Smith’s world exploded. Literally. His sister murdered, he ran from the intelligence agencies of his own country. Every covert entity in the world wanted him for the information he alone could access. They killed everyone he cared about to get it. He had one chance at survival. Guardian.Shae Diamant’s undercover operation for the Mossad led her into the inner circle of hell...
  • Impact Zone by Cara Carnes

    Impact Zone by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Rhea Strathmore creates death. Locked within her laboratory at The Arsenal, she concocts whatever’s necessary to protect those around her. She won’t ever negate her pre-Arsenal deficit, but she’ll try. Her past work now threatens everyone she cares for and exposes secrets she’s kept buried...
  • Sage by Kris Michaels

    Sage by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Down but not out.Sage Browning’s life had dealt him a horrible hand to play, and it only got worse after he was injured while serving his country. Yet, he played the cards he’d been dealt, but now it was time to invest in himself, and in a future with Guardian.Terrified and alone.Honor Buchanan had survived the Siege. Barely...
  • Carson: Lighthouse Security Investigations by Maryann Jordan

    Carson: Lighthouse Security Investigations by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Only one thing mattered… making his security and investigation business a success. Lighthouse Security Investigation West Coast.Carson Dyal spent years creating his business, partnering with a former Special Forces leader who owns the original LSI. Determined to make it as successful as possible, he gives one hundred percent to the effort.No distractions. No way. Not him. Until her...
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    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Kyle by Maryann Jordan

    Kyle by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Detective Kyle McBride battles to get drugs off the streets of Hope City and is sure someone at Kilton Pharmaceutical Company is key to the thefts of prescription fentanyl.Bored in the marketing department of Kilton Pharma, Kimberly gets to use her journalism background to write human-interest stories about the employees. But her digging turns up more than she bargained for...
  • Ryker by Kris Michaels

    Ryker by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Captain Ryker Terrell sacrificed any hope of a normal existence to be the best at his job. He handpicked the men and women on Hope City’s elite Joint Drug Enforcement Team and led the JDET’s operations to astounding success. With the professional and public acclaim that followed, his name and face became high profile...
  • To Love Someone by Maryann Jordan

    To Love Someone by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Not everyone has a hero’s welcome home.Joseph landed in Baytown when he left the military and had nowhere else to go. Used to being a loner, he discovered the small coastal town offered friendship… but love? That wasn’t even on his radar.Until meeting her. The infuriatingly independent veterinarian. Known to all as Sam, to him she would always be Samantha...
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    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Home Port by Maryann Jordan

    Home Port by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Lighthouse Security Investigation West Coast crossover novel.Chris Andrews needs to go home. A new job awaits. A new opportunity. A new chance to build better memories.The last time he was there, he buried his father. The time before that, they had argued over his joining the Navy. Now, he needs to go home to start anew...
  • Haze of Obedience: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Haze of Obedience: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s Mesmerized Me For Decades From Afar...My mission is to rescue the Zoe Diego, a famous Latino pop star who went missing fourteen months ago.I already know about her. She’s my favorite entertainer and her voice hypnotized me since my early twenties.I underrated her beauty from afar. Stunning doesn’t come close.But she’s sassy. I give it back to her as good as she gives it to me...
  • Logan's Promise by Kris Norris

    Logan's Promise by Kris Norris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some promises were meant to be broken.Done. That one word sums up the past two years of former Delta Force soldier, Logan Bishop’s life. First his relationship, then his honor — his entire career — and he’s vowed to put the past behind him and move on.Relocating to Fool’s Gold with the rest of his team is a good start...
  • Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get all of Elizabella Baker's Charlie Team Series in one place!Ashlynn's SaviorAshlynn is the billionaire princess who has everything she could ever ask for, but she's not living the life she wants. Trapped between obligation and following her dreams, an unexpected betrayal shows her just how bad being rich really is...
  • Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James

    Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Green Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general's daughter. They had a passionate, short-lived romance that ended when the general’s daughter told Enzo she didn’t want to see him anymore...
  • Home to Stay by Maryann Jordan

    Home to Stay by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Home is no longer the place he left… but it’s all he’s got.John Roster is flying to his childhood home in Maine after a medical discharge from the Army. No one will be there to welcome him home other than his cranky grandfather… a personality trait the two men share. No job. No friends. And with a storm canceling all flights at the moment, no plane to catch...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Defending Avery by Regan Black

    Defending Avery by Regan Black

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Special Forces operator, Clint Manning, along with the rest of Team Trojan, left his Army career for a new opportunity with the Colorado division of the Brotherhood Protectors. He enjoys the work, especially when he's sent to protect a woman he's been interested in. A woman desperate to keep her secrets buried...
  • Unbroken: The complete story by Riley Edwards

    Unbroken: The complete story by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A husband gone too soon. A family left in tatters. A hero who sees beauty where others see broken. Ava Kelley lost more than her husband, so much more, that five years later, the mere memory of it is still paralyzing. After struggling to piece her life back together, a ghost from Ava’s past threatens to haunt her and her son’s future...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s an ex-con who just wants to be left alone. She's stranded in the middle of a blizzard—a broken soul… an invitation to danger.Photographer by day, Ben and Jerry’s enthusiast by night, Louise Sloane isn’t known for her organizational skills or obsession to detail...
  • Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This special operative and a K-9 handler must work in close proximity to solve a crime—and whether they kill each other or wind up in bed is anyone’s guess.After a string of deaths are linked to a man locked up for another crime, Special Operative Alix Broshears and his team are racing against the clock to stop him before another person dies...
  • Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake

    Barracuda Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book One Maclean Harris is a man who lost everything that mattered and is trying to put his life back together the best that he can. A former cop, he’s recently taken a job with the brand new security firm, Barracuda Security. He’s handed a new case, one that seems simple enough. Keep a lady attorney safe from a potential stalker...
  • Protecting Her Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Protecting Her Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’d known poverty… but overcame the odds to become the Chief of Police of a tiny beach town.She’d known wealth… but barely survived her world crashing.Wyatt Newman wanted to serve and protect.Millie Addair needed a place to hide and heal...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Knox by Maryann Jordan

    Knox by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A cruise brought his brother and sister-in-law together, but can lightning strike twice? Nah…Not when Knox is assigned to the security for a senior citizen cruise. Sigh… well, not all the Keepers can fall in love on a mission. Until he met the seniors’ activity director...
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    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unexpected kiss at sunset can change your life. Luke overcame his background, thanks to the military. Now, a medic at the county jail on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he had a job, small apartment, and friends. Not bad for a loner like him.Allie was sunshine, laughter, and fun. A teacher with a glow about her that made him wish to be worthy of a woman like her.A phone call changed his life...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything about this mission is a first. The hemisphere we’re in. The lack of direction from headquarters. The stunning redhead I rescue and inappropriate thoughts I can’t keep to myself.But the filthier my mouth becomes, the more she responds to me.Then I learn about her daughter. Santiago kidnapped them together, then ripped Millie away and used her as a tool to make Penelope obey him...
  • Risks of Temptation: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Risks of Temptation: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Innocent and quiet is how everyone sees her. I did too. But the world has underestimated her.She can’t stand any man’s touch—except mine. Once she has it, there isn’t anything else she craves. And I’m unable to resist any of her wishes.But powerful men see her innocence. They will do anything to have her. And there’s nowhere to run except straight into the pit of the fire...
  • Adrift by Jana Deleon

    Adrift by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emma Turner has spent eight years running, hiding, dodging…limiting her short stays to big cities where she could easily get lost in the crowd. But when she steps onto Tempest Island, something changes. The tiny island speaks to her in ways no other place ever has, and tempts her into breaking the life rules she established long ago to keep herself safe...
  • Rory by Maryann Jordan

    Rory by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rory McBride was a protector, but went his own way...his brothers were detectives but he found his calling as a paramedic.Saving lives was second nature to him...Now if he could only save the one woman who held his interest.Sandy Carmichael hid her secrets behind a brilliant smile and flirting...But never let anyone close. Especially not the handsome rescuer who filled her dreams...
  • Black Dog Security: Volume Two by Camilla Blake

    Black Dog Security: Volume Two by Camilla Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PART ONE:Gretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style, and his gentleman’s ways...
  • Jager by Dale Mayer

    Jager by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jager Hannover, a former SEAL, has recovered from the damage done when his squad's truck drove over an antitank landmine more than two years ago. Six other team-mates were also badly injured, the seventh--Mouse--dead, in what their team leader Badger Horley realized later had to be a trap...
  • Carter by Maryann Jordan, Hopeful Heroes

    Carter by Maryann Jordan, Hopeful Heroes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One City...Countless Stories. Detective Carter Fiske has a homeless man’s death to investigate. Opioids are in the man’s system, but it is the bag of prescription drugs in his pocket that has Carter’s interest. Especially considering this is the third death of a homeless person this month with a bag of drugs in their possession...
  • Brody by Kris Michaels, Hopeful Heroes

    Brody by Kris Michaels, Hopeful Heroes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One City... Countless stories. This is book three in the Hope City series featuring Detective Sergeant Brody King and DEA Agent Amber Swanson. The tentative release date for this novel is July 28, 2020...
  • IRISH by Jaime Lewis

    IRISH by Jaime Lewis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Is fate real?That is the question that Ky “Irish” Daniels keeps asking himself when he meets the gorgeous, blue-eyed, southern belle with a busted tire one rainy night, and becomes instantly enchanted. Known for being a wild playboy, Irish finds that easing into a relationship, especially with his reputation, isn’t simple...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Marks of Rebellion: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Marks of Rebellion: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He Stole Her Freedom and Wants Her Back…In the darkness of the night, she climbed out of the dirt pit and tugged on heartstrings I didn’t even know I had.There’s no slow-burn for her. It’s a full-speed freight train of desire mixing with the jungle heat.Her touch brings me to my knees. Her intoxicating kisses flood adrenaline in my veins.But it’s not just about us...
  • A Trident Wedding by Jaime Lewis

    A Trident Wedding by Jaime Lewis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When she bumped into the handsome blue-eyed stranger two years ago in Afghanistan, Alexandra Hardesty knew that her life would change forever. With her upbringing, she understood that falling in love with a Navy SEAL wouldn’t be all smooth sailings and that their relationship would face many hurdles...
  • Montana Ranger Returns by Elle James

    Montana Ranger Returns by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed by his wife and filled with self-loathing, he joined the Army on his path to self-destructionFin McClain left Montana to escape his past. He joined the US Army to fight enemies of his country and his own internal demons in an attempt at redemption or suicide. On a mission in Syria, he fought alongside a woman they called the Angel of Death, a woman as fierce as she was beautiful...
  • Atlas' World: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 5 by Darlene Tallman

    Atlas' World: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 5 by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beck ‘Atlas’ Crandall is a combat veteran, just like the majority of his club brothers that started Poseidon’s Warriors MC. A trained medic, it was his responsibility to head into missions in an effort to hopefully rescue those involved. Sadly, most ended up being recovery situations instead, which started causing him extreme mental duress...
  • Hemingway by Zoe Dawson

    Hemingway by Zoe Dawson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Atticus “Hemingway” Sinclair has wanted to become a SEAL since he could remember. With the help of his brother-in-law, Ashe “Kid Chaos” Wilder he’s on his first step toward his goal—BUD/S training. Everything runs smoothly up until the night before he has to report to Coronado. He meets a woman in a bar, and she blows him away during their one night of anonymous passion...
  • Fool's Folly by Elle James

    Fool's Folly by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delta Force Operative Levi Franks retires from the Army and joins the Brotherhood Protectors. Having lost the love of his life, he’s seen the best and worst of humanity and has no interest in love, marriage or a family. He wants to use the skills he’s honed to combat evil.After a messy divorce, Mattie McIntyre rebuilt her life from nothing to something...
  • A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Third Moment in Time is a collection of stories by Susan Stoker, including 3 short stories that have been published previously in recent anthologies, a story written specifically for social media, and a brand new, never been published novella featuring a beloved character from the Silverstone series.The Bully: When a bully at school targets the seventh-grader, Annie Fletcher is on her own...
  • Rescuing Carmen by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Carmen by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet the Guardians, former military special ops soldiers turned hostage rescue specialists. With dangerous missions, heroic rescues, nail-biting suspense, and sizzling romance, the entire series is an addictive adrenaline rush from the first page to the last. Fierce protectors, the Guardians are a band of brothers who'll face any danger to rescue those who've been taken...
  • Dezi's Diamond by Dale Mayer

    Dezi's Diamond by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When 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...
  • Parker by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Parker by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Parker I've been disgraced. I have nothing left to my name after being dishonorably discharged from the military. But I was falsely accused. It doesn't matter though. It would take a Presidential pardon for me to get my life back, and I don't see that happening anytime soon. But then Knight walked into my life and offered me a chance at redemption...
  • Shadow in the Mountain by KaLyn Cooper

    Shadow in the Mountain by KaLyn Cooper

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Another mission into the shadows was the last place he wanted to be. Last time it ended his career. This time promises death or salvation.Ryker Tufano has spent the last several months drowning his survivor’s guilt—and unexpected ejection from the Navy—in alcohol and self-loathing. His entire SEAL team, and his memory, were lost on their last mission...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Garrett’s Destiny by Anna Blakely

    Garrett’s Destiny by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wanted a break from the action. She wanted to prove she could be more. They found each other in paradise…but a killer followed them home.Former Army Ranger Garrett Morgan loves working for Tactical Operations. Using his special forces training to rescue innocent civilians is what he lives for. But lately, Garrett’s been feeling the strain of a life that’s all work and no play...
  • Undercover Guardian: Brotherhood Protectors World by Regan Black

    Undercover Guardian: Brotherhood Protectors World by Regan Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Regan Black delivers a thrilling Guardian Agency adventure that sends a protection agent undercover to save a sheriff with a target on his back...Former Navy SEAL, Theo Tannehill, moved to the rural Black Hills of South Dakota for a fresh start...
  • Avenging Victoria by Cara Carnes

    Avenging Victoria by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Law and order is in her blood and she bleeds blue…FBI Agent Victoria Blevins has devoted her career to upholding the law and never shies away from a challenge...
  • Defending Evangeline by Delilah Devlin

    Defending Evangeline by Delilah Devlin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sharp-edged, disgruntled former Green Beret who needs to find redemption finds himself attracted to a woman hiding dangerous secrets.Zeke Turner still can’t get his head wrapped around the fact he’s been all but booted from the job he loved...
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