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Zero Apologies: Zero and Lilly, Part 3 by Autumn Jones Lake
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe lies have been answered.The road ahead remains unknown... -
Securing Avery by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNavy Nurse Avery Nelson never dreamed she’d be taken hostage during her deployment in Afghanistan. She’s assisting local women with healthcare, not fighting in a war. But digging her way out of her would-be grave turns out to be the battle of her life... -
Collateral Damage by April Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Sophie McIntyre's blind date goes horribly wrong, she finds herself running for her life. Dominic Zaretti is a man who gets things done—one who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty in the process. His job is to disappear with Sophie and keep her alive until the threat is neutralized... -
Guts & Glory: Walker by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou can lie down and give up, or you can rise and keep going...Walker's been living life by this motto since the age of twenty when the girl he planned his future with shattered his heart and left a hole in his soul. His time in the military, and current job at In the Shadows Security, have kept him moving but he's always felt the ache of that loss... -
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Engaging the Billionaire by Ivy Layne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf we can’t outrun the past, we won’t have a future. The rock on her hand is real, but our engagement is a fake. Once upon a time, I dreamed of buying her a ring, until everything blew up in my face. That was the past, and this is business. At least, it is until I kiss her. It's supposed to be part of the act — and it is — right until my lips touch hers. I forget where we are... -
Joy by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife, death, trauma, healing; the Hell’s Handlers have been through it all over the past year. They’ve conquered old enemies, acquired new ones, and struggled through devastating upheavals. So far, they’ve come out on top, knocking down challenges by focusing on one essential ideal: family above all... -
Finding Lexie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLexie Green hasn’t thought about Pierce Cagle in years. So when the popular boy she knew in high school shows up in the middle of the Somali desert, part of the SEAL team rescuing her and a coworker from kidnappers, she’s more than a little shocked... -
Rescuing Jenna by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man who believes he’s unworthy of love. A woman determined to make him see the truth. An enemy watching from the shadows, ready to destroy them both for good. Former Marine Adrian Walker has been called a lot of things…Liar. Traitor. Murderer. Bastard. In order to keep his country safe, he had to become all those things and more. And he’s been fine with it, until now. Until her... -
A Very Cerberus Christmas by Marie James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a child, I believed Christmas wishes were supposed to come true.As an adult, I realized making those wishes were pointless.As an original member of the Cerberus MC, I knew hard work and determination is what brought a good outcome so I stopped making wishes.I didn’t ask for Lucy or her son Harley, but when having them became a reality I knew I needed to hold on tight... -
Saving Logan by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey'll have to trust each other if they want to survive. When Claire Barrett decided to dedicate her life to helping those who serve in the military deal with the horrors they experience, the last thing she expected was that she would wind up lost in the middle of Afghanistan. The only other survivor of the helicopter crash is a sexy SEAL with dark, empty eyes... -
One-Eye by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI had her and I lost her.That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run.And Alicia ran far...Taking my heart with her.We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve.She did.She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said.I lied.The truth is... I’m not the man she needs me to be.And I don’t know how to be it.I’m hideous... -
Nuclear Option by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe exciting and thrilling conclusion to Cash and Eva’s story, and the second book in the OPS series! The military defines a Nuclear Option as a drastic step or last resort, and I’m about to take it. Cash I am an expert marksman, engaging the enemy from afar. You’ll never see me coming because I’m that good. Even a sniper can be drawn out of hiding... -
Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent...Categorized as:
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Wrecker's Ensnarement by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWreckerWalking that hazy line between his day job and his club isn’t an easy one for Wrecker. After all, there aren’t a whole lot of men who were both semi-outlaw bikers and cops. He likes to think he has the best of both worlds and until he meets a certain sexy therapist, he’s been happy with it. It’s a balancing act, but one he can manage... -
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Axe's Devotion by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a new face, and something I need to have.AxeEveryone left and now I’m picking up the pieces. After the fire, what could I expect? We know who was behind it and the club is ready for a fight. No one fucks with us and gets away with it, but I’d be lyin’ if I said I wasn’t distracted.I can’t stop staring at her... -
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Untamed Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tragedy in his past shaped the man he was today . . .Hard. Ruthless. Possessive.If you were his, Jacob Reyes would protect you with his dying breath.That’s why he let so few people close.Then there was HER.Soft and strong. Sweet and sassy.A Little in trouble who called to his Daddy instincts to protect her... -
Wrath's Storm: A Masters' Admiralty Novel by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDamn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard... -
Daddy's Angel by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s a Little in desperate need of a protective Daddy, but by the time he realizes he can trust her, it just might be too late. . .On the surface Arianna has it all. Beauty. Talent. Wealth. But she’s hiding a secret. Actually, more than one.She’s not perfect. She’s not brave. And she’s in a lot of trouble.Luckily, help arrives. In the form of a huge, gruff, blunt man... -
Ravage MC Box Set by Ryan Michele
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**Ravage MC Box Set** Includes: Ravage Me, Seduce Me, Consume Me, Satisfy Me & Rattle Me Ravage Me (Ravage MC#1) http://bit.ly/RavageMe-Amz After spending the last two years stuck behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit, Harlow ‘Princess’ Gavelson’s time inside has finally come to an end, and she’s ready for revenge... -
Raine by K.J. Dahlen
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRAINE Fate… She’s an ugly b%tch An ugly b%tch who loves to strike when you least expect it. We’d hoped Cordy’s problem would die with her, But then Bane came back, and he brought an ugly truth with him: Even in death, Cordy’s work was unfinished; She took something… And left Cricket to take the blame... -
Forging Blade by Khloe Wren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing in life has ever come easily for him, and rescuing his woman is no exception. Jared “Blade” Walker’s life hasn’t been his own for a long time. Sold by his father when he was just sixteen to the head of the mob, he did what he had to in order to survive and became one of their most lethal enforcers. But now, thanks to his ties with the Charon MC, he has a chance to get some vengeance... -
Saving Charlie by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuffering recognizes suffering.Faith Johnson is the only surviving victim of an international serial killer. She survived weeks in his torture room and when she escapes she thought the hard part of her ordeal was over. She was wrong. The hard part was only just beginning... -
King by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKingston Miles felt lost after leaving the Army, but a chance meeting with the men of the Steel Patriots gave him a new lease on life. Always smiling, always in good humor he's surprised by his own abrasiveness when he meets Claire Evers, the sister of his brother, Tristan. Once he realizes there's no way around his feelings for the woman, he's all in... -
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Saving Grayson by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's her only hope of escaping the man she's been sold to.Juliet York has lived under her father's thumb her entire life, but when he blackmails her into agreeing to marry a man she doesn't know, she realizes if she doesn't run now she'll spend the rest of her life with an abusive sociopath... -
HOT Honor by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWaking up with a wife is not how black ops soldier Zane “Zany” Scott pictured his first trip to Las Vegas ending. Forever isn’t in his vocabulary anymore. So why did he marry a woman he just met?Nerdy Eden Hall isn’t the kind of girl people notice. She’s always lived in her twin’s shadow, always been plain and sensible compared to her sister’s big personality...Categorized as:
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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... -
Rebelling Rogue by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA rumor destroyed us, and now I'll put back the broken pieces.RogueMy life hasn't been the same since she left. Rebel was the one woman who knew me better than anyone else. Long story short, she was tricked into thinking I cheated on her. I didn't, but she didn't care. She wanted to be out of my life and I let her walk away. I shouldn't have, but it's too late now... -
Doc by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack "Doc" Harris is one of the most dangerous men to ever come out of the Army Rangers. His skills as a medic are unequaled, but his skills with women are seriously lacking. When beautiful Dr. Aubrey Collins makes him lose all common sense he can barely hold it together. He wants her so desperately he will go to any lengths to make her his and only his... -
Red’s Calm by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’d burn down the world to keep her safe.RedShe came into my life when I least expected it. Her delicate touch calmed me and I didn’t even know I wanted her until I saw her eyes. They were fractured and vulnerable, and I knew I had to have her.The moment she looked at me and I saw her demons up close and personal, all thoughts of staying calm went out the window... -
Fearless by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBodyguard. Sniper. Morally corrupt. I didn’t care who I aimed at. You paid me, I pulled the trigger. I sold my skills to the highest bidder, and trust me, I had skills. The Marines trained me to aim a sniper rifle, but life taught me to get the job done—at any expense. Except hostage recovery wasn’t on my short list... -
Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKy “Orion” Stanford, Treasurer for the Poseidon’s Warriors MC, is content with how his life has turned out. During his military tenure, he met a group of men who are now family, and since he never plans to get tied down with an old lady or wife, he enjoys playing the field... -
Konrad by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s been six years since I escaped the horror I called life. I was raised in a cult that had forced me to marry a sadistic and evil man. It was absolute hell, but I was finally given a second chance. I’ve had time to heal and finally find myself, but the last thing I ever wanted or expected was to fall in love... -
Point of Contact by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeaving Miami was the plan, but Courtney never expected to do it behind the wheel of an archaic RV with the most hostile member of Team Rogue at her side.Reed didn’t like her, which was fine. She didn’t necessarily like him. He was rigid. A stickler for the rules. Unamused by everything, especially her...Categorized as:
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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... -
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... -
Forever Tombstone's by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTombstoneMy entire life, I’d never believed in second chances. They’re bullshit if you ask me. Then again, maybe I wrote them off as crap because I didn’t think I deserve one.I lost my wife a long time ago. All in all, I failed her. She was mine to protect and I couldn’t even do that right.Over time I got used to being on my own. Better yet, it was easier. I didn’t need anyone in my life... -
Dare's Doll by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDare has been proud to be a member of the Pagan Souls MC in Cherokee for close to two decades. He has good friends he calls brothers and a life that brings him a lot of happiness. It’s brotherhood that has him and a few of his Cherokee brothers answering the call for assistance from another chapter of Pagans... -
Ghost's Beauty by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReleasing October 31, 2020 now available for pre-order on Amazon and books2read.comGhost:I’m a Navy corpsman turned Archangel’s Warrior.I spend my days creating beautiful custom bikes.At night, I yearn for a woman of my own.Then my club rescues a group of women from a terrible fate.One woman immediately captures my attention, Wren.But she’s scarred and needs time to heal... -
Reaper's Banshee by Ciara St. James
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReaper:Being the president of the Iron Punishers MC should’ve been enough for Reaper. Only the last year or so, has him feeling like something is missing. When he sees his sister and her little family, he thinks he might know what that is, someone special. That someone you can always come home to at night and who’s always there for you... -
Royally F**ked by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHE WAS HER KNIGHT IN BLACK LEATHER. SHE WAS HIS CHANCE AT REDEMPTION.COSMO WAS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE...To those who didn't know him he looked like a rich playboy with too much time on his hands. However, to his brothers, he's the guy they called when they needed a private jet, or someone to back them up, no questions asked. Now it's his turn for some no questions asked backup... -
Road Tripped by Manda Mellett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when your hopes and dreams literally come crashing down around you? One split second and something that wasn’t your fault, stops you from participating in your chosen sport just when you’re nearing the top?Another rider’s misjudgement, and my trial bike competition days were over. I was angry; I admit it. I love my MC brothers, but they couldn’t understand... -
Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn operative shot in the line of duty.An EMT with a huge secret.And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts.Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught... -
Blood & Bones: Trip by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite spilled blood and broken bones, from the ashes Blood Fury will once again rise. Trip, son of the former president of the Blood Fury MC, is determined to resurrect his dead father's destroyed club. It’ll be a long, difficult road as the new president attempts to rebuild the club from the cold ashes left behind... -
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Jester by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThrust into a world of danger and fear, first grade teacher, Emily, is forced to comply with a terrifying MC president’s demands in order to save her only brother’s life. Her only port in the storm is Jester, a member of a rival MC she’s supposed to use and betray. Jester proves to be the opposite of everything Emily expects, and before long she’s in his bed and he’s in her heart... -
Shades by Nicole James
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShades hadn’t seen Skylar in years, and now here she was, the love of his life, riding back into his life on the back of a brother’s bike. For years after Shades had lost Skylar, he’d tried satisfying the emptiness of losing her with booze, pussy and the club... -
Tristan by LeAnn Ashers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI spent the last ten years of my life as a SEAL fighting for my country. Coming home to my MC was everything I imagined. That is, except for her.I never dreamed I’d meet the woman that would end up owning my heart. Lynn and her little girl, Michaela, quickly became my entire world.But Lynn’s past resurfaced and they’re practically begging me to rip them into pieces... -
TNT by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter walking into his girlfriend's house and finding her murdered, Tony is struggling to get back to normal. Everyone's looking at him like he's damaged, but they don't know the truth. And when they find out, they won't ever look at him the same again. But a one night stand changes everything... -
Corrupt Chaos MC Box Set by Bink Cummings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCorrupt Chaos 2 Book Boxed Set Beyond Her Words A Slow Burn that'll leave you....Breathless... Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths and lady luck tucked into their back pocket. Then there's people like me, who live to survive. Survive loss. Survive loneliness... -
Crushed by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s the price of survival?Sawyer McKinney didn’t want to come back. It wasn’t like anyone wanted to see her ever again anyway.But this was about life or death, and that meant there was only one place she could go.If Jesse Hale never saw Sawyer again, it would be too soon. After all the devastation she left behind years ago, he can’t imagine why she’d ever show her face again...
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