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The Siege, Part 1 by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor 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... -
Declan by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeclan Crenshaw went from orphan, to Special Forces soldier, to the CIA’s golden child. Life was perfect—almost. He shouldn’t have pushed his luck and simply enjoyed the bounty fate had given him—a beautiful wife, sweet baby girl, and more love than he ever dreamed he’d know. Until a threat he never saw coming obliterated his world. His wife and child murdered... -
Smoke by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShades of good are colored by the poison of greed, lust, and envy, and all too often the warm colors of humanity are consumed by evil.The assassin known as Smoke had his future planned. When his partner’s life imploded, his absence left Smoke adrift. Then Guardian threw a sassy, enticing anchor at him. When the alluring siren boarded his ship, he should have seen the rocky shore in the distance... -
John by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn 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... -
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Promises by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPromises. A commitment, bond, pledge or pact. Some are broken, others withstand the test of time.Promises can be made between friends, families, or lovers. Each will be honored. Even the promise of payback, although Joseph King prefers the word revenge. Family fun at his expense? Not on your life. Join the members of the Guardian family as they delve into the nuances of promises made and kept... -
Sage by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDown 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... -
Cobb by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe met her underneath the bones of a dinosaur... But she was not impressed with his smooth moves.When hired by a Senator from New Mexico Lighthouse Security Investigations sends Cobb to protect the daughter, a social worker is being threatened when she discovers some of her clinic’s donations are from dirty money... -
Searching for Finley by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey've finally found someone who accepts them as they are, but it could all go up in flames in an instant.Finley Norris is a woman with curves to spare, a fact she made peace with long ago…but she can’t say the same for everyone else. Ridiculed for her size her whole life, it’s easy for her to assume her huge crush on a certain sexy mechanic will remain unrequited... -
Deserving Alaska by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brand new series by New York Times bestselling author, Susan Stoker.The Refuge is a place to heal. Where those who have experienced traumatic events can go to heal. It’s run by seven former military men who’ve seen more than their fair share of the ugliness in the world... -
Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Devyn Groves needed a place to go, to get away, she headed for Texas, to the town her Delta Force special forces brother lived. She never thought she’d stay, she just needed a safe refuge for a while. But then she met one of her brother’s teammates. Troy “Lucky” Schmidt fell for Devyn the moment he met her. But she was skittish, and seemingly not interested in any kind of relationship... -
Blaze by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKendrick and Neo's love story, plus the exciting start of the family Dorian and Ray never thought they'd have...Ivy League graduate and computer genius Kendrick Foster, aka Blaze, never expected to find himself putting down permanent roots in a tiny town in Wyoming.But family isn’t always blood, and the Linear Tactical team is very definitely his family. He’s not going anywhere... -
Mission: Her Freedom by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA badass combat medic will do anything to save her friend and teammate, but on the run from some very bad guys, she starts to look at her tattooed tech geek friend in a very different way… Former Naval Intelligence officer Brooks Jameson might have lots of muscles and ink, but he’s a proud geek... -
Clay by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRelationships should be simple, right?Clay watched his fellow Lighthouse Security Keepers fall for women while on missions. Growing up with chaos, the last thing he wanted was drama… or surprises.The beautiful concert violinist was just what he hoped for. Smart, talented, and dedicated to the orchestra. And completely separate from his mission chasing drug smugglers... -
Finding A Hero by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe knew how hard it was to follow in his brother’s footsteps.Joseph Newman may have followed in his older brother into the military and now into a law-enforcement career, but that’s where they were different. Wyatt was a police chief, serious, now married, and someone the community looked up to. Joseph enjoyed a beer with friends, loved a good joke, and didn’t mind playing the field... -
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Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet 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... -
Protecting Raven by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir daughter’s abduction destroyed their marriage. Raven Oswald has never given up on her daughter, for ten years she's used her computer skills to try to bring down the trafficking ring responsible for Cleo's abduction. When she finally gets a viable lead she heads straight to Columbia to check it out. The last person she expected to follow her was her ex-husband... -
Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one night.When Madeline Montgomery finds out she's carrying her one night stand's baby she's shocked, but without his name she can't find him, and determines to raise her child alone. With a stalker upping his ante and the cops refusing to take her seriously, she runs to Prey Security for help... -
A Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree short stories by Susan Stoker, including The Boardwalk, The Other Side of the Story, and The Gift.The Boardwalk- Walking along the beach one day a man meets a woman sitting on a bench. They talk and he takes her to lunch. But as most things in life, there's always more to the story than what meets the eye. The ultimate love story...Categorized as:
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Cara's Protector: Guardian Protectors Personal Protection Specialists by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's running for her life, and he's her last hope, but also her biggest temptation.An innocent woman, a deadly cartel, her brooding Guardian Protector, and a love that could be her salvation or downfall. Cara, an innocent woman, finds herself in witness protection after agreeing to testify against a deadly cartel. But her enemies close in when her location is compromised... -
Gwen's Delta by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShy bookstore owner Guinevere Dedmond resigned herself to living her dreams through the pages of the books she sells. But when she receives a mysterious call demanding she pay ransom to save her parents, her comfortable world erupts in chaos. Panicked, she turns to the sexy soldier who swept her off her feet, not knowing he's part of an elite spec ops team... -
Rescuing Gabriella by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE FINALLY FOUND THE ONE…BUT THEN SHE VANISHED.After nearly dying on a Bravo Team op, former Marine Zade King spends the final weekend of his recovery in paradise where he meets Gabby. She’s smart, funny, beautiful…everything he’s ever wanted in a woman. Then she disappears without a trace.SHE’S NOT WHO HE THINKS SHE IS... -
Always a Hero by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey were friends.Detective Sam Shackley had known Hayley for years. She was the wife of his best friend. But when tragedy struck, he vowed to protect her and her children. Their friendship helped them through the worst of times. But eventually, he needed to give her the space to move on if she wanted. It was the hardest thing he’d ever done.Then they became more than friends... -
Scarred Sunrise by Maddie Wade
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo see the sunrise, he must defeat the darkness.Trapped in an ever-darkening circle of hell, Smithy’s only reason for living is the woman he almost destroyed. Watching her from afar as the guilt of his sins pull him under, he knows the only way to keep her safe is to kill again... -
Dino by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArianna has spent the last few years in Europe working undercover for the FBI to assist in bringing down the mob boss of one of Europe's most prominent crime families. Her fake job...Becoming Europe's most photographed lingerie model. Using connections within the modeling industry finally pays off when Arianna is presented with an opportunity to work for the man she has been patiently seeking out... -
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HOT Justice by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's searching for justice. He's searching for peace. What they need is each other. They just don't know it yet...Dean "Wolf" Garner is the kind of guy who loves hard and leaves fast. From the moment he rescues reporter Haylee Jamison in the Guatemalan jungle, he can't stop thinking about the dark-haired beauty... -
Her Honorable Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan One Day Change Your Life? Three years ago on a train, Navy SEAL, Griffin Porter and Miranda Slade’s lives were changed forever. As the Amtrak sped past the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Ocean a thunderous crash left their rail car dangling over the edge of a cliff. It would take more than one SEAL Team to rescue the passengers, it would take a miracle... -
Rescuing Eve by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a moment of defiance turns into a living nightmare, Eve Deverough will do whatever it takes to survive.EVEDaughter of a shipping mogul, Eve leads a charmed life. She wants for nothing, except for the love of her cold and distant father. In a moment of defiance, she runs off to Cancun, shedding her private security detail for some fun in the sun over spring break.Only there is no fun... -
Rescuing Lily by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Guardian Hostage Rescue series gets more intense with every book. With dangerous missions, heroic rescues, nail-biting suspense, and sizzling romance, it's an addictive adrenalin rush._________________Name: Lily FreemanJob: DEA Field Operative.Assignment: Undercover.Target: Knox Wilder (alleged drug runner).Objective: Get close to Wilder. Infiltrate his organization... -
SEAL's Sunshine by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavy SEAL Cam Patterson can’t wait for the day that he returns to the woman he loves. But everything blows up when he finds out there is a plot to kill the President of the United States. Miranda Stanhope has been anxiously awaiting Cam’s return. Months ago, he and his Black Eagle SEAL Team wrenched her away from the Taliban who’d been torturing her. The terrifying nightmares still haunt her... -
Rescuing Katherine by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE GAVE HER HIS HEART—AND SHE SHATTERED IT. Bravo Team operative Matthew Turner used to believe in happily ever after, but that was years ago, before the only woman he’s ever loved betrayed him and shredded his heart. Since then, he’s worked hard and played even harder, determined he’ll never be vulnerable again. NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS... -
Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichael “Flint” Gray is a Navy SEAL forced into retirement by a personal secret that could shorten his life and trap him in a nightmare. A former teammate gives Flint a new lease on life when he offers Flint a job in Colorado with Watchdog Protectors, a security company with its own secrets... -
Blayze by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo honor and protect.Blayze King was many things. A firefighter, friend, brother, and son, but was he a father? He barely remembered the woman who claimed he'd got her pregnant, but he'd do anything to take care of his child. Even if it meant dealing with the volatile and irrational woman who might be carrying his baby. He'd make it work, somehow, even though he'd rather spend his time with Dawn... -
Tory's Secret by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGabriel Robicheaux is a member of REAPER South and has been trying to get the attention of Tory Gibson for nearly six months. Tory has successfully ignored and evaded him, but now the entire team is at the Virginia complex and there is no way she can outrun him. But will Gabriel be able to handle her secret and still love her? Tory Gibson has a secret that she doesn't want anyone to know... -
The Book of Joshua I - Trust by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCIA Operative Joshua Lassiter is always in the midst of danger. When an international incident requires his attention, the journey begins. In foreign territory with a ruthless King at the helm, Joshua finds himself rescuing royalty and a mysterious woman. Akande Ambree has a mission: kill the man who dishonored her family... -
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SEAL's Pretend Family by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger is the ultimate aphrodisiac…School teacher Danielle Yesenko’s calm and predictable life is turned upside down when her sister leaves Danielle’s infant niece on her doorstep, along with a flash drive and a mysterious note. Then smoking hot former-Navy SEAL Shawn Joseph shows up, saying he was hired to help... -
Scotty by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger lurks around every corner… but it’s romance that comes as the biggest surpriseNavy SEAL Scotty Devonshire has one weakness: women. But a long-term relationship? That’s not his style—until Hayley Stevens walks into his life. All he wants is to find his SEAL teammate’s widow and clear his buddies’ names. Turns out Hayley, a hacker extraordinaire, is trying to find the same woman... -
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Safeguarding Miley (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Melissa Kay Clarke
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Miley Ellison loves her career choice. Taking care of small animals is her passion - the larger ones? Not so much. However, when her grandfather leaves her his practice in Wyoming, she resigns herself to a life of dealing mostly with livestock. It isn't ideal but at least she's in control of her own life. If only her mind would focus on the job and not on her best friend's sexy brother... -
Delta Force: Colt: Brotherhood Protectors World/Wayward Souls Crossover by Kris Norris, Brotherhood Protectors World
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsColt had one rule. But for Ellis, he’ll break it. Again. Delta Force soldier Brett “Colt” Sievers lives his life by a creed—anything for the sake of the mission. There’s no risk too high. No sacrifice too great. No rule he won’t break—except one. No falling in love. So, losing his heart to Ellis Baker is more than a breach of protocol—it’s a colossal mistake... -
Delta Force Rescue by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSocial worker, Briana Hayes hadn’t expected her job to be dangerous. After her roommate is killed and attempts are made on Briana’s life, she turns to the Brotherhood Protectors for help.Fresh off active duty, former Delta Force soldier, Rafe Donovan’s first assignment as a member of the Brotherhood Protectors is to protect the sister of one of his old teammates... -
SEAL's Angel by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL Jake Warner, leader of the Black Eagle team, has witnessed the worst of the world firsthand. After losing faith in everything but his teammates, he meets Dawn Randolph, and she is everything good he’s forgotten.Dawn has lived her own hell over the last few years since her Army Ranger husband died in action... -
Alec by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlec is book 17 in the Reed Security series and it is recommended that they are read in order. Alec I've been chasing this damn woman for three years. Our relationship is finally out in the open and I'm not letting this chance slip past me. I will make her mine, and there won't be any room for arguments. There's the slight problem of Craig, our other teammate... -
Saving Penni by Nicole Flockton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKnox “Fort” Porter never thought a trip to the convenience store could change his life, but that’s exactly what happened. Saving a woman from a gunman is all in a day’s work given his job. However his immediate and uncharacteristically protective reaction to her is something else entirely... -
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SEAL's Embrace by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s rescued people all over the world…but she’s the only one he can’t forget.Department of Defense admin Hailey Fletcher never expects a suicide bomber at Bagram Airfield to cut her year-long assignment short. Nor does she expect a muscular Navy SEAL to come to her rescue. Her skin heats at his gentle touch, but it’s the smoldering way he looks at her that sends shivers racing down her spine... -
The SEAL Next Door by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRule #1. You don’t chase after your best friend’s sister… Brianna Miller’s life is in complete chaos. She’s moonlighting as a cocktail waitress after getting laid off, her older brother was seriously injured in Afghanistan, and the man she’s pined for since she was a teenager is back in her life, hotter than hell and more tempting than ever... -
Iceman by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaster Chief Christopher “Iceman” Snow and his team are tasked with gathering intel on a terrorist group that is targeting American citizens overseas. They have hit several targets in Paris. It’s a tragic and volatile mission when he comes face-to-face with the tantalizing woman who has been heavy on his mind. He wonders how he can keep his hands off her to focus on the job at hand... -
Rugged Fox by Elizabella Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRugged Fox is a small town romantic suspense with a silver fox hero and a single mother who has given up on finding pleasure with anything other than her toys. A new town. A new job. A new love?! That last one certainly wasn’t part of the plan. Retirement left me floundering and unsure how to adjust to civilian life... -
Reclaimed by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes love isn’t enough. Summer Blackwell has endured her own private hell and fought her way through to the other side. She’s lost so much and her marriage has crumbled, but she refuses to give up hope. Just as she thinks there might be a chance to reconcile with her husband, things go terribly wrong during a job in Jordan when she and her team are captured by the enemy... -
Ace by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOrphaned at a young age, Alex Hardesty was raised by her Navy SEAL uncle. As a military brat, she naturally gravitated to the military life.Two years ago, as a former National Security agent, Alex nearly died in an explosion during a covert operation...
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