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Captain Hotness by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI don’t just put out fires… I start them. Nothing gets my blood moving like an out of control fire. I’ve spent the last few years trying to have that feeling with each woman that I bring to bed. I control the firehouse with a dominance that is required, and the bedroom is no different. Being a single father is not easy, and my mother loves to remind me of this every time we see each other... -
![Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker]()
Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnnie Fletcher has known what she’s wanted to do since she was seven years old...a special forces soldier just like her dad. But now that she’s one of the very few women in the ranks of the elite Green Berets, she isn't sure she wants the role anymore. But the last thing she wants to do is disappoint her father. Or his Delta Force teammates, who are all like uncles to her... -
![Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker]()
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... -
![KGI Series 1-4 by Maya Banks]()
KGI Series 1-4 by Maya Banks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Kelly Group International (KGI) is a super-elite, top secret, family-run business that handles jobs the U.S. government can't. And the qualifications for those jobs are high intelligence, a military background--and a rock-hard body...Don't miss the first four in the action-packed, sexy series.. -
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![Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York]()
Love in a Sandstorm by Zoe York
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone military romance in the gripping Pine Harbour series of small town romances from ten-time USAT bestselling author Zoe York. Captain Sean Foster came back from war broken from the inside out. And he doesn't care about being fixed. Not even by a woman who followed him halfway around the world due to some misguided loyalty... -
![Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker]()
Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her... -
![Fearless: A Salvation Society Novel by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society]()
Fearless: A Salvation Society Novel by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve always been a wild child and my own worst enemy. Ditched by my best friend at a biker bar. A broken Jeep in a new town with no one to call. What else could possibly go wrong? I’m Makenna Dixon, not a damsel in distress. My parents taught me how to survive on my own. But a handsome stranger thinks he’ll be my saving grace. A challenge leads to a lip lock I can’t quite forget... -
![Rescuing Mercy (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): A Dead Presidents MC Spinoff by Harley Stone, Operation Alpha]()
Rescuing Mercy (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): A Dead Presidents MC Spinoff by Harley Stone, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTragedy drove Landon Welch to enlist in the Army with no plans of returning home. After serving seven years as a combat medic, he's teetering on the edge of burnout when ordered to take leave and confront his demons. Landon’s been searching for redemption, but he never expected to find Mercy... -
![Reclaimed by Kaylea Cross]()
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... -
![Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew]()
Edge of the Heat 6 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmma and Vivian finally find their brother, whom they were separated from at birth. But tragedy strikes the family once more as they discover he is a U.S. Marine in the Middle East who has been taken hostage by terrorists. They beg Sara, a former killing machine for the secret DCIA, to help him and she agrees, but in the only way she knows how: she's going to do it all herself... -
![Box Set: Rescue Me Saga, Books 1-3 by Kallypso Masters]()
Box Set: Rescue Me Saga, Books 1-3 by Kallypso Masters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME! More than 1,300 pages in three full-length novels, each with a happy ending! Need an escape from it all? To immerse yourself in a series that sucks you in and doesn’t let go? This set includes USA Today bestselling author Kallypso Masters’ first three Rescue Me Saga full-length novels, plus the introduction Masters at Arms... -
![Danger Close by Kaylea Cross]()
Danger Close by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe most dangerous threats of all… Partway through her third deployment to Bagram, Army nurse Lt. Erin Kelly is burned out and headed for a well-deserved leave back home in Montana. But when a mysterious stranger shows up and unintentionally drags her into harm’s way with him, she suddenly finds herself an unwitting target of the U.S... -
![No Reservations by Kate Aster]()
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... -
![Five Years Gone by Marie Force, Andi Arndt]()
Five Years Gone by Marie Force, Andi Arndt
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratings8 hours, 45 minutes The most brazen terrorist attack in history. A country bent on revenge. A love affair cut short. A heart that never truly heals. I knew on the day of the attack that our lives were changed forever. What I didn’t know then was that I’d never see John again after he deployed. One day he was living with me, sleeping next to me, making plans with me. The next day he was gone... -
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![Guarded Dreams by L.J. Evans]()
Guarded Dreams by L.J. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Just like the moon called the tides, she had called me home. To her."Serious, by-the-book Eli Wyatt has life all figured out. He’s got a five-year plan, his future in the Coast Guard, and friends who always have his back.And then Ava Abrams breezes into his life, tempting him in ways he can’t shakeA free spirit, Ava’s on the run, heading in the direction of her dreams... -
![Flightpath by Amber Addison]()
Flightpath by Amber Addison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times best-selling author Cristin Harber and Amber Addison comes an exciting collaboration… Being married young isn't a thing of the past in Louisiana. And for Madelyn and Seth, it's a way of life. Except, no one prepared them for the road ahead... -
![Hot SEAL, Dirty Martini by Cat Johnson]()
Hot SEAL, Dirty Martini by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wants seclusion. She craves the spotlight. The deal they make could give them both what they need...if they don’t kill each other first. Home renovation has never been so hot! Navy SEAL Clay "Dirtman" Hagan's retirement plans are simple. Buy the dilapidated beachfront cottage he found listed for a song, fix it up, and live out his days in solitude... -
![Hot SEAL, Alaskan Nights (SEALs in Paradise) by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Hot SEAL, Alaskan Nights (SEALs in Paradise) by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Best Selling Author comes a beach read that isn’t the typical sun-drenched location. Homer, Alaska. A Navy SEAL on leave. A nurse practitioner in seclusion. A jealous ex-lover looking for redemption…or is it revenge? Navy SEAL Levi Van der Hayden returns to his family home in Homer, AK for the three Rs…rest, relaxation and recovery... -
![Twisted Honor: Deep Six Security Series Book 2 by Becky McGraw]()
Twisted Honor: Deep Six Security Series Book 2 by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last thing Slade wants is to be in charge of anyone but himself. The military taught him the price of being in command. Dave Logan is on his honeymoon though, and leaves him right where he doesn’t want to be. Things go from bad to worse very quickly when a prince’s son is kidnapped, and Deep Six is on the verge of losing its biggest security contract on his watch... -
![The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by K.B. Winters]()
The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinfully Sexy. Badass Fighter Pilots... -
![Never Surrender: A MacKenzie Family Novella by Kaylea Cross, Liliana Hart]()
Never Surrender: A MacKenzie Family Novella by Kaylea Cross, Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kaylea Cross dives into Liliana Hart’s MacKenzie family with NEVER SURRENDER… As the Bagram crew assembles at a guest ranch in Montana to celebrate the wedding of two of its own, everyone expects a fun week-long vacation enjoying some much-needed downtime together. But in the picturesque foothills bordering the ranch, a hidden danger lurks... -
![SEAL The Deal by Sharon Hamilton]()
SEAL The Deal by Sharon Hamilton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpecial Operator Nick Dunn gets the call he has been dreading since before his last deployment. His sister is in her final stages of cancer. He and his Team 3 roommate drive up to Sonoma County from Coronado to help her shut down her failing nursery business and tie up her final affairs. Nick only vaguely remembers Devon Brandeburg, his sister’s best friend, but boy has she grown up... -
![Coming Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt]()
Coming Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the sequel to "Two Weeks With a SEAL" we find Rhea left behind by Chad's deployment. When she's faced with a surprising obstacle, she misses him more as every day passes. Her friendship with fellow SEAL wife, Rosa, grows and they lean on one another for support. Chad wants to protect his brothers and loves his job, but he's ready to be a civilian again and to be home with the love of his life... -
![Aloha Texas by Chris Keniston]()
Aloha Texas by Chris Keniston
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAloha Texas (Book 1 of the Aloha Series) Former Navy Special Forces Nicholas Harper likes his new life as captain of a dive boat in Hawaii. Powerhouse attorney Kara Lynn O'Conner's world revolves around her small Texas town where life is easy and safe... -
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![Fall Easy by Zoe York]()
Fall Easy by Zoe York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulie Collins is done with men, and their super slimy ways. Lt. Jason Steyner has given up on finding the right woman—at least until he gets out of the military. But when the curvy flight attendant and the hunky Navy SEAL meet late one night, the attraction is immediate. And complicated... -
![The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black]()
The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari by Sarah Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSequel to The General and the Horse-LordThe General and the Horse-Lord: Book Two Fresh out of the closet, General John Mitchel and Gabriel Sanchez are settling into their new life together when an old army colleague taps them for a rescue mission to Tunisia. Eli and Daniel, two former Rangers working security, have been arrested in Carthage, charged with blasphemy and thrown into prison... -
![Falling for a Santini by Melissa Schroeder]()
Falling for a Santini by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA crush that turned into love. Being the only girl in a family with five Santini brothers was never easy on Elena Santini. She always tried to be faster and smarter to make sure they always took her seriously. They were always trying to tell her what to do, and worse, who she could date... -
![Inevitable Love by JC Santo]()
Inevitable Love by JC Santo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the things we fight hardest against are inevitable in the end. Hunter Stevenson wasn't interested in wasting nights with bed warmers, he had a daughter to take care of and a life to build. Leaving behind the mother of his four year old child and her incessant partying, Hunter moves closer to his family to help provide Sawyer some stability... -
![Cuffed & Claimed Box Set by Lori King, Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Cuffed & Claimed Box Set by Lori King, Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's better than an Alpha man in uniform? Ten of them. Turn up the heat with ten BRAND-NEW law enforcement stories from some of the hottest USA Today and International best-selling romance authors around. These commanding men in uniform will fulfill your every sinful fantasy, and leave you panting for more... -
![A Santini Takes the Fall by Melissa Schroeder]()
A Santini Takes the Fall by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a short novel approx 40,000 words. A man avoiding his destiny. Anthony Santini is happy with life. The former Marine is now working a dream job for NCIS in a dream location: Hawaii. He's watched his cousins and now his siblings fall into the Santini Curse and that is not for him. Not yet. He's happy to play the field and enjoy life... -
![Mack's Witness by Myla Jackson]()
Mack's Witness by Myla Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA red-hot fling leads to peril on the Emerald Isle...Hearts & Heroes, Book 2 Tired of eating sand and dodging bullets, Marine Captain Mack Magnus is ready to relax and enjoy his brother s Dublin wedding. If that involves a few pints in a quaint Irish pub and getting laid by a pretty Irish lass, all the better. Instead he winds up getting ordered around by the cousin of the bride... -
![Escape with a Hot SEAL by Cat Johnson]()
Escape with a Hot SEAL by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a Hot SEALs wedding! But the path of love never did run smooth, not even on the way to the altar, and the guys will have to battle exes, in-laws and home grown terrorists, all to get one of their own to the church on time... -
![Protecting Bobbi (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Kat Mizera]()
Protecting Bobbi (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the unexpected death of his sister, Ron Marshall is wholly unprepared to take custody of his two-year-old niece. Between his classified position as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon unit and his role as a single father, he hasn’t thought about women or sex in the six months since he got custody... -
![SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor]()
SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnthology of 8 Navy SEAL novellas by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Marliss Melton, Gennita Low, Teresa Reasor, Elle James, Delilah Devlin, Stephanie Tyler, J.M. Madden and Sharon Hamilton. Code of Silence by Award-winning Internationally Bestselling author Marliss Melton : Navy SEAL Vinny DeInnocentis has no idea his news reporter wife is keeping secrets... -
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![Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson]()
Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings12 New York Times, USA Today or Award-winning bestselling Hot Alpha Authors brings you this Military Romance Megaset for your reading pleasure: THE KISS OF A SEAL by Award-winning Author Anne Elizabeth — Jessa Grainger’s world is rocked by the kiss of a SEAL, SO-1 Link Tyler... -
![SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy]()
SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set... -
![Mark by Irish Winters]()
Mark by Irish Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMark Houston has done the unthinkable. The United States Marine has fallen in love with his best friend’s fiancée. Now he has to tell Libby Clifton that Jon was killed in action. When Mark accompanies his friend’s body home to the quiet farming community of Spencer, Wisconsin, he discovers that all was not well between Libby and Jon... -
![SEAL's Lost Dream by J.M. Madden]()
SEAL's Lost Dream by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreviously published in the SEALed With a Kiss anthology. This book is not for readers under 18. Former Navy SEAL K9 Handler Joe Flynn doesn’t understand why every stray in Denver seems to head his way. After losing his Military War Dog in Afghanistan, he doesn’t want anything to do with animals. But he doesn’t mind seeing Willow take care of his charges... -
![Kit & Ivy: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine]()
Kit & Ivy: A Red Team Wedding Novella by Elaine Levine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEx-spec ops solider Kit Bolanger tried hard to forget Ivy Banks, the only woman he ever loved. When his work brought him back to his hometown, and he learned she was still single, he pursued her with a relentless focus. Now, in just a few weeks, they're set to lock things down permanently on their big day... -
![Operation: Endeavor by Christi Snow]()
Operation: Endeavor by Christi Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColton Robertson left his career in the Air Force…… to come home and help his family heal. Unfortunately, his reception was not quite what he’d hoped for and he ended up as roommate to hippy dippy yoga instructor Penelope Pruitt.Penelope has spent her life under the restrictive thumb of her parents and she doesn’t want to do the same with the straight-laced, serious Colton... -
![Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow]()
Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission.18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams.The hero: He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her.The heroine: She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again... -
![Back to You by Jessica Scott]()
Back to You by Jessica Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's in for the fight of his life . . . Army captain Trent Davila loved his wife, Laura, and their two beautiful children. But when he almost lost his life in combat, something inside him died. He couldn't explain the emptiness he felt or bridge the growing distance between him and his family—so he deployed again. And again. And again . . . until his marriage reached its breaking point... -
![On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins]()
On Higher Ground by Melissa Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen there’s no peace after war… When there’s no solace after death… When there’s only pain and suffering… Anxiety and loss… All you can hope to find is something more… Something that makes you whole and complete Something that puts you On Higher... -
![SEALs of Summer by Sharon Hamilton, Delilah Devlin]()
SEALs of Summer by Sharon Hamilton, Delilah Devlin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMilitary Super-bundle of ten novellas and novels by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Delilah Devlin, Sharon Hamilton, Anne Marsh, Cora Seton, Zoe York, Roxie Riviera, S.M. Butler, Kimberley Troutte, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James. IT TAKES A SEAL, An Adventure Girls, Inc... -
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![Delta: Rescue: A MacKenzie Family Novella by Cristin Harber, Liliana Hart]()
Delta: Rescue: A MacKenzie Family Novella by Cristin Harber, Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Liliana Hart’s New York Times bestselling MacKenzie family comes a new story by New York Times bestselling author Cristin Harber... When Luke Brenner takes an off-the-books job on the MacKenzie-Delta joint task force, he has one goal: shut down sex traffickers on his personal hunt for retribution... -
![The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins]()
The Single Dad by Raleigh Ruebins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a newly single dad, I had hard rules. And a sensitive, smoking hot military vet is breaking every last one….I’ve always had everything figured out. Dream job? Check. Three beautiful kids? Check. Married my high school sweetheart? Check.…Until my marriage fell apart... -
![Free Fall by Suzanne Brockmann]()
Free Fall by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat should be an easy HAHO training jump for SEAL Team Sixteen goes wrong, forcing Navy SEAL Izzy Zanella to do what he does best: Improvise. At thirty thousand feet. (About 12,000 words or 50 pages) Suzanne Brockmann, bestselling author of the pulse-pounding Troubleshooters series, has been hailed by USA Today as a “superstar of romantic suspense... -
![Too Hot to Hold by Stephanie Tyler]()
Too Hot to Hold by Stephanie Tyler
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHE’S AN ELITE NAVY SEAL LIVING A RISKY DOUBLE LIFE. SHE’S THE GORGEOUS REPORTER HOT ON HIS TRAIL. Nick Devane’s life is one big classified secret. Until Kaylee Smith busts his covert world wide open, threatening to blow his cover... -
![If I Didn't Know Better by Barbara Freethy]()
If I Didn't Know Better by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling family series The Callaways continues with IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER, another heartwarming and page-turning romance by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy. Mia Callaway thought she had the perfect guy and the perfect job...until she didn't. After a run of bad luck, Mia is looking for an escape, so she agrees to go to Angel's Bay to clean out her aunt's house... -
![Taken to the Edge by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Taken to the Edge by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrequel for the first installment of The Guardian Angelinos series, Edge of Sight. After discussion with another librarian it has been decided that it is just too confusing to use a cover image from a different book by Roxanne St. Claire, even if they are related through being part of the same series. Therefore I have removed the Edge of Sight cover image from this book's details...
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