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Tainted by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie... -
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Phoenix by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer exceptional memory was gone.Aspen Kennedy almost died in the explosion that decimated Guardian Security’s Washington D.C. complex. When she woke in the hospital bed, survival was her mantra. But the very thing that made her who she was had been stripped from her... -
![The Siege, Part 2 (Kings of Guardian) by Kris Michaels]()
The Siege, Part 2 (Kings of Guardian) by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.80 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... -
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Chasing Daylight by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrusting a traitor is dangerous--but falling in love with one is the deadliest sin of all.After eight years of completing missions around the world, A.J. Hawkins is ready for more--he's ready for love. The one person in his sights? A gorgeous redhead, a woman who isn't interested in a commitment after recently going through a divorce. And the last thing A.J. wants is to be a rebound... -
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![My Heart's Home by Kris Michaels]()
My Heart's Home by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForty years old and starting over. And not sure where home was going to be.Chief Master Sergeant Cameron Freeland had a few job prospects but nothing that sparked much interest. And now… his flight was grounded, and he was stranded in an airport. At least, he could kill time in the USO... -
![Finding Home by Abbie Zanders]()
Finding Home by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHome is where the heart is. But what if you don't have one? When Jaxson Adams is forced out of the service on a medical discharge, he returns to his hometown to find that very little has changed. The problem is, he has. He’s no longer the carefree, wild child he’d once been. He’s seen and done things most people couldn’t imagine. Not in their dreams… and not in their worst nightmares... -
![The Guarded One by Brittney Sahin]()
The Guarded One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’s a grumpy small-town sheriff. And she’s the off-limits operator capable of bringing him to his knees.Sydney Archer isn’t the typical daughter of a billionaire. A former Army officer, she now works with an elite security team to hunt the worst of the worst . . . all while raising a teenager.To the outside world, Sydney’s an ice queen who’s lethal with a bow...Categorized as:
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Crew by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCrew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...Categorized as:
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Redemption by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGeneva Garner's mind was fixed on survival, her unborn child, escaping out of Savannah, and getting away from the men in the white robes with hoods over their heads. Covered in dirt and smoke from the cellar where she took refuge when the Klan burned her plantation home, she fled on the first stagecoach headed north. She vowed never to trust a man again as long as there was breath in her body... -
![Black Dog Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake]()
Black Dog Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCOOPER Cooper is shocked when Sonnie walks into the firm. He recognizes her face from the back of his daughter’s favorite books. They install a security system for her and he thinks he won’t see her again. An emergency call comes in one night and he rushes over to her house to find her roughed up and terrified...Categorized as:
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Searching for Home by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, it seems our hearts are always Searching for Home. Join the Binge Read Babes on another trip home... -
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Andrew by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all scars are visible.Andrew Hollister knew the wounds that make a person the most vulnerable couldn’t be seen. That last mission punched his ticket home. He’d survived when most of his team hadn’t.The physical damage had mended. The mental injuries hadn’t healed as easily. Hell, they hadn’t healed at all.Once burned, twice shy... -
![Her Relentless SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
Her Relentless SEAL by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON THE RUN FOR HER LIFE Small-town girl Evie Avery’s dream vacation has become her worst nightmare. Now she's on the run in a foreign country, and has no idea why. NO ROOM FOR ERROR Navy SEAL, Aiden O’Malley, had his reasons for turning his back on Evie all those months ago, but he hasn’t been able to get her out of his mind. She changed him, for better or worse... -
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Operation Bayou Angel by Margaret Kay
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust as he prepares to leave on a mission with his team, Shepherd Security Operator Brian ‘the Birdman’ Sherman receives a call from his brother, Bobby, pleading with him to come home to Louisiana to help him. Bobby’s been arrested again and needs Brian to help get him remanded into drug rehab, rather than jail.Little does Sherman know that his brother is not being completely honest with him...Categorized as:
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![Crash Into You by J.H. Croix]()
Crash Into You by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA swoon-worthy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!A hotshot pilot and a Southern princess looking for a fresh start collide in the wilds of Alaska.The first time I met Daphne involved three things: a cute skirt, a bear, and mud. Lots of mud. Daphne is everything I don’t need, and she makes me crazy in all the wrong ways. This princess does not belong in the wilderness...Categorized as:
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![Castle Investigations: The Complete 5-Books Series by Dee Bridgnorth]()
Castle Investigations: The Complete 5-Books Series by Dee Bridgnorth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 1 Scarlett Ferguson has raised her younger sister Emery since their parent's death. Working two jobs to put food on the table leaves no time for romance. When a former Air Force Para rescue pilot visits her diner every week vying for her attention, Scarlett is tempted to throw caution to the wind and take a chance... -
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Ultraviolet by Elise Noble
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chance meeting in a frozen wasteland leads unwilling assassin, Seven, from Siberia to small-town Virginia. A new life in suburbia beckons. All she has to do is keep out of trouble as she tries to mend her broken heart. Or so she thinks. When Seven’s world is torn away from her, she's left with no choice but to fight back, and help comes from an unexpected alliance... -
![Black Dog Security: Volume Two by Camilla Blake]()
Black Dog Security: Volume Two by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART 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...Categorized as:
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![Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova]()
Cowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey call her the Ice Queen…but he’s determined to thaw her.Bodyguard Mathias Trace is more comfortable on the back of a horse than guarding people. But when his next job involves brainy woman on a hunt for treasure, he’s as frustrated as he is turned on... -
![Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova]()
Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey’re total opposites. That doesn’t mean he won’t lay down his life for her.Silas Shanie is ready for action. Now that his medical leave is over, he’s more than capable of being back on the WEST Protection team. His first assignment? Easy. His new ward? Not at all. But he’ll keep the gorgeous, shallow heiress safe because it’s his job. He doesn’t have to like her. Except…he does. Maybe too much... -
![Cowboy Seeks a Wife by Marley Michaels]()
Cowboy Seeks a Wife by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNora McIntyre has two main focuses in her life—her thriving accounting firm and her family. Becoming a single mom as a teenager and now raising one of her own, she’s never had enough time to date, or to do anything about her crush on a certain handsome, burly rancher client of hers... -
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Operation: Trusted Angel by Margaret Kay
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Michaela ‘Tech Goddess’ Karras went to work for Shepherd Security, she closed the door on her past life and everyone in it. It is a life that haunts her, a past she has kept secret from most. She was a loner, a natural beauty who hid behind a standoffish tomboy persona. She kept to herself until Angel joined the agency and they became close friends... -
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Saving Her Cowboy by Natalie Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s the man. He should be saving her. But instead, she’s the one saving him. After surviving a few combat fights in the military, Bart Miller is suffering from a severe case of PTSD. No matter how hard he tries, life on the ranch just isn’t the same anymore. His family thinks he’s improving, but they don’t know about the night terrors that plague him almost every night... -
![Operation: Fallen Angel by Margaret Kay]()
Operation: Fallen Angel by Margaret Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShepherd Security Operative, Doc, accepted he was going to die…now, he has to remember how to live. Shepherd Security has its mental health protocols in place for a reason. PTSD is real. Returning from a mission to Africa that should have ended him, Doc finds out firsthand how real it is. He has a past that only Dr... -
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![Operation: Unknown Angel by Margaret Kay]()
Operation: Unknown Angel by Margaret Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShepherd Security Operator Danny ‘Mother’ Trio is a proud United States Marine Raider, the Marine Corps’ Special Forces Team. He is calm and steady. He has always put his brothers and sisters in arms, the team, and the mission first. He has an online friend he’s never met. He has played word games against her for five years...Categorized as:
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![A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton]()
A SEAL's Triumph by Cora Seton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s bound to the past. She believes in the futureLieutenant Walker Norton might be cynical, but he isn’t a broken man—yet. Raised to understand the looming catastrophe of climate change, promised to a woman he doesn’t love, he long ago decided to live a life of service to his country, family and friends. It’s enough—until he meets Avery Lightfoot and realizes he wants so much more... -
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Hudson by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne begins a sizzling and heartfelt series about Joseph Anderson’s long-lost nephews.Hudson Anderson has watched his brothers fall victim to the marriage flu. He wants nothing to do with it. That is until he meets a fiery Daisy Green who shows up on the property he’s just purchased, calling him a thief, and insisting the property isn’t his...Categorized as:
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Garnet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGarnet Diana Dulan swung open the doors of the Silver Dollar Saloon, sucked up a lunch full of cigar smoke, and listened intently to the sounds of men playing poker and the scrape of boots across the wooden floor; she felt right at home. After just minutes inside the doors of the saloon she knew she'd made the right decision to leave her sisters and the wagon train of brides heading to California... -
![Bad For You by Weston Parker]()
Bad For You by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHis mother hates me with a passion. No peasant for her perfect son.She made sure to boot me out of his life when we were in high school and falling quickly in love.So I did what any respectable girl would do—I broke his heart and let him leave.Now the handsome billionaire is all grown up and back in our hometown where I never left.Seems the military did some good with him...Categorized as:
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Mark My Words by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mistake Destiny will live to regret hangs over her head when she hears news that the love of her life, Malik Jernigan, is getting married. Life as Destiny knows it comes to a halt. Yet, in Malik's world, things are not as they seem. An unexpected revelation puts Malik on a path to prove his heart can't beat without her, and she is destined to be his... -
![Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake]()
Sphinx Security: Complete 5-Part Series by Camilla Blake
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“There’s beauty in this world, Remington,” the social worker told him once. “You just have to figure out where to find it.”He’d finally found it. It was inside this woman. And it was perfect.—RemingtonPart 1The boys from Golden Sphinx Ranch are trying to have a quiet breakfast in the local diner when one of them sees a man attempting to pull a woman out of her car by her hair... -
![Cyclops (Reckless Kings MC) by Harley Wylde]()
Cyclops (Reckless Kings MC) by Harley Wylde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeigha -- To say my dad is overprotective is too mild a description. Add in all my honorary uncles in the Dixie Reapers MC and going on dates is next to impossible. So when Lyssa invites me to visit her at the Reckless Kings in Tennessee, I jump at the chance. Maybe I can finally experience life a little. I know my family goes after bad men, the kind who hurt women and kids... -
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Bravo Tango Cowboy by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOpposites don’t only attract—they combust… Retired pilot Mike Modeen is happy to be part of the WEST Protection security team. Usually, anyway. But his current mission has him grounded—and working with a snarky and very sexy woman who happens to be his boss’s little sister. She’s totally off limits. And knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to keep his mind—or his hands—off her... -
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Saving Amanda by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Ex-Navy SEAL, Carter Manning, nothing worthwhile is easy. Having lost the people he loved, he dedicates his life to the hard stuff to keep from looking back. The future is strictly about the next mission, not settling down or raising a family... -
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![Confident in Chaps by Em Petrova]()
Confident in Chaps by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to second chances, he won’t take no for an answer.Kaoz Bellamy left Crossroads to ride the range. Upon his return, he finds his girlfriend gone—and she even took his custom beer tap. Worse than the fact he won’t be accessing his favorite brewski anytime soon is the realization she isn’t coming back... -
![Savage in a Stetson by Em Petrova]()
Savage in a Stetson by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey were friends. Now they’re business rivals. Is there room for being lovers too?Jada Ellis is ready to make some big life changes. When she leaves her job as caregiver in the Crossroads, Georgia nursing home and buys the local BBQ joint on a whim, everyone thinks she’s lost her mind, including her... -
![Xtreme Rules by Em Petrova]()
Xtreme Rules by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn matters of life and death—and love— sometimes Xtreme Rules apply… Bruce Winston spends most of his time on skis. Whether it’s taking out national security threats with the Xtreme Ops team or just for fun, his life is all about hitting the powder... -
![Hot SEAL, Cold Beer by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Hot SEAL, Cold Beer by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ex-Navy SEAL agrees to play fake lover for the Maid of Honor at a destination wedding only to discover that what happens on a Caribbean Island can sometimes follow you home. Nicholas Falcone, aka Nikko, aka Falcon, is five months out from active SEAL duty, putting his pre-service accounting degree to use while going to law school at night...Categorized as:
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![6-Pack Wrangler by Em Petrova]()
6-Pack Wrangler by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAria has never made decisions for herself—it seems life makes them for her, which is how she’s become a star on the hit western TV show REDEMPTION FALLS. Now it seems she’s landed herself with a fiancé she doesn’t exactly want. No way is she getting hitched, so it’s high time she does something about it. But she didn’t plan to be a runaway bride—it just sort of happened...Categorized as:
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Austin by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI offered this brute a ride. I ended up the one being ridden.The first time I saw Austin, he was hitchhiking. I stopped to give him a lift, but I didn't end up taking this big, rough former Marine wherever he was heading. He was far too busy taking me.She thought she was in charge. Then I took off my belt... -
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Treasure Hunter Security Box Set: Books 1-3 by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding undiscovered treasures is always daring, dangerous, and deadly. Perfect for the men of Treasure Hunter Security. Join the former Navy SEALs turned security specialists as they head off on adventures to protect dangerous archeological digs, daring expeditions, and wild, deadly treasure hunts. Get the first three award-winning, stand-alone romances in the Treasure Hunter Security series...Categorized as:
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![Saving Scarlett by Shauna Allen]()
Saving Scarlett by Shauna Allen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** How does an elite United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance warrior cope when his mission is over? Sidelined by a devastating injury courtesy of the Mexican drug cartel his team has been hunting with their newest partners, the Navy SEALs, Johnny “Bubba” Ray is back home on his Texas ranch recuperating and counting down the... -
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Under Love's Command by Charity Shane
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRemi Wilson is a true Army brat. As the the daughter of a General, her life’s plan was set in motion from the minute she took her first breath.The expectations are Be the ideal general’s daughter and marry an Army officer. Not once has she considered deviating. Why would she when following the plan will lead to a blissfully bright further that mirrors that of her parents... -
![Hot SEAL, Confirmed Bachelor by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Hot SEAL, Confirmed Bachelor by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Navy SEAL runs into an obstacle, he climbs over it, under it, around it, or destroys it. So what if it's a woman? Master Chief Benjamin Blackwell has it all. Adventure, good looks, skills, and women. His life is perfect and he has no intention of changing a thing. Until her. Holly Maxwell is a sexy woman unlike anyone he’s met before... -
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![Wannabe in Wyoming by J.B. Havens, Samantha A. Cole]()
Wannabe in Wyoming by J.B. Havens, Samantha A. Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat does a tattooed chick from Philadelphia know about being a rancher? Absolutely nothing. But that’s about to change. Willow Crawford never knew her father’s identity until she hears from his lawyer, advising her of his death. As the sole heir to his ranch in Wyoming, she has the chance to start anew following her divorce... -
![Heroic Measures by Marie James]()
Heroic Measures by Marie James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOpposites don’t just attract.They captivate.They entice.They beckon.As the medic for the Blackbridge Security team, he was just fine hanging out at the office in his spare time.Jude Morris was…boring.He didn’t need excitement.He wasn’t a thrill-seeker.Then he met a woman who was.Parker Maxwell, the only woman able to captivate, entice, and beckon him, was his antithesis.The up to his down... -
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Wildfire Creek by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“A passionate story of rebuilding lives, working to find a place in the wild frontier, and building new lives in the years following the American Civil War. A rugged, heartwarming story of choices and love in the continuing saga of Redemption Mountain... -
![All He Needs: Ace & Stephanie by Melanie Shawn]()
All He Needs: Ace & Stephanie by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Sexy, newly single, former Marine Andrew Charles Elliot IV, aka Ace, was ready for a life with no drama and no one to answer to. After a broken engagement and twelve years in the Corps he hoped his fresh start in Harper’s Crossing would be just what he needed... -
![Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy by Elle James]()
Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy by Elle James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJilted at 27, Kate Phillips focused on her career and left marriage and children to her twin sister. She’s on track to realize all of her dreams, until her sister disappears, leaving her little girl on Kate’s doorstep. Normally awkward with children, Kate has a lot to learn about childrearing and cuddles. The lively three-year-old teaches Kate how to open her heart to the possibilities... -
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SEAL Justice by Elle James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn terminal leave, Navy SEAL Sam Franklin has a job waiting for him with the Brotherhood Protectors, but he’s taking a few days off to try his hand at fly fishing before he goes back to work. He needs the R&R to decompress after his final mission got some of his buddies killed. Relaxation ends when his adopted Military War Dog Grunt discovers a body washed up on the river bank...
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