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  • Always By My Side by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Always By My Side by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's lived her life under the cloud of her sister's disappearance.Josie Thompson was ten when her sister went missing and her mother's battle with mental illness intensified. Though her family is now fractured, Josie has managed to get a degree and a job as a homecare nurse for a wealthy retired businessman...
  • The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    The Hardest Goodbyes by D.L. Roan, Kathryn Lynn Davis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some goodbyes are cathartic—a good riddance to those things that hold us back. Some are bitter-sweet. It hurts to say the words, but we know the pain is only temporary, and we’ll soon be reunited. Some goodbyes are forever . Those are the hardest to say...
  • The Secret Plan by Cara Dee

    The Secret Plan by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's the sequel readers have been waiting for. Colt, Kit, and Lucas are back from Their Boy and ready to spread their—holiday cheer. - The Game Series is a BDSM series where romance meets the reality of kink...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • A Marriage for the Marine: A Fuller Family Novel by Liz Isaacson

    A Marriage for the Marine: A Fuller Family Novel by Liz Isaacson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Marine, a maid, and a match made in heaven. Tate Benson can't believe he's come to Nowhere, Utah, to fix up a house that hasn't been inhabited in years. But he has. Because he's retired from the Marines and looking to start a life as a police officer in small-town Brush Creek. Wren Fuller has her hands full most days running her family's company...
  • Already Home by Carly Marie

    Already Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    By leaving Nashville, Harrison wanted to escape. What he found at home in Oklahoma was better than anything he’d ever had before. Harrison is happier with Greg and Jasper than he’s ever been. When Harrison can no longer avoid his ex and has to go back to Tennessee, he has Jasper and Greg by his side. But being back in Nashville also means facing Neil and Derek...
  • Boomer by Marie James

    Boomer by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets are poison. They eat away at you from the inside. I doubt there’s a single person in the club that would have a problem with who I am.Keeping my mouth shut is all about my own shame. Who I am isn’t acceptable. That’s what my Fundamentalist family raised me to believe, but even after leaving home, I couldn’t be myself...
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    mlm  military  steamy  angst  lgbtq  romance  contemporary  abuse
  • Jules: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Jules: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jules is the 12th book in the Reed Security Series. It is recommended that they are read in order. Julian swore he would always love her. He said he would never leave her. He's about to break that promise. If only she would listen. If only she would trust him. But how much crap can one man take? It's time to move on...
  • Between Heaven and Hell by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Between Heaven and Hell by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sinclair Christensen’s life is a mess. While working as an undercover cop she met River and the two struck up a relationship, but River knows nothing about Sinclair’s real work or her failing marriage. Parker Gaines’ marriage is on the outs, and to make matters worse an injury meant she was reassigned from her K9 unit, to become media liaison to actress Talon Valois...
  • Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Whiskey by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mercenary.Navy SEAL.Unconventional Operative.I didn’t join the Teams. I was recruited. They called me the Specialist. They said I had a unique skill set. I knew who I was.For eight years, the Navy tried to rein me in with their tactics, techniques and procedures—operations, missions, objectives—they told me to adapt and overcome. I didn’t adapt. I did my time.Now I worked for Alpha Elite Security...
  • Finished by Cara Dee

    Finished by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 5 | Romantic Suspense | Hurt/Comfort | Trauma | Age Difference The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Long Way Home by Nicky James

    Long Way Home by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was love at first sight. They were soulmates. It was forever. But they were only sixteen. Too innocent. Too naïve. Too ignorant about the world around them. Besides, nothing lasts forever. With their fairy-tale future torn to shreds, both boys need to learn to find their own way in an unforgiving world. Gavin Buchanan is thrown into a life he didn’t want, molded to do a job he always feared...
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    mlm  military  lgbtq  angst  steamy  sad  second-chances  romance
  • His Pledge to Honor by Shanae Johnson

    His Pledge to Honor by Shanae Johnson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scout Silver can rehabilitate the most wounded of horses. But when an injured soldier shows up at her ranch, will she follow his lead down a trail of love? Though she’s the daughter of a general, Scout Silver is used to giving orders, not taking them. That's why horses thrive on the rehabilitation ranch she runs with her half-sisters...
  • Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Raine Mason has never been in a relationship with a woman… or anyone for that matter. Then she meets Natalia, the feisty Latina dance teacher. A dancer-turned cop, Raine captivates the eyes of the dance teacher and with a little push from their friend, they embark on a whirlwind romance...
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    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction
  • Renascence by Alana Sapphire

    Renascence by Alana Sapphire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***EMILY***I’m going to make all your fantasies come true.If anyone could fulfill that promise, it’s Venom, the hot biker who made it. He’s crude, crass, and has a filthy mouth, but I’m drawn to him. After everything I’ve been through, the arrangement he offers seems to be exactly what I need...
  • Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock

    Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Shenin and Tyler have been happily married for four years. Well, almost happily. Shenin, currently living alone in LA, is struggling with some dark secrets that are tearing their marriage apart. Those secrets end up landing her in hospital before the situation goes from bad to worse. Her friend, Jet, ends up in a nightmare crash with Skyler and Sebastian that leaves her fighting for her life...
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    military  lgbtq  mlm  angst  romance  wlw  action-adventure  fiction
  • Vendetta by Sherryl Hancock

    Vendetta by Sherryl Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At only twenty-two, Cody Falco has been through more than anyone should in a lifetime. Brought back from the depths of despair by her mothers, Lyric and Savanna, she now spends her days working to stop other young girls going down the same terrifying path that she once did. While working undercover she meets McKenna, the wife of her latest suspect, and there is an instant connection...
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    military  lgbtq  mlm  romance  wlw  action-adventure  fiction  book
  • Lightning Strykes by Sherryl Hancock

    Lightning Strykes by Sherryl Hancock

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former marine and MMA fighter Remington LaRoché doesn’t quite know what she’s letting herself in for when she agrees to take on some bodyguard work for BJ Sparks. Her charge is the famous pop star Wynter Kincade. On a packed tour, it isn’t long before the two become friends, much to the annoyance of Wynter’s girlfriend...
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    military  lgbtq  mlm  romance  wlw  action-adventure  fiction  book
  • Forever Faithful by Ginny Sterling

    Forever Faithful by Ginny Sterling

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dreamer, aviator, and certainly not the man she expected…Harley Petersen knew falling for a man in uniform was a mistake. A relationship with a pilot would end in heartbreak, especially when it is her twin brother’s wingman. Stolen moments long ago only deepened the connection between them that she kept hidden away deep inside… until Jackson came crashing into her world once again...
  • His Man by Leah Sharelle

    His Man by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FORD Ford had a pretty good life. He was part of a former elite commando team, a talented computer genius, and a member of the Wounded Souls MC. He had a real family with his brothers, their women, and kids. Life was good. Well, it would be except for one big sexy issue—a tall helicopter pilot with a mouth and body made for sin. Lucky didn’t know it yet, but Ford was coming for him...
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    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Detonate by Reese Knightley

    Detonate by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The love of a lifetime hasn't always been easy…Stefano – Phoenix Commander He’d waited around long enough. They’d known each other for over thirty years, been together for a good portion of those years, and had lived in the same house for the past two. And still, Giovanni Rossi wouldn’t tell people they were a couple...
  • Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cody Wells isn’t sure what he wants in life. He’s watched his two best friends fall in love, but he’s not sure that’s for him. He has a job he loves and friends that are always there for him, what more could he want or need? But if that’s truly the case, why can’t he get a certain someone out of his mind? Adrian Fisher knows exactly what he wants and is determined to get it...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • For A Reason by Jessie G.

    For A Reason by Jessie G.

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Marine and full time big brother, Bull Connor spends his days helping those in need of a second chance and his nights fighting the inner demons that won’t let go. During a routine tow he comes face to face with the only person who refuses to need him and the one man he wishes would...
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    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure
  • Sam's Little Girl by Pepper North

    Sam's Little Girl by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Waiting for Derek by Izaia Winter

    Waiting for Derek by Izaia Winter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Derek knew his life was about to become very interesting. Derek Astor knows next to nothing about BDSM, but when Foster Hayes, the co-owner of the local BDSM club, walks into his photography studio and offers him a job, he can’t refuse. And after seeing a photo of one of the club’s dungeon monitors on the website, Derek doesn’t want to...
  • Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Close to Home by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Scott is a single workaholic. He split with his girlfriend two years ago and hasn’t felt drawn to anyone else since… except the sexy Navy SEAL he met at his brother’s house two years ago. But that man lives halfway across the country and after so long, Jasper’s convinced his mind has embellished Greg’s sexy gray eyes, rippling muscles, and gorgeous salt and pepper hair...
  • Noble by Annabella Stone

    Noble by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Red Squadron is the tip of the spear in the war against global terrorism. Navy SEAL Commander, Noble Bauer, leads the JASOC Taskforce and knows his team won’t be complete until he finds a Communications Specialist. He knows just the man for the job. The only problem is can he get him to listen...
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    military  mlm  lgbtq  second-chances  angst  romance  war  contemporary
  • Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone

    Tied Up in Steele by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Steele Givens doesn’t do relationships and he knows better than to fall for a man he rescued during a CIA Operation; but then he’s never been a ‘follow the rules’ kinda man. He always swore he’d never drag someone he cared about into a world of danger. But what do you do, when danger stalks him anyway? Kalon Roberts wanted to move on. He’s done with danger and Black Ops Operators...
  • Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dr. Robert Adams grew up with more advantages than most, the son of a former vice president, he had two loving fathers, a twin sister he adores and wonderfully doting grandparents. Life is good until one afternoon when his dreams flat-line. And no scalpel can repair the guilt and grief he carries with him for the first time in his life...
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    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Living Promises by Amy Lane

    Living Promises by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Six years ago, Jeff Beachum comforted a frightened teenager outside an HIV treatment clinic, and Collin Waters has remembered his kindness ever since. Now, after six years of crushing on the kind, brown-eyed sweetheart of his dreams, Collin is feeling adult and together enough to make his move. Too bad fate, which has never been kind to Jeff, has something else in mind...
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    age-gap  angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure
  • Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne

    Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR CAROL LYNNE 5 out of 5! This a great start to Ms. Lynne's newest series. ~ Romance Junkies Carol Lynne has written an alluring love story..
  • Alpha Protect by Sue Brown

    Alpha Protect by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What kind of courage does it take to travel two thousand miles just to say hello to a man who doesn’t know you exist? At thirty years old and never been kissed, Walker is about to find out.After a rocky start to his life in the agency, newly trained operative Walker takes the biggest chance of his life before his first mission. He returns to J.T...
  • Crazy Little Thing Cold Love by Colette Davison

    Crazy Little Thing Cold Love by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can two very different men turn an intense holiday romance into lasting love? Jude I shoot my mouth off and hide behind my smile as I try—and fail—to fill the void inside. Nothing has felt right since I was medically discharged from the army...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Hold Safe: a bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance by Sue Brown

    Hold Safe: a bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A bodyguard/age play/daddy gay romance. The third in Sue Brown's Biker Daddy Bodyguards series. Joseph saw someone being killed and now his life is in danger. The security isn’t the issue. The grim-faced Daddy at his back is a different matter. Mo is content with the quiet life. Once upon a time he had his happy ever after, but that ended...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  biker
  • Wicked as Seduction by Shayla Black

    Wicked as Seduction by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll protect her…even if he has to take her captive to save her.Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest “Trees” Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple…but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him...
  • Travis by M. Tasia

    Travis by M. Tasia

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BEAUTY... After living on the streets and in his car, Travis has found a home in Brighton, Texas. His job as a cook at the local diner pays enough for him to afford a small apartment, and, for the first time in years, he's able to feed his passion, buying a few art supplies so he can sketch. He's safe, and, oddly enough, feels accepted in this small town...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  sad  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary
  • My Only Defense by Leigh Lennon

    My Only Defense by Leigh Lennon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrison Love sucks! There I said it. I've never looked for it, nor do I want it. All it seems to do is cause open wounds. I already suffer from the guilt of a horrific accident. I won't let love suck me down the rabbit hole. But Murphy's Law is a diva out to destroy my life. Someone sees me for more than just a one and done and though I've pushed men away for years, he's refreshing...
  • His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    His Boy to Cherish by Colette Davison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Santa,I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I feel silly doing this, but here goes nothing!I’ve realised that I lean more towards being a Daddy, than a strict Dom. I’m kind and caring, and I want someone to spoil. I’ll always put my boy’s needs before my own. I’ll take care of him in every way he needs me to...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  sad  steamy  action-adventure  adult
  • The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    The Gardener and the Marine by R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harrison is alone and hurting with his memories gone, but Toby shows him that love can heal even the most broken of hearts.After losing his entire team in a roadside bomb, Harrison is left with a traumatic brain injury, a broken body, and scars on his heart that might never heal...
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    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  sad  action-adventure  adult  amnesia
  • Finding Grey by Rebecca Raine

    Finding Grey by Rebecca Raine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When being seduced by a rock star, only a fool falls in love. Sean The night Dante Sinclair lured me into his dressing room and gave me my first kiss, I was oblivious to one important fact: all rock stars are spoiled narcissists. I learned my lesson when our failed attempt at a reunion left me humiliated and heartbroken. Now, Dante is booked into the music retreat I run...
  • Marshmallow Kisses by Athena Steller

    Marshmallow Kisses by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Rocky lake, Arizona! This collection of stories based in the fictitious town of Rocky Lake, Arizona, is filled with out favorite Daddy/ little dynamics.Marshmallow A Rocky Lake Little's Short StoryMickey's life changes in a moment. He'd never expected to be thrown out because of his sexual orientation, but Mickey also knows he'd never be happy living a lie...
  • Forever Starts Tonight by Roni Loren

    Forever Starts Tonight by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The wait is over. They fell in love in Melt Into You, but that was only the beginning. Now New York Times bestselling author Roni Loren dials up the passion as three lovers reinvent the meaning of togetherness and find out if love is truly enough… Two dominant men, one beautiful woman...
  • Charlie's Doctor by Jocelynn Drake

    Charlie's Doctor by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A second chance to say ‘don’t let me go’.When paintings for an artist who disappeared roughly fifty years ago suddenly surface, Charlie and his friends decide it might be worth looking into what really happened. Besides, who isn’t up for adventure and fun in Buenos Aires?But things go horribly sideways when Charlie stumbles across Dr...
  • More Than Enough by B. Harmony

    More Than Enough by B. Harmony

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can one vulnerable heart heal another? Eric. Cresting the hill of middle-age, I find myself single. Again. I think it’s time I give up being little and the hope of finding my one true Daddy. A final hurrah at the local club, fulfilling a promise to my friend, and then I’ll move on with my life. Locking eyes with the handsome man across the room sends my head spinning...
  • The Story of Danny Rose by Cara Dee

    The Story of Danny Rose by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Hillcroft Group, #1 Standalone Age gap Military DD/lb“Try to read his file from the Army from another perspective. Less stone-faced, devoid of emotion, SAS operator and more as…oh, I don’t know, the loving, caring, nurturing Dom that you are.”There was nothing like kicking off your vacation by realizing someone had broken in to your cabin. More than that, he was waiting when you arrived...
  • Bossy Baby by Athena Steller

    Bossy Baby by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The BoyHayley has been looking for a Daddy, but there’s only one man he’s truly interested in—the big, bald, quiet man who visits his store every week. Hayley is trying to be patient, but if Mac doesn’t make a move soon, Hayley might have to take matters into his own hands.The DaddyMac’s soul is black, and he knows that when he dies, he’ll be heading straight to Hell...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke

    Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Another thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series.Environmental activist Dwyn Izontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable...
  • Resurrection by S. Davidson

    Resurrection by S. Davidson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His war has just begun. James (Jamie) Massey has been raised in a strict military household and grew up with the sole purpose of becoming a soldier. He never imagined the heartache his choices in love and war would weigh on his soul, and when he loses everything, he can’t imagine ever being happy again. Chris Baker grew up in a small town, raised on the rodeo circuit...
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    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  sad  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Alpha Valentine: an action/adventure gay romance by Sue Brown

    Alpha Valentine: an action/adventure gay romance by Sue Brown

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some men give flowers for Valentine's Day. Mitch gives Jake two nights in the field with men who hate his guts. Jake Tyler got a second chance at love with Mitch Mitchelson at J.T’s Bar, and he’s not letting go of that. So when Mitch is offered a job at the covert ops agency, Jake follows him, taking the job of trainer. But it doesn’t take him long to realize he hates the work...
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    lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  holidays
  • An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    An Officer's Submission by Christa Tomlinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You don’t ever have to keep anything you feel locked up, Clay. I’m your Dom, and whatever you need from me, I’ll gladly give to you.” - Sergeant Logan PiercePolice Officer Clay Foster is finally at peace and happy with his life. He enjoys his career as a member of Houston’s SWAT team, and he loves submitting to his Dom in the bedroom...
    Categorized as:
    angst  lgbtq  military  mlm  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult
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