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  • Jared by Kris Michaels

    Jared by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The jagged line between love and hate is paper thin and razor sharp. Pushing Christian across that line severs him from Jared’s life…until fate steps in giving Jared one last chance. Jared King had endured more than the normal amount of danger in his life. He’d jumped from planes into hot landing zones, been shot at, almost blown up—twice, damn near killed more times than he cared to remember...
  • Ruined by April Wilson

    Ruined by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here... a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam... Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me...
  • No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    No Shame: The Complete Series by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Family is more than blood...and love has no shame. Indy is on the run from his mobster ex when he meets Noah and Josh...and starts on the journey that will bring him love and a chosen family...
  • 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...
  • Troy by Dale Mayer

    Troy by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SEAL of Honor: TroyWhen a friend of Tesla's sends out an SOS on the lowdown on an oil rig in trouble, Troy has a good idea what he's getting into. As far as he is concerned, the maximum danger, the potential for betrayal, and the chances of not coming home sounded like the right kind of job for him.After all, he lived alone...
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past...
  • Hide & Seek by Nicole Edwards

    Hide & Seek by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With the holidays nearing, Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis are getting settled, both personally and professionally. For Reese, dealing with Brantley’s about-face regarding the size of the task force is easy. It’s meeting the parents that he’s worried about...
  • Heal by Nora Phoenix

    Heal by Nora Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Del feels broken. Can Issa be the person to help him heal?President Delano “Del” Shafer is grieving the loss of his wife, Sarah. Now that the culprits behind the Pride Bombing and all the killings are caught, everyone has been able to move on…except Del.His friends have all found love. Even his son is happier than Del could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book
  • 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...
  • Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Escape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  military  drama  suspense  romance  contemporary  animals
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
  • Killian by Dale Mayer

    Killian by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killian is called up to retrieve a woman who’s been kidnapped, then escaped, only to be captured again.With a sketchy SOS coming in, he’s tracking her from Vancouver to Alaska, where the intel finally stops.The apple of her father’s eye, Cisco was a late gift in his life. But when it counted, he wasn’t there for her, leaving her alone and unprotected...
  • Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Corbin is tracking a cabinet minister’s pregnant daughter, who’d been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women’s cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time...
  • Zeke: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Zeke: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Zeke left the Army and joined his brother's bar, Grimm's, as a bouncer before convincing Zander to open a restaurant next door. Now, as co-owner of Grimm's Bar and Grill, he shared his success by working as a cook at the local homeless shelter...
  • Diesel by Dale Mayer

    Diesel by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Diesel book 13 in The Mavericks series.Traveling to China to retrieve a kidnapped scientist shows Diesel the depths of human depravity. Not that he needs more proof. He's been doing this type of work for a decade. This is the first time though the person he was rescuing was this interesting...
  • Bucked by Heather Slade

    Bucked by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's a city slicker. He's a cowboy to the core. Together, opposites may attract but, will sparks fly.BUCK Getting called back to the ranchAfter my dad dies,I know I have my work cut out for me.As a CIA operative, I can juggle it all.Always have.Always will.But when she needs my help,I can't possibly refuse.After all, she's the sexiest city slickerThis BUCK has ever seen...
  • SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan

    SEAL Together by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After twenty-five years of active duty, US Navy SEAL Commander Eric Lopez chaffed at his forced medical retirement. Bored, he jumped at the opportunity to work for a DHS Secret Division Command. The new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility had just opened and was already embroiled in controversy. One group protesting the facility want it shut down due to safety concerns...
  • Busted Steel: An Age Gap Stand Alone Romance by M.J. Fields

    Busted Steel: An Age Gap Stand Alone Romance by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s the forbidden fruit, and I’m her dirty fantasy.Four years ago, she kissed me. She said she was nineteen. She wasn’t even close. To make it even worse, she’s daddy’s little princess.Then, a year ago, I was hired to head a security team for her out-of-control younger sister while on a world tour with the band Foreplay...
  • Unsanctioned by Kaylea Cross

    Unsanctioned by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Star-crossed lovers…Driven by her traumatic past, Nadia Bishop has dedicated her life to helping children orphaned by war around the globe. She won’t let anything stand in her way—not even the sexy former soldier she left back in the U.S...
  • Christmas Panther Style by Annabella Stone

    Christmas Panther Style by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Their world was turned upside down... With booms, kabooms, and bullets flying after a mad dash across continents on a rescue mission in a plane painted like Santa's sleigh. Join some friends old and new as they chase the enemy none of them ever wanted. One of their own...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  suspense  lgbtq  romance  contemporary  children  sad
  • Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life for Leopold de Loughrey is anything but ordinary. His meticulous and logical mind is both a gift and a curse, especially when it comes to finding a heartfelt present for his beloved fiancé, Ward Kingston. As Christmas and their first milestone anniversary draw near, Leo is eager to find the ideal gift that will perfectly capture their deep love and devotion...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  military  age-gap  drama  suspense  romance  contemporary
  • Westley by Elizabella Baker

    Westley by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A single mother with too many secrets.A retired Marine determined to discover them all.And a danger neither of them saw coming.When Westley James left the Marines, he had only two things on his mind. Start a security company to protect those in need and to avoid dramatic women. Especially ones who are not who they appear to be. The first will prove easier than the second...
  • Played by Cara Dee

    Played by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    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. One last mission. One last operation—and the stakes had never been higher...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Justice for Mary by Rayne Lewis

    Justice for Mary by Rayne Lewis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    IS VENGEANCE ACCEPTABLE TO SAVE THE WOMAN YOU LOVE?Former Delta Force operator and founder of Hellforce Security, Henry “King” Clark has all but given up on finding a woman to spend his life with. The Army was his passion. Delta was his lady. Hellforce is his love. King loves deep, fights hard, has true convictions, and lives by an ingrained set of principles — always justice, never vengeance...
  • Micah's Promise by Annabella Stone

    Micah's Promise by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Micah Kennedy has lived with PTSD for years. He is an expert at hiding his struggles behind the quick wit and snark that is very much a part of his makeup. His need to keep a promise to a dying comrade feeds his nightmares and invades his dreams—until that promise brings him military K-9 Delta. Hawk McKinnon has spent most of his life kicking trouble’s ass in every hotspot around the globe...
  • Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Play with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  lgbtq  age-gap  bodyguard  drama  suspense  romance
  • Unbreakable Stories: Lucas by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Unbreakable Stories: Lucas by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A collection of six short stories following the romantic adventures and misadventures of millionaire Lucas Vallois and Romanian bodyguard Andrei Hadeon...
  • The SEAL's Pregnant Ex by Leslie North

    The SEAL's Pregnant Ex by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love brought them together, but will the past tear them apart?When one of his brothers in arms is revealed to be a traitor, Navy SEAL Alex Vale just wants some time alone, to put the past behind him. But when he gets home, he’s shocked to find his ex-girlfriend, Soledad Hayes, is in his house...
  • Hatch by Dale Mayer

    Hatch by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hatch is more than happy to step up and to rescue the missing father-and-daughter archeological duo. Now if only it were that easy. They’d been questioned by the Egyptian government and released, with a warning to not leave Cairo. But, when their hotel room is found empty, most believe they took off ahead of punishment—but not Hatch’s team...
  • Shadow in the Desert by Becca Jameson

    Shadow in the Desert by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a disastrous career-ending mission, he never expected to be sent back into the shadows.For months Ajax has been languishing on his sister’s couch, drowning himself in beer and whiskey. It was the only way to bury the pain of losing his entire SEAL team during a mission he does not remember. Until he discovers everything he’s been told about that day was a lie...
  • Lips On My World by M.J. Marino

    Lips On My World by M.J. Marino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He thinks he can take her from me, but he’s wrong. He already stole one family from me, and I refuse to let him take another. She’s mine and I protect what’s mine.
Maceo “Atlas” Tabares, president of the Mercy Ravens MC and alpha extraordinaire, has finally married the pixie-like woman who shares the other half of his soul. As their love grows, so does Maceo’s need to protect her...
  • Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman

    Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Isabella Colby has always yearned for normalcy. Now that she’s settled in LA, she finally has it. Good friends, a pretty home, and her thriving career as the Palisades’ top skincare specialist are a dream come true...
  • Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Shameless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bodyguard. Shadow. Warrior. The Marines trained me to be a weapon. Tactical warfare was in my blood. I didn't think twice when I was deployed for the fifth time because I was born battle ready. Then a mission went south and left me with a medical discharge. Too many years downrange, I didn't fit in the civilian world...
  • Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Where There’s Smoke… by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Matt:I’m proud to be a Port Dale firefighter but it isn’t all excitement and sitting around eating homemade meals. It’s also dealing with your work “family” in ways you never expected. I love my real family, and I love my work “family”. Well, most of them...
  • Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rebel by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One man on a journey of redemption and the other out to prove himself.Cohen “Ace” Gray – Pegasus Commander.He’d buried one lover; he wasn’t going to take the chance of that ever happening again. Ace had his own demons to work on, but working closely with Jacob and having his friendship— despite their twenty-year age difference—had made life a bit easier...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult  book
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • To Love a Ghost by Annabella Stone

    To Love a Ghost by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After playing his part in Operation Perth in Afghanistan, former Australian Special Forces Commando Cade Kelly was officially declared dead. Recruited by Rock and Grif to join their elite team of Black Ops Operators, The Ghost Protectors, he has built a new life for himself as the team’s top intel analyst...
  • Interlude: Cavatina by Tal Bauer

    Interlude: Cavatina by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cavatina: A solo in the midst of a larger composition Join the couples from your favorite Tal Bauer novels in Interlude: Cavatina, a collection of stories that brings everyone together in one volume! Jack and Ethan Spiers-Reichenbach are settling into their marriage and enjoying their second holiday season together, this time in Texas instead of the White House...
  • Relentless by Sybil Bartel

    Relentless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Resourceful. Resolute. Bodyguard. A single diagnosis, and I wasn’t good enough. Not for college ball, not for my family, and not for the Marines. Medically discharged before I finished basic training, I was determined to prove myself. Landing a job as a bodyguard for the best security firm in the business was a second chance...
  • My Surly Soldier by Romeo Alexander

    My Surly Soldier by Romeo Alexander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marco: Life is pretty good...for the most part anyway. A solid career in IT, a good home, and great friends who care about me. It’s a bit lonely. But I’m okay with that. I certainly wasn’t expecting to stumble across a bruised and battered stranger on a dirty street or to discover there was so much more to him than meets the eye...
  • A Hero for Her by Nichole Rose

    A Hero for Her by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The curvy songbird brings him peace. The broken Army Ranger gives her hope. But can love heal his haunted mind and save her life?Ronan GallagherWhen I left the Army, I left behind pieces of myself.The things I did haunt me. So do the friends I lost.I thought I'd always be broken until I took a job protecting Winter Pyke.This curvy songbird touches parts of me that haven't seen the light in years...
  • Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Easy Ride by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Loving his curvy lamb will be this former SEAL's easiest ride yet. ShepAinsley Foster has the brightest eyes and sweetest smile I've ever seen.Whatever she's running from sent her straight to my gym.I want her to run right into my arms.But earning her trust is no easy feat.All she knows of motorcycle clubs is what she's seen on the news...
  • Xavier by Silvia Violet

    Xavier by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought I was straight.I thought protecting my identity mattered more than anything besides family.Then Emilio came to me for protection.It's my fault he’s in danger, and no one is going to touch him.No one besides me...
  • Redeem by Hope Ford

    Redeem by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her brother needs her help.And I will do anything to protect her.Even meet with the most wanted drug pin in the country.She’s my sister’s best friend.I’ve known her forever but I kept my distance.She’s too young and I’m not good enough for her.But when her safety is on the line, I can’t keep my guard up anymore.One night is all I need to know I want forever...
  • 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...
  • Ascendent by Tal Bauer

    Ascendent by Tal Bauer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sasha Andreyev grew up on the wrong side of nowhere, dreaming of starlight as he strangled a secret. He fled, enlisting in the Russian Army, and worked his way up the ranks. Years later, after surviving a beating and being left for dead, he found a new life in Moscow, working with President Sergey Puchkov. And then, he fell in love...
  • 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...
  • Despite It All by Reese Knightley

    Despite It All by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An FBI agent and military sergeant get all tangled up.Sergeant Joshua Greene -As a favor, Greene accepts a special assignment that puts him in the immediate vicinity of the disapproving Forest Taylor. Greene honors truth above all else so when a misunderstanding is cleared up between them, he is suddenly faced with a decision that challenges said honor...
  • The Recluse by Silvia Violet

    The Recluse by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The days I spent as a prisoner of war haunt my dreams most nights. I’m doing my best to move from one day to the next, but nothing feels pleasurable anymore—until I find Carlo Marchesi sneaking around my cabin.Carlo is a mobster. He’s supposed to be under guard...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  military  suspense  lgbtq  age-gap  bodyguard  drama  romance
  • Piece of Cake by Mary Calmes

    Piece of Cake by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Matter of Time Story After years of domestic partnership, Jory Harcourt and Sam Kage are finally going to make it official in their home state of Illinois...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  lgbtq  military  mlm  suspense  action-adventure  adult
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