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  • Securing Piper by Susan Stoker

    Securing Piper by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What started as an adventure, soon became hell. Piper Johnson’s thrilled to spend time in Timor-Leste with her best friend, a Peace Corps volunteer…until civil unrest erupts throughout the countryside, including an attack at the orphanage the women were visiting...
  • One Year Home by Marie Force

    One Year Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved... Navy Captain John West has no idea how to survive without his beloved Ava, who moved on with her life during John's six-year deployment and has now married Eric...
  • Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Maverick: A Dark MC Romance by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alessa (Ghost)Maverick’s in love with a dead man buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where his heart might as well be buried too. My husband’s stuck in the past, lost in his fractured mind, and the last ten years are a blur to him, meaning I’m a blur to him. But I’m not a ghost. I’m a woman. I’m alive. I breathe. I hurt.Should I let go or hold on?My instinct is to let go, but I have family now...
  • SEALs of Honor: Books 4-6 Swede, Shadow and Cooper by Dale Mayer

    SEALs of Honor: Books 4-6 Swede, Shadow and Cooper by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arianna struggles to deal with the foreign world she’s been plunged into. Kidnappings, beatings, threats. SEALs. The only good thing is the darkest, most dangerous-looking saviour she’s ever met. And he doesn’t know what to do with her. Well, she has a good idea, but will they get that chance? Not if the kidnappers have anything to say about it...
  • The Reunion: A Novel by Dan Walsh

    The Reunion: A Novel by Dan Walsh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Aaron Miller knows a thing or two about loss. He’s lost love. Dignity. Second, and even third, chances. Once honored for his heroism, he now lives in near obscurity, working as a handyman in a humble trailer park. But God is a master at finding and redeeming the lost things of life. Unbeknownst to Aaron, someone is searching for him...
  • Hot Valor by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Valor by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new standalone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris. Sexy, action-packed, and thrilling! Colonel John "Viper" Mendez searches for a ghost from his past... and when he finds her, nothing will be the same! They told him she was dead. They lied... Colonel John "Viper" Mendez is having the second-worst day of his life...
  • Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary...
  • Infinite by Corinne Michaels

    Infinite by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Book 2 of 2 in Indefinite DuetI was right. I never should've fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn't make it. And to make matters worse, not only did I lose my soulmate--I lost myself as well. Everything was stripped away, leaving me bare and unable to breathe. No one told me it could hurt this much. I was unprepared for this level of agony from the horrible weight of grief...
  • His Lady by Leah Sharelle, Colleen Snibson

    His Lady by Leah Sharelle, Colleen Snibson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A place without you, Lady, ain’t anywhere I want to be. I love you, Rainn. MANNIX Mannix Steel lives by one rule—loyalty always. It helped him through one hellish deployment where he lost an eye, friends died, and his twin lost his leg, and worst of all, when he lost his family. The Wounded Souls’ enforcer decided life is easier without letting his heart make the decisions...
    Categorized as:
    angst  war  action-adventure  adult  biker  book  contemporary  dark
  • The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Hamilton Jones thought that the love of his life was dead. But when a girl claiming to be his daughter shows up with a dire message from his wife, Ham knows he will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home...
  • Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Alabama's Kids by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At just ten years old, Tommy has already been through more horror than most people suffer their entire lives. So when he’s placed in his latest foster home, under the gentle care of Abe and Alabama Powers, he lashes out. He’s scared, confused, angry…and convinced it won’t be long before these new foster parents send him away, too. No one wants a boy his age, especially one who’s broken, dirty...
  • Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom...
    Categorized as:
    angst  war  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  dark
  • At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    At Your Service by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Juliana O’Neil’s promising future was burned away in the heat of battle. She had been an officer with a bright future in the military, but now she is struggling to survive. Her husband gone and her career in shambles, she finds a job at Top as a hostess and tries to put together the pieces of her life...
  • Conquered by Angel Payne

    Conquered by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can one turn of fate be their conquering destiny? Jen Thorne is the resident book geek at Nellis Air Force Base, though she's strict about keeping her fictional men separate from her real-life expectations. It's safer, for her heart and soul, to maintain her personal life as a no-fly zone. Until she stumbles onto Sam Mackenna's radar...
  • 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...
  • Ruled by Angel Payne

    Ruled by Angel Payne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the lines are erased, the passion begins. Lines define Tracy Rhodes’s life, and she has no say in the matter once she is sworn in as second-in-command of the free world. But the lines are crushed beneath the boots of her security team’s special advisor during a high-profile event in Vegas...
  • Healed by Twyla Turner

    Healed by Twyla Turner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lexi and Sloan have narrowly escaped one of their demons, only to face another. One that neither of them could've ever expected. Their issues continue to threaten their fragile relationship. Pulling them further apart and possibly pushing them into another's arms...
  • Songbird Caged by Lisa Edward

    Songbird Caged by Lisa Edward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tara has made a promise. A promise to wait six months for Riley to come home from his tour of duty, so they can be together. But as secrets and lies are uncovered, it leads Tara to question their commitment, and she is finding it difficult to keep that promise. The distance between them is growing, and only one person can fill the void, Tara’s best friend Cole...
  • Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Wicked Shadows by A.D. Justice, Marisa Shor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Devon “Shadow” Kane chose a life of anonymity the moment he entered the clandestine world of the CIA. His training made him a killer, a skill he has no qualms using. Elle Sinclair, the younger sister of his childhood friend, is far from the girl next door. She’ll be the next big star. She’s also the one he can’t have...
  • Las Vegas Sidewinders: Drake by Kat Mizera

    Las Vegas Sidewinders: Drake by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drake Riser is a tough guy on the ice, but deep down he just wants to settle down. Major Erin Gentry has physical and emotional scars from an IED explosion. When they meet at a masquerade ball, Drake thinks Erin is exactly what he needs, but she thinks she’s too damaged to get involved with the gorgeous hockey hunk...
    Categorized as:
    angst  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult  athlete  book  contemporary
  • Lost and Found Series Box Set by J.M. Madden

    Lost and Found Series Box Set by J.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    WARNING- The Lost and Found Series pulls no punches. As always, there are ups and downs. Readers need to be aware that I deal with PTSD issues, suicide, and miscarriage, amputations, and a wide range of other things...
  • Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter is the sixth book in the Reed Security Series. It is recommended that they are read in order. Hunter "Pappy" Papacosta can't get Lucy Grant out of his head. He's had a casual relationship with her for awhile, but when she almost dies in a fire, everything changes in his eyes. He'll do anything to prove to her that he can be the man she needs...
  • HOT SEAL Bride by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT SEAL Bride by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new standalone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris. Sexy, action-packed, and thrilling! Sold to the highest bidder… For the past fourteen years, Princess Antonella Rossi has been a virtual prisoner. She has no friends, no fun, and she’s not allowed to leave her aunt and uncle’s Virginia compound without an escort. But today is her wedding day...
  • Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Out of The Blue by Carina Adams

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Putting others needs before his own was all Mike Carson had ever done. First, it was the friends he loved more than family. Then it was his country. By nineteen, he was a father, a husband and fighting in a war not many people believed in...
  • Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Tracker. Silent observer. Life was in the details. The weight of a government issued rifle, the trajectory of a bullet, the speed of the wind—those details were crucial in the Marines. But outside the military, that level of observation was currency, and I was selling my skills to the best security firm in south Florida...
  • Tempt My Heart by Danielle Jamie

    Tempt My Heart by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times & USA Today bestselling author brings you a standalone that will be sure to top your favorite books list for years to come...
  • Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke

    Savage Love by Lisa Renee Jones, Jason Clarke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say all is fair in love and war, but I really don't give a damn about fair. In fact, when protecting those I love, fair is the last thing on my mind. Now that I'm back in Candace's life, those who have used her to try to control me may well put up a final fight, but they will not win. They will lose and badly...
  • Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross

    Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Pride tore them apart… Warrant Officer Honor Girard made the worst mistake of her life in walking away from the man she promised to marry—and she knows it. An attack on base unexpectedly pushes them together and in the aftermath she realizes she can’t let him go a second time. Only he’s not willing to let her back in...
  • Second Chance by Christy Reece

    Second Chance by Christy Reece

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    His only hope is in her arms. Someone To Watch Over Me Working for Last Chance Rescue, Cole Mathison has been to hell and back. But being responsible for the death of an innocent man is a hell like no other. Longing for redemption, Cole finds himself embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of Keeley Fairchild's young children...
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    angst  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Breaking Brandon by Elizabeth Reyes

    Breaking Brandon by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He ruled out attachments years ago. Then one day he crosses paths with a beautiful but pampered daddy's little princess. History has taught him one thing about women like her—steer clear. She was starting over. She moved back to her home town, took a new job assignment, and left her past behind...
  • Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg

    Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Champagne, France, 1800. Twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherited Le Nez (an uncanny sense of smell) from her great-grandfather, a renowned champagne maker. She is determined to use Le Nez to make great champagne, but the Napoleon Code prohibits women from owning a business...
  • Drax by Annabella Stone

    Drax by Annabella Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drax Mitchell had been one of the rising stars in Delta Force, when a yearlong mission undercover behind enemy lines, cost him the friend he always swore to protect. Or so he thought. Recruited by his friend’s former Navy Seal commander, to Red Squadron, a JSOC Task Force. Drax and Roman are reunited to cause havoc all over the Middle East...
    Categorized as:
    angst  war  action-adventure  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Songbird Freed by Lisa Edward

    Songbird Freed by Lisa Edward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Tara O’Connell, and I’ve always believed we control our own fate. That life is a journey with many roads, and the choices we make can shape our future. Life has presented me with two paths and I’ve chosen one. Was it right? Did I make the best decision? After the uncertainty of the last twelve months, my destiny is now crystal-clear to me...
  • Mr. July by Nicole S. Goodin

    Mr. July by Nicole S. Goodin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From international bestselling author Nicole S. Goodin, comes a new standalone, MMA sports romance. Hudson Scott. Nicknamed ‘The Horror’. Champion MMA fighter. … And caught up in an off-limits woman. Ramsey Ashton. Queasy around blood. Pink haired beauty. … And crushing on her brother’s best friend...
  • HOT SEAL Devotion by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT SEAL Devotion by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’ll ask him to marry her. And pray he says yes…Kayla wants a daddy for her little girl. Navy SEAL Zack is perfect for the job. Kayla’s made wrong choices before, but she knows this one is right. Zack’s a strong, honorable man who will keep her baby safe. Zack’s been twisted up inside from the moment he laid eyes on Kayla. It’s been months, and he still can’t untangle his feelings...
  • Subzero by Cambria Hebert

    Subzero by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best friend, Liam Mattison, was born with snow in his veins. Me? Ice. Maybe that’s why my eyes are this color. Maybe it’s because I was born in Caribou, where there’s more snow than sun. I always knew I had a chill within me, but after my time with the army, that chill froze over. I saw and did things most people couldn’t fathom. I made contacts with people who were more beast than man...
  • Can’t Catch My Breath by Sarah Sutton

    Can’t Catch My Breath by Sarah Sutton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Addy Arden lives in a land called denial.After losing her dad in a car accident, she’d rather pretend things were okay than be crushed by grief and guilt. Her friends buy the fake smiles and her mom doesn’t seem to notice…or care.And Addy is doing great until she’s paired with Vincent Castello, the most intimidating senior at Greenville High, for a class project...
  • One to Save by Tia Louise

    One to Save by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    (Derek & Melissa) "I lost myself in the darkness of trying to protect you..." Some threats come at you as friendly fire. Some threats take away everything. Family won’t let you go down without a fight...
  • One to Leave by Tia Louise

    One to Leave by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some demons can't be shaken off.Some wounds won't heal. Until a pair of hazel eyes knocks you on your ass, and you realize it's time to stop running. A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVEL. Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and elements of erotic romance, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18...
  • Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart. Ben Holland is an artist...
  • Moore Than a Feeling (Moore Than a Feeling) by Julie A. Richman

    Moore Than a Feeling (Moore Than a Feeling) by Julie A. Richman

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Holly and Aiden broke up? Seriously? No way. Not those two." Dumped. No, not only dumped. Blindsided and dumped. I thought that Aiden McManus was my forever, my soulmate, That was until he told me he was still in love with his ex. I didn't want to believe him. So, I convinced myself that our break-up was because of his upcoming deployment, and not because he didn't love me...
  • Heading Home by Katie Flynn

    Heading Home by Katie Flynn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Katie Flynn’s wonderful new Liverpool saga, Louisa and Cormack Muldoon both have good jobs and live a settled life with their two young daughters. But then Grandpa Muldoon has a seizure and begs his son to return to Kilnevin and the family croft...
  • 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...
  • Neil by Sybil Bartel

    Neil by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ex-Danish Military Special Forces, built like a legend, and uncompromising in every way—Neil Christensen didn’t walk into my life. The Viking-sized warrior crashed it like a hurricane. The moment he showed up at my strip club, my life fell to shit. South Florida's most ruthless motorcycle gang, the cops, the Feds—they all want something I don’t have, something the Viking took from me...
  • Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin

    Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tucker McCoy thought the hardest mission of his life was over. After being deployed for six years, all he wanted to do was return home to his wife and daughter. But when he arrives home with roses in his hand, the last thing he expects is to be welcomed by a stranger. Being presumed dead for six years doesn’t help his cause as no one is giving him the answers he needs...
  • Shattered With You by J. Kenner

    Shattered With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With his lethal skills and criminal connections, former British agent Quincy Radcliffe has fast become a key asset at the newly formed Stark Security. But Quincy isn’t the man he appears to be...
  • Just One Taste by Lexi Blake

    Just One Taste by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One Hot Chef…. Eric Vail has always loved a challenge. After leaving the Navy, he mastered his passion for cooking. As the sous chef at Top, one of Dallas’s hottest restaurants, his skills are pushed to the limit every night. Unfortunately, his ultimate prize still eludes him. Server Deena Holmes is the sweetest thing he’s seen in forever, but she’s as distant as she is beautiful...
  • Nobody's Lost by Kallypso Masters

    Nobody's Lost by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A standalone novel about two characters with very minor mentions in the earlier books. Ryder Wilson returned from serving multiple deployments but can't leave the hell of combat behind him. Frustrated and ashamed of his inability to function in the world as well as the veterans he served with, he retreated, choosing to engage only with those he trusted...
  • Open Wounds by Twyla Turner

    Open Wounds by Twyla Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lexi and Sloan are doing everything in their power to fight the demons of their past. They continue to build each other up while rebuilding Lexi’s home. Their careers are taking off and they're settling into a nice life they've carved out for themselves. But the demons of the past are beginning to catch up to the present. And Lexi must decide between fight or flight...
    Categorized as:
    angst  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  black-mc  book
  • All for Allie by Julie Bailes

    All for Allie by Julie Bailes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Please read Shattered and Shake (book 1) prior to All for Allie (1.5) Mature audience only 18+ Walking away from her was the hardest decision I ever made. Leaving her without an explanation broke us both. Our hearts have been left shattered. I could make excuses. I could lay the blame on others, but still I made the decision. I had to. It was the only way to protect the both of them...
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