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The Wrecked One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne moment. One decision. Will change everything. I’ve spent my life chasing stories and mysteries, as well as running from love. I’ve also come face-to-face with evil before. Felt its breath on my skin and survived.But nothing could prepare me for that one day when my life changed. Impossible choices and unbearable sacrifices were made, and evil still won...Categorized as:
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Ember by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsINKED PROTECTOR REUNITES WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.Rocco Caldo is tall, dark, and handsome, but not interested in love. Loyal to a fault, he can’t turn away an old friend in need or a beautiful woman on the run…especially when they have unfinished business.Rebel Bishop is a single mom, looking for shelter, not a handout... -
Theo by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs seven days long enough to build a forever love?I was living a nightmare of my own making.My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller.I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe...Categorized as:
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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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Finding Carly by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJag helped her take control of her life back...but someone is watching and waiting for the perfect moment to finish what her ex had started.On one unforgettable afternoon, a simple fluke kept Carly Stewart out of her crazy ex’s reach…landing her best friend in his clutches instead...Categorized as:
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Finding Lexie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLexie Green hasn’t thought about Pierce Cagle in years. So when the popular boy she knew in high school shows up in the middle of the Somali desert, part of the SEAL team rescuing her and a coworker from kidnappers, she’s more than a little shocked... -
Forged in Steele by Susan Sleeman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a baby goes missing…The ink was barely dry on the contract Bristol Steele had signed for Steele Guardians to provide security for a metro hospital when a baby is abducted from the nursery. Horrified and devastated for the family, Bristol puts everything in her life aside to find the abducted child and return her to her devastated parents... -
Bishop by Marie James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSynopsis coming...Categorized as:
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Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent...Categorized as:
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HOT SEAL Redemption by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBailey Jones doesn't know jack about babies, but she knows how much it sucks to have a deadbeat father. So when her sister drops off her newborn baby and then disappears, Bailey is ready and willing to confront anyone, including a six-foot-two, sexier-than-sin Navy SEAL sniper, and make him do his duty...Categorized as:
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HOT Honor by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWaking up with a wife is not how black ops soldier Zane “Zany” Scott pictured his first trip to Las Vegas ending. Forever isn’t in his vocabulary anymore. So why did he marry a woman he just met?Nerdy Eden Hall isn’t the kind of girl people notice. She’s always lived in her twin’s shadow, always been plain and sensible compared to her sister’s big personality...Categorized as:
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The New Doctor at Peony Practice by Christie Barlow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreorder the next book in the heartwarming and bestselling Love Heart Lane seriesLove Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter whatAll’s fair in love and…medicine?Dr Katie O’Neil has only been in Heartcross a few hours when she finds herself already ruffling feathers – not least with medical school nemesis and new colleague Ben Sanders... -
SEAL's Sky by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSEAL's Sky is book four in the exciting Black Eagle series and features John "Tex" Keegan from Susan Stoker's SEALs of Protection series.Navy SEAL Drew "Murph" Murphy was determined to stay single and win the bet with his SEAL team. Until he met Sky. Her damaged heart and undeniable strength ignited his need to protect... -
The Samaritan by Amelia Shea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Ghosttown Riders Motorcycle Club Book - A heartbreaking past may stand in the way of a beautiful future.Born into a motorcycle club dynasty, biker Caden Reilly chose a different path. A single dad struggling to keep his business afloat while caring for a hostile, arrogant, and ill biker father, his life is anything but normal... -
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SEAL's Harmony by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSEAL’s Harmony is the kick-off to the Red Falcon Team introduced in SEAL’s Angel.The first time Navy SEAL Ryder “Ry” Purcell sees Harmony Taylor, he's rushing to her rescue as she’s about to fall into his friend’s wedding cake. Ry soon finds himself smitten by this accident-prone beauty. But issues from his past still linger, and he doesn’t know how far he’s willing to take things...Categorized as:
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Marked for Deception by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe lied to catch a killer. She just wanted to escape the past. Neither realized just how deadly their deceptions could be.Denver homicide detective Declan King lives by a strict code. But when he’s tasked with using an escaped serial killer’s daughter to catch the twisted murderer, his black and white world becomes blurred in ways he never could’ve imagined...Categorized as:
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Take Her from You by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single mom in hiding and the bodyguard roommate she can’t resistMiaHiding out in the Scottish Highlands, I’ve fled my old life. I need a home for my little daughter, a job, and the eyeful of my roommate naked in the shower has me thinking I might need a hot Scottish boyfriend, too.But the gorgeous bodyguard only offers fun nights between the sheets...Categorized as:
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Point of Contact by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeaving Miami was the plan, but Courtney never expected to do it behind the wheel of an archaic RV with the most hostile member of Team Rogue at her side.Reed didn’t like her, which was fine. She didn’t necessarily like him. He was rigid. A stickler for the rules. Unamused by everything, especially her...Categorized as:
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Broken Arrow by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnnie Hancock is finally following her dreams, studying for her graduate degree to become a professional artist. But when someone starts to leave threatening notes around her studio and dorm, Annie can’t help but wonder…who’s after her and why? She doesn’t know who to trust or keep herself safe.Arrow has been grinding for years as a bounty hunter and private investigator...Categorized as:
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JUDE: Lords of Carnage MC by Daphne Loveling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLILAI’m no club princess. I’m a cut-rate Cinderella. I’m the redheaded stepchild.Jude is the crown prince of the Lords of Carnage MC.He’s handsome, cocky, untouchable.The entire time I’ve known him, I’ve had to pretend he means nothing to me.When in fact, he’s always been everything.But when my world collapses and I’m running for my lifeI have no one else to turn to but the Lords of Carnage... -
Truly Yours: Mason & Sophie, #2 by Kennedy Fox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI knew within moments of meeting Mason Holt that he would change my life forever. I just didn’t realize how much. As my world spirals out of control, he continues to stay by my side, protecting and taking care of me. Being just friends is all he’s been able to offer, that is until both of our lives are threatened... -
Savage Pawn by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s smart enough to know better, except when it comes to the SEAL trying to hack her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Special Operator Drew Gunnison’s motto of duty, honor and integrity fit right in when given missions most special forces fail at... -
Burn by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this sizzling romantic suspense by a New York Times bestselling author, a serial arsonist targets the biological family he found through an online DNA ancestry test. Five years ago, Charlotte Murphy's brother tracked down her family through a DNA ancestry test. Charlotte was the only one he left alive. And now he's back to finish the deadly game he started... -
Total Surrender by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of Kidnapped and Tough as Nails comes the eleventh romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. Total Surrender is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. Beware of the Dangerously Devoted. COBRA Securities agents Hunter McGrath and Talia Cohen pose as husband and wife to infiltrate a mysterious cult, led by the charismatic Elijah... -
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Rock Bottom: Satan's Devils MC #7 by Manda Mellett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRock Rock I’ve committed the ultimate crime. To repay my gambling debts, I’ve stolen from my MC. Now, I’m out in bad standing. Cast adrift from all men I called Brother, I approach a rival MC. They let me join on the basis I share all the information about my previous club. In other words, they want me to help them take out the Satan’s Devils... -
Aiden & Ariel by Jet Masters, Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is everywhere in this swoon-worthy, steamy couple's romance. Plunge head over heels as you ride out a hurricane on an oil rig. Dive into 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭: 𝐴𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 & 𝐴𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑙’𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 by master storytellers, Jet & Ellie Masters where your happily ever after is waiting. ARIEL BLACK For a woman unlucky in love, Ariel certainly falls for it fast... -
Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mafia romance about family, loyalty, and love, Dissolution is the powerful conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken's Eagle Elite series. "There is always a beginning—I will be their end." For ten years the Cosa Nostra has ruled with an iron fist in Chicago—their reign is about to end, and I'll be the one to bring them down...Categorized as:
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Hard Line by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman dragged into danger…Dr. Samantha Park’s life is shaken when her best friend and research partner dies barely two months into their eight-month stretch at the South Pole. She hasn’t begun to face her loss when men from Cobra International Security arrive to recover sensitive military components from a crashed satellite—and ask her to come with them... -
Annihilate Me 2: Vol. 1 (The Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn ANNIHILATE ME 2, expect everything you've come to know about the #1 worldwide best-selling ANNIHILATE ME series--the love, the humor, the suspense. Only ramped up in ways that you never expected. This is ANNIHILATE ME at its best! DESCRIPTION: In ANNIHILATE ME 2, love is tested. Lives are claimed. Nothing is certain. In a flash, one can just lose it all... -
The Vacation Toy by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a booking mistake traps Brooke in paradise alongside three sizzling ex-competitors from the Insane World Race? The only thing left to do is enjoy the ride.We were supposed to be reaping the fruits of our labor; an all-girls trip to a breathtaking beach-side villa in Tahiti... -
Smiling Irish by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Burr indeed. One long brrr down my spine happened while reading Katy Regnery’s latest installment of her series... -
Brutal Power by B.B. Hamel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn exciting and steamy standalone arranged marriage mafia romance from bestselling author B. B. Hamel.I shouldn’t have stalked my future husband.When he catches me staring at him in the gym—He drags me into the sauna.And I’m in big trouble.When my brother the Don orders me to marry Brody Quinn, I agree to sacrifice my happiness for the Famiglia...Categorized as:
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Never Too Late by Chelle Bliss
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHave you ever had your mother try to fix you up?Mine has been relentless, butting into my dating life forever.Every single time has been a total disaster.But when Ma summons me to her local hangout, I’m not expecting her to do it again. There’s only so many women in our small town, and at my age, I’ve met them all... -
Protecting You: Schemes and Lies in Shadow Cove by Robin Patchen
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a high-stakes game of deception, two rivals must work together to bring down a ruthless terrorist network.After Alyssa’s dream of working in US intelligence is thwarted, she leaves her mundane profession to pursue a career as a cyber investigator. Though she aces every case she gets, securing enough customers to pay her rent proves challenging...Categorized as:
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Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...Categorized as:
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Nori's Delta by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe won’t lose her again…Delta Operative Heath “Woof” Davis has spent years living on the edge. Protecting a State Department official is just another assignment until he discovers that Eleanor Bonham is Nori Duncan, the one that got away...Categorized as:
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Broken King by Bella Matthews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night.I let myself have one night with him after avoiding him for years. But one night was all it took for history to repeat itself.Cade St. James was my past. He was the boy who stole my heart before he left for the Marine Corps. Now he’s back in Kroydon Hills, and there’s no mistaking he’s all man. A former MMA champion, running his own gym, and taking care of his adorable little girl... -
Redemption Road by Nicole Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKash Bennett has always done things his way. His looks and bad boy ways give every woman in his path the hope of changing him. He has rules that won't be broken, for anyone. Mackenzie Harrison has spent her entire life doing things someone else's way. When her possessive boyfriend goes too far, she knows it's time for a change. She's been stuck for too long. But her ex isn't giving up... -
Enemy Heir by Carrie Ann Ryan, Nana Malone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bad boy prince meets his match in this epic Tattered Royals stand-alone romance.I know men like him.Powerful. Arrogant. Trouble. The world is his playground.The playboy prince, the tabloid favorite, and the bane of my existence. And unfortunately, he’s the only one who might be able to help me uncover the truth...Categorized as:
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Danger Rising by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s going after what’s hers.When Lana’s mom died, she was heartbroken. And when her mom’s business partner stole a priceless family heirloom, she vowed to get it back. The former thief has no problem taking what’s hers—except this time she ends up stealing more than she bargained for... -
Rick's Road by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStubborn was something Rick had been called a lot. Independent. A loner. All true but, once a powerful healer connects to bring him back from the brink of death, Rick is in danger of losing that control and that privacy he so values.Cara understands Rick’s need to be alone, but it’s not possible any longer, and that isn’t something she’s ready to tell him... -
Protecting His Fake Wife by Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlotte Burnside’s safe, comfortable world is forever changed after she and her two besties witness a mob murder. Now, the only way out is to go into hiding with a former Navy SEAL who terrifies her almost as much as the bad guys. Easton Yates is just so big, so tough, so…distractingly attractive. Posing as newlyweds, the two head to Florida for their “honeymoon... -
Teach Me Like That by Marie James, Jim Cauthen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty-three, single, and loving life. Construction worker by day and playboy by night. Kegan Cole has what many men can only dream about. A great job, incredible family, and more women fawning over him than he can count. What more could he ask for? Lexi Carter spends her days teaching at a private school... -
Bloodlines by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor's Note: This book is meant to be read after books 1-7 of the Latvala Royals series. Long before Latvala became a country, two men fought a bitter battle to claim control of the land. The outcome of their feud fell into the abyss of time, subdued and forgotten in the centuries to follow. This is the story of a younger generation looking for answers that don't want to be found... -
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Not in the Cards by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Coming back to Beaufort was only supposed to be a touch-and-go. Check on my sister, empty my storage unit, and move on to whatever’s next… The minute I saw Mel again, roots sounded better than wings.” For Lieutenant Commander Jason McGrath, the military was his ticket out of Beaufort, North Carolina...Categorized as:
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Protecting Joy by Lila Ferrari
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer soldier Liam McBride wants to be left alone. He is recuperating at his late grandpa’s house in the country, thankful for the quiet solitude. The horror of being tortured in Afghanistan, then rescued by a SEAL team, is still fresh in his mind. Joy Maddox, the woman next door, shatters his fragile peace... -
Fighting for Hailey by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s the one who got away…They grew up together, dated for years—but when Lennox had a chance at a college scholarship and a new life, Hailey abruptly ended things. She wanted him to have the life he deserved, and with her track record knew she’d just bring him down. Now they’re both grown and she runs the new branch of Redemption Harbor Consulting, heading up their security division... -
Mistletoe Kisses by Lee Blair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year…until you get laid off.The fastest way to trigger my anxiety is losing my job at the holidays. Fortunately, I can always count on my platonic bestie to keep me grounded. Except our commiseration drinks lead to planning pre-Christmas vacays for each other, so instead of grounding me, my bestie sends me flying to Dahlia Springs, Oregon... -
Jaded by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant equal rights?Don't f____ a biker.Want safe and predictable?Do not fall for a biker.Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever?Don't accidentally become a club bunny... -
Burning Roses by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you burn a rose the ashes cling to your soul as charred fragments of insanity. It takes seconds to walk away, your future stolen by ruthless vanity. The scent is sweet, but the thorns cut deep. Your lies are all that's left to keep. A whispered word extinguishes the flame. Your heart will never be the same again. You try to re-light the fire in vain. Your tears destroy like acid rain...Categorized as:
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