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Gabe by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGabe Harris was the walking, talking personification of a hero. And a hero was what I needed. My life went from boring to hair-raising with a stroke of a key. I knew better than to poke around on the dark web. But when my friend Kalee Solberg came home months after she’d been presumed dead, I couldn’t stop myself from looking into who was behind her capture...Categorized as:
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Declan by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeclan Crenshaw went from orphan, to Special Forces soldier, to the CIA’s golden child. Life was perfect—almost. He shouldn’t have pushed his luck and simply enjoyed the bounty fate had given him—a beautiful wife, sweet baby girl, and more love than he ever dreamed he’d know. Until a threat he never saw coming obliterated his world. His wife and child murdered...Categorized as:
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Bear by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn explosive blast from the pastA former mission rears its head and places Bear McGowen in the middle of an impossible situation. His old friend is missing, but he left a trail to follow. As Bear investigates, the twisting turns of the past meld with the present investigation. It necessitates specialized help from his employer, Guardian Security... -
Myles by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Delta Operator Myles Simms doesn’t know when to quit. The concept so foreign to him he can’t give up on Delilah Watts. A woman he’s never met—a woman who might be the enemy yet he’s compelled to save her. Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing...Categorized as:
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At Midnight: Billionaires in Disguise: Flicka by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen is a rescue not a rescue? When it’s a kidnapping. Flicka and Dieter, whose real name is Raphael Mirabaud, tried to escape her ex-husband’s Secret Service and army, but they couldn’t. Dozens of military personnel, maybe hundreds, surrounded them, trying to kidnap Flicka. The only way out was with mercenaries hired by Raphael’s father... -
Happily Ever After: Billionaires in Disguise: Flicka by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDieter Schwarz had a gun pointing at his forehead.To escape and save the lives of herself and two-year-old Alina Mirabaud, Flicka von Hannover walked into the arms of her ex-husband, who wants only her title and her genes in his family tree. She is whisked away to Monaco and held prisoner while her ex plots how many children she will produce for him and his throne.Dieter must be dead... -
Elusive Promise by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"The twists are endless, the danger is far reaching, and the thrills are nonstop." Isha C. Goodreads on Perilous Trust, OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES When tragedy strikes an engagement party, Special Agent Parisa Maxwell becomes the sole survivor and the only witness to a kidnapping and the theft of a legendary diamond...Categorized as:
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Jackson: Book 2 of a 3 book arc by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 14th book in the Reed Security Series and the 2nd book of a 3 book arc. The arc books need to be read in order and it is suggested that the rest of the series is read in order as well. Jackson Lewis saved Raegan Cartwright from a terrible situation and has been keeping her and her parents safe...Categorized as:
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Five Years in Yemen: A Titus Ray Thriller by Luana Ehrlich
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA CIA contractor goes missing in Iraq. Five years later, he turns up in Yemen. Now, it’s up to Titus to find out if he’s a traitor or a patriot. After Titus accepts an assignment to bring rogue CIA contractor Jacob Levin back to the States, he learns the operation has been put on hold pending Presidential approval. That’s fine with him...Categorized as:
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In Shining Armor by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFlicka won’t allow herself to be terrified.She’s on the run from her cheating, soon-to-be ex-husband Prince Pierre and his Secret Service, and she doesn’t have a passport, credit cards, or money. She needs to get to Paris to talk to her lawyers about divorcing that bastard.The only thing standing between her and the cheating prince is Dieter Schwarz, her bodyguard, her protector, and her ex-lover... -
Hard Liquor: Runaway Billionaires: Arthur Duet #2 by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon trial lawyer Gen has managed to corral that randy colt His Lordship Arthur Finch-Hatten, the Earl of Severn, at least as far as anyone knows. In public, he seems to be behaving himself, but she’s kind of gotten involved with her client in a way that the Bar’s Ethics Committee would totally not approve of...Categorized as:
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Once You're Mine by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a page-turning, poignant and thrilling romantic suspense novel about love, courage and risking it all! Firefighter Dylan Callaway is no coward when it comes to running into burning buildings but running into love with a beautiful and seriously annoying brunette is another story... -
Dangerous Choice by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Dangerous Choice, Special Agent Diego Rivera must choose between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, and between his ideals and the agency he serves… Don't miss this new thrilling, chilling, romantic suspense by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy...Categorized as:
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The Fire Inside by Kathryn Shay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFire Department Psychologist Jack Harrison has spent his life helping firefighters in Hidden Cove deal with firefighting deaths, PTSD, broken marriages, the fear of spouses for their loved ones, and a variety of firefighter romances. He is especially beloved by the Malvasos, as revealed in the previous family saga novels... -
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Run by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElle Roberts wants two things in life:One—to find out everything there is to know about the mysterious spy who keeps kissing her, andTwo—to stay off her mob family’s radar.That isn’t too much to ask, is it? It’s not like she wants to win the lottery, or live in a Star Wars movie, or be Chris Hemsworth’s personal bather...Categorized as:
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Wicked Rush by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLust. Temptation. Deception. Technology capitalist, Lars Elliott, lives on the edge, savoring the adventure of flirting with death. After rescuing a stranger from a hail of bullets, he resists attraction to the dangerous beauty. Determined to learn her secrets, he draws her into his seductive world of risk taking, pushing her sexual limits... -
Dax by Shannyn Leah
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDax Colyn is one of the bad boys of Willow Valley. A fearless volunteer firefighter and hard ass mechanic, he makes all the woman swoon and he likes it that way. He keeps people at a distance since his mother died. He doesn’t want to let anyone in, much less a woman he knows he could fall in love with. Ava Anderson keeps people away, too... -
Jag by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo matter how fast he runs, there's one thing Jag can't escape.His past.It has the power to destroy the man he's worked so hard to become.Jag is slated to be the next MMA champion. It's been years in the making. The hype surrounding his prized fight is ignited by his charismatic personality and smoldering good looks.But it's all a shield protecting the storm brewing inside of him.. -
Aspen's Defense by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love... -
Fearless Pursuit by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets and lies…strangers and spies… After the death of an asset, Special Agent Jax Kenin goes undercover bartending at an exclusive Hollywood club in hot pursuit of a spy ring. His mission gets complicated when a beautiful brunette begins asking questions about an old murder. She's making people nervous, and he needs to get her out of the way before she blows up his operation...Categorized as:
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Surrendering To Her Sergeant by Angel Payne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIT’S HERE! Book Three in Angel Payne’s hot, sexy series is the story of Ethan Archer and Ava Chestain, set against the glamorous world of Hollywood’s jet set… Corporal Ethan Archer has just earned his sergeant's stripes, and the guys on his Special Forces team decide that a trip to the fun and sun of LA is a perfect way to celebrate. Ethan has other motives for agreeing to the vacation...Categorized as:
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Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes, the quest for vengeance can cost more than you’re willing to pay.Blakely Sullivan was a foreign aid worker in the Middle East when a deadly bombing took the lives of families she’d come to know and love, collateral damage in someone else’s war... -
Cold Light of Day by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPhysicist Scarlett Stone is the daughter of the man considered to be the most notorious Russian agent in FBI history. With her father dying in prison she’s determined to prove he’s innocent, but time is running out. Using a false identity, she gains access to the Russian ambassador’s Christmas party, searching for evidence of a set-up...Categorized as:
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Sanctum: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA contract broken… Ryan Church and Jill Paxon enjoyed their life as Master and submissive until the day Ryan's entire world crumbled. No longer able to fulfill his end of the contract, Ryan did what he thought was best for Jill. He let her go...Categorized as:
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A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle: Alex, Garrett, Zack, Ryker by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time... -
Weapon of Seduction by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWILL LOVE COME TOO LATE?It’s a good thing FBI agent Korrine Friday didn’t arrest that nosy stranger who appeared at the crime scene she was processing, because (A) he’s Rafe Santiago, her new supervisor at the field office in San Antonio, and (B) he’s gorgeous... -
Protecting Justice by Adrienne Giordano, Misty Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the premier political spin-doctor in the U.S., Fallyn Pasche can fix any problem--except her own. Her twin sister, Heather, a United States Senator, has been murdered, her father is barely speaking to her, and someone is after coded files Heather hid in a private safe. In order to decode the files and figure out what happened to her twin, Fallyn turns to the Justice Team...Categorized as:
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Lights Out by Natalie Walters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy...Categorized as:
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Las Vegas Sidewinders: Karl by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLas Vegas Sidewinders goalie Karl Martennson is 6’4” of Swedish hockey-playing deliciousness who wants something more than a different girl every night. Kate Lansing is a PR whiz with trust issues who has spent her whole life battling her weight. Their one-night-stand has the potential to be more, but Karl’s crazy ex-girlfriend is determined to stop them before they reach the goal... -
Masters and Mercenaries Bundle: 3 Stories by Lexi Blake by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDungeon Games Derek Brighton has become one of Dallas’s finest detectives through a combination of discipline and obsession. Once he has a target in his sights, nothing can stop him. When he isn’t solving homicides, he applies the same intensity to his playtime at Sanctum, a secretive BDSM club. Unfortunately, no amount of beautiful submissives can fill the hole that one woman left in his heart...Categorized as:
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Covering Coco by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife between the cross hairs Retired Navy SEAL John Jacob “Jacko” Johnson earned a reputation for being cool under pressure, having more kills from behind the scope of a sniper rifle than anyone else active on the teams, and being a total smartass...Categorized as:
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Face-Off by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStone Townsend is the center for the pro-hockey team in Charleston. There are just a few things he’s concerned with: bringing his large family together again, leading his new team to a championship, and doing a lot of scoring–on and off the ice. Which is why it was the worst time to get an injury under new team management and a new coach... -
Edge of the Heat 7 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe old gang hasn't gotten together for a while, but when houses start blowing up, the triplets, their spouses, plus Jerry and Sara must all pull together to keep everyone alive... -
Dirty Trick by Mickey Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEva: I've always been the good girl. Until one night in Tijuana. When the most gorgeous man in the bar struck up a conversation with me. He was so damn cocky, I decided to play a trick on him. So I made up a fake name. It was innocent, even if he was sinful. I didn't ever think four hours later he would be moaning my fake name. Corbin: She was the sexiest girl I’d ever met... -
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Edge of the Heat 5 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*** You do not need to have read the first 4 books in the series to enjoy Book 5. Jerry Mansko, a fun-loving Paramedic/Firefighter is in physical therapy for a major injury to his leg. His therapist, Sara Acosta, fascinates him from the first time he sees her. But there's something unavailable and even a little dark about Sara... -
America's Bravest by Kathryn Shay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Rescue Squad in the Hidden Cove Fire Department deals with all kinds of emergencies: blazing fires, horrific car accidents and a myriad of medical calls. Like most firefighters, they also have complicated personal relationships due to the nature of their jobs... -
SEAL's Desire by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s her fiercest protector. She’s his only weakness.A Navy SEAL doesn’t expect to find a beautiful hostage when running his op…Navy SEAL Blake “Raptor” Reynolds is a legend in his own right. His ability to sneak into enemy territory, sight unseen, and eliminate the target has earned him the reputation of being cool, hard, and calculating... -
Poison Evidence by Rachel Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be paradise… After creating advanced mapping technology that intelligence agencies itch to add to their arsenals, Ivy MacLeod can’t turn down the perfect opportunity to test it: mapping a vast World War II battle site in the islands of Palau...Categorized as:
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Deep Cover by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwenty-eight-year-old Kelsey Weber is one of the CIA’s finest undercover agents. After two years under deep cover in Salman Nassar’s desert compound, she’s unearthed vital information on the volatile Middle Eastern extremist sect. When her allegiance is called into question, Nassar teaches her a lesson she won’t forget—with a bullet to the leg...Categorized as:
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Fully Committed: A Thrilling FBI Romance by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't miss OMEGA SECTOR: CRITICAL RESPONSE, the most highly-awarded Intrigue series of 2017 that readers call "binge-worthy" and "un-putdownable." These ain't your mama's Harlequins, baby. Get all six now!FULLY COMMITTEDOmega Sector: Critical Response agent Jon Hatton is running out of options. If he doesn't get a decent lead soon, a serial rapist will strike again...Categorized as:
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Ravaged With You by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetired from the military and finally free of the demons of past missions, former Special Forces soldier Charlie “Red” Cooper leads a blissfully calm life running his successful distillery. At least until the day he finds his partner and best friend drowned in one of their best barrels of whiskey...Categorized as:
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Out of the Night by Geri Foster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalcon Securities is a clandestine agency owned by Frank Hamilton, which works exclusively for the President of the United States and the Department of Defense.Falcon Securities Agent Tony Archuletta has lost his memory and a CIA operative is being held captive by a lethal group of terrorists out to destroy America...Categorized as:
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Serafina (Blaire's World) by Skye Callahan, Anita Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author, Skye Callahan, comes a new Dark Romance that is part of BLAIRE’S WORLD. About SERAFINA: Seven years. Six hits. A hundred secrets. Syndicate leaders blackmailed. Wives and children set up to take the fall. A spy among the most dangerous of men. Sometimes seductress. Sometimes assassin. I'm the girl at the party everyone looks at, but no one remembers... -
Throttle: A Savage Disciples MC Novella by Drew Elyse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a Disciple, forever a Disciple. Candy didn’t build a life for herself by being stupid, regardless what people might think of her being a stripper. And no matter what her body wants, what her heart wants, she knows that falling for a fighter is as stupid as it gets. A Disciple will fight like a savage, but that isn’t always the way... -
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Exposing Justice by Misty Evans, Adrienne Giordano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a Public Information officer for the US Supreme Court, Hope Denby knows how to spin a story. A journalist at heart, she loves being in the middle of a juicy scoop and has her sights set on future Press Secretary for the White House...Categorized as:
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Murmur by Anne Conley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValerie Dunaway is a former socialite who has hidden from the public eye for years due to a horrific attack that left her scarred—physically and emotionally. When a strange masked man makes himself at home with her, she’s unable to run. She calls the cops, but the agoraphobic won’t go into protective custody, so Detective Hollerman calls the only people he trusts: Pierce Securities... -
Hockey Mom by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a single mother, and deadly operative, Tanya knows she can’t screw up. So, explain how she ended up in his bed. A teenage pregnancy left Tanya struggling to survive with a baby. Fast forward years later and she’s established herself as a first-class hacker, working for an elite agency—with benefits... -
Midnight Caress by Lisa Marie Rice
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLisa Marie Rice's books can be summed up in one word — addictive!" — Katie ReusThey’ll kill for what’s in her head…. Riley Robinson is in deep trouble. She’s the only one who knows that a video that could catapult the world into full-scale war is just a deepfake, but someone out there will stop at nothing to silence her. Soon, a whole company of ruthless mercenaries is running her down...Categorized as:
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All He Wants for Christmas by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom six of your favorite New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors… Here’s to finding spies, cops, rockers, SEALs, professional hockey players and billionaires under the Christmas tree this year! Grab this bundle of ALL NEW, 100% sizzling hot holiday tales for just 99 cents! Pre-order price... -
Cold Hearted Bastard: Firefighter Romantic Comedy by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Logan Chance comes a laugh-out-loud comedy centered around a zany kindergarten teacher and the insane antics she goes through to meet a smokin' HOT firefighter. Five Things. That's the title of the video I'm watching...
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