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Christmas with the Kings (The Kings of Guardian) by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou are cordially invited to a Christmas with the Kings. I hope you enjoy this heartfelt holiday novella honoring love and joy, hosted by the King Family. This story—all tied up in shiny paper and wrapped with a satin bow—is an offering to all those readers who have fallen in love with the characters in Kings of Guardian and the Guardian Shadow World series and made them their own... -
One Year Home by Marie Force
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe 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... -
Cuffed by Lexxi James
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHannahThe second I saw him walk through that door, I knew he was trouble.Men like him always are.The dark hair.The smoldering stubble.Those piercing gray eyes that might as well be a flame thrower between women's legs.Oh, and the fact that he's in a gentlemen's club.What am I doing here, you ask?It's my job to be here.No, not that job... -
Smoke by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShades of good are colored by the poison of greed, lust, and envy, and all too often the warm colors of humanity are consumed by evil.The assassin known as Smoke had his future planned. When his partner’s life imploded, his absence left Smoke adrift. Then Guardian threw a sassy, enticing anchor at him. When the alluring siren boarded his ship, he should have seen the rocky shore in the distance... -
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Promises by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPromises. A commitment, bond, pledge or pact. Some are broken, others withstand the test of time.Promises can be made between friends, families, or lovers. Each will be honored. Even the promise of payback, although Joseph King prefers the word revenge. Family fun at his expense? Not on your life. Join the members of the Guardian family as they delve into the nuances of promises made and kept... -
Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive.When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie... -
Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan two lost souls find redemption or are some transgressions beyond forgiveness? Lieutenant Jonny Spencer’s life is spiraling out of control. With no end in sight, he withdrawals. Giving in to the darkness is his only reprieve. Roberta “Bobby” Layne knows what it means to live in the shadows. Her childhood was spent fading into obscurity—loneiless her only friend... -
Thaddeus by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere had been a time, I’d been happy—blissfully happy—then a single act of brutality tore Thaddeus Bench from my life. But not from my heart. I never thought I’d see him again. But I did. In a cantina in Mexico. And when he looked over at me with so much hatred in his stare, it pulverized what was left of my heart. Emerson Pierce was my own personal hell... -
Every Wrong You Right by J.E. Parker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe lashed out to free his demons... She lost the ability to trust after being tormented. —Ty— Growing up, my life was hell. Filled with pain and consumed by rage, I became a monster. One which bullied without cease or mercy. As a kid, I hated myself for the suffering I caused. As a man, I still do. Plagued with regret, I came close to giving up. Then an angel appeared, saving me... -
Infinite by Corinne Michaels
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 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... -
Engulfing Emma (The Men on Fire Series) by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSingle dad.Firefighter.Hero. On the heels of divorce, Lt. Brett Cash never expected to meet the woman of his dreams. Especially not during a robbery gone bad. But just because she's the woman of his dreams does not mean he's the man of hers . Emma is a child of a 9/11 hero taken far too soon. And she's not about to let her own daughter go through the same hell she did... -
His Lady by Leah Sharelle, Colleen Snibson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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... -
Protecting Raven by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir daughter’s abduction destroyed their marriage. Raven Oswald has never given up on her daughter, for ten years she's used her computer skills to try to bring down the trafficking ring responsible for Cleo's abduction. When she finally gets a viable lead she heads straight to Columbia to check it out. The last person she expected to follow her was her ex-husband... -
Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was only supposed to be one night.When Madeline Montgomery finds out she's carrying her one night stand's baby she's shocked, but without his name she can't find him, and determines to raise her child alone. With a stalker upping his ante and the cops refusing to take her seriously, she runs to Prey Security for help... -
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Lola by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLola is the eighth book in the Reed Security series and the conclusion to Ryan's book in the series For The Love Of A Good Woman. The books should be read in order. “Ladies, I’m going to demonstrate how you can take out someone that is coming at you from the front. Now, Derek is going to come at me.” I motioned him forward and I saw a glint of fear in his eyes... -
Gwen's Delta by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShy bookstore owner Guinevere Dedmond resigned herself to living her dreams through the pages of the books she sells. But when she receives a mysterious call demanding she pay ransom to save her parents, her comfortable world erupts in chaos. Panicked, she turns to the sexy soldier who swept her off her feet, not knowing he's part of an elite spec ops team... -
Rescuing Gabriella by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE FINALLY FOUND THE ONE…BUT THEN SHE VANISHED.After nearly dying on a Bravo Team op, former Marine Zade King spends the final weekend of his recovery in paradise where he meets Gabby. She’s smart, funny, beautiful…everything he’s ever wanted in a woman. Then she disappears without a trace.SHE’S NOT WHO HE THINKS SHE IS... -
Protected by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series… A second chance at first love Years before Wade Rycroft fell in love with Geneva Harris, the smartest girl in his class. The rodeo star and the shy academic made for an odd pair but their chemistry was undeniable... -
Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’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... -
Courage by J.L. Drake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlackstone is at it again. We’re chasing down the cartel, but this time, the tables have been flipped on us. Members of Team North Rock are being plucked off one by one. The race to understand what is happening can be the difference between life and death. My position at Blackstone requires a clear head, and yet the stress and guilt I carry are affecting my concentration... -
Dino by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArianna has spent the last few years in Europe working undercover for the FBI to assist in bringing down the mob boss of one of Europe's most prominent crime families. Her fake job...Becoming Europe's most photographed lingerie model. Using connections within the modeling industry finally pays off when Arianna is presented with an opportunity to work for the man she has been patiently seeking out... -
Craving Cecilia: The Aces' Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Cecilia Butler’s well-ordered life explodes into chaos, she has no choice but to reach out to the family and friends she’d left behind years earlier—the Aces Motorcycle Club... -
SEAL's Sunshine by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavy SEAL Cam Patterson can’t wait for the day that he returns to the woman he loves. But everything blows up when he finds out there is a plot to kill the President of the United States. Miranda Stanhope has been anxiously awaiting Cam’s return. Months ago, he and his Black Eagle SEAL Team wrenched her away from the Taliban who’d been torturing her. The terrifying nightmares still haunt her... -
Boomer by Marie James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets 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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Rescuing Katherine by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE GAVE HER HIS HEART—AND SHE SHATTERED IT. Bravo Team operative Matthew Turner used to believe in happily ever after, but that was years ago, before the only woman he’s ever loved betrayed him and shredded his heart. Since then, he’s worked hard and played even harder, determined he’ll never be vulnerable again. NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS... -
Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichael “Flint” Gray is a Navy SEAL forced into retirement by a personal secret that could shorten his life and trap him in a nightmare. A former teammate gives Flint a new lease on life when he offers Flint a job in Colorado with Watchdog Protectors, a security company with its own secrets... -
At Your Service by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJuliana 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... -
The Warriors' Hearts by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is in the air this Valentine's Day as the men of Poseidon's Warriors MC take their old ladies on a weeklong trip to the Maldives.While they're away, Mary and Momma M, as well as the single guys and prospects will be overseeing the kids and businesses... -
Conquered by Angel Payne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan 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
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJules 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... -
Scotty by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger lurks around every corner… but it’s romance that comes as the biggest surpriseNavy SEAL Scotty Devonshire has one weakness: women. But a long-term relationship? That’s not his style—until Hayley Stevens walks into his life. All he wants is to find his SEAL teammate’s widow and clear his buddies’ names. Turns out Hayley, a hacker extraordinaire, is trying to find the same woman... -
Scrumptious by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t miss out on the exciting conclusion to the Camos and Cupcakes series from USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder. Hey, there. Fritz O’Bryan at your service, the only remaining single guy in the Camos and Cupcakes shop. My friends call me a player, and I try to live up to their expectations. I mean, the women of San Antonio are relying on me to save them from boredom... -
The Bridesmaid Rescue: A K9 Handler, Love At First Sight Romance by Jo Grafford
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All Tied Up for New Year's by Patricia D. Eddy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElora How do you tell someone you're too damaged to love? Milos knows my secret. Greece's fragile princess. Dishonored. Disowned. Marked. Yet he still pursues me. I can't hide. Not when Elizabeth, soon-to-be wife of the richest man in Boston and Milos's employer, hires me to design her wedding rings... -
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Safeguarding Miley (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Melissa Kay Clarke
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Miley Ellison loves her career choice. Taking care of small animals is her passion - the larger ones? Not so much. However, when her grandfather leaves her his practice in Wyoming, she resigns herself to a life of dealing mostly with livestock. It isn't ideal but at least she's in control of her own life. If only her mind would focus on the job and not on her best friend's sexy brother... -
Hot SEAL, Red Wine by Becca Jameson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllie Gorman hasn't had a vacation in years. Working herself to the bone day and night on Wall Street has kept her mind from wandering too often to the only man she's ever loved. The man she left fourteen years ago after their high school graduation. When her best friend lures her to join a girls' cruise, Ellie relents. The sun will do her good. Relaxation is her top priority... -
Meat by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaging Barons MC–Meat, from Amazon International Bestseller J.E DaelmanA lite MC series, with fun, laughter, love, and other emotions thrown in along the way.In Book Twelve of the continuing Raging Barons MC series, RBMC brother, Meat, finally gets his story... -
Hartsville’s SEAL Heroes: Six Book Complete Series by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Hartsville! Meet six sexy impossible-to-resist Navy SEALS… Settle in for some smoking hot Navy SEALs and the headstrong women who love them, in this sizzling six-book set by USA Today bestselling author Leslie North... -
Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn operative shot in the line of duty.An EMT with a huge secret.And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts.Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught... -
Rescuing Kenna by P.J. Fiala
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy this steamy small-town protector romance by USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala. He’s a GHOST operative trying to keep the peace.She’s a process server determined to do her job.Together they are caught up in a war neither will back down from. When the job can only be handled by the team that doesn’t exist, you call GHOST... -
Hot SEAL, Confirmed Bachelor by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Navy SEAL runs into an obstacle, he climbs over it, under it, around it, or destroys it. So what if it's a woman? Master Chief Benjamin Blackwell has it all. Adventure, good looks, skills, and women. His life is perfect and he has no intention of changing a thing. Until her. Holly Maxwell is a sexy woman unlike anyone he’s met before... -
Healed by Twyla Turner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLexi 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... -
Heartsridge Shifters: Nate by Olivia Arran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in the South-One Bears series… Bear shifter Nate Dean is the joker of team South-One. The prankster. The one without a dozen skeletons hidden in his closet. He is what he is, and that’s always been good enough, until now. Now he needs to be more. To step up and be the person his fated mate needs him to be... -
Songbird Caged by Lisa Edward
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTara 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... -
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SEAL's Angel by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL Jake Warner, leader of the Black Eagle team, has witnessed the worst of the world firsthand. After losing faith in everything but his teammates, he meets Dawn Randolph, and she is everything good he’s forgotten.Dawn has lived her own hell over the last few years since her Army Ranger husband died in action... -
Las Vegas Sidewinders: Drake by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrake 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... -
Lost and Found Series Box Set by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWARNING- 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... -
Saving Penni by Nicole Flockton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKnox “Fort” Porter never thought a trip to the convenience store could change his life, but that’s exactly what happened. Saving a woman from a gunman is all in a day’s work given his job. However his immediate and uncharacteristically protective reaction to her is something else entirely... -
Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHunter 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... -
Gabriel by Leah Sharelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Booth knew how his life was going to go. First, he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps, become a soldier in the Australian Army, then lead his own commando team. His dreams and ambitions came true when he got handed the command of his own Tier 1 unit— Team FIVE...
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