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Special Forces: Soldiers Part I -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction.The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
The Sapphire Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe long awaited sequel to the Kindle Time Travel Romance Bestseller THE RUBY BROOCH! The saga of the brooches continues in this Civil War Time Travel Romance... A Union soldier risks everything to save the life of Abraham Lincoln, while a Confederate surgeon races through time to preserve Lincoln’s Legacy. Reenactor Dr...Categorized as:
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So Much Owed: An Irish World War 2 Story by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn a turbulent and uncertain world, the birth of two children revitalise a small Irish town and set the stage for a closer look into lives torn asunder by war. When Dr. Richard Buckley returns home to his wife and beloved hometown of Dunderrig, his mind is wearied by the ravages of The Great War... -
Colors of Truth (Carnton) by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBased on the real history of Carnton, an antebellum home that served as a Confederate hospital, Colors of Truth follows the journey of an Irish immigrant arriving in a country where her kind isn't wanted, and of a former Federal soldier returning to the scene of a battle that almost destroyed him... -
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Blue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah Sundin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a time of peril, can they find the courage to confront their fears and embrace a love that lasts? When her husband becomes a casualty of the war in the Pacific, Helen Carlisle throws herself into volunteering for the war effort to conceal her feelings. But keeping up appearances as the grieving widow of a hometown hero is taking its toll. Soon something is going to give. Lt... -
Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction. The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
Soldier's Duty by Elle James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen their father disappeared into the Crazy Mountains, the McKinnon boys had to grow up fast. Angus McKinnon, the oldest, had just completed his fourth deployment with the elite Delta Forces when he was called home. He ended his Army career to return to the family ranch and help his mother. He was supposed to come back and marry his girlfriend, but she hadn’t waited for him... -
A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCora Mae Stewart’s world collapses when Sherman destroys the Georgia cotton mill where she works and has her arrested for treason and sent North. Faced with impossible choices, she does what she must to keep a little girl safe in an inhospitable land.Convinced he won’t survive the war, Union Sergeant Ethan Howard determines to make his death count for something...Categorized as:
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Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in 1890s and 1940s Singapore, the stunning Island in the East is a story of love, sisterly rivalry and the true cost of betrayal. Vivid, authentic and utterly beautiful, it's the perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona McIntosh and Kate Morton. 1897: twenty-year-old identical twins, Harriet and Mae, born from a scandalous affair, have spent their lives slighted by gossips... -
North and South by John Jakes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsPart history, part novel, this book chronicles two great American dynasties over three generations. Though brought together in a friendship that neither jealousy nor violence could shatter, the Hazards and the Mains are torn apart by the storm of events that has divided the nation...Categorized as:
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The Liberty Girls by Fiona Ford
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE COMPELLING LIBERTY GIRLS SERIES. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Elaine Everest, Nadine Dorries and Mr Selfridge. *** March, 1942: new mother Alice Milward is itching to return to her job as a shop assistant at Liberty’s. Despite her husband still being missing in action, Alice is determined to give baby Arthur the best possible start...Categorized as:
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What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThrone of Glass meets The Witcher and Once Upon a Time in this heart-wrenching, high fantasy romance packed with trauma healing, epic magic, and high-stakes rebellion."What could be worse than death?"They made her kneel. So, she would see them burn...Alora—a Marked One—is bound to a fate of suffering... -
Winston Graham Poldark Series 12 Books Collection Set by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinston Graham Polddark Collection 12 Books SetTitles in This Set: Ross Poldark, Demelza, Jeremy Poldark, Warleggan, The Black Moon, The Four Swans, The Angry Tide, The Stranger From The Sea, The Miller's Dance, Bella Poldark, The Twisted Sword, The Loving Cup... -
Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWith epic sweep and breathtaking adventure, Sara Donati’s bestselling saga of an Early American family’s struggle for survival in the Northeast wilderness continues with the story of an indomitable woman and an unforgettable journey of redemption across a young nation threatened by the flames of war.The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise... -
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Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has claimed a kingdom, he needs to keep it.Naturally, he'll expand his territory while crushing his new enemies... -
Finding Gabriel by Rachel L. Demeter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColonel Gabriel de Laurent departed for the war intending to die. After a decade of bloodstained battlegrounds while fighting in Napoleon's army, Gabriel returns to the streets of Paris a shattered and haunted soul. Plagued by inner demons, he swallows the barrel of his flintlock pistol and pulls the trigger. But fate has a different plan. Ariah Larochelle is a survivor... -
Miss Delightful by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiss Dorcas Delancey, vicar’s daughter and advocate for the less fortunate, has been guarding her heart from fortune hunters and fashionable fribbles for years. She’s completely unprepared for Alasdhair MacKay, former officer and all around grouch, to steal that heart... -
Into the North by Amber Huxley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs enemies unite, every path leads into the storm. Marcus When Marcus’s legion is decimated and he’s taken prisoner at the hands of the barbarians, he has one thought on his mind—escape. But the man who has claimed him, the warrior with the gray eyes that seem to bore into his soul, has no intention of letting him go... -
Untamed by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the breathtaking tradition of The Last of the Mohicans...MacKinnon's RangersThey were a band of brothers, their loyalty to one another forged by hardship and battle, the bond between these Highland warriors, rugged colonials, and fierce Native Americans stronger even than blood ties... -
Shadow of a Century by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA journalist in modern New York stumbles across a story from a century earlier when the streets of Dublin were ablaze as men and women fought valiantly for liberation from the British Empire. This is the story of three women. Mary Doyle was reared by nuns and knows nothing of her parents, except that they were a source of shame... -
A Very Lusty Christmas by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Western Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA] Lieutenant Kate Wesley couldn’t believe the audacity of the two pursuit pilots! Bad enough Gerald Benedict grabbed her into a steamy, delicious kiss, but his brother Patrick did the same thing! They let her go, promising to see her soon. Kate knows that will never happen... -
Dusk's Darkest Shores (Regency Wallflowers) by Carolyn Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can a meek wallflower help a returning war hero whose dreams are plunged into darkness?Mary Bloomfield has no illusions. Her chances for matrimony have long since passed her by. Still, her circumstances are pleasant enough, especially now that she has found purpose in assisting her father with his medical practice in England's beautiful Lake District. Even without love, it's a peaceful life... -
Ranger's Risk by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young Pyromancer teams up with five sexy soldiers in this action-packed Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance. Alyssa’s Quintelaide is getting another chance to test the Tinker superweapon.And this time it’s against a real Silithik hive... -
My Hellion, My Heart by Amalie Howard, Angie Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe fought battles for crown and country. She waged war for his heart. Lord Henry Radcliffe, the scarred but sinfully sexy Earl of Langlevit, is a beast. The only way Henry can exorcise the demons of his war-ravaged past is through intense physicality. In and out of bed. An endeavor that has no shortage of willing participants... -
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Going In Blind: Brotherhood Protectors World by Kris Norris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s spent his life preparing for every form of warfare—except the one against his heart. When in doubt, blow it up, has been Kent “Rigs” Walker’s motto—words he’s used to carve out a life. Until an encounter with an IED takes more than just his military career... -
The Valentine's Curse by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas takes you back to the Old West, where two strangers find love in the least likely place, with the least likely person, just in the nick of time . . -
Yankee in Atlanta by Jocelyn Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen soldier Caitlin McKae woke up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treated her believed Caitlin's only secret was that she had been fighting for the Confederacy disguised as a man. In order to avoid arrest or worse, Caitlin hides her true identity and makes a new life for herself in Atlanta...Categorized as:
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Berlin Butterfly: Ensnare by Leah Moyes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath or Freedom? Hardly a choice. Aug 12, 1961, Berlin Germany. Nationale Volksarmee soldiers roll barbed wire across the war-torn city to create the first Berlin Wall. Families are separated, livelihoods destroyed, death comes easily as crippling fear paralyzes the occupants on both sides of the wall... -
The Light Heart by Elswyth Thane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVolume 4 of The Williamsburg Series... -
Miss Dauntless by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMatilda Merridew, former hoyden of the first water, finds herself widowed, weary, and in want of coin. Along comes Marcus, Lord Tremont, with an interesting–and decent–proposition. Tremont will provide Matilda a handsome salary and keep a commodious roof over her head if she will relieve him of the burden of managing a houseful of unruly former soldiers... -
In His Eyes by Stephenia H. McGee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer heart sought shelter. Her soul found home. Ella Whitaker rescues a newborn from the dying arms of a woman of ill repute and at long last she has someone to love. In need of a wet nurse, she arrives at Belmont Plantation just as Federal soldiers demand to speak to the owner... -
The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIreland, 1160Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II, an alliance that leads him to the charismatic Richard de Clare, lord of Striguil, a man dissatisfied with his lot and open to new horizons... -
The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLady Elisabeth "Liberty" Lawson has nearly everything a lady of her position could want. Daughter of the British lieutenant governor of the Virginia Colony and a darling of fine society in a rugged land, she is anticipating an advantageous marriage. That her betrothed is a rake and love is lacking is of little consequence—or so she tells herself... -
Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSometimes survival isn't just about staying alive...Widowed and alone on the frontier, Elspeth Stewart will do whatever it takes to protect herself and her unborn child from the dangers of the wilderness and of men. Though her youthful beauty doesn't show it, she is broken and scarred from the way men have treated her... -
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Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDisguised as a boy, lovely Alaina MacGaren flees the Yankee troops ravaging her Virginia plantation. When the young orphan is accosted by a group of soldiers, Yankee surgeon Cole Latimer rescues the "lad"--never guessing that love for the rebel beauty will set duty against desire, ultimately testing his loyalties, his trust and his honor... -
Finding Rebecca by Eoin Dempsey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNothing could keep Christopher and Rebecca apart: not her abusive parents, or even the fiancé she brought home after running away to England. But when World War II finally strikes the island of Jersey, the Nazi invaders ship Rebecca to Europe as part of Hitler's Final Solution against the Jewish population... -
Love and War by John Jakes
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Hazards and the Mains -- the first fatal shot fired at Fort Sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of Bull Run and Fredericksburg, while in intrigue-ridden Washington and Richmond strong-willed men and beautiful women would defend their principles with their lives..Categorized as:
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Bird's Eye View by Elinor Florence
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRose Jolliffe, an idealistic young Canadian in the British air force in World War II, joins an RAF intelligence unit to study aerial photographs of the war. But uncertainty over her commanding officer's growing attention, and her own disillusionment with war, make her yearn for the country and life she left behind... -
The Campaigners by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1815: Napoleon's escape from Elba and the preparations for battle entangle the Morland family in a web of romance and heartbreak. The Allied Army is gathering in Flanders, and where the army is, the fashionable world must go - so London society hastens to Brussels to enjoy the most exhilarating Season ever... -
Love Alters Not by Patricia Veryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe never dreamed being a traitor would endanger her life and her heart. Impetuous Dimity Cranford bravely sets out to rescue her wounded friend by delivering a crucial cypher to his fellow Jacobite sympathizers. But her midnight coach is overturned and she is forced into a bold deception to avoid questioning. Masquerading as Mrs... -
Catching Cara: Dark Horse Inc. Book 2 by Amy J. Hawthorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSingle father and sheriff’s deputy, Joe MacDonald, always puts his family and friends first. When Rick Evans, head of Dark Horse Inc., asks a favor, Joe doesn’t hesitate to jump in and lend a hand. When he arrives to assist Dark Horse’s newest member, he’s surprised to find a pretty little damsel in distress. But not everything, or everyone is as they seem... -
The Desert Nurse: A grand love story set in a far-flung theatre of war by Pamela Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmid the Australian Army hospitals of World War I Egypt, two deeply determined individuals find the resilience of their love tested to its limits It's 1911, and 21-year-old Evelyn Northey desperately wants to become a doctor. Her father forbids it, withholding the inheritance that would allow her to attend university... -
This Shining Land by Rosalind Laker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohanna will defend the country she loves at any cost. But what if the man she loves is in danger? Dawn April 9th, 1940. The Germans arrive, and change Johanna Ryen’s life forever. During an air raid Johanna meets the charismatic Steffen Larsen, leader of the Norwegian resistance movement... -
The Heart of a Storme by Sandra Sookoo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWeakness and courage are found in the same broken form if one can but see. Major Phineas Allan Storme is struggling with his new life. After being paralyzed from injuries received during Waterloo, he’s confined to a Bath chair. Depression bedevils him, making him feel useless and helpless...Categorized as:
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Grady Judd by Ciana Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf there was such a thing as an urban legend in Cotton Creek it was Grady Judd. He'd broken the heart of every woman he'd ever kissed and he'd kissed a plenty. Many tried to rope him, tie him down and drag him to the altar, but Grady wasn't the marrying kind. In fact, no one was quite sure what kind of man Grady was... -
A Dish of Spurs by Robert Low
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the space between nations, nothing is out of bounds.1542. For centuries the Scottish and English borders were known as the Debatable lands: wild, lawless, and the province of reivers, tight-knit robber families that roamed and pillaged the remote passes without fear...Fifteen-year-old Mintie Henderson has just seen her father murdered... -
Time of the Dragons by Robert Shea
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShike is a novel about two characters: Jebu, a fighting monk of the Order of Zinja, and Taniko, the minor noblewoman with whom he falls in love on his first mission - escorting her to an arranged marriage with a far older and extremely influential nobleman... -
The Flood-Tide: The Morland Dynasty, Book 9 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1772: Although George III reigns over a peaceful England, his colonies in the Americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping France. Allen Morland and his beloved wife Jemima work unstintingly to bring Morland Plce back to its former glory. Their seven children often bring them heartache, but they are sustained by their love of each other... -
Unhinge the Universe by Aleksandr Voinov, L.A. Witt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGive me one fixed point and a long enough lever, and I'll unhinge the universe. — ArchimedesDecember 1944 – The Battle of the BulgeSS Lieutenant Hagen Friedrichs is the sole survivor of a party sent to retrieve his brother—and the highly sensitive information he’s carrying—from behind enemy lines. But his daring rescue attempt fails, and Hagen becomes the prisoner... -
Upon a Winter's Night by Pamela Clare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReunite with the MacKinnon brothers and their wives for Christmas—and a tale of love, new life, and redemption. The war between Britain and the French is finally at an end, and the MacKinnons are looking forward to celebrating their first peacetime Christmas in five long years...
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