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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... -
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Forever Secret by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSophie Davies has a secret . . . in fact, she has quite a few secrets. Sophie Davies is the head of weapon development for a private firm contracted with the Department of Defense. Because of her knowledge and high security clearances, she has kept her job a secret for fear of kidnapping and sabotage... -
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Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy code name is Libra. The stars say I’m charismatic, intelligent, charming.The one with the easy smile.Zodiac Tactical has been the biggest part of my life for the past three years. We guard, protect, rescue...eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And I’ve always been at the front lines—first to help in whatever way was needed.Until I took a bullet to the chest...Categorized as:
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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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![Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch]()
Code Name: Pisces by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy code name is Pisces. The stars say I’m independent, wise, and intuitive.Still waters run deep. I’m the leader of Zodiac Tactical’s guardian unit. We’re the bodyguards—the ones who stand toe to toe with danger and refuse to give any ground. We protect people who need it most.But what if who needs it most is a spoiled diva?I don’t normally take on movie stars... -
![Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker]()
Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Devyn Groves needed a place to go, to get away, she headed for Texas, to the town her Delta Force special forces brother lived. She never thought she’d stay, she just needed a safe refuge for a while. But then she met one of her brother’s teammates. Troy “Lucky” Schmidt fell for Devyn the moment he met her. But she was skittish, and seemingly not interested in any kind of relationship... -
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Shelter for Blythe by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlythe Coopman never imagined she’d be homeless, but a series of events has landed her on San Antonio’s streets…hungry, tired, and scared. She clings to her most precious possession, a phone accidentally swiped from a local firefighter, who, instead of canceling the number, starts texting her...Categorized as:
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![Gray Wolf Security: Wyoming by Glenna Sinclair]()
Gray Wolf Security: Wyoming by Glenna Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree with Kindle Unlimited... Enjoy the complete Volume 3 of the Gray Wolf Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 5 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) HANK I’m a cowhand... -
![Marked for Deception by Anna Blakely]()
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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Hung Up by Hannah Shield
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s her brother’s ex-best friend…And the only man who can protect her.Former Navy SEAL Noah Vandermeer has few regrets. But Danica is one of them. She’s the girl he never forgot, even though he was supposed to. Even though her brother was once Noah’s best friend—and now considers Noah his sworn enemy...Categorized as:
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![Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle]()
Vinny: Alvarez Security Series by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlvarez Security Agency Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast... -
![I'll Be There by Susan May Warren]()
I'll Be There by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling and RITA-award winning author, a novel uniting two beloved series: Smokejumper Conner Young can't wait to marry the woman who's stood by him for three years as he fought fires in the forests of the northwest. The only wound in the weekend is the lack of his best man--a brother whose murder is still unsolved... -
![Hidden Agendas by Lora Leigh]()
Hidden Agendas by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSAVING LIVES IS HIS MISSION . Tough-as-nails Navy SEAL Kell Kreiger is the best there is at searching, rescuing, and taking no prisoners…yet even the rush of ever-more dangerous missions isn't enough to satisfy him. Haunted by a tortured past, Kell seeks distraction in a secret world of dark intimacies... -
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![With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard]()
With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHis quiet vacation in the Peruvian Andes turns deadly when a Black Ops, Inc. operative rescues a stunning stranger from a mysterious train robbery and discovers she's the target of a vengeful manhunt. A Dangerous Man For Luke Colter, downtime is an illusion... -
![Home Fires by Cat Johnson]()
Home Fires by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNavy SEAL Cal Swenson's going home has been a long time coming. Too bad his homecoming was based on a lie. And why did Granny feign dying to get him back to New York? That's the big question... -
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Crushed by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s the price of survival?Sawyer McKinney didn’t want to come back. It wasn’t like anyone wanted to see her ever again anyway.But this was about life or death, and that meant there was only one place she could go.If Jesse Hale never saw Sawyer again, it would be too soon. After all the devastation she left behind years ago, he can’t imagine why she’d ever show her face again...Categorized as:
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![Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman]()
Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJewelry designer Sophie Burke has fled Maine for the anonymity of the big city. She’s starting over with a job she tolerates and a grungy motel room she calls home on the wrong side of town, but anything is better than the nightmare she left behind... -
![Promise and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan]()
Promise and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA perilous homecoming... Promise and Protect is the second book in the heart-soaring and electrifying Evers, Texas, series by New York Times bestselling author Lori Ryan. A true masterwork of contemporary romantic suspense, it is the story of a beautiful artist returning home to danger, and to a love she never imagined... -
![Violet: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sophie Lark]()
Violet: A Dark Mafia Romance by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe Knows Her Secret… Violet Black is a talented singer and songwriter, but she’s barely scratching a living in London, working at a seedy club run by the Russian mafia. Standing onstage, Violet locks eyes with a massive, brutal-looking Bratva. Anton Vasilev is second-in-command to the biggest boss in Paris. He’s intelligent, ruthless, and completely fixated on Violet... -
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Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlay with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family... -
![Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards]()
Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRyan Trexler has devoted his entire life to his family’s security business. And now that he’s slated to take over the reins for the company, RT knows that his life is only going to get more complicated. Add in the fact that he’s lusting over one of the men who works for him and RT knows that there are some serious tough times ahead... -
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Relentless by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Delta Force operator Rhys Sinclair defied the odds by recovering from a traumatic brain injury that should have killed him. Given the chance to repay the beautiful doctor who saved his life by guarding hers, he can't say no--even if it means facing an unknown threat from the cunning terrorist his CIA-sanctioned team had been hunting in Afghanistan... -
![Nori's Delta by Lori Ryan]()
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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![Saving Liberty by Helena Newbury]()
Saving Liberty by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmily is the President's daughter. Gorgeous but innocent...not the kind of woman who should get involved with me, an ex-Marine with a bad boy rep. But when a sniper opens fire, the need to protect her is stronger than anything I've ever felt. Suddenly, we're on the ground, my body covering hers. I save her life then walk away, sure that I'll never see her again... -
![Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake]()
Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second Perfect Gentlemen novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series. Privileged, wealthy, and wild: they are the Perfect Gentlemen of Creighton Academy. But the threat of a scandal has one of them employing his most deceptive—and seductive—talents… Recruited into the CIA at a young age, Connor Sparks knows how dirty the world can be... -
![Breaking the Rules by Lucy Score]()
Breaking the Rules by Lucy Score
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom #1 Amazon bestselling writer of Pretend You’re Mine, Lucy Score delivers once again with the conclusion to the Sinner & Saint story. In this suspenseful sequel to Crossing the Line, movie star Waverly Sinner has a gunshot wound and a missing fake boyfriend and the only man who can help her now is the one who broke her heart five years ago, Xavier Saint... -
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Rescuing Olivia by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere was a sense of unreality to the morning. It was ten years to the day that they’d been rescued by the Delta Team, and sent home from Afghanistan, broken and bruised in so many ways. It seems only appropriate that Olivia is involved in a devastating automobile crash. Sure. Why not? Seems appropriate for her life... -
![Wicked as Lies by Shayla Black]()
Wicked as Lies by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s reckless. She’s forbidden.And he’s done caring that she’s the enemy.Chase “Zyron” Garrett left a bloody stint with Uncle Sam for the personal security business. His employment agreement forbids hookups with co-workers, which isn’t a problem—until Tessa Lawrence, the office secretary and single mom, is harassed by her vengeful ex-boyfriend...Categorized as:
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![HOT Heroes: A HOT Series Starters Collection by Lynn Raye Harris]()
HOT Heroes: A HOT Series Starters Collection by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeroes who do the right thing. No matter the price!Get FOUR full-length novels in this collection that includes the first book in each of Lynn’s series! If you haven’t been sure where to start, start here and enjoy stories about four military special ops teams set in Lynn’s Hostile Operations Team® world...Categorized as:
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![The Rogue by Kimberly Kincaid]()
The Rogue by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe scars that cut deepest are the ones beneath the surface…Detective Addison Hale is a survivor. The armor she uses to hide her scars keeps her safe on the job, and holding people at arm’s length is a small price to pay when there’s a stalker on the loose.Especially since he’s after the sister of impulsive firefighter Ryan Dempsey, who she had a scorching-hot fling with two months ago... -
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Tempted by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMallory Grant and Nixon Scott met purely by chance. With an instant attraction between them, the pair was easily tempted to give in to their desires.Despite the fact that Mallory wants more with Nixon, she’s willing to settle for what he is prepared to offer: a physical relationship with no strings. But when Mallory gets robbed at gunpoint, Nixon starts paying more attention...Categorized as:
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Havoc by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s amazing what you’re capable of when you have nothing to lose…Collateral damage.That’s what my family was—collateral damage in a mafia war.They were my whole life. But I’ve found something else to live for.Vengeance.I was a wife. A daughter.Now I’m Havoc.Every last one of the bastards responsible will die. No one can stop me.Not even him... -
![Strategic Plan by Lynn Shannon]()
Strategic Plan by Lynn Shannon
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe swore an oath. Tucker Colburn is haunted by his comrade’s death. He promised to deliver the man’s personal effects to his sister, but before he can, the woman disappears. No forwarding address, no telephone number, and no way to contact her. The case is at a standstill until Tucker rescues another woman from a deadly attack. She’s a target... -
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![Justice for Sloane by Reina Torres]()
Justice for Sloane by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor FBI Agents like Cruz Livingston and Vicente Bravo, their DNA was imprinted with Law and Order. Defending those in danger comes as easily as breathing. As a Special Agent for the FBI, Vicente was treated to a front row seat to see how those ‘with’ have an easier shake than those without... -
![Code Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett]()
Code Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI joined Jameson Force Security for three reasons: the missions, the danger, and the money. I definitely didn’t join the team to be an overpriced babysitter for a spoiled princess. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you Jackson Gale is an adventurer through and through. Yet here I am, halfway across the world, watching over Princess Camille of the House Winterbourne... -
![Fatal Truth by Misty Evans]()
Fatal Truth by Misty Evans
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**First in a thrilling, new romantic suspense series by USA TODAY bestselling author Misty Evans! **Other books in the series include FATAL HONOR and FATAL COURAGE. She’s an investigative reporter who lives to uncover the truth. Feisty television host Savanna Bunkett exposes government cover-ups on her award-winning show, The Bunk Stops Here...Categorized as:
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![Bride Protector SEAL by Elle James]()
Bride Protector SEAL by Elle James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTen years in the Navy, most with the elite brotherhood of SEALs, Axel Svenson “Swede” has dodged so many bullets, he knows his luck will someday run out. With younger blood pushing to take over for the older guys, and an injury that marks him for discharge, he takes the plunge into the civilian world...Categorized as:
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![Wanting by Calle J. Brookes]()
Wanting by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe saw herself in the missing little girl, and Special Agent Carrie Sparks would do whatever she had to do to find that child. Even pair up with Unit Chief Sebastian Lorcan. Lorcan always watched her, judging every move she made. And Carrie knew she always came up short with him. Still...there was a little girl out there who needed them both.. -
![Protecting his Witness by Amy Gamet]()
Protecting his Witness by Amy Gamet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScientist Summer Daniels is a witness to a bombing by an ex-employee who now wants her dead. Luke “Wiseman” Arroyo is a broken Navy SEAL on the verge of quitting HERO Force who must now stay and protect her. They'll work together to find a rare element stolen during the attack, but Luke’s hiding a bombshell secret that could detonate a lot more than the explosive chemistry between them...Categorized as:
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![Her Best Friend's Keeper by Calle J. Brookes]()
Her Best Friend's Keeper by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTen years. Three months. Sixteen days. That was how long it had been since Gabby Kendall had felt safe. As a teenager, she’d witnessed the execution of four members of the Marshall family and been powerless to help. The case had remained unsolved—the killers were still out there. And they knew who Gabby was. Where she lived. Who her friends were. They knew everything about her...Categorized as:
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![False Hope by Meli Raine]()
False Hope by Meli Raine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe thinks she’s fooled me. But I’ve known all along.Almost.Lily is hiding something, a secret so big, she came out of a year-long coma and her first instinct was to lie.Who does that? Someone who is afraid. No—not afraid.Terrified. And it’s my job to take that fear away.My partner and I have spent countless man-hours hunting down the cold-blooded killer who did this to her... -
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Enigma by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the prologue to LIVE WIRE, Tehya Talamosi, code name: Enigma, is the one woman Jordan Malone, commander of the Elite Ops, wants and is the one woman he knows he can never have. But when they share one blazingly hot night, everything changes in ways Jordan could have never imagined.. -
![Outspoken Angel by Mia Dymond]()
Outspoken Angel by Mia Dymond
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHandbags, stilettos, and spa dates -- not retired SEAL Max Sterling's usual m.o. Until Cameron Tremaine. Duty bound, Max tolerates her sass and smart mouth until she pushes too far. Cameron doesn't need a bald, bossy bodyguard, thank you very much. Especially one oh, so delectable as Max. Except, when someone decides to silence her for good, Cameron realizes bold and brassy go hand in hand... -
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![Into the Dark by Cindy Gerard]()
Into the Dark by Cindy Gerard
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmy Walker endured unspeakable horrors while being held as a hostage before she was rescued by Dallas Garrett and his brothers from E.D.E.N., Inc... -
![Nautier and Wilder by Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton]()
Nautier and Wilder by Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo hot talents. Two new novellas. One big sexy package. From the authors of Nauti and Wild come two all new novellas. Lora Leigh returns to the sexy world of her New York Times bestsellign Nauti series, while Jaci Burton revisits the scorching setting of her Riding series. First there was Nauti and Wild... -
![Worth the Fight by Bella Matthews]()
Worth the Fight by Bella Matthews
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*Formerly Published as Ending The Game** Nobody warned me what it’s like to look back with regret. To be left wondering, What if…? I’ve never been that guy. The one who questioned his choices. Who didn’t have a purpose.If I wanted something, I worked harder than everyone else and made it happen. I had my life planned out until Carys Murphy changed the game...Categorized as:
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SEALed Fate by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer Navy SEAL Jaxson Thomas left the teams in disgrace to save his squad from being dragged through the mud with a JAG investigation. He never thought he’d have to leave the civilian job he got after the teams in the same way, but that’s exactly what happened. To keep his friends at Deep Six Security from losing their biggest contract, he takes the blame for an assignment gone bad... -
![Rhys: The Sinner Saints by Adrienne Bell]()
Rhys: The Sinner Saints by Adrienne Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one understands secrets like Rhys Vaughn. Known for his cold efficiency, he’s notorious for having been the best Special Forces interrogator in the field. There’s no one he can’t break…until Rhys comes face to face with injured scientist, Tessa Rosenthal, the only person who has ever managed to see past his frigid shell... -
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High Country Hideout by Elle James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLast hope or second chance? Ranching was Angus Ketchum's first love -- until his last tour of duty shattered that dream. The wounded ex-soldier gets his second chance when he's recruited to go undercover to protect a widowed ranch owner. But from the moment he meets Reggie Davis, Angus can tell holding on to her land and keeping her young son safe is taking its toll...
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