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In Search of the Kite Runner by Judi Slayden Hayes
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel The Kite Runner (Riverhead Books, 2003), Hosseini shows us an Afghanistan rich in tradition and culture and an Afghanistan torn apart by war and political strife. We see Muslims who are not so different from Christians or Jews... -
![Finding Monica by Susan Stoker]()
Finding Monica by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears of abuse at the hands of her father has taught Monica Collins she can’t trust anyone—especially military men. Since escaping her home, she’s built a successful career as a nanny, showing other kids the love she was denied as a child. But when her employer’s ambassadorial home becomes fair game for intruders during a riot, she’s forced to rely on two SEALs to get her to safety... -
![Imperfect by Riley Edwards]()
Imperfect by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSergeant Shiloh Kent has never quit anything in her life. She’s had to claw her way out of poverty. Fight to inch her way up the professional ladder. But after a barricade situation ends in tragedy, she’s rethinking her position on the SWAT team she fought so hard to join. The ugly seed of self-doubt has planted itself deep in her belly, and with each day, it grows and flourishes... -
![SEALs of Honor: Books 4-6 Swede, Shadow and Cooper by Dale Mayer]()
SEALs of Honor: Books 4-6 Swede, Shadow and Cooper by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArianna struggles to deal with the foreign world she’s been plunged into. Kidnappings, beatings, threats. SEALs. The only good thing is the darkest, most dangerous-looking saviour she’s ever met. And he doesn’t know what to do with her. Well, she has a good idea, but will they get that chance? Not if the kidnappers have anything to say about it... -
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![The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan]()
The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRecalling the brutal landscape of The Road and the wartime storytelling of A Farewell to Arms, The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human collateral damage wrought by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine...Categorized as:
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![HIRO: REAPER-Patriots: Book Twenty-Four by Mary Kennedy]()
HIRO: REAPER-Patriots: Book Twenty-Four by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning: This book contains explicit physical and sexual abuse and incest, which some readers may find disturbing.Hirohito Tanaka has tried to keep his Grandfather’s teachings and heritage alive his entire life. He’s a silent warrior, his humility something others aspire to. The arrival of Winter Cole makes Hiro want to protect the woman he doesn’t even know... -
![Hollywood by Zoe Dawson]()
Hollywood by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJude “Hollywood” Lock loved the ladies, but commitment, not so much. Getting burned at love was been there, done that enough for him. But when his Hollywood looks gets him tasked by the brass to pose for an artist as part of the Warrior Angel charity project, he has no choice but to follow orders... -
![SEAL at Sunrise by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
SEAL at Sunrise by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis Time, More Than Their Love Is On The Line Former Navy SEAL Commander, Liam McAllister, was neck deep in the Mexican jungle on a contract assignment for a highly classified sub-set of Department of Homeland Security. When Liam discovers a conspiracy that goes deep and spans decades it makes him sick... -
![SEAL's Revenge by Makenna Jameison]()
SEAL's Revenge by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hostage rescue gone wrong. A woman in fear of her life. And a Navy SEAL who’ll stop at nothing to save her.Navy SEAL Ethan “Everglades” Flannigan feels an instant draw toward the woman his team is tasked with rescuing from the mountains of Afghanistan. Kidnapped and held by a terror cell, her condition is unknown... -
![Weston's Treasure by Riley Edwards]()
Weston's Treasure by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSilver Coyle thought she was doing the right thing—see something, say something. Now she finds herself kidnapped, chained to a pipe in the hull of a ship, and on a collision course with death. Her only chance of rescue is from the one man she never wants to see again—Weston Beil—the know-it-all former SEAL. He’s bossy, arrogant, and sexy all wrapped up in a tough-guy package. Untouchable... -
![Daughter of War by Brad Taylor]()
Daughter of War by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFormer Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face to face with a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems... -
![Indian Country by Kurt Schlichter]()
Indian Country by Kurt Schlichter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s all-out war for ruthless red state special operator Kelly Turnbull when he returns in this blockbuster prequel to “People’s Republic,” Kurt Schlichter’s top selling novel of America after the polarized politics of blue versus red have split our country apart. “Indian Country” finds Turnbull sent back into the blue states to help those trapped inside resist a politically correct police state...Categorized as:
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![Maybe it's Fate by Weston Parker]()
Maybe it's Fate by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReckless is my middle name.Guess that’s why I got a medical discharge from the military.A fighter pilot with no plane to fly is a very unhappy boy. So commercial airlines, here I come.Thanks to a bit of serendipity, I end up in Fiji with a hot as hell, broken-hearted woman.Poor thing got stood up at the altar and decided to go on her honeymoon anyway.The man who did it must be an idiot... -
![Romancing Rayne by Riley Edwards]()
Romancing Rayne by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGhost and Rayne are back. Their story began two years ago and left fans begging for more. In this all new adventure we catch up with some of Susan Stoker’s most beloved characters. Keane “Ghost” Bryson met the feisty flight attendant Rayne Jackson while on a layover in London. A chance meeting that proved to be life-changing... -
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![Pitbull by Zoe Dawson]()
Pitbull by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErrol "Pitbull" Ballentine is tasked to work with an NCIS agent who is on the trail of one of their own missing agents. He and the team meet up with NCIS and Pitbull discovers it's special agent Makayla Littlestar who looks like a delicate flower. He soon discovers that her looks are the only soft thing about this driven woman... -
![Hot SEAL, Cold Beer by Cynthia D'Alba]()
Hot SEAL, Cold Beer by Cynthia D'Alba
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ex-Navy SEAL agrees to play fake lover for the Maid of Honor at a destination wedding only to discover that what happens on a Caribbean Island can sometimes follow you home. Nicholas Falcone, aka Nikko, aka Falcon, is five months out from active SEAL duty, putting his pre-service accounting degree to use while going to law school at night... -
![Justice for Gwen (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by KaLyn Cooper]()
Justice for Gwen (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s not what she seems. Neither is he. But the terrorist threat is real. So is the desire that smolders between them. Gwen Shaw overhears refugee teenagers discussing a plot to rival 9/11, but her Arabic is rusty...Categorized as:
war military romance suspense contemporary violent-conflict action-adventure fiction -
![Revenge River by Lindsay Cross]()
Revenge River by Lindsay Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMerc: His name is Merc. He has no past. No future. Only a thirst for revenge against the traitor who betrayed his team and his country – Agent Jack Mankel... -
![Spring UnVeiled by KaLyn Cooper]()
Spring UnVeiled by KaLyn Cooper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs a bittersweet tragedy enough to bring exes back together?Navy Captain Evan Hubbard returns to the West Coast to take command of Group 1 Navy SEALs at Coronado. His mission to clean up the team’s tarnished reputation. When a sex trafficking ring involving SEALs comes to light, Evan must decide who he can trust to help him clean house and restore honor and pride... -
![Hot SEAL, Single Malt by Kris Michaels, Paradise Authors]()
Hot SEAL, Single Malt by Kris Michaels, Paradise Authors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sense of duty drove Gunner Kincade’s twenty years of service as a Navy SEAL and after his Pops had a stroke, that same sense of duty drove him back to Half Moon Bay to help his old man run his bar, The Wayward Walrus. He meant to surprise Pops with the news he’d retired and was home to stay. It didn’t exactly work to plan. Pops had hired a tiny fireball by the name of A.J. Erickson... -
![Jacaranda by Gaël Faye]()
Jacaranda by Gaël Faye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMilan, 11 ans, enfant unique, s’ennuie ferme dans une France où les échos des tragédies lointaines ne parviennent que par bribes, le soir, à la télévision. Et voilà que soudain, à la fin de l’été 1994, sa mère lui impose la présence d’un prétendu cousin de son âge, Claude...Categorized as:
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![To Live by C.G. Cooper]()
To Live by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElmore Thadeus Nix, it's retirement time. You're sixty-five and ready. Take that final physical and then it's adios to your old life and hello to the new. Not so fast. Sorry, Elmore. Your plan's about to change. It's Elmore's last day of work. As part of his retirement, he heads to the family doctor for the follow-up to a routine physical. That's when the universe shifts on its axis. Cancer...Categorized as:
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![Shadow by Dale Mayer]()
Shadow by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiven a life that's been little more than an uphill battle, it's no wonder Shadow is so damn good at dealing with whatever's the hardest, the most hazardous and hellish.The life of a SEAL is the one place where Shadow is most comfortable existing. He's certain of what he's capable of achieving, knows when to act and exactly how to do what needs to be done... -
![Adam by Roxanne St. Claire]()
Adam by Roxanne St. Claire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings7 Brides for 7 Soldiers Fall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase... -
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![Ford: 7 Brides for 7 Soldiers Book 7 by Samantha Chase]()
Ford: 7 Brides for 7 Soldiers Book 7 by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFall in love with seven sexy and irresistible soldiers who find their courage and heart tested like never before in the battle for love! This multi-author collaborative series of contemporary romance novels is brought to you by bestselling authors Barbara Freethy, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway, Lynn Raye Harris, Julia London, Cristin Harber and Samantha Chase... -
![Amish Promises by Leslie Gould]()
Amish Promises by Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJourney Down a Quiet Lane in Lancaster County Where Love and Heartache and Friendship and Healing Meet When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home, they're looking for peace. Shani is thrilled to have Joel back from Iraq, but he needs time to heal, and the quiet of Lancaster seems just the place... -
![Protecting Sam by Abbie Zanders]()
Protecting Sam by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhere there's "Smoke", there's definitely fire. Former SEAL Steve "Smoke" Tannen is finding the transition back to civilian life more of a challenge than he'd expected. Not only is he dealing with the aftereffects of a horrific ordeal overseas, he doesn’t know what normal is anymore... -
![People's Republic by Kurt Schlichter]()
People's Republic by Kurt Schlichter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmerica’s growing political and cultural divisions have finally split the United States apart...Categorized as:
historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history book communism -
![Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg]()
Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot by Rebecca Rosenberg
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChampagne, France, 1800. Twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherited Le Nez (an uncanny sense of smell) from her great-grandfather, a renowned champagne maker. She is determined to use Le Nez to make great champagne, but the Napoleon Code prohibits women from owning a business... -
![Collected Stories by William Faulkner]()
Collected Stories by William Faulkner
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“A Bear Hunt,” “A Rose for Emily,” “Two Soldiers,” “Victory,” “The Brooch,” “Beyond”—these are among the forty-two stories that make up this magisterial collection by the writer who stands at the pinnacle of modern American fiction...Categorized as:
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![Where You Come From by Saša Stanišić, Damion Searls]()
Where You Come From by Saša Stanišić, Damion Searls
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn August, 1992, a boy and his mother flee the war in Yugoslavia and arrive in Germany. Six months later, the boy’s father joins them, bringing a brown suitcase, insomnia, and a scar on his thigh...Categorized as:
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![The Secret by Kate Benson]()
The Secret by Kate Benson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as her life finally seems to be on the road to happiness, an unimaginable twist of fate rocks Sophie Ryan's world yet again. Torn between two paths that promise her unconditional love and unbearable heartbreak, Sophie faces the hardest choice of her life... -
![Drax by Annabella Stone]()
Drax by Annabella Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrax Mitchell had been one of the rising stars in Delta Force, when a yearlong mission undercover behind enemy lines, cost him the friend he always swore to protect. Or so he thought. Recruited by his friend’s former Navy Seal commander, to Red Squadron, a JSOC Task Force. Drax and Roman are reunited to cause havoc all over the Middle East... -
![Brendan's Baby (SEAL Daddies) by Annie J. Rose]()
Brendan's Baby (SEAL Daddies) by Annie J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI don't scare easily.But she's haunting my dreams.Haunting all my fantasies.And I'll gladly let her.Although I could have any woman I want,I’m not a hit it and quit it kinda guy.I want something more, something lasting and real.I don’t make a habit of sleeping with the tourists,But when Elise walks into O’Shea’s Pub, I forget my mantra... -
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![Fatal Courage by Misty Evans]()
Fatal Courage by Misty Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe ruined her career… In twenty-one missions, CIA golden girl Ruby McKellen has failed only once. Thanks to Navy SEAL Jaxon Sloan, the man who stole her heart and forced her to choose between him and her partner Elliot, she’s on probation and Elliot is in prison for national security crimes... -
![Strong Enough by Kate Aster]()
Strong Enough by Kate Aster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf anyone can resist a man in uniform, it should be Becca … As the young widow of a Soldier, the sister of a Navy SEAL commander, and the business partner of a handful of tempting SEALs, Becca Shey-Corridan knows all too well that those sexy-as-sin uniforms can come with a lot of heartache... -
![Guarding Gertrude (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Long]()
Guarding Gertrude (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** Force Protection on the Move Jesse “Flint” McCoy spent the year since he left the SEAL teams building a security business with his former teammate and best friend Cannon. They’re a private operation, and they don’t advertise... -
![Protecting Pilar (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Long]()
Protecting Pilar (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Heather Long
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***This book was previously published in Amazon Kindle Worlds*** Love doesn’t come with an instruction manual... Ben “Cannon” Stone had been called many things—pretty boy, rich kid, and heir-apparent. The one title he earned and made him proud was that of Navy SEAL. Although he wore his scars on the inside, it didn’t make him any less screwed up... -
![Heart's Desire: an Angel Fire Rock Romance by Ellie Masters]()
Heart's Desire: an Angel Fire Rock Romance by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Angel Fire Rock Romance; a Stand Alone Novel When you mix Hot Rockers with Military Special Ops You get the Whole Package! TSgt Ryker Lyons is an elite member of a six-man Special Ops Surgical Team, well five men and one vexing woman. That’s a problem because Major Tia Myers is fierce, competent, utterly breathtaking, and completely immune to his charms... -
![Justice for Breeze by Melissa Kay Clarke, Operation Alpha]()
Justice for Breeze by Melissa Kay Clarke, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the moment Asher "Finch" Finchly laid eyes on a Navy Officer when he was a child, his only thought was to become a SEAL. Every action he took was with the single minded goal of becoming an elite special forces member. He vowed to let nothing get in his way. Then one night of revelry changed everything. Two years into realizing his dream, Finch suddenly found himself as a father...Categorized as:
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![Hourglass by Danilo Kiš]()
Hourglass by Danilo Kiš
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanilo Kiš was one of the most artful and eloquent writers of postwar Europe. Of all his books, Hourglass, the account of the final months in one man's life before he is sent to a concentration camp, is considered to be his masterpiece...Categorized as:
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![Take Me Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt]()
Take Me Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan bridges be mended in the name of love, or are they better left in ashes? Four months after a life altering decision, Ellie is trying to keep her head above water. She takes it day by day, trying not to lean too much on her friends and family... -
![The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by K.B. Winters]()
The Elite: The Complete Ten Part Military Romance by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinfully Sexy. Badass Fighter Pilots... -
![Securing Arizona by Heather Long]()
Securing Arizona by Heather Long
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames “Mickey” MacBride retired from the teams with a solid record of mission accomplished. Now at odds and ends, he accepts the request of his retired Petty Officer grandfather. They want to gather the children of the USS Arizona—the descendants of the 355 survivors—for a special event... -
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![Ask Him Why by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Amy McFadden]()
Ask Him Why by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Amy McFadden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes the stunning and emotional story of a young soldier’s unthinkable act…and the bonds of a sister and brother’s love.Ruth and her little brother, Aubrey, are just teenagers when their older brother ships off to Iraq. When Joseph returns, uninjured, only three and a half months later, Ruth is happy he is safe but also deeply worried...Categorized as:
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![Her SEALed Fate by Lori Ryan]()
Her SEALed Fate by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe thought he left the battlefield behind. Logan Stone should be happy. More than happy, in fact. He’s Sutton Capital’s newest executive, working side-by-side with Samantha Page, the sexy, brilliant woman of his dreams. He’s no longer overseas in the line of fire fighting for his country and his brothers-in-arms as a Navy SEAL... -
![Roar by Kallypso Masters]()
Roar by Kallypso Masters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaunted by a tragic accident that yanked his beloved wife from his side, Kristoffer Roar Larson has been going through the motions in life. But when he meets the dedicated surgeon and humanitarian, Pamela Jeffrey, he feels an undeniable connection to her, stirring feelings he’d buried long ago... -
![The Ferry Girls by Rosie Archer]()
The Ferry Girls by Rosie Archer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA young German girl finds friendship, camaraderie and even love while working on Gosport's ferries in the height of World War 2 - but will her new friends desert her if her nationality comes to light? For fans of Daisy Styles and Nadine Dorries... -
![Correspondents by Tim Murphy]()
Correspondents by Tim Murphy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe world is Rita Khoury's oyster. The bright and driven daughter of a Boston-area Irish-Arab family that has risen over the generations from poor immigrants to part of the coastal elite, Rita grows up in a 1980s cultural mishmash... -
![The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati]()
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOften likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a distant fort overlooking the vast Tartar steppe...Categorized as:
historical-fiction literary-fiction military war 20th-century absurdism action-adventure adult
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