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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
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... -
Home Front by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen ranking his rotten luck, it was hard to decide which topped the list. The injury that could end his career in the SEALs.The storm of the century that stranded him in Atlanta Airport.The naked man he found on top of his girlfriend . . .One thing was certain. Things couldn't get much worse. Then he met her. Super star.Super stuck up.Super sexy.Super engaged... -
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... -
Treasured in Turtle Bay by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen celebrity assistant Molly Whitman gets left at the altar, she doesn't waste any tears. She's ready to regroup, readjust, and rewrite her future. Unfortunately, her close friend and boss isn't letting her off that easily. Now Molly is being ushered to the airport on a forced vacation in the name of self-care.US Marine Roman Russo is living his best life while stationed in Hawaii... -
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... -
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... -
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Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaisy is a Little fending for herself in a scary world. All her life she’s taken care of everyone else. And she’s completely drained. She needed a change of pace. She never expected that moving forward would bring her straight back to her past. And the boy she’d been forced to leave so many years ago. Only, he’s no longer a boy. He’s hard. Rough. Stern. Dominant. He both arouses and terrifies her... -
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... -
Silent Knight: Deep Six Security Series Book 7 by Becky McGraw
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Deep Six Security Christmas Story Thomas Griffin never thought he'd be a homeless vet at forty-six years old. But when he was no longer useful to the government he'd spent his life serving, they turned their back on him when he needed them most, costing him everything he ever loved. After that, he really didn't care... -
Embattled Return by J.M. Madden
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReconnect with the Lost and Found group as they settle into the intricacies of marriage and growing families.When Shannon proposes having another baby, John is caught flat-footed. He just survived the weekend from hell, caring for his two rambunctious boys... -
Romance on the Reef by Jess Mastorakos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s pretty hard to stay away from her when she moves in right next door…I’m the jokester of the group. I always have that one-liner that lightens the mood, even in the darkest of moments. It's just who I am. It's who I had to be. I lost my wife eleven years ago when I was on my first deployment, so now I’m just trying to keep things light... -
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... -
The Bridesmaid Rescue: A K9 Handler, Love At First Sight Romance by Jo Grafford
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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... -
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
The SEAL Next Door by Makenna Jameison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRule #1. You don’t chase after your best friend’s sister… Brianna Miller’s life is in complete chaos. She’s moonlighting as a cocktail waitress after getting laid off, her older brother was seriously injured in Afghanistan, and the man she’s pined for since she was a teenager is back in her life, hotter than hell and more tempting than ever... -
Iceman by Zoe Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaster Chief Christopher “Iceman” Snow and his team are tasked with gathering intel on a terrorist group that is targeting American citizens overseas. They have hit several targets in Paris. It’s a tragic and volatile mission when he comes face-to-face with the tantalizing woman who has been heavy on his mind. He wonders how he can keep his hands off her to focus on the job at hand... -
Rugged Fox by Elizabella Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRugged Fox is a small town romantic suspense with a silver fox hero and a single mother who has given up on finding pleasure with anything other than her toys. A new town. A new job. A new love?! That last one certainly wasn’t part of the plan. Retirement left me floundering and unsure how to adjust to civilian life... -
Ace by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOrphaned at a young age, Alex Hardesty was raised by her Navy SEAL uncle. As a military brat, she naturally gravitated to the military life.Two years ago, as a former National Security agent, Alex nearly died in an explosion during a covert operation... -
All He Needs: Ace & Stephanie by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! Sexy, newly single, former Marine Andrew Charles Elliot IV, aka Ace, was ready for a life with no drama and no one to answer to. After a broken engagement and twelve years in the Corps he hoped his fresh start in Harper’s Crossing would be just what he needed... -
The Protector by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJane Singleton stumbled her way into the perfect nannying job. She cared for the sweetest little boy, adding a sense of ordinary into the eccentric billionaire family—until the family is abducted. Chance Evans has a simple code. Do what's right and don't ask for trouble. Until the Thane family abduction, he'd never struggled with a mission.. -
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Kellan by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe thought she was free, but he won’t ever let her go.Mia Devereaux escaped from hell, and she has the scars to prove it. Two years later, she’s still looking over her shoulder, afraid to let her guard down or open her heart to the possibility of more. Then she meets Kellan McBride.Former Marine Kellan McBride is a man who knows danger... -
Montana Ranger by Elle James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA former Army Ranger’s first civilian assignment is to protect a spunky physical therapist from an unknown threat at a rehab ranch for disabled veterans Forced into medical retirement, Army Ranger Alex “Taz” Davila takes a job in the wilds of Montana with the Brotherhood Protectors. First assignment: undercover protection of a pretty physical therapist on a veteran's rehab ranch... -
Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA librarian’s quiet life becomes a page-turner of adventure, romance, and murder in a thrilling novella by USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins.For Jasmine Ware, curating books for an exclusive clientele is her passion. Until an old friend, a dealer of rare books, goes missing and his partner is murdered... -
Renegade by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRENEGADE "Dangerous Masquerade...." Driven by personal tragedy, DEA agent Summer Montgomery is determined to expose a ruthless Massachusetts high-school drug ring. But her undercover role as a drama teacher puts her on a collision course with brilliant musician Gabriel Cole, whose simmering passion ignites her most secret hungers - and threatens to reveal her true identity... -
Danger Rising by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s going after what’s hers.When Lana’s mom died, she was heartbroken. And when her mom’s business partner stole a priceless family heirloom, she vowed to get it back. The former thief has no problem taking what’s hers—except this time she ends up stealing more than she bargained for... -
Prince Charming Can Wait by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe would never. Driven to heroism he wants no credit for, ex-military Harlan Shea is a loner with a single goal, a last respite from the life he has chosen to lead: not to die the way his father did. And there is only one way, one woman, who can help him break that brutal cycle. She would never... -
SEAL in Charge by Donna Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's the only one to get past his guard…he's the only one to break down her walls. For nearly thirty years, retired US Navy SEAL Commander Archer Malone made the Navy his home. Now he's out and tasked by a DHS Secret Division Command to lead a hand-picked civilian team. Their mission: locate and eliminate a rogue crew chatter indicates intends to target Wall Street... -
Fighting For Nadia by Nicole Flockton, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Fresh start. One Chance encounter. The storm of the century. Ex-Army surgeon, Mitchell ‘Buff’ Alexander has returned to his family ranch to try and rebuild his life. He lost a lot in the war, but not everything. He can still help at the Tarpley Volunteer Firefighter Department. Now, relationships, that’s a battle he’s not prepared to fight. He knows he’s better off alone... -
Tall, Dark and Dangerous Collection Volume 1: Prince Joe / Forever Blue / Frisco's Kid by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3 Bestsellers-Reprinted by popular demandPrince JoeVeronica St. John is facing the challenge of a lifetime. The media consultant has two days to teach a rugged Navy SEAL to impersonate a European prince who has been targeted by terrorists. It's a tough assignment, but Veronica is sure she's up to the task -- until she actually meets Joe... -
Lawson & Jill: Romantic Suspense by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Love Heal Heartbreak?Sick and tired of being sick and tired, Lawson Thorne knows he needs help, but it’s difficult for a Marine Raider to admit. But seeing someone you love, someone so strong, break? Makes a man think hard about walking a different path.Jill Keiler knows heartache, up close and personal. She has closed in on herself, and she doesn’t know how to open up anymore... -
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Billy's Baby by Annie J. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe came here for a vacation.So I gave her the full package.Her review would mean a boost for my business.So I told myself to keep it professional.Too bad her smart mouth and sweet body are keeping me up at night.She’s only here for a couple of weeks.We have a fling, and now I want more.In the middle of our stupid fights and explosive makeup sex,I make sure to let her know that she’s mine... -
SEAL's Love by Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn island mystery and Navy SEAL’s chance at love…Former Navy SEAL Colin Parks III comes from money—a background that’s both a blessing and curse. When he and his pals return from lunch one day to the private security firm they own, they find employee, Harper Bell, freaking out. Her sister is missing from an island resort…the one Colin’s family happens to own... -
All My Broken Pieces by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulietI traveled to Alaska to meet and thank the brave soldier who saved my brother’s life on an overseas tour.I may have become a little obsessed with him.Planned our wedding and named our babies obsessed.But it’s okay.I have a plan for the perfect meet-cute that’ll lead to him falling madly in love with me... -
Coming In Hot by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTobias has always been the strongest of Jupiter Point’s sexy Knight brothers, stubborn, intense…protective to the core. Which is why he rides to the rescue when he thinks an older woman has ensnared his starry-eyed baby brother. But one look at Carolyn Moore, and Tobias understands why a man might fall instantly under her spell... -
SEAL for Hire by Trish Loye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was hired to hunt her down. Former Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Marchetti hates the fancy consulting job he’s taken after retirement from the Teams. So when the Assistant Director of the DHS offers him a contract to hunt down an assassin, he leaps at the chance, even if it means hunting down his former lover... -
A Soldier's Forever by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe loves Logan with all her heart but when she learns she’s pregnant with their third child and about to spend their tenth anniversary alone it’s not exactly the celebration she’d hoped to have. But as a military spouse with her husband on a deployment she’d make the best of it.Between dust storms and unseen enemies, Logan has been reconsidering his life choices...
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