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The Wrecked One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne moment. One decision. Will change everything. I’ve spent my life chasing stories and mysteries, as well as running from love. I’ve also come face-to-face with evil before. Felt its breath on my skin and survived.But nothing could prepare me for that one day when my life changed. Impossible choices and unbearable sacrifices were made, and evil still won...Categorized as:
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Elliot by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhatever it takes. As long as it takes.Elliot Sawyer wasn’t supposed to be alive. He’d cheated death by changing shifts with one of his men. Sure, his man asked for the change, but guilt gnawed on his heart every second of every day. If he’d been there, maybe he would have seen something, done something to stop the massacre. Leaving Guardian wasn’t an option for him, but changing assignments was... -
Sparking Sara (The Men on Fire Series) by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree years of her life are gone in an instant. Her memories of becoming a famous artist - forgotten. Of the falling out with her best friend - lost. Of her charming boyfriend - erased. The doctors tell us getting Sara back into her normal routine is what's best for her. But what happens when she doesn't want her old normal? Some would say I'm trying to save ghosts from my past...Categorized as:
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Bear by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBear is the silent brother in the Texas Kings MC. After a life spent mostly alone, he never imagined he would ever find someone who could fit into his life, or might possibly even want to. A chance meeting with a beautiful woman changes everything. He'll put himself in front of a bullet for her, but will she be able to live in his world?Autumn has had the world in her pocket for her entire life... -
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I am Dressed in Sin by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat sort of girl steals a motorcycle from outlaws?What sort of girl blooms in the face of danger, like a rose with thorns?I’m the queen to a dirty throne of men and mania, a dissenter that’s supposed to be a quiet accomplice to the Death by Daybreak Motorcycle Club...Categorized as:
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Finding Ashlyn by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFriends with benefits. That’s all Ashlyn wanted with Slate. They were certainly combustible in the bedroom, and that was sufficient…wasn’t it? Yes, definitely. He was too bossy. Too protective. She didn’t want someone hovering, wanting to know her every move and telling her she was too reckless. But then again, knowing someone cared enough to worry about her felt kind of nice...Categorized as:
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Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a risk for a woman in danger and a mercenary sworn to protect in a blistering novel of vengeance and redemption by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin. Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish—a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits... -
Finding Carly by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJag helped her take control of her life back...but someone is watching and waiting for the perfect moment to finish what her ex had started.On one unforgettable afternoon, a simple fluke kept Carly Stewart out of her crazy ex’s reach…landing her best friend in his clutches instead...Categorized as:
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Bishop by Marie James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSynopsis coming...Categorized as:
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Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent...Categorized as:
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Her Daddies Saving Grace by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan she find happiness with not one Daddy but two?A childhood tragedy made Juliet withdraw into herself. Only the love of her overprotective, insane brother helped pull her out... sort of.He’s loved her for years, but Xavier knows Juliet is too fragile for his darker needs. So he watches from afar, never claiming her as his.Then grouchy, bossy Brick barrels his way into her life... -
HOT SEAL Redemption by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBailey Jones doesn't know jack about babies, but she knows how much it sucks to have a deadbeat father. So when her sister drops off her newborn baby and then disappears, Bailey is ready and willing to confront anyone, including a six-foot-two, sexier-than-sin Navy SEAL sniper, and make him do his duty...Categorized as:
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Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe saw her at her most vulnerable and she never wanted to see him again.Dove Oswald never expected to come face to face with the man who saved her life ever again. Nor did she expect him to save her a second time. Surprised by the spark of attraction between them, when she realizes he's hiding something she's determined to figure out what it is...Categorized as:
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Scandalous by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBodyguard. Babysitter. Chauffeur. Not what the hell I thought I’d be doing with my life. Especially not for a spoiled Hollywood actress on location in Miami Beach. But triple pay and carrying a gun had its advantages. I’d shove away paparazzi and screaming fans for a lot less...Categorized as:
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Stone by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s the new silver fox recruit at Sentinel Security. The hot, tough former Marine Raider.And he won’t touch her because he works with her brother.Real estate agent Magnolia “Nola” Newhouse has it all. Okay, not quite all. She loves her work, has a growing collection of designer heels, and is about to become an aunt…she’s just missing the love of her life... -
Until You Can't by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes a thrilling new standalone romance.She was the girl next door. His brother’s ex. And the woman he spent a decade pretending to hate . . .After twenty years of service, the Navy told me it’d be too risky to operate again, forcing me to retire as a Navy SEAL... -
SEAL's Sky by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSEAL's Sky is book four in the exciting Black Eagle series and features John "Tex" Keegan from Susan Stoker's SEALs of Protection series.Navy SEAL Drew "Murph" Murphy was determined to stay single and win the bet with his SEAL team. Until he met Sky. Her damaged heart and undeniable strength ignited his need to protect... -
Friendly Fire by Jemma Westbrook, Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbe never intended to be a lifelong bachelor.It just happened.Now he’s staring down fifty. Alone. Watching the men around him find what always seemed to escape his grasp.Unfortunately, the only woman to catch his eye in years is more than a handful.Elise is high-strung, smart-mouthed, and defiant as hell.And he can’t seem to stay away from her.Until she’s taken from him...Categorized as:
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Point of Contact by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeaving Miami was the plan, but Courtney never expected to do it behind the wheel of an archaic RV with the most hostile member of Team Rogue at her side.Reed didn’t like her, which was fine. She didn’t necessarily like him. He was rigid. A stickler for the rules. Unamused by everything, especially her...Categorized as:
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Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAt the edge of a cliff, in the pouring rain, the man I once loved attacks me. His fingers tear at my flesh, his breath hot in my ear as he spews venomous words of hate and promises of death.My only hope is Scythe. The psychopath locked away inside the mind of another. Letting him out will only cause chaos and violence. And yet, I utter his name and free him to save myself... -
My Kind of Love: a Military Romance by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMicaelaOnce upon a time, a boy and a girl met and fell in love…That’s the way my love story began, but unlike the fairy tale, it ended with me standing in the cemetery,watching my prince get lowered into the ground, along with all our dreams.Now he’s gone and I’m lost.Until an impromptu trip to my family’s beach house has me spending time with Ryan...Categorized as:
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Daddy Unleashed by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow did she end up falling in love with two men?Loki is her best friend. Her confidante. Her protector. The man who had always been there for her.She’d just never dreamed that he’d want her.Turns out . . . she was wrong.There’s just one problem.One very large, demanding problem.Remy.The man who watches over her. Scares her. Who makes her body sizzle...Categorized as:
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The Hero She Craves by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe last thing he expects on his ship is the off-limits woman he can’t stop thinking about—his best friend’s daughter.After a tough military career as a Navy SEAL, and a member of a covert Ghost Ops team, Lorenzo “Ren” Santoro now calls a research ship home. The ocean, very few people, and solitude…it’s all he needs...Categorized as:
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Desire After Dark by Serena Akeroyd, Katana Collins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning: we recommend reading these sexy stories after dark. Light-of-day reading may lead to blushing, flushing, and squirming that is difficult to explain to children, co-workers, and significant others.Swoony heroes.Sizzling chemistry.Sweet kisses... -
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Controlled Burn by Marie James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the mechanic for Blackbridge Security, when I make a mistake things don’t work properly.Correcting that mistake is the only way to get things operational.I meet issues in my personal life with the same mindset.How was I to know the woman I’ve been flirting with at the gym is the same woman I called a noise complaint on?I got her kicked out of her condo.My first response: Move in with me...Categorized as:
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Masquerade by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Black Heart Prologue NovellaThe line between hate and love often stands on a razor’s edge...Ian Black has sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway.But then Natasha Oliver walks into his life, threatening to expose the one thing Ian thought dead and buried: his heart... -
Savage Pawn by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s smart enough to know better, except when it comes to the SEAL trying to hack her heart. SEAL Team Blackout Special Operator Drew Gunnison’s motto of duty, honor and integrity fit right in when given missions most special forces fail at...Categorized as:
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Corruptor's Claim by K. Loraine, Meg Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m in love with my brother’s wife.When River came back, I thought I’d gotten a second chance to make her mine. I had Mama’s ring ready and everything. Until the moment I found out she was already married–to Cross.On paper, it’s a good thing, especially since the head of the Russian Bratva has her in his sights... -
Black Hearted by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s everything she ever wanted. She’s everything he never knew he needed. Can she convince him she’s the one?The Black Knights are back and better than ever!Samuel Harwood has spent his entire career working in the black and gray areas of international intrigue. Living in the shadows for so long has made him forget who he was and where he came from...Categorized as:
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Saved by the SEALs: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree chiseled Navy SEAL alphas. One lucky college girl. I went to a Barcelona nightclub to celebrate my last week abroad. And the Navy SEALs I met there? They gave me the send-off of my life. Cairo , the olive-skinned and amber-eyed sailor whose muscles make my stomach squirm. Hunter , the chiseled blond beauty with the boy-next-door smile... -
Justice for Mary by Rayne Lewis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIS VENGEANCE ACCEPTABLE TO SAVE THE WOMAN YOU LOVE?Former Delta Force operator and founder of Hellforce Security, Henry “King” Clark has all but given up on finding a woman to spend his life with. The Army was his passion. Delta was his lady. Hellforce is his love. King loves deep, fights hard, has true convictions, and lives by an ingrained set of principles — always justice, never vengeance...Categorized as:
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Justice for the SEAL by Amy Gamet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLogan O'Malley has an affair with an older woman, only to learn she's the judge assigned to the case that could end HERO Force forever. Worse yet, an old villain has come back looking for his own brand of justice, and the judge is about to be caught in the crossfire... -
The Woman in Harm's Way by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavannah had never considered herself a brave person. So saving the life of a customer at her restaurant when men had burst in with guns drawn had simply been instinct. There was no way for her to know that the man she’d saved was a member of the local mafia. Or that he and his family would feel indebted to her for life...Categorized as:
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Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…SmokehouseI didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams.Our one night together made me question everything.But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...Categorized as:
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My Brother's Best Friends by Rebel Bloom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey claim I’m the one thing they can’t have, and the only thing they’ve ever wanted.They’re also the ones that took my v-card and ran me out of town.Coming back to Lunar, New Mexico was a nightmare.I had no choice after my life had gone up in flames.Between finding out that my boyfriend had a wife and getting fired from my job, I had little desire to think about hot men... -
Son of Saint: A Dark Romance by Ruby Vincent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m going through a bit of a rough patch.I lost my job, got kicked out of my apartment, and now I sleep under an overpass. If that wasn’t bad enough, my psychic twin is plagued with daily visions of my death.She guarantees it’ll be gruesome.The last thing I needed was for Sole “Sunny” Bellisario to come crashing through my tent... -
Storm by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAspenI can’t think of a better place to spend my last week in Alaska than in Three Rivers.Twenty years as a pilot in the Army has come and gone.Many of the veterans I served with have settled in the small town.It’s only fitting I spend my last days catching up with them.Plus, I’m determined to show my bestie a good time...Categorized as:
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Not in the Cards by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Coming back to Beaufort was only supposed to be a touch-and-go. Check on my sister, empty my storage unit, and move on to whatever’s next… The minute I saw Mel again, roots sounded better than wings.” For Lieutenant Commander Jason McGrath, the military was his ticket out of Beaufort, North Carolina...Categorized as:
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Captured by A.K. Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was a liar. A deceiver. A seductress. And now Helene King is a Daughter of the Order.Under the guise she was headed for the place where Halestrom Hale held our sister she is forced into a truck.Only that wasn’t where she was headed.A new breed of evil rose. One that told us exactly what Hell waited for her... -
Fighting for Hailey by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s the one who got away…They grew up together, dated for years—but when Lennox had a chance at a college scholarship and a new life, Hailey abruptly ended things. She wanted him to have the life he deserved, and with her track record knew she’d just bring him down. Now they’re both grown and she runs the new branch of Redemption Harbor Consulting, heading up their security division... -
Piped Down by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis grumpy mountain man is good at laying pipe. But can he convince his mystery woman to give him a chance?Caleb MaverickTaking a last-minute plumbing project wasn't on my agenda.Neither was the curvy little ball of sunshine who answered the door.Or her devilish little dog.Now I'm waist-deep in water with hearts in my eyes.The dog likes me. The woman? Not so much... -
The Verdict by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-Special Forces soldier Rhys Garrick was trained to expect the unexpected, but when he rescues a gorgeous woman from dangerous criminals he’s hunting, nothing could’ve prepared him for the incredible night that followed. Nor the way she disappeared the next morning.It was for the best. Rhys wasn’t about to trade the freedom of the open road and his duty to the Vigilantes for a woman... -
Protecting Josie by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne fateful decision turned into the scariest moment of her life…but it also led her to him.Josie couldn’t believe she was a prisoner of war. Not that she was in the military, or that they were at war, but she’d been thrown into a cell and left to die all the same. And she was going to die. Of that she was certain. Until a real-life hero was thrown into the cell next to hers...Categorized as:
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Easton by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy father was a complicated man.The world knew him as a criminal who consorted with other, worse criminals. To me, he was my savior—the man who'd rescued a scared, orphaned little girl. He'd taken me in when I had no one. Duty bound, I became the woman he wanted me to be.Powerful. Respected. Resourceful.The Mediator. The Dove...Categorized as:
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Secret Baby for the Navy SEALs: A Military Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConceiving a child with a Navy SEAL is complicated. By having a baby with three of them... all hellbent on being the father? Turns out love is the most complicated mission of all.NY-tough agency owner Juliana Emerson has never taken no for an answer. So after choosing the ultimate donor to father her child, and then learning his sample was lost? She takes matters into her own hands, as usual... -
Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella Colby has always yearned for normalcy. Now that she’s settled in LA, she finally has it. Good friends, a pretty home, and her thriving career as the Palisades’ top skincare specialist are a dream come true... -
Blade by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnthony “Blade” Santini wants a slice of Jules Walker the second he sees the beauty at Penny’s Bakery. Still, with the world of trouble following the Steele Riders, he knows it’s not safe for her. As much as he’d love to be selfish and seal her fate as his, he refuses to put her in danger... -
Brooks by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharlotteWhen my best friend asked me to abandon the city for the small-town life, I took a chance and said yes.I was unhappy in the corporate world and ready for a change.I also made a promise to focus on myself for one year.A whole year to avoid all complications, especially of the male variety.That promise was a whole lot easier to keep until Brooks Montgomery showed up in my life...Categorized as:
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Relentless by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsResourceful. Resolute. Bodyguard. A single diagnosis, and I wasn’t good enough. Not for college ball, not for my family, and not for the Marines. Medically discharged before I finished basic training, I was determined to prove myself. Landing a job as a bodyguard for the best security firm in the business was a second chance...Categorized as:
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Found by Jayne Rylon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jayne Rylon comes a steamy new multi-partner standalone series set in the Powertools universe.The Shields security team accepts missions in the grey area of both law and morality that no one else wants or can handle...
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