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  • The Siege, Part 1 by Kris Michaels

    The Siege, Part 1 by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years Guardian Security has protected the world against evil. They were an offensive weapon against monsters that sought to prey on the unprotected.Until now.Attacked at the heart of their operations, both in Washington D.C. and the South Dakota Annex, the Kings of Guardian go on the offense to protect the lives of their families, friends, and innocents caught in the crossfire.This is War...
  • Shattered by Riley Edwards

    Shattered by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wren Cunningham wants to put her past behind her when she and her teenage son move from Chicago to Georgia to start a new life away from the dark cloud they’ve been living under since Wren’s ex was sent to prison. She tells herself she only has time for her son as she builds a wall around her heart. A wall that threatens to crumble when Phoenix saves her son from a fire...
  • Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Tarnished by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Some men are born protectors, some are forged by the tragedies of their past, some are tempered and toughened by the atrocities they witness on the battlefield. Former Navy SEAL Logan Haines was a combination of all three. From a young age, he was taught that love hurt—it came with fists, lies, guilt, and blame...
  • Bear by Cee Bowerman

    Bear by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bear 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...
  • Dangerous Rescue by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Rescue by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Just friends. I’d repeated the lie so many times I’d almost convinced myself it was the truth.Our friendship was accidental. A lost phone, a string of text messages that led to a once-a-year birthday text. The real trouble started when we upped the game and called each other. Those phone calls strengthened our connection and solidified our bond...
  • Smoke by Kris Michaels

    Smoke by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shades 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...
  • John by Kris Michaels

    John by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    John Smith’s world exploded. Literally. His sister murdered, he ran from the intelligence agencies of his own country. Every covert entity in the world wanted him for the information he alone could access. They killed everyone he cared about to get it. He had one chance at survival. Guardian.Shae Diamant’s undercover operation for the Mossad led her into the inner circle of hell...
  • Promises by Kris Michaels

    Promises by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Promises. 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...
  • Sage by Kris Michaels

    Sage by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Down but not out.Sage Browning’s life had dealt him a horrible hand to play, and it only got worse after he was injured while serving his country. Yet, he played the cards he’d been dealt, but now it was time to invest in himself, and in a future with Guardian.Terrified and alone.Honor Buchanan had survived the Siege. Barely...
  • Hop by Maryann Jordan

    Hop by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Easy to let go. Frank (Hop) Hopkins thought it was just a fun night to catch up with an old friend.Spending days on rescue missions when his Tennessee hometown flooded, he was stunned to meet up with an old friend, Lori Baker. But dinner, drinks, talking, and laughing turned into a night he’d definitely remember fondly. But they’d promised one night only...
  • Cobb by Maryann Jordan

    Cobb by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He met her underneath the bones of a dinosaur... But she was not impressed with his smooth moves.When hired by a Senator from New Mexico Lighthouse Security Investigations sends Cobb to protect the daughter, a social worker is being threatened when she discovers some of her clinic’s donations are from dirty money...
  • Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Annie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Annie Fletcher has known what she’s wanted to do since she was seven years old...a special forces soldier just like her dad. But now that she’s one of the very few women in the ranks of the elite Green Berets, she isn't sure she wants the role anymore. But the last thing she wants to do is disappoint her father. Or his Delta Force teammates, who are all like uncles to her...
  • Finding Ashlyn by Susan Stoker

    Finding Ashlyn by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Friends 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...
  • Leo by Maryann Jordan

    Leo by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He had no complaints… Great job, great boss, great co-workers. And a best friend he’d known for years.Okay, almost no complaints… The women he dated paled in comparison to his best friend.She had a lot of complaints… A job she hated, a tyrant for a boss, working with people that got on her last nerve. And no time for love. Plus, the guys she dated couldn’t come close to her best friend...
  • Deserving Alaska by Susan Stoker

    Deserving Alaska by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A brand new series by New York Times bestselling author, Susan Stoker.The Refuge is a place to heal. Where those who have experienced traumatic events can go to heal. It’s run by seven former military men who’ve seen more than their fair share of the ugliness in the world...
  • Forever by Janie Crouch

    Forever by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some loves are meant to be from the very beginning.Jess O’Conner and Ethan Bollinger have known each other almost their entire lives and have loved each other from the start. The people of Oak Creek have watched them grow up, and everyone has always known what they are...Soulmates.But sometimes, fate demands a different path, derailing even the most carefully mapped plans...
  • Blaze by Janie Crouch

    Blaze by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kendrick and Neo's love story, plus the exciting start of the family Dorian and Ray never thought they'd have...Ivy League graduate and computer genius Kendrick Foster, aka Blaze, never expected to find himself putting down permanent roots in a tiny town in Wyoming.But family isn’t always blood, and the Linear Tactical team is very definitely his family. He’s not going anywhere...
  • Mission: Her Freedom by Anna Hackett

    Mission: Her Freedom by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A badass combat medic will do anything to save her friend and teammate, but on the run from some very bad guys, she starts to look at her tattooed tech geek friend in a very different way… Former Naval Intelligence officer Brooks Jameson might have lots of muscles and ink, but he’s a proud geek...
  • Finding Carly by Susan Stoker

    Finding Carly by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jag 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...
  • Clay by Maryann Jordan

    Clay by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Relationships should be simple, right?Clay watched his fellow Lighthouse Security Keepers fall for women while on missions. Growing up with chaos, the last thing he wanted was drama… or surprises.The beautiful concert violinist was just what he hoped for. Smart, talented, and dedicated to the orchestra. And completely separate from his mission chasing drug smugglers...
  • Finding A Hero by Maryann Jordan

    Finding A Hero by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He knew how hard it was to follow in his brother’s footsteps.Joseph Newman may have followed in his older brother into the military and now into a law-enforcement career, but that’s where they were different. Wyatt was a police chief, serious, now married, and someone the community looked up to. Joseph enjoyed a beer with friends, loved a good joke, and didn’t mind playing the field...
  • Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get all of Elizabella Baker's Charlie Team Series in one place!Ashlynn's SaviorAshlynn is the billionaire princess who has everything she could ever ask for, but she's not living the life she wants. Trapped between obligation and following her dreams, an unexpected betrayal shows her just how bad being rich really is...
  • Waiting for Sunrise: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan

    Waiting for Sunrise: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Baytown Boys Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home...
  • Defending Avery by Regan Black

    Defending Avery by Regan Black

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Special Forces operator, Clint Manning, along with the rest of Team Trojan, left his Army career for a new opportunity with the Colorado division of the Brotherhood Protectors. He enjoys the work, especially when he's sent to protect a woman he's been interested in. A woman desperate to keep her secrets buried...
  • Protecting Raven by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Raven by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Their 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...
  • Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It 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...
  • Protecting Sparrow by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Sparrow by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grief is all that’s stopping this friendship becoming more.When Sparrow Oswald's helicopter is shot down in Africa the last person she expects to come to her rescue is her old friend Ethan Zimmerman. She'd love for there to be more between them but he's not over his wife's death. As they work together to find who is using Ethan's plane to smuggle drugs the spark between them grows...
  • Bishop by Marie James

    Bishop by Marie James

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Cara's Protector: Guardian Protectors Personal Protection Specialists by Ellie Masters

    Cara's Protector: Guardian Protectors Personal Protection Specialists by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's running for her life, and he's her last hope, but also her biggest temptation.An innocent woman, a deadly cartel, her brooding Guardian Protector, and a love that could be her salvation or downfall. Cara, an innocent woman, finds herself in witness protection after agreeing to testify against a deadly cartel. But her enemies close in when her location is compromised...
  • Gwen's Delta by Lynne St. James

    Gwen's Delta by Lynne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shy 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

    Rescuing Gabriella by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HE 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...
  • HOT SEAL Redemption by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT SEAL Redemption by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bailey 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...
  • Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He 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...
  • Keeping His Promise by Anna Blakely

    Keeping His Promise by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five disbanded SEALs. A young widow who needs their help. An enemy waiting to strike...and a mystery that may never be solved.Anna Blakely's exciting new Eagle's Nest Securities Series follows a group of former Navy SEALs whose team was unexpectedly—and suspiciously—disbanded. With a vow to keep in touch, the five remaining members go their separate ways...
  • Discovering the Doctor by Calle J. Brookes

    Discovering the Doctor by Calle J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She was the quietest Tyler of Tyler Township—and for good reason. They might not have much, but rabble-rousing Tylers loved—and took care of—each other. Pip was a Tyler, through and through. There wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for her family. After a terrible experience as a teenager, Pip retreated to the safety of her family’s ranch...
  • Our Time by Maryann Jordan

    Our Time by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home...
  • A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryan Coates does it all.Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan...
  • SEAL Hard by J.M. Madden, Suspense Sisters

    SEAL Hard by J.M. Madden, Suspense Sisters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Commander Jack Bishop thought he was done with the government shenanigans that cost him part of his mobility, as well as his marriage. So when he’s approached to join Bone Frog Command, a secret division of the Department of Homeland Security, he’s less than enthused, until he realizes that Navy SEALs he worked with are in danger. But there’s a more personal connection...
  • Scarred Sunrise by Maddie Wade

    Scarred Sunrise by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To see the sunrise, he must defeat the darkness.Trapped in an ever-darkening circle of hell, Smithy’s only reason for living is the woman he almost destroyed. Watching her from afar as the guilt of his sins pull him under, he knows the only way to keep her safe is to kill again...
  • Dino by Jaime Lewis

    Dino by Jaime Lewis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Arianna 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...
  • HOT Justice by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT Justice by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's searching for justice. He's searching for peace. What they need is each other. They just don't know it yet...Dean "Wolf" Garner is the kind of guy who loves hard and leaves fast. From the moment he rescues reporter Haylee Jamison in the Guatemalan jungle, he can't stop thinking about the dark-haired beauty...
  • Destiny's Delta by Becca Jameson

    Destiny's Delta by Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's been twelve years since she picked the wrong brother...Destiny Fisher is ready to move past the guilt and shame of losing a fiancé to the war in Afghanistan twelve years ago. She never should’ve said yes to his proposal in the first place, and she's been plagued by her choices for over a decade.She was his biggest regret..
  • Her Honorable Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Honorable Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can One Day Change Your Life? Three years ago on a train, Navy SEAL, Griffin Porter and Miranda Slade’s lives were changed forever. As the Amtrak sped past the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Ocean a thunderous crash left their rail car dangling over the edge of a cliff. It would take more than one SEAL Team to rescue the passengers, it would take a miracle...
  • HOT SEAL Target by Lynn Raye Harris

    HOT SEAL Target by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Navy SEAL Adam “Blade” Garrison’s assignment to infiltrate a tech billionaire’s criminal operations just got complicated. His cover: bodyguard for the man’s wife. His problem: Blade knows Quinn Halliday far too well. A sophisticated version of the chubby, shy girl Blade once knew, Quinn brings out all his protective instincts—as well as a few carnal ones that surprise him...
  • SEAL's Sunshine by Lynne St. James

    SEAL's Sunshine by Lynne St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Navy 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

    Rescuing Katherine by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    HE 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...
  • Hot & Bothered by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot & Bothered by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He can never have her. Having her means the end of his career in the Hostile Operations Team. But when he learns she’s carrying his child, he’ll have to make a choice… Ryan “Flash” Gordon has been drawn to Emily Royal bin Yusuf since the first moment he met her. But she’s a terrorist’s widow, which means she’s completely off-limits...
  • Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels

    Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Michael “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...
  • Tory's Secret by Mary Kennedy

    Tory's Secret by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gabriel Robicheaux is a member of REAPER South and has been trying to get the attention of Tory Gibson for nearly six months. Tory has successfully ignored and evaded him, but now the entire team is at the Virginia complex and there is no way she can outrun him. But will Gabriel be able to handle her secret and still love her? Tory Gibson has a secret that she doesn't want anyone to know...
  • The Book of Joshua I - Trust by Iris Bolling

    The Book of Joshua I - Trust by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CIA Operative Joshua Lassiter is always in the midst of danger. When an international incident requires his attention, the journey begins. In foreign territory with a ruthless King at the helm, Joshua finds himself rescuing royalty and a mysterious woman. Akande Ambree has a mission: kill the man who dishonored her family...
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