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  • Garrett by Riley Edwards

    Garrett by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Garrett’s redemption won’t come easy; Melissa Rivers is not the same girl he broke.Former GRS Operator and Navy SEAL Garrett Davis is the walking, talking definition of regret. His guilt weighs heavy. The pain and misery he carries cripples him. When a tragic accident takes him back to his hometown, he’s not prepared to face the woman he left behind...
  • Kye by Nyssa Kathryn

    Kye by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes it’s in the depths of hell, that one finds their angel.Samantha Jacobs thought she was aiding her government. She believed the chip she created, the one that could change the world, would be used for the good of mankind. But it was all a lie…and she discovered the truth too late. Now, Samantha will suffer dearly for her mistake...
  • NautiCal by Lucy Lennox

    NautiCal by Lucy Lennox

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I didn’t mean to stow away on the yacht, I swear. My first mistake was going home with the jerk at the bar, but in my defense, Prescott said he owned the Worthington—ninety feet of sleek, yachty perfection—and if I could get the chief mate’s job, I’d have an excuse to stay on board and keep avoiding my family and my future...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  sports  action-adventure  adult  angst  audiobook
  • Code Name: Outlaw by Janie Crouch, Josie Jade

    Code Name: Outlaw by Janie Crouch, Josie Jade

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Months trapped in the clutches of a madman made Jenna Franklin a shell of the woman she once was. All she can do now is use her computer genius from inside the safety of closed doors. Even two years later, going outside = blood-freezing panic. She’s made herself a haven in the only place she’s felt safe since her captivity: Oak Creek, Wyoming—home of her Linear Tactical friends...
  • Rocky Ground by Kaylea Cross

    Rocky Ground by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s been hurt too many times… Single mom Tiana Fitzgerald has sworn off all romantic relationships to protect herself and her daughter. Her track record is disastrous and she’s done getting hurt. But a certain sexy Scotsman in Crimson Point has other ideas, and somehow manages to sneak past her defenses at every turn...
  • Searching for Khloe by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Khloe by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She thought secrets would tear them apart; instead, they brought them together.Khloe Moore has secrets. She came to Fallport, Virginia, under false pretenses, only intending to stay for a short while...
  • Blaze by Lynn Raye Harris

    Blaze by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections. Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single. Former Hostile Operations Team soldier Blaze "Shadow" Connolly knows what it’s like to lose everything. He’s got nobody except his job and his team and that’s the way he likes it...
  • SWAT Ed.: Fox & Bull by A.E. Via

    SWAT Ed.: Fox & Bull by A.E. Via

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A fox can set many traps to catch his target—but this one only needs one to catch his.Dominic “Bull” Walker is used to the simpler things in life. Give him his own land to work, a strong horse, and twelve hours of daylight, and he is a contented man. But when someone threatens to take away the successful ranch that took him two years to rebuild, he’ll accept any help he can get to defend it...
  • Only Her by Sandra Owens

    Only Her by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Former SEAL sniper Cody Roberts has returned from Afghanistan with too many demons and a simple wish: to be left alone. Working for K2 Special Services, caring for the war dogs he rescued, playing his guitar—that’s all he wants to do. But Cody is as protective as his nickname, “Dog,” suggests...
  • Logan by Nyssa Kathryn

    Logan by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Her scars are invisible, to everyone but him. Grace Castle lived through hell, and she's never fully recovered. Nor may she ever. But she's better than she was, and now devotes her time and energy to helping other women...until someone connects her old life to her new one. Suddenly, she's forced to do something that goes against her conscience, her moral compass...her heart...
  • Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn

    Tyler by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes, the biggest secrets can bring both salvation and destruction.Emerson Charles grew up luckier than most, going from a difficult life to finding safety and a true home with her stepmother and stepbrother. Years later, when Levi's in trouble, Emerson will do anything for the brother of her heart, her greatest protector...
  • Probable Fear by Julie Trettel

    Probable Fear by Julie Trettel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the path to destiny really sucks ass.I should have died on our last big mission and it’s messing with my head.I know I need to get over it, but I just can’t.There’s a lead on a new Collector and Delta’s getting called in to assist.Paralyzed by irrational fears and guilt, I don’t know if I can do this again.But if I don’t, I’ll never meet her...
  • Finding Hope by Sloane Kennedy

    Finding Hope by Sloane Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    At 19, Beck Barretti is living two lives. To his family, he’s a young man trying to find his way after years of battling a mental illness that nearly cost him everything. But to the rest of the world he’s just another privileged kid with problems. The truth doesn’t even lie somewhere in between because Beck’s entire life is actually about keeping secrets. From the people he loves...
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    age-gap  dark  lgbtq  military  mlm  polyamory  abuse  action-adventure
  • Aidan by Nyssa Kathryn

    Aidan by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some loves are impossible to leave behind…Cassie Webber had it all. A man who loved her, a mother and sister who were all the family she needed, and a job she adored. Until, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. Now her mother and Aidan are gone, and her sister’s in danger...
  • Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant

    Jaguar's Joy by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A small-town sheriff who’s bitten off more than she can chew… A Marine veteran who steps in to protect her… And a community that comes together to help its own. Sheriff Misty Dale wants nothing more than to keep her town safe and happy. A deer shifter isn’t the first thing people would expect for law enforcement, but she’s made it work—even if she’s ended up middle-aged and married to her job...
  • Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Escape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven...
  • Deserted by Cara Dee

    Deserted by Cara Dee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Deserted is the third book in the Auctioned Series, following book 1, Auctioned, and book 2, Stranded. Gray Nolan had survived a kidnapping where he was supposed to have been auctioned off to the highest bidder. He had also survived being stranded on an island, under siege from a different set of foes, and throughout the hell they’d all endured, their motto had been “Leave no man behind...
  • Blake by Nyssa Kathryn

    Blake by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A past that can't be changed. A future as uncertain as their relationship.Willow Foster has been a single mother for most of her young daughter's life, ever since the girl's father-a man Willow thought she'd be with forever-inexplicably disappeared. Now, just as mysteriously, he's back, living in Cradle Mountain, Idaho...
  • Covering Ollie by Freya Barker

    Covering Ollie by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Living in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford...
  • Daddy Unleashed by Laylah Roberts

    Daddy Unleashed by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    How 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...
  • The Best Gift by Eli Easton

    The Best Gift by Eli Easton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With help from a Christmas miracle, two bruised hearts find joy again.Greg Cabot is the third generation to run Cabot’s Christmas Wonderland and tree farm in rural Vermont. But this year will be his last. Since the death of his son, Sam, in Afghanistan, Greg no longer has the heart to run a business based on holiday cheer...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  amnesia  angst
  • Mountain Homecoming by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Mountain Homecoming by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • A New Prospect by Julie Trettel

    A New Prospect by Julie Trettel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolves mate for life. For better or worse. I’ve lived it all--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Still, I don’t back down on my commitments. Living with Annie isn’t always easy and some things need to change. I need to change. But the damage runs deep...
  • Siren Enslaved by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Siren Enslaved by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Re-released in a second edition with new scenes. Julian Lodge has everything a man could want. He’s rich, successful and owns the most exclusive club in Dallas. But something is missing. Finn Taylor has worked his way up in the world from humble beginnings in Willow Fork, Texas. The only thing he still loves in his hometown is Danielle Bay...
  • Nauti Intentions by Lora Leigh

    Nauti Intentions by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Fourth in the New York Times bestselling series known for "blistering sexuality and eroticism."(Romance Reviews Today) Since he saw Janey Mackay taking a dip in her bikini, Major Alex Jansen has had to quell the fire she ignites in him. Even touching her would mean death at the hands of the Mackay men...
  • Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur

    Heart2Heart: Volume 5 by Lucy Lennox, A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Volume five in the best-selling charity anthology is coming soon! Featuring brand new stories from incredible authors:AM Arthur - Alice Winters - Daryl BannerEM Lindsey - Jodi Payne - K Webster - Kate HawthorneLouisa Masters - Lucy Lennox - Mia Monroe - Neve WilderRiley Hart - SE Harmon - Spencer Spears - Tal...
  • Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Marine veteran with a lion's heart. A wilderness guide with a lynx's soul. Despite what they think...it's never too late for love. Curvy Lynn Davidson has never had a real relationship. Working as a guide in the wilds of Glacier National Park doesn't bring on the men. And being a middle-aged, no-nonsense outdoorswoman in hiking boots and a utility vest is the nail in the dating coffin...
  • Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant

    Tiger's Triumph by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman who’s only ever wanted to be a mother… A man who’s just starting to remember what family means... And three children who need a home. As a waitress and middle-aged divorcee, owl shifter Pauline has given up on her dreams of being a mother. But secretly, in the quiet depths of her heart, she still yearns for a family...
  • Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers

    Wolf Soldier by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is the third book in the She-Shifters of Hell’s Corner series. This series is a spin-off of the Bears of Burden series, although each book can be read as a standalone. Wolf shifter Holt Monroe has a big decision to make...
  • Jason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Jason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Danger throws them together. Attraction keeps them from parting. Having lost her best friend, Courtney Davies lives every day like it's her last. Because if life has taught her anything, it's that some are cut far too short without warning. So when sexy former soldier Jason moves to Cradle Mountain, she shouldn't hesitate to express her immediate interest...
  • Cole by Nyssa Kathryn

    Cole by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s a single mom with a secret. He’s a former Delta who doesn’t let people too close.Aria Callas understands struggle and sacrifice. Getting pregnant at sixteen, she’s spent more than a decade and a half ensuring her and her son’s safety the only way she knows how—by staying on the move...
  • The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels

    The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels, comes an all-new standalone forbidden romance.They say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.They say the best way to stay sober is to love yourself.I’m great at making bad decisions.Addict? Check. Poor impulse control? Check. Obsessed with the guy I’m sponsoring? Check Check Check...
  • Bear My Soul by T.S. Joyce

    Bear My Soul by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rory Dodson is done running. After one night of bliss with a man she never thought she’d see again, she’s in trouble with a young son who is housing one ferocious little bear cub inside of him. Desperate to keep her baby’s secret safe, she has nowhere to turn but to the man she was determined to keep in her past...
  • A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain) by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a small town, single parent romance.Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family’s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit...
  • The Magic of Discovery by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Discovery by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Growing up in Emerald Lakes, population six hundred and eighty-two, had been safe and comfortable. Running my own magic shop and making a living off my green witchcraft, I have no complaints...
  • Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Kihyun's Vow by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve been waiting for the right moment to claim my fated mate … Hogan went through hell in the military, but now that he’s in Timberwood Cove for good it’s time to see if something could grow between us. My wolf knows he’s my fated mate, and I’m ready to make my move. But when I suddenly end up with custody of my brother’s baby I worry that I’ve missed my chance again...
  • Danny by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Danny by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Craig is the best at what he does. He can find anyone. Anywhere. Any time.Doesn’t matter how hard they try to hide. But locating his friend’s lost family is proving to be more of a challenge than he anticipated. Shadow Pine, Washington is Craig’s last lead, one built on nothing but rumor and hearsay. But sometimes that’s all you need...
  • Rancher Wolf's Runaway Bride by Serena Meadows

    Rancher Wolf's Runaway Bride by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Willa ran away from her wedding and ran into the arms of a wolf shifter… me.Her ex-fiancé, Bill, was not only utterly wrong for her.He might have also killed her father.I saw Willa’s helplessness when I found her.A muddy wedding dress and her wrinkled forehead told me all I needed to know.Those rosy cheeks and full lips were inviting.It was hard to ignore the instant attraction between us...
  • Deadly Debt by K. Loraine, Meg Anne

    Deadly Debt by K. Loraine, Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I blew my cover for the woman I love. The second River Adams walked into my life, I knew my days undercover were numbered. The FBI gave me one mission: bring down the Cross brothers and their criminal empire. But no one counted on her, and now that she’s been taken, I’ll do anything to get her back. Even if it means working with the men I was ordered to catch...
  • Saving Madeline: Seal Team Tango Book 4 by Nicole Flockton

    Saving Madeline: Seal Team Tango Book 4 by Nicole Flockton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When doing the right thing endangers her lifeMadeline Dawson has always had a crush on her best friend's brother, Kaleb, but she won't cross the line because, you know, "girlfriend code". The day she overhears a conversation, not meant for her ears, though, all bets are off. Now she'll need Kaleb and his Navy SEAL skills to keep her safe...
  • Wild Love by Sadie King

    Wild Love by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the young damaged ex-soldier and she’s the older woman who’s off limits. Can she show him how to love?Wild Love is Davis and Mel's story, a contemporary instalove steamy romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy woman he falls hard for...
  • Cornered by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn

    Cornered by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Prepare for three times the thrills with these nail-biting page-turners from your favorite romantic suspense authors!In In the Dark by Lynette Eason, accountant Steph Cross is cleaning out a coworker's desk after her untimely death when she finds cryptic notes that lead her to believe her friend's car accident was no accident at all...
  • Black Bear Down by Harmony Raines

    Black Bear Down by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When his army helicopter crashes in the Himalayas, killing his comrades, Jordan Williams loses much more than his friends. He loses the use of his legs, and his bear. Two months later, he is transferred to Bear Bluff, where he grew up, but he isn’t interested in life. Not until Skyla walks into his hospital room. She’s his mate...
  • Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines

    Cowboy Bear's Mate by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How does a bear lose his mate? When she drives off in the opposite direction, taking his heart and soul with her. For a year, Samuel has lived with the loss of his mate. He’s roamed the mountains, always searching, his life meaningless without her. Now he’s made a decision—he’s going to leave the Williams Homestead and search the world until he finds her. Then, fate steps in...
  • Don't Shoot the Messenger: Hazard Falls Book 2 by Samantha A. Cole

    Don't Shoot the Messenger: Hazard Falls Book 2 by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blair lost the love of her life when her fiancé, and father to their unborn child, went missing and was presumed dead. Returning to Hazard Falls, she must plan for her baby’s future without Grant by her side...
  • Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes

    Fable's Foes by Gianni Holmes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A cold-hearted club enforcer...An undercover snitch in love...And a kidnapped boy both men lust after… Booker“You don't have to fear your virtue. I don’t sleep with what I have to kill.” As the enforcer of the Grimm Reapers motorcycle club, it’s my job to remove threats to my brothers...
  • Cautious by Candice M. Wright

    Cautious by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blake Price is nobody’s hero. With dead parents, dead teammates, and a whole lot of survivor’s guilt, Blake just wants to be left alone and to take care of his grandmother. Until a beautiful woman full of secrets becomes his grandmother’s neighbor and brings down his walls. Callie Ward needs a hero more than ever...
  • Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Surrendering My Affection: Sulfur Springs Book 4 by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cody Wells isn’t sure what he wants in life. He’s watched his two best friends fall in love, but he’s not sure that’s for him. He has a job he loves and friends that are always there for him, what more could he want or need? But if that’s truly the case, why can’t he get a certain someone out of his mind? Adrian Fisher knows exactly what he wants and is determined to get it...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  military  mlm  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Taken By My Brothers’ Best Friends by Summer Haze

    Taken By My Brothers’ Best Friends by Summer Haze

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Crashing into my brothers' best friends was a mistake.Letting them stay might be an even bigger one.After I rear-ended their truck, I thought I'd just get a lecture and be done. But when Dean, Reed, and Lennon decided to move onto our ranch to help out, things got complicated fast. They’re not just here to work—they’re here to keep an eye on me, whether I like it or not...
  • Fluke and the Faultline Fiasco by Sam Burns

    Fluke and the Faultline Fiasco by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an earthquake shakes up Sage's night, his instinct is to forget about it. They live in California—quakes happen. But this one sends the consciousness that lives in the ley lines running to him in fear, so he and his gunslinger boyfriend set out to investigate. What they uncover is a century-old plot to destroy not only the ley lines, but the city of Junction itself...
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