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  • One Year Home by Marie Force

    One Year Home by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved... Navy Captain John West has no idea how to survive without his beloved Ava, who moved on with her life during John's six-year deployment and has now married Eric...
  • Knight: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Knight: A Reed Security Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Knight is the fourth book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I stiffened. He was here. I stood and looked around the room, but I didn’t see anything. Walking over to the window, I looked out into the dark, hoping that I could see something...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive.When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie...
  • Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Blaze by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The rings have been selected. The champagne placed on ice. The cake decorated. And the pre-wedding sex is off the charts... Lucas Vallois and Andrei Hadeon are finally ready to walk down the aisle. There’s just one small problem. A ghost from Lucas’s past shows up days before the wedding, desperate for help...
  • Romancing His Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Romancing His Heart by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    LokiI’m a highly trained special operative tasked with taking down the East Coast’s most dangerous man—my father.She’s a bubbly, timid, overly inquisitive romance author with an aversion to true love. And she’s now under my protection.As our worlds collide, we’re forced into hiding while I piece together who’s chasing us...
  • A Shameless Little Lie by Meli Raine

    A Shameless Little Lie by Meli Raine

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I did it. I admit it.I fell in love with Silas. My bodyguard. My protector.My new informant.We’re playing a cat-and-mouse game. I’m not sure whether I’m the cat or the mouse, but I can definitely tell I’m in a trap.A trap with no way out.I’m not who everyone thought I was. The truth is out there, finally turning the lie about me inside out. I am the shameless little lie...
  • Lola by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Lola by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lola is the eighth book in the Reed Security series and the conclusion to Ryan's book in the series For The Love Of A Good Woman. The books should be read in order. “Ladies, I’m going to demonstrate how you can take out someone that is coming at you from the front. Now, Derek is going to come at me.” I motioned him forward and I saw a glint of fear in his eyes...
  • 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...
  • Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason

    Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elite Guardians bodyguard Haley Callaghan may be in South Carolina, but when a photo leads investigators in West Ireland to open a twenty-five-year-old cold case, her life is suddenly in danger. Haley knows how to take care of herself; after all, she's made a career out of taking care of others...
  • The Dark of You by Ellie Masters

    The Dark of You by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Devoted Reader, Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster as we delve into what’s happening with Forest. FEAR NOT! Our resilient hero, Forest, will endure...
  • Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Diamond in the Rough by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the cards are stacked against you, the Kings will even the odds. For Ward “King” Kingston the role of protector, forged by fire and tragedy, is one he takes seriously. When King is asked to safeguard the son of a four-star general and friend, he is pulled back into the world of government black ops on a mission that raises painful memories from his past...
  • Home for the Howlidays by Charlie Cochet

    Home for the Howlidays by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Giovanni Galanos’s life took a dramatic turn after a terrifying ordeal and a newfound health condition led him home. Leaving behind his globetrotting adventures in favor of a more grounded existence, Gio finds solace in the arms of his love, Sacha “Joker” Wilder, a complex and captivating man who held Gio’s heart from the moment they first spoke...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  romance  mlm  contemporary  military  lgbtq  humor
  • A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    A Chosen Man by Jaime Reese

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Wall McCormack, actions speak louder than words. He’s giving and protective, loyal to his friends, and devoted to his job. While confident and powerful enough to conquer any challenge, his greatest strength lies in his calm nature. Until an unexpected assignment sends his world into a loud and colorful chaos he never could have anticipated. Rejection...
  • Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone has it out for Rialto.  Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant.  But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy...
    Categorized as:
    angst  bodyguard  drama  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book  children
  • Carson's Choice by Dale Mayer

    Carson's Choice by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carson is pleasantly surprised by the job Levi assigns him, until Carson hears all the details. An elderly friend of Ice’s believes someone is out to kill her. But she has no proof, no suspects, no motives. The police think she’s imagining things and won’t look into the case any further. However, after meeting this lady … and her granddaughter, Carson has his own suspicions...
  • Scrumptious by Melissa Schroeder

    Scrumptious by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don’t miss out on the exciting conclusion to the Camos and Cupcakes series from USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder. Hey, there. Fritz O’Bryan at your service, the only remaining single guy in the Camos and Cupcakes shop. My friends call me a player, and I try to live up to their expectations. I mean, the women of San Antonio are relying on me to save them from boredom...
  • Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Keeping Kori by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An operative shot in the line of duty.An EMT with a huge secret.And the ultimate explosion of consequences and hearts.Injured but determined to help his fellow operatives, Falcon Montgomery is fighting for all their lives. He’s also battling a pesky EMT who is putting both of their lives at risk. RAPTOR is so close to capturing this criminal and Falcon cannot stop until he’s caught...
  • Delta Force Rescue by Elle James

    Delta Force Rescue by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Social worker, Briana Hayes hadn’t expected her job to be dangerous. After her roommate is killed and attempts are made on Briana’s life, she turns to the Brotherhood Protectors for help.Fresh off active duty, former Delta Force soldier, Rafe Donovan’s first assignment as a member of the Brotherhood Protectors is to protect the sister of one of his old teammates...
  • Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Hunter by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hunter is the sixth book in the Reed Security Series. It is recommended that they are read in order. Hunter "Pappy" Papacosta can't get Lucy Grant out of his head. He's had a casual relationship with her for awhile, but when she almost dies in a fire, everything changes in his eyes. He'll do anything to prove to her that he can be the man she needs...
  • It Ruins Me by Penelope Sky

    It Ruins Me by Penelope Sky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I married you because I was in love with you.Those words have echoed in my mind ever since he said them, and despite the way my heart races for him every time he steps into the same room, I can't say it back. Not after he hurt me. Not after he betrayed me.Every time I feel us come close together, my heart pulls away...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  romance  contemporary  dark  organized-crime  steamy  sad
  • The Don by Stella Andrews

    The Don by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We signed a contract inked in blood and sealed with revenge. Both playing by our own rules, determined to win at all costs. Chastity The deeper the jungle the harder it is to find your way out and when you are running for your life nothing else matters. I'm the fool that stopped running and faced my predator head on...
  • False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    False Perceptions by Michelle Heard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a stand-alone, dark and gritty Military Romance. Conspiracies and lies lead to a secret that was never supposed to be uncovered. Six months ago we rescued Emilie Swanson, the daughter of retired Navy Admiral George Swanson - now a senator running for the presidency...
  • Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Sacred Sins by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You know what they say about family. Blood is thicker than water. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. A house divided cannot stand. Margie is the keeper of her family’s secrets. Six sisters and one brother. Billions in assets. Generations of malfeasance. And one heartbreaking secret three people keep. Margie. Her father, Declan. And Drew—the man she loves...
  • Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Callous by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Tracker. Silent observer. Life was in the details. The weight of a government issued rifle, the trajectory of a bullet, the speed of the wind—those details were crucial in the Marines. But outside the military, that level of observation was currency, and I was selling my skills to the best security firm in south Florida...
  • Rescued by Livia Grant

    Rescued by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sex-Spies-Stalkers-StarsThree incredible hours was all it took to form a bond that refuses to be broken.Saying goodbye after Valentine Roulette had crushed them both, but Ryder Helms is a realist. He knows his CIA covert career will never allow him to be with a superstar like Khloe Monroe. Deep undercover in Russia, Ryder has done unspeakable things to prove his loyalty to the Volkov Bratva...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • Promise and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan

    Promise and Protect: a small town romantic suspense novel by Lori Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A perilous homecoming...    Promise and Protect is the second book in the heart-soaring and electrifying Evers, Texas, series by New York Times bestselling author Lori Ryan. A true masterwork of contemporary romantic suspense, it is the story of a beautiful artist returning home to danger, and to a love she never imagined...
  • Concerto by Skye Warren

    Concerto by Skye Warren

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THE SECOND BOOK IN THE NORTH SECURITY...
  • Deadly Dorian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Deadly Dorian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone is trying to kill Marc Foster. Attempted poisoning was bad enough, but when the would-be killer messes with the brakes on Marc’s precious Porsche, the art dealer admits he needs help. He just wasn’t expecting help to be quite so dark and sexy. Royce Karras loves his job at Ward Security. He’s making up for a lifetime of bad decisions and a bloody past he’d rather forget...
  • Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track down a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy...
  • Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An up and comer trying to make a name for herself... KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex. A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career... TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way...
  • Guarding His Body by A.C. Arthur

    Guarding His Body by A.C. Arthur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The ex-marine spoke with confidence and steely determination, but all Renny Bennett saw in his new bodyguard was a petite, doe-eyed nymph. Sabrina Dedune's feisty, take-no-prisoners attitude proved she took her job seriously. But suddenly the gorgeous body under that T-shirt seemed far more dangerous than any threat on his life...
  • Wicked and Forever by Shayla Black

    Wicked and Forever by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’ll make her his again…even if he has to seduce her When the woman he loves is taken, Forest “Trees” Scott abandons a mission to save her from the enemy. Fearing the worst, he moves heaven and earth to find her—until he realizes Laila Torres left him of her own free will for the man who used her for six years. He’s stunned and wrecked. She played him—and he fell for it...
  • Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall

    Hope Is Lost by Emma James, Alizon Duckwall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -Jimi Hendrix Keanu Lee, the funny man, finds himself on the sticky end of a night out with his best friend Levi. Keanu's life is about to take another unexpected, sharp turn. New friends will be found under the most unique circumstances...
  • Lethal Love by P.J. Fiala

    Lethal Love by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes love can be lethal…. Chuck moved to the great state of Kentucky to become part of Bluegrass Security and test his mettle. When he is asked to take on a more dangerous role in the firm, he's more than ready to get down and dirty. That is, until he has to tell a curvaceous beauty that her son is a thief...
  • a great, big tragedy by Zeppazariel

    a great, big tragedy by Zeppazariel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Trojan War lasted for ten years...
    Categorized as:
    drama  angst  romance  lgbtq  fantasy  wlw  horror  young-adult
  • Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He was out of the game.He should've stayed that way.When a former FBI colleague asks Callum Webb to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American bigwig in eastern Europe, Callum’s just got one word for him...No.Okay, actually two words: hell, no.Callum is out of the international law enforcement game and has been for a long time...
  • Then and Now by Bella Jewel

    Then and Now by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Fate, Here I am, finally writing to you again. Things haven’t changed, fate. Time hasn’t healed anything. As always, nothing makes sense. Things aren’t coming together as they should. Time has changed us very little. It has only made everything that much more confusing. Nothing is fixed. Nobody is happy. We still live with a dark cloud over our heads...
  • Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman

    Deceiving Bella by Cate Beauman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Isabella 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...
  • The Guardian by Alexis Winter

    The Guardian by Alexis Winter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last time a man broke my heart, it was my daughter’s father when he disappeared from our lives. So the last thing I’m interested in, is an alpha with a chip on his shoulder who only sees me as a damsel in distress.Alex Rockwell isn’t just a playboy with a charming smile and a mouth that will make you blush. He’s a trained assassin that has become my shadow...
  • Ice Cold Kiss by Cynthia Eden

    Ice Cold Kiss by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The son of a serial killer. A devil in the flesh. Midas Monroe knows that his big size intimidates plenty of people, and when they learn about his twisted past? Most folks go running. But he’s not like his dear old monster of a dad, despite the stories that still circulate in the press. He’s a bodyguard. Protecting and defending is his bit. No emotional attachments, ever. And no mistakes...
  • Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Zac's Mulligan by Ann Lister

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart. Ben Holland is an artist...
  • Night Sky by Colbie Kay, Jennifer Siegel

    Night Sky by Colbie Kay, Jennifer Siegel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jaxon 'Writer' Slade had everything he ever wanted. He had a family within his club brothers and he had the girl he loved. Everyone including him thought they were the perfect couple until everything came crashing down around him. The day Ever told Writer she was leaving for New York changed him and not for the better. One year later Ever Porter is back from New York...
  • Ruthless by Sybil Bartel

    Ruthless by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bodyguard. Protector. Security Detail. I wasn’t supposed to join the Marines and serve three tours. I’d been groomed to be another kind of warrior. Since I could walk, I’d been primed to take over the family business. Build the real estate empire bigger, ruthlessly fight my way to the top—make everyone richer. Instead, I’d enlisted...
  • No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    No Beginning, No End by Richard Rider

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Third part in the Stockholm Syndrome trilogy:Settling back into a normal life is more difficult than anticipated...
    Categorized as:
    angst  drama  romance  mlm  contemporary  steamy  dark  fiction
  • Slicer by Charlotte McGinlay

    Slicer by Charlotte McGinlay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Slicer I loved playing the field, never wanted to settle down, Until I met her. It was supposed to be a onetime thing, I just didn’t expect the connection we shared and I wanted more. I wanted her. But she was gone the next morning...
  • Despite It All by Reese Knightley

    Despite It All by Reese Knightley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An FBI agent and military sergeant get all tangled up.Sergeant Joshua Greene -As a favor, Greene accepts a special assignment that puts him in the immediate vicinity of the disapproving Forest Taylor. Greene honors truth above all else so when a misunderstanding is cleared up between them, he is suddenly faced with a decision that challenges said honor...
  • Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Forever by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dr. Robert Adams grew up with more advantages than most, the son of a former vice president, he had two loving fathers, a twin sister he adores and wonderfully doting grandparents. Life is good until one afternoon when his dreams flat-line. And no scalpel can repair the guilt and grief he carries with him for the first time in his life...
  • Neil by Sybil Bartel

    Neil by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ex-Danish Military Special Forces, built like a legend, and uncompromising in every way—Neil Christensen didn’t walk into my life. The Viking-sized warrior crashed it like a hurricane. The moment he showed up at my strip club, my life fell to shit. South Florida's most ruthless motorcycle gang, the cops, the Feds—they all want something I don’t have, something the Viking took from me...
  • Hit and Run by Meghan Quinn

    Hit and Run by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Right when Jane and Brady have everything right in the world, they lose the one thing they didn’t know they wanted. The pain is too much, the expectations are too high and the pressure they put on each other tears them a part...
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