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Chasing the Storm by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes a sizzling new romantic suspense.Cold one minute. Hot the next. She gives him whiplash, and he’s either going to ditch his duties . . . or make her his.She was only supposed to be a quick assignment for Dalton “Finn” Finnegan—bodyguard for the sister of a friend, kind of gig...Categorized as:
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Once Upon A Time: Billionaires in Disguise: Flicka by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a real princess falls in love with a man who is definitely not a prince, a royal fairy tale turns dangerous. ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a beautiful princess, Flicka von Hannover, who lived an enchanted life... -
Theo by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs seven days long enough to build a forever love?I was living a nightmare of my own making.My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller.I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe...Categorized as:
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Gray Wolf Security: Back Home by Glenna Sinclair
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Kindle Unlimited Bundle... Enjoy the complete 4th Volume of Gray Wolf Security. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 5 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) AUDRA I’d never worked undercover. But I danced in the strip clubs before I joined the Army and I knew that world... -
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Treasured: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he’s working on and his tenure will be assured... -
Vengeful Commander by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrutal. Savage. Vengeful.Victor Malone is his oldest brother’s right-hand man, the watchful protector. Swift with his revenge if you cross him or his family.Most people run from him . . .But not her.Gracen has no idea that the man who comes into her bakery each morning for his sweet bun fix is one of the most feared men in New Orleans... -
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Gray Wolf Security: Wyoming by Glenna Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree with Kindle Unlimited... Enjoy the complete Volume 3 of the Gray Wolf Security series. Romance, Suspense, Mystery and a touch of Comedy. 5 Books. No Cliffhangers. More than 1,000 pages :) HANK I’m a cowhand... -
Love on the Run by Zoe York
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 5 in the Pine Harbour series: Dean Foster (ex-cop, army reservist, newly minted bodyguard) meets his match in Liana Hansen (Nashville superstar, woman of many secrets, supremely reluctant protectee). Bodyguard. [Noun] A person hired to escort and protect another person. Escort and protect. Definitely no flirting, kissing, or testing the bounds of third base... -
Warrior's Instinct: Cerberus Tactical K9 Team Bravo by Fiona Quinn
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Marked for Deception by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe lied to catch a killer. She just wanted to escape the past. Neither realized just how deadly their deceptions could be.Denver homicide detective Declan King lives by a strict code. But when he’s tasked with using an escaped serial killer’s daughter to catch the twisted murderer, his black and white world becomes blurred in ways he never could’ve imagined...Categorized as:
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Take Her from You by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single mom in hiding and the bodyguard roommate she can’t resistMiaHiding out in the Scottish Highlands, I’ve fled my old life. I need a home for my little daughter, a job, and the eyeful of my roommate naked in the shower has me thinking I might need a hot Scottish boyfriend, too.But the gorgeous bodyguard only offers fun nights between the sheets...Categorized as:
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Vicious Protector by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDemons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility. He’s arrogant. Protective. Sweet and intensely attentive. On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us... -
Blackout by Bethany Lopez, Lisa Shelby
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when the lights go out in the city that never sleeps?Games of chance, unexpected situations, and hours of sin!Thirteen bestselling and award-winning authors are turning up the heat in an anthology featuring brand-new show-stopping stories set in Las Vegas. Roll the dice and get ready to feel the heat!Close Encounter by Stephanie St... -
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Burn by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this sizzling romantic suspense by a New York Times bestselling author, a serial arsonist targets the biological family he found through an online DNA ancestry test. Five years ago, Charlotte Murphy's brother tracked down her family through a DNA ancestry test. Charlotte was the only one he left alive. And now he's back to finish the deadly game he started... -
Naughty and Nice: Clear Security Holidays by Ainsley St. Claire
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrapped by an avalanche with San Francisco’s most eligible bachelor would seem like a chemistry packed holiday, but I’m a one-date wonder. There’s no way we’ll ever fall for one another.Clay McGrath is a doctor, a distinguished veteran, and he saved my life.As San Francisco’s most eligible bachelor, women know no boundaries and the texts, photos, and visits are unrelenting.I know why... -
Total Surrender by Velvet Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of Kidnapped and Tough as Nails comes the eleventh romantic suspense novel in the COBRA Securities series. Total Surrender is an intriguing mixture of pulse-pounding suspense and sizzling passion. Beware of the Dangerously Devoted. COBRA Securities agents Hunter McGrath and Talia Cohen pose as husband and wife to infiltrate a mysterious cult, led by the charismatic Elijah... -
Rock Bottom: Satan's Devils MC #7 by Manda Mellett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRock Rock I’ve committed the ultimate crime. To repay my gambling debts, I’ve stolen from my MC. Now, I’m out in bad standing. Cast adrift from all men I called Brother, I approach a rival MC. They let me join on the basis I share all the information about my previous club. In other words, they want me to help them take out the Satan’s Devils... -
Aiden & Ariel by Jet Masters, Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is everywhere in this swoon-worthy, steamy couple's romance. Plunge head over heels as you ride out a hurricane on an oil rig. Dive into 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭: 𝐴𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 & 𝐴𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑙’𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 by master storytellers, Jet & Ellie Masters where your happily ever after is waiting. ARIEL BLACK For a woman unlucky in love, Ariel certainly falls for it fast... -
Unsanctioned by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStar-crossed lovers…Driven by her traumatic past, Nadia Bishop has dedicated her life to helping children orphaned by war around the globe. She won’t let anything stand in her way—not even the sexy former soldier she left back in the U.S... -
Westley by Elizabella Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA single mother with too many secrets.A retired Marine determined to discover them all.And a danger neither of them saw coming.When Westley James left the Marines, he had only two things on his mind. Start a security company to protect those in need and to avoid dramatic women. Especially ones who are not who they appear to be. The first will prove easier than the second... -
Haunted by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer name might be on the building, but Liv Harper hasn’t ever stepped foot inside the Harper Security Ops headquarters. Until now. When some bad choices land Liv in an unfortunate position, she knows there’s only one man she can trust to teach her how to keep herself safe. Brixton Steele isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job...Categorized as:
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Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJewelry designer Sophie Burke has fled Maine for the anonymity of the big city. She’s starting over with a job she tolerates and a grungy motel room she calls home on the wrong side of town, but anything is better than the nightmare she left behind... -
Annihilate Me 2: Vol. 1 (The Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn ANNIHILATE ME 2, expect everything you've come to know about the #1 worldwide best-selling ANNIHILATE ME series--the love, the humor, the suspense. Only ramped up in ways that you never expected. This is ANNIHILATE ME at its best! DESCRIPTION: In ANNIHILATE ME 2, love is tested. Lives are claimed. Nothing is certain. In a flash, one can just lose it all... -
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Crossing Borders by Marie James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough I take my job very seriously—being the resident charmer, the man responsible for helping clients with security, all the while making it look like I’m the newest love interest of insanely gorgeous women—it looks like it’s all fun and games.I’m getting paid to go on dates to some of the most glamourous places all around the world after all, but at the end of the day, it’s still work... -
Rescued by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSex-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... -
Lachlan: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Dangerous Doms) by Jane Henry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFiona Hurston was too young when we first met.Too naïve.Too innocent.Too tempting.I vowed to protect her, to keep her safe, and I have, for five long years.Even when keeping her safe meant keeping my distance.Even when the greatest threat to her innocence was me.But Fiona’s not a girl anymore.When danger’s at her door and we’re forced together, I won’t back down.I’ll defend her. I’ll shield her... -
Nori's Delta by Lori Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe won’t lose her again…Delta Operative Heath “Woof” Davis has spent years living on the edge. Protecting a State Department official is just another assignment until he discovers that Eleanor Bonham is Nori Duncan, the one that got away...Categorized as:
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Redemption Road by Nicole Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKash Bennett has always done things his way. His looks and bad boy ways give every woman in his path the hope of changing him. He has rules that won't be broken, for anyone. Mackenzie Harrison has spent her entire life doing things someone else's way. When her possessive boyfriend goes too far, she knows it's time for a change. She's been stuck for too long. But her ex isn't giving up... -
The Guardian: A Romantic Suspense Standalone by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuard against any danger. Especially if it comes from within.Detective Matteo Garza doesn’t just do the job—he is the job.He’s learned the hard way that work and pleasure can’t co-exist.So when his little sister’s best friend accidentally uncovers a money laundering schemeled by one of Remington’s most cold-blooded criminals,Garza vows to keep things strictly business as he keeps her safe... -
Taken by the Bratva: A Dark Mafia Romance by Bianca Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s supposed to protect me, but he does the opposite.The morning of my arranged marriage, I’m snatched by my bodyguard.The man who has spent the past year protecting me. The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him... -
Hacker Enclosed by Linzi Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe dares not come out from behind her walls. But her heart is on the threshold…AddieI’ve got the best team in the white hat hacker business. Cruz is my eyes in the field. Lena’s my ear to the ground. Me? I’m the brains of the operation. Brains tend to stay in one place—inside.I can’t pinpoint when my agoraphobia took over. But I refuse to be a no-show at my twin brother’s wedding... -
Protecting His Fake Wife by Leslie North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlotte Burnside’s safe, comfortable world is forever changed after she and her two besties witness a mob murder. Now, the only way out is to go into hiding with a former Navy SEAL who terrifies her almost as much as the bad guys. Easton Yates is just so big, so tough, so…distractingly attractive. Posing as newlyweds, the two head to Florida for their “honeymoon... -
Tempted by A.K. Evans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMallory Grant and Nixon Scott met purely by chance. With an instant attraction between them, the pair was easily tempted to give in to their desires.Despite the fact that Mallory wants more with Nixon, she’s willing to settle for what he is prepared to offer: a physical relationship with no strings. But when Mallory gets robbed at gunpoint, Nixon starts paying more attention...Categorized as:
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Teach Me Like That by Marie James, Jim Cauthen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty-three, single, and loving life. Construction worker by day and playboy by night. Kegan Cole has what many men can only dream about. A great job, incredible family, and more women fawning over him than he can count. What more could he ask for? Lexi Carter spends her days teaching at a private school... -
Bulldog by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely... -
Bloodlines by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor's Note: This book is meant to be read after books 1-7 of the Latvala Royals series. Long before Latvala became a country, two men fought a bitter battle to claim control of the land. The outcome of their feud fell into the abyss of time, subdued and forgotten in the centuries to follow. This is the story of a younger generation looking for answers that don't want to be found... -
Beautiful Devil by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI made my name and my fortune carrying out every hit with absolute precision. But this time it wasn’t a job, it was personal, and something went horribly wrong. This time there was a witness... -
Primal Instinct by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was sent to Alaska to gather evidence against corporations dumping toxic chemicals into the ocean... -
Cowboy Justice Association Novel Box Set: Books 1 - 3 by Olivia Jaymes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*** 3 novel-length books for the price of 2 *** Genre: Contemporary Western Erotic Romance Cowboy Command: One minute Katie is eating lunch with her sister, the next she barely escapes a car bomb meant to kill her. Luckily, Federal agents are going to give her a new identity until she can testify against the man who wants her dead... -
Severed: A Dark Romance by Dani René
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the international bestselling author, Dani René, comes a dark romance that will leave you guessing until the very end! *This is NOT a standalone. You need to read Stolen - The Prequel to fully understand this storyline. My world was hell on earth, son of a man who was evil incarnate. Hate was all I knew. When she was stolen, I swore I’d find her... -
Guarding Her by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe never wanted fame…After a video of her modeling her friend’s new clothing line goes viral, Gia suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight. She never wanted fame—she was just having fun and helping a friend. Unfortunately now she’s got a target on her back. Someone out there will do anything to destroy her. Someone who wants her dead... -
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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Lost in the Dark by Ann Jensen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night of laughter and explosive passion with a stranger about to be deployed changed Nefertari’s life. Pregnant with no way to find him she was shunned by her family and had to struggle to create the best life she could for their beautiful daughter. Working as a Yoga instructor at a shady spa is both her salvation and downfall... -
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Cruelest Vow by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was my forbidden fantasy. Then he came for me...D'Artagnan Conti was born into poverty, raised to be a soldier in my father's savage regime. I grew up in luxury, longing to escape my family's cruel machinations, and the young man with sapphire eyes and the voice of an angel became not just my forbidden crush but my everything.Then he was taken from me, killed in a brutal attack by our enemies...Categorized as:
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Fighting for Magnolia by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe promised forever, but then he left…Magnolia fell fast and hard for the boy her parents warned her about. He told her that he wanted to give her the world, but then vanished. Now she runs a successful company in New Orleans and her son is picking out colleges—but someone is lurking in the shadows, stalking her every move. And they won’t stop until she’s six feet under...Categorized as:
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Bear to the End by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlotte is need of a bodyguard. But when she comes to Bear Claw Security looking for help, the last thing she expects to see is Mr. Perfect, with his fitted clothes and expensive appearance and perfect smile. All wrong for her, all too much of a reminder of something she desperately wants to forget. So Mr. Perfect’s tough, rough twin brother will have to do instead... -
Bear to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBronson is the best bear in the business when it comes to personal protection. As the owner and founder of Bear Claw Security, he takes bodyguarding to a whole new level. And while he's used to ladies coming on to him for his good looks and easy smile, he has never had a problem staying professional... -
Bear-ly Human by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHercules is an ex special forces soldier working as a bodyguard, and a mystery to everyone around him. His friends just know him as an extremely competent soldier and a great teammate and person. But beneath his bronzed, muscled exterior is a heart scarred by a complicated past. A past in which he loved only one woman, but wasn't allowed to be with her... -
Fatal Truth by Misty Evans
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**First in a thrilling, new romantic suspense series by USA TODAY bestselling author Misty Evans! **Other books in the series include FATAL HONOR and FATAL COURAGE. She’s an investigative reporter who lives to uncover the truth. Feisty television host Savanna Bunkett exposes government cover-ups on her award-winning show, The Bunk Stops Here...Categorized as:
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