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Declan by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeclan Crenshaw went from orphan, to Special Forces soldier, to the CIA’s golden child. Life was perfect—almost. He shouldn’t have pushed his luck and simply enjoyed the bounty fate had given him—a beautiful wife, sweet baby girl, and more love than he ever dreamed he’d know. Until a threat he never saw coming obliterated his world. His wife and child murdered...Categorized as:
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Shattered by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWren 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...Categorized as:
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Steel by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis skills and ruthlessness made him a legend.The dark, dangerous former spy.Now the operative turned billionaire known as Steel collides with fiery agent Hellfire when they discover they’re both on the kill list of a deadly assassin.CIA agent Devyn “Hellfire” Hayden came from nothing and made herself into one of the CIA’s best deep-cover agents. She’s dedicated to her country...Categorized as:
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Barriers: Anderson Special Ops - Book 3 by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHendrick Meeks, also known as Green to his military brother’s in arms is in trouble — big trouble. There are two women in his life that want a piece of him, and he doesn’t know which way to turn.Hendrick’s has always been the youngest man at any stage of his career. He was a sniper for the US Navy SEAL’s and knows how to nail his target... -
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Asp by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a Shadow, Asp planned his assassinations with meticulous care. His work required one thing, that the Council direct his kills. The coded target became a "sanctioned hit” and that distinction was vital. His most recent assignment took him to a remote area of the Andes Mountains in Colombia...Categorized as:
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No Love Lost by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Ezra Fain joined the ranks of the CIA, the last thing on his mind was romance. After meeting Kim Soloman, it was difficult to think of anything else. A tragic mistake drove them apart, leaving him shattered and unable to forgive the woman he loved. But when his greatest enemy threatens her life, Ezra leaps into action, prepared to do anything to try to save her...Categorized as:
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Cuffed by Lexxi James
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHannahThe second I saw him walk through that door, I knew he was trouble.Men like him always are.The dark hair.The smoldering stubble.Those piercing gray eyes that might as well be a flame thrower between women's legs.Oh, and the fact that he's in a gentlemen's club.What am I doing here, you ask?It's my job to be here.No, not that job... -
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Smoke by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShades 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... -
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Promises by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPromises. 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... -
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Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 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... -
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Dangerous Encounter by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything was a lie, fake, a façade of beauty to cover the ugly truth.Sloane Ellis has a secret—actually, she has many. Working in a sex club wasn't part of her life plan, yet neither was her best friend vanishing without a trace. The club and her missing friend go hand and hand. One secret leads to another until the lies pile up... -
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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... -
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Leo by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe 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...Categorized as:
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Finding Kenna by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter jumping into a canal to save a man’s life, only to find out that he was a Navy SEAL not in the need of saving, Kenna and Marshall “Aleck” Smart hit it off.Aleck is intrigued by the bubbly waitress who almost landed on his head during a training exercise, and after getting to know her better, is thrilled they’ve hit it off so well... -
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![Dangerous Love by Riley Edwards]()
Dangerous Love by Riley Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDangerous Love is the latest romantic suspense thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Riley Edwards. New series, new steamy, hot heroes. Welcome to Takeback.One night. No names. Two hearts forever changed.There wasn’t a lot that surprised me. My years in the Navy taught me a lot, my years hunting human traffickers taught me the rest... -
![Finding Carly by Susan Stoker]()
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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Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway... -
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Turbulent Intrigue by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe final novel in bestselling author Melody Anne’s Billionaire Aviators series finds Ace Armstrong back home after years away in the CIA. Faced with the stipulation in his father’s will to find a wife or lose his inheritance, the “black sheep” of the family takes to the skies like his aviator brothers...Categorized as:
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Code Name: Virgo by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy code name is Virgo. The stars say I’m practical, honest, stubborn as hell.Guilty as charged.Zodiac Tactical is the company that gave me a second chance. We guard, protect, rescue...eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And as a former SEAL, I’m good at those things. Good with weapons, good with missions.But with people...not so good...Categorized as:
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![Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire]()
Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...Categorized as:
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Protecting Raven by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir 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... -
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Protecting Hawk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt 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... -
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Ryder by Amanda McKinney
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s an ex-con who just wants to be left alone. She's stranded in the middle of a blizzard—a broken soul… an invitation to danger.Photographer by day, Ben and Jerry’s enthusiast by night, Louise Sloane isn’t known for her organizational skills or obsession to detail... -
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Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears of adversity have molded Henley McClure into the attentive, conscientious psychologist she is today. She lives for her daughter, Jasna, and her work at The Refuge, an exclusive retreat for victims of PTSD. Her life is fulfilling…if a little lonely. But the only man who’s captured her interest, the most standoffish of the mountain retreat’s seven owners, lives in self-imposed isolation... -
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Gwen's Delta by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShy 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... -
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Rescuing Gabriella by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE 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... -
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Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe never expected to fall for his best friend's sister, but now that he has...he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.Having a crush on one of your brother’s friends is so cliché. But Reese Woodall isn’t too worried…it’s not as if she’d ever have a chance with the former Delta Force Operative. For one thing, he lives in New Mexico, and she’s in Missouri... -
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Jackson: Book 2 of a 3 book arc by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 14th book in the Reed Security Series and the 2nd book of a 3 book arc. The arc books need to be read in order and it is suggested that the rest of the series is read in order as well. Jackson Lewis saved Raegan Cartwright from a terrible situation and has been keeping her and her parents safe...Categorized as:
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The Fallen One by Brittney Sahin
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin, comes a sizzling love story between a morally gray hero who doesn’t believe in second chances, and the woman who will make him question everything. Five years ago, a phone call forever changed my life as I listened to my wife being murdered half a world away... -
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Ruined by April Wilson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinally! Sam and Cooper's long-awaited story is here... a second chance gay romance, with a guaranteed HEA. Sam... Coming out of the closet was easy. Falling in love with a man twice my age was not. Cooper grew up old-school, hiding his true self. He may be the love of my life, but I can’t be his dirty little secret any longer. He needs to man up and claim me if he wants to keep me... -
![Jagged Edge by Cara Carnes]()
Jagged Edge by Cara Carnes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMary “The Edge” Reynolds is the most sought-after back office operative around-the creative genius pulling the ultimate bad-asses out of impossible situations. She’s never failed on a mission, and she’s not about to fail on the most important mission ever-keeping her newly designed security system safe...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... -
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Jayden by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJayden Chapman may have always been the quieter twin, but deep inside lay the heart of a protector. When he came upon a young woman stranded on the side of the road, he recognized her as someone he had seen before…and not been able to help. Determined to not let history repeat itself, he befriended her, as well as took care of her car... -
![Hard Liquor: Runaway Billionaires: Arthur Duet #2 by Blair Babylon]()
Hard Liquor: Runaway Billionaires: Arthur Duet #2 by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon trial lawyer Gen has managed to corral that randy colt His Lordship Arthur Finch-Hatten, the Earl of Severn, at least as far as anyone knows. In public, he seems to be behaving himself, but she’s kind of gotten involved with her client in a way that the Bar’s Ethics Committee would totally not approve of...Categorized as:
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![Dino by Jaime Lewis]()
Dino by Jaime Lewis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArianna 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... -
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![Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow]()
Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKathleen Turner wasn't expecting to fall in love when she came to Indianapolis a year ago, much less with two very different men. And not just any men. Brothers.Blane Kirk, former SEAL turned attorney, is every woman’s dream man. A playboy who changes women as often as he changes his tie, trying to hold on to Blane could only break Kathleen's heart...Categorized as:
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![Craving Cecilia: The Aces' Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn]()
Craving Cecilia: The Aces' Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Cecilia Butler’s well-ordered life explodes into chaos, she has no choice but to reach out to the family and friends she’d left behind years earlier—the Aces Motorcycle Club... -
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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... -
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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... -
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Romeo by Sybil Bartel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPilot.Handler.Marine.My first memory was in the cockpit of a plane. My second was of a uniform. All I’d ever wanted was to be a pilot. The Marines gave me wings and I gave them my all.Half a dozen deployments, countless flight hours—I knew the controls in the cockpit better than I knew my own name. I never made mistakes. But war didn’t care how good you were... -
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SEAL's Sunshine by Lynne St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNavy 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... -
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Excalibur by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe never should have touched her.She’s beautiful, sweet, and all sunshine. He’s too old, too rough, and too grumpy.Now she’s pregnant with his baby and in danger, and there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe.All Adaline Harris ever wanted to do was escape her small town and make it as a ballet dancer in New York. But luck is never on her side...Categorized as:
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Boomer by Marie James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets are poison. They eat away at you from the inside. I doubt there’s a single person in the club that would have a problem with who I am.Keeping my mouth shut is all about my own shame. Who I am isn’t acceptable. That’s what my Fundamentalist family raised me to believe, but even after leaving home, I couldn’t be myself... -
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![The Bait by N.R. Walker]()
The Bait by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen three men turn up in their sleepy little town of Tallowwood, Harry and Asher know something’s wrong. Not because someone could find them, but the fact that Asher’s informant and oldest friend, Yunho, failed to alert them. Messages and phone calls unanswered; Harry and Asher go to Thailand to find Yunho is missing... -
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Rescuing Katherine by Anna Blakely
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE 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... -
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Protecting Harper by Olivia Michaels
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichael “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... -
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Cold In The Shadows by Toni Anderson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCIA Agent Patrick Killion is on a secret mission to hunt down the ruthless female assassin hired to kill the Vice President of the United States. The trail leads him to the Colombian rainforest and an earnest biologist, Audrey Lockhart, whose work on poison dart frogs gives her access to one of the deadliest substances on earth—the same substance used to murder the VP...Categorized as:
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![Come Work For Me by Weston Parker]()
Come Work For Me by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI needed a CFO and I got a mouthy, dominant, stunningly beautiful vixen instead. Having to retire from the military early was never in the long-term plans for my life. And when I lost my leg, my drive doubled. I’ve built my billion-dollar financial company from the ground up, but I need to groom a numbers person to help keep things humming. Lilac is the perfect pick... -
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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...
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