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  • Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella...
  • La misión de Rox by Laura Gallego García

    La misión de Rox by Laura Gallego García

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Rox ha partido a la región del oeste, devastada por los monstruos, en busca de una aldea perdida habitada por Guardianes. Mientras una riada de supervivientes acude a la Ciudadela en busca de un refugio seguro, tras sus muros florece un nuevo movimiento filosófico, la Senda del Manantial, cuyo líder predica el fin del mundo conocido… para bien o para mal...
  • Uncaged by Harper Sloan

    Uncaged by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Greg Cage’s life is more fulfilling than he ever could have imagined. He’s married to the love of his life, has an amazing son, and in a few short months, his family will grow again with the birth of his twin girls. The past year has been a tough one for the Cage family, but they are now on the road to healing by learning to let go of the past and looking forward to their future...
  • 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...
  • Cuffed by Lexxi James

    Cuffed by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HannahThe 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...
  • 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...
  • Apollo by Marie James

    Apollo by Marie James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Dangerous Encounter by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Encounter by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everything 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...
  • Worship Me: Men of Inked Book 7 (Men of Inked Series) by Chelle Bliss

    Worship Me: Men of Inked Book 7 (Men of Inked Series) by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    James Caldo needs to control everything in his life, even his wife, Izzy Gallo. But she’s headstrong and has a need to test her husband’s limits as much as he pushes hers.When a case at ALFA Private Investigation takes a dark turn, James is forced to get Izzy involved in an undercover sting, and the assignment will test her sexual boundaries as well as the very foundation of their relationship...
  • Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Indefinite by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a second chance love story. The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again. I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t give me that. As one of the top embryologists in the country, I’ve spent years creating babies in the lab for other people as my own dreams of motherhood fade. I’m done waiting...
  • KGI Series 1-4 by Maya Banks

    KGI Series 1-4 by Maya Banks

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Kelly Group International (KGI) is a super-elite, top secret, family-run business that handles jobs the U.S. government can't. And the qualifications for those jobs are high intelligence, a military background--and a rock-hard body...Don't miss the first four in the action-packed, sexy series..
  • Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rafe by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Rafe Walker gained fame while in the Army when he was photographed for a Military Calendar. Afterward, modeling contracts rolled in but he found his life in California lacking and longed for a change...
  • Someday by Karen Kingsbury, Sandra Burr

    Someday by Karen Kingsbury, Sandra Burr

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A DESPERATE SITUATIONPressures of the celebrity lifestyle weigh heavily on Dayne and Katy Matthews as they take on separate movie projects. Tabloid rumors talk of trouble and unfaithfulness between the two. And then a dramatic cover photo threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked to build together. Only Dayne knows the truth about the photo, truth that would help Katy believe him...
  • The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    The Butterfly Effect (Boggy Creek Valley) by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The butterfly effect — one small change, one moment in time that impacts the future.At twenty-six years old I never dreamed I’d walk in on my husband in bed with my best friend. At twenty-seven years old I found myself divorced, and the mother of a one-year-old son. Never mind I was learning to take the reins of my family’s apple orchard business...
  • Gunner by Heather Slade

    Gunner by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Falling for the enemy... K19 Security Specialist Gunner Godet is so deep undercover that nobody on his team knows where he is or what he's signed up for. And now that he's vowed to help a sexy and mysterious woman from the dirtiest Russian organization in all of Eastern Europe, his only chance at survival lies in her hands—and arms...
  • Broken Halo by Brynne Asher

    Broken Halo by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Zero three zero nine. Four little numbers … four little words. They might be random and insignificant to anyone else, but they meant something to us. No, they meant everything to us. Until they were ripped away. That was the day our lives took a different course. One we had no control over...
  • Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley

    Desired by Doom by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There wasn't anything Arden wouldn't do for her family, even if it meant having to brave The Last Riders in their own clubhouse. There, she found herself thrust out of her comfort zone and seeing things that she was too shy to watch on Pay-Per-View. She needed The Last Riders' help to save her younger brother, but who was going to be the one to save her from them? One thing was for certain..
  • Breaking Point by Elle James

    Breaking Point by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delta Force Operative John “Tank” Sanders is a few years away from retirement. The old man on the team, he keeps his head down and his heart guarded. Burned in a relationship as a young man, he’s sworn off getting involved. Love isn’t for him and no woman is worth the effort. To save money while building a house, he moves into his RV and parks it at a local trailer park...
  • Jayden by Maryann Jordan

    Jayden by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jayden 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...
  • Missed: Rafael and Lisa by Tess Thompson

    Missed: Rafael and Lisa by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to the beloved beach town of Cliffside Bay, where USA Today bestseller Tess Thompson spins another emotional, intriguing tale about overcoming adversity and finding strength in love in this standalone story about Lisa and Rafael. After years of struggling as a starving actor, Lisa Perry's dreams are finally coming true...
  • The Christmas Fountain by Kait Nolan

    The Christmas Fountain by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elementary school teacher Mary Alice Reed wanted a nice, stable guy to share her happily ever after. When she thought she'd found him, everyone tried to tell her that the guy she thought was her Mr. Right, was really Mr. Somebody Else's. Living with a town's worth of I-told-you-so isn't easy, but she's coping...
  • Monk by Heather Slade

    Monk by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His lips are sealed, but she’s screaming for more . . . Silence is his most dangerous weapon… K19 Security Solutions partner, Rhys “Monk” Perrin works hard and keeps his mouth shut. Doing what he’s told, when he’s told, Monk’s missions are the most perilous and extreme. After all, he’s riddled with guilt from years ago that’s left him numb and dangerous...
  • Lethal Secrets by Jenna Gunn

    Lethal Secrets by Jenna Gunn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eli’s first mission after the SEALs is FUBAR. Gather intel? That’s a negative. Save a woman and claim her as his to protect? Roger that. ~Mia BaileyWomen like me don’t get fairytale endings.We get abusive brothers.Liars and cheating.We get scars.Damage so deep it will never be shaken.Until a gigantic battle-hardened SEAL decides to prove otherwise.Vows to avenge me.Puts his life on the line...
  • Checkmate: This is Dangerous by Kennedy Fox

    Checkmate: This is Dangerous by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **Book will release July 6, 2017!** Introducing book 1 in the Logan & Kayla saga of the Checkmate series from a secret duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today Bestselling pseudonym, Kennedy Fox!  This second-chance romance will have you gasping and cheering this two on from the first to the last page! Are you ready to play the final game?*** Logan Knight is a real life...
  • Cruise by Laramie Briscoe

    Cruise by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The kid is now a man, and he’s got something to prove….. Caleb “Cruise” Harrison “A Dad is a son’s first hero……” All my life I’ve looked up to my Dad, there’s nothing I ever wanted to do more than be a member of the Moonshine Task Force right next to him. I said no to playing football professionally to stay in Laurel Springs and fulfill my dream...
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    angst  drama  family  military  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Redeeming Ryker by Kelly Collins

    Redeeming Ryker by Kelly Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Imagine finding out that everything about your life is a lie. Imagine falling for the man who thinks he killed you. Imagine having to remain dead so you can keep him. Twenty-four-year-old Ana Barrett knows who she is. She’s a struggling artist, a loyal friend, an orphan raised by loving grandparents...
  • 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:
    military  found-family  angst  drama  romance  mlm  contemporary  lgbtq
  • Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night by Lexi Blake, Suzanne M. Johnson

    Master Bits & Mercenary Bites: Girls Night by Lexi Blake, Suzanne M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the creators of Master Bits and Mercenary Bites, New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake and Southern food expert and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Johnson, comes a new look at the Masters and Mercenaries world—Girls Night. Join us for easy to cook, delicious recipes and stay for the stories of the women of McKay-Taggart...
  • Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free?Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine...
  • Cael: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Cael: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Cael Holland devoted himself to his friends and family, but when his niece becomes ill, he steps up to share the burden. Out on the town one night, he runs into her. The woman with the long hair that captures his attention. A woman, after his own heart, not looking for commitment...
  • Zeke: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Zeke: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes…but in how he handles those mistakes. Zeke left the Army and joined his brother's bar, Grimm's, as a bouncer before convincing Zander to open a restaurant next door. Now, as co-owner of Grimm's Bar and Grill, he shared his success by working as a cook at the local homeless shelter...
  • TJ by SJ McCoy

    TJ by SJ McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TJ Davenport isn’t looking for love. It’s the last thing on his mind. He’s rebuilding his life after his last tour of duty. Thanks to his brother, he’s living in LA and finding new purpose working with the vets at the community center. He’s finding his feet again and doing okay—not great—but okay. He’s slowly coming to terms with what he saw and what he lived through...
  • 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...
  • Bucked by Heather Slade

    Bucked by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's a city slicker. He's a cowboy to the core. Together, opposites may attract but, will sparks fly.BUCK Getting called back to the ranchAfter my dad dies,I know I have my work cut out for me.As a CIA operative, I can juggle it all.Always have.Always will.But when she needs my help,I can't possibly refuse.After all, she's the sexiest city slickerThis BUCK has ever seen...
  • The Outlaw by Jennifer Millikin

    The Outlaw by Jennifer Millikin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s a thin line between being a hero and a villain, and I’m well aware I walk right down the middle of it. My reputation precedes me, even when I’m making a bad choice for the right reason. This is how I wind up in the back of a police car late one night. My infamous last name keeps my record clean, with a single caveat: community service at a ranch recently purchased by Jo Shelton...
  • Love You Now by Julia Kent

    Love You Now by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ana DaSilva is looking for a palate cleanser. A one night stand. A reboot.Instead, she got fireworks, sparks, chemistry, and the perfect guy. No one wants to meet Mr. Right when he should just be Mr. Rebound, but Mr. Right is so, so right.But then he went from Mr. Right to Mr...
  • Cazzo by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Cazzo by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the third book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order. “I don’t think I’m going to like this.” “Doesn’t matter. You promised you would be nice to me today, so you have to do what I say.” “I don’t think being nice to you equates to doing whatever you say.” “Come on. It’ll be fun,” she said, wiggling her eyebrows up and down...
  • The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...
  • Gabriel by Leah Sharelle

    Gabriel by Leah Sharelle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabriel Booth knew how his life was going to go. First, he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps, become a soldier in the Australian Army, then lead his own commando team. His dreams and ambitions came true when he got handed the command of his own Tier 1 unit— Team FIVE...
    Categorized as:
    military  family  angst  steamy  contemporary  biker  sad  insta-love
  • The Duets: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Meghan Quinn

    The Duets: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gripping, heart-stopping, and an incredibly epic journey with a twist you'll never see coming. USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn, brings you a modern take on an old fashion romance that will leave you breathless and wanting more. This isn’t a story about a love triangle. There is no triangle involved. This isn’t a story about an accidental pregnancy. Although having a baby with her...
  • Reluctant Renegade by Garrett Leigh

    Reluctant Renegade by Garrett Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I was never scared of dying until I loved you.”The shy single dad and the gentle assassin. Domestic bliss and a bloodthirsty revenge mission battle it out in the emotional fifth instalment of the bestselling Rebel Kings MC series.DecoyI met a dude in a bar once. Tall and strong, he had moon-blue eyes and tawny hair, and he moved with the grace of a lion...
    Categorized as:
    military  family  found-family  slow-burn  angst  romance  mlm  dark
  • Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rebel without a Claus by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life for Leopold de Loughrey is anything but ordinary. His meticulous and logical mind is both a gift and a curse, especially when it comes to finding a heartfelt present for his beloved fiancé, Ward Kingston. As Christmas and their first milestone anniversary draw near, Leo is eager to find the ideal gift that will perfectly capture their deep love and devotion...
    Categorized as:
    military  found-family  angst  drama  romance  mlm  contemporary  lgbtq
  • Back in Black by Julie Ann Walker

    Back in Black by Julie Ann Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A secret identity mixed in with forced proximity on top of red-hot chemistry? What could go wrong? The Black Knights are back and better than ever! FBI agent Grace Beacham is on the run. After an operation to bring down a Russian disinformation campaign goes sideways and ends in her partner’s death, the Kremlin has sent its most notorious assassin to kill her...
  • Braxten by K.C. Lynn

    Braxten by K.C. Lynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fate made us brothers, loyalty made us family.
We were only kids when my brothers and I were forced to the streets and into the shadows, harboring a dark secret we had every intention of taking to our graves.That’s when a pact was made, a brotherhood formed. We fought, we bled, but in the end we survived. All because one man took in three homeless boys and loved what no one else wanted...
  • 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...
  • What I Like About You by Kait Nolan

    What I Like About You by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Laurel is offered the chance to stay on the farm and dogsit while the happy couple honeymoons, she jumps at the chance to get out her life and into Sebastian's strong arms. He wants to help her make her decision, a choice with haunting echoes of his own past...
  • Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet

    Sleigh It Ain't So by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fitz Harlow has the idyllic life he always dreamed of. With the fashion industry a distant memory, he now revels in the joy of running his own salon. In addition to his flourishing career, Fitz has found the love of his life, Jack, and inherited a colorful family of former Green Berets and their loving partners...
    Categorized as:
    drama  military  angst  found-family  romance  mlm  contemporary  lgbtq
  • Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr

    Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tom Cavanaugh may think he wants a traditional woman, but in Virgin River, the greatest tradition is falling in love unexpectedly....Former Marine Tom Cavanaugh’s come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family’s apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.Nothing like Nora Crane...
  • The Last Hour by Charles Sheehan-Miles

    The Last Hour by Charles Sheehan-Miles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Twenty-seven year old Carrie Thompson-Sherman has the life she always wanted: her PhD, a prestigious fellowship, and an amazing husband. Her life begins to unravel as a jealous colleague puts her fellowship in jeopardy and a haunting secret Ray Sherman carried home from Afghanistan comes to light...
  • Broken Wings by Erika Ashby

    Broken Wings by Erika Ashby

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lynsie Fox has what she considers to be a perfect life. Married to Lincoln, a military pilot, she's living the Army life she's always loved. Being a sucker for great love stories, Lynsie makes it her mission to find Lincoln's best friend and co-pilot, Dax Adams, a good woman...
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