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  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . . Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President. When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
  • Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  suspense  audiobook
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  • Steinbeck by Susan May Warren

    Steinbeck by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    There's Trouble in the North. .. The last person she can trust is the man she left for dead…but he’s the only one who knows she’s alive, so…. Emberly "Phoenix" Hart has spent years proving herself as one of the Black Swans' most capable operatives...
  • Montana Whispers by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Montana Whispers by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary
  • The Long and Winding Road by Marie Force

    The Long and Winding Road by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The Series Finale. .. this is the one you’ve been waiting for! Max Abbott takes center stage in the Butler, Vermont Series finale when the timeline jumps forward five years and finds Max staring down his 10-year high school reunion, with no desire whatsoever to attend...
  • Crew by Melody Anne

    Crew by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...
  • Harbinger by Kris Michaels

    Harbinger by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. Alone. Harbinger extinguished any thought of a serious relationship due to the dangers of his profession. Yet he’d fallen hard for Ysabel Archambeau, and she rejected him without reason. He tried to escape the haunting memories of Ysabel by returning to the States, but the romantic connections surrounding him isolated Harbinger from his team...
  • Malice by Kris Michaels

    Malice by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Whatever it takes, as long as it takes . In the icy northern tundra of Siberia, a lethal game of life and death unfolds. Malice, an assassin who works for Guardian Security, stands at the far side of his latest mission. When the operation takes a dangerous turn, he becomes certain of one chilling Guardian has been infiltrated...
  • New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast! After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in! But a job’s a job. Right? Chef Ryan Connelly is having a crisis of confidence after his Italian dream turns sour...
  • Securing Avery by Susan Stoker

    Securing Avery by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Navy Nurse Avery Nelson never dreamed she’d be taken hostage during her deployment in Afghanistan. She’s assisting local women with healthcare, not fighting in a war. But digging her way out of her would-be grave turns out to be the battle of her life...
  • A New Dawn at Owl's Lodge by Jessica Redland

    A New Dawn at Owl's Lodge by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Could one chance meeting change your life forever? Zara is at a crossroads in life. While she adores her job as a producer's assistant working on hit TV shows, travelling around the country means she doesn't truly feel that she has a home. With a fractured relationship with her family and unrequited love weighing heavily on her heart, she is torn about what her next step in life should be. .
  • Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary  angst  audiobook
  • Second Chance Christmas by Fiona Baker

    Second Chance Christmas by Fiona Baker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A heartwarming holiday romance with small town charm and Christmas cheer, perfect for reading by the fireside as you curl up under a cozy blanket. Shelley Keegan is an ex-Olympic figure skater whose past has haunted her ever since the entire world saw her take a bad fall during a televised skating routine...
  • Shelter for Penelope by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Penelope by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Dubbed the “American Princess” after her rescue from months in the hands of ISIS, soldier and firefighter Penelope Turner has struggled silently since her return to Texas. The media, the danger of her job, the pressure of knowing lives are in her hands…all of it and more has combined to slowly fill Penelope with seething guilt and doubt...
  • Turbulent Intrigue by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Intrigue by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The 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...
  • Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mummies. Yeah, you heard me right. That’s my next job—protecting a mummy. It wouldn’t be a problem, except someone doesn’t want this particular mummy to make it to the museum. Not to mention one of my teammates thinks this particular mummy is cursed. On top of this ridiculous job, I’ve also met the most gorgeous woman in the world...
  • The Wild Card by Carolyn Brown

    The Wild Card by Carolyn Brown

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When Lady Luck deals her a roadside diner in small-town Texas, a professional poker player discovers home may be the best win of all in this heartfelt romance by. New York Times. bestselling author Carolyn Brown...
  • The Right Wrong Promise by Nicole Snow

    The Right Wrong Promise by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The gruffest broken single dad finds home with a spitfire heiress in this stormy and spicy romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow. I inherited a freaking family. Thanks, Gramps. I expected the lake house, the repairs, and the weird little secrets you left behind. But sharing this place with Kane Saint and his kids? Holy potato. Don't laugh at his name...
  • Sheltering Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Sheltering Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Their sheltering instinct might keep them alive. But can it save them from heartbreak? WorldCares scientist Tess Dagomba is always prepared for danger while touring Namibia, Africa. So, she wasn’t even that surprised when she found herself in need of an emergency rescue...
  • Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When Aspen Mesmer asks a complete stranger to kiss her one night in a bar, she never expects to have an immediate connection with the man. Kane “Brain” Temple knows he isn't the kind of man women look at twice, but when Aspen did just that after their explosive impulsive kiss, he's thrilled...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary  audiobook
  • A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft by Jessica Redland

    A Forever Home at Honey Bee Croft by Jessica Redland

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A BRAND NEW feel-good novel from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland, guaranteed to leave a smile on your face! New friends, new life, new love…. Single dad, Joel Grainger, is devoted to his little girl, Imogen, doing all he can to be a key part of her life. But with Imogen’s mum being ever more difficult and Joel’s job suddenly in doubt, he’s worried that everything is about to change...
  • Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Always Us by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jace Halsey…. It seems I’m the only sane woman in LA who’s immune to that self-important man. Even my big sister swoons all over him. It makes me sick. Truth be told, I want nothing more than to annihilate him because he’s always in the way. Never mind he has no clue of my existence, he’s still the thorn in my side...
  • Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Reese Turmel has sworn off women. Commitment wasn’t something he was willing to consider again after his wife cheated on him while he was on deployment. However, not even a man as jaded as the former SEAL could deny the instant attraction that sizzled to life the first time he walked into Treats Bakery and saw the beautiful woman behind the counter—and he tried...
  • Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Craving Rose by Nicole Jacquelyn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I, Rose Hawthorne, have crap taste in men. But, who could blame me, really? When the stories of how your dad and uncles raised hell before settling down are legendary, it was all too easy to see Prince Charming everywhere, believing that if a man loved me enough, he’d change. What a load of garbage...
  • The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    The Potter's House by Hannah Ellis

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes facing up to the past is the only way to create a better future…. Since the tragic death of his father, Lowen Treneary has kept to himself in his pottery studio on the remote island of Bryher. His quiet life is just the way he likes it. Until Pippa comes along. The local café owner plunges his peaceful existence into chaos and brightens his days while she’s at it...
  • Always Forever by Scarlett Avery

    Always Forever by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He’s a new client, so how did we go from hello to Fifty Shades of Grey in a New York minute? The first time I met him, his arresting blue eyes were enough to make me lose my head. But of course, I kept it together. I’m a professional and fooling around with a client is a recipe for disaster. Holt Christensen is off limits...
  • My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

    My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all…. While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman...
  • Someone to Love by Marie Force

    Someone to Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s his nanny and his close friend. He shouldn’t be thinking about her that way… Adrian In the year since I lost my wife in childbirth, I’ve been all about survival as I adapt to life as a single dad to our son. That’s especially true after my mother-in-law also died suddenly...
  • Marrying Emily by Susan Stoker

    Marrying Emily by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Few people know better than Delta Force soldiers that life is unbearably short and achingly precious. So Cormac Fletcher isn’t waiting one more day to marry the love of his life, Emily. Fletch has already adopted her daughter, Annie. Now it’s time to officially make Emily his too...
  • Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Forced to take his 'Use or Lose' vacation days, Romeo Platoon Leader Ted (Bear) Black begrudgingly heads home to Hope City and all the nonsense surrounding Christmas. He'd rather stay in San Diego and spend his downtime working, especially when he's unexpectantly reunited with the woman who was the star of the worst date he'd ever experienced. Noel Laurent is heading home for Christmas...
  • Heir of Shadows by Kris Michaels

    Heir of Shadows by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. ®. Blake King is a shadow no one sees coming. Code name Havoc, he’s a second-generation Guardian Security assassin, sanctioned to eliminate the world’s worst criminals. His next target, a European billionaire whose empire is built on corruption, trafficking, and blood. Elise Serra isn’t part of Blake’s mission...
  • Turbulent Desires by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Desires by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    ER nurse Lindsey Helm used to be strong. Then a late-night attack at the hospital nearly killed her and left two close colleagues dead. Now Lindsey has retreated from the world. She knows she needs to move on, but every hint of danger seems threatening—including a certain sexy fly boy who’s determined to show Lindsey what she’s missing...
  • Vanished by April Wilson

    Vanished by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series will love this follow-up story about Dominic and Sophie. Sophie is due to give birth to their baby any day. When she goes missing, Dominic goes on a rampage as he searches for his wife. Lots of McIntyre family members and friends make an appearance in this book, including a few unexpected surprise guests...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  military  contemporary  suspense  pregnancy
  • Blade's Runaway Bride: An Ex-Military Age Gap Instalove Romance by Zoey Rose

    Blade's Runaway Bride: An Ex-Military Age Gap Instalove Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blade. I'm not built for tenderness. My hands know only violence, my soul carved hollow by years of bloodshed. Then she appeared. .. A runaway bride in the headlights of my Harley, blue eyes wild with fear and defiance. Kelly Stone. The first person to see past the monster to the man beneath. They call me Blade for a reason. Cold. Sharp. Lethal. The club's weapon, pointed wherever Reaper aims...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-novella  bikers
  • The Christmas Inn Miracle by Grace Meyers

    The Christmas Inn Miracle by Grace Meyers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s praying for a Christmas miracle and sometimes miracles come when you least expect them. Teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, Monica Larson and her best friend Taylor are determined to keep her family inn and with Christmas around the corner, the holiday season is her only lifeline. If anyone can close a deal, it’s Parker Thompson...
  • Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Lucky Charm by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "You're the only family these babies have. ". Life is gravy until a call turns it all around. 1. My idiot brother's behind bars. 2. He's the father of two little girls. 3. And some fool in charge assigns ME as their legal guardian. I'm ready to give the judge a piece of my mind. But the minute I see my nieces for the very first time. .. I'm speechless...
  • Against the Current by Katie Winters

    Against the Current by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Come and join the bubbly cast of characters coming this summer. An unfolding family drama of heartache, longing, friendship, and secrets on the island of Nantucket. Against the Current is book six of The Sutton Book Club series, a heart-wrenching yet hopeful family drama that unfolds between the glittering shores of Nantucket Island.
    Categorized as:
    small town  m-f  contemporary  massachusetts
  • The Village of Happy Ever Afters by Alison Sherlock

    The Village of Happy Ever Afters by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the village hoping to make it a summer to remember! Meanwhile, after a rather public end of his marriage, Logan Armstrong trusts no one but his beloved Grandad...
  • Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Marc d’Alessio first rescued the curvaceous and spirited Italian Angelina Giardano at the Masters at Arms Club, he never expected her to turn his safe, controlled life upside down and pull at his long-broken heartstrings. Months later, the intense fire of their attraction still rages, but something holds him back from committing to her completely...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-long
  • Strays by Cora Brent

    Strays by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    STRAYS (An Anti-Hero Romance). Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit. Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of. Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad. And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now. But for once I’m going to step up. I’ll right the worst of old wrongs...
  • Shattered: Anderson Special Ops: Book Four by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Shattered: Anderson Special Ops: Book Four by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tyrell Rice, known as Smoke to his military contacts, is on a mission. Number one is to break down the walls of a drug cartel circle that’s been affecting those he cares about for far too long. His number two mission, not to succumb to the marriage flu that’s been infecting all of the men around him. Smoke is former military, and a former NFL superstar...
  • Finding Home by Abbie Zanders

    Finding Home by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming August 24th, 2021. Home is where the heart is. But what if you don't have one? When Jaxson Adams is forced out of the service on a medical discharge, he returns to his hometown to find that very little has changed. The problem is, he has. He’s no longer the carefree, wild child he’d once been. He’s seen and done things most people couldn’t imagine...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary
  • Prodigal Son by Abbie Zanders

    Prodigal Son by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ✨ RELEASING DECEMBER 7th, 2021! He lost everything once. He’s not going to let it happen again. Matt Winston led a charmed life. Great family, great friends, and a girl he’d do anything for. Then tragedy struck. He lost everything, including his way. He dealt with it the only way he knew how-by becoming the best damn SEAL team leader he could be...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the third installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, we're always heading for our Home Base. After fourteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and seriously consider starting a family of his own. Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  secret child  contemporary
  • HOOT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Five by Mary Kennedy

    HOOT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Five by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Benjamin Scott 'Hoot' O'Neal is one-third of the O'Neal triplets. Prolific members of MARSOC, the triplets are now retiring and heading home to Belle Fleur. With their father and uncle, Eagle and Hawk, they will become members of the RP team. But when his first op finds him carrying a dying woman into an emergency room, Hoot is starting to doubt the wisdom of leaving the Corps...
  • Happy Ever After for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Happy Ever After for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The emotional finale to the bestselling Cornish Midwife series! Get your tissues ready! Midwife Jess is so used to helping other mums achieve their dreams that she’s put her own hopes of motherhood firmly on hold. After having her heart broken once before, Jess is determined to focus all she has on her small family and stepson Riley and make sure he feels safe, happy and loved...
  • Undertow by Jana Deleon

    Undertow by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Jill Morgan left Tempest Island after high school, she didn’t know what she wanted to do the rest of her life. The only thing she’d ever loved was writing fiction, but that was a pursuit with no financial guarantees. So she did the responsible thing and got her college degree, then a job that provided a good living, and she wrote in her free time...
  • Hudson by Melody Anne

    Hudson by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne begins a sizzling and heartfelt series about Joseph Anderson’s long-lost nephews. Hudson Anderson has watched his brothers fall victim to the marriage flu. He wants nothing to do with it. That is until he meets a fiery Daisy Green who shows up on the property he’s just purchased, calling him a thief, and insisting the property isn’t his...
  • Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Pure Chemistry by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve never wished for a knight in shining armor before, but today might be the day I let go of that pigheadedness and accept a little help. I’m a biochemist with a dream to cure cancer, but in my quest to save lives, I may be the reason thousands die...
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