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  • Torin by Maryann Jordan

    Torin by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Celtic Cock… the family pub Torin Flanigan ran with his sister. It took up all his time and energy, making it easy to fend off the multiple propositions he got from women every night. But there was one woman that caught, and held, his eye. Erin McBride...
  • The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh

    The Nauti Boys Collection by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Get to know the irresistibly sexy Nauti Boys in this collection of novels from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh. NAUTI BOY. Duty as a U. S. Marine put a safe distance between Rowdy Mackay and the temptation of a nubile Kentucky vixen. Now he's back home and ready to engage in the kind of erotic games that have earned him and his two cousins a Nauti-boy reputation in three counties...
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  • Inferno by Chelle Bliss

    Inferno by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Stone Gallo has lived life like every day is a party. No attachments, no responsibilities, and absolutely no falling in love. He spent his days at Inked and his nights wherever he pleased. But when Stone rescues a beautiful woman in need, his entire world gets turned upside down, and he’ll never be the same. Opal hasn’t had much luck in life. No family, no friends, and absolutely no love...
  • Hart Attack by Cristin Harber

    Hart Attack by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Outside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction. On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all...
  • Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Waggs by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée...
  • No Compromise by Rochelle Alers

    No Compromise by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the driven executive director of The Sanctuary, a program dedicated to reaching out to victimized women, Jolene Walker has neither the time nor the energy for a personal life. .. until she meets United States Army Captain Michael Kirkland, a sexy, powerfully compelling intelligence expert who tempts her to trade in her eighteen-hour work days for sultry nights of sizzling passion...
  • Missing Hart by Ella Fox

    Missing Hart by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    My life has been built on a mountain of secrets, lies and half truths. For a long time I wasn't able to let anyone get close to me. But then I met my Prince Charming. The man who saved me from myself, who showed me what true love was. If only I'd been honest. If only I'd been stronger. If only I could forget. I've missed him every single day for four years,...
  • Blaze by Helen Hardt

    Blaze by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion. The action, drama, and secrecy continue with Blaze, coming February 22, 2022!
  • A Chance in a Million by T.A. Williams

    A Chance in a Million by T.A. Williams

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Having left the army to recover from a traumatic experience, Captain Jane Reed is on her way to Venice to assist Lady Veronica Cooper , a world-famous writer who has lost her mojo. Plagued by grief and sleepless nights, Jane soon finds a kindred spirit in Veronica, coping with her own loss after the death of her husband...
  • Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kaya Mabry never expected to be a young widow with a young son. When her little boy is faced with some life-changing medical issues, she decides to move across the country and take the tattoo artist position she was offered by Loki from the Poseidon’s Warriors MC...
  • Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He saw her at her most vulnerable and she never wanted to see him again. Dove Oswald never expected to come face to face with the man who saved her life ever again. Nor did she expect him to save her a second time. Surprised by the spark of attraction between them, when she realizes he's hiding something she's determined to figure out what it is...
  • Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Alluring Seduction by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Jessie Adams is the womanizing, lead guitarist for the hottest rock band in the country, Bayou Stix. Seduction is his game. He does what he wants, when he wants, and with whom he wants...
  • Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary...
  • The Ghost: A Dark Billionaire Military Romance by Jack Flynn, Lainey Ray

    The Ghost: A Dark Billionaire Military Romance by Jack Flynn, Lainey Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pre-order the hot Seventh and Final installment of the DOMINION HALL series. As seen on TikTok. ________. About the Dominion Hall. Seven men. One brotherhood. Built in Charleston, South Carolina in the shadows of war and wealth, Dominion Hall isn’t just a mansion—it’s their fortress. Ruthless. Untouchable. Dangerous. But even the strongest men fall… for the wrong woman. Enemies will come...
  • Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Asher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister...
  • Sangre by Chiah Wilder

    Sangre by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A second chance at love like no other. When Sangre, the tatted and built officer of the Night Rebels MC, agrees to be the bodyguard of Isla Rose, he has no idea what he's in for. It's just an ordinary gig: A bodyguard for a temperamental, difficult, diva who thinks a fan is out to get her. Sangre doesn't have time for drama and decides there's no way he's going to indulge the spoiled rock star...
  • Sizzle by Liliana Hart

    Sizzle by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A killer who taught her everything she knows…. A mission that pits her skills against his…. And a new partner that makes her body…Sizzle. When Declan MacKenzie asks Archer Ryan to do a special job for MacKenzie Security, Archer has no choice but to say yes. He owes Declan his life, and Declan more than has his hands full with his own family problems...
  • Hell's Handlers Box Set One: Zach / Maverick / Jigsaw by Lilly Atlas

    Hell's Handlers Box Set One: Zach / Maverick / Jigsaw by Lilly Atlas

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zach. After choosing a path that nearly destroyed her, Toni pledges to find a man who is steady and honorable. Unfortunately, that promise leads to years of bland relationships. Bland isn’t a word anyone would use to describe Zach, the enforcer for the Hell’s Handlers MC. He stirs up every desire Toni has worked so hard to suppress...
  • Fire Dance: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Fire Dance: A Family Justice Novel by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Halliday. The Justice Saga continues in FIRE DANCE, a Family Justice Novel. The festivities leading into Roman Bishop and Kelly Anne James’s wedding are kicking off. Kelly's epic bachelorette throw down and Roman's unforgettable bachelor party are bound to be full of shenanigans...
  • Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unexpected kiss at sunset can change your life. Luke overcame his background, thanks to the military. Now, a medic at the county jail on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he had a job, small apartment, and friends. Not bad for a loner like him. Allie was sunshine, laughter, and fun. A teacher with a glow about her that made him wish to be worthy of a woman like her. A phone call changed his life...
  • ROBBIE: REAPER-Patriots: Book Thirty-Three by Mary Kennedy

    ROBBIE: REAPER-Patriots: Book Thirty-Three by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Robbie Robicheaux is a true renaissance man. A soldier, a lover, an oil man, a dancer, and definitely a man who knows a great thing when he sees it. Falling in love with Carrie Pechkin is the easiest thing in the world. Realizing that he's the right man for her, was a little harder...
  • JT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Forty-Six by Mary Kennedy

    JT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Forty-Six by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    JT Stanton is a happily single Navy SEAL. His convenient relationship with a woman he barely knows is fast turning into something he doesn't want, and she is striving for. As gently as possible he lets her go, on the same night, finding the woman that makes his heart skip a beat. When fate delivers a cruel blow, he does what he does best. Protects...
  • BOGEY: REAPER-Patriots: Book 50 by Mary Kennedy

    BOGEY: REAPER-Patriots: Book 50 by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will 'Bogey' Humphrey finds himself just a few hours from the home he left when he joined the Navy. He never got to say goodbye to his grandmother and he's left more than a few things unsaid and undone. He thought he'd make a quick trip to say a final goodbye and see who might still be hanging around...
  • MO: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Two by Mary Kennedy

    MO: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Two by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Moses 'Mo' Baird spent a lifetime loving a woman he was told he couldn't have. Letters written, but never returned, told him all he needed to know. She wasn't interested. Becoming a SEAL filled his life with good friends and brothers, then coming to RP made everything all the sweeter. Helping the team in Jakarta, he never dreamed he'd run into the woman who'd haunted him for more than a decade...
  • 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...
  • Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone is book 12 in the OPS series and should be read in order. I never should have grown out my hair. That’s where this whole thing started. I was too rigid. Too organized. And nobody failed to point that out to me. So, I grew my hair out to prove them wrong. Now I had a fake career as a model, all in the name of keeping a woman named Juliette safe...
  • On the Double by Giulia Lagomarsino

    On the Double by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Edward Markinson. You’ve read about them in Reed Security. You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are. But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors. The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed. Owens Protective Services. Defend. Investigate. Secure.
  • Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Battle born. SEAL. Loner. Ringing out of BUD/S was never an option. Third generation Navy SEAL, the Teams were in my blood. I earned my Trident, and a year later my brother earned his. As Tier One operators, the battlefield was our playground. Then I got a cryptic call. Enemy combatants, coordinated attack, no survivors, catastrophic loss—my brother was dead...
  • The MacKenzie Family Security Series by Liliana Hart

    The MacKenzie Family Security Series by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Three MacKenzie Security books in one! SHADOWS AND SILK Agent Brant Scott knows when a battle is lost. He’s been an integral part of hunting down members of the del Fuego cartel for years, but it’s not the violent criminals that have the ability to bring him to his knees. That honor belongs to one woman...
  • Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights. Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown up, he’s watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn’t made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual...
  • The Promise by Lesley Pearse

    The Promise by Lesley Pearse

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    London 1914. Belle Reilly finally has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a child. But as the storm clouds of World War One begin to gather, Belle's already turbulent life is to change in ways she never imagined possible...
  • Save Me by Logan Chance

    Save Me by Logan Chance

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A friends to lovers military romance. Life changes us all. But, not as much as the military. Ryan Wagner, is fresh out of the service, and trying his hardest to settle into his life in Miami. The only souvenir from his time spent overseas is a shoulder injury which brings him closer to his best friend. Lizzy ‘Lizard’ Packer hasn’t seen Ryan since he left for boot camp...
  • Burnout: The Complete Series by Dahlia West

    Burnout: The Complete Series by Dahlia West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The complete box set of the Burnout series. Meet the men of Burnout. Five ex-Army Rangers who've settled in Rapid City, South Dakota. Five men who've decided that friends are the family you choose. Shooter (Burnout 1). Chris “Shooter” Sullivan has returned to his home town of Rapid City, South Dakota to pick up the pieces of his life shattered by a roadside bomb in Iraq...
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  • Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash

    Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    A sweeping, tenderhearted love the tale of two families living through the Second World War on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the young woman who calls them both her own. As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make the impossible choice to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, to America...
  • Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Alluring Temptation by Skye Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Warning: This book contains explicit language and explosive sex. It is an adult romance and not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Liam Christianson is the devil-may-care, rhythm guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band around. He’s a playboy and likes to do things his way. No regrets. He knows that women love him, and he uses that to his advantage. He’s cocky and shallow...
  • Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann

    Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    Suspense doesn't burn any brighter and desire doesn't run any deeper than when Suzanne Brockmann takes the helm, opens the throttle, and takes readers along for a breathless ride as she breaks the thrill barrier -- again and again. With Into the Fire, Brockmann lights the fuse on her most explosive story yet...
  • Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Cashmere and Camo by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A friends to lovers romance… and then some. Run a pie shop with her sisters for a year. Date for the first time at age twenty-nine. Don’t be terrified. Well, she’s got the first thing under control at least. Mostly. But this is exactly what a best friend is for. Advice, pep talks, matchmaking, sex education…...
  • Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This will be the 4th and final book in the Home Series, and focuses on Commander Michael Casiano and Lainey Riley. Mike Casiano has lived his life by a certain creed: take care of all those who depend on you and leave no man behind. He wanted more for his life than joining his family's law firm when he graduated college...
  • Innocent Salvation by Maddie Wade

    Innocent Salvation by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sabine ‘Snow’ Goubert grew up thinking that all families were like hers. She had a mother who’d abandoned her for the sake of her political career, and a father who’d taught her that deception was love. Then she meets the operatives of Shadow Elite and is drawn into a team that would give her the family and values she craved...
  • Left-Handed Monkey Wrench by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Left-Handed Monkey Wrench by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chase Carter. You’ve read about them in Reed Security. You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are. But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors. The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed. Owens Protective Services. Defend. Investigate. Secure.
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave! Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • Abigail by Angela Rush

    Abigail by Angela Rush

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Abigail Miller’s life had been anything, but easy. Watching her mother die during a police raid on a drug house, left a lasting impression. She’d survived the night with the help of Robbie an older boy who sheltered her from the chaos. She’d never seen him again...
  • Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Unconditional by Melody Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "I’ve spent my whole life chasing perfection: perfect looks, perfect man, perfect home. But in one brutal moment, I realized it was all just a beautiful lie…". Carina MacKenzie is fleeing from her past. Picking up the wreckage of her shattered dreams, she seeks comfort in the only place she’s ever felt safe: Beachwood Bay. Garrett Sawyer isn’t looking to be anyone’s savior...
  • Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Beneath the Desert Sun by Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Faith. Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position. That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California...
  • Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh

    Atlanta Heat by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Em Delaney has wanted bad-boy Macey March for as long as she can remember. But as a Navy SEAL under the command of her overprotective godfather, Macey is off-limits to Em…until a kidnapping attempt forces them to share tantalizingly close quarters—and a forbidden desire.
  • Unbroken Hart by Ella Fox

    Unbroken Hart by Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    There were reasons why Dante didn't believe in love, reasons why he kept people at bay. For the first time, you will find out how Dante really felt about Sabrina from the very beginning. Catch up with the couple that started the Hart Family series. Dante is as steamy as ever! This is an erotic short story, approx, 19,000 words...
  • Fast Kill by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Kill by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The past has come back to haunt her. Having battled long and hard to put her painful past behind her, DEA Special Agent Taylor Kennedy has done everything in her power to make a new life for herself. She never dreamed that same past would suddenly show up on her doorstep one night, or that its reappearance would threaten everything she’s built for herself...
  • Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one will hurt his girl ever again. .. After leaving her abusive ex, Lindy is finally feeling like herself again. She joined a book club of romance lovers like her and lives on the Reaper's Wolves MC compound—safe and protected from her past. Especially since one MC member has appointed himself her personal bodyguard. .. Military veteran Timber is used to being judged...
  • Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Breaking to Breathe by Lisa N. Paul

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two people so bent they can no longer stand tall. .. With his sexy looks, his seductive dirty talk, and his resident bad boy reputation,. Kyle Marx was the thrill-ride every woman wanted to experience…at least once. And once is all he’d ever offer. Suffocating in his own personal hell, Kyle thought sex, booze, and drugs could numb the pain of his past...
  • Can't Resist Him by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Can't Resist Him by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***. SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF $2. 99! ***. Sometimes what you want and what you need are two very different things. Always relegated to the "friends with benefits" corner of small town River Bend, Jenny Riley is done giving the milk for free. Falling hard for a bad boy? Not in the plan, either. Sexy, emotionally-wounded Marine Reservist Brody Nelson just needs someone to lend an ear...
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