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  • It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    From NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series. The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  military
  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
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  • Bottom Line by Abbie Zanders

    Bottom Line by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Control. Aidan Harrison likes it. Needs it. As CEO of the hugely successful Celtic Goddess franchise, he wields it as skillfully in the boardroom as he does the bedroom. It’s made him millions and put him at the top of his game. He wants for nothing. Except a woman who is more interested in him than his bottom line...
  • Westin's Chase by Cristin Harber

    Westin's Chase by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    THE MASTER OF EVERYTHING HAS FOUND HIS MATCH Jared Westin knows his reputation and likes it. He gets the job done. No emotion. No baggage. That’s why his elite ops company, The Titan Group, is better than the best. They complete projects classified as mission impossible. And then, in walks a woman as tough as she is sexy. His counterpart in every way, should he choose to admit it...
  • The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake

    The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…The Bodyguard…Nate Carter left Australia’s elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father’s former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit...
  • Gambled by Cristin Harber

    Gambled by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brock Gamble’s epic fall from the Titan Group labeled him a traitor. He betrayed his men. He failed his family. And when he thought he’d hit the lowest point, his wife walked out with their children, leaving him alone to drown himself in the bottle. Surviving an abduction didn’t end the nightmare for Sarah Gamble. The aftershocks of post-traumatic stress disorder hit her hard...
  • Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff...
  • Live, Love, Spy by Lexi Blake

    Live, Love, Spy by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life can often be awkward when you are a child genius. For Louisa Ward, that came in the form of meeting her one true love at age 12. TJ Taggart was perfect. But being a year younger and a full year ahead of him in school always made things weird. Working in the CIA has made her into a strong and capable woman. Until she sees TJ...
  • Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Christmas with the McCarthys by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spend a Christmas evening with the McCarthys in this heartwarming novella featuring all of your favorite characters...
  • Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Her secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch.I won’t let her go without a fight.No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now...
  • River by C.E. Johnson

    River by C.E. Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first time I met Kalina Lawson, she nearly passed out. Being a firefighter, I couldn’t just walk back to my cabin. I stayed with her until I knew she was all right. But her warm and friendly company is refreshing, and I quickly become enamored with the stunning cabin manager...
  • Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Gage by Cami Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gage Montgomery learned early that life is a battle. Now, he's a warrior for those he is called to protect, and ready to fight for the Little one who was taken from him years ago. The one he is no longer willing to live without.Breezy Boucher knows loss. Intimately. Now all she wants is to live her Little life in peace. When that peace is shattered, her long-lost daddy takes charge...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He got cocky. Let his guard down.Now the love of his life is paying the price.For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe...
  • Sex and the Single Fireman by Jennifer Bernard

    Sex and the Single Fireman by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    The toughest captain on the East Coast, single father Rick Roman has come thousands of miles to San Gabriel to put an end to the "Bachelor Firemen" media hype. But when a stunning woman he nearly hooked up with in Reno turns out to be a firefighter from his new station, Roman realizes it's going to be tough keeping the tabloids at bay. But there's even more Sabina isn't telling him...
  • Serving HIM Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Serving HIM Vol. 1 by M.S. Parker, Cassie Wild

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “I moved to New York from Iowa to find a life that I didn't know I was looking for. I expected to have to work hard and barely make ends meet. But…I never expected to meet HIM.”For twenty-one year-old Aleena Davison, it was a life-long dream coming true when she said goodbye to her dreary small-town life in Iowa and moved to Manhattan...
  • The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    The Last Dance by Angelica Chase

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    RhysI was on my way out of the life when she came barging in with her new appetite and unrealistic expectations of what a Dom should be. All I had left to do to break free was sell the club and walk away. Now I found I had something to walk toward. And for the first time in my life, I hoped I’d be enough for a woman.Caring for a woman was easy for me...
  • Tipsy by Cambria Hebert

    Tipsy by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Julie Preston is an artist. But her canvas isn’t paper or clay. It’s hair. She spends her days coloring, blow drying and styling her clients hair at the Razor’s Edge salon. Julie is also annoyed. She went out on a date and had a great time, gave the guy her number and the jerk never called...
  • Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Arrogant Officer by Lauren Runow, Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started when I got an email. Let me rephrase. A sextortion email from someone claiming they tapped into my computer and recorded me while watching an adult graphic video. If I don’t send them money, they’ll show everyone in my contact list. As a chemistry teacher at a private school, I panicked. Not only do I love my job, I need it...
  • Cade by Liliana Hart

    Cade by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Cade MacKenzie is prepared to give his life to destroy the cartel that killed his lover, but the only way to draw them out is to present them with the perfect bait. Bayleigh Scott has no idea who her new neighbor is, only that her body is drawn to him in ways she can’t explain, and the danger that surrounds him isn’t the deterrent she knows it should be...
  • Devil and the Deep by Julie Ann Walker

    Devil and the Deep by Julie Ann Walker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The former SEALs of The Deep Six return in a sizzling series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker. A COVERT MISSIONMaddy Powers's life revolves around cocktail parties, political fundraisers, and charity events - but she can't forget the daring former SEAL who appropriated her father's yacht a few months ago ..
  • Hookup by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Hookup by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An anonymous club hookup could be the start of a beautiful friendship – or at least a whole lot of orgasms.Words:4051 (One Shot Complete)Also posted at: http://ckingsbridge.livejournal.com/4..
  • Green Means Go by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Green Means Go by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What's better than negotiating kinks over tapas? The kinky sex that comes afterwards.Words:7809 (One Shot - Complete)Also posted at: http://ckingsbridge.livejournal.com/4..
  • Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Merciless Sinner by E.M. Gayle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part 1 of the Alex and Harper DuetI thought one night would be enough, but I was wrong.HarperAn anonymous invitation, sex with strangers... What was I thinking?Hell yeah. I need to get a life. That's what I was thinking.But I didn't plan on getting addicted.AlexI knew she wouldn’t say no. No one ever does.I have more in my life than any one man should...
  • Sizzle by Gina Watson

    Sizzle by Gina Watson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SIZZLESt. Martin Family Emergency Responders*Can be read as standalone* A Louisiana fireman, Clay St. Martin liked his hoses bound tight and his women bound tighter. He’d not had a traditional relationship in years and was positive he’d found the answer to all his needs and The Hoodoo Pot—Baton Rouge’s elite members only sex and bondage club...
  • Falling for the Protective Firefighter by Zoey Rose

    Falling for the Protective Firefighter by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    In the heat of the blaze, I never expected to find the kind of man that could set my world on fire. All I wanted was a carefree gap year, a chance to bask in my freedom and keep my heart untouched. But, when a house fire sweeps me off my feet, I find myself in the strong arms of Tyler, the smoldering firefighter who saves me from the inferno...
  • Midnight Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

    Midnight Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Joe Harris nearly died—twice—on a medevac helo after being blown up by an IED. He’s not moving too great these days, but if there was ever a woman designed to jump start a man’s hormones, it would be his new neighbor. Meeting Isabel—loving Isabel—brought Joe back to life...
  • Midnight Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

    Midnight Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When danger lurks, look to the MEN OF MIDNIGHT: dark, dangerous, and willing to do anything to protect the women they love. Former navy SEAL Joe Harris nearly died—twice—on a medevac helo after being blown up by an IED. He’s not moving too great these days, but if there was ever a woman designed to jump-start a man’s hormones, it would be his new neighbor...
  • Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previous cover edition for ASIN B00OMDNOMCFor all editions see hereLose yourself in this sensual, sexy and steamy erotic romance between Billionaire, Bryce Van Der Linden, and former real estate queen-turned-escort Sofia Herrera is this sensual and tumultuous billionaire romance.I never imagined I’d be forced in this position, but I really don’t have a choice after my financial debacle...
  • Until Sadie: Happily Ever Alpha World by Sarah Curtis

    Until Sadie: Happily Ever Alpha World by Sarah Curtis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cruising Pacific Coast Highway, Dean Keller had one thing on his mind—the job he needed to nail down.New city. New connections. New life. That was Dean’s focus.Until Sadie.One look at the fiery pixie with emerald eyes and Dean knew he had to make her his.The timing couldn’t be worse. Things were… complicated.Dean should’ve walked away from her.He didn’t. Couldn’t.But he should have...
  • Not Your Average Morning After by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Not Your Average Morning After by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Riley tries to catch Andres off-guard. It doesn't go the way he expected, but he's not complaining...
  • Trial by Fire by Taylor Lee

    Trial by Fire by Taylor Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Praise for Trial by Fire… Riveting Full Length Sequel to Bestselling Sizzling Romantic Suspense “Playing with Fire”. “The sexiest, most outrageous hero I’ve read in a long time. Snappy, laugh out loud dialogue, and a Sizzling HOT romance makes this wildly exciting murder mystery a true page-turner.” J. John “A spellbinding police mystery thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat...
  • A Flare Of Heat by Nicola Claire

    A Flare Of Heat by Nicola Claire

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There are times when I truly believe humanity will not survive. Some of the last words spoken to Detective Lara Keen by her Criminal Investigations Bureau partner Carl Forrester before he died. They have haunted her ever since...
  • Rescue Breathing by Zoe Norman

    Rescue Breathing by Zoe Norman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Manhattan Psychologist Olivia Burke receives an invitation to present her research on trauma in servicemen in Seattle, she is determined to turn the business trip into the start of healing her own traumatized heart. FDNY Firefighter Owen Maxwell is an unapologetic playboy who spends his days saving lives and his nights breaking hearts...
  • No Excuses by Nikky Kaye

    No Excuses by Nikky Kaye

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I want to take the stick out of your a$$, but that's really more of a fifth date thing." Maddie's rules for attending a work retreat: 1 Pack the right clothes. Especially extra underwear. 2 Don’t try to school your insanely hot boss on acceptable trust exercises. 3 Be prepared for the extracurricular ropes course...
  • The Love Trials by J.S. Cooper, Helen Cooper

    The Love Trials by J.S. Cooper, Helen Cooper

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Loves Trials Box Set includes The Love Trials 1, 2, and 3 The Love Trials She thought she knew what was between the sheets, but she really had no idea. I thought I knew what I was getting into when I received the invitation from the lovers academy. I thought I was going for love...
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    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  length-short
  • Protected by a SEAL: Hot SEALs by Cat Johnson

    Protected by a SEAL: Hot SEALs by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a Navy SEAL, Rick Mann fought his way to hell and back, but he’s never faced a challenge quite like protecting Sierra Cox. She’s spoiled, she’s annoying . . . and he’s never wanted a woman more. That’s a problem for so many reasons...
  • Resisting the Hero by Cindi Madsen

    Resisting the Hero by Cindi Madsen

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Faith Fitzpatrick isn’t looking for a hero. Burned one too many times in the past, she’s now sworn them off completely. And when her brother’s best friend, Connor, convinces him to join the dangerous SWAT team, Faith has never been more anti-hero. What’s wrong with having a safe job? There’s nothing safe about Connor...
  • A Night of Southern Comfort by Robin Covington

    A Night of Southern Comfort by Robin Covington

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN B00BFQDDZ2 One night of passion... Detective Jackson Cantrell never imagined that one night with an irresistible stranger would turn his life upside down. He's spent years living in the shadows, but Dr. Michaela Roarke awakened a passion inside him he'd buried years ago...
  • Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Looking to hook up with a kinky fellow celebrity near you when nobody--literally nobody--can know you're the opposite of vanilla?There’s an app for that.Quietly warn a fellow actress not to be alone with a certain producer and… BOOM. I’m dumped from Hollywood’s A-list to everyone’s blacklist in the blink of an upload...
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    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • Arrogant Bastard by Jennifer Dawson

    Arrogant Bastard by Jennifer Dawson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I’m Cat McKay, and I’m in desperate need of a man.My farm manager deserted me six weeks before our grand opening that will help put my family’s business on the map. Now I need to find a replacement, because I’m not about to be the reason we fail. Unfortunately, Caden Landry— whose arrogance, evasions and good looks rub me the wrong way—is my only option on a list of zero candidates...
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    bdsm  alpha male  contemporary  length-medium
  • Hot for the Fireman by Gina L. Maxwell

    Hot for the Fireman by Gina L. Maxwell

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One sexy fireman. Three dates. And a whole lot of heat . . . A one-night stand is just what Olivia Jones needs to transition back into the dating world after a two-year hiatus. To hell with being prim and proper. It's not like she'll ever see him again. For just one night, she's going to shed her inhibitions and let this sexy-as-hell man bring all her fantasies to life...
  • Marco by Melissa Schroeder

    Marco by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Marco is the quiet one of the four brothers which works well for his career as a Navy Seal. Living in Hawaii is a dream come true, his only probably is the infatuation he has for his landlady. He’s not sure he wants to act on his attraction until his brothers push Marco’s temper with a little harmless flirting. Alana Kailikea is a woman who understands loss...
  • Gianni by Melissa Schroeder

    Gianni by Melissa Schroeder

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The youngest of the Santinis, Gee has always been the biggest flirt. He usually has no problem charming women. That is until he spies Kianna Jones across the room. For once in his life, he is unable to charm her into a date. Kianna is a woman who doesn’t expect romance, especially with a sexy PJ who is five years younger than she is...
  • Curvy Girl and the Firefighter Next Door by Jessa Joy

    Curvy Girl and the Firefighter Next Door by Jessa Joy

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He's the gorgeous older firefighter next door. And me? I'm a hot mess. HaileyAtlas King is a legend in Snowflake Falls. Strong, brave, ridiculously gorgeous... he's the big, burly hero who everybody respects. My next door neighbor makes me melt. Why would he even look twice at a chaos-causing curvy girl like me? But we're thrown together and I find out something surprising...
  • Munch by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Munch by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Original WorkRelationship: Andres Cardona/Riley BlackpooleRiley meets Andres' BDSM group, and Andres gives him a hell of a goodbye at the end of the night...
  • Fire in His Fingertips: A Flirty Fireman Ravishes Me with His Smoldering Gaze Vol. 3 by Tanishi Kawano

    Fire in His Fingertips: A Flirty Fireman Ravishes Me with His Smoldering Gaze Vol. 3 by Tanishi Kawano

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryo tries to set up her strapping fireman friend Souma with a co-worker from her office, but her matchmaking efforts hit a brick wall...
  • Guns & Hoses (Guns & Hoses Universe) by Brenda Cothern

    Guns & Hoses (Guns & Hoses Universe) by Brenda Cothern

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tigger Flint and Thomas Flame shared an instant mutual hate for one another from the day they met in sixth grade. Their dislike grew into competition and rivalry throughout high school as they were stuck in the same honors classes and played the same sports. That hatred and rivalry followed them into adulthood as one became a cop and the other a fireman...
  • The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard

    The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Fearless, smoking hot, and single: meet the Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel. These firemen might be heroes, but it's their bad luck in love that makes them legendary. News producer Melissa McGuire and Fire Captain Harry Brody couldn't be more different, though they do have one thing in common: they're both convinced they're perfectly wrong for each other...
  • Blue Forever by Nina Bruhns

    Blue Forever by Nina Bruhns

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dashing and devilish Major Kiptyn Llowell is the opposite of reasonable. But when his top secret mission on exotic Hainan Island, China, goes belly up, Kip throws himself on the mercy of the eminently sensible (and irresistibly sexy) DeAnne Lovejoy to hitch a ride to his rendezvous point. But he gets far more than he bargained for? As an officer of the U...
  • A Major Seduction by Marie Harte

    A Major Seduction by Marie Harte

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Major Mike Cava has done his best not to see Maria Thompson as anything but his baby sister’s best friend. Not an easy feat when Maria’s done her best to throw herself at him for years. But now that’s he’s returned to the East Coast and with his family again, he feels easier about handling little Maria. Except in the two years since he’s seen her last, Maria has grown way up...
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