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Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction. The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
![Chelsea by Addison Jane, Kaylene Osborn]()
Chelsea by Addison Jane, Kaylene Osborn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsChelsea spent most of her life running. She was young when her parents were killed, and she was thrown into the system as just another statistic. One foster home after another, hell after hell. When things got too hard, her first instinct was to get out and fast. She didn’t mind being a club girl... -
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![Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox]()
Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox
I crashed a wedding.Got caught by the best man.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby…It's Katya's fault. (As per usual.)My BFF despises her ex and wants to hate-watch him marry the woman he left her for.Problem is, she didn't fill me in on that plan...Until we arrive at the ceremony.As soon as I find out, I run...Categorized as:
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![Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss]()
Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss
They met in a war zone.They’re going to bring the war home with them... -
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![A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca]()
A Day of Ruin by Steph Macca
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do my high school sweetheart, roommate and work associate have in common?They all loved me and now they hate me.My family used to run this town. Until that fateful night when my mother died, and an innocent man went to prison…And it was apparently all my fault.Not only did the entire town now hate me, but I was left with my mother’s secret crippling debt. And I had to face everything alone... -
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, this stellar debut from British author Smith offers appealing characters, a strong plot and authentic period detail... -
![Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer]()
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920, with the words “I was told that my father was killed in the war... -
![Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury]()
Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen you can't trust yourself, how can you ask anyone else to? It's been months since Aden Colt left the Army, and still the memories haunt him. When he moved into a tiny boat off the California coast, he thought he'd found the perfect place to escape life. Then Sawyer shows up and turns his simple life upside down... -
![Malice by Coralee June]()
Malice by Coralee June
There are three rules for being best friends with a mafia princess:1. Don't ask any personal questions.2. Don't show up at her house unannounced.3. Don't ever, ever let anyone know you're friends.For three years, I followed the rules. Vicky and I met once a week at the diner where I worked. I was her slice of normalcy, she was the one person I could confide in... -
![September Doves by Emmerson Hoyt]()
September Doves by Emmerson Hoyt
Rylee Adder is a struggling college student desperate to reconnect with the only family she has left. She finally has her chance when a late-night phone call sends her rushing to Eden, West Virginia—a small mining town with a veiled past...Categorized as:
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![In the Stillness by Andrea Randall]()
In the Stillness by Andrea Randall
Natalie is a wife. Natalie is a mother. Natalie is a cutter. Clawing at walls built by resentment, regret, and guilt, Natalie cuts as an escape from a life she never planned. Staying present is only possible when you let go of the past... -
![Everybody Breaks by Kerry Taylor]()
Everybody Breaks by Kerry Taylor
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEmilia Gallo knows darkness. She has been abused and controlled by it for her entire life.Trapped in the clutches of an evil, criminal stepfather, with only her selfish, weak mother on her side she is alone and constantly afraid of what each new horror-filled day will bring...Categorized as:
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![Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner]()
Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJake Tucker is broken. At twenty-two, he went in to the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind. Wounded, chewed up and spat out by war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him company... -
![Liberated by Elle Charles, Rachelle Gould-Harris]()
Liberated by Elle Charles, Rachelle Gould-Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final, concluding part of the Fractured series - book one, Fractured, is currently free. After escaping the life that was determined to never let her go, and leaving behind the man that coaxed her from the darkness, Kara is back to living a solitary life. Hiding away, once again, she is living in isolation, forging an existence from the torn shreds left behind...Categorized as:
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![How Do You Survive A Kiss? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory]()
How Do You Survive A Kiss? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Heartless MobsterCillian Shaughnessy has a reputation for being violent. He is the kind of killer who can get any job done, which is why his boss sends him and his partner in crime, Aspen, to Miami to finally rid the Killough Company of an enemy. As long as he has his best friend, Aspen, at his side, he can take on any assignment, no matter how difficult. No target stands a chance... -
![Suicide Note by Teresa Mummert]()
Suicide Note by Teresa Mummert
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSometimes in life it feels like everything that can go wrong does, but everything happens for a reason. A relationship crumbles so someone else can mend the pieces of your broken heart. A change of plans can lead you to something you didn't even know you were missing. We help others and discover that it was us who needed to be helped all along... -
![The Note by Teresa Mummert]()
The Note by Teresa Mummert
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSometimes in life it feels like everything that can go wrong does, but everything happens for a reason. A relationship crumbles so someone else can mend the pieces of your broken heart. A change of plans can lead you to something you didn't even know you were missing. We help others and discover that it was us who needed to be helped all along... -
![Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller]()
Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRyder “Playboy” King is what everyone calls me, in and out of the octagon. I’m fine with being known as a Playboy. I’ve turned it into an art form. A big smile, charm, and a little flattery - and my needs are easily met. Besides, giving a shit can get a man hurt – I’d rather get in and out in one piece. Enter Tessa Jameson. One fiery lust filled moment with her, is not enough... -
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Regrets by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHealing after a tragedy is hard enough. Doing it when you’re haunted by past betrayal and so many things left unsaid?Feels nearly hopeless...Categorized as:
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![Wounded by Jasinda Wilder]()
Wounded by Jasinda Wilder
War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love... -
![Craving Redemption by Nicole Jacquelyn]()
Craving Redemption by Nicole Jacquelyn
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsAsa and Callie had nothing in common. He was an Ace, raised in the club and loyal to it above all else. She was a high school student with braces on her teeth and a narrow view of the world. They should have never crossed paths. But when Callie decides to defy her parents, and Asa goes on an errand for the club, their lives collide. He saves her, and she mesmerizes him... -
![Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner]()
Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJake Tucker is broken. At twenty-two, he went in to the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind.Wounded, chewed up and spat out by war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him company... -
![Screw it Up by Emm Darcy, May Sage]()
Screw it Up by Emm Darcy, May Sage
SarahIt was just a case of wrong place, terrible time.My world tilted off its axis when I walked into a hedonistic maelstrom. I shouldn’t have watched, but I couldn’t look away.Then someone shared the Heritage legacies’ secrets with the world, posting videos of their deviant party. They’re threatening to divulge their identities. And Marius thinks that someone is me...Categorized as:
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![Under Control by B. B. Hamel]()
Under Control by B. B. Hamel
I showed up at the wrong house wearing nothing but a fuzzy robe.And I ended up stripping in front of a stranger.I agreed to pose nude for a talented artist friend of mine since I could really use the extra money, but it went all wrong.Now the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen is staring right at me like he’s about to claim a prize... -
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![Maiden Rose, Volume 2 by Fusanosuke Inariya]()
Maiden Rose, Volume 2 by Fusanosuke Inariya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKlaus von Wolfstadt, from one of the nations of the "Western Alliance," has left his duty as a soldier to his nation in order to be a knight to Taki Reizen, commander of the 15th division "Maiden Rose," whose country has an alliance with "Eurote," an enemy of the Western Alliance... -
![Blood Duet: The Complete Series by Maria Luis]()
Blood Duet: The Complete Series by Maria Luis
Their attraction was poison and pleasure, but in the shadows of New Orleans...neither will resist going down in flames. I bow to no man.The words are tattooed on my skin, just as they’re branded on my heart.But I never planned for Sergeant Lincoln Asher, a man as deceptive as he is cold. His dominance sets my teeth on edge . . . and my body on fire... -
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Plaything by November Sweets
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is hard when you are on the run.Just trying to survive and start a new life on my own was almost impossible. Until one night a shadow scared me into a building, a building that would change my life forever.Six months at Seduction House and I am finally ready for the auction.Tonight is the night that I sell myself to a stranger...Categorized as:
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![Maiden Rose, Volume 1 by Fusanosuke Inariya]()
Maiden Rose, Volume 1 by Fusanosuke Inariya
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTwo soldiers from warring countries are bound by a pledge as master and servant. Taki Reizen is a Commander of sublime beauty, shouldering the fate of his nation. Called "Mad Dog" because of his rough temperament, Klaus has sworn his loyalty to him as a knight. Despite this, those around them are cold and disapproving, full of various misgivings... -
![Shattered Souls by B.C. Morgan]()
Shattered Souls by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMaybe if I say it enough I’ll believe that I’m ready for year three. It’s nearly upon us, and I’m not even sure that will be the most worrying thing I have to face.I may be free from one of the Harkwrights, but another is taking his place. A wildcard and mystery. Whether he's better or worse than the one he's replacing remains to be seen... -
![Losing Control by Laramie Briscoe]()
Losing Control by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsStrip-club waitress. Aspiring Teacher. Friend of the Heaven Hill MC. Bianca Hawks met Jagger Stone in the most embarrassing of ways. After watching him play music at Wet Wanda’s for months, she fell half naked into his arms after a drunken bout with a stripper pole and the back of a pick-up truck... -
![Savage Deal by Ella Jade]()
Savage Deal by Ella Jade
The man she tried to escape becomes her deepest, darkest desire.JudeWhen she took refuge in my stables from merciless men, I could have excused my desirable squatters indiscretion, but then she ran from me.I had to have this innocent beauty. I craved the chase.She needs my help, but nothing is free in my world. I’m in a position to protect her, but it will come at a cost. Everything does...Categorized as:
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![Broken by Lies by Rebecca Shea]()
Broken by Lies by Rebecca Shea
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI had no idea how much I would love Alex the day he walked into my life. He changed everything. The way I breathed. The way I thought. The way I loved. He brought me back to life. He gave me strength and a safe place to land. And then he broke me. Finding Emilia was a chance to do something good for once in my life. I wanted to change. She believed I was her savior... -
![Devil In A Suit by Georgia Le Carre]()
Devil In A Suit by Georgia Le Carre
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![Long Island Executioner by Jamila Jasper]()
Long Island Executioner by Jamila Jasper
Lucky meets her pressed against the wall of a public bathroom. Ready for him. Mahogany skin. Gorgeous brown eyes. She has the voluptuous body of a goddess. Lucky wants more than just one night… He spends a decade tracking her down… Althea spends that decade hiding from a dangerous man. When he shows up on her doorstep, The last thing she wants to do is talk to the father of her child.. -
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![It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann]()
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSomething Worth Fighting For As Christmastime settled quietly over the countryside, Navy SEAL William "Crash" Hawken was faced with a deadly conspiracy. And he had only one person to turn to -- the caring passionate Nell Burns... -
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Tormented by Elle Charles
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKara Petersen has lived through more than most. The horrors of her past had shaped her, forcing her to walk through this life relatively alone. Untrusting and guarded, seeking solace in the shadows, she thought she could survive anything that life threw at her. And she did... Until him… Sloan Foster. He brought her out of the darkness and into the light...Categorized as:
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![Taylor's Temptation by Suzanne Brockmann]()
Taylor's Temptation by Suzanne Brockmann
When it came to protecting the innocent, Navy SEAL Bobby Taylor was your man. But when his best friend Wes asked him to keep an eye on his little sister, Bobby desperately wanted to take a pass... -
![Broken Warrior by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams]()
Broken Warrior by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams
War is hell. It cost Gary Cross his military career, his love, and left him with a roadmap of scars that serve as a constant reminder of everything he lost. Out of that tortured past came something extraordinary—CrossBow Protection, one of the premiere bodyguard services in the US.Michael Kennedy has been Gary Cross’s personal assistant for nearly a year... -
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Combative by Jay McLean
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWe all play victims to our pasts; to the choices we make and the lives we create. They define who we are. And sometimes if we're lucky enough, the past stays where it belongs: in the past. I'm not one of the lucky ones. I never have been... -
![Highest Bidder by Willow Winters]()
Highest Bidder by Willow Winters
Four must-read sexy and contemporary romances in one collection.AMAZON TOP 100 best selling series available in one collection for a LIMITED time! Includes all four, full-length, stand-alone romances in the Highest Bidder Bought, Sold, Owned and Given. Featuring demanding, rich, and powerful men all with happily ever afters and no cliffhangers.Everything has a price ... and I'm willing to pay...Categorized as:
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![Cruel Bratva King by Veda Rose]()
Cruel Bratva King by Veda Rose
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI accidentally slept with the Bratva king. Now I’m carrying his heir.After a day from hell, I tried to forget my troubles in the arms of a much older stranger.When he found out he got me pregnant, he locked me into his mansion.When I tried to flee, he forced me to marry him.He’s part of the very organization I fought against as a lawyer.Now I have to watch his cruelness from up close...Categorized as:
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![Brutal & Raw by Sonya Jesus]()
Brutal & Raw by Sonya Jesus
He wanted everything. He could have my nothings too.My whole life, I've been running, living just under the radar. The day I arrived on the East Coast, looking for a new start, I found an end instead. One careless night landed me in the hands of a dark mafia boss, who wanted nothing more than to render me a number—to eviscerate my identity with his brutal mind game.327.That’s what he called me... -
![Torrid by Abbi Glines]()
Torrid by Abbi Glines
“My Mama D used to say that mistakes happen, and cryin’ a bucket of tears over them is silly. Because wisdom is built from a pile of mistakes.” Liberty Thing is, my Mama D never had a one-night stand with an older man who never told her his last name and left behind a souvenir that was gonna be life changing – but I had...Categorized as:
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![Rescuing Regina by Lee Savino]()
Rescuing Regina by Lee Savino
A woman on the wrong side of the law. The sheriff who demands her submission.Regina doesn’t want to steal, but after losing her job, she has no other way to pay the bills. Her crime spree ends when she’s caught by Cole Townsend, the local sheriff. He’s hot, he’s dominant, he’s decided to claim her, and he won’t tolerate anything but her perfect obedience...Categorized as:
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![Promise Me by Cora Brent]()
Promise Me by Cora Brent
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today bestselling author Cora Brent....an epic novel of heartbreak, desire and the healing power of love. Promise Talbot needs to escape. Forced into a polygamous marriage to a sadistic man, she grabs a desperate opportunity to flee his clutches. And falls into the world of the Defiant Motorcycle Club...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Girls by Lily White]()
Dirty Girls by Lily White
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey were the boys any good girl knew to avoid. Rich and privileged. Gorgeous and cruel. The poster boys for rebellion…their tongues so sharp they cut to the bone. We worshipped them despite their dangerous games. We laughed even as we cried. It was all fun and games until the first dirty girl died. Now, as the bodies pile up, I believe I can endure their wicked ways... -
![The Biker's Plaything by Sam Crescent, Stacey Espino]()
The Biker's Plaything by Sam Crescent, Stacey Espino
Lord:One thing I won’t tolerate is a rat. When anyone on my payroll screws me over, I enjoy making an example of them. It was no different when I caught my accountant selling club secrets to my enemies—I made him suffer.The rat had a daughter, and it was only fitting to wipe out the bastard’s bloodline. When I had Ally Prixman at my mercy, things didn’t go according to plan...Categorized as:
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![Under The Magnolia by Kelsey Soliz]()
Under The Magnolia by Kelsey Soliz
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI met them when we were five. Constantine, Cameron, and Alexander. Our teacher bade us stand together in front of the class because we all had birthdays that first week. By the time we're 10, we've established our secret meeting spot amidst the branches of the giant magnolia tree that looms between my house and theirs. At 13, they finally noticed I was a girl...Categorized as:
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![Wrecked by Kinsley Kincaid]()
Wrecked by Kinsley Kincaid
I don’t want to be me. I don’t want to feel anymore. I have felt all my life and look where it’s gotten me. The life I had is destroyed. What I thought I knew, was never real. What I loved is gone. Now is my time to live without consequences, without regret. To get lost in it all and never be found.I’m wrecked. Let me drown. Please, don’t try and save me...Categorized as:
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![Thrill by S. Massery]()
Thrill by S. Massery
A short story, featuring Elora and Saint, that is set in the upcoming world of Sterling Fall...Categorized as:
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