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Kept by Sally Bradley
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLife has taught Miska Tomlinson that there are no honorable men. Her womanizing brothers, her absentee father, and Mark, the married baseball player who claims to love her—all have proven undependable. But Miska has life under control... -
The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPort Royal, Jamaica 1692 Living in a city deemed the wickedest in the world is no easy task for Miss Juliana Dutton. To make matters worse, with an ailing father and a drunken fool for a brother, she is forced to take over the running of the family business in order to survive... -
Heart of Courage by Lois Walfrid Johnson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Bree learns that her brother, Devin, her sister, Keely, and her friend, Lil, will set out for Ireland, she longs to go with them. Instead, Mikkel asks her to be a cook for voyage to Greenland. Somehow her excellent food becomes inedible and the Vikings think she's trying to sabotage their voyage. Join Bree and Devin for more adventures in this fourth installment of the Viking Quest series... -
Ceridwen of Kilton by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNinth-century Saxon England crumbles under the onslaught of a relentless foe - the Danish Vikings. Ceridwen, a young woman with divided loyalties, watches as the peace and plenty she enjoys at the Saxon stronghold of Kilton gives way to wary watchfulness... -
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She's Got the Guns by M.O. Mack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe's Got the Guns, the debut Thriller-Suspense from Author M.O. Mack...What could possibly be worse than being beaten, broke, and on the run from a dangerous criminal? What if that criminal is your ex and works for the FBI?Oh, and then there’s the tiny matter of landing a job. Not so easy for a girl on the run... -
The Blue Enchantress by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn adventure seeking woman and a security-minded ship builder are shipwrecked together. Still grieving the loss of her mother--and private tragedies of her own--Hope Westcott plays the part of a dutiful admiral's daughter. But longing for the love and acceptance she never felt at home, Hope plunges into Charles Towne society...and an illicit affair with Lord Falkland... -
Missionary Position by Daisy Prescott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings#1 Top Rated Book in Humorous Women's FictionTop 20 Humorous Women's Fiction Best SellerRomantic Comedy Best Seller"A captivating story about life, love, and an exciting and unintentional quest for self-discovery."Selah Elmore is a confident, curvy woman who knows exactly who she is and what she wants. She loves her life being a professor and popular pirate erotica author... -
The Pirate and His Lady by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWarm, tropical Jamaica--a hotbed of piracy, violence, and spiritual conflict. Emerald Harwick is caught amidst each.Her fiance, Captain Baret "Foxworth" Buckington, defies the laws of the Jamaican Council and sails with notorious arch pirate Henry Morgan, hoping to find his imprisoned father among the Spanish dons... -
Johanna Lindsey Collection 2: Heart of a Warrior, The Pursuit, and A Man to Call My Own by Johanna Lindsey, Michael Page
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeart of a Warrior (Narrator: Laural Merlington, Director: Ruth Bloomquist, Engineer: Jill Sovis): Brittany Callaghan thinks she's dreaming when a blond, nearly seven-feet-tall Nordic god shows up on her doorstep in her tiny California town. She is taken aback when Dalden, a spectacular Viking who is a long way from home, needs her help - and is willing to pay for it... -
The Raven Saint by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat has she done to deserve a fate worse than death? Grace Westcott has spent her entire life serving God and helping the poor--not to mention trying to save the souls of her two wayward sisters. But while on an errand of mercy, she is kidnapped by a French mercenary and told she will be sold to a Spanish Don in Colombia... -
Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratings12 New York Times, USA Today or Award-winning bestselling Hot Alpha Authors brings you this Military Romance Megaset for your reading pleasure: THE KISS OF A SEAL by Award-winning Author Anne Elizabeth — Jessa Grainger’s world is rocked by the kiss of a SEAL, SO-1 Link Tyler... -
Anchors Aweigh by Kathleen Bacus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat’s a blonde pirate always looking for, even though it’s right behind her?Her bootyAhoy, mateys! With her grandma wedded and bedded (eeow!) Tressa Jayne Turner is looking forward to the weeklong cruise that follows. Good food. Warm beaches. Romantic sunsets. A swashbuckling ranger-type, Rick Townsend, who shivers her timbers. Nothing can take the wind out of Tressa’s sails this time... -
Angelique in Love by Anne Golon, Marguerite Barnett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFleeing the ruthless persecution of Louis XIV, Angelique, the most hunted woman in France, is finally forced to seek refuge on the high seas. With the outcast Huguenots, she embarks for the New World aboard a mysterious pirate vessel whose masked, enigmatic commander is Rescator, Black-sheathed spectre of her past... -
SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnthology of 8 Navy SEAL novellas by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling authors: Marliss Melton, Gennita Low, Teresa Reasor, Elle James, Delilah Devlin, Stephanie Tyler, J.M. Madden and Sharon Hamilton. Code of Silence by Award-winning Internationally Bestselling author Marliss Melton : Navy SEAL Vinny DeInnocentis has no idea his news reporter wife is keeping secrets... -
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Elusive by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI didn’t set out to be a pirate. Life for me was about surviving the ugliness that people knew existed but didn’t talk about. I lived in hell. Then I saw her. I knew I couldn’t keep her, but for just a little while I had found heaven. Eight years later, I can’t get her out of my head. It is a mistake sailing to her island. It is a mistake reaching out to her... -
Light Up the Night by M.L. Buchman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsName: Trisha O'Malley Rank: Second Lieutenant and AH-6M "Little Bird" Pilot Mission : Take down Somali pirates, and deny her past Name: William Bruce Rank: Navy SEAL Lieutenant Mission : Rescue hostages, and protect his past-against all comers They both have something to hide When hotshot SOAR helicopter pilot Trisha O'Malley rescues Navy SEAL Bill Bruce from his undercover mission in... -
Terrors of the High Seas by Melissa Good
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the stress of a long Navy project and Kerry's father's death, Dar and Kerry decide to take their first long vacation together. A cruise in the eastern Caribbean seems just the nice, peaceful time they need to unwind and relax... -
Jamaican Sunset by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPublicly betrothed to Baret Buckington, her handsome sea captain, Emerald Harwick can scarcely contain her joy. She will manage her plantation's Great House on Jamaica until his return from sailing with buccaneer Henry Morgan, and then they will marry. Meanwhile, she will begin a singing school and translate the African slave chants God's songs of redemption... -
For Love or Treasure by Cali MacKay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy’s been scouring through her ancestor’s journal in the hope of finding the long lost pirate treasure of Mermaid Isle. But when a sexy stranger walks into her bookstore looking like the very pirates she’s been reading about, she can’t ignore their immediate attraction and soon finds herself throwing caution to the wind and falling for Niall... -
The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics by Gideon Defoe, Richard Murkin
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Gideon Defoe’s fifth Pirates! adventure, the dashing Pirate Captain and his intrepid crew encounter perhaps the most swashbuckling poets in history: Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Shelley’s fiancée, Mary Godwin... -
The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWorlds collide when a lady pirate meets a godly naval captain Faith Westcott abandoned her shallow faith when a series of tragedies struck her family. To save herself and her sisters from forced marriages, this fiery, born-to-the-manor redhead is a lady by day and a pirate by night... -
Vortex by Cherry Adair
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCherry Adair plunges into a world of high-sea adventure and romance, where a long-lost treasure is a deadly lure—and love is the most dangerous current of all… SWEPT AWAY Searching for a sunken ship off the coast of Peru, treasure hunter Logan Cutter manages to pull a very different kind of prize from the sea — beautiful mystery woman Daniela Rosada... -
Lovesong by Valerie Sherwood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sweet wild madness swept over Carolina Lightfoot at the sight of elegant Lord Thomas Angevine, reputed to be the most notorious rake in London. The proud Colonial beauty, graced with silvergold hair and flashing eyes, hoped to be his bride. Then, swept into a growing storm of scandal, she was banished to Virginia... -
Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeadhunters, sorcerers, pirates and Indian princes thrive in this exciting and poetic tale of a young outcast in Borneo. Born in 1609, son of a native woman and a Dutch sea captain he never knew, Jaki Gefjon grows up in the jungle as a sorcerer’s apprentice. Later kidnapped by pirates, he befriends his captor, Trevor Pym, notorious for his dreaded man-of-war, Wyvern... -
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SEAL's Obsession by Elle James, Myla Jackson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTasked with finding and eliminating the source of terrorist pirate activities off the coast of Honduras, SEAL TEAM 10's Jack Fischer "Fish" goes undercover as a deckhand on a floating medical boat where he finds himself protecting and falling for the beautiful doctor who runs the show. Devastated by an auto accident that took the lives of her husband and baby daughter, Dr... -
An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the best-selling author of The Red Notebook comes the enchanting story of two men, 250 years apart, who find themselves on separate missions to see the transit of Venus across the Sun.In 1760, astronomer Guillaume le Gentil sets out on a quest through the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough, but his determination will conquer all... -
The Devil and the Deep by Amy Andrews
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAuthor Stella Mills has writers' block. Her swashbuckling debut romance was a mega-hit—and the world is crying out for a sequel... -
A Pirate's Life for Me: Book Three by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLucas is deeply involved now with Adam and Tyler but are things too good to be true? He's still unsure of his place with the two pirates, torn between wanting to be serious with them and afraid he's being used as a tool to strengthen the men's relationship. The more he learns about Adam and Tyler, the greater his fears grow that all of this is temporary... -
The Temptation of Angelique by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaithful Wife of Slave of Passion? Separated from her husband and all alone i the savage wilderness, Angelique learned to be strong enough to brave all the perils of frontier life. Then an intruder entered the forest; the dashing, roguish pirate who had set her heart aflame once before. Angelique soon found her new strength give way to the familiar weakness of passion... -
How Hard Can It Be? by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhat happens when an accountant decides to grab life by the horns and try something new? Apparently a pirate named Dave, a lot of pastel fleece, and blackmail—just to start with… Visualize and succeed, Oprah said. I was sure as hell trying, even if my campaign to score a job as the local weather girl had ended in a restraining order. Okay, TV was not my strength... -
The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 10 ratings(Vocal Score). The Pirates of Penzance, premiered in 1879, confirmed the comic genius of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, following on the heels of their wildly successful H.M.S. Pinafore... -
They Came on Viking Ships by Jackie French
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs a puppy, Snarf is fortuitously rescued by a young girl called Hekja when he is badly injured, their simple but happy lives are changed unrecognisably when their village is raided by Vikings. This work is suitable for children aged 10-14... -
Chance The Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain
Fortune smiled on Dante Leighton, titled lord turned pirate. Sailing before the Sea Dragon's towering masts, he plundered hearts and cargoes from the Carolinas to Trinidad's turquoise lagoons. But one treasure always eluded him ... -
Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING LIBRARY LOVER'S MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF DUE OR DIE. "Avast" in pirate speak means what? or stop! Answering tricky reference questions like this one provides plenty of excitement for library director Lindsey Norris... -
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Love Me, Marietta by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer beauty was power...men fought to touch her, hold her, staked claim to her body and her heart. Derek Hawke, once her master, now openly vowed his love, promising her a place as mistress of his English estate. Red Nick, the cruel pirate, showered her with jewels and challenged her hauteur with his passion... -
Captive Embraces by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Fern Michaels has thrilled generations of readers with her glorious love stories and sweeping romantic sagas. Here is a classic historical tale of passion on the high seas as one woman dares to win back the man who stole her fortune–and her heart. . . .Proud and beautiful Sirena Cordez once commanded her own ship, battling pirates to avenge her sister’s brutal death... -
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Captive Secrets by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"This bestselling author is as polished as they come." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Fury van der Rhys is the daughter of Sirena, the beautiful Sea Siren, who rode the high seas as commander of a frigate, plundering the ships of the Dutch East India Company... -
Captive Innocence by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey vowed to remain the bitterest of enemies, even as their love ignited in a frenzy of desire and surrender....Only Fern Michaels could tell this rapturous tale of love among the lush plantations of exotic Brazil... -
The Whiskey Tide by M. Ruth Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the height of Prohibition three sisters in a genteel Massachusetts family turn rumrunners to save their family. Desperate to provide for their newly widowed mother and little brother, they use the family’s pleasure schooner to smuggle whiskey from Canada. Kate, the bookworm, hatches the plan, sacrificing her last year at Wellesley to make every grueling and dangerous trip... -
Wild, Wild Mess: Atlanta by Jayha Leigh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAtlanta is a sports fanatic and southern to the bone. Between building her empire and having an all out affair with ESPN, she has no love life, but it’s all good because at any given time, a game is being played and if they air it; she will watch it... -
Frost Maiden by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEmpath and space pirate, Evan Cormier is obsessed with decoding an ominous premonition about his future. When a fellow crewman angered a spirit, the vengeful Zhang An took her wrath out on everyone in the vicinity. Evan just happened to be one of them. He's now facing a future in which he'll be forever alone. Lady Josselyn of the House of Craven has been betrayed... -
Legal Action 2 by Kimball Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rock your world sequel to Legal Action !!!!! This is Legal Action in extreme overdrive!!!! Charlotte will make her choice between riveting, gorgeous billionaire Bly and back-from-the-dead, too-hot-to-handle, Special-Ops hunk Finn and her decision will mean sweet, sweet, savage love for Charlotte and the man of her dreams... -
A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time. To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful... -
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Legal Action 4 by Kimball Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHIS IS IT… THE FINAL BOOK IN THE LEGAL ACTION SERIES!!! Alexander Bly is missing, Finn and JP are caught on a mountain wracked by avalanches, Amanda is a basket case, and Natalie isn’t offering any information… Will Charlotte surrender to despair??? Absolutely NOT!!!! There are good choices, bad choices and hard choices in every life, and they lead straight to the heart of... -
Smuggler's Kiss by Marie-Louise Jensen
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe year is 1720. Isabelle, beautiful, wealthy and spoiled, should be at the threshold of a delightful adulthood. Instead her life has taken a turn so dark and dreadful, that she can’t see a way out. But though Isabelle has fled, she is still trapped... -
Come the Night by Christina Skye
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith all England trembling at his criminal exploits, a highwayman finds himself undefended against the beauty of flame-haired Silver St. Clair, who seeks his aid in recovering her family's precious formula for an exquisite perfume... -
Priceless by Mariah Stewart
The award-winning author whose tender and sensual love stories touch readers' hearts weaves her signature magic, unfolding an unforgettable tale of a man and a woman who find that love is the most precious treasure of all... -
Santa Viking by Sandra Hill
A fun, romantic romp yule love! Meet a sexy tenth-century Viking hero and a modern day hero with a Viking heritage who both have the knack for making women melt . . . with holiday cheer. Merry Christmas from the Norse Pole. Bolthor's Bride Bolthor the Skald has been there for his fellow warriors, both in battle and as a friend. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, so to speak... -
Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell, Candy Tan
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name... We do it in the dark. Under the sheets. With a penlight. We wear sunglasses and a baseball hat at the bookstore. We have a "special place" where we store them. Let's face it: Not many folks are willing to publicly admit they love romance novels. Meanwhile, romance continues to be the bestselling fiction genre. Ever...
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