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  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met...
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    suspense  mystery  bdsm  contemporary  length-long  m-f
  • Igniting Vic by Freya Barker

    Igniting Vic by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Victoria “Vic” Paige thought she was firmly back in the saddle since returning to her job as a firefighter after a three-year hiatus. These past twelve months with her new crew at Station 3 have rebuilt her confidence. That is until they are called to a motel fire where she stumbles onto the scene of a murder, which has her shaken to the core...
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  • The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Everything old is new again in love and murder.Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the newly formed cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000...
  • Expired Return by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Return by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’ll give everything to protect her family.He always knew she was the one.Veterinary tech Pepper Miller lives a quiet life in Last Chance County. She’s watching her niece until her sister shows up…if she ever does. When Victory’s father demands he take over her care, Pepper knows something has gone wrong...
  • Killer Honeymoon by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Killer Honeymoon by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Honeymoon, happily ever after, and…homicide?Newlyweds, Royce Locke and Sawyer Key, embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But their arrival on South Bass Island lands them in the middle of a contentious battle between lifelong islanders and a property developer who won’t accept no for an answer...
  • The Safe Bet by Brittney Sahin

    The Safe Bet by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 38 ratings
    She's there to plan the military ball - not to fall for the Marine in charge.Michael Maddox thinks he has his life under control. No attachments, no relationships - he's too busy transforming his knack for military intelligence into a multi-million-dollar enterprise. But when headstrong event planner Kate Adams comes barreling into his life, everything changes...
  • Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker

    Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers perfect pulse-pounding romantic suspense! The former Navy SEALs of Deep Six Salvage thought they could retire to the sea and hunt for treasures of the deep, but when trouble comes to visit, there'll be hell to pay.Dalton “Doc” Simmons is having one helluva week...
  • Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder...
  • Home Fires by Cat Johnson

    Home Fires by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Navy SEAL Cal Swenson's going home has been a long time coming. Too bad his homecoming was based on a lie. And why did Granny feign dying to get him back to New York? That's the big question...
  • Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Experience two classic tales of heroes facing danger and falling in love from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Daring series — collected here in one volume! The Admiral’s Bride When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary...
  • Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. As the artist-in-residence, and with her pottery prized by The Haven's guests, Landry is finally ready to settle in permanently...
  • To Hold and Protect by Sandra Owens

    To Hold and Protect by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "With realistic characters, witty banter, a well-written storyline, and a bit of action thrown in, Keeping Guard will draw readers in from the first page until the last." — Harlequin JunkieIt’s a deadly game of cat and mouse…Willow Landry only plans to humor the adorable little girl playing matchmaker one door down...
  • Long Shadow by Elle Keaton

    Long Shadow by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Niall’s known nothing but betrayal. All Mat wants is Niall’s heart; what will it take for him to coax Niall in from the cold? Mat's connection with Niall is tenuous. One step forward, two steps back. Since that night on the beach Niall's been avoiding Mat like a bad case of the flu--which, ironically, most of his deputies have come down with...
  • Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan

    Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream. Instead of preparing for her high school graduation, Lucy Kincaid is facing a vicious execution. Lured by an online predator, she’s destined to die horribly–live on the Internet–while hundreds of heartless viewers watch and vote on the method of her slaughter...
  • Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Love by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Living happily ever after has always been part of the plan for Cami and Dylan, but when strange things begin happening around the Wilcock household, Cami simply believes she’s becoming forgetful. However, when the incidents begin to escalate, both are left feeling vulnerable. Unable to figure out what’s going on, Dylan delves deeper into the mysterious happenings...
  • On The Line by Kathryn Shay

    On The Line by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kathryn Shay spent five years riding fire trucks with a large city fire department, eating in their firehouses and interviewing hundreds of America's Bravest. Read the novels that resulted from her intense relationship with firefighters!“Powerhouse author Shay follows up AFTER THE FIRE with another dramatic and dynamic thriller...
  • His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    His Submissive by Jane Henry, Maisy Archer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    *** Special release weekend price of $2.99 (will be $4.99 on Monday, June 27th) *** Matteo Angelico, former Marine and experienced, longtime dominant, knows what he likes--sexy, submissive women who do what they're told and are willing and able to give him the control he craves. But he also knows what he doesn't like--the demands of a full-time dynamic and a committed relationship...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  bdsm  contemporary  spanking  m-f
  • Breathing Her Fire by Shelby Gunter

    Breathing Her Fire by Shelby Gunter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m blaming my hormones. And deliciously spicy man cologne.Because I think I blacked out there for a minute. Did Tucker James, aka hot firefighter, aka man of my dreams, just ask me out in an elevator? Yes… Yes, I think he did. What the hell do I do now?If I were smart, I would listen to my mom and JUMP ON IT. That’s what a good daughter would do, right? Heed her advice...
  • 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...
  • Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more...
  • 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...
  • Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin

    Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Tucker McCoy thought the hardest mission of his life was over. After being deployed for six years, all he wanted to do was return home to his wife and daughter. But when he arrives home with roses in his hand, the last thing he expects is to be welcomed by a stranger. Being presumed dead for six years doesn’t help his cause as no one is giving him the answers he needs...
  • No Control by Shannon K. Butcher

    No Control by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    NO HIDING . Lana Hancock knows all about danger--and betrayal. Eighteen months ago, she was captured by a terrorist group known as the Swarm while one of its members, a rugged man with sinfully dark eyes, did nothing to help her. Now when she's freed and desperate to put it all behind her, the unthinkable happens...
  • The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    The Vigilante's Lover II by Annie Winters, Tony West

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    If this is what it’s like to be a captive, Mia wants to be a prisoner forever. The second volume of the addictive romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy / JJ Knight Jax may have kidnapped her. But now Mia wants to stay. The man is skilled. Intelligent. And gorgeous. His life is dangerous and wild...
  • Unforgivable by Laura Griffin

    Unforgivable by Laura Griffin

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Tracing Killers is Mia Voss's Business. And Her Work Just Got Personal.At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking, but what seems like a random incident is followed by another sinister episode. A DNA expert, Mia has made it her mission to put away vicious criminals. Suddenly, she’s become the target of one...
  • Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis

    Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he’s about to meet one adversary he can’t subdue . . . or resist...
  • Don't Let Go by Marliss Melton

    Don't Let Go by Marliss Melton

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    DON'T GIVE UP. It's love that keeps teacher Jordan Bliss up at night: the lost love for a Venezuelan orphan named Miguel...and the memory of a Navy SEAL tearing him from her arms. Now in the U.S. and longing for her child, Jordan vows to somehow, some way, bring Miguel home. DON'T LOOK BACK. To Navy SEAL Solomon McGuire, orders are orders...
  • In the Dark by Marliss Melton

    In the Dark by Marliss Melton

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In the second of Melton's series, Hannah Geary wants revenge against the rogue SEAL commander who betrayed her, killed her partner, and is trafficking stolen weapons. But to catch a bad SEAL, she needs a good one--one like Lieutenant Luther Lindstrom. Original...
  • Fire and Flint by Andrew Grey

    Fire and Flint by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Carlisle Deputies Novel Jordan Erichsohn suspects something is rotten about his boss, Judge Crawford. Unfortunately he has nowhere to turn and doubts anyone will believe his claims—least of all the handsome deputy, Pierre Ravelle, who has been assigned to protect the judge, as he's been receiving the threatening letters...
  • Oceans Apart by Laura Harner

    Oceans Apart by Laura Harner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s been two years since Lord Jamie Mainwaring and Detective Remy Remington worked and loved their way through their one and only case before going their separate ways. Now Jamie is once again mixing agency business with pleasure as he and his partner, Agent Ryan Whiteside, are assigned to a case involving piracy in the Caribbean...
  • Bloodshed in the Badlands by Judith A. Barrett

    Bloodshed in the Badlands by Judith A. Barrett

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wren lands a fantastic position with a travel write articles about lesser-known haunted campgrounds across the US. The killer can't risk Wren has to die.Best job ever, except she and Rascal, her sweet black and tan Labrador Retriever, discover a crime in Arizona that only she can solve, much to the dismay of the young, widowed county Marshal and the resident campground ghost...
  • Armed and Devastating by Julie Miller

    Armed and Devastating by Julie Miller

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When did plain, mousy personal assistant Brooke Hanford sprout miles of long, smooth, creamy legs? And more important, why did Detective Atticus Kincaid suddenly notice? Their relationship had always been the "good friend" variety. But now Brooke was in his thoughts and under his skin...
  • Ice Cold by Cherry Adair

    Ice Cold by Cherry Adair

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    T-FLAC operative Rafael Navarro will never allow another woman to suffer the consequences of his dangerous life. But in a world where a terrorist can do more damage with a keyboard than a bomb, he needs the expert help of a cyber-geek. And fast. Fellow operative, and cybercrimes specialist Honey Winston prefers computers to people...
  • Midnight Lies by Ella Grace

    Midnight Lies by Ella Grace

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Wilde sisters of Midnight return in this thrilling novel of romantic suspense, perfect for fans of Maya Banks, Allison Brennan, and Lori Foster. IT’S ALWAYS HOTTER AT MIDNIGHT. The winds of fate have blown cruelly on a family that once had it all: money, power, prestige...
  • Profile of Evil by Alexa Grace

    Profile of Evil by Alexa Grace

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Carly Stone is a brilliant FBI agent who’s seen more than her share of evil. Leaving the agency, she becomes a consultant for Indiana County Sheriff Brody Chase. He needs her help to catch a savage killer who is luring teenaged girls to their death in the handsome sheriff’s community. The two are determined to stop a dangerous predator before he takes another life — at any cost...
  • Night Smoke by Nora Roberts

    Night Smoke by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    “Known for her ability to deliver a rich and satisfying story” ( Publishers Weekly ), #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a classic tale of danger and desire. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME After someone torches her warehouse, executive Natalie Fletcher needs help from arson investigator Ryan Piasecki...
  • Hold on Tight by Stephanie Tyler

    Hold on Tight by Stephanie Tyler

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    They were caught in the crossfire between danger and desire... HE’S A NAVY SEAL SUSPECTED OF MURDER SHE’S HIS LOVER, AND THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR Chris Waldron, an elite U.S. Navy SEAL, is used to getting out of tight spots. But all his years of training can’t prepare him for the crisis he now faces...
  • The Perfect Murder by Brenda Novak

    The Perfect Murder by Brenda Novak

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For more than a year, Sebastian Costas has been trying to unravel the truth behind the murder of his ex-wife and son. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he's convinced that her second husband—a cop—committed both murders, then faked his own death. Now Sebastian has followed the slimmest of leads to Sacramento…and that's where he finally gets the break he needs...
  • Breathe by Sloan Parker

    Breathe by Sloan Parker

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Read chapters 1 & 2 from the author's website: ( PDF ) Lincoln McCaw lost everything — his home, his job, his partner — after he caused a fatal accident. A year later, he's drowning the guilt and despair in whiskey, but he needs to move on. His sister and her kids are counting on him. Then he meets a man who ignites a passion Lincoln thought he'd never find...
  • 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...
  • Like Pizza and Beer by Elle Parker

    Like Pizza and Beer by Elle Parker

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dino Martini Mysteries, #1 Working for his ex and his boyfriend, Dino’s past and present cross. Dino is caught off guard when his ex shows up out of the blue asking for help. His current lover, Seth, is pushing him to find dirt on his sister’s boyfriend...
  • Dead End by Mariah Stewart

    Dead End by Mariah Stewart

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From "New York Times "bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Bestselling author Mariah Stewart proved she can knock 'em dead with the best when she delivered the resounding one-two-three punch of her suspense "thrillogy"-Dead Wrong, Dead Certain, and Dead Even...
  • Dead Right by Brenda Novak

    Dead Right by Brenda Novak

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    Twenty years ago Madeline Barker's father disappeared. Despite what everyone else thinks, Madeline's convinced her stepfamily had nothing to do with it. But the recent discovery of his car finally proves he didn't just drive away. Worse, the police find something in the trunk that says there's more to this case than murder...
  • Over the Line by Cindy Gerard

    Over the Line by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    "Sweet Baby Jane" Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock's favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can't prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it's not one of her adoring fans...
  • I Spy Something Wicked by Josh Lanyon

    I Spy Something Wicked by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's All Hallow's Eve and Mark Hardwicke's past has come back to haunt him. The Old Man needs Mark to go on one last mission to the wild, lonely hills of Afghanistan -- a mission Mark knows he can't survive. Even if he does make it back, Stephen has made it very clear Mark is out of second chances...
  • Hot Pursuit by Jo Davis

    Hot Pursuit by Jo Davis

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In Sugarland, Detective Taylor Kayne is always ready with quick wit and a quicker smile. But he’s about to meet a woman who will make him want to take his sweet time.... Taylor is a laid-back, smart-aleck kind of lawman. He’s also a man’s man, as well as every woman’s private fantasy...
  • Men of Danger by Lora Leigh, Red Garnier

    Men of Danger by Lora Leigh, Red Garnier

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    LORA LEIGH “Hannah’s Luck” When burglars try to break into her home, kindergarten teacher Hannah Brookes is lucky to have Sheriff Rick Grayson on her side...
  • Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden

    Guardian Ranger by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "Trust me." The Last Chance bar was Veronica Lane's last hope. Desperate to find her missing brother, the sheltered computer programmer turned to Jasper Adams--the man she'd been warned to stay far away from. Veronica knew she was putting her life into the hands of the former Army Ranger, who aroused desire she had to resist at all costs...
  • Deadly Dreams by Victor J. Banis

    Deadly Dreams by Victor J. Banis

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A painful past. A mysterious stranger. Footsteps vanishing in the fog. All Stanley wants is just to hear Tom say, "I love you." All Tom wants is Stanley safe. And the stranger? Ah, there's the rub--what exactly is it that he wants?Be careful what you wish for, fellows. You may get it. Dreams can be deadly...
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