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Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWolf and his fellow SEAL team members have saved many lives, and been in even more harrowing situations, but their latest mission might prove the most difficult of all. Charged with rescuing American soldier, Sergeant Penelope Turner, from the clutches of ISIS, the men infiltrate the refugee camp where she’s believed to be held... -
![Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker]()
Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAt age fifteen, Sam "Mozart" Reed's life changed the day his little sister was found abused and murdered. Since her death, he's spent his life hunting for the serial killer who took his sister from him and ruined his family. Using his connections, and SEAL training, Mozart believes he's finally tracked the killer to the town of Big Bear, California...Categorized as:
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![Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew]()
Rydeville Elite Box Set: A Dark High School Bully Romance Trilogy by Siobhan Davis, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis box set includes the first three books in the Rydeville Elite series. Complete trilogy with HEA. In the power struggle between two elite groups, one feisty girl will bring them to their knees… Life is a cruel game where only the most ruthless survive. It’s a truth my mother rebelled against, and she paid for it with her life. Now, I play their game... -
![Rocky Start by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer]()
Rocky Start by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
Think of the movies Grosse Pointe Blank or RED. Retired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong?Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her daughter, Poppy, have a place to live, and that’s on top of the arrest warrant that’s been out for her for nineteen years... -
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![Guarded by Helena Newbury]()
Guarded by Helena Newbury
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Saving Liberty comes a scorching, standalone romantic suspense packed full of emotion. He’s a grumpy Texan bodyguard who lost everything he cared about. She’s the single mom who melts his frozen heart. She and her son might just be his shot at a second chance...if he can keep them alive.I swore I’d never love again. After my wife and son were torn from me... -
![Forever Mine by Hope Ford]()
Forever Mine by Hope Ford
A billionaire married man that guards his heart.A wife with one foot out the door.Together, in a second chance romance. I’m completely in love with my husband. And he takes care of my needs...as long as they’re financial or physical. Anything more is too much to ask. I know that while I might have his name, I don’t have his heart.It’s almost like he keeps me in a very specific WIFE... -
![Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris]()
Black Mail: A Black's Bandits Novel by Lynn Raye Harris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTyler “Ty” Scott finally gets his book! When Cassie Dixon gets threatening letters, there’s only one person who can help - her best friend’s sexy cousin... -
![The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White]()
The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the crossroads of small town mystery and dark suspense comes a romance that explores the bonds of family, the power of love, and the potentially explosive collateral damage of the secrets we keep... Sometimes a contract to forget can be as powerful as a promise to remember.. -
![The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott]()
The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBillionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...Categorized as:
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![Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel]()
Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a second kidnapping attempt upends her life and a friend goes missing, Sage Reynolds partners with her childhood hero to unmask the culprit. When the search for clues leads to an inescapable trap, she’ll need a battle-hardened warrior to escape.Fortress Security operative Brody Weaver is a protector to the bone...Categorized as:
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![Stay With Me by Rebel Hart]()
Stay With Me by Rebel Hart
The last book in Rae and Clinton's love story.. -
![New Year's with the Mountain Man by Clara King]()
New Year's with the Mountain Man by Clara King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a lonely mountain man haunted by his past…But this curvy ray of sunshine wants to give him a new start.AvaWhen my apartment floods at the end of December, it’s the cherry on top of a crappy year. I have to get away, so I book a secluded mountain cabin on Snowfall Ridge, ready for a relaxing New Year’s by myself. But my plans go out the window when I meet Nash... -
![Saving Sparrow by Madalyn Judge]()
Saving Sparrow by Madalyn Judge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings༒BRAXTON “SPARROW” ALLEN༒ I’m man enough to admit that I’ve been spiraling for the last year. I was drowning my grief in whisky and women after my unborn child was taken. Unable to watch me fall any further, my president gives me an ultimatum that I can’t refuse; get my act together or step down as VP... -
![Shadow by Brooke Summers]()
Shadow by Brooke Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe wants the future... He's stuck in the past...Serenity Michaels has wanted Shadow since the moment she laid eyes on him and she's never been the one to shy away from what she wants.One drunken night with him proves the future she craves.He walks away without a second look.One night together was never going to be enough.. -
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![Protecting Eagle by Jane Blythe]()
Protecting Eagle by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst impressions can be hard to overcome.Olivia Wakefield took the job at the prestigious and world renowned Prey Security under false pretenses. She always knew there was a chance she could be found out. What she didn't expect was for her sexy boss to put her in prison, or to find herself directly in the crosshairs of a dangerous terrorist...Categorized as:
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![Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross]()
Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPride tore them apart… Warrant Officer Honor Girard made the worst mistake of her life in walking away from the man she promised to marry—and she knows it. An attack on base unexpectedly pushes them together and in the aftermath she realizes she can’t let him go a second time. Only he’s not willing to let her back in...Categorized as:
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![The Dying Game by Beverly Barton]()
The Dying Game by Beverly Barton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPlay To Win... It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die... Play To Scream... The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies... -
![Declan by T.L. Drake]()
Declan by T.L. Drake
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmber: My whole life I’ve been a victim. Touched, tormented and eventually, taken. Trust isn’t something I give easily. But I trust Mia, and eventually I found my place within her family. When her cousin, Declan gets hurt by the same men who haunt me, I feel it’s my place to help him through the nightmare. After all, he’s the man who saved me...Categorized as:
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![Lethal by Sandra Brown]()
Lethal by Sandra Brown
When her four year old daughter informs her a sick man is in their yard, Honor Gillette rushes out to help him. But that "sick" man turns out to be Lee Coburn, the man accused of murdering seven people the night before. Dangerous, desperate, and armed, he promises Honor that she and her daughter won't be hurt as long as she does everything he asks. She has no choice but to accept him at his word... -
![Valentine's Rebellion by Dani Elias]()
Valentine's Rebellion by Dani Elias
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFourteen Shades of Day 4 Lizzie I loathe Valentine’s Day, no, I downright despise it. This year, it feels like it's on steroids. But I refuse to let it get the better of me. There's only one escape. I manage to persuade my best friend, Coop, to ditch England and embark on a trip to a secluded Canadian village...Categorized as:
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![SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison]()
SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison
Mark “Mayhem” Covington's book... -
![Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton]()
Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow stunningly repackaged and reissued, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary Burton unleashes her trademark hard-edged suspense in the first Morgans of Nashville book, as a public defender must seek justice for a murder from the past to prevent new killings in the horrifying present...DON'T LOOKAt first, they struggle to escape... -
![Obliterate by Autumn Grey]()
Obliterate by Autumn Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I knew the moment I gave in to pursuing Selene that trouble would follow me. It always does. I should have resisted." Remington St. Germain is at a crossroads. He can either go after the one person who makes him feel as if he matters—the only person to ever calm the demons that roam his mind—or forget about her. The latter is not an option, even though there is a chance she might reject him... -
![Captured by the Mountain Man by Clara King]()
Captured by the Mountain Man by Clara King
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s her brother’s best friend, her childhood crush…Now this possessive mountain man is back in town, and he’s ready to claim his girl.DaisyI’ve had a crush on Lincoln since I was a kid, but he left to join the military over a decade ago. I never forgot about him, so when he strolls into the cake shop where I work looking sexier than ever, my old feelings come rushing back... -
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![To Have & to Hurt by Morgan Bridges]()
To Have & to Hurt by Morgan Bridges
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCommanding my family's empire is an honor,Except the thoughts I have are anything but.This young woman intrigues me, and not just because she doesn't speak.It's the quiet rebellion she exhibits in every nuanced movement and pointed look.However, she's the one woman I shouldn't pursue.Others may consider my attraction inappropriate... -
![Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman]()
Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHailey Roberts has never had it easy. Despite the scars of a tragic childhood, she’s made a life for herself. As a part-time student and loving nanny, she yearns for a family of her own and reluctant Austin Casey, Ethan Cooke Security’s best close protection agent. Hailey’s past comes back to haunt her when her long lost brother tracks her down, bringing his dangerous secrets with him... -
![Her Last Chance by Toni Anderson]()
Her Last Chance by Toni Anderson
(Marsh & Josie first appear in HER SANCTUARY. This is their story) Eighteen years ago the Blade Hunter found his first victim on the streets of New York City. As a child Josephine Maxwell was attacked and left for dead. She learned the hard way that life is a constant struggle for survival. She can’t waste time pining over a man she can’t have... -
![Hot Shot by M.J. Fredrick]()
Hot Shot by M.J. Fredrick
Their passion rivals the fires they battle. Peyton Michaels expected her assignment to be simple-write an article about everyday heroes. Heroes like Hot Shot firefighter Gabe Cooper. She never expected to find herself running up a mountain, a wildfire nipping at her heels, her life in his hands. And she never expected to be drawn to Gabe...Categorized as:
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![Reckless by Jennifer Loren]()
Reckless by Jennifer Loren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReckless, the sequel to Finding Ava: The decision seemed so innocent in the beginning, exciting even. How could I have ever known what was going to happen? How could I have ever know that someone could be so evil, so determined to destroy lives. I chose to ignore the advice of my brother and instead trusted - believed in friendship, believed in a woman I once loved... -
![Identity Crisis by Rochelle Paige]()
Identity Crisis by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA reclusive author... Delia Sinclair is desperate to hit a looming deadline. With only two weeks to go before her manuscript is due, she heads to a remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains with no internet or cell service. An ex-military security specialist... Blaine West is halfway around the world when he gets a frantic message from his childhood sweetheart...Categorized as:
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![Mine Until Dawn by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters]()
Mine Until Dawn by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA man searching for salvation. A woman who can deliver it. Will he recognize the priceless gift she gives him? Vince is like a category five hurricane. He takes no prisoners. Now he is focusing all his energy on one woman. Sexy and arrogant investigative reporter Vince Knight lives dangerously. In fact, he craves danger and trouble always finds him... -
![Forever and Always by E.L. Todd]()
Forever and Always by E.L. Todd
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow that Sean and Scarlet are together, Scarlet couldn't be happier. They were meant for each other and would make any sacrifice to be together. With her greatest friend as her new lover, their relationship was perfect. But when Sean asks her to move back to New York, she hesitates... -
![Tough Customer by Sandra Brown]()
Tough Customer by Sandra Brown
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsHard-living detective-turned-P.I., Dodge Hanley tries not to dwell on the past. But when he gets a call from Caroline King, “the one” who got away, there’s no time for looking back; their daughter is in trouble. Caroline has told Berry that Dodge is an old friend they can rely on to prove she didn’t shoot her ex-lover, even though she’s already told the cops she saw the real culprit... -
![The McClane Apocalypse: Book One by Kate Morris]()
The McClane Apocalypse: Book One by Kate Morris
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“The end of the world doesn’t happen with a bang. It takes slightly longer than that but not by much. Research projects, Gross Anatomy class, tests and fancy coffee drinks will cease to be important. The fight for her life will become the only thing that matters... -
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![Stay by Karyn Lawrence]()
Stay by Karyn Lawrence
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gunshot rings out and interrupts Laurel Hayward’s first steps on stage as a professional dancer, and witnessing an assassination is just the beginning of her horrific night. The ruthless killer is determined to either have her or to silence her, landing Laurel in the protective custody of Deputy U.S. Marshal Jason Dunn... -
![Allegiances by Cynthia Eden]()
Allegiances by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn old enemy returns…with a new victim in the conclusion of The Battling McGuire Boys by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden Private investigator Sullivan "Sully" McGuire has a reputation for danger. He's spent most of his life tracking the men who murdered his parents. The one woman who sees past Sully's predatorial pursuit is the wife he abandoned years ago... -
![Tactical Deception by J.L. Saint]()
Tactical Deception by J.L. Saint
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"One tormented soldier. One woman. Eight snipers. Someone's going down..." "Silent Warrior, Book 2" The fallout from the team's failed mission to Lebanon is still chewing Lt. Col. Roger Weston's butt. God help them all if the media get wind of the real story. Worse, guilt is eating him alive over a decision that left a fallen warrior's wife without a husband..Categorized as:
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![Lethal Game by Julie Rowe]()
Lethal Game by Julie Rowe
As the nation's youngest virologist and hematologist, Captain Sophia Perry has always been one step ahead of her peers. But there's one thing she can't beat—cancer. She wants to make a difference in the time she has left, so when she's sent to investigate a breakout at a Syrian refugee camp, she goes, saying nothing of her diagnosis... -
![Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane]()
Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s working undercover for the good guys. That doesn’t mean he’s one of them. HE’S A KILLER. Thorne McKelvey knows exactly how Nadia sees him—as a brute and a killer just kinky enough to play her sexy games. And that’s how it has to stay. Leaving her was the hardest thing he ever did, but his undercover mission could blow up at any second. No way will he drag Nadia down with him... -
![Smash Cut by Sandra Brown]()
Smash Cut by Sandra Brown
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes this thrilling new novel full of jarring, cinematic twists and breathless suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat. When millionaire Paul Wheeler is murdered, his family retains renowned lawyer Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’s nephew Creighton— although the police have not charged the young man with the crime... -
![Glitter and Gunfire by Cynthia Eden]()
Glitter and Gunfire by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was assigned to protect her - not make her his own - in this installment of USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents series. Cale Lane had his orders: keep Cassidy Sherridan alive at all costs. But who sent six armed men storming the Rio ballroom to take her out? The gorgeous party girl wasn't giving it up. Now he had a more urgent mission: uncover Cassidy's secrets.. -
![Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen]()
Stormy Vows by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFiercely proud of her independence, Brenna Sloan felt her assurance crumble under Michael Donovan's forceful approach. They were both fighters--but Brenna wasn't strong enough to reach out for the love she needed, and Michael knew only how to take--until he met Brenna. With tantalizing persuasion, he overcame her objections, urged her into a sudden marriage, and carried her away...Categorized as:
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![No Regrets by Liliana Rhodes]()
No Regrets by Liliana Rhodes
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when you live your life believing in no regrets? Life hasn't been perfect for plus sized Deborah Hansen. Still reeling from her grandmother's death, her increasing pile of debt, and finally graduating college, she decides its time to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer... -
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![Jockeys and Jewels by Bev Pettersen]()
Jockeys and Jewels by Bev Pettersen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNational Readers Choice Awards Finalist - Racehorse trainer, Kurt MacKinnon, resents being yanked into undercover police work. But when his ex-partner is murdered, Kurt is determined to find the killer and moves his third-string Thoroughbreds to the backwater track where his partner was last seen alive... -
![Hunter, Hunted by Angela Jordan]()
Hunter, Hunted by Angela Jordan
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA sizzling romance with sex so hot, it leaves a body count... Karen's a free spirit, and she's not about to let anyone boss her around -- that is, until she meets Angelo DeSilva. But Angelo's got a secret.. -
![Reinventing Mel by J.A. Hornbuckle]()
Reinventing Mel by J.A. Hornbuckle
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBecause of a chance meeting with members of the Hellion MC, Mel Davis's life was reinvented. One that gave him, his teenaged brother and a much younger sister a new life and hope their world would become better. Taken under the wing of Trey Jackson and Dare Gentry, Mel finds there isn't one area of his life that the Hellions aren't willing to help him overcome, resolve and obtain victory in... -
![The Older Man by Laurey Bright]()
The Older Man by Laurey Bright
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGrant, an older man, catches Rennie's eye in an Auckland bar and the sparks fly. But will their sparks catch fire? Grant can't seem to shake the other woman, Lorna, while Rennie can't seem to find her way around her childhood friend Kevin, and intrusive Larry can't seem to get Rennie off his mind... -
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Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAS PURE AS A VIRGIN FOREST She was white gloves and ice cream socials, a nice midwestern girl who'd come to the Amazon on a mission to aid the native Indians. Then Corey McKinney found herself alone in the thick, steamy jungle with a ruggedly handsome bush pilot who dared her to deny what they both knew: she wanted him... -
![His Secretary by Harmony Raines]()
His Secretary by Harmony Raines
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis Secretary - Her Second Chance (Book One) Book one of a three part serial. With cliffhangers. As the single parent of two beautiful girls, Helen has been struggling financially since her husband left. When her brother's fiancée offers her a week of temporary work, she accepts it, knowing it will look great on her CV...
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