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  • Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  length-short
  • Sinful Justice by Emilia Finn

    Sinful Justice by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Murderer?Vigilante?Or seeker of justice?The choice is yours.I’m Minka Mayet, Copeland City’s newly appointed chief medical examiner.My position demands I bring justice to those who can no longer fight, but my true calling is to honor the dead...
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  • One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    I m a firefighter, God, so I know I ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing...
  • 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  bdsm  contemporary  mystery  length-long  m-f
  • Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For fans of Pamela Clare’s acclaimed I-Team and Colorado High Country series…An I-Team/Colorado High Country Crossover NovelFire chief Eric Hawke knows it’s only a matter of time until the next big wildfire. He’s done everything he can to prepare his crews for the inevitable...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Out of Air by Robert F. Barker

    Out of Air by Robert F. Barker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A final, climactic confrontation...
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    bdsm  suspense  mystery  length-long
  • Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Welcome me home…” My life is what dreams are made of! I am deeper in love with Thane after the birth of our child, and I can’t believe the plans he has for our future. My joy Is doubled when Rytsar Durov returns as a conquering hero. In the midst of such bliss, a dark secret surfaces that has the power to tear our world apart...
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    suspense  bdsm  humor  new adult  length-medium
  • Captivating Anika by Freya Barker

    Captivating Anika by Freya Barker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Anika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance...
  • Opposition by Jane Henry

    Opposition by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
  • A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Inspirational fiction superstar” (Publishers Weekly) and #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction returns with this high-stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith.She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family...
  • 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...
  • Disavowed by Kaylea Cross

    Disavowed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The government trained her to kill… Briar Jones has lived most of her life in the shadows, carrying out secret ops to eliminate some of the United States’ most dangerous enemies. She’s devoted her life to serving her country so when a faceless enemy targets her and kills someone close to her, she’ll stop at nothing to bring them down...
  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master.The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • 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...
  • Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Want equal rights?Don't f____ a biker.Want safe and predictable?Do not fall for a biker.Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever?Don't accidentally become a club bunny...
  • Unseemly Entanglement by Piper Stone

    Unseemly Entanglement by Piper Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His offer made me blush. Taking it made me his. I was warned about Frederick Duvall. I was told he was dangerous. But I never suspected that meeting the billionaire advertising mogul to discuss a business proposition would end with me bent over a table with my dress up and my panties down for a shameful lesson in obedience. That should have been it...
  • Hemlock by Marie James

    Hemlock by Marie James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I might be the first man to join the Cerberus MC and not love it. Instead of leaving, I bide my time, knowing that I burn every bridge I cross.When an opportunity plucks me from the desert of New Mexico and transplants me in East Tennessee I feel a little better about the path my life has taken.The new job isn't as solitary as I expected it to be...
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    bdsm  suspense  bikers  contemporary  length-medium
  • Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    ATF Special Agent Eric Miller and his explosives detecting K-9, Tiger, pull over a truck, the contents of which are explosive. Literally. More shocking, the driver is the kid brother of a woman he left behind. One who still haunts his days and his nights. They’d never so much as kissed, but Tess McTavish never forgot the handsome, dangerous agent who vanished in a shroud of mystery...
  • Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Yes, sir.”Galen Harmon lives to hear those two words. And for fifteen years he lived the dream with a submissive who’d knelt at his feet and offered that simple phrase over and over again.But then she was gone. Ripped away in a heartbeat of savage betrayal and anguish that still haunts him.Until he met Alex.She’s everything that was taken from him...
  • Evil's Pawn by Raven Dark, Olivia Alexander

    Evil's Pawn by Raven Dark, Olivia Alexander

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He promised to make me pay for stealing from his club. But now, he's decided that owning me is not enough. The scorching hot, frighteningly dark, and unrelentingly dangerous monster who holds me captive won't be satisfied until he's broken me. From Book One Spider She’s mine...
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    suspense  bdsm  cold hero  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    They had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission. 18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams. The hero: He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her. The heroine: She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again...
  • Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author SUZANNE BROCKMANN returns with two more classic tales of tall, dark and dangerous men who face the msot daring adventure of all -- FALLING IN LOVEFRISCO'S KIDBeing a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan Frisco Francisco--it is his whole world. So when a bullet wound threatens his future in the Navy, he is determined to achieve a full recovery..
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    suspense  bdsm  mystery  contemporary  spanking  m-f
  • Tamed: by Felicity Brandon

    Tamed: by Felicity Brandon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He took her, he caged her, but can he truly tame her? Lost in the woods, author Molly Clary is running for her life. After being trapped in the torrid dark world of Connor Reilly, Molly has made a desperate escape from the tantalizing torment, but little does she know what fate awaits her...
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    suspense  bdsm  m-f  length-medium
  • Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry

    Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry concludes the Savage Island duet with a fast-paced, high-stakes novel of survival, suspense, and heart-breaking passion. The island took everything from me. It won't take her. They created a monster. A savage. They're about to see exactly what that means. Because Harper Lake is mine...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  betrayal  length-short  m-f
  • Temptation by Leigh Lennon

    Temptation by Leigh Lennon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This release in Jan of 2020 as a newsletter exclusive. This book will release under simply Temptation July 23rd with more content in the story! TemptationEveI’ve never been loved. Growing up with a drunk father taught me to trust no one. When a man offers me a way to achieve my freedom, I’m put to the test. He thinks he’ll win when all I see is a man who wants to strip me of my freedom...
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    suspense  bdsm  new adult  length-short
  • Noah by Eve Riley

    Noah by Eve Riley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Letting go is truly the most powerful control of all.Federal Prosecutor, Noah Riley has had enough of what he feels is a failing justice system. He’s watched one too many times as young victims are let down and the men who have caused them harm go free. It’s time for a change in his life, but he has no idea where to start...
  • A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors

    A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Facing down one of her high school bullies didn't exactly go the way she'd planned...Instead of giving Darius Smith a piece of her mind and walking away knowing she'd had the last word, Brynnly somehow finds herself on a date with him.At Rawhide Ranch.Where Darius just accepted a job as a professor at the University...
  • Man in Black by Julie Ann Walker

    Man in Black by Julie Ann Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A story as old as time… He comes from nothing, and she was born with a silver spoon. Do opposites really attract?The Black Knights are back and better than ever!As the son of a felon, Fisher Wakefield is no stranger to the seedier side of life...
  • A Man by Ripley Hayes

    A Man by Ripley Hayes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Daniel and Mal need some peace to recover from the horrors of their last case. They don’t get it because a dead family need justice. An abandoned child threatens to break Daniel’s heart. Mal’s past comes calling in the shape of an attractive young man...
  • Summer Rendezvous With My Best Friend's Dad by Serenity Raine

    Summer Rendezvous With My Best Friend's Dad by Serenity Raine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a man in uniform he was captivating. But it's what's under his uniform that was irresistible.. . I couldn’t wait to see my bestie while I was home for the summer. I threw on a scandalous short romper for a night on the town.I knew I shouldn’t crush on her dad.A man in uniform with authority and muscles that could flip me upside down...
  • Master of the Mountain by Lucky Moon

    Master of the Mountain by Lucky Moon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His mountain. His rules.Emily Carter is a thrill-seeking, nature-loving Little with a painting and cataloguing the world's most stunning and elusive creatures. But when a hike up Pine Peak mountain goes badly wrong, she's left stranded and hurt.Reed Dawson does not share. Not his secrets. Not his heart.He's the law on Pine Peak, a reclusive mountain man who's as hard as the rock he calls home...
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    bdsm  suspense  age difference  length-short
  • 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...
  • SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor

    SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With Heart by Sharon Hamilton, Teresa J. Reasor

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Anthology 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...
  • Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson

    Hot Alpha SEALs by Anne Elizabeth, Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    12 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...
  • Taking the Heat by Kathryn Shay

    Taking the Heat by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Things are heating up at Bailey’s Pub... Working as the cook at his family’s pub, Liam O’Neil has nothing but respect for his firefighter regulars. But when firefighter Sophie Tyler takes a part-time job at the pub, Liam must be cautious. A widower with two young sons, he can’t put his heart on the line for someone who walks into burning buildings...
  • Cold Day in Hell by Jerrie Alexander

    Cold Day in Hell by Jerrie Alexander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ex-Army Ranger Tyrell Castillo’s first mission for Lost and Found, Inc. goes awry when his contact is kidnapped, and he’s left scrambling for weapons and explosives. He’ll have to blow up a drug cartel’s compound, rescue the woman, and keep her safe while they cross the sweltering hot Colombian jungle. Driven by the need for revenge, Ana Maria Vega Cisneros doesn’t want to be rescued...
  • America's Bravest by Kathryn Shay

    America's Bravest by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Rescue Squad in the Hidden Cove Fire Department deals with all kinds of emergencies: blazing fires, horrific car accidents and a myriad of medical calls. Like most firefighters, they also have complicated personal relationships due to the nature of their jobs...
  • Because of His Past by Kelly Favor

    Because of His Past by Kelly Favor

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grace Knowles isn’t the type of girl to have sex in exchange for money. But when the unimaginably rich and handsome Liam Houston suggests just such an arrangement, she doesn’t exactly say no to him. Instead, Grace goes to his room in the middle of the night, intending to give him a piece of her mind. But when Liam Houston finally gets his hands on her, nothing’s that simple...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  m-f  length-novella
  • Nothing More to Lose by Kathryn Shay

    Nothing More to Lose by Kathryn Shay

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    USA TODAY bestselling author 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! “Shay writes an emotion-packed story. With angst and some hot sex, this dramatic tale also has a nice touch of humor...
  • Beyond Measure by Jane Henry

    Beyond Measure by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry delivers a gritty, impassioned romance of arranged marriage, fearless love, and ultimate triumph over evil. I'm the girl no one wants. Scarred beyond repair and locked away, I'm tainted and tarnished. Unworthy of friendship, love, or hope. But I was born into Bratva life, and my life is not my own...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  mafia  length-medium  m-f
  • Leavings by Ripley Hayes

    Leavings by Ripley Hayes

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This isn’t how moving in together is supposed to go. Daniel is left dealing with dead bodies, while Mal disappears undercover. Daniel knows the bodies were murder victims, but he can’t prove it. Mal is getting more and more secretive. His friend Hector is being abused but insists that the bruises happened when he ran into a door...
  • 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...
  • Tall, Dark and Deadly by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Deadly by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Navy SEAL Lucky was used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that feisty journalist Sydney seems immune to his charms? Working a dangerous case together, Lucky’s determined to turn her frosty attitude around – and make her fall head over heels for him. Protecting the innocent is Navy SEAL Bobby’s passion. That’s why his best friend asked him to look out for his little sister...
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