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  • Marshal by Jodi Burnett

    Marshal by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The U. S. Marshals service seeks a K9 Unit for their elite strike team tasked with hunting down America's most wanted criminals. Caitlyn Reed and her K9 partner, Renegade, are called up to the varsity to face this harrowing challenge. Has she bitten off more than she can handle? Moose Creek Sheriff Colt Branson finds himself in the foray as a part of the U. S...
  • Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 12 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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  • Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Saving Us by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Book six in the Mitchell Family Series starts off right where #5 left off. As Conner and Amy hope for a future together, they are faced with troubles standing in their way. With a baby in their near future, Conner takes charge and will stop at nothing until he can claim Amy as his, forever. There is only one thing stopping them. .. Amy's ex...
  • Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he’s working on and his tenure will be assured. When he gets invited to interview a reclusive expert, he knows he’s gotten lucky...
  • Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    JT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters. So why does it all feel so empty? Nina Blunt is pretty sure she’s cursed...
  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck. .. while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians. Working at McKay-Taggart as a bodyguard and security expert quickly taught him how to navigate the sometimes shark-infested waters of the elite...
  • Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Digitalis by Ronie Kendig

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Step into the boots of a former Marine in this heart-pounding adventure in life and love. Colton “Cowboy” Neeley is a Marine trying to find his footing as he battles flashbacks now that he’s back home. Piper Blum is a woman in hiding—from life and the assassins bent on destroying her family. When their hearts collide, more than their lives are at stake...
  • Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Breacher. Navy SEAL. Mercenary. Being a breacher on the Teams wasn’t a job, it was my drug of choice. Detonating charges, the blast waves going through me, I lived for the rush of tactical explosive breaching. As long as I kept my brothers safe and didn’t eat a piece of frag, I never looked past my next mission. .. until I screwed up. Miscalculating a blast zone, I took a hit...
  • Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Burning Love by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Hell Yeah! Series continues with Burning Love (Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Book 6 – Cajun Style). Beau’s passion burns hot for Harley Montoya. When he discovers that the woman who has enflamed his libido is the girl he fell in love with so long ago in a runaway shelter, he is overcome with joy. But Harley - or Nada as he knew her - has been burned by tragedy...
  • The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Harlow Dawson went through something terrible while working a case in Los Angeles. She fell in love. To be fair, the love part wasn’t so bad, but the betrayal left her devastated and in police custody. She returned home to decide how to move forward. One thing was for certain. Her life wouldn’t include Jensen Wiley...
  • Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Wooing the Widower by Elle E. Kay

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Horses, Heartstrings, and A Later-in-Life RomanceMargie, a successful Colorado realtor, finds herself looking for a change of scenery and a dash of adventure after her only daughter embarks on a missionary journey, so she heads to Redemption Ranch to fulfill a long-held learning to ride horses...
  • 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...
  • Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 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. -Gianna Grace Jones. Told from the biker’s point-of-view…...
  • Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy. When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee. I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop. Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy. She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway. Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing...
  • You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    You Are Always on My Mind: Hell Yeah! by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We all like to think we have a soulmate. Unfortunately for some of us, we miss them, passing unseen like two ships in the night. Revel and Harper were among the lucky ones, they knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were meant for one another. In a perfect world, they would’ve enjoyed a ‘happily ever after’. But this isn’t a perfect world...
  • 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...
  • 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. .
  • Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Love Of Country by Vicki Green

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lost and betrayed,. Alone and forgotten,. Until the beauty of the land,. Shows the way home. Trevor Mackay has his own demons from his past but finds solace in his friends and owning a farm he’s always dreamed of. Boarding horses for those in town and giving riding lessons help him cope. However, when a lost young girl enters his life, his demons return to haunt him...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • 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...
  • Redemption by Laura Lee

    Redemption by Laura Lee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fell in love with Beckett Armstrong before either one of us knew what that meant. He was my first kiss. My first love. My entire world. We promised each other forever, and we meant it wholeheartedly. But unfortunately, when tragedy struck, love wasn't nearly enough to save us. Little did we know. .. it would only get worse from there...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He got cocky. Let his guard down. Now the love of his life is paying the price. For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe...
  • A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    A Taste Of Country by Vicki Green, Kathy Krick

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sometimes beauty is skin deep,. Other times it is in the things we see inside,. Then there are times it is both. Colby Carter comes from a traditional country life, one that dates back for generations. He put that behind him by attending an out of state college. He came back and his parents gifted to him their large farm and estate...
  • Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan

    Falling for Owen by Jennifer Ryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The McBrides of Fallbrook return with reformed bad boy Owen. He'll do whatever he must to protect the woman who's captured his heart. Attorney by day, rancher by night Owen McBride conquered his dark past and made it his mission to help the innocent-even at the expense of a personal life...
  • 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...
  • Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Surrender to Temptation by E.B. Walters, Ednah Walters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A playboy in hiding. A woman searching for answers. Will he let her in or send her packing? After a tragic accident, Chef Chase Fitzgerald left his life in Los Angeles behind and moved to a ranch in Montana. He's convinced that all he needs to be happy are his horses, a few ranch hands and the Big Sky Country...
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    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Dade by Delores Fossen

    Dade by Delores Fossen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kayla Brennan doesn't want Texas lawman Dade Ryland's protection. For one thing, his family hates her. For another, the attraction between them is too hot to handle - just like Dade. When the bullets begin to fl y, Dade shields her and her baby boy. But the question is, how long before Dade decides she's in on the crime? Kayla's testimony is all Dade should want. .
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • The Disciples Short Stories: Vol. 1 by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    The Disciples Short Stories: Vol. 1 by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City. Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want knowing no one will stop them. But the fun doesn't stop once they reach their happily ever afters. Take a peek at their lives between the books. Includes five short stories set in the Disciples series. Before God Himself - Lucifer. Ho, Ho, Ho - Andrew. Run Lily - Lily...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  mafia  contemporary  length-novella
  • A Princess for Cale / A Princess for Cain by Susan Stoker, Becca Jameson

    A Princess for Cale / A Princess for Cain by Susan Stoker, Becca Jameson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Princess for Cale by Susan StokerKatelin Kriss comes from nothing—literally. A lifetime in foster care has ensured she’s used to little notice. So when she develops a crush on a real-life prince, she expects him to remain her favorite fantasy...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  suspense  contemporary  length-medium
  • Ruthless Temptation by Juliette N. Banks

    Ruthless Temptation by Juliette N. Banks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aidan Dufort is a billionaire businessman, and dominant lover. During a weekend wedding in Hawaii, he sets his sights on small-town submissive, Lily. The way she reacts to him has his body on fire, and when he finds out there’s another man in the mix, Aidan finds himself staking a claim his family isn’t happy with...
  • Re/Defined by Michele Zurlo

    Re/Defined by Michele Zurlo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amy Markevich nurses fantasies about dominant agent Jordan Monaghan, but she knows they’ll never come true. He’s younger, to-die-for handsome, and so very different from her. She settles for friendship and dreaming from afar, even when he agrees to show her the platonic side of submission...
  • Blindsided by B.J. Wane

    Blindsided by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On sale for a special release weekend price of $2. 99 (price will go to $4. 99 on Monday, April 11th). Eve Sawyer had a bright future ahead of her when a tragic accident cost her everything. Now, twelve years later, desperation for all she has been missing compels her to seek comfort and pleasure in the arms of strangers...
  • Schooled by Jane Henry

    Schooled by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She'll learn to be daddy's good little girl. I never fraternize with my students. Never touch them. But when Giada Romano walks into my classroom, my perfect resolve crumbles. She's gorgeous. And bratty as hell. She's brilliant. And woefully disobedient. I'll bend her over my desk and teach her the manners her daddy should've taught her. This girl needs way more than a lesson in grammar...
  • Zia's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Zia's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Littleworld is an amazing vacation spot on an island reserved strictly for age play. Adult visitors can indulge in regression without fear of being judged. In fact, it’s mandatory and addictive. Some guests find themselves unwilling to leave the island…...
  • ROMEO by Ruby Rowe

    ROMEO by Ruby Rowe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ava. I’m Hollywood’s leading lady, the daughter of a mafia boss, and my stalker’s sick obsession. Griffin Scott is my new protector, my dominant, and my salvation. I was taught that blood is thicker than water, but I’ll defy that belief for a future only Griffin can give me. Griffin. I’m a man with dark secrets, the black sheep of my notorious family, and a bodyguard to the rich and famous...
  • How May I Please You by W.S. Greer

    How May I Please You by W.S. Greer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    Ravage me. Tear me into a million unrecognizable pieces and put me back together again. Only you know how. That's why I'll kill for you. I submit to you. I belong to you. So whip me. Flog me. Break me. And I'll erupt, scream, and murder for you. I am yours, Evan. Full of love, lust, and lies. I'll do anything to keep you. Just tell me who. Tell me what. Your every wish is my command. Tell me...
  • Slay King by Abbi Glines

    Slay King by Abbi Glines

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    “This world I live in isn’t one that builds strong relationships. It rips them apart. ”. Perhaps that was true, but nonetheless, I had fallen in love with him anyway. The man who had lied to me, the man I couldn’t trust, the man who would never love me back, yet even knowing all that, I loved him still. His smile could make me forget all the reasons why I shouldn’t...
  • Sawyer by Lori Foster

    Sawyer by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    This Buckhorn brother will fight for the woman of his dreams in this beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster…. As the only doctor in Buckhorn County, Kentucky, Sawyer Hudson knows a thing or two about saving lives...
  • Amos y mazmorras: Sexta parte by Lena Valenti

    Amos y mazmorras: Sexta parte by Lena Valenti

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Nick Summer se enamoró de Sophie Ciceroni ocho años atrás. Ella era de otro mundo distinto al suyo, una princesa casi inalcanzable. Fijarse en esa mujer fue demasiado pretencioso, pero enamorarse perdidamente de ella los abocó a una locura en la que los secretos y las mentiras debían ser cuidadosamente tratados, o un error, podría llevarlo todo al desastre...
  • Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Laura Spaulding awakens in a hospital to learn a vicious attack has stolen her memories, all she has are her strong, instinctive emotions for close friends and her fiancé, Rob. Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master...
  • Protecting Kate by Amy J. Hawthorn

    Protecting Kate by Amy J. Hawthorn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trent Dawson, horse trainer and former soldier, smells trouble at a simple charity auction. His good intentions get the better of him and he bids a small fortune on a damsel in distress. It turns out there's far more than meets the eye to the former Ms. Kentucky and their chemistry is off the charts...
  • Trust An Even Hand by Chloe Cox

    Trust An Even Hand by Chloe Cox

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Charlene Bastien is a fighter. When her mother skipped town she worked to support herself, and when her father didn't want anything to do with her, well, she dealt with that too. And when her ex-husband -- her Dom -- turned out to be an abusive cheater, she got the hell out. But not without some scars. And Luke Logan knows all about scars...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  m-f
  • Threat of Exposure by Lynette Eason

    Threat of Exposure by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pages full of indecipherable codes are all that stand between DEA agent Brock Martin and drugs crossing the border. But if he wants to crack the case, he'll have to work with Texas Ranger Gisella Hernandez. Brock feels the case is way too dangerous for a female agent—especially one who refuses to admit she needs protection...
  • Hitched! by B.J. Daniels

    Hitched! by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Following a trail of secrets back to his family ranch, Jack Winchester needed a cover to solve a decades-old mystery. And Josey Smith offered him the perfect one--if she would agree to pose as his wife for a week. The gorgeous redhead was up to her neck in trouble, and Jack protected what was his, pretend marriage or not...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Corralled by B.J. Daniels

    Corralled by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a mystery woman with a gleam in her eye and trouble on her mind hops on the back of Logan Chisholm's Harley, he thinks he's in for a wild ride. But Jennifer "JJ" Blythe James might be more than he bargained for. The pretty pop star is running scared. Desperately trying to escape her past, JJ's defenses are on high alert...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Drummer's Beat by Manda Mellett

    Drummer's Beat by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drummer. As President of the Satan’s Devils MC I can have every and any woman I choose, and do. That’s how I got my name. But I’m happy with the variety, I know I’d never find a woman my equal to be my old lady. Then I meet her, on the road to my compound, standing beside a goddamn Vincent Black Shadow, one of the most iconic bikes of all time...
  • Second Chance Cowboy by B.J. Daniels

    Second Chance Cowboy by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gorgeous hunk of cowboy flesh had a name--Hank Monroe--and just about every woman in Whitehorse dreamed of being his match...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  cowboys  contemporary  length-short
  • Dex by Julia Sykes

    Dex by Julia Sykes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Book 12 in the USA Today Bestselling Impossible Series. Dexter Scott is in love. The only problem is, Katie is falling for another man. As his heart breaks, he turns to sex as his drug of choice to numb the pain...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  length-medium  m-f
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