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  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
  • Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My code name is Libra. The stars say I’m charismatic, intelligent, charming. The one with the easy smile. Zodiac Tactical has been the biggest part of my life for the past three years. We guard, protect, rescue. .. eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And I’ve always been at the front lines—first to help in whatever way was needed. Until I took a bullet to the chest...
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  • My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

    My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all…. While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman...
  • Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain & Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard

    Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain & Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    MACKENZIE'S MOUNTAIN - MACKENZIE'S MISSION. Wolf MacKenzie: The loner had a way with horses and a deep mistrust for outsiders. Until one woman dared venture onto Mackenzie's mountain, determined to tame the rugged half-breed. Joe "Breed" Mackenzie: Like his father before him, he was as wild as the wind. .. and not about to settle down...
  • Safe Haven by Emilia Finn

    Safe Haven by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tyler Madden is a mystery, a sentinel passing through town and sticking to the shadows. He’s unforgettable to those who want to know him, but he prefers the darkness, and regularly seeks anonymity. It’s how he keeps his younger siblings safe and off the radar of those who may come looking. Kaia and Louie are not his by law...
  • Bases Loaded by Lisa Suzanne

    Bases Loaded by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Alexis is backed into a corner as she looks between two doors. Behind door number one is the man her father is pushing her to marry, the man who’s good for her brand and her future. Behind door number two is me: the bad boy of baseball who happens to be the man she has fallen in love with. I wish we could just run away together. I promised I’d wait for her no matter how long it took...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  cliffhanger  contemporary  audiobook
  • Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Raiden Shaffer never cared about press conferences…until a gorgeous reporter caught his interest with a single question. One night with Marissa Crane wasn’t enough, but she slipped out before sunrise—leaving behind a note and an obsession he couldn’t shake. Marissa wasn’t supposed to fall for the Nighthawks’ tight end before leaving the country for a month...
  • Caught Looking by Lisa Suzanne

    Caught Looking by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When her father orchestrates an engagement for business purposes, Alexis is forced to say yes publicly. Now I’m the other man in this equation, and despite my reputation as the bad boy of baseball, I learned long ago to stay away from married women. But not everything is as it appears, and she isn’t married yet, which forces me to confront my own morals and fears when it comes to relationships...
  • Wreck by Cora Brent

    Wreck by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THOMAS. Not too long ago my future was all mapped out. Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world. The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone. The major league dreams I counted on have vanished. And the peace of mind I took for granted is shattered. The thrills I seek out now are self-destructive. I know this and I can’t stop...
  • Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Asher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister...
  • Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Vinny by Maryann Jordan, Andrea Michelle

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Alvarez Security Agency. Former Special Forces brother-in-arms now working together to provide an elite security service in the southern city of Richland. Vinny Malloy, dedicated to his brothers while working for Alvarez Security, loved life the way he loved his music…loud, hard, and fast...
  • Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr

    Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Colin Riordan came to Virgin River to recuperate from a horrific helicopter crash, the scars of which he bears inside and out. His family is wonderfully supportive, but it's his art that truly soothes his troubled soul. Stung personally and professionally by an ill-advised affair, PR guru Jillian Matlock has rented an old Victorian with a promising garden in Virgin River...
  • Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Playing For Keeps by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Life is all about choices, right? Everything we do, from brushing our teeth in the morning, until we climb into bed at night, is a series of choices. Sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re made under duress, and sometimes they’re the lesser of two evils kind...
  • Black Jack by Lora Leigh

    Black Jack by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 40 ratings
    The Secret Service can’t control him. The British government can’t silence him. But renegade agent Travis Caine is one loose cannon you don’t want to mess with, so his commanders cut him a break—and cut him loose. His new HQ is America’s top intelligence force, Elite Ops. His new code name is “Black Jack. ” And his new assignment is to die for...
  • On Deck by Lisa Suzanne

    On Deck by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a family emergency reminds us all how short life can be, Alexis’s father moves up the wedding date. She’s forced to wrestle with her father’s emotional manipulation as we fall harder and harder for one another and her wedding day moves closer. We’re keeping a huge secret from her father and her rabid fan base, and we both feel the walls closing in on us...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  cliffhanger  contemporary  audiobook
  • Owned by the Officer: A Line of Duty/Black Ops Crossover by Fiona Davenport

    Owned by the Officer: A Line of Duty/Black Ops Crossover by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kade Truett was happy the friend he helped rescue overseas was getting help in the form of a service dog. Since Kade broke his leg during that mission, he had the time to help him through the process. And his kindness paid off in a big way when he met the beautiful dog trainer, Annalise Ragsdale. Annalise never mixed business and pleasure, but she couldn’t help but fall for the sexy Navy SEAL...
  • Burned by Kaylea Cross

    Burned by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A woman with a dark past. .. Forced into hiding after her NSA-sanctioned task force lands on a terrorist cell’s hit list, cryptologist Zahra Gill must rely on the skill and experience of her ex-Special Ops Titanium Security teammates to keep her safe—including former Force Recon Marine Sean Dunphy...
  • Home Coming by Cat Johnson

    Home Coming by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bailey Knowles needs a fake boyfriend, not a bodyguard, to teach her cheating ex a lesson, even if everyone insists she hire one to fend off the threats she's been getting. Luckily it looks like one unsuspecting Navy SEAL will be perfect to step into the role of both. Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles...
  • Renegade by Lora Leigh

    Renegade by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    One Elite Opes agent is on a special assignment involving a beautiful woman. But his involvement is about to go beyond the call of duty 0 and into the realm of dangerous desire. .. A HIGH-RISK MISSION. As a bridal shop owner, Mikayla Martin helps make women’s wedding dreams come true...
  • 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...
  • Capture by June Gray

    Capture by June Gray

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The future beckons. .. Elsie has given Henry three chances to win back her trust, but before he is able to complete the challenge, she finds herself faced with a life-changing decision. Elsie must ask herself an important question: is Henry just a thing of the past or does he have a place in her future? The conclusion to the story of Henry and Elsie.
  • Strangers in Love by M.S. Parker

    Strangers in Love by M.S. Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In her bestselling series, The Scottish Billionaires, M. S. Parker presents Eoin’s story. Filled with action, heat and drama, this handsome Scottish billionaire is guaranteed to bring out everything in Strangers in Love. Eoin: I’m watching her on video. She’s a complete stranger, yet something in her eyes hits me like no other woman. But to meet her, I’ll have to rescue her from a foreign country...
  • Falling Hard by Pamela Clare

    Falling Hard by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Gold Star wife alone…. Ellie Meeks promised her pilot husband that if he was killed in combat, she would live her life to the fullest. Three years later, she is still alone, raising the twins he never met. She has no interest in dating or meeting men—until one snowy night when a stranger helps her get her sick kids safely home...
  • Chasing Vengeance by Katie Reus

    Chasing Vengeance by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the next story in the explosive Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets…. Wanting her means putting a target on her back…. Layla’s taste in men runs toward the epic side of awful. With one murderous ex-fiancé already behind her, she’s attempting to start over in Redemption Harbor with the help of her bestie, Nova. And wine...
  • Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr

    Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    WITH HER BELOVED YOUNGER SIBLINGS SETTLED AND HAPPY, ERIN FOLEY HAS EMPTY NEST SYNDROME. AT AGE THIRTY-FIVE. So she's hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded (but totally upgraded --- she's not into roughing it! ) cabin near Virgin River. Erin is planning on getting to know herself . .. not the shaggy-haired mountain man she meets...
  • Tall, Dark And Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark And Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    What he remembered: His clothing size. What he didn't remember: Everything else. Navy SEAL Mitchell Shaw woke up one morning with no clue as to who he was. And the items hidden in his possession were no help-- an address, along with a . 22 caliber side arm. The address led him to the Lazy 8 Ranch-- and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who made him believe he might have a future...
  • Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Dirty Daddies by Maren Smith, Maggie Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Strong, sexy, dirty as hell. .. twelve Daddy Doms who know what they want. Twelve women who just don't stand a chance. Dirty Daddies is a sultry anthology of panty-melting romances starring twelve commanding Daddy Doms who won't accept anything less than total surrender...
  • Blizzard by Cambria Hebert

    Blizzard by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An arctic blast is coming…. Fleeing to the wintry town of Caribou was always meant to be temporary,. BearPaw Resort just a place to hide. Never in a million years did I expect that running back to the past. would bring me face to face with my future. But it did, and now everyone I love is in danger. I’ve already escaped death three times, and I know my luck is running out...
  • Ranger Creed by Elle James

    Ranger Creed by Elle James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Native American of the Blackfeet tribe, Lani Running Bear ends her service in the Army and returns to the reservation to help her family after her father's death. When members of her tribe turn up dead, she doesn't know who she can trust and calls on the Brotherhood Protectors for help...
  • No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

    No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    CIA communications expert Samarra Wallace is on the run from a faceless enemy when she learns terrorists have kidnapped and threatened to execute her cousin. She will do whatever it takes to free her, including breaking cover to contact the former teammate she is dangerously attracted to. Now all she has to do is convince him she's not working for the bad guys...
  • The Goalie by Olivia T. Turner

    The Goalie by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    I met her. The girl of my dreams. She’s perfect for me in every way. There’s only one thing wrong. She’s the one girl I’m forbidden to have. The coach’s daughter. His little princess. He’s made it very clear. Grace is off-limits. But she’s the only one I want. The only one I’ve ever wanted. I’m the best goalie in the league. I can stop anything. But I can’t stop myself from falling for Grace...
  • Engage by June Gray

    Engage by June Gray

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    PART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES. The past has a way of catching up. .. A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again. Don't miss Capture, part six of the Disarm series!
  • Wanted by the Warrant Officer by Fiona Davenport

    Wanted by the Warrant Officer by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    The last thing Deacon Walker expected when he drove one of his friends to the hospital for the birth of their child was to meet the woman who was meant to be his. But the Navy SEAL knew that he’d do whatever it took to claim Piper Amherst as soon as he saw her. The attraction between Deacon and Piper burned hot and fast, but someone else wanted the pretty nurse for themselves...
  • Holding on to Chaos by Lucy Score

    Holding on to Chaos by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    “I want to be upfront with you. No surprises, no secrets. I want you, Eva. And I think you might be it for me. ”. Eva is a hot mess running from her past and doesn’t mind telling a fib or two to protect her secrets. It’s too bad that she moved to the nosiest small town in the world with Sheriff Sexy—the tall, built human lie detector...
  • Retreat by June Gray

    Retreat by June Gray

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Return to the place where it all began…. Elsie surprises Henry in California in the sexiest way possible, and inadvertently reveals the secret of their relationship to their families. But just when she thinks everything is finally falling back into place, a revelation changes everything…. ~. RETREAT is a 13,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE...
  • The Henry Sessions by June Gray

    The Henry Sessions by June Gray

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    PART FOUR OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES. In eighteen days, a life can change. .. Henry talks about the past during his therapy sessions but one night puts everything into question, including his relationship with the woman he's loved all his life. Don't miss Engage, part five of the Disarm series!
  • Craving You by Ketley Allison

    Craving You by Ketley Allison

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Sophie. After I witnessed what my best friend went through, I swore it would never happen to me. But that's when it happens, doesn't it? You get drunk, meet a hot guy with so many tattoos you wonder where the rest are, and sleep with him, hard. Multiple times in one night. Suddenly, that sworn oath turns into a curse word. I'm pregnant. And I never said the hot guy I met was nice. Ash...
  • Singed by Kaylea Cross

    Singed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    She walked away from him once…. Struggling to live with her decision to walk away from the only man she ever loved and watching helplessly while her brother succumbs to his battle with severe PTSD, NSA analyst Claire Tierney’s life is at an all time low. The final hit comes when she accesses classified information at work that might get her fired...
  • Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finding Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Colt Harris wasn't on the hunt for love when he looked up from his lunch when he spotted Sarah. As cliched as it was, time stood still - all he could see was her. Hearing her laugh sealed his fate; he knew his life was about to change. Sarah Sauter was used to being alone. She lost her parents when he was eighteen and after a really bad love affair, had given up in ever finding love...
  • Brothers in Blue: Matt by Jeanne St. James

    Brothers in Blue: Matt by Jeanne St. James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet the men of Manning Grove, three small-town cops and brothers, who meet the women who will change the rest of their lives. This is Matt’s story…. As a former Marine, Matt Bryson has dealt with PTSD ever since coming home from the Middle East. He finds himself fortunate to be able to return to his job as a cop at the local police department with his brothers Max and Marc. Dr...
  • Operation: Endeavor by Christi Snow

    Operation: Endeavor by Christi Snow

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Colton Robertson left his career in the Air Force…. … to come home and help his family heal. Unfortunately, his reception was not quite what he’d hoped for and he ended up as roommate to hippy dippy yoga instructor Penelope Pruitt. Penelope has spent her life under the restrictive thumb of her parents and she doesn’t want to do the same with the straight-laced, serious Colton...
  • In the Air Tonight by Stephanie Tyler

    In the Air Tonight by Stephanie Tyler

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    With danger closing in, all they have is each other. Haunted by a mission he barely survived, Delta Force operative Mace Stevens still carries a soldier’s burden. Running a small bar in upstate New York, he remains a stone cold warrior who guards dangerous secrets and stays ready for anything...
  • Gridiron Bad Boy: A Football Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    Gridiron Bad Boy: A Football Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I fought for my country. Now, it's time to fight for my dreams. I traded my combat boots for cleats and the battlefield for the football field. I'd say it worked for me. With scouts from the professional league at my games and more girls lined up outside my locker room than at the door of a club, I'm living every bachelor's American Dream...
  • Chasing an Obsession by Scarlett Avery

    Chasing an Obsession by Scarlett Avery

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Previous cover edition for ASIN B078RQKKB7. For all editions see here. Snap Shot: Two Sexy-As-Sin Former American Navy SEALs Turned Billionaire Hunks. Britain’s Prime Minister’s Daughter. A Naughty Romance That’s Way Too Sizzling Hot For Words. Filthy Goodness Guaranteed. ***POV from all 3 main characters. ***. It started on our first night in London when we rescued her...
  • Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart

    Farmer Finds a Bride by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Melissa My dad hasn’t been the same since my mom left us several years ago. He’s obsessed with gaining political power, going so far as to promise my hand in marriage to one of his important campaign donors. My groom is a scumbag, but I can’t get my dad to see my side at all. He won’t even let me apply to college so I can follow my dreams...
  • Extinguished by Kaylea Cross

    Extinguished by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She’s wanted him forever. .. For years former Marine Jordyn Bridger has been in love with a man who refused to see her as anything but his best friend’s little sister. A mind-blowing kiss finally changed that, but then he disappeared from her life. Now he’s back, to recruit her for a job with his NSA-sanctioned Titanium Security team...
  • Loved by the Hitman by Fiona Davenport

    Loved by the Hitman by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Love didn’t have a place in Merrick Ashford’s life. The former Navy SEAL’s entire focus was on his job with Ruthless Corp. Relationships were the last thing on his mind while working on a hit…until Audrey Cantrell spotted him in the middle of an assignment. Merrick didn’t have any other choice. He had to kidnap the beautiful college student to protect his identity...
  • Blame It on the Rum by Shaw Hart

    Blame It on the Rum by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    He’s the worst best thing that’s ever happened to me. Walking around with Hayes Montrose is like walking around with an angry thundercloud hovering above your head. He’s too big, too grumpy, and entirely too attractive. So, what’s he doing with a frumpy wallflower like me? I have no idea and he won’t tell me...
  • In the Dark by Marliss Melton

    In the Dark by Marliss Melton

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 26 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.
  • Broke by Esther E. Schmidt

    Broke by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Broke must be rough, dominant, and confident. Stepping into his new role as MC Vice President, the mask he wears screams “Don’t screw with me! ” but that just hides the part he can’t show. Inside this sweet, shy man are insecurities stemming from trauma he encountered as a teenager that still haunt him. Roan is as sweet as they come. The epitome of pure; good, honest and innocent...
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