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  • Beyond the Chase by Brittney Sahin

    Beyond the Chase by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    When your whole world disappears, where do you turn?Ava Daniels' lab has been wiped clean.Everything is missing, including her boss and the formula for the dangerous chemical substance they had just discovered.The major problem? No one was supposed to know her lab even existed. And now Ava is the main suspect in the crime.Ava needs answers, and she's utterly alone...
  • Protecting Remi by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Remi by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    The start of a brand-new series featuring Navy SEALs who will do whatever it takes to keep their women safe. When introverted cartoonist Remi Stephenson dumps her cheating ex and goes on their Hawaiian vacation solo, even her creative mind can’t imagine being purposely stranded in the ocean…with a handsome, muscular, brave Navy SEAL. Even more unbelievable is the spark between them...
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  • Spark by Chelle Bliss

    Spark by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Nick Gallo works hard.He plays harder.And always steered clear of drama.Josephine Carmichael was born into Hollywood royalty.She is used to being in the public eye.She loves the finer things in life.But when Josephine’s stranded with the paparazzi and a crazy ex-boyfriend on her heels, Nick’s protective instincts kick in and he can’t walk away...
  • Colt by Kate Oliver

    Colt by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    AvaHow can a man claim a spot in her memory after one conversation? Forcing him from her mind, Ava moves out of state for an incredible job offer. Big mistake! With a new nightmarish position, Ava’s health deteriorates...
  • Smith by Riley Edwards

    Smith by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Smith and Aria's story...
  • Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Falling in love has no place in a mission of revenge.Abducted as a baby, Ivory Smith was trained to be one thing; a killer. Rescued before she could fulfil her captor's purposes now she works for Prey Security's Artemis Team taking down human traffickers...
  • Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Finding Monica by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Years of abuse at the hands of her father has taught Monica Collins she can’t trust anyone—especially military men. Since escaping her home, she’s built a successful career as a nanny, showing other kids the love she was denied as a child. But when her employer’s ambassadorial home becomes fair game for intruders during a riot, she’s forced to rely on two SEALs to get her to safety...
  • Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Code Name: Libra by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Forgotten Secrets by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI Special Agent Jesse Marx doesn’t know which is worse—waking up in a horse stable with no memories of the past two weeks or waking up to discover he’s wearing a wedding band. Not only has he been injured, but he’s also married—something he vowed to never do.Dakota Fleming refuses to feel a connection to any man, much less be tied down to one...
  • Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Psychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight...
  • Take Her from You by Jolie Vines

    Take Her from You by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    A single mom in hiding and the bodyguard roommate she can’t resistMiaHiding out in the Scottish Highlands, I’ve fled my old life. I need a home for my little daughter, a job, and the eyeful of my roommate naked in the shower has me thinking I might need a hot Scottish boyfriend, too.But the gorgeous bodyguard only offers fun nights between the sheets...
  • Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Darragh's Dilemma by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The O’Sheerans aren't what most might expect a mobster family to be like, however, make no mistake, when it counts they have no problem making those who threaten those they love and protect disappear. The days of being outright feuding mobsters have been tamed, but they’re still the largest Irish mobster family in the US...
  • 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 ratings
    Tyler “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...
  • Jenner by Dale Mayer

    Jenner by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Heading to Ashland, Kentucky, where his ex-wife’s family lives, is not in Jenner’s plans anytime soon. But, given a War Dog is potentially in trouble, well, Jenner will even face his past. Arriving at a small bed-and-breakfast, he meets a woman more interesting than anyone he’d met in a long time...
  • Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will Two Tormented Souls Have The Courage To Reach For Love?The only family Nolan O’Rourke ever claimed were his Navy SEAL brothers, they had never let him down. His childhood wasn’t rough, it wasn’t hard, it was hell, and now any mission that he was assigned to was a cakewalk in comparison...
  • Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Their anger will either bring them together or destroy what could have been. Pearl Smith is angry at the world. Stolen as a baby and raised under torturous conditions now she uses those same skills to save other innocents, but it doesn't abate her anger. Nothing does, until a random encounter with a DEA Agent...
  • Broken Arrow by Chelle Bliss

    Broken Arrow by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Annie Hancock is finally following her dreams, studying for her graduate degree to become a professional artist. But when someone starts to leave threatening notes around her studio and dorm, Annie can’t help but wonder…who’s after her and why? She doesn’t know who to trust or keep herself safe. Arrow has been grinding for years as a bounty hunter and private investigator...
  • Lucas by Elle James

    Lucas by Elle James

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Former Delta Force Operator, Lucas LeBlanc, has lost everyone he’s ever loved and is afraid to commit his heart to anyone. He believes he’s the black cloud, the bad luck killing off the people he dares to love as family, friend or lover. After leaving the military, he joins Brotherhood Protectors where he hopes he can put his combat training and skills to work helping others...
  • Cold Fury by Toni Anderson

    Cold Fury by Toni Anderson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seven years ago, Hope Harper was a star defense attorney with a great life and a beautiful family—until she got the wrong defendant released, and he turned around and viciously slaughtered her husband and child. Since then, the only thing Hope cares about is locking bad guys behind bars where they can’t hurt anyone else...
  • Cold Fury by Toni Anderson

    Cold Fury by Toni Anderson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Seven years ago, Hope Harper was a star defense attorney with a great life and a beautiful family—until she got the wrong defendant released, and he turned around and viciously slaughtered her husband and child. Since then, the only thing Hope cares about is locking bad guys behind bars where they can’t hurt anyone else...
  • Marked for Revenge by Anna Blakely

    Marked for Revenge by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A killer is on the loose, and he won’t stop until he makes everyone pay.Two years ago, Allie Andrews did what she thought was right…and it cost her everything. Now the criminal she helped to put behind bars has escaped, and he’s hunting down everyone responsible for his conviction. Alone and afraid, Allie turns to the only man who can keep her safe...
  • Charlotte by Nicole James

    Charlotte by Nicole James

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Does the MC President want her bar badly enough to scare her into selling out?Or is he the only one who can save her from a madman?Rocker Charlotte Justice longs to escape her hectic life. Her estranged twin sister, Scarlett, owns Badlands, a biker bar outside Vegas, and has always wanted a chance at the limelight she feels was stolen from her...
  • Never Too Late by Chelle Bliss

    Never Too Late by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Have you ever had your mother try to fix you up? Mine has been relentless, butting into my dating life forever.Every single time has been a total disaster. But when Ma summons me to her local hangout, I’m not expecting her to do it again. There’s only so many women in our small town, and at my age, I’ve met them all...
  • Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala

    Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Within the struggling cafe Deja Brew, trouble percolates beneath the coffee beans. The shop’s owner, Shale, is forced into a dangerous game by a cartel, and when her shipment vanishes, it's game on.Shale's only hope is an unexpected Junior. Her only regular, and a local hacker with a knack for saving the day...
  • Jim and Katherine by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Jim and Katherine by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jim Whitmore has lofty dreams of a bright political career. So when a well-connected friend invites him home for the weekend, the promise of rubbing shoulders with her congressman father and his professional associates is thrilling. What he doesn’t anticipate is meeting his friend’s sister, Katherine, an intriguing woman who immediately steals his heart...
  • Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Things refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family...
  • Love by Accident by Weston Parker

    Love by Accident by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens in Vegas goes viral in Vegas. Wait…Being the only child of America’s wealthiest man is painful at times.But it only gets worse when your name changes in the middle of the night thanks to a drunken lovefest turned marriage.It started with a fight with a pretty pink cocktail and ended with a not-so-pretty pink plastic ring on my finger.And he was a perfect stranger...
  • Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    One minute Casey Shea was minding her own business, doing her job, teaching entomology to college students, and the next she was in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle fighting for her life. Troy “Beatle” Lennon had watched his friends fall head over heels in love, but never thought it would happen to him. Until he sees a picture of one of his teammates’ sisters. That was it...
  • Coal by Teagan Brooks

    Coal by Teagan Brooks

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Aspen After losing my apartment and my job on the same day, I had to ask for help. There was only one person I could call, and thankfully, he came through for me. Then, an epic snowstorm hit while I was moving, leaving me stuck on the highway for fourteen hours. I thought my bad luck was over when I finally made it to Devil Springs. Little did I know, it was only just beginning...
  • No More Secrets by Kerry Lonsdale

    No More Secrets by Kerry Lonsdale

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A young man seeks redemption from his past in the third novel from the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.After serving six months in a juvenile detention center, Lucas Carson returns home irrevocably changed by what happened there...
  • Catch and Release by Lori Matthews

    Catch and Release by Lori Matthews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Callahan Security is Back!!!Jake Boxer wants a vacation, but when Jameson Drake calls and asks for a favor, he has no choice. Drake's accountant is in trouble and needs protection, so Jake agrees to take on the job. Little does he know the accountant is not only brilliant but drop-dead gorgeous...
  • Into the Tempest by N.R. Walker

    Into the Tempest by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Jeremiah Overton is now in charge of Darwin’s Bureau of Meteorology, and his storm chaser boyfriend, Tully Larson, couldn’t be happier. For Tully, it means watching summer storms with the love of his life but for Jeremiah, it means relearning everything on equipment that’s older than he is. But summer storms also mean it’s cyclone season...
  • SEAL's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North

    SEAL's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A one-night stand leaves this Navy SEAL with a surprise...It was just supposed to be one night of no-strings-attached fun, but now Sofia Popov has become the center of former Navy SEAL Ian Campbell’s life. Sofia turns out to be the teacher of Ian’s teen son, Gavin—the same teacher who meets him in the hospital when Gavin suffers a seizure at school...
  • Forged in Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Forged in Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a baby goes missing…The ink was barely dry on the contract Bristol Steele had signed for Steele Guardians to provide security for a metro hospital when a baby is abducted from the nursery. Horrified and devastated for the family, Bristol puts everything in her life aside to find the abducted child and return her to her devastated parents...
  • Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Madam Alana: A Marriage Auction Novella (The Marriage Auction) by Audrey Carlan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a new story in her Marriage Auction series…I run the most elite auction in the world.Candidates and bidders come from all over the globe hoping to change their lives.And I deliver.I’m in the business of bringing couples together in a mutually beneficial and legally binding marriage...
  • High Country Hero by Elle James

    High Country Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado...
  • Cross My Heart by Logan Chance, Lilypad Lit

    Cross My Heart by Logan Chance, Lilypad Lit

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Logan Chance comes a riveting tale about friendship, love, and lies. This scorching romance shatters the boundaries between love and make-believe.Thanks to podcaster gossip, my firm thinks I’m not a good fit for the high-profile case of my dreams. They want someone in a committed relationship...
  • Lane Unleashed by Regan Black

    Lane Unleashed by Regan Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fleeting first glance could become a forever connection… Former SEAL Lane Benning and his friends are in Hawaii for a retirement party hosted by the renowned Brotherhood Protectors. Everything is sunshine and surfboards until a volcano on the Big Island unexpectedly erupts.Diving in to help, Lane rushes to answer a distress call from the woman he’s been flirting with at their beachside resort...
  • Critical Strike by Janie Crouch

    Critical Strike by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You won't want to miss this heart-pounding bodyguard thriller from Janie Crouch. Previously Published as Texas Bodyguard: Luke.She’s seen too muchAnd he’s running out of time to save her…The last person security expert Luke Patterson ever expected to see again is in desperate trouble. Claire Wallace witnessed her boss’s murder…and the killer is tearing her quiet life apart to find her...
  • Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Poison Hearts by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Orlando:No one intentionally starts out life trying to become a hired unaliver. Weeellllll, most people don’t. I come from a legacy of unalivers, though I think I might be the first one to make a career out of it. Accidentally...
  • Reckless by Adriana Locke

    Reckless by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    “How did you get in here?”That’s not what you want to hear when you’re staring into the sea-green eyes of the hottest man you’ve ever seen. Yet I suppose it’s a fair question, considering I’m an uninvited stranger standing in Boone Mason’s kitchen.If you think that’s bad—just wait. It gets worse...
  • Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rewriting Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    "Bad choices make epic stories. Write one with me."Iverson Grey wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.He wasn’t even on my radar.I came to Copper Falls, expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town...
  • Ghost by C.M. Steele

    Ghost by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My last assignment.The one I didn't want and my family begged me not to take, but I had to do what I could to make our town, our state, our country a little safer.I had no idea that I'd walked into a trap set up by some of the deadliest men in the world.My vision had gone black as I faced the end of my life.All the regrets, all the love I'd miss out on...
  • Breaking Trey by Amelia Shea

    Breaking Trey by Amelia Shea

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Former MC club girl, Dahlia Carter has her sights set on a new career path, and the opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time. Her roommate just bailed before paying next month’s rent, and her bank account registers almost a zero balance. Her only shot at survival lies in the hands of a man she can’t resist.Trey Serra is everything Dahlia is not...
  • The One for Forever by Hannah Shield

    The One for Forever by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He's the older man I've always wanted. An ex-Special Forces hero. My best friend’s dad.And now, he's the bodyguard assigned to protect me while I prosecute a killer.I’ve wanted Rex Easton since I was eighteen, yet he’s never looked at me twice. I’m determined to finally get over this crush. But after he swears to protect me from the faceless thugs who are after me, I can’t avoid him...
  • Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

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

    Cold Spite by Toni Anderson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A disgraced former Navy SEAL is looking for revenge in this romantic thriller from author Toni Anderson.When FBI Agent Delilah Quinn survives an attempt on her life, she pretends to be dead in order to outwit her attacker. There is only one person she can turn to for help—a man she never wanted to see again…a man who abandoned her five years ago and left her heartbroken...
  • Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I joined the team at Jameson Force Security three months ago and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. Leaving behind the Marine Corps together, my dog Omega and I made the cross-country trek to Pittsburgh for an exciting new career...
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