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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...
  • Shielding Kinley by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Kinley by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    When Kinley Taylor witnesses what was possibly the last few minutes of a young girl’s life while in Paris, she realizes exactly how alone she is in the world. The only person she has to turn to for help is the one man who she feels is completely out of her league. Gage “Lefty” Haskins liked the personal assistant the first time he met her...
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  • I Want You Here by Monica Walters

    I Want You Here by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    While everyone in the family is finding love and starting families, Chad Berotte feels like his life is at a standstill. His job is stressful as ever because of an issue that reaches back over ten years, and his past situations regarding love have affected him negatively, losing his mother being the main one...
  • Wild Side by Lacey Black

    Wild Side by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    JamesonLast man standing. I’ve watched all three of my friends fall in love with no desire to ever follow in their footsteps. Collectively, we own the hottest restaurant, bar, and brewery in town. They are a few of the places I find peace, a refuge against this cruel world. When I’m on the stage playing music, everything just seems to fade away.Until I saw her...
  • 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...
  • Bayside Fantasies by Melissa Foster

    Bayside Fantasies by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They’re fun, flirty, flawed, and easy to relate to. In USA Today bestseller BAYSIDE FANTASIES..
  • 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...
  • My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn

    My Only - Alex & Jamie by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    The Firefighter… With his sexy good looks, natural born charisma, and playful sense of humor, firefighter Alex Sloan is Harper's Crossing's most eligible bachelor. Since returning home from serving his country as a Navy SEAL women have been lining up to be with him. Alex works hard and plays even harder...
  • Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour by Erin Nicholas

    Four Weddings and a Swamp Boat Tour by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She’s been proposed to five times. Five. She even said yes to one of them. And then broke his heart when she called it off. Not to mention her mother’s heart. And her grandmother’s. And his mother’s. And…you get the picture. Paige Asher has now officially sworn off all dating. Diamonds give her hives.All she wants is to be a yoga-doing, cat-collecting, vegetarian in peace...
  • Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye

    Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found hereHe’s an injured firefighter. She bakes the most delightful treats. When their worlds collide will the baker help heal the firefighter with a mix of blueberry muffins and her caring way?The elegant baker, Hannah Bell, has always lived on Bluestar Island with her family...
  • Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Kat Reynolds, a spirited yet feisty nature photographer, traces a clue to her father's disappearance seven years ago to Tulum, Mexico, she's determined to get answers. Armed with her father's last mysterious photo, her clue leads her to a massive underground cave system. But to enter the subterranean maze, she needs the expertise of grumpy scuba diving expert Colton Henderson...
  • Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Start out the New York Times Bestselling Delta Force Heroes series with the first four books all in one giant collection! Rescuing Rayne: As a flight attendant, Rayne Jackson is used to cancellations, but she never dreamed her latest would lead to a whirlwind tour of London with a handsome stranger…or a life-altering night in his bed...
  • 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...
  • Secretly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Secretly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    On her thirty-first birthday, hopeless romantic Kelsey Callihan has all but given up on happily ever afters, which is why she agrees to a risqué proposition from Sterling Canyon’s notorious playboy, backcountry skier Trip Lexington. After all, every girl needs a little fun, and with Trip, there are no mixed signals or risks of a broken heart...
  • Emanuel's Heat by Tiffany Patterson

    Emanuel's Heat by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Janine I walked right into him outside my hotel room while on vacation. Somehow that turned into my spending the following three days in Cabo San Lucas with him. Emanuel, the firefighter and obvious heart breaker. But I don’t have time for love. Not anymore, after a recent break-up, career change, and relocating to a new city...
  • 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...
  • Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Count to Ten by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday ahs never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires - devastating, vicious and in one case, homicidal. He has another problem - his new partner, Detective Mia Mitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction he never imagined...
  • Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As one of New York's Finest, firefighter Cash Ryder is always prepared. When a woman's car skids off the side of a mountain during a snowstorm, he's there to rescue her. Cash is totally focused on the woman's well-being, but within minutes of getting her to safety, he realizes that he's nowhere near prepared for the heat that rolls off of sensual, smart-mouthed, and stubborn Siena Remington...
  • Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Defying Our Forever by Claudia Y. Burgoa

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa delivers a funny, heartfelt, sometimes angsty romantic comedy where love begins anew. Fresh out of Vet school, I married Pierce Aldridge. Gorgeous, sexy, and smart. He’s a philanthropist with a heart of gold, or so I thought.After a while he became distant, self-centered, and callous. The man I married disappeared before my eyes...
  • Inflame by Tessa Teevan

    Inflame by Tessa Teevan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Easy going soldier Kale Montgomery, a self-proclaimed ladies man, has no plans of settling down, especially not with his best friend- the sexy, sassy schoolteacher Lucy Dawson. Their relationship, though unconventional, is mutually beneficial, and they wouldn't have it any other way...
  • Dangerous Fling by Crystal Kaswell

    Dangerous Fling by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    He's her rock star crush, her go-to fantasy, and he's offering to make all her dreams come true... Rock star Malcolm Strong is used to being in control. Of the band. Of his feelings. Of the woman he has tied to his bed. He never gets close enough to get hurt. He never wants to. Until Lacey. The sassy brunette is working on the band's latest music video...
  • 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...
  • Marry Your Best Friend by Hope Ford

    Marry Your Best Friend by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I love all the foster boys I was raised with. But there’s always been something special about Gabriel Gray.For years I’ve tried to hide my attraction to him, because I know it’s one-sided.Gabe is fiercely protective of me, but that’s as far as his affections go.He’s older than me–something he reminds me of often - and he takes his role of caring for me seriously...
  • 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...
  • Bourbon and Bluebells by S.J. McCoy

    Bourbon and Bluebells by S.J. McCoy

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bentley Dupont has been the hardworking, conscientious, and dependable COO of DuPont Wineries for his whole adult life. Now, his mom’s stepped down as CEO, and Bentley’s stepped up. He’s having more fun at work - and it’s about time he had some fun outside of work.Alyssa Lloyd’s life is in a state of flux. She has some big decisions to make...
  • 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. She needs protection...
  • Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Tex by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Who does a consummate savior turn to when he finds himself in need of saving?

For years, former SEAL John “Tex” Keegan has been the literal port in every storm, saving the lives of countless men, women, and children—soldiers, sailors, and civilians—all around the world, working alone from the safety of his basement. He never expects thanks. Doesn’t do it for gratitude or accolades...
  • Searching for Harmony by Kelly Elliott

    Searching for Harmony by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott comes the gut-wrenching story of a love that transcends all odds—and transforms the deepest pain into the brightest hope.   Firefighter and first responder Preston Ward thought he had grown immune to the job’s emotional burns. But when he goes out on a particularly tragic call, he realizes that some scenes are too devastating to forget...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Love You Again by Julia Kent

    Love You Again by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An unexpected rescue rekindles an old romance between a single dad widower and a woman caught in a small town scandal that made her flee the one place where she belongs. Can a second chance at first love end in a happily ever after?Luke Luview has given up on love...
  • Saving the Game: A Fake Relationship Sports Romance by Susan Renee

    Saving the Game: A Fake Relationship Sports Romance by Susan Renee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Has this ever happened to you?You’re minding your own business after the game, buying drinks at the bar for your teammates when you overhear a woman talking on the phone. You don’t know her, but she’s telling her mother she’s in a serious relationship with you. You decide to play along and ask her when you get to meet the parents...
  • Doctor of the Heart by Grace Maxwell

    Doctor of the Heart by Grace Maxwell

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a billionaire doctor with a supportive family. I’m an artist who can’t keep a day-job while taking care of my little sister. We’re opposites in every way.My BFF and I are going out to meet men. Lots of men!I’ve been focused on other more important things, but when my best friend insists we do something fun, I give in. It’s been a long time...
  • 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: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 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...
  • 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...
  • Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff...
  • How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely, Joe Arden

    How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely, Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A sexy standalone romance written by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! Every man knows there are lines you don't cross. Like this one -- don't bang your boss's little sister.Too bad I didn't know sexy, clever, irresistible London is related to the guy who signs my paychecks...
  • Meet Dare by D.E. Haggerty

    Meet Dare by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All it takes to change everything is an enraged woman and a dare…Love is not for me. Nope. I don’t deserve it, so I keep far, far away from relationships.Archer – a drifter who won’t stick around – is perfect for me. I can touch those sexy broad shoulders and stare into those smoldering hazel eyes to my heart’s content.Except, it turns out Archer isn’t Archer at all. He’s Cedar...
  • Flashpoint by Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips

    Flashpoint by Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE.THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE.An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips.The Hollywood heartthrob and the firefighter with a secret…Rookie firefighter Emily Micah is determined to prove herself as a new recruit to the elite Jude County Hotshots wildfire team...
  • Dylan by Apryl Baker

    Dylan by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dylan ~Six years ago, Dylan Jenkins lost his daughter in a tragic car accident, and his wife took her own life because she couldn’t live with the guilt of surviving. The loss of his family turned him into a hard, cold man. He quit his job as an LAPD detective and moved to New York where he took a position with Kincaid Security & Investigations. Viktor Kincaid and his company saved his life...
  • When We Dare by J.H. Croix

    When We Dare by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A brand new, swoony small town firefighter series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!What could go wrong when my brother’s best friend becomes my roommate? I’m about to find out.When I met Hudson Fox, I drove over his crutches. Way to go, girl. My hormones think this hotshot firefighter is all that and then some.My hormones have a terrible track record...
  • Playing With Her by Tory Baker

    Playing With Her by Tory Baker

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I always get what I want and what I want is Amelie. One month after leaving, my only thoughts were of the woman I left to protect. Thoughts of her consumed me night and day, pushing me to work harder and faster in order to have her back in my arms. The need to protect her from my own blood, a father who would ruin me and anyone that means anything to me in order to further his political career...
  • Burn So Bad by J.H. Croix

    Burn So Bad by J.H. Croix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Levi Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and hate can always turn into love. Lucy hates me. She especially hates how much I want her. I should give up the chase, but I can’t. It’s more than a spark between us. It’s a bonfire. Fate rolls the dice and lands Lucy right where I want her. She needs my help, and I need her. One taste, and I’m lost...
  • Love and Pancakes by Lacey Black

    Love and Pancakes by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marissa Grayson’s dream went up in smoke. A devastating fire has ripped apart her family’s bed and breakfast, leaving her off-kilter and scrambling to repair the damage. What she doesn’t need, or have time for, is Rhenn Burleski. Sexy, confident, and dangerous to her heart. A man who clearly knows his way around the female body and will leave the moment the sheets start to cool...
  • Protecting Fable by Megan Fall

    Protecting Fable by Megan Fall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tripp was in love once, but she left him, and it broke something inside him. Now Tripp’s a detective, but he can’t stand dealing with all the red tape. He wants to take down the bad guys, but most of the time the law gets in his way.Fable had the kind of love people only dreamed about. But when her mother remarried, she gained a stepbrother from hell...
  • Guarded Dreams by L.J. Evans

    Guarded Dreams by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Just like the moon called the tides, she had called me home. To her."Serious, by-the-book Eli Wyatt has life all figured out. He’s got a five-year plan, his future in the Coast Guard, and friends who always have his back.And then Ava Abrams breezes into his life, tempting him in ways he can’t shakeA free spirit, Ava’s on the run, heading in the direction of her dreams...
  • Daisy by Asia Monique

    Daisy by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Daisy Baker has a kind heart, a fierce mind, and a brave spirit. Those qualities were what caught the attention of firefighter, Ayden Parker. Every Wednesday at noon for two years straight, they meet the same way, inside of Luxe Flower Boutique, where Ayden makes the same purchase each time. One question, complimentary flowers, and a promise was all it took to shift the dynamic between the two...
  • Home Town by Cat Johnson

    Home Town by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Exciting. Fast-Paced. Steamy.She was the good girl next door. He was the bad boy who proved too tempting to resist. Years have passed but old feelings die hard proving time can't heal all wounds. Corey Jacobs is not a good man.Not then when he was the hockey star next door who he took her V-card then walked away...
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