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  • Against All Odds by Brittney Sahin

    Against All Odds by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An undercover operative must choose between his mission and the woman who could be his downfall in this passion-fueled romantic suspense novel by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin. Rescuing Seraphina Torres wasn’t part of Delta Shield Security’s plan, until an undercover operation gone sideways changed that...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive. When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  angst  contemporary  m-f  audiobook
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  • Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Smolder by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Are you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion. The action, drama, and secrecy continue with Smolder, coming June 28, 2022!
  • Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He was out of the game. He should've stayed that way. When a former FBI colleague asks Callum Webb to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American bigwig in eastern Europe, Callum’s just got one word for him. .. No. Okay, actually two words: hell, no. Callum is out of the international law enforcement game and has been for a long time...
  • Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Montana Rain by Josie Jade

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • Gerard by Elle James

    Gerard by Elle James

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After shrapnel hit his leg during battle, Gerard Guidry is medically discharged from Marine Force Recon and is recruited by Bayou Brotherhood Protectors. After a short assignment, he’s ready for his first major solo assignment. Gerard has sworn off love, afraid his father’s abusive gene was passed on to him...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  forced proximity
  • All Along the Watchtower by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan

    All Along the Watchtower by Harper Jackson, Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For ten years, I've perfected the art of ignoring Ford Donoghue whenever he comes home on leave. You can't completely avoid anyone on Hatterwick Island, but I've made it work. Until his daughter shows up. She's thirteen, scared, and looking for the father she's never met...
  • Scars in the Valley by Elle Gray

    Scars in the Valley by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Operation Desert Storm, 1991. A chaotic, catastrophic scene - and then everything goes black. Finally feeling a sense of peace and belonging, Zoe goes on a hike with Leo and her dog in Sapphire Valley. But when she receives news of her feisty grandmother’s unexpected return to town,. it seems Zoe's life is about to get more colorful...
    Categorized as:
    mafia  suspense  military  length-medium  audiobook
  • Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Smokehouse by Cathleen Cole, Frank Jensen

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    He vowed to never let a woman hurt him again, but she came along and ruined everything…. Smokehouse. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I stumbled out of the bar and into bed with the not-so-innocent girl of my wet dreams. Our one night together made me question everything. But when she snuck out of bed before I could ask her to stay, I figured I’d never see her again...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Moonlit Colorado by Hannah Shield

    Moonlit Colorado by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s dangerously sexy. Way too charming. But I had no idea he was also my brother’s closest friend. After getting burned in my past, I don’t trust easily. Especially men who seem too good to be true. Then he shows up in Silver Ridge for the ski resort grand opening. A mysterious stranger, tempting me with his tousled dark hair, a way with words, and a wicked smirk...
  • Strategic Maneuvers by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Strategic Maneuvers by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Pierce has been waiting. Working hard to lift up a woman who struggled to find her own strength. A woman he intended to make his when the time was right. But there can be no more waiting. Mona is in danger. Threatened by an evil he brought to her doorstep...
  • 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...
  • Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I killed a man. Paid ten years of my life for it. Then she blew through my front door, all trainwreck and temptation. A broken soul. … An invitation to danger.
  • Judge by Elle James

    Judge by Elle James

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Delta Force Operative Joe “Judge” Smith came to work at the Lucky Lady Lodge to help rebuild the old girl to her former glory. Tired of killing, he wants to shoot a nail gun, not a military-grade rifle...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  forced proximity
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple. Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute. Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding Them? Simple. Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute. Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months...
  • Booker's Mission by Kris Norris

    Booker's Mission by Kris Norris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Captain Booker Hayes was born to fly. So, joining the Air Force was an easy decision. Becoming part of the Flight Concepts Division — the pilots tasked with ferrying Special Operation Teams on their missions — a no-brainer. Having to leave it all behind after a mission goes sideways… nothing short of gutting...
  • ...And A Wake-Up by Giulia Lagomarsino, Reggie Deanching

    ...And A Wake-Up by Giulia Lagomarsino, Reggie Deanching

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should be on Island Time right now. They say no man is an island. Well, let me tell you something. I was born for island living. I like to drink, smoke my cigars, and sleep under my favorite hat. That’s my idea of a good time. Island living isn’t for everyone, especially the guys at OPS. You would think as former military that I would fit right in...
  • Atlas' World by Darlene Tallman

    Atlas' World by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Beck ‘Atlas’ Crandall is a combat veteran, just like the majority of his club brothers that started Poseidon’s Warriors MC. A trained medic, it was his responsibility to head into missions in an effort to hopefully rescue those involved. Sadly, most ended up being recovery situations instead, which started causing him extreme mental duress...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mafia  contemporary  bikers
  • Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Battle born. SEAL. Loner. Ringing out of BUD/S was never an option. Third generation Navy SEAL, the Teams were in my blood. I earned my Trident, and a year later my brother earned his. As Tier One operators, the battlefield was our playground. Then I got a cryptic call. Enemy combatants, coordinated attack, no survivors, catastrophic loss—my brother was dead...
  • The Devil Himself: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Special Edition) by BB Easton

    The Devil Himself: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Special Edition) by BB Easton

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the hit series Sex/Life on Netflix) comes the highly anticipated sequel to her dark Irish mafia romance, Devil of Dublin...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mafia  length-medium  audiobook
  • Echo by Sybil Bartel

    Echo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Navy SEAL. Mercenary. Ghost. Joining the military wasn't a choice, it was survival. The Navy was the last place they’d think to look for me. Hiding in plain sight, I lived in the shadow of deployments… until an off-the-books mission put me in the crosshairs of my past...
  • Reaper by Kathleen Kelly

    Reaper by Kathleen Kelly

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Reaper, VP in the Royal Bastards MC, Jacksonville, FL is deadly and has no time for love or anything remotely romantic. Lucy tests his patience and pushes his buttons like no other female would ever dare to. When her past comes looking for her, Reaper pretends he doesn't care. When Lucy looks to him for help, he turns the other way. But when she begs him to save her, something in him breaks...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  mafia  contemporary  bikers  length-short
  • Forge by Aria Ray

    Forge by Aria Ray

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Forge" is the 19th book in the "Dark Slayers MC” hot and alluring romance series featuring bikers who will remind you why you like the bad boys so much. They’re protective, rough, and running on pure diesel and adrenaline. Each book in the series is a standalone with a guaranteed happily ever after for the couple, though it is recommended to read them in order for maximum enjoyment.
  • Broken Heart by Ivy Layne

    Broken Heart by Ivy Layne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sterling. Forrest Powell is a liar. For the first time in my life, I trusted a man, and in return, he broke my heart. He lied about everything. Who he was. Why we met. I dumped him, but he didn’t leave. He gave me space, but he was there. Hanging around town, working for the family business. Waiting for me to forgive him. Not going to happen. We were over...
  • Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This book was previously published in Kindle Worlds and even though it has a new cover, has not changed significantly. Cooper Nelson’s SEAL career was cut drastically short when an explosion left him almost completely deaf...
  • JINXED by Emilia Finn

    JINXED by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Drake. They call me a flirt. ‘Detective Sl()ts-A-Lot’ when they’re feeling frisky, because my morals are loose, and my choice in women, according to the haters, is unfussy. But they don’t know I’ve been watching her. Waiting for her. The problem is, she’s half my age, and has no business being with a man like me. ***. Rory. They call me clumsy. Jinxed...
  • Crimson Love  by Brynne Asher

    Crimson Love by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Brynne Asher comes a small-town, woman-on-the-run, age-gap romance. Oh yeah, there’s a jewelry heist too. I’d like to say my story began when I almost accidentally killed Jett Parker Cross, but it started long before that. I wish I could kick this spectacle off with a “not to be dramatic” but it was. After all, Jett just had major surgery...
  • Protector of Misty Mountain: An ex-military, age gap, mountain man romance by Eve London

    Protector of Misty Mountain: An ex-military, age gap, mountain man romance by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She walked into my world like she belongs here… but I don’t let people stay. Juniper. The mountains were supposed to be my escape—a place to rebuild, to breathe, to prove to myself that I could make it on my own. But from the moment I set foot in Misty Mountain, one mountain man has made it his mission to send me packing. Griffin Calloway...
  • Hacked by the Don: A Forced Proximity Single Mom Romance by A.L. DeRose

    Hacked by the Don: A Forced Proximity Single Mom Romance by A.L. DeRose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hacked the wrong billionaire, a lethal Mafia Don and was kidnapped. Now I’m tied to his bed, obeying every command like I was made for it. I was testing a new hacking software. when I tripped Dante DeLuca’s digital wire. Silver-haired. Sinfully dangerous. Filthy rich. He says I belong to him now. His rules. His fortress. My daughter and I, locked inside. Work for him or vanish. I had no choice...
  • Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be. Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk...
  • Unsanctioned by Kaylea Cross

    Unsanctioned by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Star-crossed lovers…. Driven by her traumatic past, Nadia Bishop has dedicated her life to helping children orphaned by war around the globe. She won’t let anything stand in her way—not even the sexy former soldier she left back in the U. S...
  • Saving Jenna by Elle James

    Saving Jenna by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An attempted murder and a mix-up with newborn babies at the Bozeman Hospital places FBI agent Jenna Jenkins in need of help to find a missing baby and keep it safe from a man who tried to kill her mother and wants the baby dead too. Ex-Navy SEAL Cliff Cranston, left the Navy after witnessing too many atrocities he could do nothing to stop...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  forced proximity
  • Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Kiana's Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Marine Force Recon, Devlin Mulhaney left the military when politics interfered with the mission, and he lost a friend. He quickly realizes that navigating civilian life can prove to be just as dangerous...
  • Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive...
  • The Devil's Conflict by Emily Rose

    The Devil's Conflict by Emily Rose

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the VP of the club, and he has no time for romance, but his past is about to catch up with him…. Thea:. He's the most aggravating man I've ever met, and now I have to see him all the time? I’m not sure we’ll survive it. I worked hard to prove him wrong, then even harder to forget him, but fate had other plans...
    Categorized as:
    military  angst  suspense  length-medium  audiobook
  • Python by Harley Wylde

    Python by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Galina – All my life I’ve been taught to obey men without question, but when I find out my father has offered my hand in marriage to Dima, a man who’s already killed two women, I know I’ve had enough. The Vor offers me a chance to run, and I take it. Living with the Dixie Reapers MC was supposed to be temporary. When I see one of the club girls harassing Python, I step in. Maybe I shouldn’t have...
  • Saving Madeline by Nicole Flockton

    Saving Madeline by Nicole Flockton

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When doing the right thing endangers her life. Madeline Dawson has always had a crush on her best friend's brother, Kaleb, but she won't cross the line because, you know, "girlfriend code". The day she overhears a conversation, not meant for her ears, though, all bets are off. Now she'll need Kaleb and his Navy SEAL skills to keep her safe. All bets are off when his woman's life is jeopardized...
  • Brutal Ice by Cynthia Eden

    Brutal Ice by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    He was never meant to be anyone’s savior…and then he found her. Royal Boudreaux isn’t interested in being a hero. Quite the opposite. Darkness clings to him, and he lets that darkness out by hunting and catching the most dangerous killers who roam the streets. Everyone needs a hobby, right? During his latest hunt, Royal expects to take down his prey...
  • Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire

    Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Former Bullet Catcher and lone wolf investigator Jack Culver is on a mission. Thirty years ago, an innocent woman was convicted of murder. Jack believes he's found the real killer -- but to take down one of the highest legal authorities in the land, he needs access. Serious access...
  • Silenced by A.K. Evans

    Silenced by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maxwell ‘Maxie’ Oliver wasn’t looking for trouble. She would have rather remained oblivious. Now that she has information she doesn’t want, a missing coworker, and a scandal on the horizon, Maxie doesn’t think she can remain quiet. But being a whistleblower comes at a high price, and Maxie isn’t willing to risk her life...
  • Season Of Sin by Kylie Kent

    Season Of Sin by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hayley. Spending Christmas in the city wasn’t on my bingo card this year. Saving my little brother from himself also wasn’t on that card. But here I am, willing to do anything to get him out of the trouble he’s managed to find himself in. Again...
  • Prince of Darkness (Liam and Kate) by Ajme Williams

    Prince of Darkness (Liam and Kate) by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Witness protection. Forbidden crush. Now he's a ruthless killer and I'm pregnant with his child. Liam was supposed to be my FBI guardian angel. Now, he's the monster who kidnapped me. One explosive night. One life-altering secret. Will the Prince of Darkness return for the child he doesn't know exists? This is no fairy tale. This is survival. This is us...
  • Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Francesca Rossi might be the youngest in a long line of badass siblings, but this computer whiz would rather hack a database than pack a pistol for the family business in Barefoot Bay.   When an assignment forces her out of her comfort zone and into the field, Chessie decides to amp up the excitement quotient and has her first one night stand with a sexy stranger she’ll never see again...
  • Finders Keepers by Lexxi James

    Finders Keepers by Lexxi James

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Multi-billionaire Alex Drake will put everything on the line for just one woman. She's all that matters. All he wants. But their love was built on the ashes of the past; it's a history they can't escape. He'll travel across the globe,. take on his greatest enemy,. Dig up every skeleton, and. Uncover a dangerous secret. Find the reason for it all … and hope to keep what's his. Madison Taylor...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  super rich hero  m-f
  • SEAL's Fake Girlfriend by Leslie North

    SEAL's Fake Girlfriend by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Danger and desire go hand in hand…. When her little sister Robyn is kidnapped, Rhianne Carlson promises herself she’ll do anything to bring her home safely. Even if it means reluctantly teaming up with private security agent and former Navy SEAL Eric Cruz. Despite his smoldering good looks and undeniable talents, Rhianne has never trusted this sinfully sexy agent...
  • Engaging Emersyn by P.J. Fiala

    Engaging Emersyn by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A RAPTOR operative who wants revenge. A doctor who has vowed to first do no harm. The ultimate clash of what they both believe in. Emersyn Copeland has been on the hunt for the man who betrayed all she had trained to do. So close to capturing him, she’ll stop at nothing, even when her ability to walk is at stake...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  angst  grovel  length-medium
  • Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Fallen Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She is my beautiful mistake. One night in a bar, I dropped my guard and found her. It was almost a night to remember, but fate intervened. The next day, she walked into my office as my new accountant. She is nothing like the wild, sexy, deliciously depraved woman I met the night before. The one who wore lust well and tasted of sin. This woman is as cold as ice, and I'm the man holding the flame...
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