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  • Echo Road by Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh

    Echo Road by Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When two cross-country cases collide, Bree Taggert and Mercy Kilpatrick join forces to catch a serial killer in an addictive novel of suspense by bestselling authors Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road...
  • Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Summer in the Falls by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    While the town prepares for the annual local festival.Spenser helps with the festivities while chatting with the residents.Unfortunately the pleasantry is interrupted when Spenser runs into Rafe Johnson,the man beginning his campaign to unseat her as sheriff.The standoff between them is tense with Spenser deciding to walk away...
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  • In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    In the Air Tonight by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    I was there. I saw what you did.BlaiseI wasn’t supposed to be there that night, but my friend Sienna talked me into going to the party in Land’s End so she could spy on her boyfriend. While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime. And we did everything wrong afterward.Connections run deep in our small town...
  • The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to stop the tears from falling. 'I'm begging you. Please, save our children.'Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation...
  • Hidden Creed by Alex Kava

    Hidden Creed by Alex Kava

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Secrets are exposed and Ryder Creed's life hangs in the balance in the riveting sixth installment of the award-winning Alex Kava Ryder Creed K-9 mysteries.NOTHING STAYS HIDDEN FOREVER...During a training exercise, Creed’s scent dog, Grace, is drawn off course and discovers a shallow grave...
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    mystery  military  suspense  length-medium
  • Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Fatal Betrayal by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    "I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday night than losing myself in one of Barbara Freethy’s books. I love the Off The Grid series but I honestly think this one is my favorite. I have no doubt her next book will be awesome, too!" Booklovers AnonymousRomance and danger collide in the next thrilling book in the OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy...
  • Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Jonny's Redemption by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Can two lost souls find redemption or are some transgressions beyond forgiveness? Lieutenant Jonny Spencer’s life is spiraling out of control. With no end in sight, he withdrawals. Giving in to the darkness is his only reprieve. Roberta “Bobby” Layne knows what it means to live in the shadows. Her childhood was spent fading into obscurity—loneiless her only friend...
  • Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Getting stranded in the snow without cell service wasn’t the worst thing that could have happened to Eloise Rivers.Being saved by the man who’d led her on more than once was...
  • Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 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...
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    military  suspense  angst  contemporary  m-f
  • Rescuing Barbi by Ellie Masters

    Rescuing Barbi by Ellie Masters

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rescuing Barbi is the sixth book in the exhilarating new BRAVO TEAM series. It’s an angsty, steamy, romantic suspense chock-full of edge-of-your-seat action, exciting adventure, and all the protective hero yummy goodness you can handle...
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    suspense  military  mystery  dual-pov  length-medium  m-f
  • His Secret Daughter: A totally heartbreaking and gripping page-turner by Melissa Wiesner

    His Secret Daughter: A totally heartbreaking and gripping page-turner by Melissa Wiesner

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Not Noah. Not my husband. But there he is, unconscious in the hospital bed. Our daughter sobs into my shoulder. We love him so much. What if he never wakes up? And who is the little girl beside him, gazing up at us with big, tear-filled brown eyes? Eyes that look just like my husband’s…Our family of three is perfect. Just me, Noah and our teenage daughter Maya...
  • Kascius by Dale Mayer

    Kascius by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A trip to overseas would be a great idea, as long as it didn’t include a stop in Scotland. He’d do a lot to visit his brother, but he could cheerfully never see the woman he used to love at the same time. But somehow an American War Dog was shipped overseas and Badger tagged him for the job. Arriving home for the first time in five years is a challenge but nothing has changed...
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    mystery  military  suspense  m-f
  • Remy by Elle James

    Remy by Elle James

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Retired Navy SEAL Remy Montagne left the Navy to take on a career where he could make a difference. After a short vacation to his old hometown of Bayou Mambaloa and a casual hookup with local woman, Shelby Taylor, he joins Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors in Montana...
  • Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Charlie Team Series Box Set by Elizabella Baker

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get all of Elizabella Baker's Charlie Team Series in one place!Ashlynn's SaviorAshlynn is the billionaire princess who has everything she could ever ask for, but she's not living the life she wants. Trapped between obligation and following her dreams, an unexpected betrayal shows her just how bad being rich really is...
  • Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather’s military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone . .
  • One Last Shot by Susan May Warren

    One Last Shot by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other plans--signing him on with Air One Rescue as a recruit and making a reality show...
  • Dragon Security: The Complete Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Dragon Security: The Complete Series by Glenna Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I went to his sister because that’s what he told me to do. But when his brother, Cole, accused me of being a gold digger, I knew I couldn’t trust them. I didn’t realize she would send Cole to watch over me. Or that he would carry me out of my trailer when he saw how bad it really was...
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    mystery  suspense  military  humor  new adult
  • Honor by J.L. Drake, Joe Arden

    Honor by J.L. Drake, Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The Broken trilogy continues here.... Bullets fly during a dangerous mission, and Major Mark Lopez is critically injured....  A Blackstone soldier, Mark is transferred to the North Dakota hospital with the security clearance to treat members of the elite covert team.  The pretty new nurse assigned to his case knows her stuff, but Mark soon discovers she knows more than just how to save lives...
  • Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A rebel on the run… Victoria Royal is a traitor. Or so the U.S. government believes. Victoria was once a promising sniper in the Army, but now she’s gone rogue—worse, she’s just landed in the middle of a Hostile Operations Team mission in the desert and blasted it all to hell. Nick “Brandy” Brandon doesn’t expect to run into Victoria when he’s bugging out from a mission gone wrong...
  • Chance by Lynn Raye Harris

    Chance by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Chance and Rory's story! Coming soon!Dead to their pasts. Ghosts. No family ties. No connections. Six men with a top-secret mission move to a small town where they have to navigate local life, protect their secret, and, above all, stay single...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  from hate to love
  • Buried Scars by Jane Blythe

    Buried Scars by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He's her only chance at saving her daughter's life.Becoming a mother was the best thing to ever happen to Elle Cavey. It was her first time experiencing unconditional love and her seven-year-old daughter is the center of her world. Which makes knowing she's responsible for her daughter's abduction that much worse...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery
  • Harper by Dale Mayer

    Harper by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    With his surgery postponed, Harper can finally take on a War Dog case to help out Kat and Badger. Harper knows it is short-term, a fill-his-time thing. Considering his stage of life, that is perfect. Finding out he needs to find two dogs is a surprise, but he doesn’t expect to track one dog in order to keep another alive...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  length-short
  • Disconnect by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Disconnect by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Brent Miller is still trying to get past the nightmares of his last mission into Nicaragua when a new commander takes charge of his Navy SEAL team. Commander Gardner has just one to further his career. And the so-called Saint Squad is in his way...
  • A Hero's Surprise by Maryann Jordan

    A Hero's Surprise by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jose Martinez isn’t looking for love.Not that he’s opposed to falling in love. And God knows, his mother is desperate for him to find a good woman to marry and start a family with. But he’s waiting for sparks, not willing to settle for less. Plus with his career in full swing, and a house to work on… finding love isn’t top of his list right now...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  length-medium
  • Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe

    Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He doesn’t do emotion, she lives by her emotions, how can they ever work as a couple?Julia Garamond is a reporter who won't let go once she catches a hint of a story, and this one is personal to her. When she crosses paths with one of Prey Security's teams she knows together they can take down the powerful Mikhailov Bratva who she believes is involved in a plot to overthrow the government...
  • A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Third Moment in Time is a collection of stories by Susan Stoker, including 3 short stories that have been published previously in recent anthologies, a story written specifically for social media, and a brand new, never been published novella featuring a beloved character from the Silverstone series.The Bully: When a bully at school targets the seventh-grader, Annie Fletcher is on her own...
  • Fool's Folly by Elle James

    Fool's Folly by Elle James

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Delta Force Operative Levi Franks retires from the Army and joins the Brotherhood Protectors. Having lost the love of his life, he’s seen the best and worst of humanity and has no interest in love, marriage or a family. He wants to use the skills he’s honed to combat evil.After a messy divorce, Madeline “Maddie” McIntyre, rebuilt her life from nothing to something...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  second chances
  • A Hero for Her: Small-town Romantic Suspense by Maryann Jordan

    A Hero for Her: Small-town Romantic Suspense by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The first time they met, they didn't like each other.The second time they met, they vowed to stay away from each other.The third time they met…Sometimes, the third time is the charm.Jared’s bad mood had him snap at the beautiful woman on the beach. After another run-in with the rude man, she decided to keep her distance...
  • Kidnapped by Dee Henderson

    Kidnapped by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    Someone snatched his cousin's wife and son. FBI agent Luke Falcon is searching for a kidnapper and sorting out the crime. He's afraid it's the work of a stalker. He's afraid they're already dead. And he'll do anything required to get them back alive . . . but he didn't plan on falling in love with the only witness...
  • Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James

    Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Valentin Vachon, former Navy SEAL, loves women but is allergic to commitment. Trained and highly effective in extraction operations, he left the military when the Navy decided he should be a training instructor for fresh recruits to the BUD/S program...
  • Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free?Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine...
  • Landon by Dale Mayer

    Landon by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Landon, after a tough couple of years helping his navy buddy live out his last years, needed a break. Tracking a war dog named Chica to make sure it was okay sounded perfect. Especially being able to take his three chihuahuas with him...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  length-medium
  • Onyx's Awakening by Heather Slade

    Onyx's Awakening by Heather Slade

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s an alpha pilot for K19 Security Solutions.She's a grieving sister, determined to get answers.With ONYX by her side, their dark and blackened pasts may have a brighter future.ONYXA crash and a coma has grounded me. Without flight, I’m a pilot without wings. I refuse to give up, give in. I need to be back in the air with nothing but gravity threatening me...
  • Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The last thing he wants is to fall for her.Mackenzie Arden knows she'll never be free of her brother's violent obsession with her, and now she's his prisoner and an unwitting pawn in his plot. When she’s rescued by a man who is as intriguing as he is intimidating, she finally starts to feel safe for the first time in her life, only he wants nothing to do with her...
  • Ned by Susan May Warren

    Ned by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After four years of training to become a Navy SEAL, Ned Marshall is finally ready to marry the woman of his dreams, Shae Johnson . And Shae’s been uber patient, waiting, building a life as a free-lance graphic artist, moving around the globe to be with him. So, when she said yes to his proposal in Geneva, he fully expected to live happily-ever-after...
  • 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...
  • Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Alone with You by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pain trapped me in this house. Can love set me free?Death had been chasing me my entire life. I survived the horrors of war, but it was the aftermath that truly destroyed me.People called me a recluse, but the only time I didn’t feel like I was suffocating was inside that house.For my daughter, I kept some semblance of normalcy by implementing a rigid routine...
  • Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

    Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Honorably discharged from the Army after an explosion nearly killed her, former military psychiatrist Brooke Adams has set up shop to help others--but her days of helping military personnel are over. She's got her own battles to fight from her time overseas, and she's not equipped to take on more...
  • Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James

    Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Valentin Vachon, former Navy SEAL, loves women but is allergic to commitment. Trained and highly effective in extraction operations, he left the military when the Navy decided he should be a training instructor for fresh recruits to the BUD/S program...
  • Fallout by Rebecca Deel

    Fallout by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Waking up with amnesia next to a dead body means big trouble for Willow Knox. Worse, the police believe she's a cold-blooded killer. On the verge of being arrested, Willow asks a black ops warrior for help. But someone wants Willow dead at any cost. If they're not careful, Willow and Max will lose everything, including their lives...
  • Jager by Dale Mayer

    Jager by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jager Hannover, a former SEAL, has recovered from the damage done when his squad's truck drove over an antitank landmine more than two years ago. Six other team-mates were also badly injured, the seventh--Mouse--dead, in what their team leader Badger Horley realized later had to be a trap...
  • Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Heart by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s untouchable. Unbreakable. She plans to destroy him.Former CIA agent Ian Black has done terrible deeds. Sacrificed his honor and reputation for God and country. He’s a fighter and a survivor. His mission is to rid the world of scumbags who prey on innocent people.No price is too high, and no one crosses him. Not for long, anyway...
  • Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Corbin by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Corbin is tracking a cabinet minister’s pregnant daughter, who’d been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women’s cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time...
  • HEX: REAPER-Patriots: Book Thirty-Seven by Mary Kennedy

    HEX: REAPER-Patriots: Book Thirty-Seven by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hex Vernon resigned himself to the life of a bachelor. A retired Marine, he vowed to never take up arms again unless circumstances required it. Circumstances require it. The first woman he's had any interest in, since his divorce, is in danger and he won't just sit by and watch. With the help of his brothers, he'll travel to Dallas to rescue Gwen and find a killer...
  • GATOR: Voodoo Guardians: Book Two by Mary Kennedy

    GATOR: Voodoo Guardians: Book Two by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ian William Dougall, known as Gator to his SEAL teammates, is coming home. At least until he decides if he wants to reenlist or not. When he finds himself in the middle of a kidnapping and a plot against the office of the President, he's wondering if he'll ever escape all the action. With the new Voodoo Guardians, it seems business is as busy as ever...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  contemporary
  • HAM: VOODOO GUARDIANS: Book Three by Mary Kennedy

    HAM: VOODOO GUARDIANS: Book Three by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hamish 'Ham' McDonald commanded one of the best Army Ranger units in the country. Serving with one of the famous Robicheaux Rangers, he was honored when asked to join Voodoo Guardians. Hoping to find a place to call home and still feel useful, he's happy to help keep an eye on the perplexing and hot-tempered Sadie Jordan...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mystery  length-short
  • 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...
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