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  • 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 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...
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  • 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...
  • Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe

    Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Laramie Briscoe, comes the special edition of a fan favorite series.Nobody writes blue collar romance like Laramie Briscoe, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the Moonshine Task Force: Special Edition Series...
  • Just One More Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Just One More Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Baytown Boys MysteriesMilitary duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home...
  • Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kaya Mabry never expected to be a young widow with a young son. When her little boy is faced with some life-changing medical issues, she decides to move across the country and take the tattoo artist position she was offered by Loki from the Poseidon’s Warriors MC...
  • Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Freedom by J.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rain pelted my face as I pushed through the roar of the storm. Deep in the belly of Mexico, my team and I were on the hunt. One of the cartel’s mules flipped and wanted a ticket to freedom. The information they held could be our game-changer. Returning home to a civilian lifestyle was always an adjustment, even if it was temporary...
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    military  suspense  alpha male  contemporary
  • A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ryan Coates does it all. Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan...
  • Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox

    Sapphire Tears by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 ratings
    I’m caught between two dangerous men.My ex wants me back.My husband wants me dead.But the only life that matters to me is the baby in my belly.I tried running once, and that didn’t work.So it’s time for me to try something else: fighting.I’ll fight for myself, for my sanity, for my child.I’ll fight for hope.I’ll fight for love...
  • Sizzle by Liliana Hart

    Sizzle by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A killer who taught her everything she knows… A mission that pits her skills against his… And a new partner that makes her body…Sizzle When Declan MacKenzie asks Archer Ryan to do a special job for MacKenzie Security, Archer has no choice but to say yes. He owes Declan his life, and Declan more than has his hands full with his own family problems...
  • Protecting Dakota by Susan Stoker, Suspense Sisters

    Protecting Dakota by Susan Stoker, Suspense Sisters

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Sleeper SEALs, are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on U.S. soil. PROTECTING DAKOTA Dakota James's life has become the stuff of nightmares. The leader of the Ansar al-Shari'a terrorist group has become obsessed with her, determined to take her as his wife...
  • Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike.Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets...
  • 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...
  • Colorado Cold Case by Elle James

    Colorado Cold Case by Elle James

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sole survivor of a mission gone wrong, Griff left the Navy to recover from his wounds and grief. The one person he’d loved had left San Diego while he'd been on a mission and hadn't returned or reached out. She’d said she was from Colorado...
  • Celebrating Love by Maryann Jordan

    Celebrating Love by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Saints Protection & Investigation A private investigation business, pulling together men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve. Nick Stone - a stoic, dedicated FBI agent. His life was neat and orderly, just the way he liked it...
  • Atlas' World: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 5 by Darlene Tallman

    Atlas' World: A Poseidon's Warriors MC Novel - Book 5 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...
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    suspense  military  mafia  contemporary  bikers
  • 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...
  • The MacKenzie Family Security Series by Liliana Hart

    The MacKenzie Family Security Series by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Three MacKenzie Security books in one! SHADOWS AND SILK Agent Brant Scott knows when a battle is lost. He’s been an integral part of hunting down members of the del Fuego cartel for years, but it’s not the violent criminals that have the ability to bring him to his knees. That honor belongs to one woman...
  • Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Orion's Universe: A Poseidon's Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ky “Orion” Stanford, Treasurer for the Poseidon’s Warriors MC, is content with how his life has turned out. During his military tenure, he met a group of men who are now family, and since he never plans to get tied down with an old lady or wife, he enjoys playing the field...
  • Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets...
  • Rescuing Kassie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Kassie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Graham "Hollywood" Caverly feels the chemistry with Kassie Anderson in the emails they've been exchanging through a dating site. When they finally meet in person, and that online chemistry proves to have real-life sizzle, he knows she's the one. He couldn't be happier when their first date, at an annual Army Ball, goes better than he could have imagined. Until Kassie drops a bomb...
  • Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen...
  • The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...
  • Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Finally Home by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This will be the 4th and final book in the Home Series, and focuses on Commander Michael Casiano and Lainey Riley. Mike Casiano has lived his life by a certain creed: take care of all those who depend on you and leave no man behind. He wanted more for his life than joining his family's law firm when he graduated college...
  • Innocent Salvation by Maddie Wade

    Innocent Salvation by Maddie Wade

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sabine ‘Snow’ Goubert grew up thinking that all families were like hers. She had a mother who’d abandoned her for the sake of her political career, and a father who’d taught her that deception was love. Then she meets the operatives of Shadow Elite and is drawn into a team that would give her the family and values she craved...
  • Jericho by Marie James

    Jericho by Marie James

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I knew there was no point in looking back at what could've been when she couldn't even lift her eyes to me when her father ordered my death.She didn't fight for me, didn't fight for us.I knew better than to get tangled with a mafia princess.I knew how it would end, only instead of dead, I was left in a much worse situation, having to know she was still alive and being unable to go to her...
  • Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones

    Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The third and final book in the Walker Security: Lucifer Trilogy...In the mind-blowing and stunning finale, all will be revealed as Lucifer's forever with the woman he loves hangs in the balance...
  • Abigail by Angela Rush

    Abigail by Angela Rush

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Abigail Miller’s life had been anything, but easy. Watching her mother die during a police raid on a drug house, left a lasting impression. She’d survived the night with the help of Robbie an older boy who sheltered her from the chaos. She’d never seen him again...
  • 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...
  • Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Ivan 2 by Roxie Rivera

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After a year filled with drama and danger, Erin and Ivan are ready to focus on the one thing they want the most--starting a family. When she has yet another negative test, Erin worries there's something wrong with her.Ivan urges his wife not to worry because it will happen when it's meant to happen. He hates seeing her stressed out and does whatever he can to make her happy...
  • Unruly by Bethany-Kris

    Unruly by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The crime boss. The hustling queen. Cross and Catherine Donati have been married five years, but the life they’ve chosen still has things to teach them yet. One can never become too comfortable in their business. Trouble soon follows. The principe and principessa are all grown up … It’s tough being at the top...
  • Fast Kill by Kaylea Cross

    Fast Kill by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The past has come back to haunt her. Having battled long and hard to put her painful past behind her, DEA Special Agent Taylor Kennedy has done everything in her power to make a new life for herself. She never dreamed that same past would suddenly show up on her doorstep one night, or that its reappearance would threaten everything she’s built for herself...
  • Tangled Up by Tia Louise

    Tangled Up by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He's broody, he's driven, and he's coming back to claim what's his.“First, do no harm…”It’s the start of my oath as a doctor, and breaking that oath is how I began my career.Only I didn’t just do harm, I watched a man die right in front of me.And not just any man—a man I hated.I thought his death would bring me peace, but it haunts me to this day...
  • Second Chance Husband by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Second Chance Husband by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The First Time series concludes with an enemies to lovers romance that has been a long time coming. August and Paisley finally figure out what they’ve been missing.The first time I got married, I watched the man I love walk away from me.The second time around, I’m the one signing the dotted line first—this one a man who I realized I never loved.Once burned, twice broken, I’m done looking for love...
  • Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series by Violet Blaze, C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club owns my sleepy coastal hometown. Their inked-up a**hole president owns my heart. But I’m the mayor’s daughter, his righthand in the office. My whole life, all I’ve ever wanted is to succeed in politics...
  • Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Dirty Eoin by Harley Diamond

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AN UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER?My life is no fairytale.I’m no Prince Charming. She’s no Disney Princess.She’s the femme fatale in the story.Fuck. Marry. Kill.I chose the former. She chose the latter.My family chose the option neither of us wanted.For thirty-eight years, I waited to marry the right woman, and then I was forced to marry the wrong one...
  • Brothers United by K.J. Dahlen

    Brothers United by K.J. Dahlen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roman I’ll burn in hell before I let her go. But can a man have it all? The first rule of the streets…protect what’s yours. I made her my own. She made me stronger. Freed me from a haunting past. It’s more than a love affair. It’s an irresistible infatuation. She’s lived a life of fear, abuse, and distrust. I promised her I’d change all of that. I promised I’d never hurt her. I was sure of it...
  • Peace Under Fire (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): Operation: Hot Spot, book #7 by Trish McCallan, Operation Alpha

    Peace Under Fire (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): Operation: Hot Spot, book #7 by Trish McCallan, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A grumpy/sunshine, experienced/inexperienced, girl next door, enemies to lovers, second chance at love romance—with psychics!With a missing—possibly dead—teammate, and a traitor running amok in SEAL command, Jacob Moore, aka Squish, doesn’t have time for complications. Certainly not a traumatic brain injury or a sexy, inexperienced neighbor...
  • Brutal Sinner by Stella Andrews

    Brutal Sinner by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am a brutal sinner. A label I carry on my back with pride. A sinner who kills the bad guys. A sinner who defends the innocent and slays their demons. A sinner with no emotion and no heart. Ex special forces soldier turned renegade. I have my principles that are stamped on my soul and I live by them and one day I will die by them. Then I met a woman who changed everything...
  • Taz by Andrea Smith

    Taz by Andrea Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Taz: My life is finally perfect. My dreams have all come true. I'm where I want to be with the bureau; having the career I've been planning since I did my stint in the military. I'm married to the one and only woman I've ever loved; my heart beats for her alone. Together we've made beautiful babies that I adore. I'm thirty-three years old and I'm complete. Then one day, it all changes...
  • Lucifer's Sin by Lisa Renee Jones

    Lucifer's Sin by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    About the series: Tall, dark, and deadly, these men run Walker Security. Each is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities. They are passionate about those they love, relentless when fighting for a cause they believe in, and all believe that no case is too hard, no danger too dark. Dedication is what they deliver, results are their reward.Meet Lucifer, one of those men..
  • You Belong With Me by Kristen Proby

    You Belong With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new stand alone novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle series! Elena Watkins is used to getting what she wants. She grew up the daughter of one of the most powerful mafia bosses on the west coast, an indulged, rich girl who got away with everything.Except the love of her life.Archer was the king of their high school...
  • Burning Steel by Kat Bammer

    Burning Steel by Kat Bammer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He will fight for a second chance, but he will burn down the world to keep her safe.Thirteen adrenaline-fueled years as a Navy SEALtaught Peter to protect those unable to defend themselves.He gave it his all.Now, it's time for a new mission.To come home to Moon Lake, serve as a deputy sheriff,and settle into uneventful small town life...
  • Chased by Cristin Harber

    Chased by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Jenny Chase has loved Asher McIntyre, her best friend’s older brother, since she first laid eyes on him. But their flirting over the years never progressed as well as his career. He’s the Asher McIntyre, Mr. Rising Star Politician, the congressman who is soon to be the senator to New York State. He holds a spot on every magazine’s most handsome, most powerful, and most unattainable list...
  • Someday Never Came by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette

    Someday Never Came by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It only took one text.One nickname flashing across my screen to drag me back into his tangled web.That one text sent me back to my hometown.A town full of heartache, secrets, and abandonment.Straight into the arms of the man I’ve always known was meant to be mine.Our story wasn’t over…The man who was standing in front of me now was a far cry from the boy I once knew...
  • Tarnished Reign by S.R. Jones

    Tarnished Reign by S.R. Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author SR Jones comes a Dark Bratva Romance. Taken by the mafia. Saved by a monster.Dimitri Baranov crashes into my world on a rescue mission, but I’m not the one he’s there to save. He takes one look at me and claims me as his. He says he will protect me and keep me safe, but he doesn’t look at me like my protector...
  • Full Contact  (The Crossover Series) by Kathy Coopmans, H.J. Bellus

    Full Contact (The Crossover Series) by Kathy Coopmans, H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Authors comes book one in The Crossover Series. A mafia princess. The nation’s favorite football player. Can they make it work? An unlikely matching of the stars. The opposites had it all for one year. Justice Bexley, the daughter of Cain and Calla leaders of The Diamond Syndicate, sacrificed true love to protect Liam. Her selfish action destroyed them both...
  • Sazon: A Russian Mafia Romance by K.J. Dahlen

    Sazon: A Russian Mafia Romance by K.J. Dahlen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sazon I am a man of honor and what I have I earned with my own two hands. I am ruthless against those who would seek to destroy my family. Our undying loyalty makes us family. I would live and die for the brothers I found when I was nothing more than a child. Till she came. As soon as I touched her our connection was bonded...
  • Roman by K.J. Dahlen

    Roman by K.J. Dahlen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roman Broken. Scarred. Powerless. I’ll destroy that fker even if i have to come back from hell He defaced my childhood innocence The monster, arrogantly spent out his years doing to same I’ll never be that vulnerable child again. Barely surviving a life on the streets that took my brother For years, I thought I was living...
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