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Special Forces - Soldiers by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Special Forces is the story of a Scottish SAS soldier and a Soviet spetsnaz soldier. Two enemies who meet in the line of duty during the early days of the Soviet Union's last war in Afghanistan. Behind enemy lines respect and finally love grow ... but that's only the official version. This epic spans across over twenty-five years of their lives... -
![Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green]()
Wolves vs. Hearts by Anna Green
The second volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.A new band, a new city, and new lover - Ryan dusts himself off and starts again, but the god-like status that his former band's tragic end has given him isn't as easy to shake off. As he should be focusing on making a comeback with his new band, he runs into the one person he hasn't been able to forget... -
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![Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron, Kate Stewart]()
Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron, Kate Stewart
Briggs, Remember when we parted ways in Germany? It was the day I broke your heart. What you didn't know was that I was breaking mine too. I thought they’d be enough–my husband and my son. That I’d get home and everything would go back to the way it was . . . Before the war. Before the ambush. Before you. But, no matter how hard I try, I can’t erase the trauma we shared... -
![Special Forces: Soldiers - Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate]()
Special Forces: Soldiers - Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Special Forces - Soldiers - 'Director's Cut' is free to download from Aleksandr Voinov's website below:Special Forces is the story of a Scottish SAS soldier and a Soviet spetsnaz soldier. Two enemies who meet in the line of duty during the early days of the Soviet Union's last war in Afghanistan. Behind enemy lines respect and finally love grow ... but that's only the official version... -
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![Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate]()
Special Forces: Soldiers Part II -Director's Cut by Aleksandr Voinov, Marquesate
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSpecial Forces is an epic work of military gay erotic fiction. The three cycles Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Veterans were written between April 2006 and November 2008 and have 70 chapters in total, comprising around one million words (the equivalent of around 15 full-sized novels). It is only suitable for an adult audience... -
![Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox]()
Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox
I crashed a wedding.Got caught by the best man.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby…It's Katya's fault. (As per usual.)My BFF despises her ex and wants to hate-watch him marry the woman he left her for.Problem is, she didn't fill me in on that plan...Until we arrive at the ceremony.As soon as I find out, I run...Categorized as:
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![Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss]()
Cutting Edge by C.D. Reiss
They met in a war zone.They’re going to bring the war home with them... -
![Queen of Misfortune by Ajme Williams]()
Queen of Misfortune by Ajme Williams
3 rules I follow no matter what: Never marry into the mafia. Never trust a man again. Never fall in love with a mobster. But Donovan Ricci isn’t taking no for an answer. When I was younger, my father married me off so I’d stop causing trouble for him. But now, years later, my husband is dead, and there’s another dangerous man who wants me. Donovan is obsessed with me from the moment we meet... -
![Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith]()
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Set in the Soviet Union in 1953, this stellar debut from British author Smith offers appealing characters, a strong plot and authentic period detail... -
![Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer]()
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920, with the words “I was told that my father was killed in the war... -
![Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury]()
Wrecked by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen you can't trust yourself, how can you ask anyone else to? It's been months since Aden Colt left the Army, and still the memories haunt him. When he moved into a tiny boat off the California coast, he thought he'd found the perfect place to escape life. Then Sawyer shows up and turns his simple life upside down... -
![My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier]()
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
My Cousin Rachel is a psychological thriller by Daphne du Maurier that centers on the thin line separating love from suspicion. The narrator in the novel is Philip Ashley, a young man who has grown up under the guardianship of Ambrose on the family estate in Cornwall... -
![In the Stillness by Andrea Randall]()
In the Stillness by Andrea Randall
Natalie is a wife. Natalie is a mother. Natalie is a cutter. Clawing at walls built by resentment, regret, and guilt, Natalie cuts as an escape from a life she never planned. Staying present is only possible when you let go of the past... -
![The Secret History by Donna Tartt]()
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last - inexorably - into evil... -
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![Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner]()
Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJake Tucker is broken. At twenty-two, he went in to the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind. Wounded, chewed up and spat out by war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him company... -
![How Do You Survive A Kiss? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory]()
How Do You Survive A Kiss? by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Heartless MobsterCillian Shaughnessy has a reputation for being violent. He is the kind of killer who can get any job done, which is why his boss sends him and his partner in crime, Aspen, to Miami to finally rid the Killough Company of an enemy. As long as he has his best friend, Aspen, at his side, he can take on any assignment, no matter how difficult. No target stands a chance... -
![Suicide Note by Teresa Mummert]()
Suicide Note by Teresa Mummert
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSometimes in life it feels like everything that can go wrong does, but everything happens for a reason. A relationship crumbles so someone else can mend the pieces of your broken heart. A change of plans can lead you to something you didn't even know you were missing. We help others and discover that it was us who needed to be helped all along... -
![The Note by Teresa Mummert]()
The Note by Teresa Mummert
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSometimes in life it feels like everything that can go wrong does, but everything happens for a reason. A relationship crumbles so someone else can mend the pieces of your broken heart. A change of plans can lead you to something you didn't even know you were missing. We help others and discover that it was us who needed to be helped all along... -
![Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller]()
Fighting Lust by Jennifer Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRyder “Playboy” King is what everyone calls me, in and out of the octagon. I’m fine with being known as a Playboy. I’ve turned it into an art form. A big smile, charm, and a little flattery - and my needs are easily met. Besides, giving a shit can get a man hurt – I’d rather get in and out in one piece. Enter Tessa Jameson. One fiery lust filled moment with her, is not enough... -
![Wounded by Jasinda Wilder]()
Wounded by Jasinda Wilder
War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love... -
![Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner]()
Toward the Sound of Chaos by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJake Tucker is broken. At twenty-two, he went in to the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind.Wounded, chewed up and spat out by war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him company... -
![Deceitful Bond by Brook Wilder]()
Deceitful Bond by Brook Wilder
Andrei Barinov deceived me and made me a partner in his crimes.Underneath his handsome face was a bottomless sea of darkness.One that threatened to drown me beneath its pitiless waves.He knew a secret that was hidden from me my entire The truth about my family.A family that he destroyed.And now I risk losing what little I have left...Categorized as:
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![Maiden Rose, Volume 2 by Fusanosuke Inariya]()
Maiden Rose, Volume 2 by Fusanosuke Inariya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKlaus von Wolfstadt, from one of the nations of the "Western Alliance," has left his duty as a soldier to his nation in order to be a knight to Taki Reizen, commander of the 15th division "Maiden Rose," whose country has an alliance with "Eurote," an enemy of the Western Alliance... -
![Maiden Rose, Volume 1 by Fusanosuke Inariya]()
Maiden Rose, Volume 1 by Fusanosuke Inariya
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTwo soldiers from warring countries are bound by a pledge as master and servant. Taki Reizen is a Commander of sublime beauty, shouldering the fate of his nation. Called "Mad Dog" because of his rough temperament, Klaus has sworn his loyalty to him as a knight. Despite this, those around them are cold and disapproving, full of various misgivings... -
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![Hit by Mallory Hart]()
Hit by Mallory Hart
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGIUSEPPINAI was never supposed to meet him, but one fateful night had him saving my life.Now he thinks he owns me. I’m his to keep.He’s ruthless, cold, and a killer, but something draws me to him anyway.I know what he’s capable of. I know he was meant to kill me. And I know one wrong slip may make him change his mind about sparing my life.But I want to test him, push him, be a part of his world... -
![It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann]()
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSomething Worth Fighting For As Christmastime settled quietly over the countryside, Navy SEAL William "Crash" Hawken was faced with a deadly conspiracy. And he had only one person to turn to -- the caring passionate Nell Burns... -
![Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane]()
Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"I'll do anything." Staff Sergeant Jasper "Ace" Atchison takes one look at Private Sonny Daye and knows that every word on paper about him is pure, unadulterated bullshit. But Sonny is desperate, and although Ace isn't going to take him up on his offer of "anything," that doesn't mean he isn't tempted... -
![Taylor's Temptation by Suzanne Brockmann]()
Taylor's Temptation by Suzanne Brockmann
When it came to protecting the innocent, Navy SEAL Bobby Taylor was your man. But when his best friend Wes asked him to keep an eye on his little sister, Bobby desperately wanted to take a pass... -
![Broken Warrior by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams]()
Broken Warrior by K.C. Wells, Parker Williams
War is hell. It cost Gary Cross his military career, his love, and left him with a roadmap of scars that serve as a constant reminder of everything he lost. Out of that tortured past came something extraordinary—CrossBow Protection, one of the premiere bodyguard services in the US.Michael Kennedy has been Gary Cross’s personal assistant for nearly a year... -
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Collateral by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe gripping story of a woman torn between love for her boyfriend, a dedicated Marine deployed to Afghanistan, and the resentment she has for the war that is tearing their lives apart. Written in Hopkins’s stunning poetic verse style, Collateral centers on Ashley, an MFA student at San Diego State University. She grew up reading books and never dreamed she would become a military wife... -
![Hollywood Is Bleeding by H.R. Penrose]()
Hollywood Is Bleeding by H.R. Penrose
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Hollywood Princess. An Italian Mafia Boss.She fought every day not to end her life. He eradicated the lives of others effortlessly.I’m the child nobody wanted. I jumped between foster homes until I aged out of the system. Thrown an unexpected once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from a stranger, I grabbed on to it desperately... -
![The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner]()
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 67 ratings"The Sound and the Fury" is a novel by William Faulkner, first published in 1929. It is considered one of Faulkner's masterpieces and a classic of American literature. The novel is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, and revolves around the decline of the Compson family, a once-prominent Southern family... -
![The Ballroom by Anna Hope]()
The Ballroom by Anna Hope
From the internationally acclaimed author of Wake comes a haunting story of love, insanity, and revolution set at the brink of the Great War.Yorkshire, England, 1911: After a moment of defiance at the factory where she has worked since she was a child, Ella Fay finds herself an unwilling patient at the Sharston Asylum... -
![Broken rules by I.A. Dice]()
Broken rules by I.A. Dice
North, South and a Star. A six-year long silent war rages in Chicago. Death is postponed by a debt of gratitude. Envy encourages the unthinkable. Hate destroys lives. Love complicates relationships. Two enemies wish for the same thing – to take what the other one holds dear. And in the midst of all the chaos – Layla, the perfect bargaining chip for both sides to manipulate...Categorized as:
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![Innocence (a Dark Mafia Romance) by Stasia Black, Lee Savino]()
Innocence (a Dark Mafia Romance) by Stasia Black, Lee Savino
I’m king of the criminal underworld. I always get what I want. And she’s my obsession. Cora is new to the city of sin. Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her. But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am. There’s a darkness within me. And Cora is a shining light. She’s beautiful. A virgin. I’m ruthless. A beast. She found me for a reason. She’ll be my queen... -
![Waiting for my Queen by Georgia Cates]()
Waiting for my Queen by Georgia Cates
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEmilia— All I’ve ever wanted was to marry for love. But girls like me don’t have that luxury. We are used as pawns in a game we can’t control. The game? It’s called Mafia. I was foolish enough to try to change the rules… and I lost. Luca— She was promised to me years ago. And he dared to take her from me. Dared to touch what was mine. I put an end to that...Categorized as:
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![Caught: A Prequel by M. L. Marian]()
Caught: A Prequel by M. L. Marian
An interconnected standalone featuring mature themes.FIND A WOMAN, KEEP A WOMANFor centuries, all the men in my family have captured their brides.Mine died, leaving me and my one year old son behind to grieve.But five years have passed, and I’m moving on.IT’S TIME TO GO HUNTINGI’m Mitchell Shay, and I’m bringing back a mother for my son Amos.There’s no escaping this, Corina. It’s you and me. Us...Categorized as:
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![The Cove by Ron Rash]()
The Cove by Ron Rash
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of Serena returns to Appalachia, this time at the height of World War I, with the story of a blazing but doomed love affair caught in the turmoil of a nation at war Deep in the rugged Appalachians of North Carolina lies the cove, a dark, forbidding place where spirits and fetches wander, and even the light fears to travel... -
![Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller]()
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsNow hailed as an American classic, Tropic of Cancer , Henry Miller’s masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for twenty-seven years after its first publication in Paris in 1934... -
![An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough]()
An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThick Heavy Hardcover with Dustjacket. 747 pages. An Illustrated Collection of Three Complete Novels: TIM, AN INDECENT OBSESSION, and THE LADIES OF MISSALONGHI... -
![The Villa by Rachel Hawkins]()
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 76 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives... -
![De Lucci's Obsession by Victoria Paige]()
De Lucci's Obsession by Victoria Paige
There was no escape when a De Lucci became obsessed.All Ava McGrath wanted to do was save her family’s pub.Even if that meant facing her best friend’s older brother.But Cesar De Lucci wasn’t the man she remembered from long ago.He’d become temptation in a three-piece Italian suit.His piercing gaze unsettled her while each encounter with him stole her breath...Categorized as:
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![Lie Down In Roses by Shannon Drake]()
Lie Down In Roses by Shannon Drake
The willful Lady Genevieve would do anything to save her beloved Edenby Castle--even if she had to share the name and the bed of her most treacherous foe, Lord Tristan. They were born to be enemies and destined to be lovers--players in a perilous game of intrigue and passion where the price was one woman's innocence and the prize was one man's heart... -
![Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair by Elizabeth McNeill]()
Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair by Elizabeth McNeill
The classic erotic memoir of an intense and haunting relationship that spawned the film.This is a love story so unusual, so passionate, and so extreme in its psychology and sexuality that it takes the reader’s breath away. Unlike The Story of O, Nine and a Half Weeks is not a novel or fantasy; it is a true account of an episode in the life of a real woman... -
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![Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo]()
Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo
Rated: 3.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn NPR Best Book of 2014A Time Top Ten Fiction Book of 2014A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA BBC Top Ten Book of 2014"Exquisite...As inspiring in its way as Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids ." — Los Angeles Times “Briskly addictive . . . Told in the voice of a female rock Ulysses.” — O, the Oprah Magazine “Marvelous . .
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