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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...
  • Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella...
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  • Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Treasured by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he’s working on and his tenure will be assured. When he gets invited to interview a reclusive expert, he knows he’s gotten lucky...
  • Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Charmed by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    JT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters. So why does it all feel so empty? Nina Blunt is pretty sure she’s cursed...
  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met...
  • Marked for Revenge by Anna Blakely

    Marked for Revenge by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A killer is on the loose, and he won’t stop until he makes everyone pay. Two years ago, Allie Andrews did what she thought was right…and it cost her everything. Now the criminal she helped to put behind bars has escaped, and he’s hunting down everyone responsible for his conviction. Alone and afraid, Allie turns to the only man who can keep her safe...
  • Austen by Susan May Warren

    Austen by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His secrets could get them killed…. Austen Kingston isn’t impressed with Mr. Billionaire, Declan Stone. Sure, he’s handsome, and has a generous heart, but she is happy with her life as a treasure hunter-slash shark diver. Besides, she’s seen what wealth can do to someone…no thank you. And then a routine dive turns treacherous and she finds herself in need of rescue…...
  • Revenge by A.K. Evans

    Revenge by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cierra Wallace always tried to do the right thing. Helping others has been high up on her list of priorities. That’s probably because she realized years ago that one person could make a difference. Only now she’s wondering if the help she provided years ago was her best idea...
  • 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...
  • Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Defending Home by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will Two Tormented Souls Have The Courage To Reach For Love? The only family Nolan O’Rourke ever claimed were his Navy SEAL brothers, they had never let him down. His childhood wasn’t rough, it wasn’t hard, it was hell, and now any mission that he was assigned to was a cakewalk in comparison...
  • Broken Arrow by Chelle Bliss

    Broken Arrow by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Annie Hancock is finally following her dreams, studying for her graduate degree to become a professional artist. But when someone starts to leave threatening notes around her studio and dorm, Annie can’t help but wonder…who’s after her and why? She doesn’t know who to trust or keep herself safe. Arrow has been grinding for years as a bounty hunter and private investigator...
  • 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...
  • Austen by Susan May Warren

    Austen by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    There's Trouble Up North. .. Romance on the high seas…. When a chance encounter brings a billionaire and a marine biologist together on a luxurious yacht, their vacation romance turns into a high-stakes battle against time, as they race to unveil a dangerous conspiracy lurking beneath the waves. The Minnesota Kingstons. Jack. Book 2: Conrad. Book 3: Doyle. Book 4: Austen. Book 5: Steinbeck.
  • Never Too Late by Chelle Bliss

    Never Too Late by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Have you ever had your mother try to fix you up? Mine has been relentless, butting into my dating life forever. Every single time has been a total disaster. But when Ma summons me to her local hangout, I’m not expecting her to do it again. There’s only so many women in our small town, and at my age, I’ve met them all...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians. Working at McKay-Taggart as a bodyguard and security expert quickly taught him how to navigate the sometimes shark-infested waters of the elite...
  • French Kissing: Season Three by Harper Bliss

    French Kissing: Season Three by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ASIN B079Y3G6HS moved to the more recent edition. Paris. .. City of lights, City of love. .. City of drama! It has been six months since Dominique and Steph came out publicly...
  • Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Kilo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Breacher. Navy SEAL. Mercenary. Being a breacher on the Teams wasn’t a job, it was my drug of choice. Detonating charges, the blast waves going through me, I lived for the rush of tactical explosive breaching. As long as I kept my brothers safe and didn’t eat a piece of frag, I never looked past my next mission. .. until I screwed up. Miscalculating a blast zone, I took a hit...
  • The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Harlow Dawson went through something terrible while working a case in Los Angeles. She fell in love. To be fair, the love part wasn’t so bad, but the betrayal left her devastated and in police custody. She returned home to decide how to move forward. One thing was for certain. Her life wouldn’t include Jensen Wiley...
  • Lane Unleashed by Regan Black

    Lane Unleashed by Regan Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fleeting first glance could become a forever connection…. Former SEAL Lane Benning and his friends are in Hawaii for a retirement party hosted by the renowned Brotherhood Protectors. Everything is sunshine and surfboards until a volcano on the Big Island unexpectedly erupts. Diving in to help, Lane rushes to answer a distress call from the woman he’s been flirting with at their beachside resort...
  • Opposition by Jane Henry

    Opposition by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
  • Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Jaded by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Want equal rights? Don't f____ a biker. Want safe and predictable? Do not fall for a biker. Want wind in your hair, fire in your soul, and a man's fingerprints on your body, marking you as his and only his, to be protected and treasured forever? Don't accidentally become a club bunny. -Gianna Grace Jones. Told from the biker’s point-of-view…...
  • Ashes of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Ashes of Black Oak by Monique Edenwood

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    I watch the blood as it seeps from him, pooling like crimson flame around his neck, trickling in rivulets of liquid fire onto the dense body below. The body I've touched. I've held. I've kissed. I've felt wrapped around me for so long, holding me possessively, protecting me from those who wanted me lost...
  • Pretty Drunk by Lacey Black

    Pretty Drunk by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hallie. No one pushes my buttons the way Logan Johnson does. I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to ignore him, which isn’t easy when you live in a small town and share the same friends. So, when I have a little too much to drink and need a place to crash after our friends’ wedding, it would figure I find myself at Logan’s house. What I’m not expecting is ending up in his bed. With him. Naked...
  • Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Say Daddy by Shanna Handel

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Mafia Billionaire Romance. He didn't just spank me like a naughty little girl. He made me call him daddy. When I pushed him too far, he put me over his knee. I begged and pleaded, but the punishment didn't stop. Not until he heard me say it. Not until I called him daddy. She knows what she needs, but I'm going to make her say it anyway. Daddy. I love how the word leaves her blushing...
  • 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...
  • Shadow by Ivy Nelson

    Shadow by Ivy Nelson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dark Romantic Suspense. Cannon Ripley has spent his life in the shadows, but he's always been able to count on Olivia being there for him on the rare occasions he was able to come home. That is until he couldn't. When she walked away from their casual arrangement to marry someone else, he knew he'd stayed away too long. But she's divorced now and he's ready to come home for good...
  • Better Day by Karen Deen

    Better Day by Karen Deen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A secret romance is one thing . .. but living a life of lies takes it to the next level. My assignment is to protect them, then walk away when it's over. Simple! Until she walks through that door, frightened, vulnerable, and overwhelmed. Cassie is becoming my greatest weakness. She's the sacred fruit I shouldn't want, but from that first taste of her lips, turning away is no longer an option...
  • Cherry Brandy by L.J. Evans

    Cherry Brandy by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being on the run with only one bed is no excuse to touch her…until touching is the only choice. A quirky rock star and her fierce Secret Service agent fight a forbidden attraction. As the Vice President’s daughter and his current assignment, Leya Singh is completely off-limits...
  • Royal Haze by L.J. Evans

    Royal Haze by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I pledge allegiance to her…and only her. The stunning conclusion to The Painted Daisies series. Singer and lead guitarist Nikki Rani will do whatever it takes to keep her mom and her band safe, even if it means keeping secrets about her friend's murder. She failed her loved ones once and won't be taken in again by a ridiculous story. There are no fairy tales in her future...
  • Bulldog by Delta James

    Bulldog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wears the collar because she is his. She is his because her body knew its master. The moment Olivia Miles resorted to fighting dirty in a fencing match, Lord Nigel Pederson decided to teach her a shameful lesson, but as her quivering bottom reddened under his punishing hand the arousal pooling between her thighs made it clear she needs to be mastered completely...
  • Caution by A.K. Evans

    Caution by A.K. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Like every hardworking member of Harper Security Ops, Forrest Hickman takes time away from work to relax and recharge. And he often does that while riding his snowboard on the slopes of his favorite ski resort. He wasn’t sure anything would be better than some time alone to clear his head. That is, until he meets someone to spend his break with...
  • Crossroads of Betrayal by Danielle M. Haas

    Crossroads of Betrayal by Danielle M. Haas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When trust is destroyed, more than hearts will break. Grace Taylor is stunned to see her ex-husband at Crossroads Mountain Retreat—a place where she uses her special ops training to help veterans like herself heal. She’s determined to keep Zeke far from her mind despite their new proximity. But when a group camping excursion ends with a dead guest, all evidence points to Zeke as the killer...
  • When He Fights by Cynthia Eden

    When He Fights by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He saved her from a nightmare. Once upon a time, Kane Harte rescued Anastasia Patrick from hell. He took her away from a killer, protected her, and maybe even came perilously close to loving her. But then she was given a new life. A new name. A new home. And there was no room for Kane or the darkness he carried in her new world. So he walked away. Didn’t look back...
  • High Country Hero by Elle James

    High Country Hero by Elle James

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lauded for his daring rescue of a medical team captured by Islamic State terrorists, Navy SEAL Enrico “Rico” Cortez feels like anything but a hero. His friend and fellow teammate lost his life during that rescue. Plagued by PTSD, Rico leaves the Navy. Reluctantly, he accepts his only job offer, joining the Brotherhood Protectors in Colorado...
  • Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Black Light: Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Yes, sir. ”. Galen Harmon lives to hear those two words. And for fifteen years he lived the dream with a submissive who’d knelt at his feet and offered that simple phrase over and over again. But then she was gone. Ripped away in a heartbeat of savage betrayal and anguish that still haunts him. Until he met Alex. She’s everything that was taken from him...
  • French Kissing: Season Five by Harper Bliss

    French Kissing: Season Five by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ASIN B07S73K4SR moved to the more recent edition. Paris. .. City of lights, City of love. .. City of drama! With a year remaining on Dominique's first presidential term, the Laroche camp is gearing up for her re-election campaign. Dominique herself, however, doesn't seem so keen on going through it all again...
  • Winning Big by Athena Steller

    Winning Big by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Welcome to Sin City! Home to the newest Daddy/ little collection from author Athena Steller. Dom. I’m sick. I don’t want to be, but my stupid body betrayed me and now I’m forced to have weekly dialysis treatments as I wait to see if I will ever get a new kidney. I’ve been managing. Poorly but that doesn’t mean I needed the hot bossy cop to take over...
  • Guarded by the SEAL (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): A HERO Force Novel by Amy Gamet, Operation Alpha

    Guarded by the SEAL (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): A HERO Force Novel by Amy Gamet, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ghost asked Wyatt to help a woman in jeopardy. Neither of them knew how dire the consequences of that request would be…. Former Navy SEAL Wyatt Sorensen should be on a HERO Force mission hunting down a notorious criminal in the mountains of Colorado...
  • Going Down by Cat Wynn

    Going Down by Cat Wynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Colin Rush is an overworked hotshot at a Big Four consulting firm. His neighbor Emma Smith is a cutesy but reserved first grade teacher who’s never so much as glanced in his direction. Needless to say, Colin’s positive that Emma’s not his type, and, in turn, Emma thinks Colin is an intimidating player, and probably a jerk. Frankly, they avoid each other at all costs...
  • Marcus  (Love Undercover) by Lori Foster

    Marcus (Love Undercover) by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’ve been crushing on each other for months… So what’s holding them back? A sizzling new Love Undercover novella. For Marcus Bareden, Lucy Cortland is more than the girl next door. She’s beautiful, funny and easy to talk to. He’d really like to get closer, but something about her occasional wariness sets off his spidey sense...
  • A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors

    A Little Groundhog Day Gamble: A Holidays at Rawhide Ranch Story by Allie Belle, Rawhide Authors

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Facing down one of her high school bullies didn't exactly go the way she'd planned. .. Instead of giving Darius Smith a piece of her mind and walking away knowing she'd had the last word, Brynnly somehow finds herself on a date with him. At Rawhide Ranch. Where Darius just accepted a job as a professor at the University...
  • Elite SWAT Box Set: Books 1-3 by Leah Ashton

    Elite SWAT Box Set: Books 1-3 by Leah Ashton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet the strong, sexy, protectors of Elite SWAT - and the smart, feisty women who steal their hearts. Get the first three books of the award-winning Elite SWAT series. For the Fight. She’s a cop with her career on the line. He’s the SWAT team operator who broke her heart. The gunman holding them hostage? He’s got no idea who he’s dealing with. .. Out Run the Night...
  • Lucas by Karin Winter

    Lucas by Karin Winter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A billion-dollar vendetta. A sassy heiress. A marriage contract designed for destruction. Lucas Valeur had a perfect marry Ava Gant, destroy her family's company, and relish his icy revenge. But Ava’s fiery spirit and hidden scars melt his carefully built walls, awakening a desire that could turn his entire scheme to dust...
  • A Tycoon Undercover by Blair Babylon

    A Tycoon Undercover by Blair Babylon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One wild night with a sexy stranger has changed Wulfram’s life forever. I’ve been living undercover in the US for years. No one realized that the man living a very private life in the Southwest was the child victim of an infamous crime in Europe decades before. But my privacy has come at a cost...
  • Connected by Love: The Connected Series Book Three by Sophia Belle

    Connected by Love: The Connected Series Book Three by Sophia Belle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You’re my masterpiece. Before you, my life was just shades of greys with a hint of color, but now…now all I see is color. Sophia. I have one rule…don’t date the dads of one of my students. When I find out that the little boy with grey eyes who has stolen my heart is the son of the one man who has ever made me feel alive, I’m not strong enough to resist...
  • Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Call Sign: King by Livia Grant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He got cocky. Let his guard down. Now the love of his life is paying the price. For a moment he'd forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he'd been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe...
  • Daddy's Little Survivor by Everly Raine

    Daddy's Little Survivor by Everly Raine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    With no plan in mind, Monroe knows only one thing. That if she doesn’t take this chance to escape, the next beating might be her last. Out of gas, food, and luck, desperate for rest and safety, she pulls up to the side of a residential street to gather her thoughts...
  • Because of His Past by Kelly Favor

    Because of His Past by Kelly Favor

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Grace Knowles isn’t the type of girl to have sex in exchange for money. But when the unimaginably rich and handsome Liam Houston suggests just such an arrangement, she doesn’t exactly say no to him. Instead, Grace goes to his room in the middle of the night, intending to give him a piece of her mind. But when Liam Houston finally gets his hands on her, nothing’s that simple...
  • Chilled by Kendra Elliot

    Chilled by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    As a forensic nurse on a search and rescue team, Brynn Nealey braves a dangerous blizzard to find the survivors of a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. Joining her is Alex Kinton, a former US marshal with self-destructive tendencies. Alex lies his way onto Brynn’s team to find the man who killed his brother—and then return the favor...
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