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  • Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Protecting the Future by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Wolf and his fellow SEAL team members have saved many lives, and been in even more harrowing situations, but their latest mission might prove the most difficult of all. Charged with rescuing American soldier, Sergeant Penelope Turner, from the clutches of ISIS, the men infiltrate the refugee camp where she’s believed to be held...
  • 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:
    suspense  angst  military  contemporary  m-f  audiobook
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  • Greek Island Escape by Patricia M Wilson

    Greek Island Escape by Patricia M Wilson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The new escapist novel from the author of Island of Secrets . Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Lucinda Riley. 'I am Sofia. I am searching for my daughter, born 1st November 1972 . Can you help me? '. On the beautiful beaches of Crete, an old woman is handing out scraps of paper. Sofia, eighty-five years old, unable to speak, is desperate to find a daughter she has never known...
  • I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    I'll See You in My Dreams by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Zane Saucier is handsome, brilliant, powerful, a practicing cowboy and a successful attorney, but he cannot see. Presley Love is smart, intrepid, and attractive, but she wants not to be seen. Through legal battles, family affairs, and a fight to make it in the world, these two unlikely partners discover a true love greater than any obstacle...
  • Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Tight End by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    Raiden Shaffer never cared about press conferences…until a gorgeous reporter caught his interest with a single question. One night with Marissa Crane wasn’t enough, but she slipped out before sunrise—leaving behind a note and an obsession he couldn’t shake. Marissa wasn’t supposed to fall for the Nighthawks’ tight end before leaving the country for a month...
  • I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    I'll Remember You by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Aron and Libby McCoy became husband and wife. No woman could desire a more perfect love. But tragedy struck. .. while diving on their honeymoon, Aron does not come up from beneath the blue waters off the Cayman Islands. A massive rescue mission is launched, but the only clues found were his wedding ring and later a shredded wet suit covered in blood. The McCoy family is devastated...
  • The Don by Stella Andrews

    The Don by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Most fairy tales include a dark figure. The wicked stepmother dressed all in black wearing her anger for all to see. I. n my story she is dressed in innocence and fragility. Soft, gentle, sweet and loving, hiding her black heart beneath perfection. She came into the family and seduced three brothers. Then she married their father who sent them away...
  • The Don by Stella Andrews

    The Don by Stella Andrews

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Most fairy tales include a dark figure. The wicked stepmother dressed all in black wearing her anger for all to see. I. n my story she is dressed in innocence and fragility. Soft, gentle, sweet and loving, hiding her black heart beneath perfection. She came into the family and seduced three brothers. Then she married their father who sent them away...
  • 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  contemporary  mafia  bikers  length-short
  • Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Revere by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • Kerri's War by Stephen Douglass

    Kerri's War by Stephen Douglass

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A romance thriller! “Couldn't get any better than this! If you don't read this book, it is your loss. I loved it! ”. “I have just completed this third tale of the King Family and the twists and turns they have faced for two generations. These books are rare. While the characters in all three thread together, each book is a totally singular narrative...
  • Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Esme of Belmont finally freed herself from the chains shackling her to royal life and has been living in Paris for the past several years. It’s what she wanted. What she fought for. But there’s still something missing. She refuses to admit what that something is, though, doing everything she can to put the past behind her. Until she receives a phone call that forces her to return home...
  • Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Fallen Knight by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Esme of Belmont finally freed herself from the chains shackling her to royal life and has been living in Paris for the past several years. It’s what she wanted. What she fought for. But there’s still something missing. She refuses to admit what that something is, though, doing everything she can to put the past behind her. Until she receives a phone call that forces her to return home...
  • Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel

    Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a second kidnapping attempt upends her life and a friend goes missing, Sage Reynolds partners with her childhood hero to unmask the culprit. When the search for clues leads to an inescapable trap, she’ll need a battle-hardened warrior to escape. Fortress Security operative Brody Weaver is a protector to the bone...
  • The Fix by Lisa Herrington

    The Fix by Lisa Herrington

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sydney Bell knows exactly how far is too far when it comes to the law. She’s a cop’s daughter, after all. But the lines between right and wrong become blurred when it involves matters of the heart. After a devastating divorce, she escapes to the small lakeside town of Maisonville to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and make a fresh start. Unfortunately, her past isn’t ready to let go...
  • Man in Queue by Shandi Boyes

    Man in Queue by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m arrogant. She’s sassy. I’m an ass. She’s classy. I work for the prosecution. She works for the defence. We’re enemies, yet I crave her more than anything. A daytime wrestle on a cow-dung field doesn’t equal a lifetime commitment, but it does begin my downward spiral. I’ve dusted myself off more than once, but she’s a smudge that refuses to budge...
    Categorized as:
    angst  suspense  contemporary  length-medium
  • Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans

    Blue Marguerite by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A frenemy, second-chance, celebrity romance. She vowed to never forgive him. .. A dynamic drummer must rely on the sexy director who shattered her heart in order to find her sister. Once upon a time, Adria Rojas had it all―a budding romance, her music, and a whole family. Then in one year, her bandmate was murdered, her sister vanished, and the man she trusted humiliated her beyond forgiveness...
  • 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...
  • Charming  (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde

    Charming (Devil's Boneyard MC) by Harley Wylde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dakota -- Having a half-brother who’s an infamous assassin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At twenty-five, he’s still micromanaging my life. The moment Specter tells me about an arranged marriage to one of his associates I do what any sane woman would… I run. Never counted on meeting a biker I can’t seem to forget, nor did I plan on our two days together to have lasting consequences...
  • Saving Sparrow by Madalyn Judge

    Saving Sparrow by Madalyn Judge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ༒BRAXTON “SPARROW” ALLEN༒. I’m man enough to admit that I’ve been spiraling for the last year. I was drowning my grief in whisky and women after my unborn child was taken.  Unable to watch me fall any further, my president gives me an ultimatum that I can’t refuse; get my act together or step down as VP...
  • StoryTeller's Tale: Wretched Soulz MC by Manda Mellett

    StoryTeller's Tale: Wretched Soulz MC by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem author event proudly presents The Mayhem Makers Series. These standalone novels are brought to you by several bestselling authors specializing in writing twisted chaos. You'll get all the bikers, mobsters, and dark romance your heart can handle. Follow us so you never miss a new release, as they can be added in at any time! StoryTeller...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  contemporary  length-medium
  • Shadow by Brooke Summers

    Shadow by Brooke Summers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She wants the future. .. He's stuck in the past. .. Serenity Michaels has wanted Shadow since the moment she laid eyes on him and she's never been the one to shy away from what she wants. One drunken night with him proves the future she craves. He walks away without a second look. One night together was never going to be enough. .
  • Wrecked Beginnings: Reckless Memories / Perfect Wreckage / Wrecked Palace by Catherine Cowles, Joe Arden

    Wrecked Beginnings: Reckless Memories / Perfect Wreckage / Wrecked Palace by Catherine Cowles, Joe Arden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    * Duration: 27 hours and 20 minutes *. Author Catherine Cowles brings you an addictive small-town romance series full of protective heroes and suspenseful twists and turns. 'WRECKED BEGINNINGS' contains the first three stand-alone novels in the 'Wrecked' series. •1•. 'Reckless Memories'. I loved him before I knew what the word meant. From skinned knees to first dates and everything in between...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  contemporary  humor  audiobook
  • Ghost by Sybil Bartel

    Ghost by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Navy SEAL. Tier One Operator. Pawn. It started as an order from the Vice Admiral. A Black Ops mission for a woman from a government acronym no one ever spoke about. The brunette slid me a smile and said the parameters were simple. One high-value target, a HALO jump, my sniper skills, and a coordinated exfil. Double-tap the HVT, then I’d be back with my Team in time to spin up...
  • Derek by LeAnn Ashers

    Derek by LeAnn Ashers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brittany. He watched me from afar for over a year. Everywhere I went, he was there. His eyes on me. Little by little, he got closer. He stalked his prey…and that prey was me. But I wanted to be caught. I wanted to be his. I wanted him just as much as he wanted me. So I gave into him. I was his. Derek. She was mine. She had been from the second her eyes connected with mine from across the room...
  • Catch Me by Lisa Gardner

    Catch Me by Lisa Gardner

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 48 ratings
    In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest D. D. Warren thriller, the relentless Boston investigator must solve a coldly calculated murder--before it happens. In four days, someone is going to kill me . . . Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D. D...
  • Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Captured by the Mob by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nero: As the Underboss and enforcer for the Bianchi Family, I've got my hands full. When dealing with my enemies, I'm quick, efficient, and I never slip up. That's until one beauty accidentally gets in the way, seeing more than she should. I can't let her go, and I can't end her, so I do the only thing I can. .. I take her captive. Mariana: I thought my day couldn't get any worse...
  • Fox by Max Monroe

    Fox by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some things are meant to be; some aren't. I never thought this would be my life. I never believed I could feel this way. I don't know where to go from here. I never want to be anywhere else. My whole world has changed. She is my whole world. I'm not sure how to be me again. I've never felt more like myself. I've never needed anyone, but I need him. I love her. I'll always love her...
  • Collide by Megan O'Brien

    Collide by Megan O'Brien

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After years working for Talon Security, Sarah Scott has settled into her life in Los Angeles. Her friendships are growing stronger, and that spark with a certain former SEAL. .. well, it just might be worth exploring. That is, until her ugly past becomes her present and Sarah sees no other choice but to disappear. Letting her go isn't an option...
  • The Proposition by Amelia Wilde

    The Proposition by Amelia Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Retribution (verb): inflict hurt on someone for an injury or wrong. Vengeance. It runs through Mason Hill's veins. Except the person who walks through his office door isn't his enemy. It's the man's daughter. Charlotte Van Kempt tempts the worst part of him. He wants to use her. He forms a new plan for revenge. .. He'll take out every past hurt and dark memory on her sweet body...
  • A Wilder Wedding by Carrie Ann Ryan

    A Wilder Wedding by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wilders know their weddings and this time it’s for one of their own. Naomi and Amos have been the secret backbone to the Wilder Brothers’ Retreat and Winery for years. They’ve also loved and hated each other along the way. Their on and off again relationship has always worked for them, but now it’s getting in the way of the next Wilder Wedding...
  • Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani

    Savage Hunter by Kristen Luciani

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m obsessed with the virgin mafia princess I was hired to protect. Lily and I were never supposed to meet. Our fates collided in the wrong place at the wrong time,. And one hot night in Las Vegas bound us for life. I know I need to focus on her safety but I cannot resist the dark impulses that consume me whenever she’s near. My job is to protect her. My desire is to control her. To claim her...
  • Reaching For Normal by Jemi Fraser

    Reaching For Normal by Jemi Fraser

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a childhood spent in hospitals and foster homes, Myla’s freelance adventure writing suits her perfectly. A couple of weeks trying out new things then move on. Now, if she can only get her guide to all things winter interested in helping her lose her V-card. Sawyer’s lost his parents, his SEAL team, and his legendary Spidey senses...
  • SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison

    SEAL's Vow by Makenna Jameison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Mark “Mayhem” Covington's book. Official blurb coming soon!
  • Love’s Tempting by Maryann Jordan

    Love’s Tempting by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    **DUE TO SCENES OF AN EXPLICIT SEXUAL NATURE AND LANGUAGE SOME MAY CONSIDER CRUDE, 18+ ONLY****. Detective Matt Dixon had a scarred face earned in the line of duty and a scarred heart when his cheating fiance’ left him. Quiet and surly, he was determined to not let love in again. Until he met her…Lily Swanson. The first woman in a year that did not focus on his scar...
  • Annihilate Me Vol. 4 by Christina Ross

    Annihilate Me Vol. 4 by Christina Ross

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Book Four in the best-selling Annihilate Me Series! You must read the first, second and third volumes before reading Book Four. Each book is a full-length, 50,000-word novel...
  • Declan by T.L. Drake

    Declan by T.L. Drake

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ember:. My whole life I’ve been a victim. Touched, tormented and eventually, taken. Trust isn’t something I give easily. But I trust Mia, and eventually I found my place within her family. When her cousin, Declan gets hurt by the same men who haunt me, I feel it’s my place to help him through the nightmare. After all, he’s the man who saved me...
  • Guarding Her by Katie Reus

    Guarding Her by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    She never wanted fame…. After a video of her modeling her friend’s new clothing line goes viral, Gia suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight. She never wanted fame—she was just having fun and helping a friend. Unfortunately now she’s got a target on her back. Someone out there will do anything to destroy her. Someone who wants her dead. Now she’s paying the price…...
  • Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get ready to roll…. Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal...
  • Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 10 by Natsumi Andō

    Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 10 by Natsumi Andō

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A HEATED HOT SPRING STAY. Once, Tsubaki and Nao were lovers, but that ended in tragedy. After three years apart, they reunite as enemies, and Nao is determined to take over Kogetsuan as the rightful heir. However, the pair are forced to set their bitter feelings aside when they are brought to a hot spring resort to make wagashi...
  • Fractured Vows by Jessica Ames

    Fractured Vows by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sariah. 4 weeks, 28 days, 672 hours—that’s all I have left until my fate is sealed. I am promised to a monster. A man twice my age. He plans to keep me like a pretty doll, making me move to whatever whims he has. Trapped, all my choices are taken away apart from one. A handsome stranger. He tells me his name is Lucas and for one night I'm able to leave my cursed future behind...
  • Unchained Melody by Sable Hunter

    Unchained Melody by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sparks fly when Annalise walks thru the door of Ethan Stewart's Bed & Breakfast, turning his life upside down . .. again. Six years ago she had simply vanished into thin air after eight short days of earth-shattering passion. Ethan had searched desperately for her, but never found Lise...
  • Buried Sins by Karice Bolton

    Buried Sins by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fletcher Security Systems has become one of the largest firms of its type in the world. Luke has mastered how to protect everyone else at all cost without dealing with his own demons. Or so he thinks. When one of Luke’s top men is captured, he realizes the people who murdered his parents are sending a message loud and clear. He is next...
  • Ronin: Lost Valkyries MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Ronin: Lost Valkyries MC by Esther E. Schmidt

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Anouk - He's a killer who took me with him. Although he was sweet, tender, and yet so very dominating a moment ago; that's all insignificant now. Ronin - I answer to no one. As the Prez of Lost Valkyries MC, people answer to me, not the other way around...
  • BLACKOUT by Olivia Evans

    BLACKOUT by Olivia Evans

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There is a gaping hole in the middle of Lonna's memories of the worst night of her life. Her body told her how it ended, but the details leading up to her lying hurt and sobbing on the bathroom floor have been lost...
  • Crash Into You by Nichole Rose

    Crash Into You by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This curvy teacher never anticipated being charged with murder…or falling for the bossy detective in charge of the case. Ivy Kendall. Cameron Lewis is the man of my dreams. Bossy, gorgeous, and fiercely intelligent. When he touches me, I go up in flames. There's only one problem. He's a homicide detective. And I'm the primary suspect in a murder I didn't commit...
  • His Fugitive Obsession by Gia Bailey

    His Fugitive Obsession by Gia Bailey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She’s going to run. She has no idea, that only makes me want to chase her all the more. Run, little lamb, run. The hunt is on. Bennett. I’ve been a bounty hunter a long damn time and thought I was coldly indifferent to my clients by now, but some cases just get under your skin. The Lavin case was like that. Laura, with eyes like furious emeralds, was unforgettable...
  • Divided by Ivy Stone

    Divided by Ivy Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We were strangers. Two people on different paths that were never meant to cross. He saved me. I ruined her. We had no control. We were powerless against fate. It wasn’t wrong, it wasn’t right, but it was real. Ours was a toxic love. So lethal it was destined to ruin us both, and it did. In the end, everything went wrong for all the right reasons. Our lives divided...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  contemporary  length-short
  • Always Been Yours by Alexa Rivers

    Always Been Yours by Alexa Rivers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Falling in love with your best friend is hard enough. Being the woman he needs as a single dad is even harder. After a decade of pining for a small town cop who isn’t mine, a clandestine drunken marriage with a stranger, and a terrifying incident I’d do anything to forget, the past is finally catching up to me. Someone is plotting against me, and I need Nate now more than ever...
  • Rhapsody by Cecilia London

    Rhapsody by Cecilia London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I'm never going to stop loving you, Caroline. It's just not possible. ". Major Caroline Gerard returns from a dangerous mission battered and bruised. Terrified to confront the emotional and physical gap between her and her husband, she's determined to do whatever it takes to avoid reality...
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