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Beyond the Chase by Brittney Sahin
When your whole world disappears, where do you turn?Ava Daniels' lab has been wiped clean.Everything is missing, including her boss and the formula for the dangerous chemical substance they had just discovered.The major problem? No one was supposed to know her lab even existed. And now Ava is the main suspect in the crime.Ava needs answers, and she's utterly alone... -
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Theo by Riley Edwards
Is seven days long enough to build a forever love? I was living a nightmare of my own making. My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller. I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe...Categorized as:
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![Finding Carly by Susan Stoker]()
Finding Carly by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCarly doesn’t want a boyfriend. Not after the last one tried to kill her. But Jagger “Jag” Bennett somehow gets under her skin, and soon she can’t imagine a life without him.Jag hadn’t planned on a girlfriend…even though his SEAL teammates are all very happy with their women. But sometimes the best things in life aren’t planned…and Carly is definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him...Categorized as:
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Torin by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Celtic Cock… the family pub Torin Flanigan ran with his sister. It took up all his time and energy, making it easy to fend off the multiple propositions he got from women every night.But there was one woman that caught, and held, his eye. Erin McBride... -
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![Leo by Maryann Jordan]()
Leo by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe had no complaints… Great job, great boss, great co-workers. And a best friend he’d known for years.Okay, almost no complaints… The women he dated paled in comparison to his best friend.She had a lot of complaints… A job she hated, a tyrant for a boss, working with people that got on her last nerve. And no time for love. Plus, the guys she dated couldn’t come close to her best friend...Categorized as:
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![Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker]()
Line of Resistance by Jemma Westbrook, Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGetting stranded in the snow without cell service wasn’t the worst thing that could have happened to Eloise Rivers.Being saved by the man who’d led her on more than once was... -
![Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe]()
Fatal Risk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe doesn’t do emotion, she lives by her emotions, how can they ever work as a couple?Julia Garamond is a reporter who won't let go once she catches a hint of a story, and this one is personal to her. When she crosses paths with one of Prey Security's teams she knows together they can take down the powerful Mikhailov Bratva who she believes is involved in a plot to overthrow the government... -
![Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch]()
Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe was out of the game.He should've stayed that way.When a former FBI colleague asks Callum Webb to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American bigwig in eastern Europe, Callum’s just got one word for him...No.Okay, actually two words: hell, no.Callum is out of the international law enforcement game and has been for a long time... -
![Smolder by Helen Hardt]()
Smolder by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAre you missing the Steel Brothers? Are you yearning for more? Welcome to the next generation! Join the grown children of Jonah, Talon, Ryan, and Marjorie for new adventures, mysteries, and heart-pounding passion... -
![Beowolf by Fiona Quinn]()
Beowolf by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThey weren’t looking for love. But fate—and a dog named Beowolf—had other plans…Retired military pilot Thaddeus (Nutsbe) Crushed deserves peace and quiet. If his work in tactical operations for Iniquus’s Panther Force hadn’t earned him that right, the fact that he lost his legs in the service of his country should’ve... -
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Waggs by Maddie Wade
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAiden Wagner is shattered when his identical twin his blown to pieces in front of his eyes and he can’t do anything to help except hold him as he takes his last breath. In his guilt and grief, he turned to the one person he’d loved from afar, and the one person he never should have touched—his brothers’ fiancée... -
![Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe]()
Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe last thing he wants is to fall for her.Mackenzie Arden knows she'll never be free of her brother's violent obsession with her, and now she's his prisoner and an unwitting pawn in his plot. When she’s rescued by a man who is as intriguing as he is intimidating, she finally starts to feel safe for the first time in her life, only he wants nothing to do with her... -
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Remy by Elle James
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRetired Navy SEAL Remy Montagne left the Navy to take on a career where he could make a difference. After a short vacation to his old hometown of Bayou Mambaloa and a casual hookup with local woman, Shelby Taylor, he joins Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors in Montana... -
![Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips]()
Expired Vows by Laura Conaway, Lisa Phillips
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFire. Family. Faith.Last Chance Fire and RescueShe sees the promise of freedom. He vowed to always be the hero.EMT Trace Bently came back to Last Chance County to escape his past. After the loss of his wife, he gave up a promising career as a police officer for the chance to save lives every day as part of the Fire Department...Categorized as:
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![Montana Rain by Josie Jade]()
Montana Rain by Josie Jade
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPsychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight... -
![Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe]()
Ivory's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFalling in love has no place in a mission of revenge.Abducted as a baby, Ivory Smith was trained to be one thing; a killer. Rescued before she could fulfil her captor's purposes now she works for Prey Security's Artemis Team taking down human traffickers...Categorized as:
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Relentless by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA friend's desperate plea launches Piper Reece on a quest to bring down a crime boss. But bringing a killer to justice will take more than determination. When she's attacked, Piper realizes she needs a defender as relentless as he is deadly. Good thing she knows the perfect man for the job... -
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Protecting Dove by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe saw her at her most vulnerable and she never wanted to see him again.Dove Oswald never expected to come face to face with the man who saved her life ever again. Nor did she expect him to save her a second time. Surprised by the spark of attraction between them, when she realizes he's hiding something she's determined to figure out what it is... -
![A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker]()
A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Third Moment in Time is a collection of stories by Susan Stoker, including 3 short stories that have been published previously in recent anthologies, a story written specifically for social media, and a brand new, never been published novella featuring a beloved character from the Silverstone series.The Bully: When a bully at school targets the seventh-grader, Annie Fletcher is on her own... -
![A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan]()
A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRyan 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... -
![Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James]()
Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsValentin Vachon, former Navy SEAL, loves women but is allergic to commitment. Trained and highly effective in extraction operations, he left the military when the Navy decided he should be a training instructor for fresh recruits to the BUD/S program... -
![Onyx's Awakening by Heather Slade]()
Onyx's Awakening by Heather Slade
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s an alpha pilot for K19 Security Solutions.She's a grieving sister, determined to get answers.With ONYX by her side, their dark and blackened pasts may have a brighter future.ONYXA crash and a coma has grounded me. Without flight, I’m a pilot without wings. I refuse to give up, give in. I need to be back in the air with nothing but gravity threatening me... -
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Lucas by Elle James
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFormer 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... -
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Second Chance Love by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI was his wife… but he left me.He broke my heart once, and if given the chance, he’d probably do it again.Which is why I’ve tried to get over him.I’ve dated, I’ve tried to let loose, but no matter how hard I try, my thoughts always return to Nash.Every guy I meet I compare to him.He was always overprotective and possessive... -
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Jenner by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeading 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... -
![Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala]()
Deja Brew by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWithin the struggling cafe Deja Brew, trouble percolates beneath the coffee beans. The shop’s owner, Shale, is forced into a dangerous game by a cartel, and when her shipment vanishes, it's game on.Shale's only hope is an unexpected Junior. Her only regular, and a local hacker with a knack for saving the day... -
![Off Limits by Helena Newbury]()
Off Limits by Helena Newbury
From the author of Deep Woods comes a scorching, standalone romantic suspense you’ll want to cozy up with. He’s a bad boy Brit who sleeps with every woman he sees. She’s his best friend’s book-loving little sister and strictly forbidden. But when the pair are stranded deep in the frozen wilderness, will anything remain off limits?I love my life... -
![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 ratingsA 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... -
![Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James]()
Valentin: Small Town, Protective Hero, Romantic Suspense by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsValentin Vachon, former Navy SEAL, loves women but is allergic to commitment. Trained and highly effective in extraction operations, he left the military when the Navy decided he should be a training instructor for fresh recruits to the BUD/S program... -
![Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe]()
Pearl's Fight by Jane Blythe
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir 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... -
![Fallout by Rebecca Deel]()
Fallout by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWaking up with amnesia next to a dead body means big trouble for Willow Knox. Worse, the police believe she's a cold-blooded killer. On the verge of being arrested, Willow asks a black ops warrior for help. But someone wants Willow dead at any cost. If they're not careful, Willow and Max will lose everything, including their lives... -
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Jager by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJager Hannover, a former SEAL, has recovered from the damage done when his squad's truck drove over an antitank landmine more than two years ago. Six other team-mates were also badly injured, the seventh--Mouse--dead, in what their team leader Badger Horley realized later had to be a trap... -
![Colorado Cold Case by Elle James]()
Colorado Cold Case by Elle James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSole 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... -
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Corbin by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCorbin is tracking a cabinet minister’s pregnant daughter, who’d been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women’s cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time... -
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![Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan]()
Sunset Kiss by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unexpected kiss at sunset can change your life. Luke overcame his background, thanks to the military. Now, a medic at the county jail on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he had a job, small apartment, and friends. Not bad for a loner like him.Allie was sunshine, laughter, and fun. A teacher with a glow about her that made him wish to be worthy of a woman like her.A phone call changed his life... -
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HEX: REAPER-Patriots: Book Thirty-Seven by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHex Vernon resigned himself to the life of a bachelor. A retired Marine, he vowed to never take up arms again unless circumstances required it. Circumstances require it. The first woman he's had any interest in, since his divorce, is in danger and he won't just sit by and watch. With the help of his brothers, he'll travel to Dallas to rescue Gwen and find a killer... -
![His Wounded Heart: Small Town Romance by Caitlyn O'Leary]()
His Wounded Heart: Small Town Romance by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s my soulmate. But will I be enough to heal his wounded heart?SimonThe Navy’s been my life. Being a SEAL is all I ever wanted, commanding them a dream come true. But I lost sight of everything else and missed the big things—things going on right in front of me. How could I not see how much my sister needed me? I knew her husband was off and should have checked him out...Categorized as:
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![GATOR: Voodoo Guardians: Book Two by Mary Kennedy]()
GATOR: Voodoo Guardians: Book Two by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIan William Dougall, known as Gator to his SEAL teammates, is coming home. At least until he decides if he wants to reenlist or not. When he finds himself in the middle of a kidnapping and a plot against the office of the President, he's wondering if he'll ever escape all the action. With the new Voodoo Guardians, it seems business is as busy as ever... -
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Declan by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoing a wellness check on a War Dog—now in the care of a woman who trains therapy dogs—Declan sees the aftermath of an attack. The trainer hopes for some assistance in how to work with the War Dog, Shelby, but apparently someone didn’t want Carly working with Shelby at all. Or was the attack connected to something else in Carly’s past?Carly has been through enough heartache for a lifetime... -
![RUSH: Voodoo Guardians: Book Nine by Mary Kennedy]()
RUSH: Voodoo Guardians: Book Nine by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRush Anders made one of the biggest mistakes of his life, walking away from the only woman he's ever loved. Now, he's just one mission away from being able to go home and tell her how he really feels. That is, if he can survive this solo mission. Shot and bleeding, he never expected to find his angel inside the monkey caves of the zoo. But there she was, giving him an earful... -
![CHRISTIAN: Voodoo Guardians: Book Ten by Mary Kennedy]()
CHRISTIAN: Voodoo Guardians: Book Ten by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristian Martin is ready to retire and head home to work with the family. But he's given one final mission and it's a doozy. A MARSOC brother is dead from an apparent opioid overdose. Except, no one is buying it. Too convenient. Too typical. Too everything. Sent to investigate and find the killer, he never expected to be saved by the Marine's sister. Everything should be easy, simple... -
![Broken Crown by T.K. Leigh]()
Broken Crown by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a decade of allowing his guilt to burden him, Creed Lawson is finally ready to move on from his past and only focus on his future. A future with Esme.Until a ghost from his past shows up and makes him question everything he’s believed to be true... -
![Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot]()
Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Kat Reynolds, a spirited yet feisty nature photographer, traces a clue to her father's disappearance seven years ago to Tulum, Mexico, she's determined to get answers. Armed with her father's last mysterious photo, her clue leads her to a massive underground cave system. But to enter the subterranean maze, she needs the expertise of grumpy scuba diving expert Colton Henderson... -
![Duty Devoted by Dominic Pierce]()
Duty Devoted by Dominic Pierce
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe saves lives with steady hands. He takes them with deadly precision.In the war-torn jungles of Corazón, Dr. Lauren Valentino runs a field hospital under siege—treating the wounded, protecting the innocent, and risking everything to hold the line. Knowing the danger is getting critical, Lauren’s family sends Citadel Solutions security expert Logan Kane to get her out... -
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![Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose]()
Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe past comes back to haunt a high-profile defense attorney in the newest book in the Baltimore series from the New York Times bestselling author of Edge of Darkness and Monster in the Closet.In his work as a defense attorney in Baltimore, Thorne has always been noble to a fault--specializing in helping young people in trouble just as someone did for him when he was younger... -
![SEAL's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North]()
SEAL's Pregnant One-Night Stand by Leslie North
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA one-night stand leaves this Navy SEAL with a surprise...It was just supposed to be one night of no-strings-attached fun, but now Sofia Popov has become the center of former Navy SEAL Ian Campbell’s life. Sofia turns out to be the teacher of Ian’s teen son, Gavin—the same teacher who meets him in the hospital when Gavin suffers a seizure at school... -
![Tempted by Lexi Blake]()
Tempted by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…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... -
![Secret by Janie Crouch]()
Secret by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter discovering that saving millions of lives rests on the shoulders of a brilliant computer expert, a lone wolf pilot will do whatever it takes to bring her to safety in this classic story, originally published as Leverage, from USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch! Former operative turned pilot Dylan Branson has one deliver vital codes to Omega Sector before millions of lives are lost... -
![Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James]()
Fang's Enlightenment by Ciara St James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThings refuse to quiet down around Tenillo for Fang and his club, the Ares Infidels MC. No matter how many bad guys they bring to justice, they find there are more in need of their kind of vigilantism. For Fang, that’s alright by him. He joins the Ares Infidels to be part of a brotherhood that’s bigger than just him and his club brothers. He joins to have a bigger family... -
![Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha]()
Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA 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...
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