Books like 'Ray'

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  • The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Inn on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series! After coming together following their father’s stroke, the Wingate women have found second-chance romance, faced trials and tribulations, and built wonderful lives on Amelia Island. Their father is fully recovered and healthy, their businesses are flourishing, and the whole family is bursting with love and laughter...
  • The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Dressmaker on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A sisterhood saga with threads of drama, dreams, and danger. Life for the Wingate women of Amelia Island is never dull! While Raina balances the challenge of nurturing newborn twins and a budding romance, trouble arrives on her doorstep to threaten her sweet new life...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  m-f  contemporary  audiobook
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  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . . Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President. When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
  • It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    From NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series. The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed...
  • Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  suspense  audiobook
  • Steinbeck by Susan May Warren

    Steinbeck by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    There's Trouble in the North. .. The last person she can trust is the man she left for dead…but he’s the only one who knows she’s alive, so…. Emberly "Phoenix" Hart has spent years proving herself as one of the Black Swans' most capable operatives...
  • Montana Whispers by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Montana Whispers by Josie Jade, Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary
  • Playing With Forever by Riley Edwards

    Playing With Forever by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Evan. I’ve spent years keeping control—on the job and at home. My daughter is my world, my badge is my duty, and I don’t let anyone close enough to become a weakness. Then Josie Lark walked into my life. Classy, gorgeous, stubborn as hell. One night with her should’ve been enough, but now I can’t stop thinking about the way she looks at me, or how easily she slips past the defenses I’ve built...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  m-f  suspense  contemporary
  • The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island by Hope Holloway

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The saga continues with secrets, surprises, and sweet temptations…. Sadie Wingate has been keeping secrets. .. from her family and from her brand new husband. But once the truth is revealed, her whole world melts like a truffle in the sunshine...
    Categorized as:
    mature couple  m-f  contemporary  audiobook
  • Crew by Melody Anne

    Crew by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family — a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But soon he learns he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker...
  • Harbinger by Kris Michaels

    Harbinger by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. Alone. Harbinger extinguished any thought of a serious relationship due to the dangers of his profession. Yet he’d fallen hard for Ysabel Archambeau, and she rejected him without reason. He tried to escape the haunting memories of Ysabel by returning to the States, but the romantic connections surrounding him isolated Harbinger from his team...
  • Malice by Kris Michaels

    Malice by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Whatever it takes, as long as it takes . In the icy northern tundra of Siberia, a lethal game of life and death unfolds. Malice, an assassin who works for Guardian Security, stands at the far side of his latest mission. When the operation takes a dangerous turn, he becomes certain of one chilling Guardian has been infiltrated...
  • New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    New Beginnings on Railway Lane by Alison Sherlock

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    When high flying, workaholic Katy Smith is suddenly made redundant, she needs to find a job fast! After mistakenly answering an advert online, she quickly realises that the rundown railway station in sleepy Cranfield isn’t the 5-star London hotels she’s used to working in! But a job’s a job. Right? Chef Ryan Connelly is having a crisis of confidence after his Italian dream turns sour...
  • Securing Avery by Susan Stoker

    Securing Avery by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Navy Nurse Avery Nelson never dreamed she’d be taken hostage during her deployment in Afghanistan. She’s assisting local women with healthcare, not fighting in a war. But digging her way out of her would-be grave turns out to be the battle of her life...
  • Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Billionaire Unreachable ~ Wyatt by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when the man you think you despise turns out to be a completely different guy beneath the surface? I didn't like Wyatt Durand. He might be my friend's older brother, but he was unpleasant, sarcastic, and the grumpiest guy on the planet. It didn't matter to me that he was a breathtakingly gorgeous, ultra-wealthy billionaire with the very prestigious Durand last name...
  • 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:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary  angst  audiobook
  • Shelter for Penelope by Susan Stoker

    Shelter for Penelope by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Dubbed the “American Princess” after her rescue from months in the hands of ISIS, soldier and firefighter Penelope Turner has struggled silently since her return to Texas. The media, the danger of her job, the pressure of knowing lives are in her hands…all of it and more has combined to slowly fill Penelope with seething guilt and doubt...
  • Turbulent Intrigue by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Intrigue by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The final novel in bestselling author Melody Anne’s Billionaire Aviators series finds Ace Armstrong back home after years away in the CIA. Faced with the stipulation in his father’s will to find a wife or lose his inheritance, the “black sheep” of the family takes to the skies like his aviator brothers...
  • Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Charlie Foxtrot by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mummies. Yeah, you heard me right. That’s my next job—protecting a mummy. It wouldn’t be a problem, except someone doesn’t want this particular mummy to make it to the museum. Not to mention one of my teammates thinks this particular mummy is cursed. On top of this ridiculous job, I’ve also met the most gorgeous woman in the world...
  • Sheltering Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Sheltering Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Their sheltering instinct might keep them alive. But can it save them from heartbreak? WorldCares scientist Tess Dagomba is always prepared for danger while touring Namibia, Africa. So, she wasn’t even that surprised when she found herself in need of an emergency rescue...
  • Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Aspen by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    When Aspen Mesmer asks a complete stranger to kiss her one night in a bar, she never expects to have an immediate connection with the man. Kane “Brain” Temple knows he isn't the kind of man women look at twice, but when Aspen did just that after their explosive impulsive kiss, he's thrilled...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary  audiobook
  • Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Reese Turmel has sworn off women. Commitment wasn’t something he was willing to consider again after his wife cheated on him while he was on deployment. However, not even a man as jaded as the former SEAL could deny the instant attraction that sizzled to life the first time he walked into Treats Bakery and saw the beautiful woman behind the counter—and he tried...
  • Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3: A wedding and a surprise baby story by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Baby Makes 3 by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series will love this follow-up to Imperfect, Jamie and Molly's heartwarming story (book 5 in the series). Blind, former Navy SEAL Jamie McIntyre is finally getting what he's wanted for a long time, and that's to get his girlfriend, Molly, to walk down the aisle with him. But that's not the only thing he wants...
  • Marrying Emily by Susan Stoker

    Marrying Emily by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Few people know better than Delta Force soldiers that life is unbearably short and achingly precious. So Cormac Fletcher isn’t waiting one more day to marry the love of his life, Emily. Fletch has already adopted her daughter, Annie. Now it’s time to officially make Emily his too...
  • Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Hot SEAL, Silent Knight by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Forced to take his 'Use or Lose' vacation days, Romeo Platoon Leader Ted (Bear) Black begrudgingly heads home to Hope City and all the nonsense surrounding Christmas. He'd rather stay in San Diego and spend his downtime working, especially when he's unexpectantly reunited with the woman who was the star of the worst date he'd ever experienced. Noel Laurent is heading home for Christmas...
  • Heir of Shadows by Kris Michaels

    Heir of Shadows by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Whatever it takes. As long as it takes. ®. Blake King is a shadow no one sees coming. Code name Havoc, he’s a second-generation Guardian Security assassin, sanctioned to eliminate the world’s worst criminals. His next target, a European billionaire whose empire is built on corruption, trafficking, and blood. Elise Serra isn’t part of Blake’s mission...
  • Turbulent Desires by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Desires by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    ER nurse Lindsey Helm used to be strong. Then a late-night attack at the hospital nearly killed her and left two close colleagues dead. Now Lindsey has retreated from the world. She knows she needs to move on, but every hint of danger seems threatening—including a certain sexy fly boy who’s determined to show Lindsey what she’s missing...
  • Vanished by April Wilson

    Vanished by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series will love this follow-up story about Dominic and Sophie. Sophie is due to give birth to their baby any day. When she goes missing, Dominic goes on a rampage as he searches for his wife. Lots of McIntyre family members and friends make an appearance in this book, including a few unexpected surprise guests...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  military  contemporary  suspense  pregnancy
  • Blade's Runaway Bride: An Ex-Military Age Gap Instalove Romance by Zoey Rose

    Blade's Runaway Bride: An Ex-Military Age Gap Instalove Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blade. I'm not built for tenderness. My hands know only violence, my soul carved hollow by years of bloodshed. Then she appeared. .. A runaway bride in the headlights of my Harley, blue eyes wild with fear and defiance. Kelly Stone. The first person to see past the monster to the man beneath. They call me Blade for a reason. Cold. Sharp. Lethal. The club's weapon, pointed wherever Reaper aims...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-novella  bikers
  • Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Somebody's Angel by Kallypso Masters

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Marc d’Alessio first rescued the curvaceous and spirited Italian Angelina Giardano at the Masters at Arms Club, he never expected her to turn his safe, controlled life upside down and pull at his long-broken heartstrings. Months later, the intense fire of their attraction still rages, but something holds him back from committing to her completely...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-long
  • Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Austin Moore found his purpose in the military, but there was always something missing. He wanted what everyone in his family had…someone to call his own. But his life didn’t make it easy to find a soul mate, someone to be his forever. Sage Hill enlisted to follow in the footsteps of her father, but never wanted to be in his shadow...
  • Shattered: Anderson Special Ops: Book Four by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Shattered: Anderson Special Ops: Book Four by Melody Anne, John Henley

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Tyrell Rice, known as Smoke to his military contacts, is on a mission. Number one is to break down the walls of a drug cartel circle that’s been affecting those he cares about for far too long. His number two mission, not to succumb to the marriage flu that’s been infecting all of the men around him. Smoke is former military, and a former NFL superstar...
  • Finding Home by Abbie Zanders

    Finding Home by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming August 24th, 2021. Home is where the heart is. But what if you don't have one? When Jaxson Adams is forced out of the service on a medical discharge, he returns to his hometown to find that very little has changed. The problem is, he has. He’s no longer the carefree, wild child he’d once been. He’s seen and done things most people couldn’t imagine...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary
  • Prodigal Son by Abbie Zanders

    Prodigal Son by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ✨ RELEASING DECEMBER 7th, 2021! He lost everything once. He’s not going to let it happen again. Matt Winston led a charmed life. Great family, great friends, and a girl he’d do anything for. Then tragedy struck. He lost everything, including his way. He dealt with it the only way he knew how-by becoming the best damn SEAL team leader he could be...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Home Base by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the third installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, we're always heading for our Home Base. After fourteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and seriously consider starting a family of his own. Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  secret child  contemporary
  • HOOT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Five by Mary Kennedy

    HOOT: REAPER-Patriots: Book Fifty-Five by Mary Kennedy

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Benjamin Scott 'Hoot' O'Neal is one-third of the O'Neal triplets. Prolific members of MARSOC, the triplets are now retiring and heading home to Belle Fleur. With their father and uncle, Eagle and Hawk, they will become members of the RP team. But when his first op finds him carrying a dying woman into an emergency room, Hoot is starting to doubt the wisdom of leaving the Corps...
  • Hudson by Melody Anne

    Hudson by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne begins a sizzling and heartfelt series about Joseph Anderson’s long-lost nephews. Hudson Anderson has watched his brothers fall victim to the marriage flu. He wants nothing to do with it. That is until he meets a fiery Daisy Green who shows up on the property he’s just purchased, calling him a thief, and insisting the property isn’t his...
  • Fearless by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society

    Fearless by Chelle Bliss, Salvation Society

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’ve always been a wild child and my own worst enemy. Ditched by my best friend at a biker bar. A broken Jeep in a new town with no one to call. What else could possibly go wrong? I’m Makenna Dixon, not a damsel in distress. My parents taught me how to survive on my own. But a handsome stranger thinks he’ll be my saving grace. A challenge leads to a lip lock I can’t quite forget...
  • Brandon by Melody Anne

    Brandon by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melody Anne comes the third and final book in the Anderson Billionaires series—a feel-good romance about learning to trust and believing in happy endings...
  • Home on a Yorkshire Farm by Jane Lovering

    Home on a Yorkshire Farm by Jane Lovering

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Needing an escape, Dora swapped city living for life as a shepherdess on her grandad’s Yorkshire farm. More than a decade later Dora is still there, now farming the fifty acres and caring for the one hundred rare sheep by herself. She never hears the call of the city, but instead relishes the peace and simplicity of life on the Moors...
  • Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie’s Christmas Pearls (Submissive in Love, #3). Christmas magic with a little kink…. Brie’s Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened but the couple is part of a tight community that won’t let them fail. Brie believes in the magic of Christmas and plans the perfect gift...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  m-f-m  contemporary  poly  length-novella
  • Turbulent Waters by Melody Anne

    Turbulent Waters by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A daring pilot finds himself in danger of losing his heart. Coast Guard pilot Nick Armstrong savors the taste of danger. But after his helicopter crashes into the ocean during a mission, shattering his knee, he encounters a whole different type of thrill when he meets his new physical therapist. Maybe being grounded isn’t so bad after all...
  • Alpha Dog by Delta James

    Alpha Dog by Delta James

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jordan James is used to doing as she pleases and answering to no one, but when her life is threatened ex-special forces commander Robert Fitzwallace makes it his business to keep her safe. But the stern, sexy Scotsman isn't just going to protect her. He's going to master her...
  • Sandcastles & Sunburns: A DKAG short story by Athena Steller

    Sandcastles & Sunburns: A DKAG short story by Athena Steller

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    DKAG Summer Shorts is a collection of stories where Daddies and their Boys bring the heat in more ways than one. This sugary sweet series is guaranteed to get you in the mood for summer. Be sure to grab them all! Sandcastles & Sunburns. Liam. Finally purchasing his dream house on the beach, Liam is ready to spoil himself and fully indulge the part of him he’d been neglecting...
  • Caramel Drizzle by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Caramel Drizzle by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker! Can a hardware store crush provide the building blocks to happily-ever-after? Jordi Crouse is thrilled when she lands a new remodeling job. Sure, it's not a luxurious mansion or a fancy restaurant, but funky strip mall beauty shops deserve to be both gorgeous and functional, too...
  • Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He left her when she needed him most. .. Four years ago, Dr. Grace Fallon lost everything that mattered in a terrorist attack she barely survived. Now she’s stronger than ever and in Pakistan with a UN-sanctioned team for the most important assignment of her career...
  • Justice For Angie by Cara Carnes

    Justice For Angie by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s never met a fight she couldn’t win…until now. After brutally murdering someone in Angie Bierman’s dojo, the killer targets her first and then people she cares about to scare her off the investigation. Determined to prevent further tragedy, she does the one thing she can to keep them safe—run...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  suspense  contemporary
  • The Inn Dilemma by Tawni Suchy

    The Inn Dilemma by Tawni Suchy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last thing I expected to do when I returned home after years away was fall for my brother’s best friend. Nova:. I left my small town four years ago and didn’t look back. When I return with my tail between my legs after breaking up with my controlling yet commitment-fearing boyfriend, I’m surprised by the warmth I find at The Storybook Inn...
    Categorized as:
    military  m-f  contemporary
  • Malted Milk by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Malted Milk by Pepper North, Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker! From dodging a matchmaking mother to finding her dream Daddy! Disconcerted by the handsome man who keeps watching her across the restaurant, Maya Rodriguez drops a stack of plastic glasses that clatter to the floor and draws everyone’s attention. After a quick apology, Maya gathers them up with a sigh...
    Categorized as:
    bdsm  m-f  age play  contemporary  length-short
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