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  • Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Love might be the only thing stronger than her anxiety. After years of estrangement, Mercedes Laughlin has finally reconciled with her older brother. It should be the happiest time of her life, getting to know Truck and his new wife…and it would be, if an ex wasn’t causing her trouble...
  • Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He 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...
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  • Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker

    Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    He never expected to fall for his best friend's sister, but now that he has. .. he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Having a crush on one of your brother’s friends is so cliché. But Reese Woodall isn’t too worried…it’s not as if she’d ever have a chance with the former Delta Force Operative. For one thing, he lives in New Mexico, and she’s in Missouri...
  • 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...
  • My Mountain Man Boss by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Boss by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's his daughter's best friend, half his age and off-limits. But that won't stop this alpha hero claiming what's his. Amy. I’m never falling in love. I’ve seen what love can do, and it’s not for me. But that doesn’t mean a girl can’t have a little fun. Only the man I want to have fun with is twice my age, my boss, and my best friend’s dad. He should be off limits. But I can’t resist Landon...
  • About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    About Last Christmas by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s trying to avoid a holiday disaster. He’s trying to earn his way off her naughty list. Both need a Christmas Miracle. Greta Carlton is beautifully content running her antique shop in the snow-globe town of Silver Creek, sipping vanilla gingerbread lattes, and staying clear of drama...
  • Meddling Under the Mistletoe by Melissa Grace

    Meddling Under the Mistletoe by Melissa Grace

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Five years ago, Dr. Lindsey Haggerty inherited her late father’s veterinary clinic, and with it, a constant reminder of how quickly she could lose those she loves most. So when a handsome new client asks her out, she's quick to shut it down...
  • Falling for the Grinchy Bad Boy by Weston Parker

    Falling for the Grinchy Bad Boy by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Christmas and I aren’t on speaking terms. Not since I got left at the altar in front of my entire town. Now December hits like a personal attack—twinkle lights, carols, and casseroles from women who think I need “checking in on. ”. Save it. I’m a firefighter. I run toward flames. I don’t jingle, I don’t deck halls, and I don’t fall in love at Christmas...
  • Second Chance Love by Hope Ford

    Second Chance Love by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I 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...
  • Christmas with the Kings  (The Kings of Guardian) by Kris Michaels

    Christmas with the Kings (The Kings of Guardian) by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You are cordially invited to a Christmas with the Kings. I hope you enjoy this heartfelt holiday novella honoring love and joy, hosted by the King Family. This story—all tied up in shiny paper and wrapped with a satin bow—is an offering to all those readers who have fallen in love with the characters in Kings of Guardian and the Guardian Shadow World series and made them their own...
  • Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Colton's Mission by Kendall Talbot

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When 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...
  • Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Battle born. SEAL. Loner. Ringing out of BUD/S was never an option. Third generation Navy SEAL, the Teams were in my blood. I earned my Trident, and a year later my brother earned his. As Tier One operators, the battlefield was our playground. Then I got a cryptic call. Enemy combatants, coordinated attack, no survivors, catastrophic loss—my brother was dead...
  • Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Delta Force Heroes Box Set One by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Start out the New York Times Bestselling Delta Force Heroes series with the first four books all in one giant collection! Rescuing Rayne: As a flight attendant, Rayne Jackson is used to cancellations, but she never dreamed her latest would lead to a whirlwind tour of London with a handsome stranger…or a life-altering night in his bed...
  • Temptation Ridge: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr

    Temptation Ridge: A Virgin River Novel by Robyn Carr

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that inspired the hit Netflix series…. Shelby McIntyre has big plans—plans that include finding Mr. Right. Her dream man will have a clean-shaven jaw, creases in his pants and hopefully an advanced degree. What she gets is rugged Luke Riordan...
  • Saving Logan by Kaci Rose

    Saving Logan by Kaci Rose

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's lost his voice. She's here to teach him to speak to the world again. Faith. I love helping people communicate that can't. It’s why I became an ASL teacher. Getting to work with military men and women who were injured in action? Sign me up. I can’t think of a better way to help. I pride myself on keeping things professional…until him...
  • Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Kiera by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This book was previously published in Kindle Worlds and even though it has a new cover, has not changed significantly. Cooper Nelson’s SEAL career was cut drastically short when an explosion left him almost completely deaf...
  • Protector of Misty Mountain: An ex-military, age gap, mountain man romance by Eve London

    Protector of Misty Mountain: An ex-military, age gap, mountain man romance by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She walked into my world like she belongs here… but I don’t let people stay. Juniper. The mountains were supposed to be my escape—a place to rebuild, to breathe, to prove to myself that I could make it on my own. But from the moment I set foot in Misty Mountain, one mountain man has made it his mission to send me packing. Griffin Calloway...
  • Wild Desire by Sadie King

    Wild Desire by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She needs a date, I need her…. Cassie’s trying to get the attention of her parents. And she thinks dating an older bearded biker will make them take notice. Problem is, this hairy biker wants the real deal. I agree to a fake relationship but only until I can convince Cassie she belong with me. Now she has her parents attention and they don’t approve of me running around with their little girl...
  • March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    March's Ride with Priest by Eve London

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the heat of danger, a solemn vow sparks a forbidden love that rides on the edge of rebellion. Rae:. On the cusp of my dream of becoming a teacher, Priest crashes into my life like a storm I never saw coming. He's my father's best friend, the brooding biker sworn to protect me, a guardian whose world of danger and desire is leagues from the life I've planned...
  • Faithful Cowboy by Hope Ford

    Faithful Cowboy by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Hope Ford brings you a steamy cowboy romance about a romance author that doesn’t believe in love until she meets a wounded warrior that teaches her that real all-consuming love can withstand anything. Hailey. I’m a romance novelist who no longer believes in love. My agent keeps calling it writer’s block, but I think what I have is more permanent...
  • A Chance Creek Christmas  (Holidays of Chance Creek) by Cora Seton

    A Chance Creek Christmas (Holidays of Chance Creek) by Cora Seton

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryan Miller’s life plan is in tatters. He transitioned home from the Marines expecting to start a job at the local fire station, join the reserves, help his grandfather with his tree farm, build his own house on their extensive property—and find a wife. Now his grandfather is gone, his inheritance is in trouble, someone else has his job—and he’s facing the holidays alone...
  • Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Experience two classic tales of heroes facing danger and falling in love from. New York Times. and. USA Today. bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Daring series — collected here in one volume! The Admiral’s Bride. When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary...
  • Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    ATF Special Agent Eric Miller and his explosives detecting K-9, Tiger, pull over a truck, the contents of which are explosive. Literally. More shocking, the driver is the kid brother of a woman he left behind. One who still haunts his days and his nights. They’d never so much as kissed, but Tess McTavish never forgot the handsome, dangerous agent who vanished in a shroud of mystery...
  • Capture by June Gray

    Capture by June Gray

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The future beckons. .. Elsie has given Henry three chances to win back her trust, but before he is able to complete the challenge, she finds herself faced with a life-changing decision. Elsie must ask herself an important question: is Henry just a thing of the past or does he have a place in her future? The conclusion to the story of Henry and Elsie.
  • Deck the Halls by Donna Alward

    Deck the Halls by Donna Alward

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With shades of It’s a Wonderful Life, one man must face his past to find his future this Christmas. In the last year, George's life has drastically changed. The formerly homeless veteran now has a job he likes, a family in the residents of Darling, VT, and for the first time in years, a home...
  • Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission. 18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams. The hero:. He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her. The heroine:. She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again...
  • The Holiday Clause by Lydia Michaels

    The Holiday Clause by Lydia Michaels

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A Hideaway Harbor holiday rom-com from bestselling & award-winning author Lydia Michaels! Three billionaire brothers. One ultimatum. And a childhood best friend who just became the prize. The Christmas rush began the moment Magnus Hawthorne informed his sons that his billion-dollar empire would come with one hell of a holiday clause—whoever marries first inherits everything...
  • Wild Child by Sadie King

    Wild Child by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's the Prez's daughter, off-limits and half my age. .. Wild Child is a forbidden love, steamy short romance featuring a ex-military biker and the curvy younger woman who's off limits.
  • Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Francesca Rossi might be the youngest in a long line of badass siblings, but this computer whiz would rather hack a database than pack a pistol for the family business in Barefoot Bay.   When an assignment forces her out of her comfort zone and into the field, Chessie decides to amp up the excitement quotient and has her first one night stand with a sexy stranger she’ll never see again...
  • Christmas Crisis: A Christian Romantic Suspense by Laura Scott

    Christmas Crisis: A Christian Romantic Suspense by Laura Scott

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott. Walking the line between danger and love! Active Shooter at the Christmas parade…. EMT Elly Finnegan instinctively jumps into the line of danger when a gunman opens fire at the Christmas parade. Despite hating the sight of blood, she acts exactly as she’s trained to do. Tactical officer Joe Kingsley is there, too and they work together to save lives...
  • My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A secret baby and a second chance. .. Suzie gets a shock when her ex turns up all the way from England. But it's nothing compared to the shock he gets when he finds out what she's been keeping from him. My Mountain Man Returns is a secret baby, second chance romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy girl he tracks halfway across the world.
  • The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    The Seal's Squid by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Meet the girl of my dreams? Check. Have the best night of my life? Check. Get called away for weeks with no contact? Check. Unfortunately. I never expected life post-active duty to be more adventurous than when I was still with my SEAL team, but here we are. A simple freelance contract for the government, and I come home to find my organized life is in chaos. Thankfully, my girl is waiting for me...
  • Sealed with a Christmas Promise by Laura Scott

    Sealed with a Christmas Promise by Laura Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott. Risking their hearts and their lives while protecting the innocent. .. A promise to protect .  .  . After months of searching, former SEAL turned cop Bryce Flynn and his K9, Kirby, has finally found Callie Burgess. He needs to question her about her former boyfriend, a member of the Desert Death Rays motorcycle gang, who was recently murdered...
  • Home Town by Cat Johnson

    Home Town by Cat Johnson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Exciting. Fast-Paced. Steamy. She was the good girl next door. He was the bad boy who proved too tempting to resist. Years have passed but old feelings die hard proving time can't heal all wounds. Corey Jacobs is not a good man. Not then when he was the hockey star next door who he took her V-card then walked away...
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  • My Mountain Man Valentine: A Steamy Curvy Girl Romance by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Valentine: A Steamy Curvy Girl Romance by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stranded in a cabin and there’s only one bed! I’m a cynical divorcee, she’s a shy schoolteacher with killer curves, and we’re stranded together in a cabin on Valentine’s Day. But this schoolmarm has a proposal. She wants to lose her v-card, and she thinks I’m the man for the job. Sign me up! I’ll be the man she needs for one night only...
  • Eggnog Makes Her Easy by Erin Nicholas

    Eggnog Makes Her Easy by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lindsey is expecting silent nights this holiday. Just her and her boys while her husband serves overseas. But her blue Christmas turns merry when things start rockin’ under the mistletoe thanks to a surprise gift from her naughty Santa. Which is fine. The nice list is overrated anyway.
  • A Very Naughty Christmas by Sofia T Summers

    A Very Naughty Christmas by Sofia T Summers

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ‘Tis the season for naughty, forbidden secrets, seductions, and happily ever afters. Fall in love this holiday season. Three brand new sizzling hot age gap romances, specially written to keep you warm this holiday season. (Yes, we are talking about the heat between the sheets! ). Book 1: Christmas with My Best Friend’s Dad...
  • Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Three Nights Before Christmas: A Holiday Romance Collection by Kati Wilde

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A collection of three hot holiday romances to warm up your winter nights…. Secret Santa. After years of struggling to make ends meet, Emma Williams finally lands a job that suits her perfectly—she enjoys her work, likes her new boss, and especially loves knowing her first paycheck is coming just after Christmas. That is, if she lasts that long...
  • My Mountain Man Recluse by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Recluse by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s his best friend’s daughter. She’s off limits. She’s half his age…. …and she’s totally irresistible…. My Mountain Man Recluse is a forbidden love, short and steamy romance featuring an ex-military recluse and the curvy innocent woman he can't stay away from.
  • Delta Rogue by Elle Boon

    Delta Rogue by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Previously released as part of The Cuffed And Claimed Boxset. Hailey joined the Navy as a way to finally have a place to belong. Being a California girl, she always loved the water and saving lives. As a teenager she'd been swimming in the ocean when she'd nearly drowned and had been saved by a Navy SEAL. It was then she'd decided that was what she'd become...
  • Engage by June Gray

    Engage by June Gray

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    PART FIVE OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES. The past has a way of catching up. .. A long time has passed since Elsie's heart was broken, since the person who always shielded her from pain broke her heart. Just when she begins to rebuild, Henry returns and upends everything all over again. Don't miss Capture, part six of the Disarm series!
  • Mason (Mail-Order Brides For Christmas) by Hope Ford

    Mason (Mail-Order Brides For Christmas) by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He’s a scarred, gruff, military man that wants to be left alone. But he’s also a man that will step up when he needs to. When his mother tells him and his brothers they have to marry to save Snow Valley, he figures he’ll do it. He’ll get married, save the town and then get divorced. But then he met his wife...
  • A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    A Home For Christmas by Ann Vaughn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Single mom, Jenna Blackwell wasn't having a very good start to the Christmas season; her purse got stolen on Black Friday. She's cursing her luck and herself for even being out in the Black Friday madness when the store manager brings in Riley Stanton, a former Navy SEAL who chased down the thieves and recovered her purse...
  • My Mountain Man Military Hero by Sadie King

    My Mountain Man Military Hero by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wild Heart Mountain is heating up when an ex-military hero meets his match with a young curvy volunteer firefighter. Since being discharged from the military I’ve lost my purpose in life, until I find Erika…. She’s feisty, curvy, and strong. When we get stuck in a cabin together for the night, I’ll show her that I might be a retired Special Forces captain, but I still know how to command…...
  • Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    So, Tommy and Bobby decided they needed a little Christmas story. Well, Bobby decided. Tommy, frankly, couldn’t give a shit. Bobby loves him anyway.
  • Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author SUZANNE BROCKMANN returns with two more classic tales of tall, dark and dangerous men who face the msot daring adventure of all -- FALLING IN LOVEFRISCO'S KIDBeing a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan Frisco Francisco--it is his whole world. So when a bullet wound threatens his future in the Navy, he is determined to achieve a full recovery. .
  • Embattled Christmas by J.M. Madden

    Embattled Christmas by J.M. Madden

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This is a 13k word novella. Christmas at the Lost and Found Investigative Service is anything but merry this season. John Palmer dreads the holiday. For the past year he and Shannon have been getting along like gangbusters, but as the holiday creeps closer tension invades their relationship. He’s at a loss as to how to fix it. Until he makes a risky gamble...
  • Bluebell's Christmas Magic by Marie Laval

    Bluebell's Christmas Magic by Marie Laval

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An army helicopter pilot is staying in a peaceful English village while he recovers from an injury--but his pretty housecleaner has him in a whirl. .. Cassie Bell is used to mess. Her cleaning business, Bluebell Cleaning, is well known in the English village of Red Moss. But now it's almost Christmas--and Cassie has a slightly messier situation to deal with than usual...
  • Instalove Christmas by Hope Ford

    Instalove Christmas by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Hope Ford brings you five of her steamy, instalove Christmas books in one collection. Each story has bonus, never read before content. Totally Smitten – When my “fake” boyfriend cancels, I take my boss home with me for Christmas. Can I keep my feelings for him hidden? Her Christmas Soldier - She shows up at my door and gives me a glimpse of what I’ve been missing...
  • Wild Promises by Sadie King

    Wild Promises by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This ex-military biker will do anything to protect the people of Wild Heart Mountain but this runaway bride will test him in ways that will either heal him or break him in two…Wild Promises is a runaway bride, age gap, protector hero romance featuring an OTT ex-military man in uniform and the curvy younger woman who runs away with his heart.
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