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Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric
Desiree:. Family. Being a member of the Evans family had never been easy. By the time I was sixteen, I’d been snatched twice, shot at, and knifed in the back. Yet, I’d turned out to be the tame one, the one that had been smart enough to stay away from my family business…until my father dragged me back in... -
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The Dragon 3 by Kenya Wright
🔥 Power. Pleasure. War. And the woman who burns brighter than them all. 🔥. I’ve built an empire and crushed many kings, but nothing has ever undone me like her. Nyomi Palmer is no longer a journalist investigating my world—she’s inside it. Inside me. And I’m unraveling. Tokyo is a battlefield. The Fox—my father—has bared his fangs. Blood will spill. Secrets will surface... -
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![The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.]()
The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about... -
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Battle Scars by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call him Romeo—though no one would accuse him of being a romantic. Troy ‘Romeo’ Rosa has been a mystery for years. A mercenary used to working away and taking orders from his tutu wearing, ruthlessly savage boss. Her domineering ways mean his most recent assignment should be a walk in the park. The last thing he expects is a family so corrupt, it may destroy Checkmate from the inside out... -
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Forced Proximity by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFinnian “Apollo” Reins met Dru Noel Rossi at his lowest. She was a bright ray of sunshine in his darkest, cloudiest night. He had no clue that he needed her. He was just struggling to keep his head above water, going from day to day, waiting for it to be his time to go. But then she catches his eye in the swankiest restaurant in Washington DC... -
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Kaya's King: A Poseidon Warriors MC novel by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKaya Mabry never expected to be a young widow with a young son. When her little boy is faced with some life-changing medical issues, she decides to move across the country and take the tattoo artist position she was offered by Loki from the Poseidon’s Warriors MC... -
![Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders]()
Secret Betrayals: Dark MC & Mafia Romance | Second Chance | Romantic Suspense by Tonya Anders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Secret Betrayals, loyalty is tested, family is redefined, and love is forged in fire. Some sins can’t be forgiven. Some debts can’t be repaid. And some hearts refuse to be broken more than once. Beneath the roar of engines and the glint of chrome, the Sinners ride the line between loyalty and treachery... -
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Raziel : The Sister. The Fiancée. The Addiction by Shantel Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a king posing as a lackey, bound by a promise. She’s the beautiful disaster determined to break him free. Raziel Mercier is cold, controlled, and lethal. Bound by a deathbed promise to a woman he’ll never love, he’s built walls around his heart to keep the world out. The last thing he needs is a walking, talking liability with a reckless mouth and eyes that beg for trouble... -
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Scars in the Valley by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOperation Desert Storm, 1991. A chaotic, catastrophic scene - and then everything goes black. Finally feeling a sense of peace and belonging, Zoe goes on a hike with Leo and her dog in Sapphire Valley. But when she receives news of her feisty grandmother’s unexpected return to town,. it seems Zoe's life is about to get more colorful... -
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Dangerous Beauty: Part Three: This is War by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThere was an attack, a gun, a deserted Russian road, and phone call. The Salerno Organization was attacked. Carterina was taken, and despite their best efforts, she was not saved. Taken … Carter was taken, and she could possibly be carrying his child. Seven days, and still no Carterina … Seven days later, and Nathan still had no idea where his wife was... -
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My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire, Natasha Snow Designs
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAward winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. My Best Friend’s Wish. Work Husband Series. Dario. When I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now... -
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Cocky Cop : Wyatt Cocker by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBrand New Release in the Cocker Brothers Series! Wyatt Cocker. Southern storms are no joke. She shouldn't have been out in one. If she'd stayed home, she'd be safe. But then we never would've met. .. Her clothes plastered to her body. My uniform drenched, every muscle defined. Her snarky mouth forcing me to throw her over my shoulder. Show her what a real man is like... -
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Ronan by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKings of New York Book 1. Award-winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Kings of New York Series. Ronan. Since the day the lass landed on Irish soil, she has done my head in. She’s the friend of my nephew’s bird. For that reason, I told myself to keep my distance. However, I made one mistake. It was one kiss but everything about her has haunted me since... -
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Vivian, Midnight Call Girl by Danielle Norman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrunk dialing at it's finest. .. All it took was a couple bottles of champagne. .. And a fully charged cellphone,. For me to go from widow to call girl. Talking to a stranger in the middle of the night was the push I needed. To feel something again. Something safe. It’s not like I will ever run into him. We don’t even know each other. .. yet. Aaron Skye returns my call the next day,... -
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Trick by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratings~ Patrick ~. The fairy tales have it all wrong. Cinderella didn’t fall in love with the prince. He was nothing more to her than an easy escape from her shitty life. How do I know? Because in this twisted Cinderella story I’m her long-lost stepbrother. Wilhelmina is about to marry the wrong man... -
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Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding Them? Simple. Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute. Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months... -
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Her Fearless Warrior by Caitlyn O'Leary
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinding Them? Simple. Getting Them Out Alive? Now That Will Take a Minute. Lincoln Hart’s Navy SEAL team is sent to Syria to rescue a team of Americans who have been captured. When he realizes their interpreter, Leila Cloud is one of the people who has been kidnapped, all bets are off. He’s been dreaming about her for months... -
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Kelex by Blue Saffire, Fairy Proofmother Proofreading
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Trigger Physical assault/abuse A**hole Club Kelex. Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Book 6 The A**hole Series Kelex I walked in on my father as he massacred a man. From that day I vowed never to be that monster. I’ve been avoiding the family business anyway I can. However, one night changes everything... -
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Hush 3 : Hidden Family by Blue Saffire, Take Cover Designs
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHush 3. Award-winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Hush 3: Hidden Family. Michael. I am the youngest of four but I have more responsibilities than most. I’m not complaining. I earned the role I have taken. I sought out my brother and asked him to bring me in. He did so reluctantly but I’ve become so much like him the world sees us as one. It has worked in our favor for years... -
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Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBoys can be brutal. Wicked. Savage. Corrupt. What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker. More sinister. More depraved. There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play. Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse. I can hardly wait... -
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Atlas' World by Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeck ‘Atlas’ Crandall is a combat veteran, just like the majority of his club brothers that started Poseidon’s Warriors MC. A trained medic, it was his responsibility to head into missions in an effort to hopefully rescue those involved. Sadly, most ended up being recovery situations instead, which started causing him extreme mental duress... -
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Big Nick Energy by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBig Nick Energy is a compilation of things that I’ve written as companion pieces to already published novels. Get updates on your favorite couples during COVID-19. These stories were written in the very first weeks of the Covid-19 Pandemic. You’ll see some of your favorite couples as they navigate that time period. Their coping mechanisms to being locked down can be kind of…flamboyant... -
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The Dragon 2 by Kenya Wright
Worship. Power. Control. And the woman bold enough to take it all. Tokyo’s most dangerous mafia king, Kenji Sato, commands empires with silence, precision, and blood. But ever since Nyomi Palmer—a bold Black American author determined to expose Tokyo’s underworld—steps into his world, his obsession has turned feral. One dream—her on a throne, his mouth between her thighs—and the Dragon shatters... -
![The Devil Himself: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Special Edition) by BB Easton]()
The Devil Himself: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Special Edition) by BB Easton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the hit series Sex/Life on Netflix) comes the highly anticipated sequel to her dark Irish mafia romance, Devil of Dublin... -
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Echo by Sybil Bartel
Navy SEAL. Mercenary. Ghost. Joining the military wasn't a choice, it was survival. The Navy was the last place they’d think to look for me. Hiding in plain sight, I lived in the shadow of deployments… until an off-the-books mission put me in the crosshairs of my past... -
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Ballers 3: His Team by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***Warning This is best read after Where The Pieces Fall. Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Ballers 3: His Game. Cameron. For as long as I can remember I’ve looked out for those I love. Especially those who can’t look out for themselves. Everything I do is for my brother. The goal is to get Caleb to the majors and help him find his normal... -
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Dangerous Beauty: Part Two: A Mafia Princess by Michelle Hardin
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarterina Anastacia Stone wakes up from the most terrifying experience of her life to find that her life has been totally flipped upside down. Nathan Salerno is her gorgeous fiancé she can't remember even meeting, and the mother she thought abandoned her, is demanding to be a part of her life. Lies. Secrets. The truth... -
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Edge of Danger: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling romantic mystery about a child protector hero from the USA Today bestselling author, Janie Crouch. Previously published as Texas Bodyguard: Brax. A baby in his care… A target on their backs. A skilled security expert and bodyguard, Brax Patterson is ready for anything… except unexpected custody of his reckless half brother’s baby boy... -
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Where Sinners Lie by Reana Malori
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNakia Bryan has spent the last year running—from the past, from the man who wants to own her, and from the fear that she’ll never be free. With her two sons in tow, survival is her only goal. But when a violent ambush leaves her with no choice but to trust a stranger, she finds herself in the hands of a man far more dangerous than the one she fled. Ivan Petrov doesn’t do good deeds... -
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Luciano by Shantel Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLUCIANO. He was born into power. He wielded it to exact vengeance in his mother’s name. AVA. She was born into chaos. Promised to a broken man everyone fears. But Luciano doesn’t scare her. She sees him. She understands him—and worse, she wants to be like him. Two people born into a life that traumatized them. Sharpened by loss. Shaped by revenge. This isn’t a love story... -
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Rulebreaker by Kat Mizera, Elise Faber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s everything I shouldn’t want. But that’s never stopped me before. I didn’t become a billionaire before the age of thirty by playing it safe. I’m a risk-taker…except when it comes to matters of the heart. Until Lily. The pop phenom is all legs and curves, with a boisterous laugh and a wicked sense of humor—everything that drives me crazy. She drives me crazy... -
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Half-Court Heat by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spotlight’s never been hotter, and neither has their love. Lex Bennet didn’t plan on falling for Eva Montgomery—her fiercest collegiate basketball rival, turned teammate, turned secret girlfriend. Now, with the cameras off and the season over, they finally have a shot at something real. For once, Lex isn’t chasing wins. She’s chasing a future... -
![Lust & Lies: AMBW Amnesia Romance by M'Renee Allen]()
Lust & Lies: AMBW Amnesia Romance by M'Renee Allen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA seductive thriller with a romance so twisted it blurs the lines between passion and obsession. He says I’m his wife. He says I’m the love of his life. He says his world would fall apart if he ever lost me. But I don’t remember him. I don’t remember our love. I don’t remember this beautiful, elegant life he swears is mine. In fact, I don’t remember anything. Aiden Park is perfect... -
![Married to the Vengeful King: A BWWM Mafia Romance by Avery Grey, Dara Hunt]()
Married to the Vengeful King: A BWWM Mafia Romance by Avery Grey, Dara Hunt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI buried my husband in the morning. By nightfall, the most dangerous man in the city told me I belonged to him. Grant Holloway died exactly how he reckless, selfish, and naked in someone else’s bed. I should have been free. Instead, I found out he signed over millions in debt, and he did it in my name. Now the Castellano crime family wants their payment, and they don’t care that I’m a widow... -
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![Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole]()
Stains of Desire: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything about this mission is a first. The hemisphere we’re in. The lack of direction from headquarters. The stunning redhead I rescue and inappropriate thoughts I can’t keep to myself. But the filthier my mouth becomes, the more she responds to me. Then I learn about her daughter. Santiago kidnapped them together, then ripped Millie away and used her as a tool to make Penelope obey him... -
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Xtreme Behavior by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis special operative and a K-9 handler must work in close proximity to solve a crime—and whether they kill each other or wind up in bed is anyone’s guess. After a string of deaths are linked to a man locked up for another crime, Special Operative Alix Broshears and his team are racing against the clock to stop him before another person dies... -
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Hawk's Treat: Halloween Age-gap Instalove Holiday Romance by Oona Ryda
On a stormy autumn night, a security alert drags Hawk, the club’s Road Captain, to a mansion considered by locals to be haunted. And it is. For Hawk, the place is full of old ghosts. But what he finds there is both very real and very alive. A stunningly beautiful woman hides in the shadows with terror in her dark eyes and bruises marring her delicate skin... -
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Fast Vengeance by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s learning to live with her demons. Victoria Gomez had a successful career as an investigative journalist, until a cartel boss she exposed destroyed her entire world in retaliation. She lost everything, including her family and her freedom... -
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Marks of Rebellion: A Military Romance by Maggie Cole
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe Stole Her Freedom and Wants Her Back…. In the darkness of the night, she climbed out of the dirt pit and tugged on heartstrings I didn’t even know I had. There’s no slow-burn for her. It’s a full-speed freight train of desire mixing with the jungle heat. Her touch brings me to my knees. Her intoxicating kisses flood adrenaline in my veins. But it’s not just about us... -
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Danger Close by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes danger is even closer than you think…. Jett is on her own. As an undercover operator for the Asymmetric Warfare Group in remote Kyrgyzstan, alone is the last thing she should be. So, when help arrives, she’s ready to get out off the mountain and back to civilization. When her teammate’s K9 partner shows up carrying a plea for help, nothing will stop her from racing to the rescue... -
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Saving Liliana by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbandoned by his mother, raised by a taciturn Marine, Dax joined the Navy to become a SEAL. Fast-forward twelve years later, he’s out of the navy, done time as a mercenary and now works for Brotherhood Protectors. Never trusted women. Never married. Never wanted to. Lawyer and motivational speaker, Liliana Lightfeather is running for the US house of representatives for the state of Wyoming... -
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Wilder by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaven Yates is everything I never knew I wanted. Headstrong, independent and a body that just won't quit. Unfortunately, neither will her ex. He's determined to take the club down—and her with it. I'll do whatever it takes to protect her. Even if that means war. But Maven's not making it easy. The more I try to get close to her, the more she pushes me away. She says she's too old for me... -
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Kalea's Hero by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKalea’s Hero was previously published as Hot SEAL Hawaiian Nights. Since it really is the first book in the Brotherhood Protectors Hawaii series, it has been rebranded and a new epilogue has been included... -
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Kiana's Hero by Elle James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFormer Marine Force Recon, Devlin Mulhaney left the military when politics interfered with the mission, and he lost a friend. He quickly realizes that navigating civilian life can prove to be just as dangerous... -
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![Dropping the Mitts by Lasairiona E. McMaster]()
Dropping the Mitts by Lasairiona E. McMaster
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove can blur even the fiercest of rivalries. Penelope. When I kiss a guy dressed as Pac-Man at a party, it feels like fate. But fate must have a twisted sense of humor—because falling for the son of the man who ruined my family was never part of the plan. Tate Myers, star hockey player and my sworn enemy, ignites a hate in me that’s hotter than any slapshot... -
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Assassins & Mob Wives 2: Couples Retreat by Posey Parks
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mayhem never ends. War is a constant in our lives once again,. Sierra, Donna, Mafia wife. We've been living with armed guards for two years now,. But finally, we're taking our second all-girls trip - fourteen powerful women who protect each other without hesitation... -
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Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive... -
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Belgian Betrayal by Elle James Author
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn his first solo mission with Brotherhood Protectors International, former British SAS operative, Fearghas Gordon is attacked and left for dead, floating in a canal in Bruges, Belgium. He’s fished out by the Russian spy he's determined to bring back, dead or alive... -
![Two Steps Ahead: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch]()
Two Steps Ahead: A Thrilling Romantic Mystery by Janie Crouch
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA determined bodyguard. A fierce heiress. And death is just a shot away…. Silent, stealthy and professional, Weston Patterson is always two steps ahead of trouble—until he’s hired to bodyguard a woman he never expected to see again. Someone won’t stop until Kayleigh Delacruz is dead. But the feisty heiress is challenging Weston to keep her close as well as safe... -
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A Hero for Samira by Reina Torres
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis series is based in the State of Hawaii and focused on a fictional Delta Force team of strong, dedicated Alpha Heroes and the women who make their lives infinitely better! Samira Ioane is the heart of her family. Raising two children on her own wasn’t ever her plan, but life happens, and she knows how to lean into the wind and keep moving forward...
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