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Hart Attack by Cristin Harber
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOutside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction. On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all...Categorized as:
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![Captivating Anika by Freya Barker]()
Captivating Anika by Freya Barker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance... -
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![The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake]()
The Bodyguard and the Bombshell by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…The Bodyguard…Nate Carter left Australia’s elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father’s former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit...Categorized as:
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![Hate to Love Him by J. Saman]()
Hate to Love Him by J. Saman
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gorgeous, brooding rock god. An unstoppable chemistry we fight to ignore. Desperate passion I want indelibly inked on my soul...Jobless and financially destitute, I have no choice but to see this tour through. Even with my boss hating my guts.A fact he goes out of his way to prove every chance he gets.Lucky for me, the best part of Jasper Diamond is his daughter... -
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![Mine to Crave by Cynthia Eden]()
Mine to Crave by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNew York Times best-selling author Cynthia Eden continues her dark and sexy “Mine” romantic suspense series with…MINE TO CRAVE. HE TAKES WHAT HE WANTS. From the moment that billionaire casino owner Drake Archer sees Jasmine Bennett, he’s obsessed. Consumed by desire for the mysterious redhead, Drake will do anything necessary to claim her...Categorized as:
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![Getting Off Easy by Erin Nicholas]()
Getting Off Easy by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratings𝘼 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩, 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚! New Orleans firefighter, James Reynaud’s true love is hanging out in the jazz clubs on Frenchmen Street and playing piano with some of the best musicians in the city. But driving his cute, bookworm neighbor Harper Broussard crazy is right up there on his list of favorite things... -
![Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel]()
Collateral Damage by Rebecca Deel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a second kidnapping attempt upends her life and a friend goes missing, Sage Reynolds partners with her childhood hero to unmask the culprit. When the search for clues leads to an inescapable trap, she’ll need a battle-hardened warrior to escape.Fortress Security operative Brody Weaver is a protector to the bone...Categorized as:
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![Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker]()
Dead in the Water by Julie Ann Walker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker delivers perfect pulse-pounding romantic suspense! The former Navy SEALs of Deep Six Salvage thought they could retire to the sea and hunt for treasures of the deep, but when trouble comes to visit, there'll be hell to pay.Dalton “Doc” Simmons is having one helluva week...Categorized as:
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![Love You Again by Julia Kent]()
Love You Again by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn unexpected rescue rekindles an old romance between a single dad widower and a woman caught in a small town scandal that made her flee the one place where she belongs. Can a second chance at first love end in a happily ever after?Luke Luview has given up on love... -
![Inflame by Tessa Teevan]()
Inflame by Tessa Teevan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEasy going soldier Kale Montgomery, a self-proclaimed ladies man, has no plans of settling down, especially not with his best friend- the sexy, sassy schoolteacher Lucy Dawson. Their relationship, though unconventional, is mutually beneficial, and they wouldn't have it any other way... -
![Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon]()
Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder... -
![Newly Tied by Mary Calmes]()
Newly Tied by Mary Calmes
For the last six months, Deputy US Marshal Delroy McCabe has been secretly pining for his partner, Langston Ross. He’s kept his desires to himself because he wants to do a good job and prove himself at work. More importantly, if Lang were to find out his true feelings, maybe the person he cares for the most might walk away...Categorized as:
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![Already Gone by Kristen Proby, K.L. Grayson]()
Already Gone by Kristen Proby, K.L. Grayson
Falling in love is easy… New Hope, South Carolina is my home. It’s where I grew up, got into trouble, and fell in love for the first time. Scarlett Kincaid was more than the girl next door, she was my best friend, until she decided that small town life wasn’t for her... -
![Dylan by Apryl Baker]()
Dylan by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDylan ~Six years ago, Dylan Jenkins lost his daughter in a tragic car accident, and his wife took her own life because she couldn’t live with the guilt of surviving. The loss of his family turned him into a hard, cold man. He quit his job as an LAPD detective and moved to New York where he took a position with Kincaid Security & Investigations. Viktor Kincaid and his company saved his life... -
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![The Barista's Guide to the Perfect Steam by Valerie Pepper]()
The Barista's Guide to the Perfect Steam by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJodi Bristol knows three things for bad things happen to good people; college girls order the most complicated coffee drinks; and Price Joseph will never see her as anything other than the barista who makes his vanilla oat-milk lattes... -
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Engage by June Gray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsPART 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... -
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Starting Back by Stephanie Rose
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKristina My accidental solo vacation takes a turn for the less depressing after a drink that leads to a date with a brawny, bedroom-eyed firefighter. I’m 42, divorced, with two daughters at home. I thought romance was in my rear-view mirror until the mysteriously intense Leo makes me feel like I’m the only woman in the Florida Keys. I know better than to get attached... -
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Declan by T.L. Drake
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmber: My whole life I’ve been a victim. Touched, tormented and eventually, taken. Trust isn’t something I give easily. But I trust Mia, and eventually I found my place within her family. When her cousin, Declan gets hurt by the same men who haunt me, I feel it’s my place to help him through the nightmare. After all, he’s the man who saved me...Categorized as:
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![Retreat by June Gray]()
Retreat by June Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReturn to the place where it all began… Elsie surprises Henry in California in the sexiest way possible, and inadvertently reveals the secret of their relationship to their families. But just when she thinks everything is finally falling back into place, a revelation changes everything… ~ RETREAT is a 13,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE...Categorized as:
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![The Henry Sessions by June Gray]()
The Henry Sessions by June Gray
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPART FOUR OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIESIn eighteen days, a life can change... Henry talks about the past during his therapy sessions but one night puts everything into question, including his relationship with the woman he's loved all his life...Categorized as:
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![Hot Chicken by L.M. Fox]()
Hot Chicken by L.M. Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHot Chicken A Man of the Club Christmas in July Series Novella You’re invited to a Candy Cane Key Christmas in July festival with The Man of the Month Club.Matt Returning to my hometown to help care for my ailing mother wasn’t on my radar at age twenty-six.But neither was Ellie Albright.This small seaside town and its obsession with Christmas had me packed and ready to leave at a moment’s notice... -
![Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett]()
Lovestruck: The Naughty List by Julia Jarrett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s my grown-up Christmas wish this year? For my secret crush on Hunter Callaghan to not be a secret anymore.Everyone says he’s like a golden retriever, with his happy-go-lucky attitude and friendly personality. But I see something more – I see the vulnerable side he works so hard to cover with a smile and a joke. I see the man I wish I could spend forever with... -
![Stalked by the Rebel (Rebel Hearts MC) by Kaci Rose]()
Stalked by the Rebel (Rebel Hearts MC) by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe came back to protect his best friend's sister. She found herself falling for the one man she shouldn't. Can love triumph in the shadows of old loyalties and new dangers?ChanceComing back to Rock Springs was supposed to be about helping my best friend, not trouble.But when I see Jessa, all grown up and full of sunshine, I can’t stay away—especially when danger shadows her every step... -
![Ultimate Sacrifice by K.C. Lynn]()
Ultimate Sacrifice by K.C. Lynn
The Men of Fire Station two: A brotherhood bound by courage, honor, and sacrifice. Hard work and dedication brought Austin Hawke up the ranks at his department, eventually earning him Lieutenant position. He was more than ready to lead his fellow brothers but one fatal call leads to tragedy and a danger they never saw coming. Meanwhile, his personal life is just as destructive... -
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![New Hope by Annabella Michaels]()
New Hope by Annabella Michaels
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat do a city cop who’s never been with a man and an out-and-proud, small-town doctor have in common? Besides being single dads, more than they know.A year after divorcing his wife, Ford Scott leaves his job with the NYPD and moves to a small town in Rhode Island, hoping to get a fresh start for himself and his daughter, Ellie...Categorized as:
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![Jett by Mackenzy Fox]()
Jett by Mackenzy Fox
From best selling author Mackenzy Fox comes the highly anticipated MC spin-off series from the Bracken Ridge NOLA Rebels MC - (New Orleans Series Book 2) Jett is a gritty, 1-bed trope, forced proximity, damaged hero and heroine, MC romance with all the feels...Categorized as:
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![Besiege by June Gray]()
Besiege by June Gray
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe continuing story of Elsie and Henry… Elsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment to Afghanistan...Categorized as:
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![Two Weeks with a SEAL by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt]()
Two Weeks with a SEAL by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHer life isn't glamorous, but Rhea Griggs does her best. In her small town of Wakefield, Virginia she lives the life she has been given, but loving your older brother's best friend is always a gamble. For Rhea, it's an unspoken truth. Chad Payne is a sailor, a SEAL, and he loves his job, but the danger and unknowing is starting to weigh on his heart and soul... -
![Honk If You Love Real Men by Carrie Alexander, Pamela Britton]()
Honk If You Love Real Men by Carrie Alexander, Pamela Britton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWanted: Real Men. Must be irresistible, good with his hands, and know how to handle any situation... in or out of the bedroom. Honk If You Love Real Men is a contemporary erotic anthology featuring some of the brightest up and coming names in contemporary romance and erotic romance...Categorized as:
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![On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton]()
On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton
The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the newest, hot and high-flying Wild Aces romance... A year after losing her husband, Joker, the squadron commander of the Wild Aces, Dani Peterson gets an offer from his best friend, Alex “Easy” Rogers, to help fix up her house. Dani accepts, and their friendship grows—along with an undeniable attraction... -
![Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames]()
Counting the Stars by Tracy McJames
Sometimes love comes when you least expect it.AlexI fell in love from the first moment I met her—seriously.And yeah, I realize that may sound ridiculous, but I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.Gabby is one of my best friends. She gets me and accepts me for who I am; unlike my stuffy family. But we’ve been stuck in the friend zone for more than a year and I’m getting restless...Categorized as:
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![Help Me Remember by Romeo Alexander]()
Help Me Remember by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling in love while on the run and recovering from amnesia wasn’t the plan.I wake up injured. Unable to remember who I am.A hot stranger with white-blond hair and bright blue eyes says his name is Eric and claims mine is Dylan. Apparently, he was my best friend. The chemistry between us is undeniable. I need help, and Eric seems willing to give it... -
![Mine to Keep (Safe Harbor) by Jen Talty]()
Mine to Keep (Safe Harbor) by Jen Talty
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLies, Loyalty, and A Story of Finding Home.All Brynleigh “Bryn” Tinsley wanted was to find a safe harbor and put the past behind her so she could raise her little girl in a peaceful, loving environment. Now, three identities later and 2,000 miles away, she finds herself in the small, seaside town of Lighthouse Cove, Florida... -
![The Friendly Fall by Kristine W. Joy]()
The Friendly Fall by Kristine W. Joy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSwearing off men was easy—until the small-town fireman became my unexpected hero.When I arrive in the small town of West Falls to live with my Granny, I’m determined to move past the job loss and breakup that brought me here.But it only takes a fall through a ramp and a call to the local fire department to realize my streak of bad luck isn’t over...Categorized as:
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![The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman]()
The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman
Firefighter Stephanie Díaz won’t let anyone stop her from becoming the youngest female fire chief in Denver. Not the jerks who’d like to see an ambitious Latine woman admit defeat. Not the ultra-bro firefighters she has to work with. And definitely not her ridiculously hot and often infuriating, fellow firefighter Eli Ward...Categorized as:
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![Meant For You by Sherilee Gray]()
Meant For You by Sherilee Gray
At twelve years old, I was torn from my family. At fourteen I met her: my reason to draw breath. One look into Everly Williams's big brown eyes and I knew I'd do anything to protect her. And for eight years I did. She was my world. My best friend. But afraid I'd lose her, I held on too tight. Became a dark cloud blocking her sun. So I did what I needed to, and walked away. I hurt us both... -
![Cooper: A Station 47 Novel by Heather Lyn]()
Cooper: A Station 47 Novel by Heather Lyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCooperBy day I’m fighting fires and saving lives with my brothers at the station, and by night I’m slinging drinks at our family bar with my blood brothers.I was happy, but I couldn’t help wanting more.When I stumble across the stunning redhead and her little boy, it’s like everything I was searching for just appeared in front of me... -
![Love at First Write by Kat Baxter]()
Love at First Write by Kat Baxter
I had a crush on my best friend’s older brother even before he joined the SEALs and became a hometown hero. I didn’t fall in love with him until I started sending him care packages and exchanging letters. The bond we’ve built over the past two years made me believe he was my soulmate.But then the man I thought I was writing just returned from overseas with no recollection of our letters... -
![Filthy Firefighter by Emma Louise]()
Filthy Firefighter by Emma Louise
He looks like he belongs on stage, stripping out of his firefighter uniform, not running into a burning building to save me. But thank God he did.When the smoke clears and my eyes focus on my savior, one look at his gorgeous face and tattoo-covered muscles, I know he’ll be too much for me to handle... -
![You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly]()
You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe first irresistible novel in a hot new series about a rock star on his way up—and the woman he wants to take all the way… Emmie Valencia has what it takes to be the music industry’s hottest band manager. She just needs to prove it. Determined to discover a killer new band, Emmie is ready to make her move. First stop: Austin, Texas...Categorized as:
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![Secret Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis]()
Secret Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m Dan Smith, and I’m currently living two lives. Maybe even three if you really look into it. Haley, Allison, Hunter, Wade, Sergio, and Isla all exist in one or more of them somehow. Am I a supporting role in their stories, or are they merely characters in mine? You decide. Haley told her story. Now I’ll tell mine. She said. He said. This is my story...Categorized as:
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![Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross]()
Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLola Landry stares through the window of her locked car with the keys in the ignition and the radio blaring Beck’s “Loser.” While standing there and sweltering in the soupy Tennessee humidity, she wonders how her orderly life had crashed and burned so badly... -
![Baby for My Bosses by Natasha L. Black]()
Baby for My Bosses by Natasha L. Black
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s against the rules to hook up with your boss.But what if I get with all four of them? Four sinfully hot ex-military brothers,Including a pair of twins who couldn’t be more different from each other.Working at their security firm as their assistant made me want more.However, things change when my stalker-ex shows up.Now they take my ex’s threat very personally... -
![One Night To Win You by Julia Jarrett]()
One Night To Win You by Julia Jarrett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe needs a one-night stand, and I'm just the man to fulfill her hot firefighter fantasy.A few hours of mutual pleasure, and then I’ll never see Tori Charles again, because one night is all I ever do.No strings, no commitments and definitely no repeats.But two months later, the single mom I can't seem to forget moves to my small town.I know I need to keep my distance... -
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![Hot Shot by M.J. Fredrick]()
Hot Shot by M.J. Fredrick
Their passion rivals the fires they battle. Peyton Michaels expected her assignment to be simple-write an article about everyday heroes. Heroes like Hot Shot firefighter Gabe Cooper. She never expected to find herself running up a mountain, a wildfire nipping at her heels, her life in his hands. And she never expected to be drawn to Gabe...Categorized as:
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![Tilly by Anne Louise]()
Tilly by Anne Louise
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTILLY - I drove two thousand miles to get to Lynx Lodge for my best friend’s wedding, and I still can’t outrun a streak of bad luck and rejection. Not to mention a broken heart. Ryan better think again. I don’t care if he’s swoony, blond, rugged, and talks to my dog.RYAN - My team just finished a shift fighting a nearby forest fire, and we’re sharing Lynx Lodge with a wedding party... -
![Hawke (Smokejumpers) by Eve Riley]()
Hawke (Smokejumpers) by Eve Riley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCome on, baby, light my fire…Firefighter Hawke Colton loves his job and hanging with his firefighter brothers. Work is great, but Hawke wants more. He yearns for a life with a husband, kids, a house, even a dog. What he craves is a real family, something he never got to experience growing up. Fire Investigator Tristan Cole lost his parents to an arsonist twenty-one years ago... -
![Digging Up Love With The Sheriff by Evie Sterling]()
Digging Up Love With The Sheriff by Evie Sterling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's a new sheriff in town. He's tall, dark, and handsome. And a total thorn in my side.As town historian and curator of our tiny museum, it's my job to preserve the past of Horace, Illinois. So when bones go missing from a prized, ancient deer skeleton, I'm on red alert... -
![Exposed Ink by Nikki Ash]()
Exposed Ink by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Nikki Ash comes Exposed Ink: a new standalone, small town romance between a firefighter-medic single dad and a tattoo artist. . KinsleyExposed Ink is my sanctuary, where I can hide behind the needles and ink, shielding my shattered heart from further pain and loss... -
![Long Way Home by Ann Vaughn]()
Long Way Home by Ann Vaughn
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShane McCanton and Tessa Kelly were childhood enemies. Everything was a contest to them and Tessa always seemed to show Shane that nice guys finished last. Things change, however, when hormones take over and Shane begins to see the perpetual thorn-in-his-side as more than just his childhood nemesis..
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