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  • Promises by Kris Michaels

    Promises by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    Promises. A commitment, bond, pledge or pact. Some are broken, others withstand the test of time.Promises can be made between friends, families, or lovers. Each will be honored. Even the promise of payback, although Joseph King prefers the word revenge. Family fun at his expense? Not on your life. Join the members of the Guardian family as they delve into the nuances of promises made and kept...
  • Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Hero's Heart by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 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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  • Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rescuing Macie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a new story in her Delta Force Heroes series… 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...
  • 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...
  • Maverick's Code: An Enemies to Lovers Age Gap MC Romance by Zoey Rose

    Maverick's Code: An Enemies to Lovers Age Gap MC Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MaverickI should kill her on sight. She's an Outlaw, the enemy.So why am I bringing Sadie to my apartment instead of the clubhouse? Why does her bruised face make me want to murder whoever hurt her?She thinks she's lost everything now that her MC has betrayed her. She has no idea how wrong she is.Because I see the fire beneath her fear - the strength that helped her escape...
  • 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.AmyI’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...
  • Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Christmas in Suite 37A by Tiffany Reisz

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Originally available as a rough draft on Tiffany's website, this short story has now been fully revised and is now collected in the print, ebook, and audio collection Michael's Wings...
  • 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...
  • Sweet One by Cristin Harber

    Sweet One by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Cash is alive. But who knows how bad he’s hurt. There was an explosion, and he won’t wake up. It’s the phone call the any Titan wife dreads, and the one that brings Nicola Garrison to her knees in tears. Crying and praying for Cash to wake up, she has one secret to tell him and now it might be too late. “I’m pregnant. You’re going to be a daddy...
  • 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...
  • A HOT Christmas Miracle: A Hostile Operations Team Holiday Story by Lynn Raye Harris

    A HOT Christmas Miracle: A Hostile Operations Team Holiday Story by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, badass military commander John “Viper” Mendez lost the love of his life. But fate brought them back together when he discovered she was still alive. Now they live a happily married life - and Kat’s pregnant. As Christmas approaches, they’re more in love than ever and looking forward to welcoming their new baby...
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    military  length-novella  contemporary
  • His Wounded Heart: Small Town Romance by Caitlyn O'Leary

    His Wounded Heart: Small Town Romance by Caitlyn O'Leary

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s my soulmate. But will I be enough to heal his wounded heart?SimonThe Navy’s been my life. Being a SEAL is all I ever wanted, commanding them a dream come true. But I lost sight of everything else and missed the big things—things going on right in front of me. How could I not see how much my sister needed me? I knew her husband was off and should have checked him out...
  • 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.FaithI 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...
  • 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...
  • Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Shattered Oath by Lisa Lovell

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Bratva Boss wants me dead.Too bad I’m pregnant with his baby.I’ve run far and wide to escape the Devil’s rage.But it wasn’t long before he caught me.Now I’m standing in front of him bound and naked.About to face the consequences of my betrayal.With every inch of my skin exposed to his will,And my life flashing before my watery eyes,He draws my traitorous body under his spell...
  • Merry Me Darling by Lilian T. James

    Merry Me Darling by Lilian T. James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This is not a standalone within the series. This is a short, holiday epilogue that picks up right where Meet Me Halfway left off.Madison woke up thinking it would be a piece of cake to meet Garrett's mother. She made him like her, after all. But the closer they get to Garrett’s childhood home, the more doubt starts to creep in...
  • 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...
  • Hot Shot by Kat Baxter

    Hot Shot by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
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  • Ruthless Sin: A Best Friend's Daughter Age Gap Romance by Zoey Rose

    Ruthless Sin: A Best Friend's Daughter Age Gap Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RuthlessI never meant to fall for Angel. She's my president's daughter, my best friend's little girl, and twenty-two years younger.Watching her grow into this fierce, beautiful woman has been my sweetest torture. I've kept my distance, respected boundaries, and tried to be the loyal soldier I'm supposed to be...
  • Guardian of Misty Mountain by Cameron Hart

    Guardian of Misty Mountain by Cameron Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I came back to my hometown of Misty Mountain, Colorado five years ago with a scar on my face and a head full of excruciating memories. My time in the Marines tossed me around, chewed me up, and tried to swallow me whole. I moved further and further up the mountain until I damn near reached the top. Now, I stand guard, watching over the people with minimal interaction...
  • Grump of Misty Mountain by Debra Elise

    Grump of Misty Mountain by Debra Elise

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sassy curvy woman. A grumpy silver-fox mountain man. Their accidental meet-cute changes everything.SAMANTHA ‘SAMI’ LYNCHMisty Mountain was the perfect place to start over. Too bad I spilled coffee on my very first customer—the sexy, grumpy, and ripped silver fox who just might be the perfect man for me to get over the last one...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  contemporary
  • 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.JuniperThe 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...
  • Layla's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Layla's Daddy by Paige Michaels

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Littleworld is an amazing vacation island where adult visitors can indulge in their fantasies without fear of being judged. In fact, it’s mandatory and addictive. Some guests find themselves unwilling to leave the island…Layla is having the worst day of her entire life. She’s late to work, she gets fired, and she’s not prepared for the pouring rain...
  • Curvy Girl and the Grumpy Cowboy: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance by Zoey Rose

    Curvy Girl and the Grumpy Cowboy: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That stubborn cowboy broke my heart once, but seeing him again makes me wonder if our love deserves a second chance.I never expected to come back to Cedar Falls. Seven years ago, I left town with a broken heart when Jackson Covington chose his family ranch over our future together. Now I'm back to establish my equine therapy center, determined to stand on my own two feet and prove I've moved on...
  • Curvy Girl and the Protector Cowboy: A Runaway Bride Single Mom Romance by Zoey Rose

    Curvy Girl and the Protector Cowboy: A Runaway Bride Single Mom Romance by Zoey Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Most men would turn away a desperate bride and her child—Cole Covington welcomes us with pancakes and a safe place to sleep.When I flee my own wedding with my son in my arms, the last thing I expect is to stumble onto a sprawling ranch. With a torn dress, no money, and my dangerous almost-husband potentially tracking us, I need to keep moving. I need to disappear...
  • A SEAL's Heart by Sadie King

    A SEAL's Heart by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s his best friend's little sister and he’s a wounded warrior with a terrible secret about her brother.The blast that killed my best friend, Jake, also ended my career as a Navy SEAL.I’m left unable to speak and lusting after my speech therapist. Who also happens to be Jake’s little sister.Grief is hard on Avery and I’m here for her however she needs me...
  • 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...
  • Dear Bella: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Dear Bella: A Family Justice Novella by Suzanne Halliday

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Bella Mia Jensen Book lover, taco enthusiast, foodie, ladylike badass, rebel When Bella turns up in Bendover, she quickly earns the respect of the Justice ladies for how swiftly she brings their pack of alpha men to their knees...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  contemporary
  • The Cowboy of the Mountain by Tessa Klein

    The Cowboy of the Mountain by Tessa Klein

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s my older brother’s best friend. A single dad. My forbidden crush.The one man I shouldn’t have a one-night stand with.I haven’t seen Wyatt Hartwell in nearly a decade, but it takes me a split second to recognize him. Can’t say the same for him. He has no clue he just rescued his best friend’s little sister from a drunken idiot...
  • 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...
  • Protective Biker  (Whiskey Run: Guardians MC) by Hope Ford

    Protective Biker (Whiskey Run: Guardians MC) by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I thought she was the one…Until she left without a trace.Brandy wasn’t like the other club girls.I knew it the first time she walked into the clubhouse.There was something about her that forced me to let my guard down.And It took a while to earn her trust… but I knew she’d be worth it.I was planning the futureAnd she was living in the past...
  • The Final Reveal by Dale Mayer

    The Final Reveal by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a novella tying up the SEALs of Steel series. A prosthetic design engineer, Kat Greenwald is in love with Badger Horley. The former SEALs team leader is the love of her life. But she's seen and heard firsthand of the fears and commitment issues Badger and his closest friends--once part of Navy special operations teams--struggle with on a daily basis...
  • 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.HaileyI’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...
  • Healing the Warrior by Violet Rae

    Healing the Warrior by Violet Rae

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can the younger, bubbly paramedic heal the battle scars of this older, gruff ex-soldier?FletcherWhen I'm honourably discharged from the British Army on medical grounds following a brutal tour in Afghanistan, I use my skills as a combat medic to continue to save lives as a paramedic. I'm confident there's no situation I can't handle ... until I'm teamed up with chirpy Grace Newton...
  • Cici's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Cici's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Griff Fowler left his career as a cop after a tragedy he couldn’t shake. Now nearly fifty, he’s a Guardian Agency protector. His job is to shield and to safeguard. And he does whatever it takes to get that job done.So going undercover at a resort in Key West to help take down a drug dealer is business as usual for him...
  • Ilsa's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Ilsa's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After ten years as an Army medic, Max Crosby became a bodyguard to stay closer to his family. As a personal protector, there are fewer medical crises, but plenty of challenges and surprises.The latest surprise? Ilsa Lambert, the curvy Ellington Cove wedding planner with the perpetual smile who handles event details with military precision...
  • Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Blade by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Our New Love by Melissa Foster

    Our New Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This is a 56-page SHORT STORY featuring Savannah (Braden) Remington and Jack Remington. You fell in love with Jack and Savannah in Bursting with Love (The Bradens). Now fall in love with them all over again and experience the birth of their first baby while catching up with your favorite characters from the Love in Bloom series in OUR NEW LOVE, a short story...
  • Surviving Love: Saints Protection & Investigations by Maryann Jordan

    Surviving Love: Saints Protection & Investigations by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Saints Protection & Investigation A private investigation business, pulling together men from the CIA, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol, SEALs, and police, devoted to the missions that no one else wanted or could solve. Marc Jenkins is a true outdoorsman preferring to hike, camp, and fly his plane. His Saints’ protection assignment appears easy…fly to Alaska and escort Dr...
  • Wounded Hero by Hope Ford

    Wounded Hero by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He doesn’t have anything to offer.She’s going to prove him wrong.This past year has been the worst of my life.I’m not the same man that I used to be. I’m not whole.Besides my own pain, I’ve hurt my kids and my wife of twenty years.I can’t let her touch me, hold me... love me.I try to push her away because they’re all better off without me.But even knowing that is true... I’m weak...
  • Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels

    Dear Huxley: Heart of a Wounded Hero by Layne Daniels

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    This summer, my older brother and I both came home. Me, toting a college degree and a job with the city attorney. Him, with a decade of service to our country and a brotherhood of guys who followed him home.Eavesdropping like the nosy little sister I’ll always be, I overheard them talking about the only one in their team who reenlisted. I’m intrigued...
  • Sarah's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Sarah's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sarah Clarkson's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare.The widowed mother of a high school senior is giving the empty-nest life a test drive with a solo vacation to Key West. The resort is pure luxury, as is the sexy silver fox who makes her feel beautiful on her first night in town.Finding out he’s a former Navy SEAL? Even better...
  • Bride for the Rancher : Small Town Heroes Book 8 by Cassi Hart

    Bride for the Rancher : Small Town Heroes Book 8 by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    CherryReeling with the sudden knowledge that not only was my adoption twenty years ago illegal, but I’m not even a legal US citizen, I’m desperate for help after an ICE agent threatens me with deportation if I don’t tell her where my suddenly MIA parents are. But they’ve disappeared, leaving me to face the consequences of their actions...
  • No, Thank You: A Fiennes Family Novelette by Alexandra Warren

    No, Thank You: A Fiennes Family Novelette by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    With the season of giving on the horizon, now seems like a better time than ever for special requests.But just because one asks for something doesn’t mean they won’t also have to work for it. Note: This is one of three novelettes in collaboration with authors Christina C. Jones and Nicole Falls...
  • Blurred Love by Hope Ford

    Blurred Love by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ever since a traumatic brain injury changed his life, Colter James has kept to himself. He doesn’t do small talk. Doesn’t do crowds. And certainly doesn’t do women.When my sleazy ex starts causing trouble, Colter shows up like a storm—dark, dangerous, and hell bent on protecting me. Even if it means breaking all of his rules...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  contemporary
  • Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Learning to Trust by Kallie Mont

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “Parker?”Parker loved that voice and she adored hearing it say her name. But in this moment, it scared the shit out of her.In the sleepy coastal town of Doveport, the pot isn’t just stirred—that bitch is boiling over.Maggie and Parker are new... like, brand-spanking-new. But for all of their flirting and butterflies and romantic intention, the universe has devised one giant beaver-dam...
  • Wild Love by Sadie King

    Wild Love by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s the young damaged ex-soldier and she’s the older woman who’s off limits. Can she show him how to love?Wild Love is Davis and Mel's story, a contemporary instalove steamy romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy woman he falls hard for...
  • Capture by June Gray

    Capture by June Gray

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 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...
  • Chosen by the Mountain Man by Sadie King

    Chosen by the Mountain Man by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s the nanny, half my age and off-limits. But my heart has chosen her, even if it breaks me…My military career ended when I became a widower.My daughter needed me, so I came back to Wild Heart Mountain determined to be a good father.Except I’m not. I’m too grumpy, too bitter, too broken.Until Caitlin walks through the door...
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