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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...
  • 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...
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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    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...
  • 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 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones

    Falling Under by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ex-special forces, Jacob King, is a man who keeps to himself, having learned the hard way that letting people close to you, trusting them, might just get you killed. A lesson he learned when members of his Special Ops team turned dirty, while others, men he considered friends, died. He made them pay. He made them hurt. He put them in jail. And so he doesn't trust anyone anymore...
  • Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Timber's Girl by Hallie Bennett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one will hurt his girl ever again...After leaving her abusive ex, Lindy is finally feeling like herself again. She joined a book club of romance lovers like her and lives on the Reaper's Wolves MC compound—safe and protected from her past.Especially since one MC member has appointed himself her personal bodyguard...Military veteran Timber is used to being judged...
  • Forbid by Hope Ford

    Forbid by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We’ve kept our relationship hidden.For years she’s been mine and nobody knows it.It’s time I stake my claim.She’s younger than me.I work with her brother.I travel all the time.There’s a thousand reasons why we shouldn’t be togetherBut none of that matters now.She has a stalker and I will do any and everything to keep her safe.No one is going to hurt what’s mine..
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  contemporary
  • Vanessa's Guardian by Josie Jade, Regan Black

    Vanessa's Guardian by Josie Jade, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some people wait their entire life for their ship to come in, not realizing they’re standing at the airport. At least that’s how Vanessa Hamilton feels when it comes to romance. In her late 40s and divorced, she’s decided the traditional happily-ever-after route just isn’t for her. And she’s perfectly fine with that...
  • Protecting Julie by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Julie by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Julie Lytle is working hard to turn her life around. Being kidnapped by sex traffickers changed her drastically, but having grown up the spoiled daughter of a senator, Julie wishes she could’ve changed just a little sooner...
  • A River Bend Wedding by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    A River Bend Wedding by Molly McLain, Sommer Stein

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    99 cents for a LIMITED TIME! River Bend's first couple is back! The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Carissa Joy Brandt & Joshua Daniel Hudson on Saturday, the thirteenth day of February, at St. Joseph's Parish...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  humor  contemporary
  • Moonstruck Marine by Kirsten Osbourne

    Moonstruck Marine by Kirsten Osbourne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Melinda Chase is the new head chef at one of the restaurants in the hotel in Quinn Valley. She is finally where she wants to be in life, planning to change the menu and overhaul the restaurant, to make it the finest place to eat in the whole valley...
  • Shielding Daisy (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Jen Talty, Operation Alpha

    Shielding Daisy (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Jen Talty, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He wanted a family to call his own. She wanted a fresh start. What they ended up with was something unexpected. All Daisy Greene wanted to do was protect her boys. Moving to Killeen was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance at a new life. Only her past came crashing down and threatened to destroy everything she’d worked so hard to achieve...
  • Wild Weekend by Sadie King

    Wild Weekend by Sadie King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A weekend fling, a secret pregnancy and an ex-military biker who crosses the country to find his woman.When our rooms get mixed up and I find Stella in my shower, I’m instantly attracted to her.It’s supposed to be a fling. A weekend of fun then we go back to our separate lives on opposites sides of the country.But I can’t stop thinking about her curves and when I try to find her down...
  • Sugar Pie by Mae Harden

    Sugar Pie by Mae Harden

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I'm going to make her mine. Easy as pie.♥ Willow ♥My great aunt’s dying wish was to re-open her family’s legacy, the Sugar Creek bakery, and come hell or high water, I’m going to make it happen in her stead. Transferring from L.A., I can deal with the biting cold, an overdose of Valentine’s Day spirit, an apparent saboteur, and even the small town gossip surrounding my (in)famous mother...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  contemporary  humor
  • Eats for Free by Danielle Allen

    Eats for Free by Danielle Allen

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Eats for FreeA Veterans Day Hot Holiday HookupThe sign said Veterans eat for free.And that’s exactly what I let him do...
  • 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...
  • A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    A Muffin Top Christmas by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Naughty or nice. Why not both? He’s a bad boy with a bakery. She’s a BBW with a bar. And they just had a baby. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the bakery, not a creature was stirring, except a six-month-old boy named Zachary. The condoms were stashed in the bedroom with care, in the hopes that my Evey would soon be there...
    Categorized as:
    military  length-novella  humor  contemporary
  • Romancing Rayne by Riley Edwards

    Romancing Rayne by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ghost and Rayne are back. Their story began two years ago and left fans begging for more. In this all new adventure we catch up with some of Susan Stoker’s most beloved characters. Keane “Ghost” Bryson met the feisty flight attendant Rayne Jackson while on a layover in London. A chance meeting that proved to be life-changing...
  • Fall Easy by Zoe York

    Fall Easy by Zoe York

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Julie Collins is done with men, and their super slimy ways. Lt. Jason Steyner has given up on finding the right woman—at least until he gets out of the military. But when the curvy flight attendant and the hunky Navy SEAL meet late one night, the attraction is immediate. And complicated...
  • Aaron by Dale Mayer

    Aaron by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hathaway House: Aaron (Book 1) Welcome to Hathaway House, a heartwarming military romance series from USA TODAY best-selling author Dale Mayer. Here you’ll meet a whole new group of friends, along with a few favorite characters from Heroes for Hire. Instead of action, you’ll find emotion. Instead of suspense, you’ll find healing. Instead of romance, … oh, wait...
  • Master Key Resort by Samantha A. Cole

    Master Key Resort by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An exciting, new, private resort is opening in the Florida Keys, and you’re invited to join the fun. That is if you like kinky sex and are either a Dominant or a submissive!The Sawyers have had much success with their elite lifestyle club in Tampa, and they’ve decided to invest in a second one...
  • Angela's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Angela's Protector by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Angela Mixon never thought she’d find herself starting over at 50 years old, but if she has to do it, working on an island paradise seems like a great choice.She’s ready to focus on her role as Ellington Cove’s head of human resources and take time to re-center after escaping an impossible personal situation. A chance to finally find some peace...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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