Alpha Team Collection Series by A. R. Carlson

ShadowShe shouldn't even be here and I won't sway on that. She's pompous, arrogant, and distracting. I shouldn't care what happens to her, or has happened. But those scars etched so deeply on her back keep me up at night. What the hell has happened to her to make her so jaded?FableThis guy's a jerk and he won't get off my back. I hate him so much... but then he acts like he cares, like he can read my mind and see into my soul and I just want to melt... moreShadowShe shouldn't even be here and I won't sway on that. She's pompous, arrogant, and distracting. I shouldn't care what happens to her, or has happened. But those scars etched so deeply on her back keep me up at night. What the hell has happened to her to make her so jaded?FableThis guy's a jerk and he won't get off my back. I hate him so much... but then he acts like he cares, like he can read my mind and see into my soul and I just want to melt. But it doesn't matter anyway, there can never be anything between us, even if he puts himself in danger to save my life. He's my teammate, and I'll never make the mistake of getting involved with a teammate ever again. Right?Growing with Her is a rivals-to-lovers story where secret identities, morally grey characters, and a jaded past come to clash as Shadow and Fable fight an omnipotent threat while being forced to come to terms with their own demons. But when Shadow can't figure out if the biggest threat to Fable is the terroristic threat they're fighting or her own past, can he save her in time?Growing with Her is the first book in the Alpha Team Collection. Each book is a standalone with an HEA. This is the story of Shadow and Fable. Shadow is a Lieutenant and lifelong military man. Fable is from a military family but chose to become a mercenary. Now they're together, on the same special forces team with her uncle, Captain Jamie Foster, and the Sergeants, Lance McCaffery and Danny Hughes. This is a spicy morally grey, rivals to lovers, forced proximity romance, which features violent scenes as well as explicit sexual content.Morally greyRivals to loversForced proximityMasked manMen in uniformBadass FMCHe falls firstTouch her and dieOne bedForbidden loveSecret identityWork adversariesRevengeSworn off relationshipsEmotional scarsPhysical scarsCan't spit it out (say "I love you")Note: This book contains explicit sex scenes and is not recommended for those under the age of 18 years old. Please check the content warning page at the beginning of the book. Some scenes may be highly triggering. less

JamieI loved her but the powers that be made me break her heart. Now she's being sent to my base, to be placed under my command and old feelings are quickly rebuilding in ways they definitely shouldn't be. I'm her Captain, she's my Sergeant. But something's changed in her since I saw her last, she's been broken down and it both infuriates me and breaks my heart. I'll do anything to fix her... and make her mine again.EmmyAfter a black mark, I didn't think it could get any worse... moreJamieI loved her but the powers that be made me break her heart. Now she's being sent to my base, to be placed under my command and old feelings are quickly rebuilding in ways they definitely shouldn't be. I'm her Captain, she's my Sergeant. But something's changed in her since I saw her last, she's been broken down and it both infuriates me and breaks my heart. I'll do anything to fix her... and make her mine again.EmmyAfter a black mark, I didn't think it could get any worse. But now I'm being transferred under the direction of my ex-boyfriend, now a Captain in charge of a special forces military base. I still hate him for what he did to me, but once we're back together... and alone in his office, it becomes clear to me that he still cares about my well-being, and maybe more. And before I'm ready, I realize that I'm falling right back into his arms.Memories of Her is a second chance romance story where forbidden love, heartbreak, and a detrimental injury come to clash as Captain Foster and Sergeant Montgomery fight against an arms dealer, a nuisance, the powers that be, and each other to manage a love that was damaged but never died. But when it all comes crashing down and Jamie can't do anything to save Emmy, will she make it out alive?Memories of Her is the second book in the Alpha Team Collection. Each book is a standalone with an HEA. This is the story of Captain Jamie Foster and Sergeant Emmeline Montgomery. Jamie is a Captain of a special forces military base. Emmy is still stuck in her rank under the thumb of a conniving Major. They were separated years ago, forced to break up when he ranked up from sergeant but now they're back together, she's under his direction as a sniper and spy while interacting with and sometimes teaming up with the rest of Alpha Team consisting of Captain Jamie Foster, Lieutenant Lance McCaffery, and Sergeant Danny Hughes. This is a spicy second chance, forbidden lovers, forced proximity romance, which features violent scenes as well as explicit sexual content.Forced proximityMen in uniformBadass FMCTouch her and dieForbidden loveRevengeSworn off relationshipsEmotional scarsSecond chance romanceInjuryWorking with an exKidnappingMiscommunication This book contains explicit sex scenes and is not recommended for those under the age of 18 years old. Please check the content warning page at the beginning of the book. Some scenes may be highly triggering. less

LanceIt was supposed to be a relaxing weekend off base just hanging out with the team and getting to meet my secretive teammate's sister. I didn't expect to hit it off with her, or to keep in touch with her, or for her to move back to England to be closer to me, OR to fall in love with her. If I mess this up, her sister will end me.PoppyMy sister has always been on my back about the guys I date, usually even when she knows nothing about them... moreLanceIt was supposed to be a relaxing weekend off base just hanging out with the team and getting to meet my secretive teammate's sister. I didn't expect to hit it off with her, or to keep in touch with her, or for her to move back to England to be closer to me, OR to fall in love with her. If I mess this up, her sister will end me.PoppyMy sister has always been on my back about the guys I date, usually even when she knows nothing about them. But this time, she not only knows him, but WORKS with him. But she can't complain when he keeps me safe in spite of a repeated threat that keeps coming up. I'm known for being a scaredy cat, maybe having a buff military boyfriend is a good thing.A teammate's sister romance where a repeated threat, kidnapping, protector, and alpha hero/damsel in distress are embroiled with a persistent threat putting Poppy in danger repeatedly. But when this pernicious issue comes back to rear it's ugly head and takes Poppy, can Lance find her and save her in time or will he loose her forever?Protective of Her is the third book in the Alpha Team collection. Each book is a standalone with an HEA. This is the story of Lance and Poppy. Lance is a new Lieutenant and lifelong military man. Poppy is from a military family with family members on Lance's team. Now they're together, after she moves back to England, encountering her retired sister and Lance's team of Poppy's uncle, Captain Jamie Foster, and Sergeant Danny Hughes. This is a spicy kidnapping, protector, and alpha hero/damsel in distress romance, which features violent scenes as well as explicit sexual content.Men in uniformTouch her and dieEmotional scarsPhysical scarsDamsel in distressProtectorKidnappingAlpha heroTeammate's sisterRejected by parent This book contains explicit sex scenes and is not recommended for those under the age of 18 years old. Please check the content warning page at the beginning of the book before starting. Some scenes may be highly triggering. less