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  • Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Ink's Whirlwind by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As Ink watched his president fall for a woman, he’s thrilled to realize that he’s sure he’s found his too. Even better news is the two women are best friends. Everything looks to be perfect. Or it does until Ink realizes Alisse isn’t willing to give him the time of day.He’s spent months trying to get her to give him a chance...
  • Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels

    Tempting Promises by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    What’s the worst thing you could do when you’re stranded in the woods with your rival? Sleep with him. That’s what. Not only is Rowan Whitlock my sister’s ex, but we’re both vying for the contract that would save my family farm...
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  • Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard

    Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The final "powerfully intense" (Romantic Times) Black Ops, Inc. novel from New York Times bestseller Cindy Gerard, featuring a covert private security team and electrifying romantic suspense. Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins's death...
  • Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Hot Rebel by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A rebel on the run… Victoria Royal is a traitor. Or so the U.S. government believes. Victoria was once a promising sniper in the Army, but now she’s gone rogue—worse, she’s just landed in the middle of a Hostile Operations Team mission in the desert and blasted it all to hell. Nick “Brandy” Brandon doesn’t expect to run into Victoria when he’s bugging out from a mission gone wrong...
  • Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond

    Rebel Heir by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An edge-of-your-seat (fr)enemies to lovers romance about an outlaw biker with the Devil on his back, a good girl with a badass streak who’s about to find out who she really is, and a childhood marriage pact that comes back to haunt them both.Lex Davenport was the boy my dad warned me about. Literally.The son of a Mafia boss, Lex was the bad boy I snuck around with on summer holidays...
  • Black Jack by Lora Leigh

    Black Jack by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    The Secret Service can’t control him. The British government can’t silence him. But renegade agent Travis Caine is one loose cannon you don’t want to mess with, so his commanders cut him a break—and cut him loose. His new HQ is America’s top intelligence force, Elite Ops. His new code name is “Black Jack.” And his new assignment is to die for...
  • Stone by Max Monroe

    Stone by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    First, hate. Then, want. But in the end? Heartbreak. My celebrity life was supposed to be easy, and this movie was the biggest break of my career. But from the moment Officer Levi Fox gave me a speeding ticket on my way into town, he’s been nothing but a thorn in my side. Dominant. Cocky. Callous...
  • Securing Zoey by Susan Stoker

    Securing Zoey by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Zoey Knight has lived in Juneau, Alaska her entire life. She loves her friends, but yearns for more excitement. She gets more than she ever bargained for when the plane she’s in goes down in a remote stretch of wilderness. Mark “Bubba” Wright regrets not spending more time with his pop...
  • Voss by Jessica Gadziala

    Voss by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Guilt was a foreign emotion to Voss.Until the night his gut told him he needed to help a woman walking alone at night, but he didn’t.Only to come back and find that the worst had come to pass.Determined to make it up to her, he takes her in, helps her heal, protects her, and vows to make it right.He never expected to start to have feelings for her...
  • Flight by Laura Griffin

    Flight by Laura Griffin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When former forensic photographer Miranda Rhoads moves to the seaside town of Lost Beach, she's decided to make her living as a wildlife photographer and put crime scenes behind her. But her plans are quickly upended when one morning, she comes across a couple sleeping in a canoe, entwined in an embrace. Looking closer, she realizes the man and woman aren't asleep—they’ve been murdered...
  • Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss, Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Agent: Kennedy BarnesTarget: Phoenix AshCrimes: Computer Hacker, Money Launderer, HeartbreakerMission: Get close and surviveAfter living her life in the shadows as the daughter of a congressman’s secret affair , Kennedy Barnes joins ‘Project Greenlight’ - a clandestine intelligence organization. She’s out to prove she’s more than her father’s dirty secret.One of her first assignments is simple...
  • Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Remy by Lane Hart, D.B. West

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After two confidential informants are murdered by a drug lord the DEA has spent months trying to bust, agent Avery Carmichael is ordered to go undercover.She’s going to need some help infiltrating the outlaw world, which is where the hottest, most infuriating man she’s ever met comes in. Remy Fulton is the president of the newest Savage Kings MC chapter in Rockland, Virginia...
  • Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Vicious Lies by Rachel Leigh

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    At Boulder Cove Academy, three things are certain:The Lawless Rule.The games are dangerous.Nothing is as it seems. I came here expecting to face my bullies with an iron fist. I played their games and won. Now that I’ve earned my place, at the academy and in their home, I should have nothing to fear. But with every past there is a shadow and mine is drawing closer with each step I take...
  • Black Velvet by Lynn Raye Harris

    Black Velvet by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She doesn’t believe in heroes anymore. He’ll prove her wrong. Mercenary Dax Freed would rather stride into the desert naked and covered in honey than pretend to be a reclusive romance novelist’s fake boyfriend, but nobody gave him the option. Roberta Sharpe writes about heroes for a living, but she already knows they don’t exist in real life...
  • Favorite Mistake by Jessica Prince

    Favorite Mistake by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He was the town’s golden boy, their all-American hero. But there was a side of him he’d only shown her.When Lyric Jackson stopped for gas in Redemption, Tennessee, she wasn’t sure what to think of the small town nestled in the middle of the Smoky Mountains. Then she got one look at Holton Clarke, saw that charming smile, and fell instantly...
  • Cold by Max Monroe

    Cold by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I wanted a second chance. What I got was a repeat. She was too beautiful. Too smart. And her emerald green eyes saw too much. I wanted space-she took it away. I craved her lips-she gave me her kiss. I screwed it up-she got smart. Avoiding me is the right thing to do. I'm messed up, tortured, and probably always will be. But I still want her. Her mind. Her body. Her heart...
  • Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Tempted by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake comes a new story in her Masters and Mercenaries series…When West Rycroft left his family’s ranch to work in the big city, he never dreamed he would find himself surrounded by celebrities and politicians...
  • Braved by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

    Braved by Dr. Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a brother's best friend, forced proximity romantic suspense ...Juliana Lozano has spent years living as the rebellious one of the family, a reputation she’s embraced. No one is surprised by her string of boyfriends that her brother would never approve… then again no one realizes all those flirtations aren’t what they seem...
  • Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan

    Love's Trusting by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***Due to language that some will consider crude and sexual scenes of an explicit nature, readers need to be 18+ *** When trust is broken by loss and grief, can it ever be repaired? High school sweethearts and young lovers, Brad and Suzy had vowed to stay together forever. “I’ll always be here for you. Trust me,” Brad promised but loss separated the young lovers...
  • The Specialist by Melanie Moreland

    The Specialist by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Final installment of the Men of Hidden JusticeEgan VulpeTrained explosives expert. Gun for hire. Loner.Until the day he falls in love.He leaves the dangerous world he knows behind. He paints, owns a gym, and co-runs Elite Security.In the past, he has worked with his friends at Hidden Justice, always staying behind the scenes.But not far enough behind...
  • Revere: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Revere: A Legacy Novel by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Legacy Novel She was once his liar. He was once her savior. Cross Donati fills his days with the mafia, family, and responsibility. The wild boy is a distant memory. A waiting prince now sits in his place. An old debt puts the gunrunner right back into the path of his past, but he only sees his future. Every king needs a queen...
  • The Devil's Temptation by Emily Rose

    The Devil's Temptation by Emily Rose

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    StoneHe doesn't trust her, but at the same time, he can't resist her. She's his greatest temptation.Full Blurb to Come...
  • The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White

    The Slow Burn of Silence by Loreth Anne White

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the crossroads of small town mystery and dark suspense comes a romance that explores the bonds of family, the power of love, and the potentially explosive collateral damage of the secrets we keep... Sometimes a contract to forget can be as powerful as a promise to remember..
  • More of You by A.L. Jackson

    More of You by A.L. Jackson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My daddy warned me never to fall for a boy like Jace Jacobs . . . The second I saw him walk through the door, I knew he was trouble. A gorgeous rebel with a bad attitude and a huge chip on his shoulder. My heart warned me. I didn’t listen. I saw something protective and good beneath the fierce, tough exterior. I fell hard and fast...
  • More Than a Memory by Molly McLain

    More Than a Memory by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s my brother’s best friend. My first crush, my first love, and my first time.But I had to break his heart to save us both.Ten years later, my life is in danger, and Aiden is the only one who can offer the protection I need. I don’t have a choice, because the man and the life I chose instead...They're about to cost me everything.I know Aiden hates me, and he has every right to...
  • Always the One for Me by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Always the One for Me by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continue in this emotionally charged enemies to lovers romance.It took two days for me to know Kendall was the one for me.And it took two years for me to realize I had to leave in order to protect her.When I walked away, I told myself it was for the best...
  • Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones

    Luke's Revenge by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third and final book in the Walker Security: Lucifer Trilogy...In the mind-blowing and stunning finale, all will be revealed as Lucifer's forever with the woman he loves hangs in the balance...
  • Bonita Brynne by Naomi Porter

    Bonita Brynne by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Track. My Soulmate. Everything about us is wrong but oh so right.I've fallen in love with a man who deceived me. He's not just my irresistibly gorgeous stepbrother, he's the father of my unborn child. Our forbidden love is crazy, but our lives are crazier still. "Uncle" Dorian will stop at nothing to make me his, taking our brother for a hostage bargain...
  • Judge: Royal Devils MC Colorado by Erin Trejo

    Judge: Royal Devils MC Colorado by Erin Trejo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Years ago, Judge helped a young girl in desperate need.As a man, he now watches over her from afar, ensuring she’s safe.As a young girl, Ava was a victim of a brutal attack, and those responsible were jailed.However, Ava always maintained another man was present, but no one believed her.When those who attacked her are available for parole, Ava and Judge are thrust into each other’s orbit...
  • Wary Wolf by Naomi Porter

    Wary Wolf by Naomi Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rosa. My Mafia Princess.I promise always to protect you.Life has dealt me a raw deal since the day of my birth. I’ve experienced loss and death. Been alone and filled with hatred. If it weren’t for my MC brothers and club, I’d have nothing to live for.My orders are clear: take Rosa Remotti Morrison home to her family and return to the compound...
  • Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Loyalty by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But stability is a delicate balance for a man like John, and shaky ground is only a single step away...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  angst  forbidden love  m-f  mafia  contemporary
  • Wedding at the Riverview Inn by Molly O'Keefe

    Wedding at the Riverview Inn by Molly O'Keefe

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An emotional tale of a magical inn, a wedding gone terribly wrong and a woman searching for a second chance.Alice has hit rock bottom. Once a Michelin-starred chef, she is now drowning in debt, working the line at a chain restaurant and drinking too much. The last person she ever expected to come knocking with a job offer and a fresh start is her ex-husband, Gabe...
  • Drive Me Crazy by Tracy Wolff

    Drive Me Crazy by Tracy Wolff

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    His rival’s in his bed, and this rocker is ready to play. Former rivals Quinn Bradford and Elise McKinney are not friends, at least not anymore. As teens, all they cared about was psyching each other out before concerts...
  • Tangled Up (The Bayside Heroes) by Tia Louise

    Tangled Up (The Bayside Heroes) by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s broody, he’s driven, and he’s coming back to claim what’s his.“First, do no harm…”It’s the start of my oath as a doctor, and breaking that oath is how I began my career.Only I didn’t just do harm, I watched a man die right in front of me.And not just any man—a man I hated. I thought his death would bring me peace, but it haunts me to this day...
  • A Bridge Between Us by K.K. Allen

    A Bridge Between Us by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I had always known he wasn’t mine to keep, but that didn’t change the way I loved him—quietly, gently, and from afar. ⁣⁣As the seasons changed, the corn stalks grew strong, and the grapevines flourished with hope. But none of it mattered, not when the soil at our feet bound us in a century-old rivalry. We’d never even had a chance...
  • Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get ready to roll… Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal...
  • Renegade by Lora Leigh

    Renegade by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    One Elite Opes agent is on a special assignment involving a beautiful woman. But his involvement is about to go beyond the call of duty 0 and into the realm of dangerous desire... A HIGH-RISK MISSION As a bridal shop owner, Mikayla Martin helps make women’s wedding dreams come true...
  • Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Heist by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I am a world-class thief. Or I was, before I got pinched and landed in prison. After I served my time, I decided to get on the right side of the law, or as much as my job at Jameson Force Security allows. The lines sometimes blur, which suits me just fine. My name might be Saint, but I’m a devil to most...
  • The Dying Game by Beverly Barton

    The Dying Game by Beverly Barton

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Play To Win... It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die... Play To Scream... The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  cruel hero  m-f  contemporary
  • Code Name: Sentinel by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Sentinel by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As a former member of the United States Secret Service, I’m no stranger to putting my life on the line in the name of duty. Having left the nation’s capital to re-settle in Pittsburgh, the skills I acquired during my tenure in Washington have made me a valued member of the team at Jameson Force Security...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  alpha male  mystery  m-f  military  contemporary
  • Burning Steel by Kat Bammer

    Burning Steel by Kat Bammer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He will fight for a second chance, but he will burn down the world to keep her safe.Thirteen adrenaline-fueled years as a Navy SEALtaught Peter to protect those unable to defend themselves.He gave it his all.Now, it's time for a new mission.To come home to Moon Lake, serve as a deputy sheriff,and settle into uneventful small town life...
  • Lick of Fire by Clara Elroy

    Lick of Fire by Clara Elroy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can’t escape fate, no matter how fast you run. That was a lesson hard learned for me.I spent years trying to bury my past, but my future held skeletons bleaker than the ones I'd left behind.Darkness follows me everywhere I go, hanging over my shoulders like a scythe. A byproduct of my bad karma.For so long, I refused to even look at my hometown on a postcard...
  • Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Restless Rockstar by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Derek Reiner is an epic, consuming, forever, kind of love.He’s also at the center of my deepest heartache.While he focuses on his personal growth, I figure out my future.As much as I want him in it, I won't choose Derek at the expense of myself.Not anymore.My rockstar may be desperate and restless, but I’m calm and decisive.Some epic loves burn out before they have the chance to blaze...
  • Smoke and Shadows by Victoria Paige

    Smoke and Shadows by Victoria Paige

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When someone close to Viktor Baran becomes a target of an assassin, he vows a hellfire of a payback. But the enemy is cunning and avoids the trappings of the digital web, preferring to strike out from the shadows. Drawing on old-fashioned cloak and dagger methods to investigate the enemy’s hatred for the Guardians, he uncovers a link to a past he is reluctant to revisit...
  • Only Rivals by Charity Ferrell

    Only Rivals by Charity Ferrell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The first boy I ever hated was Jax Bridges.The first man I loved was his best friend.My plan was to meet a boy, fall in love, and live happily ever after.That ended when my boyfriend died and left me half of his business.Now, his best friend and I are business partners.There’s just one problem: We hate each other.Jax and I have been rivals since childhood...
  • Someone Else's Shadow by Monica James

    Someone Else's Shadow by Monica James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Peyton Lane, and I have no idea who I am.Six months ago, I woke from a coma with no recollection of anybody, anything.My family tells me that I’m a good woman, that I’m loved. It seems I’ve lived a full, rewarding life, but I would give all of it up in a heartbeat to remember who I was.My mind is a blank slate. Every moment in time wiped clean...
  • Atlas by Jules Ford

    Atlas by Jules Ford

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Welcome back to Hambleton, Wyoming, home of the Speed Demons MC, where dark secrets threaten the town, and nobody is who they seem.AtlasThe Speed Demons are preparing for war.As Sergeant at Arms, it’s my job to protect the club and keep everyone safe. Then along comes Sophie Green, doctor, warrior, the perfect ol’ lady...
  • You Belong With Me by Kristen Proby

    You Belong With Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new stand alone novel in her beloved With Me In Seattle series! Elena Watkins is used to getting what she wants. She grew up the daughter of one of the most powerful mafia bosses on the west coast, an indulged, rich girl who got away with everything.Except the love of her life.Archer was the king of their high school...
  • Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow

    Shadow of a Doubt by Tiffany Snow

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ivy Mason has it all: beauty, a plush apartment, a fancy car, and a debonair British spy boyfriend who pays all her bills. If only her boyfriend was in her life—and her bed—more than just sporadically. Part of an underground British agency called the Shadow, Devon Clay knows that secrecy is what has kept him alive...
  • Lucifer's Sin by Lisa Renee Jones

    Lucifer's Sin by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    About the series: Tall, dark, and deadly, these men run Walker Security. Each is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities. They are passionate about those they love, relentless when fighting for a cause they believe in, and all believe that no case is too hard, no danger too dark. Dedication is what they deliver, results are their reward.Meet Lucifer, one of those men..
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