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  • Revealing Annie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Revealing Annie by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the fire department’s joker, Kyle (Sumo) Matsumoto, loves nothing better than ribbing the guys at the station. However, he’s all business when he’s on a call, and when he tries to snag the attention of a cute little baker. Then life takes a more serious turn when he’s plunged headfirst into fatherhood—of a teenage boy—giving his teammates the last laugh...
  • Searching for Heather by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Heather by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She'd lost everything once, and now that she's found herself, and a man she trusts to be by her side, she refuses to let it all be taken from her a second time.Ever since hearing about the mysterious woman in the woods who'd rescued his friends, Talon Ross has been intrigued. Who is she? Why is she there? Is she cold? Hungry? Scared? He can't rest until he's found her, made sure she's all right...
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  • Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Taggart Family Values by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary
  • Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie...
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    bdsm  suspense  contemporary  bondage  m-f-m  poly
  • One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I m a firefighter, God, so I know I ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing...
  • Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker

    Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Living in Southern California, Cheyenne was used to seeing hot military men as she went about her daily business. An anonymous encounter at the grocery store cemented her crush on one such man. He was big, built, and incredibly easy on the eyes, but it wasn't as if he would ever really notice her. Always in control of any situation, Faulkner “Dude” Cooper knows explosives...
  • Hart Attack by Cristin Harber

    Hart Attack by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Outside 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...
  • Uncaged by Harper Sloan

    Uncaged by Harper Sloan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Greg Cage’s life is more fulfilling than he ever could have imagined. He’s married to the love of his life, has an amazing son, and in a few short months, his family will grow again with the birth of his twin girls. The past year has been a tough one for the Cage family, but they are now on the road to healing by learning to let go of the past and looking forward to their future...
  • Believed by Rebecca Sharp

    Believed by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a steamy, marriage of convenience romantic suspense...Reed Lockhard loves his single life. Even after joining Covington Security, he’s still known as the viral sensation, San Francisco’s Hot Cop. His nights are never lonely, and the gorgeous redhead who catches his eye from across the bar promises an unforgettable one...
  • Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Tied to Hope by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Welcome me home…” My life is what dreams are made of! I am deeper in love with Thane after the birth of our child, and I can’t believe the plans he has for our future. My joy Is doubled when Rytsar Durov returns as a conquering hero. In the midst of such bliss, a dark secret surfaces that has the power to tear our world apart...
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    suspense  bdsm  humor  new adult
  • Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Lost in You by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary  mystery
  • Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker

    Deserving Reese by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    He never expected to fall for his best friend's sister, but now that he has...he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.Having a crush on one of your brother’s friends is so cliché. But Reese Woodall isn’t too worried…it’s not as if she’d ever have a chance with the former Delta Force Operative. For one thing, he lives in New Mexico, and she’s in Missouri...
  • Sins and Scarlet Lace by Liliana Hart

    Sins and Scarlet Lace by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Declan MacKenzie has loved the same woman for as long as he can remember, but after a mission early on in his career turns deadly, he realizes he can never have a wife or family and keep them safe. So he watches her marry another man. Sophia Huxley is involved in a nightmare. Her late husband has been labeled a traitor and he's made her the fall guy...
  • Searching for Lilly by Susan Stoker

    Searching for Lilly by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Searching for Lilly is the exciting first book in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s Eagle Point Search & Rescue series.Ethan “Chaos” Watson is the unofficial leader of Fallport, Virginia’s Search and Rescue team...
  • Brie Surrenders to His Will by Red Phoenix

    Brie Surrenders to His Will by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The 5th week of submissive training proves challenging as Brie surrenders her will. She enjoys the thrill of objectification and the excitement of completing erotic tasks. With the end of the course around the corner, the trainers encourage Brie to dig deep. Marquis presents her with a scene she ended in the past, Tono displays the art of suspension, and Faelan releases Brie’s inner animal...
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    bdsm  suspense  contemporary  bondage  m-f-m  poly
  • Set In Stone: Special Holiday Edition by Dakota Willink

    Set In Stone: Special Holiday Edition by Dakota Willink

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two declarations of love. And a past that won’t set them free.Alexander I had rules. Krystina broke them.That’s just the way things were.But that didn’t mean I didn’t want to make her my wife.She exemplified the triskelion, representing my past, my present, and my future.Without her, I am nothing.But then the past returns to rear its ugly head...
  • Kill Shot by Liliana Hart

    Kill Shot by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Grace Meredith is the CIA's most deadly assassin. Too bad she's gone off the grid and become a mercenary for hire. After the death of her daughter by a sniper's bullet, Grace can no longer stomach the demands of agency life or keep herself from blaming the only man she's ever loved. Her mind and body are fragile, and she knows she's just a step away from breaking down completely...
  • Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    No one knows heartbreak like Jade Jax. After losing her husband to a tragic death, she doesn’t believe love can happen twice. But after years of living a half-life without her husband, her body starts to waken again, and needs she’d forgotten come to the surface...
  • Westin's Chase by Cristin Harber

    Westin's Chase by Cristin Harber

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE MASTER OF EVERYTHING HAS FOUND HIS MATCH Jared Westin knows his reputation and likes it. He gets the job done. No emotion. No baggage. That’s why his elite ops company, The Titan Group, is better than the best. They complete projects classified as mission impossible. And then, in walks a woman as tough as she is sexy. His counterpart in every way, should he choose to admit it...
  • Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Secrets and Satin by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    No one knows heartbreak like Jade Jax. After losing her husband to a tragic death, she doesn’t believe love can happen twice. But after years of living a half-life without her husband, her body starts to waken again, and needs she’d forgotten come to the surface...
  • Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Chasing Fire by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For fans of Pamela Clare’s acclaimed I-Team and Colorado High Country series…An I-Team/Colorado High Country Crossover NovelFire chief Eric Hawke knows it’s only a matter of time until the next big wildfire. He’s done everything he can to prepare his crews for the inevitable...
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    suspense  men in uniform  contemporary
  • The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything old is new again in love and murder.Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the newly formed cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000...
  • Expired Return by Lisa Phillips

    Expired Return by Lisa Phillips

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’ll give everything to protect her family.He always knew she was the one.Veterinary tech Pepper Miller lives a quiet life in Last Chance County. She’s watching her niece until her sister shows up…if she ever does. When Victory’s father demands he take over her care, Pepper knows something has gone wrong...
  • Crash and Burn by Emilia Finn

    Crash and Burn by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Axel Feeney is the youngest firefighter in his crew, and also my boss’ brother. He’s a risk taker who carries no fear. Or so I thought. When one of his squad perish in the line of duty, what was once his mission to keep me safe turns into an obsession that breaks our hearts and whatever chance we had for a happily ever after...
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    suspense  men in uniform  angst  humor  new adult  sports
  • Relentless by Kaylea Cross

    Relentless by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Former Delta Force operator Rhys Sinclair defied the odds by recovering from a traumatic brain injury that should have killed him. Given the chance to repay the beautiful doctor who saved his life by guarding hers, he can't say no--even if it means facing an unknown threat from the cunning terrorist his CIA-sanctioned team had been hunting in Afghanistan...
  • Long Shadow by Elle Keaton

    Long Shadow by Elle Keaton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Niall’s known nothing but betrayal. All Mat wants is Niall’s heart; what will it take for him to coax Niall in from the cold? Mat's connection with Niall is tenuous. One step forward, two steps back. Since that night on the beach Niall's been avoiding Mat like a bad case of the flu--which, ironically, most of his deputies have come down with...
  • Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Daring by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Experience two classic tales of heroes facing danger and falling in love from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann’s Tall, Dark and Daring series — collected here in one volume! The Admiral’s Bride When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals—by any means necessary...
  • Wicked Intentions by A.D. Justice

    Wicked Intentions by A.D. Justice

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A ruthless killer is on the loose, threatening an innocent woman’s life. Painful secrets from Rebel’s past will be exhumed and put on full display. Desperation drives him to save the only woman he’s ever loved. Tragedy strikes in the most unexpected ways, reducing once strong walls to mere rubble. One man’s breaking point is where another man finds his stride. True love can’t be bound...
  • Opposition: A Billionaire Enemies to Lovers Romance by Jane Henry

    Opposition: A Billionaire Enemies to Lovers Romance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I hate Liam Alexander. I hate his Rolex. I hate his scowl. I hate everything his multi-billion-dollar company stands for. When the pompous, rich, arrogant jerk comes strutting into the coffee shop, I barely manage civility. But people make mistakes, and when I screw up, it's epic. I never expected the jerk would actually be a well-respected member of Club Verge...
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    suspense  bdsm  super rich hero  contemporary
  • Disavowed by Kaylea Cross

    Disavowed by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The government trained her to kill… Briar Jones has lived most of her life in the shadows, carrying out secret ops to eliminate some of the United States’ most dangerous enemies. She’s devoted her life to serving her country so when a faceless enemy targets her and kills someone close to her, she’ll stop at nothing to bring them down...
  • Live, Love, Spy by Lexi Blake

    Live, Love, Spy by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life can often be awkward when you are a child genius. For Louisa Ward, that came in the form of meeting her one true love at age 12. TJ Taggart was perfect. But being a year younger and a full year ahead of him in school always made things weird. Working in the CIA has made her into a strong and capable woman. Until she sees TJ...
  • Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Doc: a Club Alias novel by K.D. Robichaux, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    Dr Neil Walker, MD, MFT, Ph DI’m not your average therapist. As the founder of Imperium Security—the cover for my mercenary team—I’ve dedicated my entire life to helping heal those who’ve had their power unwillingly taken from them and avenging the ones who didn’t survive...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  military  praise-kink
  • Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Protocol by Shane Starrett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    “Yes, sir.”Galen Harmon lives to hear those two words. And for fifteen years he lived the dream with a submissive who’d knelt at his feet and offered that simple phrase over and over again.But then she was gone. Ripped away in a heartbeat of savage betrayal and anguish that still haunts him.Until he met Alex.She’s everything that was taken from him...
  • A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    A Distant Shore: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Inspirational fiction superstar” (Publishers Weekly) and #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction returns with this high-stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith.She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family...
  • Killer Honeymoon by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Killer Honeymoon by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Honeymoon, happily ever after, and…homicide?Newlyweds, Royce Locke and Sawyer Key, embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But their arrival on South Bass Island lands them in the middle of a contentious battle between lifelong islanders and a property developer who won’t accept no for an answer...
  • Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 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...
  • Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross

    Collateral Damage by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pride tore them apart… Warrant Officer Honor Girard made the worst mistake of her life in walking away from the man she promised to marry—and she knows it. An attack on base unexpectedly pushes them together and in the aftermath she realizes she can’t let him go a second time. Only he’s not willing to let her back in...
  • Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission. 18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams. The hero: He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her. The heroine: She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again...
  • No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

    No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    CIA communications expert Samarra Wallace is on the run from a faceless enemy when she learns terrorists have kidnapped and threatened to execute her cousin. She will do whatever it takes to free her, including breaking cover to contact the former teammate she is dangerously attracted to. Now all she has to do is convince him she's not working for the bad guys...
  • Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rekindled by Kaylea Cross

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He left her when she needed him most... Four years ago, Dr. Grace Fallon lost everything that mattered in a terrorist attack she barely survived. Now she’s stronger than ever and in Pakistan with a UN-sanctioned team for the most important assignment of her career...
  • Fair Play by Josh Lanyon

    Fair Play by Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Fifty years ago, Roland Mills belonged to a violent activist group. Now, someone is willing to kill to prevent him from publishing his memoirs. When ex-FBI agent Elliot Mills is called out to examine the charred ruins of his childhood home, he quickly identifies the fire for what it is--arson...
  • Catch Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones

    Catch Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    (Catch Me If You Can is a romantic suspense novel) Diligence. Focus. Agility. For Naomi Prescott, it’s not just a cute little saying. It’s a critical mantra, words to live by if she wants to retain her freedom, and more importantly, her life...
  • Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry

    Savage Love: A Dark Romance by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Jane Henry concludes the Savage Island duet with a fast-paced, high-stakes novel of survival, suspense, and heart-breaking passion. The island took everything from me. It won't take her. They created a monster. A savage. They're about to see exactly what that means. Because Harper Lake is mine...
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    suspense  bdsm  contemporary
  • Temptation by Leigh Lennon

    Temptation by Leigh Lennon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **This release in Jan of 2020 as a newsletter exclusive. This book will release under simply Temptation July 23rd with more content in the story! TemptationEveI’ve never been loved. Growing up with a drunk father taught me to trust no one. When a man offers me a way to achieve my freedom, I’m put to the test. He thinks he’ll win when all I see is a man who wants to strip me of my freedom...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  new adult
  • Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark and Fearless by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author SUZANNE BROCKMANN returns with two more classic tales of tall, dark and dangerous men who face the msot daring adventure of all -- FALLING IN LOVEFRISCO'S KIDBeing a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan Frisco Francisco--it is his whole world. So when a bullet wound threatens his future in the Navy, he is determined to achieve a full recovery..
  • Evil's Pawn by Raven Dark, Olivia Alexander

    Evil's Pawn by Raven Dark, Olivia Alexander

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He promised to make me pay for stealing from his club. But now, he's decided that owning me is not enough. The scorching hot, frighteningly dark, and unrelentingly dangerous monster who holds me captive won't be satisfied until he's broken me...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  bdsm  cold hero
  • Tall, Dark And Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann

    Tall, Dark And Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What he remembered: His clothing size What he didn't remember: Everything else Navy SEAL Mitchell Shaw woke up one morning with no clue as to who he was.And the items hidden in his possession were no help-- an address, along with a .22 caliber side arm. The address led him to the Lazy 8 Ranch-- and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who made him believe he might have a future...
  • Not My Spook! by Tinnean

    Not My Spook! by Tinnean

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Highly ranked CIA officer Quinton Mann finds himself in a relationship with Mark Vincent-for exactly five days. At that point, Mark uses the excuse of going to Massachusetts for his mother's funeral to end it. But Quinn's a spook, and you can't fake a faker. Mark fears he's getting in too deep with Quinn, hence the disappearing act...
  • Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ATF Special Agent Eric Miller and his explosives detecting K-9, Tiger, pull over a truck, the contents of which are explosive. Literally. More shocking, the driver is the kid brother of a woman he left behind. One who still haunts his days and his nights. They’d never so much as kissed, but Tess McTavish never forgot the handsome, dangerous agent who vanished in a shroud of mystery...
  • Used by Marlee Wray

    Used by Marlee Wray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LaurelHe's a beautiful monster. An infamous criminal assassin with such stunning good looks they take my breath away. I should know better than to cross him, but I'm trapped. And my shocking punishment at his hands is rough and shameful.TrickShe's the perfect bait. The law wants me in jail. My enemies want me dead. And someone's found just the right weapon to use against me..
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