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  • Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing the Knight by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She's the admiral's daughter . . . and the one woman bad-boy Wyatt Pierson can't resist. When Wyatt left England, he said goodbye to his privileged upbringing and forged his own path. After years of running operations for an elite unit of Navy SEALs, he's satisfied with his mission-focused life until a messy entanglement walks through the door...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  contemporary
  • Hail Mary by Lani Lynn Vale

    Hail Mary by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Mary Persephone Hail Mary—well-wished-for child. Persephone—destruction. Hail—well that speaks for itself. Her name is painful to think about. Mary, his newfound daughter, isn’t a wished-for child. Persephone, though? Yeah, destruction is a fitting description. And Hail? Yeah, that’s just the final f-you...
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  • Fractured by Riley Edwards

    Fractured by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Loving Echo Kent was painful. Not the falling in love part, that was easy. One look at the tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed narcotics detective and I knew I wanted him. A few months later I knew I couldn’t live without him. But my Echo, he had demons and secrets and a mountain of guilt. His love was selfish and one-sided—he could love but he refused to allow others to love him...
  • Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Dangerous Games by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Reese Turmel has sworn off women. Commitment wasn’t something he was willing to consider again after his wife cheated on him while he was on deployment. However, not even a man as jaded as the former SEAL could deny the instant attraction that sizzled to life the first time he walked into Treats Bakery and saw the beautiful woman behind the counter—and he tried...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary
  • Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Tainted by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL sniper Matthew Kessler thought his life was charmed. He was wrong. He thought his father had amassed the family’s wealth through hard work. He was wrong again. He thought the battlefield had taught him everything he needed to know about strength and courage. He was absolutely wrong. In the blink of an eye, everything he thought he knew about his family became a lie...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary
  • Fatal Flaw: Fatal Flaw Epilogue by Marie Force

    Fatal Flaw: Fatal Flaw Epilogue by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The honeymoon's over, and now someone wants them dead…   Back from their honeymoon, Senator Nick Cappuano and DC police lieutenant Sam Holland are ready for some normalcy after the whirlwind of their wedding, but someone has other plans for them. When Sam discovers wedding cards containing thinly veiled death threats, she's not sure if she or Nick is the target...
  • Valkyrie by Kris Michaels

    Valkyrie by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    A Beauty, but eventually the allure fades. The assassin known as Valkyrie uses her many charms to ensnare the unsuspecting monsters she kills. She lives among the rich, privileged, beautiful people of the world. Or so they’d have the world believe. She’s witnessed the ugliness, brutality, contempt, and greed that formed the miscreants she hunted. A Beast, at least in most people’s eyes...
  • Myles by Riley Edwards

    Myles by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Former Delta Operator Myles Simms doesn’t know when to quit. The concept so foreign to him he can’t give up on Delilah Watts. A woman he’s never met—a woman who might be the enemy yet he’s compelled to save her. Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing...
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    suspense  military  contemporary  open-door
  • Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Chasing Fortune by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Echo Team has a new addition—a K-9, and he’s in need of training . . .Eight-plus years as Echo Three and Chris Hunter is still as mission-focused as ever, continuing to fight for his country as part of a secretive team of operatives serving the President.When Chris decides to rescue a dog for the team, he soon discovers he and the guys are far from K-9 whisperers, and they need help...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary
  • Phoenix by Kris Michaels

    Phoenix by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her exceptional memory was gone.Aspen Kennedy almost died in the explosion that decimated Guardian Security’s Washington D.C. complex. When she woke in the hospital bed, survival was her mantra. But the very thing that made her who she was had been stripped from her...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  mafia  contemporary
  • Forever Notorious by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Notorious by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Abigail Mueez knows all about being something you’re not. Everyone knows she works security in Washington D.C., but that wasn’t exactly the truth. There are many layers of deception in Abby’s life from her job to the man she’s with—a man she doesn’t have time to fall in love with when her life and so much more was on the line. Too bad she didn’t tell her heart that...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  humor  contemporary
  • Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Absolving Blue by Freya Barker, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For long-time Durango Fire Department EMT, Ava ‘Blue’ Navarro, her teammates at Station 3 represent a family more loyal than her own. However, when patients start dying on her watch, she draws the attention of local law enforcement. In particular the smooth-talking detective she’s successfully evaded for years, fearing he might stir up her quiet existence...
    Categorized as:
    military  suspense  contemporary
  • Kevin by Riley Edwards

    Kevin by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Three Teams—one mission.An enemy who wants them all dead.Former Navy SEAL Kevin Monroe could spot a liar from a mile away. A well-trained government liar?—They were even easier. And the woman sitting across from him in the White House briefing room spinning a tale of corruption, treason, and staged murder was a drop-dead-smokin’-hot professional liar with arresting eyes...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  open-door  contemporary
  • The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    The Price of Valor by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former Navy SEAL Hamilton Jones thought that the love of his life was dead. But when a girl claiming to be his daughter shows up with a dire message from his wife, Ham knows he will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary  christian
  • Blood Bound by Samantha A. Cole

    Blood Bound by Samantha A. Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Rylie Hart adopts her best friend’s daughter, in the wake of the woman’s untimely death, she goes from being an honorary aunt to a mother in the blink of an eye. Two years later, after kindergartner Mickey is diagnosed with leukemia, an anonymous donor is her only hope...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  military  contemporary
  • Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance (Mountain Men of Liberty) by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance (Mountain Men of Liberty) by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Let me get this straight... you dumped me twelve years ago. Now, you need my protection from the man you're about to marry?"How is this my life!?!Three things I know about Eli:1. I broke his heart over a decade ago.2. The reason I left him was unspeakable. A secret I've kept hidden all these years.3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with him...
  • Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place."Three things I know about Eli:1. I broke his heart over a decade ago.2. The reason I left him was unspeakable . A secret I've kept hidden all these years.3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with him . How is this my life!?!Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life...
  • Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Maximus by Riley Edwards, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when a woman who’s done the unthinkable needs protection—can a man who’s lost his belief in humanity keep her safe? Max Brown doesn’t trust anyone but his team. The former SEAL learned early in life that people let you down—they lie, they steal, and they lie some more. Love is a word that is used to manipulate. Family is meaningless. Max is an island and he prefers it that way...
  • Running on Diesel by Melissa Foster

    Running on Diesel by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    A funny, sexy, and emotionally riveting standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. RUNNING ON DIESEL is the perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy heroines, strong family bonds, bikers, babies, and more!Desmond “Diesel” Black is a Nomad with the Dark Knights motorcycle club...
  • Finding Carly by Susan Stoker

    Finding Carly by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Carly doesn’t want a boyfriend. Not after the last one tried to kill her. But Jagger “Jag” Bennett somehow gets under her skin, and soon she can’t imagine a life without him.Jag hadn’t planned on a girlfriend…even though his SEAL teammates are all very happy with their women. But sometimes the best things in life aren’t planned…and Carly is definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him...
  • Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise: A Secret Baby Romance (Mountain Men of Liberty) by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Accidental Surprise: A Secret Baby Romance (Mountain Men of Liberty) by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I'm ready for my private striptease lover boy." My best friend's bachelorette party had to be amazing. Lucky for me, my hired stripper blew everyone away. And I was quite smitten myself. Later that night, he gave me a private show. One I'll never forget. But now, no can know our secret. Because the life of my unborn baby literally depends on it...
  • Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the first book in a new trilogy...
  • Say I Do by Cynthia Eden

    Say I Do by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    She hates him.Dexter Ryan is smug. Arrogant. Manipulative. And he is also…Lacey Amari’s new partner. Well, her partner on one case. A case she doesn’t even want to take, but when Dex—CIA super operative and all around puppet-master—basically blackmails her, she has no choice. Then he asks her the big question…Will you marry me?The proposal isn’t real. It’s just an undercover assignment...
  • A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    A Hero's Chance by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ryan Coates does it all. Single dad with an ex who needs a reminder to spend time with their kids. Chief of the Baytown Station of the Virginia Marine Police. Sergeant at Arms for the local American Legion. Son. Brother. Coach. Friend.What he’s not doing is looking for a woman to add to his already busy life.Then he met her. Again.She’s the new doctor in town. And she remembers Ryan...
  • Finding Kenna by Susan Stoker

    Finding Kenna by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After jumping into a canal to save a man’s life, only to find out that he was a Navy SEAL not in the need of saving, Kenna and Marshall “Aleck” Smart hit it off.Aleck is intrigued by the bubbly waitress who almost landed on his head during a training exercise, and after getting to know her better, is thrilled they’ve hit it off so well...
  • Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe

    Cruise: Special Edition by Laramie Briscoe

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Laramie Briscoe, comes the special edition of a fan favorite series.Nobody writes blue collar romance like Laramie Briscoe, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the Moonshine Task Force: Special Edition Series...
  • Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor

    Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire by Tru Taylor

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In my expert opinion, every woman who’s been left at the altar should follow up that singularly humiliating experience by spending a week in paradise with a totally inappropriate—and totally sexy—stranger.Even better if you meet him at the bar of the resort hotel where your destination wedding and honeymoon were supposed to take place...
  • Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Ethan’s Obsession (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike.Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets...
  • Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Ethan’s Obsession by Anna Blakely, Operation Alpha

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A former SEAL who wants what he can’t have. An artist who’s afraid to follow her heart. Danger lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect time to strike. Ethan “Apollo” McAllister’s world is filled with controlled chaos. As a former Navy SEAL and member of Tac-Ops, he’s used to running headfast into danger. He’s also damn good at keeping secrets...
  • Branded by Rebecca Sharp

    Branded by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    From bestselling author Dr. Rebecca Sharp comes a sexy, surprise pregnancy romantic suspense...Jackson Pyle breathes by the rules. From SEAL team to Covington Security, he lives for catching bad guys. But everyone has their breaking point—and a pile of dead-end leads in a string of high-profile robberies is his...
  • Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Escape to a Winter Wonderland with CEO and billionaire Colton Connolly as he embarks on a shenanigan-filled journey in search of the idyllic white Christmas he's always craved. Inspired by the enchantment of his favorite holiday movies, Colton surprises his beloved husband and their found family with a trip to the captivating mountain town of Winterhaven...
  • Quadruplets for the Mountain Man: A Mountain Man's Baby Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Quadruplets for the Mountain Man: A Mountain Man's Baby Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A standalone novel from the bestselling Mountain Men of Liberty Series. "Hold up!! Did you say FOUR heartbeats?" My babies' father is a war hero. Beautifully broken mountain man. And my brother's best friend. Basically... the one I've wanted since adolescence. I can't even process the fact I'm having his babies. Four babies!!!! Ground Rules of our Arrangement: #1...
  • Stitched Up Heart by Tarina Deaton

    Stitched Up Heart by Tarina Deaton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As an Air Force medic, Bree Marks saw the worst the War on Terror had to dish out. Now a physical therapist, she uses her experience to help other veterans heal from their physical wounds; while she battles her own emotional damage. Blaming himself for his best friend’s suicide, former Army Ranger Jase Larken, retreated from life...
  • Theo by Riley Edwards

    Theo by Riley Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Is seven days long enough to build a forever love? I was living a nightmare of my own making. My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller. I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe...
  • Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Ryder by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I killed a man.Paid ten years of my life for it.Then she blew through my front door, all trainwreck and temptation.A broken soul.… An invitation to danger...
  • The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    The Path to You by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face...
  • Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Romeo by Sybil Bartel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pilot.Handler.Marine.My first memory was in the cockpit of a plane. My second was of a uniform. All I’d ever wanted was to be a pilot. The Marines gave me wings and I gave them my all.Half a dozen deployments, countless flight hours—I knew the controls in the cockpit better than I knew my own name. I never made mistakes. But war didn’t care how good you were...
  • Driving Force by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo

    Driving Force by Lynette Eason, Kate Angelo

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the last client she wants to protect…Elite Guardians bodyguard/former sniper CHRISTINA SHERMAN has protected uncooperative clients before—but this time, well her client is bossy, headstrong and occasionally eats off the floor...
  • Colorado Cold Case by Elle James

    Colorado Cold Case by Elle James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sole survivor of a mission gone wrong, Griff left the Navy to recover from his wounds and grief. The one person he’d loved had left San Diego while he'd been on a mission and hadn't returned or reached out. She’d said she was from Colorado...
  • Got Your Six: An OPS Protector Romance Novel by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Got Your Six: An OPS Protector Romance Novel by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Got Your Six is book 6 in the OPS Protector Romance series and should be read in order.Action, Adventure, and a good woman—that’s all I crave. A chance to prove my love for a woman by risking my life for her.Everyone else gets to do it, so why not me?Except, I never imagined she would vanish without a trace.I thought she had been taken by a gang or a serial killer...
  • 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...
  • Seeking Vengeance by Abbie Zanders

    Seeking Vengeance by Abbie Zanders

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Monsters do exist. Nicki Milligan knows all about monsters. She lives with them. Fights them every day. She doesn’t have time for distractions, especially not the incredibly hot alpha-male who seems to have taken an interest and knows just how to push her buttons. In coming to Pine Ridge, she hopes to finally fulfill a childhood vow she made to her twin brother years earlier...
  • Triplets for The Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Triplets for The Millionaire by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a famous artist - reckless and unpredictable.She's a rigid type A doctor who thrives off rules.Except for one teeny tiny rule...No fraternizing with the patient.LolaPatrick walked away from an avalanche lucky to be alive.But his eyesight was left jeopardized.I've trained my entire life for this and I'm the best in the business.But one thing I wasn't prepared for..
  • Mountain Man's Rival: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Mountain Man's Rival: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Archenemy (n.)1) main enemy2) the devil3) Declan Wilde Declan was my brother's best friend.I wanted him to be my first.My happily ever after.Turned out, however, cold-hearted b*stardwas a much more fitting description.Now, fifteen years later, the devil himself shows up unannounced on a very important night. The hairs on my neck rise up."Declan? What are you doing here? How did you find me?""Eva...
  • Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Code Name: Omega by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I joined the team at Jameson Force Security three months ago and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made. Leaving behind the Marine Corps together, my dog Omega and I made the cross-country trek to Pittsburgh for an exciting new career...
  • Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Holiday Heroes: by Janie Crouch, Regan Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These heroes will protect their women from danger and won’t let them spend the holidays alone…Includes two full books for one great price!A Fairytale Hero — Jackson Prince thought love was done for him when his wife died five years ago. But the shy girl he never forgot from high school saving his life on Christmas Eve proves him wrong. Now they'll both learn it's never too late for love...
  • Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels

    Give Me Love by Corinne Michaels

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Corinne Michaels returns to Rose Canyon where four best friends are faced with their picturesque lives being upended. Emmett Maxwell prides himself on doing the right thing and being honest, but he’s hiding a huge secret and she’s refusing to stay hidden any longer...
  • Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus

    Bishop's Endgame by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Read the final book in the Endgame trilogy where blood is thick, but passion is thicker… He kidnapped a princess to exact revenge. Set up for a crime he didn’t commit, Ellis Bishop takes the law into his own hands to exact justice and clear his name. Unfortunately, that means he has to kidnap a crime boss’s daughter—a perfect mafia princess, set to become queen of a dirty empire...
  • Taken by Cynthia Eden

    Taken by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns— and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER . . . Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel...
  • The Second Time Around by Jessica Prince

    The Second Time Around by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tessa Day had clung to the notion of a once-in-a-lifetime love for as long as she could remember. Then one chance encounter led her to the man of her dreams. After a whirlwind romance that could only be described as something out of a fairytale, she gave her heart to her other half, only to have him throw it back like it meant nothing...
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