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Jett (Chicago Protection Task Force Book 6)
Leanne Tyler - 2021
Diverted
Lori Matthews - 2021
Now, too hurt to return to his former position and not wounded enough to be benched, he’s assigned as the new Coast Guard team leader in…Panama. They’re there as part of a drug interdiction unit, but really, they’re Team RECON. Recon as in reconstructed. Each of the four men is like him; a Humpty Dumpty. Except they were trying to put themselves back together so they could do what they loved best, kicking ass, and taking names.Dr. Carolina Alvarez had moved on from research and was working for Doctors Without Borders. A chance meeting with her old boss set her on a dangerous mission to deliver much-needed medicine to South America. Her failure would mean the sure extinction of a tribe clinging to their ancient traditions.Nick should have realized from the instant Carolina walked back into his life things would not go according to plan. But harbored resentment still clouded his vision. Now they were on the trail of the missing vaccine, and the assignment just turned deadly.
Promises
Kris Michaels - 2020
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.Promises is a Kings of Guardian Novella. Please note: THERE IS NO BACKSTORY INCLUDED IN THIS NOVELLA.This novella is not for you if you haven't read the previous books in these series. You will not understand the characters or the dynamics. If you have not read all the Kings of Guardian, Guardian Shadow World, and the Guardian Defender series, please consider not buying this story.
The Storybook Groom
Sarah Gay - 2018
Torin, a pro-football player, can’t understand why Ginny, the copper-haired beauty who drove him home from the airport, won’t give him her phone number. He sets out on a quest to impress the girl, but he needs to locate her first. Little does Torin Godfrey know that Ginny is on her own mission. She enlists the unsuspecting NFL player to assist her, but she soon finds herself vulnerable in Torin’s strong yet peaceful arms- a potentially lethal position for them both. Will her attraction to the handsome football player cost her more than her career? Or could their missions end in a romance fit for a storybook?
Trident Security Series: A Special Collection: Volume V
Samantha A. Cole - 2021
But that peacefulness is suddenly interrupted when his new next-door neighbor becomes a target for someone with nefarious intentions. Canine rescuer Concetta "Chet" Suarez brings all his protective instincts to the surface, along with feelings he's never experienced with any other woman. Will he lose her before he ever gets a chance to make her his?Trident Security Field ManualThe Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs (f*cking new guys—and anyone else who wants to read it) is a fun compilation of extras for fans of the TS series and its spinoffs. Fans will get Character Profiles from the original TS series and the Doms of The Covenant series, a Q&A session with characters from the TS series, the TS Omega Team series, and the Doms of The Convenant series, and Exclusive Short Stories--four of which had been previously published, but are no longer available, on Samantha A. Cole's website, plus a short story featuring fan-favorites Jenn Mullins and Doug Henderson! To wrap things up, family trees for the Sexy Six-Pack are included!Forty Days & One Knight: TS Omega Team Book 2Princess Tahira had grown up not worrying about being pushed into an arranged marriage, but after her mother's near-death illness, King Rajeemh orders his only daughter to choose a husband within forty days or have one chosen for her. While the deadline looms, Tahira and her cousin are kidnapped during a trip to Jamaica.Trident Security operative, Darius Knight, has been working undercover for several months, infiltrating a human-trafficking cartel. Just when he's almost in the position to take them down, a huge wrench is thrown into the mission. If he saves the woman whose body he's guarded in the past, his cover will be blown. But if he doesn't, he'll never be able to live with the results.When the rescue doesn't go as planned, Darius makes a rash decision that will affect both their lives. To keep their secret means he'll probably lose his dream job. To reveal it will destroy the woman who is inching her way into his heart.*If you prefer trigger warnings, please scroll down to the bottom. If you don't want to read the trigger warning, this is your chance to avoid it.Torn in Half: Trident Security BookRetired Navy SEAL and current private-security operative Ian Sawyer had never expected to have a child, much less a wife, but his beautiful Angie has changed all that. Her due date is only days away, and his anticipation outweighs his anxiety, thinking about holding his firstborn.But as he’s learned the hard way, life throws curveballs at the worst possible moment. A frantic phone call in the middle of the night is the beginning of Ian’s nightmare. He has to wake his brothers and teammates, leave his wife’s side, and fly halfway around the world to save the only other woman who could bring him to his knees—his mother......***Trigger warning for Forty Days & One Knight - Elements of rape but with a fade to black effect eliminating the graphic details.
Protecting Lucianna
Tiffani Lynn - 2019
After a horrific incident nearly took her life, she lives on the edge of being afraid of everything and not feeling anything at all. Pulling away from the people she loves most, she takes a trip. But when Lucianna finds herself stranded on a St. Augustine beach, she's anything but alone. Devlin’s quiet blue eyes hold her captive and his capable hands make her feel... safe.
Navy SEAL Devlin "Devil" Byrne went into the service after his little sister drowned. Just seventeen years old, a piece of him died that day too. Consumed by guilt, he keeps to himself, saving those he can and making amends the only way he knows how. When he meets beautiful and curvy Lucianna on the beach, he can’t help but be drawn to her brokenness, which mirrors his own. He learns that protecting someone is sometimes more about their heart than their body.
With a new year on the horizon, and Christmas approaching, both are struggling to overcome the past before it takes them under. Devlin's about to discover that protecting Lucianna could be the key to saving himself.
Maid For You
Paisley Lang - 2016
That's how they see me--all they'll ever see when they look at me. But I am more, so much more. We can't change the past, the hand we've been dealt, But we can play that hand and win in the end. And that's what I plan to do--what I've always planned to do. Then he came into my life. Jaxon Prescott. He's everything I want, But nothing I'm permitted to have. He's too good, too perfect, For someone like me. After all, I'm just a maid, To them. They don't know the real me, My dreams, my fears, my past, My secrets. Jax A rich playboy.... That's how they see me--all they'll ever see when they look at me. They've got it all wrong, So wrong. I've been living a lie, a fabrication of what they want, And I thought it was what I wanted. Then she came into my life. Ava Williams. She reminded me of what I want, What I need, And who I really am. She's everything, But nothing I'm supposed to have. She's not right, not polished enough For someone like me. After all, I'm high class society--better than everyone else, To them. They don't know the real me, My dreams, my fears, my past, My secrets.
Shielding Evanleigh
Melissa Kay Clarke - 2020
She never expected her travels to California would put her square in the sights of an Alpha male SEAL. He’s hot, sexy, and a known womanizer, so why would he ever look twice at her?
Reese “Toad” Harkins used to love his bachelor life, but recently he’s found it empty. One look at the feisty woman searching for her sister, and he’s intrigued. After talking to her, he’s hooked. The only problem is, she has a complication back home and he’s no poacher. The friend zone is new to him but he’ll take what he can get.
But when danger comes calling, Toad and both SEAL teams unite with some out of town friends to keep the sisters safe. After all, nothing comes between a SEAL and the woman he loves.
Not even complications.
Shielding Jolene
Jen Talty - 2021
Now all she has to do is hit number one with the next one and she has just the story to do it with: The Alleyway Strangler. And the woman who brought him down is willing to give her a once-in-a-lifetime interview. Jolene boards a plane heading for Texas where she meets a well-meaning emergency room doctor who happens to be her biggest fan. Except, this isn’t any ordinary fan. He’s connected to her past. And now history might repeat itself.While forced into a little mini vacation, Michael “Cannon” Santoro is asked by a fellow Delta Force soldier to pick up Jolene up at the airport and keep an eye on her while she interviews his wife. Cannon doesn’t hesitate. Jolene is like no one he’s ever met, and he finds himself in uncharted waters. Only, he’s about to uncover a sinister plan that will bring both their pasts on a collision course with the future, and it isn’t bright.
Crash: Ruthless Bastards (RBMC #9)
Chelsea Handcock - 2019
John doesn't believe in relationships. He has seen the devastating cost of having one and wants no part of it. Crash doesn’t do strings, but for a friend, someone he thought was special, he was willing to bend his rules slightly, but she left. Determined to live his life the way he wants, Crash is surprised when everything comes back full circle… well, sort of. Different chick and messed up circumstances, but he finds he is the one who wants strings, and she is the one who wants nothing to do with them. Braya Collins lives a very sedate life. She gets up every day, goes to work at the preschool she runs, then goes home… rinse and repeat, day after day. At one point, she thought that life was her rebellion from her over-controlling mother and what she coined her social responsibilities. Now, she realizes she was hiding, just in a different way. When her step-sister comes up missing, and a letter is delivered to Braya, asking her to take it to Ryker St. John, she does it immediately not realizing how much that one request will change her life. Reluctantly, Crash and Braya join forces and set off on a journey that knocks them both for a loop. Past hurts and betrayals come to the surface. Danger lurks around every corner. Every second counts. They can’t give up, or someone they care about will be lost. The only question left is, when all the dust settles, what will be left? Will these two opposites make it, or is the attraction just a product of their situation? Content Warning: Explicit love scenes and naughty language. Intended for mature audiences. This book is part of a series and can be read as a standalone although to get full enjoyment, it is suggested you read in series order, starting with Whiskey: RBMC Book 1.
Christmas in Kailua: A Sweet Military Romance (Kailua Marines Book 6)
Jess Mastorakos - 2021
But I'm willing to let her change my mind.How did I get roped into playing Santa at a toddler's holiday-themed birthday party? Oh, right. Because I'd probably walk through fire for the birthday girl's gorgeous mom if she asked me to.And when she decides to take me around the island to do a bunch of Christmas stuff to cure my Grinch vibes, I can't help but want to play along.Before I know it, the peppermint mochas and festive lights start to go to my head, and I fall for her. Hard.But then her ex comes sniffing around. He’s playing nice, but I’ve got my eye on him. Tess and Sadie are changing everything I know about love, family, and the meaning of Christmas. So if he thinks it’ll be easy to push me out, he’s wrong.Christmas in Kailua is book six in this sweet military romance series and is told from both points of view in the first person. Each book can be read as a standalone but they are fun to read in order!Follow along with six handsome heroes in these interconnected stories about the Marines stationed in Kailua, Hawaii.Kailua MarinesTreasured in Turtle Bay - Roman & MollyPromises at Pyramid Rock - Mac & AnaStranded at the Sandbar - Tyler & KateRomance on the Reef - PJ & MaggieHeartbeats in Honolulu - Hunter & NoraChristmas in Kailua - Logan & Tess
Tru: Guardian Group Security Team Book 1
Bree Livingston - 2021
The truth could tear them apart.Desperate to prove herself, Kayleigh Kingston will do anything to keep her job at Beacon Art Gallery. When her boss gives her an ultimatum—retrieve an artifact and escort it back to New York safely, she’s determined to do whatever it takes to succeed.Thaddeus Tru hates lies, but his love of justice outweighs it. His newest assignment? Get cozy with a woman who’s smuggling relics and willing to murder if it means keeping her freedom. Sounds cut and dry—until he meets her.The lie becomes a tangled web when feelings begin to pull Tru and Kayleigh closer together. Once the truth is out, will the deception wither all hope for love, or will it be strong enough to build a future together?
Conspiracy (Maple Valley Book 3)
Rebecca Deel - 2021
To unmask the culprit before he succeeds, Blair accepts the help of a Navy SEAL turned cop with a dark past and deadly skills.Deputy Sheriff Elliot Montgomery has avoided a distracting Blair Hoffman for two years. But when someone places a target on her back, Elliot’s protective instincts override his common sense. After he becomes Blair’s personal bodyguard, the threats escalate. But Elliot never backs down from a fight. With danger looming, he’ll need every ounce of cunning and courage to save himself and the woman who refused to leave him alone in the darkness.
Nash Brothers Box Set
Carrie Aarons - 2020
Grab these four small town, contemporary romances and a brand new Christmas extended epilogue in this box set from bestselling author Carrie Aarons.The Nash Brothers Box Set includes four standalones:FleetingForgivenFlutterFalterPLUS: A brand new, never-before-released Christmas extended epilogue featuring a chapter from each brother!More about the books inside:FLEETINGPresley McDaniel lives her life from moment to moment.Love and commitment are predictable.So why, the moment she lays eyes on him, are they all she wants?Keaton Nash has never questioned his steady path.Except for the first time ever, he wants to abandon stability.She makes him want to be reckless.FORGIVENIn a split-second, a car crash killed almost everything between them. Ten years later, can one accidental ride fix tattered spirits, uncertain futures, and broken hearts?Lily Grantham has always done what she’s been told.Bowen Nash never wanted the life he’s trapped in.They’ve been fighting fate for as long as it’s been chasing them. And now, time is up.FLUTTERHe can’t stand her, and best believe, the feeling is mutual.Her life is the complete opposite of what he desires.So, why can’t they keep their hands off each other?Forrest Nash is a smug know-it-all.Penelope Briggs is one bossy, obnoxious woman.What started as a convenient friends-with-benefits situation is quickly growing wings. Even if both parties are trying hard to ignore the flutter.FALTERRyan Shea has sworn off men.Fletcher Nash vowed not to fall in lust.They pledged not to love anyone until it was the real thing.So what happens when two people terrified of falling head-over-heels, actually do?