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The Closer He Gets by Janice Kay Johnson


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contemporary
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Navy SEAL Survival


Elle James - 2016
    Fun in the sun becomes a perilous rescue mission when the navy SEAL saves his beautiful diving partner from an underwater attack. Except Natalie Layne wasn't chosen at random. Setting herself up as bait is the only way Natalie can find her abducted sister. But all her survival training can't prepare the former SOS agent for the irresistible stranger she has to trust with her life. Giving up isn't an option. Neither is giving into the powerful desire smoldering between them… Plus a bonus short story by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen

A Six-Pack & A Shot at Love


Dixie Lynn Dwyer - 2016
    She escapes an abusive relationship, is living in fear, and vows to never love or trust another man again. When she meets six soldiers intent on earning her affection, everything changes.A six pack and a shot at love sounds perfect, but as Venetia knows, nothing is as it seems, and happiness may not be possible with her ex hunting her down. The last thing she expects is for him to have a connection to her new lovers’ pasts.Her ex is determined to hurt them and anyone she cares about, just to get her back. When bad things begin to happen, she is forced to fight for those she loves, even if it means sacrificing herself.** A Siren Erotic Romance **(Due to mature content, this book is intended for readers 18+).Dixie Lynn Dwyer is a Siren-exclusive author.

Trent


Madison Stevens - 2015
    Still readjusting to civilian life, he finds himself back in his hometown trying to establish a new security business. The only problem is the pretty veterinarian technician Lisa. He’s drawn to her for reasons he can’t explain, making him question his previous devil-may-care attitude toward women. He won't deny the sexual tension, but he also wants something deeper. Lisa’s spent years trying to escape the memory of a horrific attack by throwing herself into foreign travel and avoiding serious relationships. She’s decided she’s not meant to be with anyone. Soon she finds her thoughts consumed by Trent. Unfortunately, a dark secret from her past links her to the handsome veteran, and she’s sure that he’ll turn his back on her once he learns the truth. Just when she thinks it’s time to pull away, the horrible events from years ago resurface, and a strong, brave man may be just what she needs to save her heart and her life.

Surviving Valentine


Jessica Florence - 2013
    It all started with beach eyes for Scarlet Barnette. After jumping into bed with men without getting to know them first, she has learned it always ends in disaster. So she puts everything she has into running her self defense studio. As Valentine's Day approaches Scarlet tries to steer clear of men who promise her a good time. Until she meets Darien Valentine and his beach eyes. Resisting him is going to take every ounce of control she has. Especially when she finds out he is her sexy new neighbor. Darien Valentine wants Scarlet. As soon as he saw her, he knew he had to have her. She says she wants to be friends before lovers. Well Darien is just going to be the best friend she will ever have. Looks like this Navy Seal has his next mission. Will they be able to resist giving in? And when Tragedy strikes, will they survive it at all?**Has been revised and edited**

In the Dead of Night


Linda Castillo - 2007
    She'd returned to Cape Darkwood, and the cliff side mansion that held herfamily's secrets, to research her parents' murder--and stop the nightmares. As chief ofpolice, Sara knew Nick could help. But his mere presence had always left her breathless...Few people understood how much Nick had lost, but while Sara ran, Nick had nowhere else togo. Instead, he patrolled a divided town whose secrets lay dormant at the bottom of thecliffs. Nick wouldn't let that be Sara's fate, no matter how much it pained him to see heragain. Their pasts linked by tragedy, the truth would finally give them a fresh start. Butonly if the keeper of that truth allowed it...Originally published in October 2007

Fortuity


Rochelle Paige - 2018
    I finally caught a break in the form of a second chance. I vowed not to let it go to waste. To make a difference. But I didn’t start really living until I met him. Dillon Montgomery. My complete opposite—except for our matching tortured souls.I couldn’t resist him for long. How could I when his smallest touch made my heart race?When it felt like we were destined to be together. But sometimes luck and sorrow are intertwined...Fortuity is the first book in the Fortuity Duet.

Simon Says...


Donna Kauffman - 2010
    Respectable night manager Sophie Maplethorpe is about to break and enter--in her own hotel. Worse, she ducks into the wrong room But it's hard to be sorry when she discovers the most sexy, mysterious guy in it....International security expert Simon Lassiter is on the verge of finding a stolen precious--and pricey--gem...until the most criminally inept but majorly hot woman creeps into his room. Much to their soon-discovered mutual pleasureBut Simon's got hard-earned savvy and sophistication. He's not about to trust a woman who just happened to stumble into a major heist.Not even if she "is" willing to do anything Simon says in the bedroom....

Midnight Caller


Leslie Tentler - 2011
    But one caller's chilling obsession with her and her long-ago murdered mother - an iconic singer beloved among the city's Goth community - has even the jaded Rain running scared as a sadistic serial killer known as the Vampire prowls New Orleans.FBI agent Trevor Rivette is convinced her midnight caller and the killer are one and the same. As it becomes disturbingly clear that the Vampire has a sick bloodlust only Rain can satisfy, she allows Trevor to get closer and closer. But he soon discovers that his secretive past and troubled present are intertwined - and that he may die trying to keep Rain's fate out of a madman's control.

This Side of Midnight (Tildas Islands #4)


Tamsen Schultz - 2021
    But when tourists start dying under suspicious circumstances, she never imagines that the biggest battle she’d have to fight is within her own department. That is, until her friend, Dominic Burel, and the FBI Task Force he’s a part of, prove she’s right to be concerned.As an FBI agent and former PJ with the elite Air Force Pararescue Unit, Dominic Burel has been happy to move through life solely focused on work. But when a family visit leaves him shaken, he realizes his friendship with Anika could, and should, be so much more. Now he has to change her mind about them and he’s not above using his investigative skills to finagle his way into her case—and life—to do it.As Anika and Dominic hunt a killer, they quickly realize they’ve uncovered something much more sinister. The simple murders aren’t so simple and there’s a much grander plan at play. And when they find they aren’t the only ones hunting, it will take everything they have to stay out of the true killer’s crosshairs.If you revel in escaping into a story, this friends-to-lovers romantic suspense will keep you turning the pages.

Widow's Secrets


Shelley Shepard Gray - 2021
    Now Officer Kent Olson seeks to solve the cold case—with Liana’s help. The faster he unravels the mystery, the sooner he can return to regular duties. Liana wants nothing to do with the police, yet Kent intrigues her. But will digging into the past create new problems?

Three Cowboys: Virgil\Morgan\Wyatt


Julie Miller - 2012
    What he finds is his family in turmoil and his childhood friend, Tracy Cobb, all grown up…and more beautiful than ever.Morgan by Dana MartonIt took a lot to bring ex-soldier Morgan McCabe home. But when his brothers sent out a call for help, that was all the incentive he needed. Once there, though, it's his former flame, Dakota Dayton, and her toddler son who might just convince him to stay.Wyatt by Paula GravesSheriff Wyatt McCabe has faced a lot of criminals, but none as ruthless as the one holding his sister hostage. Now, forced to work with Elena Vargas, Wyatt has to ensure his family's safety without giving in to his burning attraction to the gorgeous agent.

Luke


Anna Scott - 2015
    Aurora has been hurt, she's been abandoned by everyone she has ever loved. How can she give in to her need for Luke now? Can she risk her heart and the friendship they've shared for so long? Is their love strong enough to pull them through the pain of loss and see them through to the other side?

Broken


Cynthia Eden - 2015
    But when knockout Eve Gray steps into his office, he's rattled. For the mysterious woman is a dead ringer for the heiress thought to be the latest prey of the serial killer who goes by the name Lady Killer.When Eve awoke in an Atlanta hospital, her past was a blank slate. Then she recognized her own face in the newspaper and vowed to learn the truth. Determined to confront the nightmares hidden in her mind, she never expects to find a partner in Gabe.As Gabe and Eve work together, their explosive attraction becomes irresistible. Gabe knows that his desire for Eve is growing too strong, bordering on a dangerous obsession, but nothing pulls him away from her. And when another Eve lookalike disappears, Gabe vows to protect Eve at all costs. While Eve may have forgotten the killer in her past, it's clear he hasn't forgotten her.

Caught by the Fireman


Mia Madison - 2017
    I want to watch you.” Hannah: The first time I meet hot firefighter Kieran Forrest, he catches me half-dressed and yells at me to get out of my room for sleeping through a fire alarm. But my embarrassment doesn’t end there, because now I have to work with him, and his big, powerful body, dark eyes, and hard abs are a major distraction. He’s all man, but I’ve been fooled before and I can’t let myself be taken in again. Kieran: I’m supposed to work with Hannah Palmer, the girl with the honey-blond hair, the curves to make a man hard and the sassy attitude, on a safety awareness project. Seriously? The one who ignores a fire alarm? But this time, she’s not the one in danger, it’s me. I’m in danger of falling for her hard and I can’t allow that to happen. Not with her, not with anyone … but then, how can I resist? ***This is a standalone novella with no cheating, a happy ever after and satisfaction of the dirtiest kind guaranteed -- a scorching hot and steamy head-over-heels insta-romance with a feisty, American heroine, a Scottish hero and kilts. Devour it in one go with a fire extinguisher on hand.***

Collision Force


C.A. Szarek - 2013
    So when the unthinkable happens and one gets away, Cole grits his teeth and hunts human trafficker Carlo Maldonado all the way to Antioch, Texas, where he collides with Detective Andi MacLaren.Cole doesn’t do small towns and doesn’t get involved with women he works with, but Andi tempts him in ways he doesn’t want to acknowledge.Two murders, her partner shot and leading the investigation on her own, the last thing Andi needs a cocky FBI agent that sees her as no more than a tag-along.Widow and single mother Andi is used to being on her own. When Cole gets stuck without a place to stay, crashing on her couch puts them in dangerous territory.Attraction and passion bring Andi to a place she’d left behind when her husband died. Her three-year-old son quickly wiggles his way into Cole’s heart, and he starts contemplating things—family, love—that he’d never planned for himself.Can being forced to work together make them stronger or will their differences jeopardize their case and their hearts?