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Fire Games


Lorana Hoopes - 2019
    She is used to rescuing people, but who will rescue her?Detective Jordan Graves is racing to save missing children. He doesn't have time to search for a stalker. That is until Cassidy's case collides with his own, but when she goes missing, will he be able to save her before it's too late?Find out in this gripping romantic suspense from best-selling author Lorana Hoopes. A story guaranteed to keep the pages turning, you won't want to put it down until you're finished. Includes book group discussion questions. Click to order your copy today!

The Bad Disciples Series: Box Set


Savannah Rylan - 2017
    The Bad Disciples MC are bad boy MC HEIST romances about badass bikers who love their MC as much as they love their women. Gunner I'll screw any woman I want, even the enemy. As a sniper in the military, I shot on sight. But now the only thing I have eyes for is Brooklyn, the new bartender at PJ's. Her curvy hips, those pouty lips, I want to touch every inch of her skin. I'll bend her over my bike and show her how a Bad Disciple really rides. But Brooklyn is hiding something. A secret that could rip us and the club apart. I killed her brother overseas. And now it haunts me in our streets. I’ll convince Brooklyn to stay with me. I never miss a target, and this time the bullseye is her heart. Hunter She bends all the right ways. I'm a hunter, I shoot to kill. That's what the military taught me, and now I protect my brothers in the Bad Disciples MC. But when I meet Kylie, a physical therapist at the VA, I don't need protection. Ever. Her beautiful body curves in every direction, she knows how to stretch herself to meet my needs. Kylie has her own demons though, an ex with a tendency for hitting women. And there is no way in hell I'm gonna let that mother fucker put his hands on her again. Or her son Carter. I'll protect them both with my life. Because they're my family now. Tank She took care of me, and now I'll take care of her. After being shot, the guys decide I have to go to a real doc. Luckily she's a nurse who is a five foot two brunette bombshell with legs for days. I'll make sure to repay her for her kindness. Again and again. When I find out she’s pregnant with my baby, I realize the club might not be the only thing in life. Can I have everything? When they are threatened, I have to decide. Noelle or the Bad Disciples. Family, or blood. Nobody touches either when I'm around. Glock I always get what I need. Even if I have to take it. I have more connections than the internet. I do whatever it takes to get information for the Bad Disciples MC Break an arm. F*ck who I need to. I always keep my emotions in check. Especially after Sage left. But when she comes back into town, feelings come rushing back. I can’t seem to keep my hands off of her. When Sage sees first hand what the Dragon Knights are doing to women, she wants to help the MC. But I refuse to let her get involved. It isn’t safe for a girl that looks like Sage to take on the rival club. But Sage doesn’t like to take no for an answer. How do I keep her safe, when I am the one that keeps pulling her back in?

Delta Force: Cannon


Kris Norris - 2019
    Until now—until her. 
Fresh out of Delta Force, Rick “Cannon” Sloan is doing his best to carve out a new life for himself—find his next mission. And just his luck—there’re plenty of bad guys roaming the streets of Seattle to strike up a new business. 
He didn’t count on running into trouble on his first case—one with deep green eyes, auburn hair, and a killer smile. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jericho Nash is definitely more dangerous than the men he’s hunting. One chance meeting, and Cannon has a bad feeling he’s already in too deep.

 But just when he’s ready to make his move—finally charm the lady into his bed—Jericho’s neck-deep in danger. She might be the law, but her enemies aren’t playing by the rules. Which means, Cannon’s taking the war to them.

With the help of some former teammates, he’ll defy the odds because once he’s committed, he’s all in. He’s determined to have a future with Jericho, and he’ll use whatever tactics are necessary to make it happen. Even if it means giving up his control.

Last Taste of Freedom


Lisa Phillips - 2021
    When her only ally is suspiciously killed the truth of her father's treachery leaks through the cracks of the facade that is her whole world.Zander O'Connell and his team of former soldiers and spies accept a mission from the director of the Department of Clandestine Services. A quick search of the objective before they destroy it reveals a sinister picture.Determined to bring her father down, Nora may be the key to the question at the core of Zander's existence. But when a man thought dead resurfaces, the threat becomes far more dangerous than any of them expected.Unless they survive, this will be their Last Taste of Freedom.Book 1 in the Last Chance County spin-off series featuring Zander and his team of protection specialists.**Christian romantic suspense**

Grading Curve


Emily Bunney - 2021
    The only thing missing is a new relationship. Her best friend decides she needs to jump feet first into the dating pool and sets her up a profile on Curve Connection - a dating app for men seeking curvy women. At first she's sceptical and some of the messages she receives don’t help. But then she matches with NerdGuy - a sweet sensitive younger man who just gets her. Could this be the new relationship she's been looking for?TateStarting a tech company with his twin brother was always Tate’s dream, but when times got tough, they took a job refitting the tech in a small Elementary school. He arrives expecting to meet a middle aged, matronly principal. However, the woman who crashes into him is a curvy, sexy, sassy pain in his ass. As they begin to work together, she fights him at every turn, but he just loves butting heads with her. Tate knows starting a relationship with Principal Jess Vega is not an option, not while they work together. So instead he turns to Curve Connection to see if he can match with another curvy woman to try and take his mind off Jess's peachy round ass.Can these two find love online or will it land unexpectantly on their doorstep?Searching for your soulmate? Welcome to Curve Connection, a brand-new dating app developed by curvy women for curvy women and the men who love them. Whether you're into executives, sports stars, blue collar workers, rockstars, or billionaires, we deliver guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Swipe left or right to start searching for your soulmate today.Curvy Soulmates is a collection of steamy short romances brought to you by 12 of your favorite instalove authors.Coming November 2021.

Stuck With You: A Christmas Romance


Lara Swann - 2020
    

Promise You'll Stay


Julianne MacLean - 2016
    A Standalone Contemporary Romance Professional security expert Jocelyn MacKenzie knows better than to mix business with pleasure, especially in the presence of her new client, Dr. Donovan Knight, a wealthy, handsome heart surgeon. She’s been burned by handsome men before, so all she wants to do is her job and protect him from the stalker who’s been sending him threatening letters. But it’s not easy to stay focused when she feels an intense attraction that can’t be ignored… When danger escalates and the stalker makes an attempt on Donovan’s life, he agrees to leave town under Jocelyn’s protection and hide out with her in a secluded cabin in the woods. Jocelyn wants to keep things professional, but Donovan is falling fast and hard for his female bodyguard, and he has other ideas. Now the challenge is to get her to let down her guard at last, and turn this contractual arrangement into a personal one….

First Crush


Ashley Elizabeth Ludwig - 2016
    The search to learn more about her birth family drives Natalie to renovate the dilapidated chateau into a stylish bed-and-breakfast complete with wine tastings amongst beautiful vineyards. But danger awaits her around every corner of the aged home and every lush row of grapes. For twenty-five years a serial killer has left a trail of bodies in his wake. Now the Lakeview Slayer has his sights set on Natalie.  Nick Hardaway never recovered from his sister’s murder—a victim of the Slayer. When news of the killer’s latest murder breaks, Nick grows more determined to make amends for his sister’s death, and joins Natalie in her renovations of the chateau. Natalie may hold the key to capturing the Lakeview Slayer before he kills again, but first the pair must decide if their newfound love is worth dying for.

Protecting Cassie


Desiree Holt - 2019
    Without the Team he is lost, but a bad injury to his left arm ended his career. His rehab is slow and he resents everything. The tiny isolated cabin in Maine former SEAL John “Tex” Keenan found for him is just what he wants.

 Frightened and in hiding…
 Physical therapist Cassie Malone had a job she loved, great friends and a man in her life she thought was Prince Charming. Until by accident she discovered he’s one of Boston’s drug kingpins. Now she’s hiding out in tiny Castile and scared he’ll find her.

 When Fate throws Cassie and Sam together, it’s a battle for him to let her help him relearn everything. His surliness is in high gear and she’s always looking over her shoulder. But neither of them counted on or expected the hot, hot attraction blazing between them.

 When drug smugglers show up and put everyone in danger, including Cassie, it’s up to Sam to use his skills to take them down and save the woman he’s come to love. But can he do it before it’s too late?

Protecting His Best Friend's Sister


Samantha Chase - 2014
    It has since been expanded, revised, and re-edited.The only woman I want is the one I can never have.Harper. My best friend's sister. I've wanted her since I was eighteen, but she's always been off-limits. Now I'm home after years in the Marines, and nothing has changed--except everything has. Her brother is dead, and she's on a hopeless quest for answers about his death.And I want her just as much as ever.Someone is trying to kill her now, and she won't let me keep her safe. I have to protect her anyway, even if she doesn't trust me, even if she hates me for it. A man protects what's precious to him, whether or not he can ever claim her for his own.And Harper has always been precious to me.

Broken


J.L. Drake - 2015
    One day after my twenty-seventh birthday I was grabbed from behind. A cloth sack was quickly pulled over my head, and I was taken from everything I’d ever known. I was beaten, starved, treated like an animal, and forced to live in a room with no windows. With no sense of time and no dignity left I finally gave up hope and made a promise to myself to end it all. Unfortunately, it was going to be a slow process.Then one night an elite group of US Army soldiers came to my rescue. I was brought to a safe house and given two options:One—Stay under their protection and follow their rules or...Two—Leave and be guaranteed to be returned to the savages within a week. I chose option one. As I work with a therapist and begin processing my hellish ordeal things slowly begin to surface. With the help of new friends and a potential new love I fight to get my life back and make choices that will forever alter my future. This is my story…

The Great Disapurrance


Anya Nowlan - 2016
    What other explanation could there be for being sent by his employers, The Firm, to track down and kill one of the most influential lieutenants in the premier shifter crime organization in the region! And to make matters worse, this weretiger's heat is right around the corner, making the seasoned SEAL more aggressive than ever. But his mission has to take a backseat when the right woman happens to be at the wrong place, and Arlen has to focus on protecting her as much as trying to keep his paws off of her. Even an elite weretiger SEAL can't be faultless... Sienna Marquez has spent her lifetime trying to distance herself from a past that's too painful to think back on, but that past doesn't want to let her go. When the Chicago shifter mob takes an interest in her, Sienna would have never guessed that the path to her salvation would come from a man as dangerous as the jerks who took her hostage, but a whole lot sexier. With heat and uncertainty mixing together, no wonder the sheets aren't the only thing getting tangled up. And when there's no doubt about there being a baby on the way, Sienna knows that she has the fight of her life on her hands. Not only for her own future, but those of her baby, and maybe the growly, Alpha tiger who she can't keep her hands off of... The Great Disapurrance is a full shapeshifter military surprise baby romance, with a guaranteed HEA and no cheating. Pick up this book if you want plenty of heat, danger, and a shifter who won't quit until he gets his way! NB! This book includes a bonus novella, Bear the Burn at the end, about a werebear fireman on his quest to find his fated, with the bonus content beginning at location 2601!

Protecting Secrets


M.J. Nightingale - 2017
    Things they preferred to keep in the past. Things that bring painful memories and nightmares. But the past won't stay there. It never does. Having been through hell and back, all survivors, they come together in Riverton to open a new rape crisis center. But little do they know that the grand opening will bring danger to their door. The past will come hurtling back with a vengeance. With their women in horrible trouble, will Victor, Patrick, and Hunter be able to save them? Or this time, will they be able to save themselves before it's too late? Only one thing is for certain . . . danger lurks when you try to protect your secrets.

As Night Falls (Connelly Crime Family Book 3)


K.B. Winters - 2019
    What a joke. Rourke It should’ve been punishment enough, right? Instead, I’m stuck with this woman, A fiery redhead with a mouth that would make a sailor blush. She hates me, but she wants me. The two aren’t mutually exclusive, And I can sympathize. Because I want to wrap my hands around her neck . . . while I kiss her. And not just to shut her up. Okay, maybe sometimes. Because the line between lust and hate is so thin, I’m not sure where I end and she begins. As night falls, even a sassy mob princess needs protection. Margo Sweet baby Jesus, the man sure is pretty. I just wish he’d keep his mouth shut. Or uses it for other things. Because Romeo and Juliet we are not, Even if we do come from other sides of the divide. Being kidnapped is one thing, but being kidnapped by him is not so much fun, Even when he says it’s for my own good. That no one will ever protect me as well as him. Thing is, I can almost believe him. Because when he’s not annoying the hell out of me, he’s making me sigh. But I don’t do love. Not now, not ever. Not even as night falls. Love filthy talking Irish American mobsters who can melt your panties with just a whisper? As Night Falls is a full-length standalone Irish gangster romance with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA!

Daniel's Choice: Brotherhood Protectors World


Pam Mantovani - 2018
    No problem. He’s got a strict policy against being with single mothers. Sure, Avery Lanier’s hot as hell, but he won’t act on his attraction. Not when he’s sworn to protect her. And not when the last thing he wants is a built in family given he’s got zero clue about how to fit into one. After Avery Lanier’s forced off the road by a stalker and ongoing threats to her ranch surface, she accepts the Brotherhood Protectors’ help au gratis. No way will she let anyone hurt her little boy or steal her way of life. But the bodyguard assigned to her case ignites sparks she thought died long ago. She’s attracted to the muscular, strong man guarding her in more ways than one… he’s giving her son an example of how to be an honorable man. Soon, they surrender to the desire flaming between them, unable to resist. But they might lose their only chance for love when the madman after her escalates his threats, forcing them to make a difficult choice… one which could lead to heartbreak or give them the happily ever after they both deserve…