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Relentless
Tina Donahue - 2018
Her grandfather died in a suspicious accident, she nearly lost the ranch to foreclosure, and now mysterious mutilations are killing her cattle. She suspects her supremacist neighbor is behind the crimes, but can’t prove it. When Ghost arrives on her land, offering to get justice, she’s hard-pressed to refuse his help. He’s sexy as sin and a former Army Ranger, his talents as a sniper unequaled. The way he looks at her unmatched. Ghost can’t help himself. He’s never met a more determined woman, her courage and intelligence captivating him. As a Blackfoot, he’s always called Montana home. With Nic here, he’s not going anywhere. Good thing as the attacks escalate. Facing insurmountable odds to save her land, Nic and Ghost form a formidable defense, while also surrendering to passion neither can resist.
SEAL's Angel
Lynne St. James - 2021
After losing faith in everything but his teammates, he meets Dawn Randolph, and she is everything good he’s forgotten.Dawn has lived her own hell over the last few years since her Army Ranger husband died in action. Being a single mom and trying to learn a new normal has been harder than she ever imagined. When she meets Jake, an extraordinary man with a perilous job, she doesn't think she can put herself or her children through that kind of stress again, no matter how much Jake speaks to her soul.Determined to win Dawn’s love, Jake promises he’ll do what it takes to protect her heart and her children no matter what. Then the man they’ve been hunting is finally located, and the team is immersed in danger in the Middle East. When the worst happens, will Dawn and Jake's burgeoning love be destroyed?
Courting Juliet
Pam Mantovani - 2019
After the stalker continues to torment her from afar, he also takes charge of protecting her… soon their close proximity leads to more and Juliet’s starting to fall in love. But this cowboy’s keeping a secret. Former Army electronics expert Walker Grant has been hired by Juliet’s famous mother to guard her daughter. As part of the elite Brotherhood Protectors’ force, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep Juliet safe. He’s determined to keep his hands off her, but he can’t deny the attraction flaring between them though he’s hardly permanent relationship material. Juliet’s stalker shows up and threatens their lives and exposes Walker’s undercover mission. Now he’s got to fight to save her before he loses her forever…
Spring UnVeiled
KaLyn Cooper - 2020
His mission to clean up the team’s tarnished reputation. When a sex trafficking ring involving SEALs comes to light, Evan must decide who he can trust to help him clean house and restore honor and pride. Before he can get started, an unexpected phone call with his college-age daughter and his ex-wife throws his personal life into chaos.Genevieve Hubbard has spent the last twenty-one years as a schoolteacher, nine as a single-mom after her decision not to follow her husband’s career to the other side of the country. While she never stopped loving her ex-husband, she’s made a life for herself that doesn’t include him.Their daughter has been keeping secrets—the father’s identity from Genevieve, and her pregnancy from Evan. When tragedy strikes shortly after the baby is born, Evan and Genevieve must work together to do what is best for everyone. Will they find love again, or will they lose everything that is precious to them?
Guarding Lauren
Barb Han - 2020
He quickly realizes that things aren’t always as they seem when his assignment, Lauren James, cleans out her bank account and heads to a known drop spot in the Caribbean. Is she in deep with the criminal brother she supposedly barely knows?
Winter's Last Chance
Stacey Wilk - 2018
A decision that jeopardizes her brother and their guests when a killer dressed like Santa opens fire at their annual Christmas Eve party. Lincoln Smith spent his life guarding his country, his clients, and his heart. He denied himself everything else – including Serra. He only wants a glimpse of her at the party. Nothing more. But when Santa tries to kill the only woman he ever loved, Lincoln does what he was trained to do. Seeking refuge in his cabin in the town of Winter, Lincoln vows to protect Serra even if it means dropping the shield around his heart. She had never wanted to see him again, but Serra can’t escape her true feelings. Just as passion finds a new path the killer finds them. With only hours to spare, Lincoln must forgive himself for past mistakes or he and Serra will lose their last chance for survival – and love.
Ranger In Charge: Brotherhood Protectors World
Layla Chase - 2017
As the testimony date approaches, the vague email threats she’s been receiving turn serious and personal enough to send her heading for the safety of her cousins’ Montana ranch. Providing distance surveillance on a single female is a cupcake assignment for special reconnaissance expert Rhys “Radar” Morgan. Especially since she has city girl written all over her designer clothes, perfect makeup, and manicured nails. Still new at Brotherhood Protectors, Radar takes his assignment of monitoring the lady 24/7 seriously--meaning he’ll be her shadow. Sparks fly, but he’s stuck between revealing his role or succumbing to his desire. To flush out the suspect, Caitlyn is used as bait during a wedding reception. Although the worst happens and she disappears from Rhys’ sight, the city girl possesses surprises. What remains unknown is if they can co-exist living a quiet, normal life? Note: This book was previously published through Amazon Kindle World.
Wolf and the Wild Scots
Keira Montclair - 2020
His father owed them money, and now they want it from Jack. Desperate to protect his girlfriend, Mila, Jack gives them what he thinks they want and runs to his dad’s old fishing cottage. The last thing he expects to encounter on the way is a kilt-clad Scotsman with a message for him: call Wolf. How could a stranger know about his Navy SEAL cousin? Is his imagination playing tricks on him?
When Jack disappears, Mila is anxious to find him—even more so when the ghost of a beautiful Scotswoman visits her and tells her Jack’s in trouble. The woman, Gwyneth Ramsay, is an ancestor of hers, or so she says, and she practically pushes Mila out the door. Stranger yet, she knows exactly where Mila can find Jack.
Reunited with the help of two spirited ghosts, Jack and Mila contact Wolf. The situation they’re in is too complicated for the police, and besides, there’s evidence the local force has been compromised. With the help of Wolf and the two wild Scots, can they defeat their foes and ensure their future happiness?
Hidden Danger
Desiree Holt - 2018
Maybe in her life. How can she pick two losers in a row? But her husband’s lack of attention is nothing compared to the shocking graphic she sees on their television screen when she arrives home unexpectedly. Now she has to get away before he knows she’s seen it…and erases her. Charlie Zalman—otherwise known as Charlie Zero or Zero—is heading home after a long assignment for Brotherhood Protectors. All he wants is a hot shower, a cold beer and a soft bed. He’s still nursing the damage to his arm that got him his medical discharge from the SEALs and chased away the woman he thought loved him. No more women, at least for more than one night. Until he finds Alix Bonner stranded on the highway and frightened out of her mind. Lee Bonner has built an empire on corrupt business but now it seems to be closing in on him. Someone has snitched to the feds and his wife has seen information never meant for her eyes. She can tighten that noose around her neck if he doesn’t find her. But he doesn’t know about Brotherhood Protectors, trained former military led by Hank Patterson, who will do anything to save their own. In less than twenty-four hours everyone’s life will change. Note: This book was previously published through Amazon Kindle World.
Devil's Fork
Jesse Jacobson - 2019
Jolly, now an outdoor adventure guide, sets out in a trip with eleven passengers and his former SEAL brother. He meets a beautiful woman, Jeannie Jenkins, and a budding romance begins. On day two of the trip, an unknown assailant wounds two of the passengers, sinks their boats and cuts off their communication to the outside world, trapping them on a river bank miles from civilization. With his back against the wall, Jolly and Jeannie make a break for it, drawing the shooter's attention away from the rest of the group. They raft down Devil's Fork, a forbidden section of the river with ominous, unpassable rapids. Jolly must solve the mystery of the shooter, protect Jeannie and navigate the dangerous rapids, all with a skilled sniper in hot pursuit. Devil's Fork combines tender romance with nail-biting action.
Loving Bea
Cara Carnes - 2021
Her newfound independence has been far from easy, but Bea 2.0 is determined to handle whatever comes her way. When a simple errand exposes a dangerous international kidnapping ring, she turns to the one man who’s taken her protection as a personal mission.He swore to keep her safe…Joe “Hazard” Santos left military service and joined Counterstrike after they rescued his sister. Protecting innocent women and children is his new mission, one he won’t fail. The beautiful, impulsive, and passionate little sister of a fellow operative is a task—one who blew into his life like a hurricane. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if she doesn’t want his help.They will need every resource at their disposal to face this threat, but will all of Counterstrike and a Delta team be enough to succeed?
Believe in Me
Kris Jacen - 2020
Two years later, a pair of Green Berets showing up at her door brought her world crashing down. Helping a friend gives her something to do but she’s not sure it’s the best thing to help her heal.
Master Sergeant Mike Mullvaney was looking forward to some downtime with his new assignment. Coming home from his last deployment to find that his fiancée had taken just about everything he owned was a major blow. Seeing two of his best friends find the “perfect for them” wives made him wonder if there was even one for him — and if he could open his heart and trust again.
When Trish and Mike meet, sparks fly but neither is willing to open themselves up. When witnessing a tragedy throws them into each other’s arms, can they finally give in and love again?
Mystic New Orleans Nights (Brotherhood Protectors World)
Paige Yancey - 2021
Many times, she sees them before she gets to the scene. In the latest murder case, she approaches the scene through the eyes of the murderer…in a dream. FBI Special Agent Dean Rawlins joins the sexy New Orleans detective in his effort to stop a serial killer from striking again. He doesn’t understand the strange draw he has to his pretty counterpart nor her intuitive connection to the man who has taken the lives of so many women and, so far, has evaded capture. Together, they struggle to understand Marie’s eerie connection in their race to find the killer and in the process discover an attraction neither can deny. They hope to live to explore their growing feelings for each other before the killer claims Marie as his next victim.
Avenging Angels
K.D. Michaels - 2018
Their fight for survival gives them a new objective to fulfill. A Navy SEAL and a Delta Force wife are kidnapped during the ambush and sending them into a feeding frenzy.
The men of Delta force and the Navy SEALs get the dreaded call that two of their own have been kidnapped and all hell breaks loose. The fight is on to rescue their women. Alpha Squad, Delta Force and the Navy SEALs are teaming up to find the women who are missing before it’s too late.
Someone wants the men of the Special Forces community on their knees and no one has a clue who it is. Can Alpha Squad help these men who protect their country save their reason for living or will it all be a lost cause and they arrive too late?
Justified Burden
Lori Matthews - 2020
His wound has healed and it’s almost time for him to go back to work, but he’s worried. The sixth sense that’s kept him alive so far is MIA. For Scarlett Jones, being in Canyon Springs is her chance at a fresh start after a devastating tragedy. She’s desperate for her design business to be successful. But when things keep going wrong on her latest remodel, panic sets in. Is someone sabotaging the worksite on purpose or is it all in her head?Realizing the distracting Scarlett is in trouble, Rhys puts aside his self-doubt and volunteers to protect her. Watching over the beautiful redhead won’t be too difficult. Or so he thinks until a body is discovered and the mystery surrounding Scarlett turns potentially deadly. Will Rhys be up to the task of keeping Scarlett safe or will the killer get away with murder twice?