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Protecting Cara


Kate Kinsley - 2019
    Aim... Carissa Montgomery went out for a run and found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up with a target on her back. The Feds are escorting her to New York to testify, but danger lurks in the air... Special Warfare Operator Nathan Hayes has one more week before rejoining his SEAL team in Afghanistan. But before that happens, he's going to enjoy a first-class ticket to Morocco. The trip becomes even more pleasurable when he meets Cara on his connecting flight. Nate doesn't believe in love at first sight, but that doesn't stop him from falling for her. However, someone's determined not to let her leave the plane alive...Dead bodies are piling up and Nate will be damned if Cara will be one of them. One first-class ticket. One compromised witness.One chance of preserving justice. When danger surrounds them, does Nate have what it takes to protect Cara?

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?

Reckless Hart (A Cross Creek Small Town Novel Book 4)


Kelly Collins - 2021
    When Noah goes behind my back and hires Lauren, my gut tells me something isn’t right about the beautiful, intelligent woman.When she uncovers a company secret, I rethink my doubts about her.When her ex pops back into her life, I’m on guard again.When her adorable daughter and snaggle-toothed, one-eyed dog melt my heart, I lose sight of what’s important.In the end, I should have gone with my gut. She’s trouble with a capital T. The question is, what do I do when I’ve fallen for her, already love her daughter, and my company needs her expertise?

Saving Kyla (Brotherhood Protectors Yellowstone Book 1)


Elle James - 2022
    

Double Scrooged


Shae Sullivan - 2020
    Not that I can blame them. Daddy has never been the standard father figure. He was too busy cheating and drinking to notice that he had family that needed him.Now, five years later, my ex-stepbrothers are the biggest private investors on the west coast and my dad is barely scraping by.When daddy suddenly up and disappears a month before Christmas, it turns out he owes a lot of money and he’s bailing on the bill…See, I had no idea that the life we lived was funded by gambling…and unpaid debts. Debts that have suddenly come due. When two massive mafiosos show up in my small Portland gift shop claiming that I have to settle his back loans with money—or my flesh—I’m thoroughly freaked out.Now, I have nowhere to turn—except to them.After all, they say the devil you know is better than the one you don’t…But I’m not sure if I am more afraid of my ex-stepbrothers and their dark unforgiving demeanor—or the mob. And if I accept their help, they promise me one thing; They’ll save me, but I’m going to pay for all of my father’s sins…with my body.And the only thing getting decked this season, is my bottom.Looks like this Christmas, I’m getting Double Scrooged…

Montana Delta Rescue (Brotherhood Protectors World)


Debra Parmley - 2021
    

Fall of the Trident (Season SEALs Book 3)


KaLyn Cooper - 2021
    His work hadn’t changed so it had become his life. He went from one command to another, wherever the Navy sent him.His world was focused on the SEALs he commanded…until the day in his exuberance over a highly complicated operation, he hugged his administrative assistant.Marta Merkel had been a force to be reckoned in the SEAL world. For over twenty-five years, since her SEAL husband had been killed on active duty, she could make or break a career.Even though they were single adults past fifty, she worked directly outside his office, controlling his work life.With years of baggage, could they make this work?

Protecting Harper


Olivia Michaels - 2021
    A former teammate gives Flint a new lease on life when he offers Flint a job in Colorado with Watchdog Protectors, a security company with its own secrets. Flint has the chance to meet and learn from Tex Keegan for a week while the computer genius and his wife Melody are visiting—Tex for work and Melody for a much-deserved vacation. Flint is no stranger to Colorado. It’s where he met, loved, and lost the woman of his dreams ten years ago.

Harper Marling knows she’s a dead woman walking. Her charming narcissist ex-husband has done his best to ruin her life from the minute she reached for freedom. Now, she’s on the cusp of taking down the powerful multi-millionaire and reclaiming her life, if she can keep her plans a secret. Blackballed from her job as a medical researcher, Harper’s just taken a temporary job with Watchdog Protectors when she runs into the man who broke her heart a decade ago. Harper isn't sure if she’s ready to love again, but Flint gives her a reason to try as he stirs a slumbering passion deep inside her.

James isn't done trying to destroy Harper. If he can't have her, no one can, let alone a retired SEAL-turned-bodyguard. Can Harper trust Flint, Tex, and Watchdog Protectors to have her six? Or will James’ deadly game of cat-and-mouse end Harper’s life—in service to a darker purpose?

Protecting Harper is the first book in the Watchdog Protectors Series which branches off from the Watchdog Security Series by Olivia Michaels. Each book can be read as a standalone with an HEA but they do have reoccurring characters.

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…

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?

Sympathy for a Stranger


Kate Mckeever - 2021
    When her son is kidnapped, she turns to the Brotherhood Protectors and Shadow Ops, an organization specializing in covert missions, to recover him and learn why he was taken. Kyle Richards, a member of Shadow Ops, is trained for covert operations and is content to live that life. When he meets Lacey, however, he realizes he needs more than missions and occasional women. Will Lacey take a chance on Kyle and will he be able to find her son before it’s too late?

Big Sky Wedding


Delilah Devlin - 2019
    Real Adventures... Sky Reynolds knows that he and Jamie Burke are perfect for each other. Both prior-military, they met while they were stationed in the desert, and fate brought them back together in the Montana mountains. They love working together, love everything about the new life they share, however, for some reason Jamie's been dragging her feet regarding wedding plans. After a particularly stressful time, they take a break. Sky heads out on a mission in the Gulf with the Brotherhood Protectors, and Jamie's chasing a dangerous felon through the woods with her tracking dog, Tessa. Sky and Jamie have time to think about what's really important, and when Sky returns and joins her on the trail, he has a plan to give Jamie the wedding of her dreams.

Bryson's Treasure


Linzi Baxter - 2019
    He barely got out alive with the help of a young Afghan girl he refused to leave behind. His boots barely touch Montana soil before he and his brother Noah rescue an unconscious woman trapped in a wrecked truck. A truck whose brakes were clearly tampered with. Though still wounded himself, his instincts scream to keep her safe until they find out who wants her dead. A heart she dares not trust…her own. All Lynn remembers from the accident is a pair of crystal-blue eyes she never thought to see again. Until those eyes show up a few days later, attached to a tall, sandy-haired cowboy who takes all of five minutes to get under her skin. He wants her to stay put? She just got away from a dangerous cult. No one tells her what to do or where she can and can’t go. Especially not a sexy ex-Marine with a rescue complex. But when more near-misses leave her shaken, she has no choice but to surrender to Bryce’s protection…and try like hell not to surrender her heart.

Protecting Her


Mia Ford - 2018
    This 7-book collection delivers you loads of steam and memorable HEA. Each book is a full-length standalone novel and there is no cheating and no cliffhangers.The collection includes...Protecting HerFirst Time with The MajorFalling For The SealRescue MeClaimedHis Brother's Wife andTakenSo, go ahead, ride in love with this one and enjoy yourself!Book 1: Protecting HerThe war was my fu*king nightmare. Veronica is my salvation.I'll do everything to protect her.Even if it means going back to that hellhole to bring her home. I just got home from the war. My nightmare is over, but a new one is just starting.Veronica waited for me, but now she's leaving on a sh*t assignment. Our second chance is fading fast, but I won't let it go.Losing my life is nothing.  It's losing Veronica that scares me.Sweet and beautiful... she doesn't belong anywhere near Afghanistan.The military trained me to fight. Veronica trained me to love.If she goes... then I go. When my worst predictions come true,I'll go after the ba$tards who took her from me.I'll fight for her... and the baby she's carrying.And I won't come home again without my family.Book 2: First Time With The MajorI think he wants to control me. My life is comfortable, predictable and boring....Until That guy next door walks into my café...He says he is new in the town. And I wonder if he is experienced with.....women.Those hard abs under that crisp shirt make me wonder how HARD I could make him.Those Greek God-like looks make me want to surrender. And that sexy voice...My world turns upside down. As he whispers my name.  But how can I do this? Should I let go of the fears from my past and try and venture into the unfamiliar future that awaits me? Should I let this guy control my desires....and my life? Book 3: Falling For The SealAs a SEAL, I am not used to second chances. I told ya, I am a fearless, son of a b*tch. Dead inside for so many years. But now I am back.Annabel Lee - I am home, and I am home for you. Would you be ready to give me a second chance? Book 4: Rescue MeI love my life the way it is. No commitments, no heartbreaks!That's until Josie enters my life.I found a new purpose to my life - Protecting Josie. And this time, I am not letting her go...Book 5: ClaimedI have only days to find a wife. My parents want me to be married,And this time it's an ultimatum. And then I meet AdriannaA sassy as hell free-spirited stripper. One casual hit leads to An indecent proposal for a fake marriage turning my world upside down  And I plant my seed inside her.

Elite Protector


Donna Michaels - 2017
     Lured to the mountains of Montana, under the assumption her uncle and her godfather recommended her as a bodyguard for Brotherhood Protectors—an agency started by one of their former SEALs—Kat Crawford, former NIO, discovers too late, she’s really there as a client. Former DEVGRU SEAL, Brogan “Sonic” O’Neal, dropped his packet to return to Montana to take over his grandfather’s wood shop and care for the dying man. A deathbed promise to “not” return to the teams sentences him to life without the adrenaline rush he craves, until an old SEAL buddy hires him as a part time bodyguard for Brotherhood Protectors. A request to protect the niece of a former CO lands Brogan his first assignment, but it could be his last. Keeping objective is impossible. He’s watched the woman grow up through pictures in the commander’s office. Now she’s at Brogan’s cabin. Their chemistry is off the charts. And giving into their attraction is as inevitable as a Montana sunrise. But when Kat suggests the Brotherhood uses her as bait to end the threats once and for all, Brogan realizes his feelings for the woman run deep. Can he resist the alpha need to protect her? If he does, will she survive? If he doesn’t, will their relationship?