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Team 52 Box Set
Anna Hackett - 2020
Their mission: to secure and safeguard artifacts deemed highly dangerous and classified…and protect the women who capture their hearts.Get the first three action-packed military romances in the Team 52 series.Mission: Her ProtectionWhen Rowan’s Arctic research team pulls a strange object out of the ice in Northern Canada, things start to go wrong…very, very wrong. Rescued by a covert, black ops team, she finds herself in the powerful arms of a former special forces Marine with scary gold eyes. A man who vows to do everything and anything to protect her.Mission: Her RescueWhen archeologist January’s plane is shot down over the Guatemalan jungle, she knows she’s being hunted for the invaluable Mayan artifacts she’s carrying. Only one man and his team can save her, the covert, black ops Team 52, and the distrusting former CIA operative who drives her crazy.Mission: Her SecurityKinsey loves her job as logistics manager for the covert, black ops Team 52. She loves all the team…especially big, gruff mountain man Smith, even if he isn’t interested in her the way she’d like. But when she’s kidnapped by dangerous criminals after a deadly artifact, her survival depends on the big former SEAL who’ll risk anything to get her back.**Each book in this action-packed military romance series can be read as a standalone.
Kept by the Woodsman: An ex-MMA Fighter Mountain Man Romance
Ambrielle Kirk - 2018
She didn’t listen. She belongs to me now.
My name is Saul. Also known as The Silencer. I’ve beaten men bloody with my f*#king fists to make a living. That’s all behind me now. Or at least that’s what I thought. Who would’ve guessed that the woman who came to my mountains and disrupted my life would be my salvation? She says she wants my story but I’m going to give her so much more. I’m going to give her a night she’ll never forget. I never believed in fairy tales, and I damn sure have never let my guard down for anyone. But this curvy little vixen has tested my limits. My past was paved with my bare hands—my fists. My future is on this mountain—with her. Author's Note: Kept by the Woodsman is a mountain man contemporary romance novel of 41,000 words. Expect off-the-charts steam and over-the-top insta-lust that leads into an intense love story. No cliffhangers with a sweet HEA. Read instantly in KU!
Trusting the Dragon
Rinelle Grey - 2018
He certainly doesn’t expect to be woken by a human. In order to regain his energy and shift into his dragon form, he needs to bond with someone, but a human could never understand what he requires. Single mother Rylee has enough on her plate. When her eleven-year-old son, Rowan brings home a strange man he found asleep in a canyon, she’s determined to keep her distance. She’s just escaped one controlling relationship, she certainly doesn’t need another. But the pull she feels for him is not only unmistakable, it could be deadly. For both of them. Trusting the Dragon is Part 1 in the Dragon Shores serial.
Sweet Revenge
Nora Roberts - 1988
At twenty-five, Princess Adrianne lives a life most people would envy. Beautiful and elegant, she spends her days dabbling in charities and her nights floating from one glamorous gala to the next. But her pampered-rich-girl pose is a ruse, a carefully calculated effort to hide a dangerous truth.For ten years Adrianne has lived for revenge. As a child, she could only watch the cruelty hidden behind the facade of her parents' fairy-tale marriage. Now she has the perfect plan to make her famous father pay. She will take possession of the one thing he values above all others--The Sun and the Moon, a fabled necklace beyond price.Yet just as she is poised to take her vengeance, she meets a man who seems to divine her every secret. Clever, charming, and enigmatic, Philip Chamberlain has his own private reasons for getting close to Princess Adrianne. And only when it's too late will she see the hidden danger...as she finds herself up against two formidable men--one with the knowledge to take her freedom, the other with the power to take her life.
Gildemer Volume Two (The Gate Series 1 Volumes Book 2)
A.S. Oren - 2015
Both their solids worlds are about to get shaken up. Their morals, lives, and status will come into question. Something brews on the horizon for the country of Gildemer. Will Gabby follow Etu's plans? Will Koi come to terms with his feelings? How does Luca play into it all? Will Gabby receive the affection from Amon that she's been longing for? Will it be everything she dreamed it to be? Read on in the world of the Gate.
Investigate With Me
Jen Talty - 2020
He solved more murders than anyone else in his department. But it was the one that remained open that ruined his career and still haunted his dreams. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t stop searching for the Trinket Killer.And he can’t get Callie Dixon out of his heart.When Callie returned to Seattle to finish her book about her time as a reporter covering the Trinket Killer, her own sister’s death, and the police officer who botched the case and stole her heart, she never expected history would repeat itself.But that’s exactly what happened.And now her life, and heart are on the line.
Blood Born
Linda Howard - 2010
He is also an agent of the Council--the centuries-old cabal that governs vampirekind, preserving their secrecy and destroying those who betray them.When a cryptic summons leads him to the scene of the brutal killing of a powerful Council member, Luca begins the hunt for an assassin among his own people. But instead of a lone killer he discovers a sinister conspiracy of rogue vampires bent on subjugating the mortal world.All that stands in their way are the conduits, humans able to channel spirit warriors into the physical world to protect mankind. Chloe Fallon is a conduit--and a target of the vampire assassin who's killing them. When Luca saves her life, an irresistible bond of trust--along with more passionate feelings--is forged between them. As more victims fall, Chloe and Luca have only each other to depend on to save the world from the reign of monsters--and salvage their own future together.
Long Time Coming
Edie Claire - 2003
But back at home, the past is ready and waiting to haunt her...Eighteen years have passed since Joy's childhood best friend, Jenny, met her death in a tragic car accident just a few days after their senior prom. A broken Joy left their small Kentucky hometown shortly after - determined never to come back. But when her father's illness forces her to return, she realizes that neither time nor distance have truly healed her troubled soul.Plagued with nightmares of the accident and crippled by a vague fear whose source she can't identify, Joy realizes that in order to move on she must face the truth behind several disturbing gaps in her memory of that fateful spring. But the only person who can help her is a man she despises - Jenny's erstwhile boyfriend Jeff, now a respected doctor, whose carelessness as a teenager was the cause of Jenny's horrendous death - and Joy's own emotional destruction. Can she ever forgive? She may have no choice but to try. Because both the danger she sensed - and the childhood friendship she treasured - now suddenly seem very much alive...
Grumpy Dragon Daddy
Milly Taiden - 2021
Her skills are unmatched. Nobody’s as good as she is. But to get her recognition, she needs to kill a dragon. On her own. Her life’s turned upside down when killing this particular dragon becomes impossible. Oh, she’s tried. But she’s strangely attracted to him. Kill him? No. Kiss him? Yes.Ancient Dragon Andorax wants Tyla. Originally, he wanted her dead. Now he just wants her clothes off. She’s his fated mate and nothing will change that. Not the fact she wants to hunt him down and definitely not the fact she’s gorgeous in her hunting gear. Once he gets her pregnant with his child, all bets are off.Tyla’s in deep trouble. She’s torn between family loyalty and the love of her life. It’s time to choose between war and peace. Time’s running out. Will it be the family she wants for herself or the one expecting her to become their prized hunter. Can Tyla and Andorax find their way to a happy ending? Or will their love doom not just themselves but both their clans to destruction?
Daisy's Dilemma
Debbie Viggiano - 2021
Boyfriend Dominic has proposed marriage!However, Dominic isn’t in any rush to buy a ring, and meeting the parents is looong overdue. What is the problem? After all, Daisy’s mum has already bought her big hat and wants to know the wedding date!Then careless words plant seeds of doubt and, like weed, Daisy’s concerns begin to multiply. Is Dominic hiding something?Meanwhile, sexy ex Harry is back on the scene and begging Daisy for a reconciliation. He thought the grass was greener with HER but now says he made a mistake. Is Harry – for once – being genuine, or simply leading Daisy up the garden path?New neighbour Seth seems like a fun guy, but a single throwaway comment has Daisy mimicking a species of Calla Lily – Red Alert! It’s time to do some digging. But even she never anticipated a mad car chase across London or unearthing a shocking secret that changes everything.
Psychic Whispers
Arial Burnz - 2020
The stray he took in dragged it back to his kennel. Too bad he can't ask the dog where he dug up the clue to a 20-year-old cold case.Or can he?Enter Inara Woodward—veterinarian, pet psychic and a member of the town's founding family. Nik might be able to ignore the fact she's a Woodweird...if her animal whisperer gifts can help him. Uncovering the truth may be the only thing that will stop the rumors about his family's involvement in the case. What he can't ignore is how badly he wants the leggy blonde vet in his bed.Unfortunately, someone doesn't want them digging up trouble. A stalker, a ghost, Woodward Hill's nosy reporter...they'll use the dark secrets hidden in Nik's past to bring the couple down.Even if it means burying them six feet under.---------------The Gothic mansion of the Woodward family casts a mysterious shadow over the quaint resort town of Woodward Hill. Amidst the storybook homes dotting the California mountainside surrounding the lake, whispers of the founding family’s sordid history color the atmosphere with danger…and create the perfect setting for intrigue, romance and suspense.The Woodward Hill Mystery Romance series—paranormal romance meets small-town mysteries, so expect some hot steam between the sheets with intriguing mysteries to be unraveled.
Just Evil
Vickie McKeehan - 2011
No one cared. But a stranger, bent on revenge, is out to change all that. Kit Griffin has finally overcome a painful childhood at the hands of her mother, former actress Alana Stevens. No longer living in the grasp of the cold, tyrannical woman, Kit has found a new life tucked away in little San Madrid, California, running a business she loves, surrounded by friends she considers family. For the first time her life is on track. That is, until Alana is found brutally murdered on Mother’s Day, pulling Kit back in to the dark horrors of her past. To make matters worse, the police consider her the prime suspect.Jake Boston, an old family friend and the man Kit has loved since she was a teen, is fighting his own demons as a suspect in his wife’s murder two years earlier. Despite his past, he’s determined to win Kit over once and for all. But before that can happen they need to convince the police there’s a killer working his way down a list with cold-hearted vengeance in mind. Forced to delve into Alana’s dark past, it becomes clear someone is out to settle a score. When Jake and Kit uncover a forty year old double murder that leads them straight to the door of a legal dynasty, they soon find out just how far the heirs will go to keep the past buried and eliminate all the loose ends to protect their empire. Will Jake and Kit become the next victims or will they find an unexpected guardian angel?
The Leopard's Witchy Mate
Elle Boon - 2020
A Shifter With A Haunted Past. A Deadly Adversary out to Destroy Them.Home is where you make It…A Beautifully Broken Soul... Noelle York had fought to stay alive, hoping she'd someday be reunited with her family, even when each day was filled with nothing but pain and agony. Some girls dream of a knight in shining armor, but she dreamt of running through woods with a mate who would accept her as she was.Home is Where You Find It…An Alpha With An Attitude... Ridge Jackson has always been the one who everyone leaned on. As the alpha of a bunch of wild shifters, he takes his job seriously. When a little witch shows up at his bar, his leopard raked at him, claiming her as theirs. Of course, nothing has ever come easy for him and getting a witchy mate was no different.Home is Where The Heart is…Two Souls Meant For One Another... For Ridge and Noelle, the chemistry was instant and undeniable from the moment they met. While Noelle was innocent in so many ways, she wasn't willing to let Ridge go without a fight. Ridge and his leopard were prepared to claim Noelle and show her being a mate to an alpha was better than what her sister was marrying. However, neither of them realized the danger that was stalking Noelle. A danger that was even more sinister than the evil that had taken her as a child and held her captive for ten years. Can Ridge keep Noelle safe and find those who are tracking her before it's too late? Or will those who are hunting his witchy mate get to her, eliminating Noelle before they can make a home together?
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.
The Failsafe Query
Michael Jenkins - 2018
Sean Richardson, a disgraced former intelligence agent, is tasked to lead a team to search for Alfie Chapman, an Intelligence officer on the cusp of exposing thousands of secrets to the media. This includes a long lost list of Russian moles embedded since the Cold War, one of whom remains a public favourite in the British parliamentary system. The action moves with absorbing pace and intrigue across Central Asia and Europe as the puzzle begins to unfold through a deep hidden legacy. Tense, fast paced, and insightful, The Failsafe Query twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic finale.