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Unconventional Beginnings


KaLyn Cooper - 2017
    But they can’t allow it to affect her. She’s too important.Nine months into the pilot program for the top secret Joint All Female Special Operations School, Katlin Callahan–Malone’s husband is killed in action along with his entire SEAL team. The Pentagon brass wants to know how that happened but the four highest ranking women in all the military services are more concerned about its effect on Katlin. She is pivotal to the success of their test project. Will the death of her husband change her mind about women being allowed in SpecOps?Unconventional Beginnings sets the stage for the Black Swan series by giving you a glimpse into the lives of several main characters three years before Unrelenting Love, the first book in the series. Although Unconventional Beginnings is a cliffhanger, the author has included the first three chapters of Unrelenting Love.

After the Fire


Cora Seton - 2015
    He knows he shouldn’t love a married woman, but he can’t stop thinking she should be with him.Five years ago when her sister set a fire, Brynn put Netta on a bus to California, hoping she’d escape the consequences. Brynn didn’t count on a witness to step forward and demand she marry him in exchange for his silence. Now there’s seven days left until the statute of limitations runs out on Netta’s crime. Seven more days until Brynn can leave Chris forever.When Chris steps up his attempts to control her, Brynn has no choice but to start setting some fires of her own. Adam knows something’s very wrong at the Price household, but no one’s talking and he’s starting to think one day he’ll arrive too late to save the woman he loves.Will any of them survive long enough to pick up the pieces after the fire?

Heaven on Earth


Jayne Rylon - 2017
     Austin Compton has struggled to live up to the Compass legacy his entire life, afraid of disappointing his overachieving family. After dropping out of college, he convinced his parents to buy a big rig and let him contribute to the Compass Ranch in his own way. On the open road he discovers a happy medium between the freedom he craves and the obligation that comes along with the Compton name. When he picks up some unexpected cargo in the form of a gorgeous if battered stowaway, he’s in trouble. The same reckless urges that convinced him to abandon his education are telling him to keep Hayden close and safe, maybe even teach her how to love again after the disastrous relationship she’s fleeing. When troubled times fall on Compass Ranch, Hayden will do anything to repay the kindness Austin and his family showed her. It’s time to support Austin like he’s done for her, if her past doesn’t catch up with her at exactly the wrong moment.

Breaking Ties


Teresa J. Reasor - 2014
    Yet he’s blindsided when he returns from a training rotation and learns his wife, Selena has struggled with a terrible secret in his absence—a secret which might require a sacrifice he’s not prepared to make. Faced with a life threatening illness, Selena wants to follow the same code of strength and perseverance her husband does as a SEAL, but she can’t go it alone. She needs a team, led by her husband, to see it through. But in Oliver’s line of work, his military duty must come first. Still reeling after her first diagnosis they then learn Selena is also pregnant. Now with two lives hanging in the balance, the emotional and physical toll stretches the ties that bind their marriage to the breaking point. But true to the SEAL code, Oliver never gives up. And Selena proves valor doesn’t just live on the battlefield, but in every person’s heart.

A Secret Between Friends


Serenity Woods - 2015
    Genie’s come home to the Bay of Islands in New Zealand to rest her injured knee, and she hopes that by fulfilling Ciara’s list of wishes she can also heal the grief and guilt that goes deeper than her physical wound. Spending some time with Ciara’s gorgeous big brother just happens to be an added bonus. Niall Brennan has always been attracted to Genie, but when he offers to join in with the Bucket List idea, he tells himself it’s purely out of a desire to pay homage to his sister. That’s fine when the first goal they pick at random is taking cooking lessons. It becomes less easy to hide his desire when they spend an afternoon on a nudist beach, and by the time they take part in the body painting event, Niall has no chance of keeping his desire a secret. Luckily, Genie reciprocates his feelings—a hundred and ten percent, and soon it’s not only the weather that turns hot and sultry. Conscious that Niall’s mother, Sinead, blames Genie for her daughter’s death, they decide to keep their sizzling but brief fling just a secret between friends. But although Genie’s knee is on the mend, her emotional wounds refuse to heal. Sinead continues to refuse to forgive her, and even Ciara reaches out from beyond the grave to warn Genie against dating her big brother. The final wish on Ciara’s Bucket List brings everything to a head. Genie knows she has to end the fling. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and besides, Niall has other ideas… Warning: this sweet and sexy romance is best read with a fan on standby. Adults only.

SEALs of Summer 2


S.M. ButlerJennifer Lowery - 2015
    Butler. The Strong Silent Type (East Coast 8 #0.5) by USA Today bestselling, RITA-award nominated author Elle Kennedy. Her Next Breath (Uncharted SEALs #2) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Delilah Devlin. SEAL's Defiance (Take No Prisoners #7) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Elle James. A SEAL's Chance (The Heroes of Chance Creek #6) by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Cora Seton. One Hot SEAL (When SEALs Come Home #5.5) by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Anne Marsh. A SEAL's Duty (SEAL Team Alpha #1) by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Jennifer Lowery.

Hunt for Evil


Amy Jarecki - 2017
    Sparks fly as the two compete in a clash between skill and keen intellect, until a French girl is kidnapped by a suspected terrorist.Posing as a married couple, steam erupts between the pair while Logan and Olivia dive deeper into an ISIS kidnapping ring. But when Olivia becomes the kidnapper's next victim, she enters a madman's hell. And as Logan races against time to save her, one thing ravages his soul. If he fails, the woman he loves will be lost to him forever.

Tyler


Regan Black - 2020
    After escaping her captors, her sole purpose is to destroy the gangs that prey on Native American women and make sure no one else suffers like she did. But she doesn't know the gangs are closing in and about to spring a trap.Can a helpful stranger save her from herself?A former airman, Tyler Vidro now works as behind-the-scenes support for the Guardian Agency bodyguards. He's been privately searching for Autumn since she disappeared after delivering testimony in an important trial against the violent gangs operating on tribal lands.After months of analysis Tyler knows the gangs are determined to stop Autumn permanently. To save her life, he must step out of his comfort zone and into the field. If he can't earn her trust, she'll never have a chance to truly heal.When hope is lost, truth is blurred, and your life is on the line, it’s time to call in the Guardian Agency.

Against the Wall


Dee J. Adams - 2013
    After spending seven long years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, he's determined to even the score with the man who put him there. The only thing in his way is a slip of a girl in a big ass bind. Jess St. John needs eight million dollars or her kidnapped family will die. Caught in a war between the mob and her boss, a corrupt film producer, she will stop at nothing to get the job done. In a race against the clock, and a deal with the devil, Jess forms an unwilling partnership with Tanner to help find and free her family before it's too late. In return, she'll look the other way when her boss goes permanently missing. It soon becomes apparent that Tanner has more honor than he wants to admit and Jess finds herself falling for the gentle man beneath the rough exterior. But love and revenge run a close race and when push comes to shove, Tanner has to decide which one is more important.

Colorado High Country Boxed Set


Pamela Clare - 2019
    Barely Breathing — Lexi Jewell and Austin Taylor broke each other's hearts in high school. Now, Lexi is back in Scarlet Springs — temporarily. After they become lovers again, Austin realizes he'll lose her a second time if he can't show her that what she's searching for has been right here in Scarlet all along.Slow Burn — Victoria Woodley is done with men. Firefighter Eric Hawke has just one week to convince her to trust her heart and take a chance with him.Falling Hard — Getting involved with war widow Ellie Meeks is the riskiest thing that former Army Ranger Jesse Moretti has ever done.Tempting Fate — When Naomi Archer's Colorado vacation takes a deadly turn, she has no idea that the EMT who saves her life will have the key to her past — and her heart.

Mr. Principal


Summer Cooper - 2018
    “Is it wrong to be with the person you love?” My heart skipped a beat and I could no longer meet his eyes. I wasn’t ready yet to accept what I saw there. I wasn’t ready to accept his love. Dana Duran has no idea what she’s doing with her life. Divorced, bitter, and trying to raise a precocious little girl on her own, the last thing Dana needs is another complication in her already hectic existence. But then Carter Knight comes back into town and just like that, Dana’s reality is shaken yet again. Torn between protecting her heart and harboring a secret she wishes she could forget, Dana has mixed feelings about Carter’s return. But the heart knows what it wants and for Dana and Carter, their hearts want each other. But will they let their past mistakes dictate their present or will Dana and Carter let go of the past and make room for love?

When Things Got Hot in Texas


Lori Wilde - 2017
     Laura Drake Cowboy Karma Karma is a good judge of character, and you my friend, are screwed.

Guardian Agent


Dana Marton - 2011
    Recognizing one of the hunters as her teenage crush is definitely a shock to her system. To save her family, she must convince Gabe that her brother was framed. But can she stop from falling in love with him all over again?A fast-paced, heart-pounding romantic suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Her Treasure Hunter Ex


Zara Keane - 2015
    This novella was first published in the Romancing the Alpha adventure romance boxed set. She’d left him in the past. He’s about to blow up her future. Declan “Dex” Fitzgerald is a treasure hunter on a mission. With a loose idea of where to find the gems, and even looser morals, Dex wrangles a last-minute job on the exploration team. And realizes he’ll have to work alongside his uptight-but-sexy-as-hell ex. And they’re not the only ones in pursuit of the treasure. With sparks flying and oxygen tanks running low, can Dex and Katy retrieve the gems before the bad guys?

Protecting Carissa


Shauna Allen - 2018
    Quiet. Observant. Meticulous. The youngest of his highly trained United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance team, he knows he is often underestimated, but that’s only made him work harder to earn his place among this family of deadly warriors—his brothers—the men he’d lay down his life for without a moment’s hesitation. Now, along with their closest allies in Wolf, Tex, and their entire team of Navy SEALs, they’re closing in on their biggest enemy to date, but things won’t be easy . . . in fact, they might be downright dangerous. And as the teams realize their biggest asset might be the elusive hacker who has been tormenting them for months but just slipped through their hands, they embark on the biggest chase of their careers, but Kid is in for an even bigger surprise . . . Carissa Brewer—the girl he left behind after one perfect night together. He’s held her heart since the moment she laid eyes on the sexy, quiet Marine, but now she holds the ultimate secret that could either rip them apart forever or be the key to unlocking the future she’s been dreaming about. ***The saga is nearly over! Don’t miss the beginning of the end of what started in Defending Danielle, Rescuing Rebekah, Saving Scarlett, and Saving Grace!