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Frisco's Kid

Suzanne Brockmann · 256 pages

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann has thrilled audiences with her Tall, Dark and Dangerous series. Experience it here with a hero who must face the most daring adventure of all—falling in love. His body may heal, but his heart is another story… Being a Navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan "Frisco" Francisco—it's his whole identity. But when a severe injury

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Dear John

Nicholas Sparks · 282 pages

John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their long separation Savannah falls in love and marries someone else.

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Hard to Hold on To

Laura Kaye · 195 pages

Edward "Easy" Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves--which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna's the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.

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The Darkest Hour

Maya Banks

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super elite, top secret, family-run business. Qualifications: High intelligence, rock hard body, military background. Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the US government can't… It's been one year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly last saw his wife Rachel alive. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt over his failures as

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Broken

J.L. Drake

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Maverick

Lora Leigh · 368 pages

"Micah Sloane knows almost everything there is to know about Risa Clay, including the vicious betrayal she endured years ago and the distrust she's harbored ever since. The only way for the Elite Ops agent to uncover an assassin--and banish the ghosts of his own dark past-- is to use Risa as bait. But nothing has prepared him for her disarming blend of innocence and sensuality, or for his overwhel

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Done and Dusted

Lyla Sage · 321 pages

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Sea Swept

Nora Roberts · 342 pages

Sea Swept is the first book of four in the Chesapeake Bay novel series. Originally published in 1998. ---------- Also contained in: [The Quinn Brothers](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15316736W) [Sea Swept / Rising Tides / Inner Harbor](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL445995W)

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Virgin River Books 1-4

Robyn Carr

The tightly knit community of Virgin River has been a safe haven for more than a few lost souls over the years--and there's always room for more...A recently widowed nurse thinks she's made a mistake coming to Virgin River--until an abandoned baby and former marine make her feel right at home. A marine who has seen his share of pain helps a woman in need, and discovers emotions he has never allowe

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Unraveled

Jen Frederick · 255 pages

Twenty-five-year-old Sgt. Gray Phillips is at a crossroads in his life: stay in the Marine Corps or get out and learn to be a civilian? He's got forty-five days of leave to make up his mind but the people in his life aren't making the decision any easier. His dad wants him to get out; his grandfather wants him to stay in. And his growing feelings for Sam Anderson are wreaking havoc with his heart

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Striking Distance

Pamela Clare · 384 pages

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Reflected in You

Sylvia Day · 425 pages

The sensual saga of Eva and Gideon continues ... Gideon Cross. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest pleasures. I couldn't stay away. My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. We were bound by our need. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sh

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A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J Maas · 768 pages

Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war – since being made High Fae against her will – she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Cou

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Digitalis

Ronie Kendig · 320 pages

"Colton Neeley left his military career to take care of his four-year-old daughter. Although he's firm in his faith now, the repercussions of his former life are still evident--namely in the form of his daughter and his debilitating flashbacks from combat-related trauma. Can he muster the courage to step out of his self-imposed isolation and embrace the new woman in his life? Piper Blum is hiding-

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Rush Too Far

Abbi Glines · 242 pages

"Everyone in Rosemary Beach thinks they know how Rush Finlay and Blaire Wynn fell in love. But Rush is back to tell his side of the story ... Rush has earned every bit of his bad-boy reputation. The three-story beach house, luxury car, and line of girls begging for time between his sheets are the envy of every guy in Rosemary Beach, and Rush handles it all with the laid-back cool of a rock star's

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The Look of Love

Bella Andre · 379 pages

Having been physically abused in a past relationship, Chloe Peterson has sworn off men, but then renowned photographer Chase Sullivan helps her get her car out of a ditch--and that chip off her shoulder.

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Wild Eyes

Elsie Silver · 464 pages

A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles. But on day one I ran full tilt into the world’s hottest single dad and now all my plans are ruined. As a chart-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press it’s hard to find any peace. But I find it in Rose Hill. With a little boy and a little girl who steal my heart just as thoroughly as their dad. We

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Hopeless

Colleen Hoover · 416 pages

Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own. From their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she's tried so hard to bury. Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defences and the

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Nobody's Hero

Kallypso Masters · 376 pages

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Twice Tempted by a Rogue

Tessa Dare · 370 pages

"Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his good friend in the elite gentleman's society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the moors of Devonshire, expecting anything but a chance at redemption in the arms of a beautiful innkeeper who dares him

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Full Measures

Rebecca Yarros · 315 pages

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Broken

Lauren Layne

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Afflicted

Sophie Monroe · 288 pages

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At Attention

Annabeth Albert · 304 pages

Lieutenant Apollo Floros can ace tactical training missions, but being a single dad to his twin daughters is more than he can handle. He needs live-in help, and he is lucky a friend's younger brother needs a place to stay. He's surprised to see Dylan all grown up with a college degree-and a college athlete's body. Apollo's widowed heart may still be broken, but Dylan has his blood heating up. I

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