NAVY SEALs SERIES | TASKFORCE SERIES
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NAVY SEALs SERIES

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A hero's nightmare..... Gabe Renault doesn't know why he was in a prison camp. He has no memory of the past three years or of the Navy SEAL mission that went wrong. Only two things kept him going, thoughts of his wife and the certainty that he must escape.

A sudden homecoming.....

After Gabe is presumed dead, Helen Renault pulls the tattered pieces of her and her daughter's lives back together. Married young and for all the wrong reasons, she's standing on her own two feet at last--and proud of it. Then comes the biggest shock of all--Gabe returns home. Gone is the distant, secretive husband he once was. This new Gabe is a man she could easily loose her heart to. But his memory is slowly returning, exposing a trail of government treachery...and jeopradizing his and Helen's second chance at love.

Forget Me Not.....What you don't remember can kill you.





 

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Hannah Geary wants revenge. A rogue SEAL commander had her Defense Intelligence partner killed, he threw her into a Cuban prison, and he's still trafficking stolen weapons. But to catch a bad SEAL, she needs a good one.

Lt. Luther Lindstrom is used to calling his own shots-in combat and in the bedroom. He just ended his engagement to his pretty-in-pink, cheating fiancée. The last thing he wants is a relationship, especially with a sexy, strong-willed woman like Hannah. Yet danger has a way of driving people together. With Hannah and Luther only a step away from one of the FBI's most wanted criminals, their attraction grows to explosive proportions.

It's where danger rules, and passions run wild...





 

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One Chance

Sara Garret thought the military lawyer she married would be the perfect husband and father. But he has become her worst nightmare. Now one vicious act has driven Sara to take their young son and flee. And she discovers that the only thing more frightening than running away… is trusting a stranger.

One Shot

Chase McCaffrey is a damn good sniper, and an even better SEAL-but he's no knight in shining armor. Still, he can't refuse Sara's plea for help. Nor can he control the attraction he starts to feel. What grows between Sara and Chase is electrifying and irresistible. What they must face is terrifying: an explosive combination of sinister calculation and murderous rage.





 

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Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Joe Montgomery did not die for his country but he almost wishes he had after returning home the sole survivor of one of the worst disasters in SEAL history. As he embarks on the long road to forgiving himself, as well as recovering from a severe fall, he has the help of his neighbor, Penny Price, who also serves in the Navy as a physical therapist. It is with Penny's support, confidence and healing hands that Joe is pulled from the darkest period of his life. And it is his turn to repay the favor when Penny finds herself embroiled in a mystery centered around the "accidental" death of her father in a car accident five years earlier.

Armed with her father's private diary, Penny, and her younger sister Ophelia, seek to have the man whom they believe murdered their father put behind bars. But when that man turns up murdered himself, the race is on to catch a killer before the two Price sisters become the Next To Die .





 

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DON'T GIVE UP...

It's love that keeps teacher Jordan Bliss up at night.the lost love for a Venezuelan orphan named Miguel-and the memory of a Navy SEAL tearing him from her arms. Now in the U.S. and longing for her child, Jordan vows to somehow, some way, bring Miguel home.

DON'T LOOK BACK...

To Navy SEAL Solomon McGuire, orders are orders. But the fierce passion in Jordan 's voice and the fire in her eyes when he separated her from her son haunt his dreams. Eager to make amends, Solomon promises to pull every string he can to find Miguel. Only time will tell if Jordan can trust him and forgive him. One thing is certain: his desire for her is relentless and irresistible. And soon their indestructible love will be tested by a terrifying trap of violence.

DON'T LET GO...

 

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Ellie Stuart's life ended the day her children were stolen from her. Driving on a Virginia backroad, Ellie was ambushed by two men who violently pulled her from her car and drove off with her three sons inside. Devastated, Ellie begs the police to bring her babies home. But the authorities wonder if this stressed-out single mom may not be telling the whole truth about what happened that day...

Navy SEAL Sean Harlan agrees to help Ellie find her children, but vows to keep their relationship professional. He's got no room in his life for a woman and her kids--no matter how beautiful she is, or how desperate their situation. But when a sinister organization begins pulling strings behind the scenes, the investigation suddenly targets Sean. Can he and Ellie rescue her children and save themselves? Or are they already...

 

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Top choice for a rescue mission to Colombia where American hostages are held deep in the jungle by rebel terrorists, CIA operative Lucy Donovan is thrilled to take on the undercover assignment. The danger doesn't faze her...until she hears that Navy SEAL Gus Atwater will be her partner on the mission. Gus is the only man she ever loved, the man she walked away from when beating back terror seemed more important than her happiness. At odds from the start of the mission, Lucy and Gus trek deep into the jungle, desperate to locate the hostages and lead the Navy SEALs in to extract them. With the guerrilla opposition on their tail, out to protect their own interests at any cost, Lucy and Gus have no choice but to rely on each other for survival. But when one of them is taken hostage, the tables are turned. Can they both find their way to safety and to the love that has always bound them together?

 

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After four years of fear and isolation, Skyler Dulay has had enough of being in WITSEC, the federal witness protection program. Uprooted every few months to stay ahead of her father’s murderous associates, she fears they will stop at nothing to silence her damning testimony, and now . . . they’ve found her again. Suspecting a leak in WITSEC, Skyler reaches out to the FBI special agent who saved her once before, the man she has never stopped loving. Special Agent Drake Donovan has spent four long years trying to forget the blue-eyed daughter of the mob boss he put behind bars. In spite of his efforts to move on, one desperate call from Skyler pulls him right back in to the fight for her future. Setting out to defend her, he runs into more danger than any one man can handle. Still, Drake will assume any risk to keep Skyler from being lost to him again, but will it be enough to free her from the mob-ties that bind her?

 

TASKFORCE SERIES

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Eryn McClellan teaches ESL in Washington, D.C., until the day she’s targeted by terrorists avenging her father’s actions in Afghanistan. The FBI has stepped in, but when it looks like they are using her for bait, General McClellan enlists the aid of the only man he knows he can trust: former Navy SEAL Ike Calhoun.

Embracing solitude in his remote cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ike thought he’d left the War on Terror far behind. Now he’s stuck shielding a blue-eyed beauty from ambitious federal agents and crazed jihadists. More disturbing still, the charming Eryn seems intent on shattering his self-imposed isolation. Ike does his best to resist her welcoming ways, but he can feel his resistance crumbling like a mountain in a mudslide. With the FBI hot on their heels and the terrorists not far behind, Ike willingly wages a one-man war in defense of the woman whose passion and faith have given him the strength to rise above his past.

 

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When a highly esteemed prisoner-reintegration program falls under suspicion of being a terrorist training ground, the Taskforce sends Special Agent Jackson Maddox undercover to investigate. Going by the name Abdul, Jackson fits right in, until his cover is threatened by a sexy journalist taking his picture. If his mission weren’t so critical, he wouldn’t mind being the object of her fixation. But when he confronts her, the hot-as-hell bombshell denies before slipping through his fingers. To his astonished dismay, she returns the very next day.

Crime journalist Lena Alexandra refuses to be chased away. One of the parolees at Crossroads murdered her sister a decade earlier and got away with it. Determined to send the killer back to jail, Lena secures a job at a nearby convenience store and sets about interviewing parolees for a book she’s allegedly writing. Her objective— to use her astute interviewing skills and stunning sex appeal to get the killer to confess. Dangerous plan? Yes, but not even the gorgeous ex-con named Abdul can derail her, not even when she finds out who he really is.

As the summer nights heat up, Jackson’s probe reveals startling evidence that could endanger the nation’s capital. He can’t battle his desire for Lena and subdue a fanatical leader at the same time. And Lena can’t corner her sister’s killer as long as an undercover FBI agent persists in trying to protect her. As peril looms for both of them, Lena and Jackson must learn to trust each other with their secrets . . . and their lives.

 

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Dr. Libby Granger, professor of British Lit, is flattered by the attentions of the new graduate assistant, Bruce Kimball. Not only is Bruce young and virile, he’s a decorated veteran, a former Navy SEAL. However, four months into their relationship, the inconistencies in Bruce’s war stories prompt Libby to consult with the authentication service VeriSEAL, where she is stunned to discover that Bruce Kimball of SEAL Class 232 perished in a helicopter crash three years ago. Who, then, is the man claiming to be Bruce Kimball? Libby must entrusts her fate to the appealing VeriSEAL director, Lt. Cmdr. Todd Lawson. As Todd deepens his investigation, he discovers Bruce’s true name; he is Mark Earnest, a BUDs/SEAL drop-out, also from Class 232. Earnest has devised an elaborate charade to exact vengeance on the man he believes responsible for his failure, Libby’s brother, Commander Daren Granger. Todd tries to warn Libby via cellphone, but it’s too late. Mark Earnest has her in his clutches at the top of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, and he has no intention of letting her go.


 

Honor, duty, courage, passion . . . the men of the Navy SEALs are a special breed of hero, and in these novellas by eighteen top romance authors the SEALs are celebrated not only as symbols of devoted service to their country but as the kind of men every woman wants to love. They’ll rescue a damsel in distress and her lap dog, too. They’ll battle hometown dramas and international bad guys. When it comes to giving away their hearts, they’ll risk everything.

All proceeds from sales of SEAL of My Dreams go to the Veterans Research Corporation, a non-profit fundraiser for veterans’ medical research.

Between them, the authors of SEAL of My Dreams have won dozens of writing awards including multiple RITAs from Romance Writers of America. Their nearly 600 published novels have sold at least 35 million copies worldwide. The SEAL of My Dreams roster includes many of the best-known authors in modern romance fiction. In addition, many have strong family connections to the servicemen and women of our nation’s military, and many specialize in novels featuring heroes and heroines from all branches of service.

Includes foreword by Robyn Carr and the following novellas: Coming Home by Jami Alden, Baby, I’m Back by Stephanie Bond, SEALed Fates by Kylie Brant, Going Dark by Helen Brenna, Finding Home by HelenKay Dimon, SEALed With A Kiss by Cindy Gerard, Panama Jack by Tara Janzen, Wrapped and SEALed by Leslie Kelly, Worth the Risk by Elle Kennedy, Twenty-One Hours by Alison Kent, Not Waving But Drowning by Jo Leigh, Her Secret Pirate by Gennita Low, SEALed By Fate by Marliss Melton, Signed, SEALed, Delivered..I’m Yours by Christie Ridgway, Dog Heart by Barbara Samuel, Whirlwind by Roxanne St. Claire, Holding On by Stephanie Tyler, and Letters To Ellie by Loreth Anne White.

“SEALed by Fate” by Marliss Melton
Lieutenant Sam Sasserville is on an operation he’s dubbed “Dumb Broad.” If it wasn’t for this crazy Senator’s daughter, he would be on an important mission instead of dragging her butt out of danger. Madison Scott lives to help others. As an aid worker, she is sometimes the only thing standing between the innocent and rebels. Madison isn’t happy to discover daddy’s having her pulled out of Matamoros. Even more disturbing are the feelings her arrogant rescuer provokes as he orders her not to put herself in danger ever again.

“SEALed by Fate” is a thrilling non-stop hit! I am dying to know what happens next between this fiery couple. “SEALed by Fate” definitely revs the reader up and leaves you wanting more! Lots of action and witty banter!
—JoyfullyReviewed.com

 

A special-needs baby girl is rescued from the Abandoned Children’s Ward in Bangkok, Thailand and placed with an American foster family. Nicknamed Pooh, the fourteen-month-old blossoms under the care and attention lavished on her. Allowed to thrive at last, Pooh masters several developmental milestones, putting her on par with her peers. By the time her adoption is complete, Pooh is a confident two-year-old who transitions seamlessly to her new life in the United States, where her forever family welcomes her with open arms. Having enriched the lives of all who loved her, the foster child named Pooh becomes Brigit Carey, a toddler well on her way to becoming anything she wants to be.

 

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If you’re up for a romping espionage-thriller set in Laos during the Vietnam War (at the time that I was living there) then order a copy of my father’s page turner, The Champa Flowers: Ivorson in Laos. My father’s book is a great read.

CIA case officer Peter Ivorson mistakenly believes that his new assignment in the sleepy capital of Laos will provide an antidote to the PTSD he acquired during the Tet Offensive in Saigon. He has no idea his predecessor was murdered while attempting the very assignment he receives: to steal or break the North Vietnamese diplomatic code. All too soon, Peter finds himself slogging through leech-filled swamps, confronting traitors and becoming emotionally entangled with a French/Vietnamese beauty who just may be on the other side. To pull off the impossible, Peter has to create a one-of-a-kind gadget that will capture images of the code machine in operation. Despite his PTSD, Peter’s ingenuity, perseverance, testosterone, and a lot of luck keep him going until he succeeds at pulling off the intelligence coup of the century. Now, if he can just live through it...





 

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A short story based on characters from previous Marliss Melton books.

Connor Donovan devoted his adult life to advancing his career in the FBI, but he lost his wife and marriage in the process. Now the mobster he just incarcerated is out on bond and holding Karen captive in a scheme of revenge. Maybe it’s too late to save his marriage, but Connor is bound and determined to save Karen’s life, even at the cost of his own. A mature romance.