The Romantic Suspense category has 2,922 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 4,463 ratings. The most-rated is Public Secrets.
Cabin 2
Summary
From best-selling and multi-award-winning romantic suspense author Amanda McKinney comes the second book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat, three-part series Steele Shadows Security. Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for. Welcome to cabin one, cabin two, cabin three. Always be prepared - that was Axel Steele’s motto. While his brothers were throwing down at the local bar, Ax was the guy in the background devising the getaway plan. Dubbed “the smart one”, the former special-ops Marine believed in structure and routine, a way of life the universe seemed hellbent on challenging. Amidst a firestorm of family drama, Ax finds a woman held captive in the middle of the woods and in desperate need of his help. With an armful of tattoos as colorful as her attitude, his new client is his antithesis - a free-spirited, spontaneous hippie who tests every bit of his patience...and his self-restraint. Erika Zajac has been living life on her own terms since she was just 16. But her gypsy lifestyle came to a screeching halt when the horrific past she’d tried so hard to bury came back in the form of chains and cuffs. Suddenly, Erika finds herself under the security - and scrutiny - of a temperamental bodyguard with the emotional capacity of a rock and a six-pack to match. But no amount of brains or brawn was going to distract her from her goal or the secrets she’d kill to keep. Deceit, lies, wrath. Ax’s client had them all. The only question was, which of Erika’s deadly sins would she choose? Revenge...or him?
©2019 Amanda McKinney (P)2020 Amanda McKinney
Dawn
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“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.” (Hugh B. Brown) The Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here. The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away. Can Reid Murray convince her that despite the lingering darkness, the sun will rise again? From a New York Times best-selling author comes a brand-new dark romantic suspense trilogy, Dangerous Web. Dawn, the dramatic conclusion, is set in the dangerous world of the Sparrow Webs. You do not need to have read or listened to Web of Sin, Tangled Web, or Web of Desire to get caught up in this dangerous and intriguing new romantic suspense saga, Dangerous Web. Dawn is the dramatic conclusion of the Dangerous Web trilogy that began in Dusk, continued in Dark, and concludes in Dawn. Have you been Aleatha’d?
©2021 Romig Works, LLC (P)2021 Audible, Inc.
Submission Impossible
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He loves the sweet life. Greg Hutchins is reluctantly adulting these days. He’s settled in his job, recently bought his first house, and has a network of friends he can call family. But there’s something missing in his life, and he can’t quite put his finger on it. When he’s assigned to a case that involves investigating a biochemical company, he meets a woman who’s sweeter than any candy. Maybe she’s just the thing to make him feel complete. She’s ready for the future. Noelle LaVigne has faced plenty of tragedy in her life, but she’s on the right path now. Between her new job and settling into a new city, she’s got no time for dating or relationships. She’s worked hard to get where she is, and no man is going to push her off track. Except the minute Hutch crosses her path she can’t seem to think about anything but the handsome security expert. He’s there to find a corporate spy, but late-night work sessions make her think they’ve both found something much more meaningful. A twist they never saw coming. When the case becomes dangerous, both of their futures are on the line. And when the bullets start flying, they will have to learn to trust in each other if they hope to survive.
©2021 DLZ Entertainment, LLC (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing
Crew
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Crew Anderson has been keeping a secret from his family - a huge secret that he doesn’t know how to handle. But he soon learns that he can’t face this situation alone. So he goes to Darla, the best friend of his brother’s fiancé, Daisy, who happens to be a social worker. Crew’s world is knocked off its perfect axis when a letter comes in the mail telling him he has a child, and if he ever wants to find her, or have a chance of meeting her, he needs to pay five-million dollars to a go-between. If he goes to the law, he’ll never find out who the child is. Is this a hoax? Or does he have a child out there that he doesn’t know about? Darla has been a social worker for 10 years, and there are times in her job that she sees how much she’s helping those most vulnerable, and times the law binds her hands and she's forced to watch as tragedy occurs, when the weakest in our world aren't protected. Listen to this journey, with a few twists and turns, as the final brother in the newest addition to the Anderson family finds love in unexpected ways.
©2021 Melody Anne (P)2021 Melody Anne
Eye of the Storm
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Deep in the untamed wilderness of the notorious Darien Gap, a soldier wakes. Injured, he has no memory of who he is or why he is there until a beautiful woman tells him his name. But can he trust her? When Mari Dias stumbles upon Chris Shaw in the jungle - a place many risk but few survive - she enlists his help to escape a country ruled by the very family who hunts her. As Chris and Mari search for sanctuary out of the jungle, filters of his past return in slow increments. As they grow closer, so do their enemies. Can he battle the storm that threatens them all?
©2018 Amy McKinley (P)2021 Amy McKinley
Protecting His Princess
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In this Kingdom, not even the royals are immune to danger. With a sexy FBI agent posing as her suitor, Princess Laila of Qamsar is home for the wedding of her brother the Emir. In truth, the beautiful royal and Harris Truman are on an undercover mission: to find the infamous terrorist her brother is suspected of aiding. But once the festivities begin, Laila faces a bigger threat than Al-Adel. Her secret meetings with Harris pose a danger to her safety - and her heart. To gain his love and live in freedom as his equal is her ardent desire. But will she betray her traditions for a man whose kisses are part of a charade?
©2013 C.J. Miller (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
When He's Dirty
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As a member of Walker Security, Adrian Mack has found redemption for a walk on the dark side. For two years, the former FBI agent was undercover in the notorious Texas Kings biker club. For two years he changed, he became one of them, and when the bust happened, he didn't know who he was anymore. On a hit list with a price on his head, he disappeared and joined Walk Security, but now, the trial is set to start and witnesses are dropping like flies. Assistant District Attorney Priscilla Miller is tasked with the conviction of The King himself, and she's passionate about taking him down, but her case is falling apart. She's also in trouble, and while she resists Adrian, the sexy ex-FBI agent with a killer reputation, he and his team at Walker Security will become her lifeline, in more ways than one. He touches her; she melts. He shields her; she survives. But everything is not as it seems. Friends are enemies. Secrets are really lies. And the one time in his life Adrian lets his heart do the thinking, passion might just be deadly. Contains mature themes.
©2020 Julie Patra Publishing/Lisa Renee Jones (P)2021 Tantor
Rank
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The Lighthouse SI Keepers are men and women from the SEALs, Rangers, Special Forces, Deltas, and AF Special Ops. All having been trained in CIA Special Ops, the Keepers are the best of the best and ready to take on any mission. Former SEAL and CIA op John “Rank” Rankin did not mind playing hard, but when it came to missions, he prided himself on always delivering. When the Feds ask for assistance in investigating the possible link between a US senator and a member of the Russian mafia, Rank volunteers for the job. Perfect planning goes awry when a woman stumbles into the middle of his meeting with a witness. Helena Jernigan, a charity coordinator, had no idea what she was getting into when she tried to slip out of the back of the restaurant to escape the unwanted attention of a dinner companion. Now, thrust into the middle of an investigation, her offers to help are met with resistance. Even as Rank needs Helena’s information, he realizes she may be in danger, but keeping her safe is no longer just part of the mission. Hearts become involved, and the one-time player gives it all for the woman he loves. Warning: You'll find scenes and language similar to what you will find in an R-rated movie. Suitable for listeners who are 18 and above only.
©2019 Maryann Litton (P)2019 Maryann Litton
The Vanishing
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Certain death awaits any outsider who enters Cache, a mythical city said to disappear when intruders threaten. But P.I. Max Duhon won't let the Cajun superstition stop him from going there. He'll do anything to help sexy Colette Guidry and close this missing person's case, even admit how attracted he is to his client. But as their investigation deepens, Max finds himself protecting Colette from the inexplicable terrors of the bayou. This includes the specter taunting them with voodoo…and a shotgun. It seems they may have come too close to Cache and its eerie secrets - and dangerously close to each other.
©2012 Jana DeLeon (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Cabin 1
Summary
From best-selling and multi-award-winning romantic suspense author Amanda McKinney comes the first book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat three-part series Steele Shadows Security. Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm, where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for. Welcome to Cabin 1, Cabin 2, and Cabin 3. Cocky, reckless, and die-hard playboy are just a few of the names Gage Steele has been called since he and his brothers left the Marines and moved back to the small, southern town of Berry Springs to take over their father’s personal security firm. On the one-year anniversary of his father’s death, Gage had only two things in mind: endless whiskey and endless women. But what he got was a battered, bruised spitfire stumbling through woods in the middle of the night. Newly appointed prosecutor and unapologetic workaholic Niki Avery has spent her life working toward one goal: never to have to depend on anyone but herself. Until the day she gets brutally attacked on the side of the road. Stripped of her Louis Vuitton and her dignity, the fiercely independent ADA must submit to being under the watchful eye of a former Marine - a loose cannon with a temper as scorching as his ruggedly handsome good looks. As cracks begin to show in the Steele family, including newly discovered evidence that their father’s death was no accident, Gage wrestles with his growing feelings for his client, knowing not only that Niki is off-limits, but together, they were like gasoline and fire. An explosion he wanted nothing more than to ignite in the bedroom. But when a pair of bloody body parts show up at the compound, it becomes clear that Niki’s attacker hasn’t given up, and Gage realizes he’ll do anything to keep her safe...even as his own family is spiraling out of control. Cabin 1 is the first book in the three-part Berry Springs spin-off series Steele Shadows Security. Think of it as Berry Springs' darker, grittier, steamier, bad buy brother. Please note: You do not need to listen to the Berry Springs Series first.
©2019 Amanda McKinney (P)2020 Amanda McKinney
Can't Let Go (Callaways) (Volume 13)
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Talented graphic artist and animator Annie Callaway has been commissioned by a Hollywood studio to create the next superhero blockbuster movie, but a bout of creative block has Annie searching the Southern California beach scene for inspiration. A local Irish bar in an old train depot, run by the ruggedly attractive and somewhat mysterious Griffin Hale, piques her interest, and she finds herself weaving fantasies about not only Griffin but also the quirky characters who work there. The last thing Griffin Hale needs at his bar is a nosy artist looking for personal stories to turn into movie plots. He has carefully cultivated a scene of complete normalcy for people who need it more than Annie could possibly imagine, and it's his job to protect them. But the beautiful redhead with the compelling green eyes is difficult to turn away. Annie's fantasy world where good always conquers evil is not the life that Griffin has lived, and he can't help but think she'll never be satisfied with anyone less than a superhero. After a string of bad relationships, Annie willingly admits that most real men don't live up to her muscle-bound, cape-wearing protectors of the world, but when her stubborn curiosity propels her into a danger she never expected, she begins to realize that some heroes work in the dark...and a man who fights for you is a man worth fighting for. While Griffin is determined to keep Annie alive, he's not at all convinced he can give her the happily-ever-after she's looking for. But then some stories take an unexpected turn.... From number-one New York Times best-selling author Barbara Freethy comes another stunning blend of heartwarming romance and spine-tingling suspense in her popular Callaway series....
©2017 Barbara Freethy (P)2021 Barbara Freethy
Sully's Fantasy
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From New York Times best seller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the five x USA Today best-selling series, Goddess Isles. Please listen after book five in Goddess Isles (Fifth a Fury). Features cameos by Jethro and Nila Hawk from the Indebted Series! “There was a wedding and vows and a happily ever after...but there was also lust and fantasy”. Sullivan Sinclair has high-powered friends as well as his new family. Invited to attend a masquerade at Jethro’s Hawksridge Hall, he agrees. Eleanor Sinclair has a new husband and untold wealth at her fingertips. While living on an island in the Java Sea, their lives are their own. However, a simple trip to England has both of them missing the tropics of home. A monster and a goddess who have a special power to escape. A fantasy that Sully dares to share. A visit to Euphoria like no other.
©2020 Pepper Winters (P)2020 Pepper Winters
Delta Force Defender
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Dangerous secrets force Caradine Scott on the run from Grizzly Harbor - with Alaska Force leader Isaac Gentry in hot pursuit - in the irresistible new romantic suspense from USA Today best-selling author Megan Crane. After an explosion that should have killed her, Caradine barely escaped her criminal family by leaving her old identity behind. These days she runs the Water's Edge Cafe in a rugged little town on the edge of nowhere, vowing never to let anyone close to her again. After his career in the military, Isaac is back home playing the part of an unassuming local in Grizzly Harbor, while also overseeing Alaska Force's special ops work as the founder and commanding officer he once was in the marines and beyond. He has better things to do than obsess over a woman who claims she hates him, but every glimpse he gets of the vulnerability beneath her prickly exterior is a distraction...and a challenge he can't ignore. When Caradine's demons catch up with her, her cafe isn't the only thing that blows up. Her past pushes them together, and closer to a future that's been waiting for them all this time. They just have to survive long enough to enjoy it. Contains mature themes.
©2020 Megan Crane (P)2021 Tantor
The Sea Witch
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Once upon a time, I met a man who stole my heart. In my desperation to reunite with him, I have nowhere to turn but the Sea Witch. Ursa is as beautiful as she is dangerous, and the one person my father warned me never to let close. But she’s all crimson lips and pretty lies, and I’m convinced despite my fear. It’s a simple enough plan, if not for the faint of heart. An auction to sell the one thing I possess of any value — myself. The money will free Alaric and then we can finally be together. Except nothing is simple at all. Ursa is playing at games I can only begin to comprehend. And Alaric? The man I thought I loved might be just as much a villain as the woman I can’t help but be drawn to. When playing in the darkest depths of love and lust, it will be everything I can do not to drown. Content Warning: Emotional/financial parental abuse (father)
©2020 Katee Hird (P)2020 Katee Hird
Primal Force
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Passion is always worth fighting for.... Jori Garrison trains dogs for Warrior Wolf Pack, which provides service animals for disabled veterans. Four years ago she was wrongly convicted of a crime - thanks to her no-good ex- fiancé. Now she just wants to live her life in peace with her beloved dogs. No men, no complications. But it's hard to play it cool when a lethally hot male is on her tail - and the attraction is fierce, mutual, and dangerous.... Lauray "Law" Batisse is a military police veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan. Haunted by the loss of his K-9 partner in combat, he's reluctant to accept a service dog named Samantha into his life. But once he meets her trainer - the gorgeous Jori Garrison - he can't fight his primal instincts. And neither can Jori. This sexy alpha male might be the only man strong enough to unleash her desires. And when unseen enemies start hunting them down, he and his new K-9 partner might be her only hope...to survive.
©2015 D. D. Ayres (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
Ryder
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From best-selling and multi-award-winning author Amanda McKinney comes a stand-alone romance in the number one best-selling Steele Shadows series. He’s an ex-con who just wants to be left alone. She's stranded in the middle of a blizzard - a broken soul...an invitation to danger. Photographer by day, Ben and Jerry’s enthusiast by night, Louise Sloane isn’t known for her organizational skills or obsession to detail. But when someone from her past goes missing, she makes it her mission to solve the case - especially when the mystery becomes linked to the notorious serial killer, the String Strangler. During one of the worst snowstorms on record, Louise sets off to the small Southern town of Berry Springs, bulldozing her way not only into the investigation, but also into the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice. Ryder’s one goal in life is to be left alone. A desire unacknowledged by the five-foot-two-inch train wreck who breaks into his house in the middle of the night. He wants nothing to do with her and all her curves - until she uncovers his secrets and unearths a link to the past that changed his life forever. As boundaries are shattered and relationships are questioned, a body is found on Ryder’s land, and it becomes apparent that the killer is closer than anyone realized. With his freedom on the line, Ryder must risk going back to prison or losing Louise forever.
©2020 Amanda McKinney (P)2021 Amanda McKinney
Bayou Devils MC: Books 1-4
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The Bayou Devils MC will bring you to your knees! Hopelessly Devoted Logan “Storm” Chambers is no stranger to pain. Suffering through loss after loss has left him a shell of the man he used to be. He’s unable to move on but he’s learned to survive. As the VP of the Bayou Devils MC, he finds solace in the work they do to rescue people from dire situations, and it’s enough to keep the lurking darkness at bay. Just barely. After being cheated on by her ex, Alison James isn’t interested in dating. It’s more hassle than it’s worth as far as she’s concerned, and she’d much rather focus on getting ahead in her career anyway. There’s less of a chance of getting hurt that way. But when her mysterious neighbor barges into her life, Alison finds it hard to stay away. Alison brings a spark of light to Logan’s life, and he will do whatever it takes to hang on to her, but there are some things that are just out of his hands. His past rears its ugly head, putting Alison in danger and thrusting Logan into a hell he thought he had escaped years ago. Can Logan force himself to let Alison go if it will save her life? Or will she become just another loss he has to endure? Addicted to Love At 16 years old, Carly Mills was taught a very valuable lesson about just how cruel people can be. In the years since, she's carried that with her, closing herself off from the world to avoid experiencing the same heartbreak she endured at such a young age. Enter Chance Turner. On the outside, he's everything she should avoid - biker, rebel, heartbreaker - and yet, she finds it hard to stay away. Chance has spent his life looking for the one thing that's always been missing, and the moment he sees Carly, he knows he's found it. She can try to resist him, but he's a determined man, and nothing will get in his way. When someone close to her is in danger, Carly has no choice but to go to Chance for help, but being around him presents an entirely new threat. Can Carly resist Chance and save those she loves? Or will she lose everything in the process - including her heart? Every Breath You Take Tatum Carter is a warrior. She hasn’t lived an easy life, but any obstacle that is thrown in her path, she perseveres. When her mother, Sarah, is killed in a car accident, Tatum is presented with a whole new challenge, and this time, she’s struggling to keep her head above water. When he was 15 years old, Lincoln Archer lost his father and shouldered the burden of taking care of his mother and two younger sisters. He’s a rock - always there when someone he loves needs him, but it has taken its toll on him, and now he’s drowning under his mistakes. Sarah’s death unearths long-buried secrets, thrusting Tatum and Lincoln together as Tatum wonders if she ever really knew her mother at all. They bring each other peace, but danger surrounds them, and what looks like salvation may very well be their demise. It Ends Tonight Nineteen years ago, everything in Lucas Smith’s life came crashing down around him. In the blink of an eye, his childhood was gone, and he was forced to step up for his little brother, Clay. They are the only family each other has left, and there isn’t anything Lucas won’t do to protect that bond. Quinn Dawson knows a thing or two about loss and family. After her parents’ death when she was a child and the passing of her grandmother only a year before, her sister and daughter are all she has left, and nothing is more important to her. When a truck runs a red light, it brings Quinn and Lucas together and for the first time in his life, Lucas considers a whole new meaning of the word family, but nothing is as simple as it seems. A chance meeting tears open old wounds and thrusts Quinn and Lucas into turmoil, bigger than either of them have ever known.
©2019 A.M. Myers (P)2020 A.M. Myers
Dangerous
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Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsville’s resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. Shy and innocent, Winnie couldn’t handle a man like him – a merciless man with a haunted past. And this small town may hold not only the woman he fights to resist, but the answers to a cold case that is very personal to Kilraven. Winnie has had her own share of sorrow and senses Kilraven’s pain. Even though she tries to deny it, the gentle 911 operator feels a connection with the darkly handsome agent. When he makes the disturbing discovery that her family’s unsavory past might have a bearing on his case, Winnie is determined to help him crack it…and the ice around his heart. As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. Winnie’s life is on the line, and she’ll need Kilraven more than ever. But if they are to have a future together, her ruthless Texan will need to confront his past and risk it all for their love.
©2010 Diana Palmer (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Kiss Me with Lies
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From audiobook one: Two sisters. One unsolved murder. A sickening plot for revenge. When Mackenzie Wright attends her first real high school party, held somewhere deep in the woods of her small California town, no one expects to wake up the next morning to news of a gruesome murder. Especially not her own sister's. No suspects. No motive. No convictions. Just one unsolved murder and whatever's left of the now deserted town. Mackenzie has spent years with her sister's death weighing heavily on her shoulders, but it isn't until she stumbles across a photograph that changes everything for her. The memories, everything from that night, come flashing back in high-speed technicolor and Mackenzie soon finds herself obsessed with the truth. Determined to find out what really happened to her sister, Mackenzie relies on that one photograph to give her the answers she needs by embedding herself into the lives of five of the wealthiest men in Los Angeles. Consumed by her need for revenge, Mackenzie infiltrates the world of the rich and elite, only to come face-to-face with an alluring complication in the form of an elusive playboy. When enemy lines are drawn, Mackenzie has to choose between her loyalty to her sister and the man who has stolen her heart.
©2019 S.M. Soto (P)2020 S.M. Soto
Learn My Lesson
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A single night with Megaera and I’m willing to do anything to save her from Hades, the man holding her captive, victim to his every whim. A bargain with the devil himself seems a small price to pay in order for Megaera to go free...until I learn that she’s exactly where she wants to be. She’s queen to Hades’ king. And I’m the fool who walked right into their trap. The same fool who desires them both as much as I hate them. I can’t resist Megaera’s touch - or stop from being drawn to Hades’ dark desires. By the time I realize just how deep a game he’s playing, it may be too late.... For all of us.
©2019 Katee Robert (P)2020 Katee Robert