Books like The officer and the secret by Jeanette Murray

A powerful political figure’s secret dominion collides with a disobedient escort’s fierce independence in this contemporary romance thriller featuring demanding power dynamics and high stakes.

When Maggie Bennett discovers her army officer sister killed in their military housing, she must hide the truth about the suspicious death while working with U.S. Army criminal investigator Nate Patterson.

In The Officer’s Bride, three English officers confront love and war, each struggling to win or keep a woman’s heart amid the turmoil of battle.

A relationship between a music teacher and a mechanic unfolds as a heartwarming tale of love and redemption in contemporary America, with a touch of adventure and music.

Follow a Russian mistress of an oligarch as she seeks independence while navigating love with a young French painter amid the glamorous settings of Paris, London, and the South of France.

Marine corporal Rick Sudder returns to Virgin River after Iraq, wounded inside and out, and finds hope through the love of a steadfast woman. Newcomer Dan Brady, seeking a fresh start, discovers a place in town and in a newfound romance.

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Marc Huntington must defend his ancestral estate and his heart when a secretive former butler’s daughter, Torie Sands, returns to protect her family name and sway the guarded navy SEAL.

In the US Navy, Captain Jeremy Phillips finds it hard to resist his best friend's sister, Madison O'Shay, who refuses to abandon her career for love. Their attraction forces them to question loyalty and affection.

Ex-soldier Gunnar Colton's only focus is shaking off the horrors of war in his remote cabin--until a murderer abducts another victim from the neighboring Amish community. Now the Colton code of honor kicks in and it's his duty to protect the eyewitness who's the next likely target. Treating sexy, spitfire actress Violet Chastain as just another assignment is next to impossible, though. There's more to her than Hollywood and the hurt she's hiding. The minute Gunnar lets the starlet and her twin baby boys into his home, the guard around his heart starts to crack. One taste of passion shows him the future he could have with Violet?if the threat closing in doesn't claim them both.

He had a secret son, being raised by a very unattached single mom! Shocked, Detective Patrick Sullivan could see that Tommy was his, from his sparkling blue eyes to his silky dark hair to the dimple in his chubby cheek. But convincing Brie McGee was another matter .... Brie was breathtakingly beautiful, and a natural-born mom. But she was as wary of men as Patrick was of women. Yet seeing her with his son ...tasting her lips ...made Patrick yearn to be one big, happy family. But first he had to convince Brie he loved her as a woman--not as the means to his child.

Air Force lovers Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan face a bittersweet reunion when a secret they kept comes to light in the close‑knit town of Virgin River.

After years as her mother’s caregiver, 25‑year‑old Shelby seeks adventure and love in Virgin River, only to meet hardened Blackhawk pilot Luke Riordan, a veteran haunted by war and a turbulent past.

Deacon Malloy, a fierce sergeant-at-arms of the Hell's Raiders motorcycle club, finds his world upended when he discovers his long‑lost daughter Willow. As he and the devoted teacher Alexandra Evans navigate danger, love, and family, they must overcome a past of hard edges to forge a brighter future.

"Five dishonored soldiers. Former Special Forces. One last mission. These are the men of Hard Ink. Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the ambush that killed half his Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just when his team learns how powerful their enemies are, hard-ass Beckett encounters his biggest complication yet--a seductive, feisty Katherine Rixey. A tough, stubborn prosecutor, Kat visits her brothers' Hard Ink Tattoo shop following a bad break-up--and finds herself staring down the barrel of a stranger's gun. Beckett is hard-bodied and sexy as hell, but he's also the most infuriating man ever. Worse, Kat's brothers are at war with the criminals her office is investigating. When Kat joins the fight, she lands straight in Beckett's sights . . . and in his arms. Not to mention their enemies' crosshairs. Now Beckett and Kat must set aside their differences to work together, because the only thing sweeter than justice is finding love and never letting go" --