Brothers in Arms (Aster)

Matchmaker Freya Hansen-Adler is at it again, and this time, it will take apple pie and an adorable rescue dog to help her make a perfect match of her friends, Millie and Dax… I should be immune to a man like Dax. Tall, dark, and deadly… quite literally with that sexy Army Ranger scroll on his uniform. But I know firsthand the headache, the worry, the grief that can come with a Special Ops guy like him. And I'll have no part of it. Even after Dax starts living in the extra room in my house. Even when he greets me in the morning, showcasing those glorious pecs-of-perfection before I've even had my coffee. Even when I find out that the man behind that devilish grin is ten times as tempting as his flawless form. And even when we strike a deal that has me questioning everything as I savor one sinful summer, I will not fall for him... …until the sweet, scorching heat I feel inside surpasses the hottest day on my island home, and there's no turning back.

A winter romance from the shores of the Chesapeake to the paradise of Hawaii… matchmaker Freya won't stop until her friend Maggie and Navy SEAL Ryder find their happily ever after… Let me be crystal clear: I don't need a blind date. I'm a SEAL. Women toss sex at me like it's free candy in a Fourth of July parade. But I'm tired of hook-ups, short-term relationships, and mindless, hedonistic sexual encounters. No, wait. Scratch that last one. Point is, I want the kind of woman who will stick. Yeah, she'll drool at the sight of my standard-issue pecs and eight-pack, but she'll also put up with the baggage of Navy SEAL life. But this blind date with Maggie? One minute we're tearing each other's clothes off… and in the next, I'm in a deep freeze, face-to-face with the Ice Queen herself. That's fine. I can move on. Except fate has other plans, the kind that will pluck us from reality and drop us into a place that might actually tame the demons that come with one-too-many SEAL missions. With Maggie, I might find paradise. My only question is, will it last?