Where to Start with Lee Samuels
- New to Lee Samuels? Start here → Say You Swear
- What fans keep coming back to → The Mistake
- Short listen, big payoff → Declan
- Highest rated by listeners → Maximus
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Declan
Gold Team • Book 5
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 4.41 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.87 Audible (204)More about this pick
Former CIA operative Declan lost his wife and daughter to enemies, leaving him hollow—until he must protect another family and face whether he can love again.
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Say You Swear
Boys of Avix • Book 1
by Meagan Brandy
Narrated by Lee Samuels, Sarah McEwan
★ 4.39 ABR Score (259.6K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (256.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (3.2K)More about this pick
This college romance about losing your person gets its power from dual narration that makes the slow unraveling of hope feel heartbreakingly real.
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Maximus
Gold Team • Book 4
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 4.35 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.6 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (189)More about this pick
Former SEAL Max Brown trusts no one except his team until he's assigned to protect a woman whose past actions challenge everything he believes about right and wrong. Maxine Mitchell and Lee Samuels handle the emotional complexity as Max's walls crumble.
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Thaddeus
Gold Team • Book 2
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 4.35 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.82 Audible (202)More about this pick
Brutal betrayal tore these lovers apart, but a chance meeting in a Mexican cantina reignites old wounds and impossible hope.
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Kyle
Gold Team • Book 3
Narrated by Lee Samuels, Maxine Mitchell
★ 4.33 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 4.56 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.82 Audible (182)More about this pick
Sex trafficking survivor Anaya Baker's path to healing intersects with Kyle's own demons in this intense military romance. Lee Samuels and Maxine Mitchell balance the trauma with genuine emotional connection.
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Brooks
Gold Team • Book 1
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 4.28 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.68 Audible (253)More about this pick
A battle-scarred ex-soldier meets a Navy SEAL-turned-mercenary in this steamy romantic suspense that balances genuine trauma recovery with heart-racing action. Mitchell and Samuels create distinct voices that capture both vulnerability and strength.
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The Mistake
Off-Campus • Book 2
by Elle Kennedy
Narrated by Lorelei Avalon, Lee Samuels
★ 4.16 ABR Score (596.5K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (593.0K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.5K)More about this pick
Lorelei Avalon and Lee Samuels nail the push-and-pull chemistry in this fan-favorite Off-Campus sequel, making Logan's redemption arc hit even harder in audio.
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Gold Team Box Set 1, Books 1-3
Gold Team Series • Book 1
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 3.98 ABR Score (466 ratings)★ 4.71 Goodreads (444) ★ 4.77 Audible (22)More about this pick
Three full romantic suspense novels featuring overprotective military heroes facing everything from Saudi princes to cyber warfare. Maxine Mitchell and Lee Samuels create distinct voices for the Gold Team's high-stakes world of romance and danger.
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Gold Team Box Set 2, Books 4-5
Gold Team Series • Book 4
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels
★ 3.71 ABR Score (32 ratings)★ 4.78 Goodreads (18) ★ 4.79 Audible (14)More about this pick
Dual narrators Mitchell and Samuels capture both the military precision and romantic heat as elite mercenaries protect a cyber genius and investigate a Cabinet member's suspicious death.
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