Susan Stoker

Ford "Truck" Laughlin e Mary Weston hanno dovuto superare la loro buona dose di tempeste negli ultimi due anni; il lavoro di Truck, la salute di Mary, l'autorit di lui, la stronzaggine di lei. Il tutto fingendo di ignorare la loro intensa attrazione. Mary ha provato a respingerlo per il suo bene, ma Truck non vuole permetterle di rinunciare a se stessa... o a loro. Proprio quando lei decide che meritano un'opportunit , un disastro li colpisce. Truck ha desiderato Mary dal momento in cui l'ha vista. Quella donna impertinente gli provoca ogni sorta di emozione e vede oltre il suo aspetto deturpato; una cosa che poche sono riuscite a fare. Il suo piano per portare la loro relazione al livello successivo viene bloccato quando rimane ferito durante una missione. Non ancora tornato del tutto se stesso quando alla coppia viene inferto un altro colpo, che potrebbe porre definitivamente fine alle loro possibilit ... e alla loro vita. ** Salvare Mary il decimo libro della serie Delta Force Heroes. Di solito i miei libri sono autoconclusivi, ma in questo caso vi godrete di pi la storia leggendo prima gli altri, dato che la relazione di Mary e Truck si sviluppa lungo tutta la serie. Se non altro, vi raccomando di leggere il primo libro, Salvare Rayne, dove inizia la loro relazione.

Il lavoro da sogno di Elodie Winters, famosa chef privata di una potente famiglia di New York, diventa rapidamente un incubo quando il datore di lavoro si rivela essere il capo di una famigerata famiglia mafiosa. Elodie adesso in fuga, pensa finalmente di essere al sicuro, nel bel mezzo del mar Arabico, cuoca sulla nave mercantile Asaka Express. Quando la nave viene assalita dai pirati, Elodie non riesce a credere alla sua sfortuna... ma la sua vita sta per affrontare una svolta per il meglio. Scott "Mustang" Webber in viaggio per la sua prossima missione insieme al resto della sua squadra di SEAL, per impedire un atto di pirateria in Medio Oriente. Sono tutti sorpresi, perch la prima persona a chiedere aiuto via radio una donna. Presto Scott si accorge che "Rachel Walters" nasconde qualcosa e si offre di aiutarla. Sar sia colpito che compiaciuto, quando lei lo cercher fino alle Hawaii, mesi dopo. Su quella nave mercantile, Scott aveva provato un feeling speciale con lei... un rapporto che ansioso di approfondire. Tenere Elodie al sicuro alle Hawaii si rivela un incarico facile... finch le cose non cambiano. Le lunghe giornate in quel paradiso possono davvero gratificare. Adesso Mustang lavora contro tutto e contro il tempo per portare a termine la missione pi importante della sua vita: trovare Elodie.** Trovare Elodie racconta una storia autonoma e conclusiva. il libro 1 della serie Forze Speciali alle Hawaii, ma pu essere letto piacevolmente anche da solo.

Renowned chef Elodie Winters' dream job, private chef to a powerful family in New York, quickly becomes a nightmare when her employer turns out to be the head of a notorious mob family. Now on the run, she thinks she's finally safe, having landed in the middle of the Arabian Sea, cook on the Asaka Express cargo ship. When the ship is taken by pirates, she can't believe her bad luck...but it's about to take a turn for the better. Scott "Mustang" Webber is pulled from his current mission, along with the rest of his SEAL team, to prevent an act of piracy in the Middle East. They're all surprised when the first person to radio for help is a woman. He soon senses "Rachel Walters" is hiding something, and offers his help. He's both shocked and pleased when she actually comes looking for him in Hawaii months later. He'd felt a connection with her on that cargo ship...one he's looking forward to exploring further. Keeping Elodie safe in Hawaii turns out to be easy...until it isn't. Long days in paradise have a way of making one complacent. Now Mustang is working against the clock and the elements themselves, as he faces his greatest mission ever-finding Elodie.** Finding Elodie is the 1st book in the SEAL Team Hawaii Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

What started as an adventure, soon became hell. Piper Johnson's thrilled to spend time in Timor-Leste with her best friend, a Peace Corps volunteer...until civil unrest erupts throughout the countryside, including an attack at the orphanage the women were visiting. With the aid of a SEAL team sent to extract the government employee, Piper flees with the only other known survivors-three young orphan girls. Piper wasn't able to save her friend, but she'll be damned if she leaves the girls to the mercy of child traffickers in the country's impoverished capital. However, taking them with her to the States requires something drastic, something crazy...something she can't do alone. What started as a mission, soon becomes fate. Since nearly dying on a previous op, Beckett "Ace" Morgan has no time for regrets. Life is far too short. So when he learns the brave, beautiful, selfless woman he's rescued has a better chance of getting three orphans out of the country if she's married, he doesn't hesitate. Ace marries her then and there, instantly gaining the family he's always wanted. With time, he knows his respect for Piper can grow into love, and meanwhile, he's saved both her and their new daughters from a fast-spreading rebel incursion. Protecting his girls on foreign soil turns out to be the easy part of the team's mission. Protecting them from a threat waiting at home may be the biggest fight of Ace's life.** Securing Piper is the 3rd book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

For Sidney Hale, rescuing dogs is more than a hobby. It's a calling. A deep-seated need. An unstoppable compulsion. For reasons so unsettling, she shares them with no one...until she meets Decker. After coming to her rescue while Sidney battled to save a dog-literally-the gorgeous SEAL proves he can be trusted with her secrets, her safety...maybe even her heart. Saving an abused pit bull from a suspected dog fighter brings Decker "Gumby" Kincade not only the dog he's always wanted, but the first woman in ages to catch his interest. Sidney's reason for rescuing Hannah, and animals like her, is shocking...but it makes Gumby want her even more. Her harrowing past has made her the strong, brave, compassionate woman she is today. She could be The One...if Gumby can help curb her habit of putting herself squarely in danger's path. But he may be too late. Hannah's previous owner is enraged over her loss...and looking for revenge.** Securing Sidney is the 2nd book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.** This story examines the stark reality of dogfighting and other animal abuse, and includes brief descriptions that may be unpleasant for some readers.

Desperate to ditch her ex once and for all, when Aspen Mesmer asks a complete stranger to kiss her, she never expects to feel an immediate connection. Despite already dealing with one soldier she can't shake, Aspen would be a fool to ignore the intense chemistry she shares with the Delta Force operative. Even better, he shows her the respect few others offer in her male-dominated profession. It's clear she'll never have the camaraderie she craves with her own platoon, but maybe...just maybe...she'll find it with Kane and his team. Kane "Brain" Temple isn't the kind of man most women look at twice, so when Aspen makes her interest clear after their impulsive, explosive kiss, he's thrilled. As a combat medic attached to a Ranger team, Aspen is pretty impressive in her own right. She might be one of the few women who can not only handle Brain's frequent deployments, but understand exactly how dangerous his missions can be. Bonus: she's not turned off by his nerdy tendencies. It's as if Aspen was made just for him. Her ex disagrees. He's not handling Aspen's rejection well, or her deepening relationship with Brain. Being thrown over for a Delta is humiliating, and he'll do anything to make her regret it. Anything...** Shielding Aspen is the 3rd book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

La posta in gioco personale, bollente e pericolosa nell'avvincente romanzo dei Mercenari di Montagna scritto da Susan Stoker, autrice di bestseller per il New York Times. Per quanto Everly Adams sia una tosta, la poliziotta della SWAT di Colorado Springs vicina ad una crisi. La sua sorellastra quindicenne, Elise, scomparsa da Los Angeles senza lasciare traccia, la finestra temporale utile per trovarla si sta chiudendo velocemente. Insieme a lei, impegnato nella ricerca c' il Mercenario di Montagna Kannon "Ball" Black. Lui ed Everly hanno gi un passato in comune: si sono conosciuti partendo con il piede sbagliato. Tuttavia, Everly deve ammettere che Ball potrebbe farle perdere la testa. La sua sfacciata spavalderia virile le toglie il respiro. Ma soprattutto, come primo soccorritore della Guardia Costiera, Ball ha l'esperienza necessaria per riportare Elise a casa. Nessuno crede alla teoria della "fuga" suggerita della polizia di Los Angeles. La paura che Elise sia vittima di un giro di traffico di esseri umani un pugno allo stomaco che Everly e Ball non possono ignorare. Se solo la pista fosse pi chiara. Perch quella che stanno seguendo pi insidiosa e oscura di quanto potessero immaginare. Ora, mentre il legame tra Everly e Ball si rafforza, aumenta anche la suspance. E mentre la posta in gioco si alza, aumenta anche il pericolo.

Navy Nurse Avery Nelson never dreamed she'd be taken hostage during her deployment in Afghanistan. She's assisting local women with healthcare, not fighting in a war. But digging her way out of her would-be grave turns out to be the battle of her life. She's not the type to simply lay down and die, or sit around crying, waiting for someone to save her...though Avery can't deny it's a massive relief when the very SEAL she's been flirting with for months comes to her rescue. Cole "Rex" Kingston has saved his fair share of women over his time as a SEAL, but no mission has ever seemed as important as the one to find Avery Nelson. Digging the woman out of the rubble of a mountainside in Afghanistan hammers home to them both just how short life is, and they waste no time acting on their attraction, getting closer as Cole helps Avery deal with the aftermath of her ordeal. But someone isn't happy that Avery didn't die in the mountains...and they'll do anything to make sure she doesn't live long enough to talk about what she might've heard and seen while deployed.** Securing Avery is the 5th book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

After an unstable childhood, Zoey Knight landed in Juneau, Alaska, during high school, and has never left. Now in her early thirties, she lives a quiet life that includes part-time caretaker for a beloved father figure. Despite the stability, she occasionally wishes for more adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when a plane she's in goes down in a remote stretch of wilderness-and the only other passenger is a man she's crushed on for years. Life as a SEAL doesn't allow for much spare time, but Mark "Bubba" Wright still regrets not trying harder to visit his pop. Now it's too late, and the guilt is heavy when he heads to Alaska for the reading of his father's will. The only bright spot is finding a girl he knew in high school on the same tiny plane. The same woman, it turns out, who's been taking care of his pop...a girl he crushed on in high school. Struggling to survive in the Alaska back country isn't the kind of second chance either envisioned, but relying on each other makes Zoey and Bubba's rekindled attraction hotter than ever. Funny how puzzling out who might want them dead can bring a couple closer together...** Securing Zoey is the 4th book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

Caite McCallan is a Department of Defense admin working in Bahrain when a glitchy elevator, of all things, leads to an unexpected invitation to dinner by a gorgeous Navy SEAL. When he later stands her up, Caite's understandably upset...until she overhears a plot that confirms Rocco didn't blow her off. Instead, he and two fellow SEALs are in danger-and Caite is forced to put her career and her life on the line to save them. Blake "Rocco" Wise never expected his routine mission to go sideways, but he was even more surprised to find himself and his teammates rescued by the adorably shy woman he met in a stalled elevator. Caite's selfless act saved his life, but when attempts on her own make it clear someone wants her gone, it's Rocco's turn to protect the brave, sweet, sexy woman. The longer he knows her, the more he wants her...but keeping Caite close could bring her nearer to the enemy than ever before.** Securing Caite is the 1st book in the SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

Porter "Oz" Reed knows as well as anyone the damage words can do. So while he's not looking for a relationship, he has no problem standing outside his apartment looking intimidating as his sweet neighbor finally kicks her verbally abusive ex to the curb. Just in case. But it's Oz who's punched in the gut when, at that precise moment, his ten-year-old nephew Logan is dropped on his doorstep. After finally ditching her ex, Riley Rogers is ready for a break from men. But her plan to stay single takes an immediate hit when Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome from next door comes knocking, panicked at the prospect of caring for a nephew he never even knew existed. Riley's only too happy to help. After all, Porter had her back when she needed him. And she feels a kinship with Logan...whose story hits a little too close to Riley's own. As they team up to make Logan feel safe in his new environment, Riley and Oz quickly fall hard for the boy, and each other. But they've barely adapted to their altered lives when Logan shares a secret that changes everything-again.** Shielding Riley is the 5th book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

After a decade of hard work and dedication, Jayme Caldwell's dreams of a Seattle bakery are whisked out from under her. She's licking her wounds in Killeen, Texas, living with her memaw, Winnie, while contemplating her future. Of course, Memaw knows exactly the kind of future her granddaughter needs...and it starts with a handsome young man she tricks into having dinner with Jayme. She'd be upset...if the man wasn't something straight out of any red-blooded woman's fantasies. Rocket Long never suspected the sweet little old lady he'd befriended at the grocery store would turn out to be a conniving matchmaker, cleverly setting him up with her beloved granddaughter. But once he lays eyes on Jayme, Rocket can't be too upset. Especially when, at forty, he'd already given up on finding "the one." Suddenly, the love and family he'd all but given up on could be his for the taking. But life is precious. And short. And happiness can be snatched away in the space of a breath. All things Rocket may discover the hard way...before he even gets his ring on Jayme's finger.** Shielding Jayme is book 4 in the Delta Team TwoSeries. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

As an event planner, Gillian Romano's an expert at rolling with the punches and solving unexpected problems. But her flight getting hijacked while returning from a job is definitely out of her skill set. Passengers are being murdered, and when she's chosen by the terrorists to be their mouthpiece, even more innocent lives rest on Gillian's shoulders. Only the calm, reassuring voice on the other end of the line keeps her sane, forging a bond with a stranger she's never seen but trusts with her life. Walker "Trigger" Nelson and his Delta Force team have spent years training for close-quarter hostage rescue. When they get called to South America to attempt to save an airplane full of hostages, he doesn't expect to meet a woman who rocks his world in the middle of the op. Gillian's cool head and bravery in the face of certain terror-and possible death-blows him away. Any outcome that doesn't include Gillian leaving that plane alive and well is not an option. After their safe return to Texas, both Trigger and Gillian are excited to find out if their instant chemistry can survive the real world. Neither realizing that someone isn't happy with the outcome of the hijacking, and is watching, waiting, for a second chance to strike.** Shielding Gillian is the 1st book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.