Susan Stoker

She thought the most difficult thing she'd ever done was survive the rainforest...she was wrong. Things between Amanda Rush and Nash "Buck" Chaney aren't starting out very well. He's one of two Army Night Stalker helicopter pilots sent to rescue her and the twenty-three kids who've been kidnapped from a school in Guyana. But when the time comes for everyone to escape the military rebels who'd driven them deep into the Amazon rainforest, Amanda runs away from rescue, instead of toward it, forcing Buck to chase her down. As it turns out, she has a very good reason for not immediately rushing into the helicopter with all the kids. But now she and Buck are stranded in the very warm, very wet, and very uncomfortable rainforest-with a whole contingent of pissed-off rebels on their trail, who are determined to hunt them down. Not on Buck's watch. Danger's a funny thing. It can either bring people together or drive them apart. Despite their rocky start, Amanda and Buck find, to their surprise, that they have a lot in common. And once they return home to Virginia, they think they've left that danger behind them in the hot and humid rainforest. They couldn't be more wrong. Someone went to great lengths to get rid of Amanda...and they're determined to finish what they started.**Keeping Amanda is the 2nd book in the Rescue Angels Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings. Trigger Warning: This story very lightly explores the distressing reality of child soldiers in other countries, as well as the sometimes devastating impact of adult mental illness on children. For those reasons, it may not be for more sensitive readers.

She thought the most difficult thing she'd ever done was survive the rainforest...she was wrong. Things between Amanda Rush and Nash "Buck" Chaney aren't starting out very well. He's one of two Army Night Stalker helicopter pilots sent to rescue her and the twenty-three kids who've been kidnapped from a school in Guyana. But when the time comes for everyone to escape the military rebels who'd driven them deep into the Amazon rainforest, Amanda runs away from rescue, instead of toward it, forcing Buck to chase her down. As it turns out, she has a very good reason for not immediately rushing into the helicopter with all the kids. But now she and Buck are stranded in the very warm, very wet, and very uncomfortable rainforest-with a whole contingent of pissed-off rebels on their trail, who are determined to hunt them down. Not on Buck's watch. Danger's a funny thing. It can either bring people together or drive them apart. Despite their rocky start, Amanda and Buck find, to their surprise, that they have a lot in common. And once they return home to Virginia, they think they've left that danger behind them in the hot and humid rainforest. They couldn't be more wrong. Someone went to great lengths to get rid of Amanda...and they're determined to finish what they started.**Keeping Amanda is the 2nd book in the Rescue Angels Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings. Trigger Warning: This story very lightly explores the distressing reality of child soldiers in other countries, as well as the sometimes devastating impact of adult mental illness on children. For those reasons, it may not be for more sensitive readers.

Das gro e Finale der Reihe Das Spiel des Gl cks von New York Times Bestsellerautorin Susan Stoker erz hlt von einem ehemaligen Soldaten, der sich daf r einsetzt, die Frau, die er liebt, zu retten - selbst wenn sie sich nicht an ihn erinnern kann. Ein Gl cksspiel w hrend ihrer Kriegsgefangenschaft entschied ber die Zukunft von Jackson JJ Justice und seinen Teamkameraden. Jahre sp ter f hren sie ein erfolgreiches Baumpflege-Unternehmen in einer Kleinstadt in Maine. Und fast genauso lange schw rmt JJ schon f r April, die Frau, die gr tenteils f r das Wachstum ihrer Firma verantwortlich ist, doch Unsicherheiten halten ihn davon ab, sich der sexy Sekret rin zu n hern. April Hoffman liebt ihren Job ... und ihren Boss. Sie ist unsicher dar ber, wie JJ zu ihr steht, doch was sie angeht, wei sie genau, warum sie ihre Gef hle bisher nicht offenbart hat. Sie hat nicht nur eine gescheiterte Beziehung hinter sich, sie ist au erdem einige Jahre lter als JJ. Warum sollte ein Mann, der so unfassbar attraktiv ist, sich f r eine Frau ihres Alters interessieren? Als April bei einem Autounfall fast ums Leben kommt und sie vor bergehend das Ged chtnis verliert, verstehen beide, was sie fast verloren h tten. Die Schleusen sind ge ffnet, ihre Gef hle entlarvt ... doch vielleicht ist es inzwischen zu sp t. Ein Feind aus JJs Vergangenheit taucht pl tzlich auf und gef hrdet nicht nur sein zuk nftiges Gl ck, sondern auch das Leben einiger Menschen, die ihm sehr wichtig sind - beginnend mit April.

He was expecting a relaxing vacation, but instead not only found himself a victim of a kidnap for ransom, but also the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Beach vacation. River tubing. It should've been a nice break from Wade "Flash" Gordon's life as a Navy SEAL. Instead, he's kidnapped...along with Kelli Colbert, an intriguing woman he met at the Jamaican resort where they're both reluctant members of bachelor/bachelorette parties. Then they find themselves forced underground-buried alive. Flash has no doubt whatsoever his team will stop at nothing to find him, and he's right. And while that mission proves a success, the kidnapper's still at large-a man who's not willing to just say goodbye to the ransom money he was counting on to bankroll his new life. But he's drastically underestimated his would-be captives. Flash and Kelli may have met by chance, but they forged a bond deeper than most people could ever understand. And when Flash finds out she lives near him in Southern California, nothing can stop him from keeping Kelli by his side...and safe from danger that's closer than either of them could ever suspect.**Protecting Kelli is the 6th book in the SEAL of Protection: Alliance Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

He was expecting a relaxing vacation, but instead not only found himself a victim of a kidnap for ransom, but also the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Beach vacation. River tubing. It should've been a nice break from Wade "Flash" Gordon's life as a Navy SEAL. Instead, he's kidnapped...along with Kelli Colbert, an intriguing woman he met at the Jamaican resort where they're both reluctant members of bachelor/bachelorette parties. Then they find themselves forced underground-buried alive. Flash has no doubt whatsoever his team will stop at nothing to find him, and he's right. And while that mission proves a success, the kidnapper's still at large-a man who's not willing to just say goodbye to the ransom money he was counting on to bankroll his new life. But he's drastically underestimated his would-be captives. Flash and Kelli may have met by chance, but they forged a bond deeper than most people could ever understand. And when Flash finds out she lives near him in Southern California, nothing can stop him from keeping Kelli by his side...and safe from danger that's closer than either of them could ever suspect.**Protecting Kelli is the 6th book in the SEAL of Protection: Alliance Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

Dans cette romance contemporaine torride entre liens familiaux, impr vus et amour inattendu, un ancien militaire et une jeune femme au bout du rouleau d couvrent bien plus qu'ils ne l'auraient cru... en se d couvrant l'un l'autre Lorsque Chad Young revient dans sa ville natale, ce n'est pas une d cision qu'il prend la l g re. Ancien militaire, il ne fait jamais rien la l g re. Mais la mort de son p re a boulevers l' quilibre de sa famille - et de leur entreprise. Plus que jamais, ils doivent rester soud s. Britt Starkweather a suivi son petit ami jusque dans le Maine, sans imaginer un instant qu'il l'y abandonnerait. Fauch e et sans endroit o aller, elle accepte l'offre des Young: un emploi et un logement sur leur propri t . Que pourrait-elle bien perdre de plus? Bien qu'ils viennent peine de se rencontrer, Chad fait na tre chez Britt un sentiment de s curit qu'elle n'a jamais connu. Et elle veille en lui des motions qu'il croyait perdues jamais. Mais alors qu'ils se rapprochent, Britt sent que quelque chose cloche Lobster Cove... et Chad est pr t tout pour la prot ger.

Now that he's opened his eyes to love, he's flying high...and losing her could be his greatest crash and burn. For three years, Laryn Hardy has been a Night Stalker mechanic. Tirelessly working on their choppers, keeping the pilots safe with her skills...and falling ever deeper in love with Tate Davis. But the hotshot airman sees her as nothing more than a sparring partner, and it's too painful to be overlooked by the man she's wanted forever, which is why she's been exploring contract options elsewhere. But when one interested party gets a little too pushy, she decides to lay off the job search. Just in time, too-because out of nowhere, Tate suddenly seems to have realized she exists. After a recent mission went FUBAR, ending in the necessary destruction of his chopper, Tate "Casper" Davis got the berating of a lifetime from his spunky mechanic. But not before he saw the emotional toll Laryn suffered over his ordeal. In that moment, he saw the feelings she'd been hiding...and the beautiful, talented woman who's been right under his nose. As if tending to his chopper on the job isn't enough, Laryn also proves she's his safe space at home, when Casper finds himself in a vulnerable position he never imagined. Yeah. She's it for him. Now he just has to convince her. Unfortunately, the couple are just days into exploring their new connection when they're deployed halfway around the world-bringing Laryn that much closer to a person determined to learn US military secrets, force her to use her skills against her government...and steal her away from Tate forever.**Keeping Laryn is the 1st book in the Rescue Angels Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

Now that he's opened his eyes to love, he's flying high...and losing her could be his greatest crash and burn. For three years, Laryn Hardy has been a Night Stalker mechanic. Tirelessly working on their choppers, keeping the pilots safe with her skills...and falling ever deeper in love with Tate Davis. But the hotshot airman sees her as nothing more than a sparring partner, and it's too painful to be overlooked by the man she's wanted forever, which is why she's been exploring contract options elsewhere. But when one interested party gets a little too pushy, she decides to lay off the job search. Just in time, too-because out of nowhere, Tate suddenly seems to have realized she exists. After a recent mission went FUBAR, ending in the necessary destruction of his chopper, Tate "Casper" Davis got the berating of a lifetime from his spunky mechanic. But not before he saw the emotional toll Laryn suffered over his ordeal. In that moment, he saw the feelings she'd been hiding...and the beautiful, talented woman who's been right under his nose. As if tending to his chopper on the job isn't enough, Laryn also proves she's his safe space at home, when Casper finds himself in a vulnerable position he never imagined. Yeah. She's it for him. Now he just has to convince her. Unfortunately, the couple are just days into exploring their new connection when they're deployed halfway around the world-bringing Laryn that much closer to a person determined to learn US military secrets, force her to use her skills against her government...and steal her away from Tate forever.**Keeping Laryn is the 1st book in the Rescue Angels Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.