I loved this one. Its easily in my top five by this author. The journey the characters take together to work through sexual assault as a couple was emotional and memorable. I loved Arrow and Morgan and they will stick with me for a long while. This is a great series and I'm looking forward to the next book.

Another winner! I loved this book! The author is a master at creating characters that are both strong and vulnerable, while trapped in an impossible situation. When Morgan is kidnapped and spirited away to another country, she has no idea why, but assumes it is random. When rescuing a young child, Mountain Mercenaries stumbles across Morgan and rescues her too. In the course of her rescue, Archer is almost immediately entranced by Morgan, however, he is committed to rescuing her and keeping her safe, but this is a bit more complicated than anticipated.

Archer is swoon worthy and the perfect hero, slightly flawed, but devoted to protecting women and children at any cost. I loved his relationship with Morgan and how gentle he was with her while helping her heal. When she continues to be at risk, Archer and his fellow Mountain Mercenaries jump into action to determine where the threat is coming from.

This is a fast paced romantic suspense that fans of the genre will love. This one is a must read and should be at the top of your TBR list. While part of a series, this is a stand alone novel, however, the series is so good that you really owe it to yourself to read them all. The author is on my must read authors' list.

Morgan has to be one of the strongest and most resilient individuals I have read about in awhile. This woman has been through hell but she is still fighting and will keep on fighting. While it doesn't hurt to have a big strong Navy Seal by your side, this woman is is going to do it her own way and I have nothing but complete admiration for her.

To read about this woman who has been hurt and abused, willing to stand up and protect the little girl made me instantly respect her. I wasn't the only one. Arrow liked this side of her also.

Arrow is all man. He is a hardened Seal, he has seen things and done things that would make most of us squirm, however when he is dealing with Morgan, he is gentle. He is trained on reading people and this skill comes in very handy while getting Morgan out of danger, dealing with a press conference, of dealing with his friends and their questions.

Morgan is someone who is going to talk to therapists and work through everything with Arrow by her side because this woman isn't willing to quit and let the bad guys win.

DEFENDING MORGAN by Susan Stoker. To say I loved this book is a bit of an understatement. Morgan and Arrow are one of the best couples I've read about - they just clicked. Arrow rescues Morgan and helps her get back on her feet. Morgan struggles to return to her normal, all the while danger lurks. I liked Morgan, despite being traumatized, she is still strong yet recognizes when she might need some help. Arrow is strong and sexy and so patient and understanding when it comes to Morgan that my heart melted. As for the story. it is one of adventure, danger and mystery - my cup of tea. Ms. Stoker keeps the reader on their toes while trying to figure out who the bad guy is. If you haven't had a chance to read any books from this series, Mountain Mercenaries, I highly recommend, not just this one, but all in the series. (Note - can be read as a standalone) (received ARC for honest review)

This series just keeps getting better and better, which is no small feat since I've enjoyed every story so far!! Even though this is Book 3 in the Mountain Mercenaries series, I think it would stand just fine on its own. While the past characters do continue to appear throughout, not knowing their backstories shouldn't cause issues with this book. Although they are really are good!!

This story starts off with a bang with Arrow on a mission to locate a young girl taken by her father only to stumble upon Morgan who was kidnapped a year ago. He certainly can't leave her behind but rescuing her certainly does present some challenges. Rescuing Morgan is only the beginning. Arrow has to help her overcome everything she has been through and keep her safe while they track down the bad guys.

Jam-packed right from the start, this story drew me in and I struggled to put it down. Sleep is overrated anyway...right?

I read the other books in this series last year and really enjoyed them, so I was looking forward to this book releasing! I then received an email from the publisher with the chance to read an ARC of this book! I instantly got an ARC and then made it my next read! After reading this book, I have to say that I loved it! It started right in the middle of the action and then the plot just go better and better as it progressed! I also loved the direction that the author took the plot in and there were a few twist and turns to keep things interesting! The plot also only took me a few sittings to read because I had a hard time putting it down and I found myself reading a few more chapters every chance I had lol! There were also a few very cute, sexy scenes between the two main characters in the plot too! The characters were also amazing and made this book even better! Morgan was the main female character, and in this book she had just been through a horrible and degrading year-long kidnapping! This book was all about her coping just after being rescued from her kidnapping! My heart went out to Morgan in this book because of what she had been though, but she was also a very strong character and she kept her head up and kept going! This made me have a lot of respect for her! Morgan also came a long way in this book and she grew a lot! Archer “Arrow” was the main male character and love intertest of Morgan! I loved Arrow a lot in this book! He was seriously hot and was such a good guy who had a heart of gold! He also worked quite a dangerous job, but he had his reasons! Arrow was also very protective of Morgan right from the first chapter of this book and he became even more protective of her as the plot progressed! It was easy to see how much cared Arrow cared about Morgan too and these feelings progressed very quickly to love! I loved that this book was mainly written from both Morgan and Arrow's point of views! I was expecting it to be because the other books in this series have been written from dual point of view, so I'm really happy that this book was too! It helped me connect and understand Morgan and Arrow more and it allowed for a few more things to happen in the plot, even though the characters spent the vast majority of the plot together! This book was also written in third person, which I normally don't like, but I'm enjoying this series being written this way! I have to be honest and say that I thought that this book was the final book in this series, even though not all the guys had had their story told, because I couldn't find anymore books on Goodreads! I then discovered on Amazon that there's going to be a fourth book! I can't wait to read the next book and I know that it releases in June, but that's not too long of a wait lol! I also love the cover for this book a lot and it's seriously hot! It matches the other covers in the series perfectly too and it would definitely draw me to the book if the author's name hadn't! Big thank you to Susan, Montlake Romance, and Netgalley for an ARC of Defending Morgan!