What an amazing book you do, Susan Stoker you have become one of my favorite authors with this series, and you couldn't have written a better book for the end of it, than JJ and April's story.

I think I say this with every book I read by Susan, but these are my favorite characters, especially Jack, I totally loved his intensity. I can't wait to read some more of Susan in the future.

This last book of the Game of Chance series tied everything up nicely and even included character across Susan Stoker’s other books. I will always read her books when I see them!

I am so sad this series is now over but what an amazing one it has been and this 4th and final book was simply the icing on the cake. So happy to finally get JJ and April’s story and it was just as awesome as I thought it would be. I love April she has long been the glue that holds Jack’s Lumber together as their office manager and such a mother hen. She and Jack (JJ) have been tiptoeing around their attraction for a long time now but because he was one of her bosses and she was older than him they never acted on it. Until now and the circumstances that make them both finally face their feelings head on. This story is so amazing and intense and I loved every moment. Some awesome cameos long time Susan Stoker fans like me will love! And a fantastic epilogue 10 years into the future giving us an update on all 4 couples and their kids!

Such a perfect ending for this series by Susan Stoker! The Lumberjack finishes the 4 book series that starts with a group of POW's playing rock, paper, scissors to distract themselves from the horror they were in and have a dream for the future. Each book tells their individual love story and they will melt your heart! Love Love Love!

April and JJ’s story is the last in the Game of Chance series and as I read their story, the conflict of emotions was real. So happy to get their story, yet sad this was the last book in the series. April is the glue that holds guys of Jack’s company together. When she is hurt and suffering from amnesia, JJ has a wake up call realizing he needs to start over and not ignore his feelings and love for her. Susan has given us the suspense and romance her fans love.
A fantastic end to this series and a must read.

voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. It’s been a long time coming and just as April and Jack got them figured out, it’s been almost taken away again. And not only the two of them, but Riggs, Cal and Bob as well. Fabulous conclusion to a great series that - unfortunately - is done now. A huge showdown has many previous characters of different series jumping into action as well. Very well written.

The long awaited story of April and Jackson. I loved that Jackson was the most intense out of all the men. It's my favorite trait in a hero. I also just realized that Jackson and April were the leaders of their friendship groups. It seemed fitting they were paired together. The epilogue for all couples at the end was also very satisfying. Great series!

“The Lumberjack” is the last book in the Game of Chance series and follows Jack and April as they find their happy ever after.

Jumping into this series at the end wasn’t ideal. The instalove was incredibly fast, but apparently they have been dancing around each other for three books. The suspense plot moved very slowly until the last quarter of the book when it kicked into high gear.

I appreciate the epilogue as a nice ending to a series. I might have enjoyed this better if I had read the rest of the books.

Thanks to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC. Opinions are my own.

I jumped into this series at the very end but now I need to go back and devour the rest! I binged this book in one night and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC

"The Lumberjack" is the 4th and final book in Susan Stoker's Game of Chance series. Like most of Ms. Stoker's more recent books, I liked it but didn't love it. I feel like her older series had less insta-love and more build up to the relationship. That part seems very rushed in her more recent works. So, in "The Lumberjack", April and JJ have known each other awhile, but their getting together still felt so fast. And the antagonist's motivation seemed rather flimsy and farfetched to me. And the way the focus was more on how great it was that April delivered a baby but not on the fact that June just had a freaking baby without her husband in a random cabin was kind of insulting to all women everywhere who have given birth. It almost felt like that plotline didn't belong in JJ and April's book. Maybe I'm biased because I was putting myself in June's shoes, but that plot device felt too heavy and intimate to just be a sideline in another couple's book.
The spicy scenes were pretty good - Ms. Stoker is surprisingly graphic sometimes (in a good way, I think), but there's usually only 1 big scene in each book and I think they could benefit from more. :) I'm also not a huge fan of crossover characters, especially when there's a ton of them - it just feels forced to me. Like, look at all the characters I wrote, together in one room!
All in all, this isn't my favorite of her books or series, but she's still an automatic read for me.

This was the last of the 4 men who were held priswith oner while they were in the service that found his HEA. Jack or JJ knew April as she ran their office with precision. She made sure everything was up to date and got them to their appointments. She swerves to miss a moose and looses her memory. Her ex-husband shows up and tries to convince her that they are still married but she remembers that much, just can't remember the last 5 years. Jack and April were very attracted to each other but for many reasons didn't act on it. While she was in the hospital, Jack made her feel safe and calm. The other 3 men and their women came to visit, but she had no memory of them. What they didn't know is that a man with a grudge was determined to harm all the women to make them suffer and then kill them.
The story was full of drama with some romance finally. Tex even got into the mix along with men we have read about in other series. It was a very good story full of suspense. I loved the epilogue 10 years later that gave us a glimpse of how everyone is doing.

I got this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review

Loved reading the captivating and engaging story. After April's car accident, she loses her memory, and JJ takes care of her at his place. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and a must read riveting love story by the amazing and awesome author, Susan Stoker.

The Lumberjack is the final book in the Game of Chance series by Susan Stoker. A case of amnesia helps JJ finally face his feelings for his business manger, April. As the two struggle to regain lost memories, it becomes clear that someone is targeting the POWs turned lumberjacks and their families. The team must come together one last time to save their freedom.

This final chapter of the series hits all the right notes! I loved it!

The Lumberjack is the 4th and final book in the Game of Chance Series by Susan Stoker and she finished this one off with a explosive ending and an even better epilogue. As I’ve noted before, these books can all be read as standalones, but I found them more enjoyable reading the series in order because all the characters make appearances in all the books. Again, the most enjoyable part of this entire series for me was the “found” family aspect and how much these characters will do whatever it takes to protect, serve and love their “brothers” and their significant others. I knew JJ and April’s story would be the ending to this series but I didn’t know that Ms. Stoker would bring it all together so nicely. If you’ve read her other series, you’ll definitely recognize some of the secondary characters that show up in this one. I don’t want to ruin your enjoyment of this final book, so that’s all I’m going to say! Another highly recommended romantic suspense by Susan Stoker. I'm very grateful to have been given an opportunity to read and review an early copy of this book through NetGalley.

The Lumberjack by S. Stoker is book 4 and the final book in the Game Of Chance Series. 4soldiers, 4 women and this are their stories.
April and JJ's story already started in book 3, The Hero. I recommend to read the books in order. There are cross overs.
So April was injured and suffered from amnesia. Her last 5 years, just gone. JJ is her employer, but karma showed them time isn't endless. They start dating ahem, lets call it dating. But the showdown is already in the works. Sorry not sorry no spoilers here.
A fitting finale with well deserved heas for all couples, an entertaining well written story, unputdownable, suspenseful.

The Lumberjack is the fourth and the final book in the series game of chance. It really is a fast pace story and is developed around a former POW and his secretary. The characters have been through hell of a lot for which to understand better you have to read the previous 3 books in the series.

I absolutely adore april as how she is progressive and how even after losing her memories she isn't someone to just sit and cry. She really is a strong lady and to describe better is a boss lady who is totally mature about her decisions and isn't someone to always go with the flow but proses everything logically, doesn't let people manipulate her even though she lost her memory. I liked how the author made her character seem so real, the need, the reaction everything screams confidence. She is someone who thinks that woman needs to be valued and seen.

 JJ or jack is on another level who as a former pow has gone through a lot but stood like a wall and took everything life threw his way without even bulging. I like how he gave his friends hope as a spark in the dark even though they all were technically dead, by having a simple conversation "what do you want to do when you get free". He really has a heroic and strong mindset. 

I like everything about this book, it's not like some clichés, it's a reality that hardship could crush you and the fact that he loves april but is afraid to confess as he thinks he might lose the newly divorced April and so he waited for 5 years only to let her decide even though he admitted he was an idiot cause life is short and he nearly lost her. He is really something else during her recovery phase and I loved it. 

This book does tell us how things can change 180 degree without anyone expecting it, so you need to cherish everything including the people you love and to make a move before it's too late. I definitely recommend it.

April is so much more than she gives herself credit for, trust me. She’s the heart and soul of the company and the best friend/sister that the four men running the company have ever had. So when April’s in danger, they’re all in to help her. But one more than the rest, and not just because he wants April. JJ knows life is short and this is the final push to get him to try to have some sort of forever with April. And boy, do they get that forever.

The anger and hate behind the danger is disturbing, but that’s in part due to just how real it feels. Someone who has a twisted view of everything wants others to hurt as much as possible, and it takes many familiar faces to thwart those efforts. While the men are thinking about how to solve the most critical puzzle they’ll ever face, April is helping to move pieces on the board to align and help. So when I say that April did a decent portion of the saving, I’m not joking. She is the strong friend everyone would love in their corner and the loving support everyone wants by their side. Especially JJ. And he’s finally got his forever with her, so I’m sad that this series is done. Yet I’m happy to have been along for the ride all along!

Susan Stoker is very much a comfort read for me. This had the right amount of cheesy campiness and real feeling to be a good time. I thought they were a cute couple and love the protectiveness. The friendships between both the men and the women were very nice.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

The Lumberjack is a suspenseful, amnesia, small town workplace romance.
Jack and his teammates moved to Maine and now run Jack's Lumber a lumberjack business.
April is his Office Manager. She is a older than Jack, and has been in love with him for years.
When April is in a horrible car accident and temporarily looses her memories, Jack realizes how much he cannot live without her and decides it's time to acknowledge his feelings.
This was an exciting, emotional read and a great end to the series.

I absolutely loved this series! But honestly, this story seemed a bit rushed to me. It was still good, but it was lacking something the others in the series had which is a shame because this is the relationship that played in the background up until it became the front relationship in this story.
April manages the office of JJ’s business. Both have secretly wanted the other one even though neither have acted upon it and have even denied their feelings. It takes April getting into a car wreck and losing her memory for JJ to decide he wants her and he’s not playing around anymore.
But someone is trying to ruin their happiness…