Defending Everly

Mountain Mercenaries, Book 5

By: Susan Stoker

Narrated by: Stella Bloom

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

The stakes are personal, hot, and dangerous in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker's riveting Mountain Mercenaries novel.

As tough as Everly Adams may be, the Colorado Springs SWAT officer is near a breaking point. Her fifteen-year-old half sister, Elise, has disappeared from Los Angeles without a trace, and the window to find her is closing fast. Committed to the search is Mountain Mercenary Kannon "Ball" Black. He and Everly already have a history - of rubbing each other the wrong way.

Still, Everly has to admit the man is heart-stopping. His brash alpha swagger takes her breath away. And most importantly, as a former Coast Guard first responder, Ball has what it takes to bring Elise home.

Nobody's buying the LAPD's "runaway" theory. And the fear that Elise is the victim of a human trafficking ring is a gut-punch that Everly and Ball can't ignore. If only the trail were that clear cut. Because the one they're following is more insidious and intimately dark than they could have imagined.

Now as the bond between Everly and Ball grows stronger, so does the heat. And as the stakes rise, so does the danger.

©2019 Susan Stoker (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

He's a Keeper

I love this series, and have enjoyed each of the stories so far. This story, though, I really loved because it simply didn't go as I expected it to. But then, Ball and Everly haven't managed to run on smooth roads since they met thanks to Ball's big mouth and his assumptions based on past history. Everly's not going to cut him any slack, either. He screwed up, acted like a jerk, and she's holding him accountable.

But as the mission to find Everly's sister continues, and walls finally begin to erode, we discover the real man behind the gruff words of Kannon "Ball" Black. And this man, isn't too big a jerk to look at himself and realize he might need to recalibrate his views on a few things that happened in his past. Geez. He's a keeper.

This fast paced and well-written novel is another great addition to the Mountain Mercenaries series.

Good read

Loved it| just the right amount of mystery, adventure and romance. I will read more.

So a cop and a web designing solider meet...

Full disclosure I adore Susan Stoker. Her work is an immediate pre-order, so yep I am biased. I love all her series and just enjoy her style of storytelling. The heroines are never doormats and never stupid—they are often as, if not more, badass than the men who love them. Yes the men as alpha and seriously hot, but they are sensitive and flawed too. Everyone seems like they could be real people and they talk/behave in ways that real people do.

Everlyn is awesome, she is a SWAT officer who still worries about her jiggly part when she’s naked. The man helping her to find her 15 year old sister seems like a misogynist a-hole, but she does what she needs to do to find her.

Kannon (Ball) has an enormous chip on his shoulder from past experiences but is self-aware enough -eventually- to see it.

I love that Everylyn’s sister is deaf, this is not a community often represented in romance or action novels. I also love that, yes it was a hinderance at times, but it was also used to their advantage. Because of my stutter, I took sign language as my foreign language requirement in college. The scenes of Ball struggling were very relatable and humorous.

Good story with some really scary moments

A sweet love story, but some really hard things to think about. There was a happy ending for Everly and Ball, but then the next mission happened. Can't wait to read Meat's story.

Defending Everly

In this book in the Mountain Mercenaries Kannon, aka Ball, has been tasked to go to LA to find a missing female teenager. And he is not happy when he has to travel with her sister. Everly has to go with him. Her sister is deaf and no one around can sign. This trip has many eye opening events for both of them. His past actions with women has not been the best. And she has trust issues. Will they find her sister in time? Has she been targeted for sex trafficking Or is something else more sinister in play? The narration had me hooked to the very end. And am looking forward to the next.

Another great story

This was a great read! Pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention the entire time. I loved getting to see Ball deal with his issues regarding working with strong, capable women and he quickly knew he made a mistake. Everly knows what she is doing and works well with Ball once they start to get over the comments he made and hang ups he had. Everly makes it obvious pretty quickly that she is different than his old female partner and way more capable. It quickly starts pointing out the flaws in his thinking and he quickly starts making adjustments and acknowledging it. I enjoyed watching him build a relationship with Everly and one with her sister Elise as well. This story was great and I loved getting more build up in the middle as well. Can’t wait for the next book!
The narrator did a fantastic job with all of the characters and bringing the story to life.

I love Susan Stoker

I love Susan Stoker
I love Stella Bloom
through in a good story and I am just loving this

A good Susan Stoker book

This was pretty good. I read the first time and then listened on audible.
The sex wasn't over the top. That was nice. I like a little plot in the book, I don't like when there are 20 chapters and 16 of them are sexchapters. I also like the h to have some backbone and not be sickeningly sweet. The h in this book is just right.
I really wonder how she is going to close this series out? Have to wait till March! Stella Bloom is a really good narrator.
Thanks Susan

Another Good One Susan❣

Well, as always I have to say Susan Stoker, Another good one here with "Defending Everly." I had no doubt it was going to be Another Winner for You. I've been following your series for over a year now and have not been disappointed with one book yet. I think that I could listen straight through all of them; unfortunately, I just can't afford to do it that way LOL!!!

Once again, Stella Bloom gave an xtraordinary performance with her storytelling, she always lets you know where one character ends and another one starts, I love that about her performance.

I'm always 1st in line to recommend Susan's books and I do so with this one too! I definitely look forward to the next one in the series. 5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to Ms. Stoker and to Stella Bloom.

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Great series

This is a fantastic series and each book gets better and better. I’m really enjoying the camaraderie between all of the men on the Mountain Mercenaries team and I can’t wait to enjoy the next book in the series.