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Her Delta Force Protecto by Sandra Owens Series: K-9 Defenders #2
Published by Carina Press on December 27, 2022
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 313
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Everyone thinks Harper Jansen is dead.
She is not, and she wants her life back.
When Harper—very much alive but terrified—calls Kade Church, he does what is programmed in his DNA: he protects. Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his military K-9 school flunker, have the skills to keep Harper safe.
Kade has never allowed himself to think of Harper as more than his best friend, but as they join forces to bring the men who tried to kill her to justice, long-buried feelings surface. And Duke may be a goofball and see everything as a game, but when it counts, he proves he’s more than a boot camp dropout.
The K-9 Defenders series doesn’t have a trained K-9, rather smart dogs. The men have law enforcement connections and do use their dogs to help them. The series is about three brothers. The first book In His Protection features police chief, Tristan who has a loved dog, Fuzz. He has two brothers. Kade is a special ops military guy and Parker is the fire chief. Tristan is the oldest and lives in the family home with Parker and niece, Everly. Parker is also a successful artist.
Kade has just left the military and has a dog which belonged to his best friend, Harper. Harper died recently. Or so he thought until she shows up desperately needing help. Harper isn’t stupid but she did put her nose into a bad situation which ends up with people trying to kill her. Luckily she has come to the right family for protection. Tristan stays with his fiance, Skye, leaving his living suite for Harper. They both work on her case. Kade and his new employers, also manage a big effort.
Things get very dangerous and Kade and Harper have to leave the family home, after an attack there. The team sets up a plan to get the bad guys which goes well. Except Harper wants to be more active than her skills warrant and gets herself into trouble.
I love this family and the found family they are creating. The brothers are wonderful people but there are issues from their childhood abandonment which they have to sort when they are looking at a relationship. The characters are well developed, including the dogs who are very much part of the family and the story. We get both Kade and Harper’s point of view. I love the work Kade and Harper choose to do, now they are out of the military.
I am loving this series and the characters. They know sexy, too. The dogs are an added pleasure because they are pretty amazing.
About Sandra Owens
An award winning author, Sandra Owens lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Her family and friends often question her sanity, but have ceased being surprised by what she might get up to next. She’s jumped out of a plane, flown in an aerobatic plane while the pilot performed thrilling stunts, has flown Air Combat (two fighter planes dogfighting, pretending to shoot at each other with laser guns), and rode a Harley motorcycle for years. She regrets nothing.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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This series sounds so good! I like the idea of the story revolving around three brothers, and of course the dogs sound awesome😁
These are fun and less complex reads than some but very enjoyable. The dogs are not actually K9, but are retired, dropouts, etc. I really like the way the 3 brothers have made a family after a bad start they had.
So much to love about this book and series. Will definitely check it out. Great review, Anne💜
I REALLY liked this one and this series. It’s not as complex but really enjoyable to read.
I like that it involves brothers. Great review Anne.
Thank you. The dogs are great too.
Brothers, dogs and an HQN imprint is a win win
thanks for sharing your super review Anne
Thank you Debbie. It really hit a lot of great aspects for me with great characters, interesting setting, good plot, action and mystery.
I love how the dog took over the cover. The pup is the true hero and star!
I like the books best where the dog has an actual personality and role in the day to day lives, not just a brief mention.
Duke sounds like a very fun dog, and this series sounds like one I would really like. 😀
Duke is a goofball and way too smart. I really enjoyed this one.
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing, Anne!
It is my pleasure to be able to read great books.
I see another series I must add to my list. Even with Harper biting off too much, this all sounds really good.
yes I am loving this trilogy.
I love seeing dogs in the story. This sounds like a good one.
I’m enjoying this trilogy more than expected.
Definitely my kind of story. Adding it to my reading list.
I’m really enjoying them a lot. I would read them in order. It’s a trilogy with 2 books available now.
I bet that I would like this one. I love it when dogs are a big part of the story.
It’s an easy story to love. I think you would enjoy it also.
I love a story with dogs! This series sounds great.
Wendy, I also love a story with dogs. I hope you get a chance to try this trilogy, with only 2 books out so far.