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Ethan / Owen (SEAL Protectors 1 & 2) by Katie Knight-reviews

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ETHAN / OWEN (SEAL Protectors 1 & 2) by Katie Knight-reviews

ETHAN
(SEAL Protectors 1)
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 30, 2023

A Navy SEAL never, ever quits.
Navy SEAL Ethan Lee is facing his toughest mission yet when he’s hit with divorce papers. For too long the Navy came first and now he’s lost Helen, his only light during many dark missions. But Ethan has never backed down from anything and he’s not about to start now—especially when he finds out she’s pregnant.
Helen can’t take being second best any longer. She loves her husband, but her heart is broken and she’s not sure if it can ever be put back together. Then Ethan returns home, and her heart starts to flutter once more… but she’s not falling for it—her decision is final.
But keeping her distance from Ethan is hard when she’s forced to seek out his protective arms. After witnessing her boss receive a huge drug shipment, he’s now desperate to silence her and there’s no safer place than under Ethan’s watchful, smouldering gaze.

Facing danger together, will Helen realize that love can be just as unyielding as a Navy SEAL?

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REVIEW: ETHAN is the first instalment in Katie Knight’s contemporary, adult SEAL Protectors erotic, romantic suspense series. This is US Navy SEAL Ethan Lee, and museum education director Helen Lee’s story line.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Ethan and Helen) ETHAN follows the break down of a marriage in the wake of Ethan’s long absences from home. Served with divorce papers while on assignment, Ethan is granted some time off in an effort to save his struggling marriage, a marriage he believed was better than ever but Ethan’s return is met with more anxiety and conflict when he discovers his wife is pregnant, and she is the target of a man desperate enough to take revenge at all costs. On the run together, Ethan and Helen continue to battle about the future, a future in which Ethan has no desire to change the direction of his life. What ensues is the ongoing, embattled marriage between our story line couple, and the potential fall-out as Ethan and Helen’s issues of trust and a lack of communication threaten the life of our story line heroine.

The world building sets the tone for the series as the issues of the drugs and the people involved continues to be a part of the ongoing conflict. With each secret revealed, Helen, and journalist Sophie find themselves facing more complications, and threats by the people involved.

The relationship between Helen and Ethan is one of a crumbling marriage. Helen wants Ethan to settle down, and with the news of their surprise pregnancy, she needs her husband more than ever but Ethan is first married to his job: a Navy SEAL forever, a part of who he is not just what he does. Ethan refuses to step back even though his marriage is threatened, and in doing so, finds himself, looking towards the future alone. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Ethan’s friend and fellow SEAL Owen McCormick, journalist Sophie Carter, as well as Helen’s boss’ former sister in law Julie Hart; security guard Mason, and museum curator Benjamin Wilson.

ETHAN is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, the break down of a marriage, forgiveness and love. The premise is compelling and heart breaking; the romance is subtle; the characters are desperate, determined and broken. ETHAN ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-the overarching conflict has yet to be resolved.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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OWEN
(SEAL Protectors 2)
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 29, 2023

A journalist and a smouldering Navy SEAL team up as fake-married to take down a drug lord…

Sophie Carter is on the trail of a news story about a deadly new street drug. It’s an assignment that could make her career…but it’s a big risk.

When her investigation lands her in the cross hairs of a ruthless drug smuggler, she’s forced to hide out at a couple’s retreat—without her imaginary second half. Until Owen McCormick shows up, and announces he’s her husband. Now she’s got a smoking hot fake husband lending a helping hand, in more ways than one…

Owen and Sophie have never got on, but thanks to her investigaiton, they’re getting closer to proving who’s behind this deadly drug smuggling ring. But Sophie is gorgeous, whip-smart, and oh so tempting… pretending to her husband is driving him crazy. Owen’s been a player all his adult life. But Sophie’s making him realize the only way he can win this game may be to keep her in his heart forever.

Assuming they both live long enough to tell each other how they really feel

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REVIEW:OWEN is the second instalment in Katie Knight’s contemporary, adult SEAL Protectors erotic romantic suspense series focusing on three former US Navy SEALs. This is SEAL turned security Owen McCormick, and journalist Sophie Carter’s story line. OWEN can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout. Owen and Sophie were first introduced in book one ETHAN.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Owen and Sophie) OWEN focuses on the search for the truth. Sophie Carter is a journalist who is researching a story about a the influx of drugs in their town. When her best friend Helen (Ethan) discovers her boss is importing drugs, Sophie begins an investigation that is about to place a target on her back. Desperate to protect her friend, Helen asks her Navy SEAL husband to suggest someone to help. Enter former US Navy SEAL Owen McCormick, and the man with whom Sophie will fall in love. Under cover and in hiding as a married couple at a local retreat, Sophie continues her investigation, an investigation wherein someone will die, and their lives will be threatened on more than one occasion. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Sophie and Owen, and the potential fall-out a new player in the drug game takes control,taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building continues to focus on the search for the truth. Sophie Carter is willing to do just about anything for the story including placing herself, and everyone else in the direct line of fire. Her best friend Helen is still in hiding, now the threats have been directed at our story line heroine.

The relationship between Sophie and Owen is an enemies to friends to lovers. Sophie doesn’t want protection or help, and Owen’s presence is a threat to her acquiring a story. At every opportunity, Sophie places herself in danger, and in doing so, more than one person is about to lose their life. As Owen struggles to convince Sophie her life is in danger, our heroine, often TSTL, ignores Owen’s warnings. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense.

We are introduced to couple’s resort counsellor Luna, drug lieutenant Razor, and fixer Quinn, as well as the return of Helen, Ethan and Julia. Julia and Sean’s story line is next.

OWEN is another story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the characters are determined; the romance is seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Protective SEAL/Coming to Her Rescue by Katie Knight-reviews

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The Protective SEAL/Coming to Her Rescue by Katie Knight-reviews

THE PROTECTIVE SEAL
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, military, SEAL, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 13, 2019

Jack Williams has never felt so lost. For him, being a Navy SEAL wasn’t just a job, it was a way of life. Protecting people had always been his strength, until a career-ending injury forced him into retirement. He’s struggling to start over when he stumbles across a car in a ditch, springing him back into action. Only this is no random citizen in distress. He knows the pretty face behind the wheel. Intimately. In fact, there’s a good chance the baby in her arms is his.

One year ago, Samantha Engel was forced into witness protection to escape her ruthless mob-boss father. Jack had been her protector, and seeing her again now, in desperate need of help, stirs up a flood of emotions that catch Jack off-guard. Scheduled to testify against her dad, Sam is now on the run. Her father’s offering a pretty penny to anyone who can silence her for good. Jack may not the protector he once was, but he knows one thing for sure: if Sam and her baby are in trouble, he’s not letting them out of his sight.

With tensions running high and temptations running higher, Sam readily puts her life in Jack’s capable hands. Once the only person she could trust, she’d feared her daughter would grow up never knowing the man she owed her life to. But being back in Jack’s arms—and his bed—makes her heart pound like no time has passed. With the mob threat closing in, Jack knows failure isn’t an option. But even if they survive, Jack will have to fight to find a way to keep Sam and her daughter under his protection, or risk having to say good-bye again—this time for good.

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REVIEW: THE PROTECTIVE SEAL by Katie Knight is a contemporary, adult, military romantic suspense story line in the author’s series of US Navy SEAL stories. This is US Navy SEAL Jack Williams, and Marine Biology undergrad Samantha Engel’s story line.

Told from three third person perspectives including Jack and Samantha THE PROTECTIVE SEAL follows Samantha Engel, the daughter of Chicago mobster Stefan Engel, as she is forced into witness protection in an effort to escape the wrath of her murderous father. Approximately eighteen months earlier our heroine found herself rescued from the Costa Rican village by a Team of US Navy SEALs where she will come face to face with her future, Jack Williams. Fast forward to present day wherein Samantha’s life hangs precariously in the balance as her father plots her demise from inside his prison cell leaving our heroine on the run for her life, along with that of her six month old daughter’s. With no where else to go Samantha lands in Rally, Nebraska in the hopes of finding the man she hasn’t stopped thinking about. Enter former US Navy SEAL Jack Williams, and the man with whom Samantha will fall in love. What ensues is the rekindling relationship and romance between Samantha and Jack, and the potential fall-out as our couple struggle to stay one step ahead of the killers sent to destroy it all.

Samantha Engel has never stopped thinking about the man who saved her life all those months ago because one night of passion gave Samantha something more precious than anyone could have imagined. Desperate to protect her daughter and her life, Samantha battles between head and heart knowing she would bring with her danger and death at every turn. Jack Williams had no idea he was a father but seeing Samantha’s daughter he knew immediately the child was his. With a family to protect, Jack becomes guardian and protector to save the woman with whom he would fall in love.

WE are introduced to Jack’s friend, former Navy SEAL and US marshal Zeke Taylor, as well as Samantha’s father Stefan Engel, and a large number of agents and assassins sent to take out our story line heroine.

THE PROTECTIVE SEAL is a story of family, betrayal, power and control. The fast paced premise is energetic and engaging; the characters are colorful and strong; the second chance romance is steamy and passionate. THE PROTECT SEAL is an intriguing and suspense filled story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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COMING TO HER RESCUE
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, military, SEAL, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 9, 2019

When Navy SEAL Jake Hendrix attends a charity bachelor/bachelorette auction as a favor for a friend, he’s stunned to see his squad mate’s gorgeous sister, Hanna Masterson, walk across the stage. She’s grown even more stunning in the years since he’d met (and very nearly made out with) her at the end of basic training. When Jake overhears other bidders talking about her, his alpha protector instinct kicks in and he decides to bid on her himself. He thinks he’s saving her. What he didn’t expect was how upset she’d be at him.

Hanna has developed a checklist of qualities she wants in a man. Someone reliable, dependable, and family oriented who can provide for her and their children. She doesn’t need the likes of Jake Hendrix—smoking hot as he is—getting in the way of her man hunt. She’d been hoping the auction might pair her with a potential long-term match, but alas she just got her brother’s hot squad mate who has “one night only” written all over him.

But the date actually goes well—really well. Best sex of her life well. But the following day, Jake immediately pulls back, just as she expected. Romance only gets in the way of doing his job: protection has no room for passion. Resigned to their night together being nothing more than a blip in the road, Hanna’s unsettled when a pregnancy test turns that blip into a major speedbump.

Before she can tell Jake she’s pregnant, something far more unexpected lands on her plate. One of her high-profile clients has been murdered, and because he’s shared certain information with Hanna, the killers will stop at nothing to silence her.

Despite his promises to stay uninvolved, Jake can’t help but protect Hanna, baby bump and all, insisting they go on the run as they dig deeper into the dangerous situation they’ve found themselves in. But as the threat closes in on their secluded safe house, their biggest problem might just be falling in love and losing it all…

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REVIEW: COMING TO HER RESCUE by Katie Knight is another instalment in the author’s series focusing on the US Navy SEALs. This is Navy SEAL Jake Hendrix, and therapist Hanna Masterson’s story line. All of Katie’s SEAL stories can be read as stand alone without any difficulty.

Told from dual third person perspective (Jake and Hanna) COMING TO HER RESCUE follows the best friend’s little sister relationship between Navy SEAL Jake Hendrix, and therapist Hanna Masterson. Jake was invited to a bachelorette auction but was shocked when one of the contestants was his fellow SEAL’s little sister Hanna Masterson. Overhearing the rude and sexually explicit comments from the other bachelors in the audience Jake makes the winning bid to protect Hanna from the a potential disaster but Hanna isn’t impressed when she discovers Jake is the winning bid. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Jake and Hanna, and the potential fall-out as Hanna is targeted for who she is, and who she knows.

Hanna Masterson is twenty six years old and believes she will find her soul-mate at the charity bachelorette auction but what she never anticipated was her life-long crush, a man who rejected her years before. Hanna made a list of attributes for a potential mate but Jake didn’t check all of the boxes including family and future stability. Jake Hendrix doesn’t do relationships: constantly on duty and ready to go at a moments notice, Jake isn’t willing to force any partner to deal with the emotional ramifications of going it –alone.

The relationship between Jake and Hanna is one of immediate attraction but Jake’s rejection of Hanna years earlier still hurts, a hurt Hanna struggles to forget. But one night together results in an unplanned pregnancy, and Jake finds himself protector of the woman with whom he will fall in love, and the child she now carries. When threats against Hanna become violent and physical, Jake calls in help from people he knows.

COMING TO HER RESCUE is a story of family, heart break, betrayal and control. The premise is engaging; the characters are energetic; the romance struggles in the face of indecision, and the back and forth emotional upheaval of want, need, independence and control. The conflict resolution was a little too clean and neat- I was hoping for something more.

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Reviews by Sandy

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Saving The SEAL Baby Daddy / The SEAL’s Ward by Katie Knight-reviews

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Saving The SEAL Baby Daddy / The SEAL’s Ward by Katie Knight-reviews

Saving The SEAL Baby Daddy
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, military, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 22, 2019

When Maria Blanchard asked Navy Seal Trevor Daniels to father a child with her, no strings attached, Trevor had no idea just how explosive his chemistry would be with the fiery woman who had been a wallflower during their high school years. He vowed never to contact her again after the positive pregnancy test. A year later, when one of Trevor’s dark ops missions ends with the death of his captain and suspicions aimed at him, Maria’s the only investigator he knows who can help him crack the case.

Maria Blanchard had been raised to be a proper Southern Belle, an archetype so wrong for her she’d retreated into books during her high school years. When the police academy finally gave her the guts to be the strong woman she’d always desired, she realized she didn’t need anyone to achieve her dreams. Not to get her dream job, and certainly not to get her dream baby. Still, when her childhood crush agreed to father her baby, she hadn’t expected her heart to open along with her legs.

When Trevor shows up on Maria’s doorstep in need of her help, he calls in his favor. However, being wanted for a military crime means that Maria won’t just be helping Trevor, she’ll be harboring a fugitive, and the father of her child. Unable to say no, when her pride and her heart are screaming yes, Maria agrees to help Trevor one final time before they break ties.

But as their bond grows stronger and love ignites, it becomes a rush to save Trevor’s life before they lose out on a future they could only dream of.

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REVIEW: Saving The SEAL Baby Daddy by Katie Knight is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, erotic romance story line in the author’s SEAL series presented by Leslie North. This is Navy SEAL Trevor Daniels, and former police officer/PI/single mother Maria Blanchard’s story line. Saving the SEAL Baby Daddy can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Trevor and Maria) Saving the SEAL Baby Daddy follows US Navy SEAL Trevor Daniels in the wake of his latest overseas deployment that went all to h*ll, Charged with the murder of his SEAL team leader Captain Andrew McArthur, Trevor is hoping to jump start his own investigation back home. Enter former police office turned private investigator, and the mother of his only child, Maria Blanchard. What ensues is the rekindling friendship and building relationship between Trevor and Maria, and the potential fall-out as the threats against Trevor’s life increase as the investigation begins to reveal the dangerous truth.

One year earlier, Maria Blanchard approached family friend and SEAL Trevor Daniels to help father a child, a child he would never see and with whom he would never have any contact. Fast forward to present day wherein Trevor, desperate to prove his innocence, hires the mother of the child he never met, a child he will immediately love and protect but Maria struggles with Trevor’s return, and the possibility that our hero will demand time with his daughter.

The relationship between Maria and Trevor begins as a business arrangement wherein Maria wants Trevor to get her pregnant but will not be allowed any future involvement with the child he may never know. Back from deployment, Trevor struggles to prove he is not a murderer, a struggle that now involves the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Trevor and Maria’s daughter Camille; Trevor’s siblings Tamsyn, and JAG Tim Daniels, and their parents, Penelope and Mr. Daniels, FBI Agent Thompson, as well as several tech geniuses who work with our story line heroine.

Saving the SEAL Baby Daddy is a story of betrayal, vengeance, power and lies; a story of family, friendship, and love. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the characters are energetic and strong; the romance seductive but I struggle to feel the palpable sexual attraction between our leading couple.

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The SEAL’ s Ward
by Katie Knight
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, military, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 21, 2019

Former Navy SEAL Jed Tremayne knows discipline, hard work, and how to carry a rifle. So when his two best friends die suddenly and leave their daughter, Nala, in his care, Jed’s a little out of his element. Though he wants desperately to connect with her, Nala has withdrawn further and further into her books. Jed just needs a little help, and decides to hire a nanny, and who better than someone who loves to read as much as Nala does? Sure, Tess Frederick is a bit too intriguing, a little too sexy in an adorably unconscious way, but she instantly connects with Nala so Jeb gives her the job.

Tess likes things ordered. But lately, her well-planned life has descended into a bit of chaos. Haunted by the suicide death of her former lover, and recovering from her bookstore going out of business, an open position for a private tutor seems like the perfect job to take while she figures out the rest of her life. Nala is an adorable and intelligent little girl and the two have an instant connection. Her guardian, Jed, is another matter altogether. Too good-looking. Too intense. And too sexy by far. If Tess can just get through the next few weeks with her heart intact, all will be well. The thing with hearts, though, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t seem to turn hers off.

But as Jed and Tess begin to fall for each other, an unknown danger threatens their burgeoning love, a danger that blindsides them both and threatens their very lives—and the life of the little girl they both love. Can two broken souls find the strength to conquer this dark menace or will they be lost in the fight to survive?

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REVIEW: The SEAL’s Ward by Katie Knight is an adult, contemporary, stand alone, romantic suspense story in the author’s SEAL series presented by Leslie North.  This is  former Navy SEAL Jed Tremayne, and speech therapist/nanny Tess Frederick’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Jed and Tess) The SEAL’s Ward follows the building relationship between former Navy SEAL Jed Tremayne, and speech therapist/nanny Tess Frederick. Jed Tremayne became a single father upon the death of his best friend Martin Jackson, and his wife leaving eleven year old Nala an orphan and alone. Struggling with emotional and speech issues since the death of her parents, Nala was dropped from her private school forcing Jed to hire a full-time nanny who would double as teacher and friend. Enter Tess Frederick, the woman with whom Jed would fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Jed and Tess, and the potential fall-out as the investigation into the accident reveals a potential homicide, with the Jackson’s as the target.

Tess Frederick knows loss including the death of her boyfriend, and the loss of her business and job. Desperate for employment Tess applies to be the nanny to an eleven year old girl who has struggled since the death of her beloved parents. No one was good enough according to Jed but desperate times called for desperate measures when Jed is forced to hire the last woman he interviewed. Starting a new job meant time away from home, time away from Nala, the child who needed him more than he could have known.

The relationship between Tess and Jed is one of immediate attraction but Jed doesn’t do relationships especially with the woman he hired to care for his ward. Tess attraction to Jed was immediate but our heroine struggles in light of a previous loss, and the potential for losing her job. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate but limited; without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The SEAL’s Ward is a story of betrayal, vengeance, power and heart break. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the characters are energetic and dynamic; the romance is seductive. The secondary characters include local police and FBI, as well as several men who work with our leading hero. The requisite evil has many faces. The SEAL’s Ward is a story of loss, love, discovery and heart.

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Reviews by Sandy

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The SEAL’s Contract Baby by Katie Knight -a review

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The SEAL’s Contract Baby by Katie Knight -a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 29, 2018

After an “incident” on his last SEAL mission, Zachary “Z” Raybourn has been relegated to babysitting duty. He’s spent the last six months guarding the daughter of a small foreign nation, a girl so valuable to the US that she apparently can’t buy milk without him trailing along like a lost puppy. He’d joined the military to make a difference and stayed enlisted because of the SEAL team he considers family. Now all he wants is to get back to them ASAP.

Esme Hollycombe is her country’s last hope. Her father the King controls a very important port that serves as a naval base for the US. But with her father’s rapidly declining health, and her US-hating cousin next in line for the throne, Esme has been frantically searching for a loophole in her country’s law that says only a man can rule. The only thing she finds is that she can rule in the stead of any male heir she gives birth to. Unmarried and certainly not pregnant, the loophole isn’t of much use to her. Until her attention turns to the hot SEAL protector who has been pacing the palace for the last six months like a caged animal. He’d do anything to get back to his squad; and she’d do anything to keep her cousin off the throne, leaving him unable to evict the US and all their military protection from her country.

Esme offers a contract to Z: get her pregnant, marry her so the heir will be legitimate, and he can have his life back. Z eventually agrees. But being the partner of a princess comes with far more action and intrigue than he’d ever dreamed. He also finds that making a baby is an easy way to fall in love. Now, Z will have to choose: the military family he misses, or the nuclear family he’s creating.

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REVIEW: The SEAL’S Contract Baby is an adult, contemporary, stand alone, erotic romantic suspense story line co-authored by Katie Knight and Leslie North. This is US Navy SEAL Zachary ‘Z’ Raybourn, and Princess Esme Hollycombe’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Z and Esme) The SEAL’s Contract Baby follows the building relationship between US Navy SEAL Zachary ‘Z’ Raybourn, and Princess Esme Hollycombe. Following a mission that went all to h*ll, Zachary Raybourn accepted a position as security to the Princess Esme Hollycombe in the tiny southern European country of Prylea. As her father slowly succumbs to pancreatic cancer, our heroine is determined to keep her cousin from ascending the throne. With an antiquated patriarchal system of heritage, Esme, as the only child of the current King, is unable to take over leadership of Prylea. Hoping to give birth to a male heir, Esme makes Zachary an offer he cannot refuse. What ensues is the building relationship between Esme and Zachary, and the potential fall-out as Esme’s cousin is determined to ascend to the throne, with or without Esme’s support.

Esme struggles with her cousin’s hatred for the USA, and his dismantling of the current regime. Now that her father faces the end of his life without ever having passing a new law regarding lines of succession, Esme battles between head and heart in an effort to keeps her cousin away from the throne. If Esme were to get pregnant with a male heir, her son (and hopefully Zachary’s son) would become the legitimate heir to the throne. Zachary Raybourn doesn’t do relationships-his job is to protect the Princess Esme but falling in love was never in the plans, plans that quickly come to fruition with the announcement of their impending birth.

The relationship between Esme and Zachary begins as a profession arrangement. Z is Esme’s personal bodyguard, but once plans are put into motion, Z will become the father to the next King, and husband to the Queen –mother. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The world building focuses on the building relationship between Zachary and Esme. A contract between our couple does little to stop the growing affection and love between Z and his princess, affection that is threatened by Esme’s cousin’s plans to ascend to the throne.

We are introduced to Esme’s ailing father King Renault, and Zachary’s SEAL buddy Deacon, as well as Esme’s cousin Silvester.

The SEAL’S Contract Baby is a story of family and blood; betrayal and hatred; marriage of convenience and ascension to the throne. The premise is captivating and inviting; the romance is seductive and charming; the characters are likable and charismatic. The SEAL’S Contract Baby is a captivating stand alone, sure to enjoy.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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