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Protecting Dakota
- Sleeper SEALs, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom
- Series: SEAL of Protection, Book 11
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Contemporary
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Summary
The Sleeper SEALs, are former US Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counter-terror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on US soil.
Protecting Dakota
Dakota James's life has become the stuff of nightmares. The leader of the Ansar al-Shari'a terrorist group has become obsessed with her, determined to take her as his wife. On the run, she'll have to pin her hopes on the retired SEAL charged with finding and stopping Aziz Fourati before he can carry out plans to bomb more US airports.
Recently recruited to join a sleeper SEAL team tasked with fighting terrorism on US soil, Slade "Cutter" Cutsinger, with the help of some Special Forces friends, has located the one woman who can identify the deadly Ansar al-Shari'a leader. That was the easy part. Keeping her safe proves more difficult than anyone ever imagined.
When she and her new friend, Caroline, are kidnapped by the terrorist group, Dakota can only pray Cutter and the SEALs will reach them before they're taken out of the country - and away from Cutter forever.
Protecting Dakota is a part of the SEAL of Protection Series. It is also in the Sleeper SEAL connected series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.
Each book in this multi-author branded series is a standalone novel, and the series does not have to be heard in order.
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- mangankillarney
- 02-06-20
Love Cutter
Dakota is on the run from a crazed terrorist. Slade/Cutter is out to find her, keep her safe and keep one step ahead of the terrorist. There are twists and turns all the way to the end. We meet up with Wolf and Caroline and the team. I love Stella Bloom , she does an excellent job of narrating. I recommend this book. Fell in love with Slade/Cutter
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- Catherine
- 02-06-21
GREAT listen!
I love Susan Stoker's books, and this was no exception. Well written, well read with a suspenseful ending that kept me up past my bedtime.
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- seelk
- 12-09-17
silver fox... I mean, SEAL <3
What attracted me first is the cover OH MY
Love military romance and this one was pretty good. What I liked the most is that the main characters are not 20 something, the idea that there is always a chance later in life for a HEA. Although I do believe in love at first sight, I didn't really feel like it was between them, maybe because they recognized each other from a previous life? It felt a bit too easy. But loved their interaction and it was easy to fall in love with Cutter.
Overall the story was pretty intense, when Dakota and Caroline were captured and how they were treated, and again when they finally found Dakota. What a twist when the terrorist's identity was revealed!!! But all ends well and those are my fave endings.
My first listen from Ms. Bloom, loved the voices she gave the characters, especially the male voice. But when she was voicing Dakota, the pitch was a bit on the high and made me cringe a few times, not a good feeling. If that could be toned down a bit, it would earn the 5 stars.
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- AlohaMama🌺
- 06-09-17
Coming of age...
This was one of my Stoker favs. Her books always draw you into the adventure, the love & friendships. I usually wait until at least 3 of a series are available on Audible before I listen. I usually want the next one right after and am too impatient to wait. I have now listened to EVERY Susan Stoker book available on Audible and am dying for the next.
My favorite part of Protecting Dakota was that Dakota & Slade are my age!!! Often times the parents of the love interest are my age. Us forty something like a good love & sexy story too.
Cannot wait until book 2 in the sleeper series.
Stella Bloom amazes me. I'm not sure how she makes her voice into so many believable characters. Bravo!@!
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- tina
- 25-08-18
A Plot with too many holes
Romances with hot older dudes are few and far between, especially in military romance. I couldn't wait to dig into this one. While the plot sounded intriguing, you had to decide early on whether to continue in view of the sheer implausibility (such as she sneaks out after bombing and no one notices except some unknown gov agency that taps a retired SEAL but NOT the FBI?). I stuck it out. It is unique to have older protagonists.
It was disappointing when it became a "love at first sight" thing for him falling for her pic and her falling for first sight and confessing it all immediately and then this serial bachelor is suddenly all in, and beginning and ending each sentence calling her "luv".
The writer may not have any experience with these kind of guys, which would explain how she portrays some of them. The mens' dialogue is what a woman would WANT a man to sound like. But in reality they Don't sound like that. Especially these kind of guys. There are the usual problems with strategy, tactics and practices that plague this genre sometimes, but they were minor compared to the overarching weakness in the story and the romance.
The one thing Stoker has going for her is she can tell a story, has a good sense of place, and the pacing kept it moving briskly. More research or draft readers who get the spec ops community would be beneficial.
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- Barb
- 11-10-17
Cutter is the man!!
Holy Smokes! I loved Susan's SEAL of Protection Series. I have missed them boys dearly and boy howdy, this one may be a new start to something new but it has the old boys in it. It was awesomesauce! And Hot! Haha
The narator on the sudio edition did a fantastic job, as always!!
Never say a man who is a little gray has been used up. Slade "Cutter" Cutsinger is just as badarsed today as he was in his younger SEAL days. When he is given a secret, off the books mission, he agrees. There is so much that could go wrong. There were things that could good. When he finds his target, a girl on the run from a terrorist, things get real.
Dakota James is a sweet, good ole girl, who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Who knew being in the airport as a psycho sets off a bomb could lead to so much trouble. Trouble that she can not get away from alone. But she tries. This is how and where she meets Cutter.
When things get hairy and they have to bug out... that leads them back to San Diego.. and into the hands of SEALs and trouble. When the crap hits the fan the men all jump into action. Control is not something Cutter is used to balancing anymore. However, when the man in charge of the trouble gets found... oh it gets good. LIKE REALLY GOOD!!!!!
Your mission now is to read it so you can see what happens!!
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- Georgina
- 08-09-17
You can't go wrong with this author
Susan Stoker is a great writer- suspenseful stories, real people with believable dialogue, sexy brave women that do not act like doormats or idiots and - of course- hot honorable heroes. I could not stop listening and landed up getting though this book in one day and a who-needs-sleep night. : ) I have loved all of her series and enjoy the overlap so you get glimpses into the other characters. Already waiting for the next one!
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- Mary Duncan
- 03-05-22
Great plot
I read a lot of this author. This story was the same but different. The narrator is excellent.
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- Kathleen Lunde
- 06-03-22
Back to great!
My faith is restored! After listening to many of the later books in her series, that seem to lack the intensity of the first few of each series, she is back on target with this first book of a new series. Yippee!
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- David Forehand
- 28-12-21
What a ride!
From the ning to the end, it was a constant wtf moment. I loved it! Might be my fave so far!
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- LKJ
- 26-12-21
When is the sleeper seals coming out?
I liked this but it seemed to be a bridge to the next series that I can not find?
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- karen mccollin
- 14-06-21
nice read
I love this book it is a great start to another series I can't wait to see how it goes.