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Claiming Sarah by Susan Stoker

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onlyadream223's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 Stars

Claiming Sarah is the 5th book in the Ace Security series. The story features Sarah, a woman seeking self defense lessons to protect herself against a man she believes is stalking her and could possibly hurt her.
Cole is the owner of Rock-Hard gym and self defense instructor. Feeling overwhelmed, he rudely shrugs Sarah off and thus begins the adventure.

Personally, I didn't like Cole. I found him extremely high handed and possessed many of the qualities I would give to a stalker. When we finally meet said stalker, you can't help but feel sorry for him and his situation. I think the author did a fantastic job handling this type of issue, but I couldn't get past Cole's behavior.

The relationship in this book moved EXTREMELY fast. It was lust at first sight and kept quickly rolling on from there.

Because I haven't read the other relationships in this series, I would definitely consider it. I couldn't personally connect with Cole's way of loving, but the women and men in this story seem very likeable and I'm curious of what/how they came together. There are a few plot spoilers in this book of previous stories but, they don't spoil it enough to read the series out of order.

The other books of this series are:
1. Claiming Grace
2. Claiming Alexis
3. Claiming Bailey
4. Claiming Felicity

Favorite quote: "She's an angel in disguise, and we are blessed to call her our daughter."

A special thank you to NetGalley for giving me access to this book.

onlyadream223's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 Stars

Claiming Sarah is the 5th book in the Ace Security series. The story features Sarah, a woman seeking self defense lessons to protect herself against a man she believes is stalking her and could possibly hurt her.
Cole is the owner of Rock-Hard gym and self defense instructor. Feeling overwhelmed, he rudely shrugs Sarah off and thus begins the adventure.

Personally, I didn't like Cole. I found him extremely high handed and possessed many of the qualities I would give to a stalker. When we finally meet said stalker, you can't help but feel sorry for him and his situation. I think the author did a fantastic job handling this type of issue, but I couldn't get past Cole's behavior.

The relationship in this book moved EXTREMELY fast. It was lust at first sight and kept quickly rolling on from there.

Because I haven't read the other relationships in this series, I would definitely consider it. I couldn't personally connect with Cole's way of loving, but the women and men in this story seem very likeable and I'm curious of what/how they came together. There are a few plot spoilers in this book of previous stories but, they don't spoil it enough to read the series out of order.

Thank you to NETGALLEY for providing the arc for this book.

booklover1974's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a sweet love story between Sarah and Cole, that will get you hooked from the start. A grumpy alpha male and a kind nurse meet because Sarah needs a course in self defense from Cole, and what can go wrong? Not much :)

I read this in one sitting since I had a hard time putting it down. It will be published September 10th so be on the look out!

3,5 stars rounded up.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for kindly providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

erinremen's review against another edition

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5.0

A sweet, innocent woman who would never hurt a fly finds herself scared and alone when no one believes that the man leaving her things on her door step is dangerous. Her institution tells her that one day things will escalate and the danger is very real. Taking the step to protect herself she finds herself waiting to meet a man about some self-defense lessons. That however does not go as expected. He is rude and arrogant, though not exactly speaking to her, so she does what she always does, the nice thing and leaves. He however chases her, beyond apologetic and begs her to let him teach her. The attraction is instantly there, for both of them, though she takes a little longer to come around at first. They spend as much time as possible together whilst constantly aware of the danger lurking in the shadows. Passion and action packed romance is something you come to expect with Susan Stoker and you get it in spades with this one. For those of you who have read this series before you will meet a lot of old friends and their loved ones, on numerous occasions, catching up and falling in love with them all over again. If your like me and you are new to the Ace Security crew, it won't be a problem not having read the others, though I plan on doing just that, you'll enjoy it just as much as the old pros. I sweet and satisfying ending to the story and the series, I enjoyed every minute of it, and hopefully, so will you!

jothompson37's review against another edition

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5.0

Great end to the series

I was so happy to see Cole was getting his happy ever after and his story did not disappoint. Sarah and Cole are true to the old saying that opposites attract. Loved them and the suspense was perfection!