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Trevor Steele is a pilot for the Elite Forces. He's strong and focused when it comes to a mission and knows his way around the cockpit better than anyone else. He's loyal to his team, but still wears the burdens of past nightmares. For that reason, he refuses to open up and allow anyone inside the complex world of his. When a specific woman comes crashing into his life, he fights to stay clear, treating her no different than every job in his past. Grace Birch has lived her life sheltered in another country since she was a young girl. When she stumbles upon a mysterious man who catches her attention, she finds herself intrigued by his sadness. She becomes drawn to him, even when he pushes her away. She's strong-willed, quickly proving how determined she can be when it comes to getting what she wants. Courage and love could cost someone their life. Find out in STEELE, book 4 in the USA Today bestselling Elite Forces Series. Can be read as a Standalone.

242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 11, 2017

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Hilary Storm

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Hilary Storm lives with her high school sweetheart and three children in Oklahoma. She drives her husband crazy talking about book characters everyday like they are real people. She graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with an MBA in Accounting. Her passions include being a mom, writing, reading, photography, music, mocha coffee, and spending time with friends and family. She is the author of the USA Today Best Selling 'Rebel Walking' Series, Bryant Brothers Series, Inked Brothers Series, Six, Seven, Mr. Darkness and co-author of The Elite Forces Series, Alphachat Series, and Quarterback Sack.

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Profile Image for Coco.V.
50k reviews128 followers
March 6, 2017
Great addition to the Elite Forces series! Review to come...
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2,175 reviews30 followers
February 21, 2017
Steele by Hilary Storm & Kathy Coopmans

I am loving this series!! I think my favorite part is the military action story that runs along with the hot steamy love story.
This couple seemed like an unlikely pair.
Grace was sweet and innocent but so smart and so strong at the same time.
Steele was a hard ass soldier who was broken.
He fought it but he couldn't stop himself. She knew she wanted him and the feelings confused her. But they belonged together and they both knew it.
I love these tough as nails men who crumble with love. I can only hope we get more!!!

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I am loving this series!! I think my favorite part is the military action story that runs along with the hot steamy love story.
This couple seemed like an unlikely pair.
Grace was sweet and innocent but so smart and so strong at the same time.
Steele was a hard ass soldier who was broken.
He fought it but he couldn't stop himself. She knew she wanted him and the feelings confused her. But they belonged together and they both knew it.
I love these tough as nails men who crumble with love. I can only hope we get more!!!
Profile Image for Erin Lewis.
6,212 reviews220 followers
February 23, 2017
5 Star Review of Steele (The Elite Forces Series, #4)) by Hilary Storm and Kathy Coopmans

This is the fourth book in the Elite Forces series and is about Trevor Steele and Grace Birch and their rocky road to love. What can I say? I loved it.This series seems to get better and better.

Trevor Steele is a pilot for the Elite Forces. A loyal, team member who carries scars both physically and emotionally from his last tour of duty. When circumstances bring him to the door of Grace Birch, in an unforgiving and dangerous land, he gives his word to her dying father that he will see her back to the USA.

Steele fights his demons every day and suffers terrible nightmares. He will not let anyone close for fear of hurting them and that is particularly so in the case of Grace.

Grace is one fiercely independent and strong woman who rises to the challenges she faces with courage; I admired her strength, her loyalty to her friends and her character. Grace is also stubborn and determined to break down Steele's barriers , since it is obvious to everyone that these two are attracted to each other.

Will Steele have the courage to face his feelings for Grace or will he let his past rule his future? Will Grace see beneath his tough exterior to the man who is crying out for love and acceptance?

This was at times a roller coaster ride and the emotions and fears seemed extremely real. Having read the previous books in this series I was expecting a well written and gritty book, which is exactly what I got.

I cannot tell where one author starts and the other finishes and in a collaboration such as this, Ms. Storm and Ms. Coopmans achieve a seamless flow in the writing of Steele.

This is a book and series that I recommend you read. I don't believe you will be disappointed and I cannot wait to read more in The Elite Forces Series.
Profile Image for Erica.
1,311 reviews32 followers
February 13, 2017
Once again Kathy Coopmans & Hilary Storm have managed to write yet another book in this series that I could not put down.
The writing team of these two authors is probably the best I've read, and this series just keeps getting better and better.
Trevor & Grace are broken people who may be just what the other needs to heal and move on. But there are road blocks, including a stubborn female who would do anything for those she cares about, even put her own life at risk.
Trevor is the perfect sexy, alpha male that's haunted by a past he can't let go of.
Grace is a quiet, innocent woman who's life has changed drastically since the death of her father, the biggest change being the fact that she's not so quiet anymore. I loved her outspoken, not taking orders stubbornness and how it affected Trevor.
As with all the books in this series, once you start you won't be able to put this book down.
This book can be read on it's own but I highly recommend reading the series in order.
Profile Image for Stacy Hahn.
809 reviews12 followers
February 14, 2017
Steel is book 4 in the Elite Forces Series by Kathy Coopmans and Hilary Storm. I have loved each book, but this one is my favorite so far.

Trevor Steele meets Grace in the absolute worst place possible, on a mission in Iraq. Iraq is the source of both their pain and demons and all Steele's nightmares. Grace's father is a doctor in Iraq. She was out retrieving the medical supply drop off when she ran into Steele and helped to save Ace, who was caught in a trap. In turn, Steele promises Grace's sick father that he will make sure she gets back to the US no matter what.

What you get is the amazing build up of the connection between Grace and Trevor. The slow sizzle to combustion and the action and suspense made me turn each page as fast as I could. I only wish there was more!
Profile Image for CeeJay Daisy.
232 reviews7 followers
May 11, 2017
STEELE....THEY ARE BOTH MADE OF IT!!!!

STEELE (The Elite Forces Series Book 4)
By: Hilary Storm and Kathy Coopman's
Trevor Steele, a pilot, who can fly anything, has had some horrible trauma in his life, and the nightmares never go away....but like all of the other alpha males in the Elite Forces, those traumas and feelings are pushed down, so the job can get done... and all that matters to him is that all of his team makes it home safely.....and then.....
Grace Birch is a young woman who has lived in a foreign country to take care of others, and she has seen horrible things, but when her father, who has taught her skills only doctors can perform, passes away when she can't get the supplies she needs in time, she's ready to live her life in her own way....and although she hates to leave her father and her mother who passed earlier in this foreign country, she has to get back to the USA, for her to have a life of her own...Steele tells her he gets his injured teammate back to the hospital, he will be back for her, and that's exactly what he does.....Grace has led a sheltered life, in many ways, but she is like a magnet to...well... to...Steele, and he feels the same. She wants to help heal him, and he wants to protect her...He finds out how strong-willed and determined she really is, and she finds out how she can always depend on him,,,,,and they both realize they don't want to live without the other.
Profile Image for Lisa Stinson.
1,376 reviews19 followers
February 17, 2017
This was another amazing installment to The Elite Forces Series. Loved everything about Grace and Trevor's story.

Trevor is plagued by haunting memories of when his brother was brutally taken from him. He believes that his death is his fault and can't let those thoughts go. While on a mission, one of his teammates is injured. This was the moment his world was changed forever. This is where he meets Grace.

Grace was on her way to her mother's grave when she comes across the injured soldier and his teammates. She instantly puts all her training and experience to work and does everything she can to save this injured man. Grace feels an instant pull towards Trevor Steele but she is dealing with her father's ailing health and living in this foreign land.

Trevor and Grace have an instant connection and Trevor promises Grace's father on his death bed that he will see to it that she is returned safely to the states. Trevor wants Grace but he also doesn't feel that she deserves to have to deal with all of his baggage.

Will Grace be able to prove to Trevor that she can deal with anything or will Trevor decide to runaway before she can help him heal.

I truly loved the connection between these two characters. The way Grace helped Trevor open up his mind and his heart was beautiful to read. Can't wait to see who we get to read about in the next installment.

Profile Image for Stefanie Kral.
761 reviews25 followers
July 2, 2017
✯✯4 Steele Stars!!!✯✯

I love this elite team of men. They may be a dangerous bunch of guys. Guys who'll rick their lives for their country and for each other. And when they love they love hard and with everything they have. If you read the previous 3 books you'll know what I'm talking about. This book is no different.

Trevor Steele is a pilot and can fly anything. He's the best of the best and its why he has the job he has. They're all ghosts. Steele has seen things nobody should see. He's lost men close to him. Even though he's lost them, they're never far from him. They haunt him. The yells, the screams are always playing in his head.

Once a month him and the guys go to Iraq to deliver medical supplies. He hates going bc the memories are too much. But, he does it. When there is an accident with one of his brothers they run into Grace. Her father is a Dr and taught her everything she knows.

Her eyes tell him she can be trusted to keep one of his brothers alive. When he meets her father its obvious he's dying and won't last much longer. Her father makes him promise that when he dies he'll get his daughter back to the states where she can live her life and go to school. Steele doesn't know them, but makes the promise and vows to keep Grace safe no matter what.

Grace Birch left the US when her parents decided to help the people who needed it. She's been in this country a long time and has seen it all. She lost her mother a few years ago and has been looking to get out since. But, she won't leave her father. When her father gets sick she doesn't have the medical supplies to take care of him. When she goes in search for the medical drop she runs into the US troops who delivers them. But, they are in need of help.

While helping them her father passes away. She takes up Steele on his offer to get her home safely. She knows when she looks at him that he can be trusted. Grace wants to know him. Wants to know the stories that haunt his eyes.

This book was just as good as the previous 3 in this series. It was packed full of action and non-stop action. It was about a man in need of healing. And, a woman who lives to heal the wounded. This pair are perfect for each other. I couldn't put it down and hope we get another book for another one of these men.
Profile Image for Denise.
4,119 reviews12 followers
February 14, 2017
If I thought the ones before this one was good ,then this one is fantastic because by now characters are known to me. Now to getting up closer and personal to another one on this team whom tugs at your heart-Trevor. As he is going along some help will come to him at a critical time in the form of a female who will blow up his world as he knows it -Grace. Funny thing with him is he tries to run but he can not hide because he has be had lol. Anyways in this one the story is drama filled but I seem to have focused more on the two as their relationship builds. This series itself is maturing to where you almost forget yourself because you are inhaling rapidly then reality smacks you like time to tinkle. The characters consume you as they go along until trouble comes their way with a capitol T. The last part will move fast and heavy so don't get left behind with loud gasps escaping towards the end there. When it is time for the wedding though you sigh with sadness realizing it is now ended with wanting it to go on.
2,908 reviews6 followers
July 1, 2018
All of us have memories that are either really good or really bad. For Steele they are really bad especially when guilt is also involved. Steele met Grace in Baghdad and even with her covered up her eyes spoke to him. He promised her father he would get her back in the States. But when their plane needs an emergency landing and they are alone waiting for help, his attraction to Grace starts heating up. Grace feels the same way even though they do not know much about the other. But Steele knows he is not good for her. So Grace decides to show him that he is. Lots of trouble ahead for her with his thick skull. I wonder who will win? Loved this story.
Profile Image for Sandra Curney.
110 reviews6 followers
February 15, 2017
Steele My Heart!

This!!!! This series just keeps getting better and better. Honesty Hilary and Kathy write so well together, that the story flows as if ts one single author writing it.

Grace and Steele meet in the middle of chaos after an incident brings them into each others paths. From there things only get more interesting. I couldn't put this book down. I was so drawn to these two characters. I'm not ashamed to say I even got a little teary eyed in a couple spots. This book has so much emotion.
I can't wait to read more of this series.
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239 reviews2 followers
February 13, 2017
Kathy and Hilary did it again. Book 4 in the Elite Forces series holds up to the standard that's been set in the previous books.I loved this book.
The contrast between Steele being rough and broken and Grace being innocent yet strong combines to make an intriguing and amazing story.
The story pulled me and kept me interested all the way to the end when I found my self say no because it was over. Can't wait for next book!!!
Profile Image for Ali Crawley.
67 reviews
February 13, 2017
Kathy and Hilary have done it yet again!! I loved this book from front to back! It was an adrenaline rush from start to finish and full of spunk! Trevor and Grace together make for quite the crazy love story and one that I enjoyed traveling on with them!! To watch them learn to trust and grow to love themselves and each other was quite the experience!!
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2,705 reviews5 followers
September 27, 2021
Steele (The Elite Forces Series Book 4)

The love story of Trevor Steele and Grace Birch. Grace has spend more of her life in Afghanistan with her father working with him. She meets Steele when he is on a mission and one of his team is hurt and she save him. Steel promise to get Grace back to America after her father dies. Will love bloom with two grieving people? Great story.
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22 reviews2 followers
March 16, 2022
Another thrill ride

Yet again the book grabs you and sucks you in to the story you don't want to stop reading because you may miss the action. Having these guys find women, fall in love, have the women do.something stupid to put themselves in danger, and have the men save them is such a thrill ride. Can't wait for Jackson to come out.
Profile Image for Cynthia Haflich-raber.
316 reviews3 followers
February 24, 2017
Love this series

This series is awesome! Every alpha has their own story to tell and the women in their lives make it that more interesting. The fact that the women are just as strong makes it even better. If you haven't started this series you need to...NOW!!!
Profile Image for Andrea  Renee Smith.
Author 20 books54 followers
March 17, 2017
Steele

I love The Elite Force series. The men and women are badass but also gentle when needed. Grace is strong in her own right, just in other ways. She gets Steele, and can hold her own against the other Elite when she needs to.
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4 reviews
February 13, 2017
I loved this book. The relationship between Steele and Grace felt like a natural yet contrasting fit.

Yet another amazing book to an already awesome series!
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334 reviews3 followers
January 12, 2020
Wow!!!

I can't say enough about what an awesome job this Duo has done with this series. Any book that these great minds write, you automatically know, is going to be awesome.
799 reviews8 followers
January 27, 2020
Love this series of Elite Forces. They are a bunch of sexy alpha and bada$$ woman. They do anything to protect the ones they love and also the country. I can't wait to read more.
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26 reviews1 follower
March 21, 2017
Yay for Steele

Steele is the best by far in the enforcers series. I just love him to dweath and back. Fantastic read
765 reviews
March 8, 2017
Good!

I really enjoyed Steele's book! And I LOVED Grace!! Nice to see the hard, bad boy be brought to his knees by a seemingly innocent girl. Even though it was a quick read, still thought it had lots of substance.
Profile Image for Kim.
835 reviews3 followers
February 26, 2017
Another great read in this series. Kathy and Hilary did a great job on Steele's story. The story line was great,the characters strong and the chemistry is really good with Steele and Grace. Grace who is in Iraq doing medical work with her dad. She is very strong but innocent. Steele who is in the Elite Force very strong but dealing with the loss from last mission. Both Grace and Steele meet and fight what is in front of them. This story between the two was one I couldn't put down. I had to see what was going to happen next. Great read!
Profile Image for Crystal Gray.
1,088 reviews33 followers
March 30, 2018
Whew

What a turn of events. This whole series was great! I hope the other guys get their stories told. Can't wait to see how Jackson's life turns out.
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1,212 reviews28 followers
February 19, 2017

5 Stars

Steele by Kathy Coopmans and Hilary Storm is the fourth book in The Elite Forces series. This series continues to get better and better. I was completely wrapped up in this book and I didn't want it to end. Ms. Coopmans and Ms. Storm did a fabulous job with writing Steele that you couldn't tell who had wrote what. Trevor and Grace’s story is filled with tragedies and heartaches but also friendship and love.

Trevor Steele is part of the Elite Forces. He is strong and confident yet broken inside. With the death of his brother, Trevor feels the weight of the world. Never being able to move forward and his nightmares keep him there in the past. That all changes when he's on a mission and Grace enters his life. With her innocence, her beauty, and her innate kindness, Trevor is unable to stop his feelings from growing. Will he be able to capture her heart or will his demons continue to control his life?

Grace Birch has lived a sheltered life with her parents. She wants to become a doctor and has stood by her father's side helping him help others since she was a little girl. When she meets Steele she has no idea how much her life is about change. The attraction is instant and when she's forced to move back to the US, will she be able to convince Trevor that no matter what he thinks he deserves to be loved?

I LOVED this book! The chemistry between Trevor and Grace was amazing!! The story flowed well and I felt each emotion between the characters. It was overall a fantastic read I am looking forward to reading more from this dynamic duo!
Profile Image for Debbie.
2,697 reviews49 followers
February 18, 2017
Trevor Steele is a member of an elite military group delivering medical supplies to Iraq. Grace's father is a doctor who moved his family to Iraq. Sadly he becomes ill and dies. His last request was to have Steele promise to get Grace safely back to the United States.

Both Trevor and Grace had suffered loss of family members in their lives. Trevor's was a lot more violent and he felt terrible guilt for witnessing his brother's death and not being able to do anything to stop it. He built a wall around himself and finally drops that wall with the help of Grace.

Grace is naive and innocent -- although she makes a big deal of telling everyone to stop treating that way. She knows that Trevor is a member of a top secret elite military group that he can't talk about, however she still throws an unnecessary snit fit because he didn't explain his job to her. Her naivety really shines with her actions regarding the event at the end. I liked Trevor but never seemed to develop any feelings toward Grace.

Steele is the fourth book in this series and sadly my least favorite. However I'm looking forward to getting Jackson's story and I will definitely continue this series.
Profile Image for Heather.
53 reviews1 follower
February 21, 2017
Steele is book 4 in The Elite Series and I love each book! I am glad we get Steele's story! He is an amazing pilot and team member! Steele and Grace meet over in Iraq under some pretty intense circumstances. The chemistry between them sizzles from the word go!! Steele is a true alpha, but he is so broken for reasons you will find out when you read his story! I just wanted to reach in and hug him! Grace is innocent, but damn strong!! One word comes to mind when I think of Steele and Grace...LOYAL!! Their story is intense, fun, hot, and one you most definitely need to read!! Go one click now!!
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741 reviews10 followers
February 22, 2017
Another great book in The Elite Forces series. Great characters and a fast moving plot make this a really enjoyable read. Loved it.
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