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Navy SEAL Romances #6

The Reckless Warrior

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A deadly vendetta, a country music singer on the rise, and the hot-tempered Navy SEAL who could either wreck or save everything …

Corbin Spencer’s made his share of mistakes and would give anything to have a do-over. When he gets the opportunity to join an elite security task force of ex-Navy SEALs, he jumps at the chance. Too bad the woman he’s supposed to protect just gave him the brush-off, then sicked her knuckle-headed security detail on him.

Delaney Mitchell is on the verge of hitting it big in the country music industry. At the very time when she should be flying high and enjoying life, she finds herself fleeing from a ruthless man who’s out for revenge.

Just when she thinks things can’t get worse, she realizes that the jerk she met at the party—the one with the chiseled body, intense green eyes, and rebel-without-a-cause attitude is her new bodyguard.

In order to protect Delaney, Corbin finds himself taking her back to his hometown, teaching her how to ski, and, unexpectedly, dancing with her in his arms. Sparks fly as their mutual attraction kindles to something deeper and they question if they can put aside the heartaches of the past and learn to trust each other.

What will Corbin and Delaney find around the next bend? Retribution or redemption?

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2018

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Jennifer Youngblood

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Jennifer loves reading and writing clean romance. She believes that happily ever after is not just for stories. Jennifer enjoys interior design, rollerblading, clogging, jogging, and chocolate. In Jennifer’s opinion there are few ills that can’t be solved with a warm brownie and scoop of vanilla-bean ice cream.
Jennifer grew up in rural Alabama and loved living in a town where “everybody knows everybody.” Her love for writing began as a young teenager when she wrote stories for her high school English teacher to critique.
Jennifer has a BA in English and Social Sciences from Brigham Young University Hawaii where she served as Miss BYU Hawaii. Before becoming an author, she worked as the owner and editor of a monthly newspaper named The Senior Times.
She now lives in the Rocky Mountains with her family and spends her time writing and doing all of the wonderful things that make up the life of a busy wife and mother.

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3,752 reviews1,048 followers
September 7, 2022
I did not enjoy The Reckless Warrior as much as Diehard Warrior. I had fun with previous book while The Reckless Warrior is boring. Recycle.

There are still some cute, sweet conversation between the characters. Sadly not enough to give a kick to the plot.

Overall, an OK book.

3 stars
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826 reviews525 followers
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September 20, 2021
Not for me. DNF @ >15%. Why?

Sentence structure and grammar make the content difficult to read. Sentences like this…

It had been seven months since Doug had passed, but tonight on the grounds of his estate the wound felt as raw as it had in the beginning.

Not following logic. Her bodyguard is so inept that he’s drugged by some random woman giving him donuts, which led to the FMC being assaulted in her own home by her ex. Yet, he isn’t fired? He’s still on the job, and she feels bad that he was drugged.

The MMC’s “geez,” “sheesh,” and overall voice isn’t my brand of man.

The MMC’s first encounter with the FMC is an epic fail. She makes it clear that she wants to be left alone, but he inner dialogues about how she’s the queen of mixed signals simply because she “looked at him.” He feels all entitled because he normally hits home runs with the ladies. Even after she asks repeatedly to be left alone, he reaches out to touch her. Not endearing. Not alpha. Just a lot of cheese sauce spread over a lip-curling scene.

Note to self… Author’s style, plot, and characters aren’t on my taste wavelength.

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793 reviews45 followers
May 24, 2018
This is part of the Navy SEAL series, but can be read as a standalone. But I was glad that I had Sutton's background story.

Because I've read some of the other stories in this series, I knew that Corbin did not have an easy relationship with the rest of the SEAL team. I really enjoyed hearing his side of the story. He and Delaney have instant chemistry, but they both have baggage to work through. I loved Pops and how he didn't let them defeat themselves, but helped them work through their issues.

We know from the very beginning who is stalking Delaney, but he (the stalker) has incredible resources and Corbin isn't going to be able to protect Delaney without some help. I loved how this story played out.

Content: Clean (some talk of an attempted rape, but nothing happens)
Source: Kindle Unlimited
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February 14, 2019
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Blurb:
A deadly vendetta, a country music singer on the rise, and the hot-tempered Navy SEAL who could either wreck or save everything …

Corbin Spencer’s made his share of mistakes and would give anything to have a do-over. When he gets the opportunity to join an elite security task force of ex-Navy SEALs, he jumps at the chance. Too bad the woman he’s supposed to protect just gave him the brush-off, then sicked her knuckle-headed security detail on him.

Delaney Mitchell is on the verge of hitting it big in the country music industry. At the very time when she should be flying high and enjoying life, she finds herself fleeing from a ruthless man who’s out for revenge.

Just when she thinks things can’t get worse, she realizes that the jerk she met at the party—the one with the chiseled body, intense green eyes, and rebel-without-a-cause attitude is her new bodyguard.

In order to protect Delaney, Corbin finds himself taking her back to his hometown, teaching her how to ski, and, unexpectedly, dancing with her in his arms. Sparks fly as their mutual attraction kindles to something deeper and they question if they can put aside the heartaches of the past and learn to trust each other.

What will Corbin and Delaney find around the next bend? Retribution or redemption?
2,585 reviews46 followers
April 13, 2021
I can't say that I blame Delaney being concerned over Corbin's temper after what she has been through but I suppose they will work through that. This book was kind of scary because the villain is so ruthless and creepy. But it made the intrigue real. There is some violence and flashback to violence. The attraction between the love interests is immediate but I don't know if it is really insta-love though their relationship does move fast.

Sex: kisses, innuendo
Language: no
Violence: yes, attempted murder, war flashback, shoot out, attempted rape, self defense death.
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1,953 reviews5 followers
July 14, 2018
Good clean, sex free book. HEA. Deals with battered women and PTSD.
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Author 14 books22 followers
March 28, 2022
My review today is on the Romantic Suspense, The Reckless Warrior. This is book two in the series Navy SEAL Romance. I have become a huge fan of Jennifer's work. I love stories about the Navy SEALs and especially those who work for Sutton Smith. This story is well-written, action-packed, and full of drama. I know you are going to love it.

Delaney Mitchell had one month to write and record an album. She returns to her apartment and takes a shower. When she comes out in just a robe she finds her abusive ex-husband. He laughs as he explains her bodyguard is asleep in the hall. She wouldn't let him rape her again. She fights back and his gun accidentally goes off. She calls 911. At the hospital, her ex's brother arrives. "If he dies, you die"

Ex-Navy SEAL Corban Spencer enters a party Sutton Smith is giving. He had sent Corban a tux and told him to come meet with him. Corban's best friend had been Sutton's son. He knows Doug's death was his fault, how could Sutton even look at him. When he walks in his eyes lock on a beautiful woman but then she walks away. He finds her again at the bar but she shoots him down and he gets in a fight with her bodyguard. He's locked up in the basement but is brought up for a meeting. He is assigned to bodyguard Delaney.

An exciting journey to protect Delany from a monster, while the two stubborn people fight battle after battle. God has a plan for these two broken souls; a plan for hope and a future. God has a plan for you too, a plan for peace and not for destruction, even in this time of chaos, political unrest, and war. Give Him your heart and watch Him work in your life.
668 reviews
October 13, 2021
Delaney and Corbin

Delaney is an up and coming singer trying to hit it big. Only her abusive ex-husband Tuck Allen can't seem to leave her alone. She got divorced after he put her in the hospital! Her manager Milo is trying to help as much as he can. So when Tuck sends her more text messages after getting another new phone number, she is at the end of the rope. Tuck has broken into her apartment and tried to rape her only a struggle ensues as she refuses to allow him to take anything else from her! Now he's in the hospital and will probably die. His brother Hugh has vowed that if his brother dies she will also! So Milo gets her in touch with Sutton who helped his girlfriend Leslie a few years ago. Thankfully Sutton has agreed to meet with her! She meets Corbin at the party Sutton is having and he is assigned to protect her! Will she accept Corbin as her bodyguard? What about the attraction they both felt? Will Hugh make good on his threat if Tuck dies? How will Corbin keep her safe? Only one way to find out, read this great story by Jennifer Youngblood!
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209 reviews9 followers
August 7, 2018
Delaney and Corbin

Delaney Mitchell is a rising country music star. She's been running from her abusive ex-husband. He breaks into her condo and after a brief struggle Delaney shoots him with his own gun. His brother vows revenge of he dies.
Corbin Spencer is an ex-Navy SEAL. After the death of his best friend during a raid gone wrong he went berserk and he ended up putting his Team in jeopardy. Now he has been recruited to be on a spec-ops Team of other Navy SEALs hired to protect those that other law enforcement agencies can't. His first assignment: Delaney Mitchell.
Corbin takes Delaney to his home town to keep her safe, where he has to come to terms with his past demons. Will he be able to keep Delaney safe and win her heart, or will his temper and her ex-brother-in-law destroy everything he holds dear?
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2,542 reviews16 followers
April 13, 2022
Delaney Mitchell was raised in a trailer park in Alabama by a mother addicted to drugs. She married young and was abused by her husband. After he nearly killed her, Delaney filed for divorce and fled to Nashville where she was discovered by Montana Crew's record label. Once Delaney gained some fame, her ex-husband returns, claiming she is still his and he owns her and everything she has. Delaney hires a service to be her body guards, constantly. When her guard is drugged and Delaney is nearly killed, her manager calls in Sutton Smith and his ex-Navy Seal security staff. Corbin Spencer is a broken man since his best friend, Doug Smith, Sutton's son was killed in the line of duty. When Corbin is assigned to watch over Delaney, attraction sizzles from first site and the two begin a dance of attraction and denial. A fast paced, great story!
2,364 reviews27 followers
June 8, 2022
I enjoyed reading this story. There are some traumatic scenes, like when Delaney's ex-husband tries to rape her and she ends up shooting him while defending herself. Then her brother-in-law Hugh vows to kill her if his brother dies, so she has to have protection. Delaney and Corbin get off on the wrong foot when he tries to make a pass at her. Understandably, she doesn't trust her ability to choose a good man so is skittish. I did think the first bodyguard should have been fired after he got distracted by a woman who gave him donuts that were drugged-which is how her ex-husband managed to get to her in the first place.

Corbin's dad is great and Sutton is quite good at putting enough people on security to get the job done. Good ending.

This author writes clean romance, which I like as I don't get blindsided by steamy scenes.
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3,201 reviews102 followers
February 15, 2019
Finding Love

When Corbin was called by Sutton to come talk to him about the loss of his son Doug and booked a flight for him he went. When he showed up at the estate for the party and saw a beautiful woman across the room. Delaney was finally getting her music career off and the bad thing was her ex husband found her. She has security but he got past them and she shot him but now her ex brother in law is after her and Corbin has been hired to protect her. But a lot more will happen.
305 reviews
April 30, 2018
Reckless Warrior

Reckless. Wrecked. Broken. Redeemed. Corbin Spencer had a lifetime of labels but the last was his salvation. Delaney Mitchell had lived the life of the oppressed that left her feeling tainted and unworthy of love. Her story is also one of redemption. The first time their eyes met, a deep connection was forged and the journey to freedom began.

A clean romance with plenty of suspense.
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Author 9 books11 followers
June 28, 2018
I didn't read the series in order, so I was excited to read this one because the other books alluded to the fact that things weren't totally okay with Corbin and the other SEALs. I was curious to find out why. It wasn't my favorite of the series, but it wasn't my least favorite either. Not sure I would read it again, but it was a good read with suspense, romance, and redemption. It was clean and a quick read.
1,933 reviews5 followers
December 20, 2019
The Reckless Warrior

Great book, just the right amount of love and intrigue. The fact that Corbin was an ex navy seal and now part of an elite group of men who worked for the famous Sutton Smith. His job was to keep a star safe from her ex and then from his brother who tried to kill her after his brother died from a gun shot wound that she gave him while fighting for her life. This was a Free book and a great read. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
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142 reviews
April 12, 2020
Wonderful

It was a wonderful balance. It has suspense, tragedy, helplessness, trust, love, friendship, devotion, family and the love of the lord. I feel like this author covered it all. If you are looking for a smutty book with very graphic love making scenes this is not the book for you. However if your wants a navy seal who made a few mistakes fall for the country singer who came from a tragic background then this is definitely the book for you.
603 reviews1 follower
October 29, 2021
Another good one

I liked this one also. I read them out of order but that is okay. I have one more that I get to read next. I am still missing the hot, steamy love scenes. Let's add some please. Corbin sounds like a great guy that had a little trouble along the way. I am glad that Delaney was able to quiet his soul for him. I am glad that he will be there to protect her also. Thank you.
1,073 reviews23 followers
April 20, 2018
I enjoyed reading The Reckless Warrior. Jennifer Youngblood did an excellent job developing the main characters. Corbin's grandfather and sister added humor and wisdom to the story. There's a complex relationship between Corbin and the other SEALs on the team. The Reckless Warrior is a clean and exciting romance. There is an HEA and no cliffhanger.
125 reviews1 follower
April 20, 2018
Another good one from this series

I've always enjoyed this author's writing. She did not disappoint with this book either. Who wouldn't love a broody ex-seal that has trouble keeping his temper in check? Add a beautiful country singing star and you have a great combination for a great book. Will I read another book by her? Well, absolutely!
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1,003 reviews21 followers
April 28, 2018
Love at first sight

Everything I've read by Jennifer Youngblood has been excellent. She can capture emotions & pull you deep into her story world. This book is filled with tension, drama, wonderful characters & a tender, loving romance. Sitting on my porch, glass of sweet tea in hand, I'm left with the feeling I've just participated in an adventure!
196 reviews2 followers
May 11, 2018
Commitment

For true love to happen, there must be the desire to understand and support as well as enjoy the attraction to each other. Reckless Warrior had these elements and more. I do love these clean romance stories, please keep them coming. It's a book that I can easily recommend to others.
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696 reviews
March 23, 2019
I loved learning about another of these amazing Navy SEALS. Corbin and Delany both bring plenty of baggage into the story. Together they find ways to work through their issues. Pops and Addie are great supporting characters. Lots of tension and action in this story. I love that the characters could learn from each other and grow into the people they were striving to become.
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98 reviews1 follower
January 1, 2020
Protecting the Singer

I enjoyed the chemistry between these two character's, but when corbin's grandfather & sister got involved they made it a little more hilarious to me. The grandfather new the situation but he still wanted to help. Colton had to let go of son anger issues too.
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2,484 reviews13 followers
April 22, 2018
Wonderful!!

I love this book. It has strong yet damaged characters and a great story. The suspense and the romance keep grabbed me from the beginning. A very entertaining, wonderful book!
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749 reviews
May 1, 2018
Great book

I really loved this story, it has everything romance, suspense and action. The characters are awesome and so believable. Can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series.
745 reviews4 followers
May 3, 2018
You've left your abusive husband. Changed your name and became popular singer. Then he finds you and thinks he's entitled to you and your money. He breaks in and you shoot him. He later dies and his brother is after you. The hunt is on.
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134 reviews1 follower
June 10, 2018
Pretty Good!

A fun romantic ride with a bit of suspense. Loads of steamy scenes and romance. I got a tiny bit tired of all the kissing and wanted more character development and dialogue, just my personal preference. Clean Romance!
1,247 reviews23 followers
September 5, 2018
Loved the strong characters, the navy seals brotherhood, the suspense of a revengeful brother in law out to get Delaney for finishing of her abusive husband and the relationship that grows between the bodyguard and the famous singer.
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1,111 reviews7 followers
October 8, 2018
Sweet Suspenseful Romance

Delaney was a rags-to-riches story with an abusive ex-husband that attacks her, but she manages to shoot him and that's when she needs a bodyguard. Corbin's a hot head, but he's pretty perfect for the job. Sweet story of how things work out!
1,457 reviews12 followers
July 29, 2022
Corbin Spencer has made mistakes in his life, so when he gets a chance to join an elite team made up of his former Navy Seal Team, he accepts and hopes to redeem himself. His first assignment is Country music Star Delaney Mitchell who shot her ex-husband when he broke into her home to rape her. He died, but his brother promises to come after her. Corbin is to keep her safe so he takes her back to his hometown and introduces her to small town life until her brother in law comes to town. Great suspense and action in this book by Jennifer Youngblood!
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