Three chiseled Navy SEALs. One lucky college girl.I went to a Barcelona nightclub to celebrate my last week abroad.And the Navy SEALs I met there?They gave me the send-off of my life.Cairo, the olive-skinned and amber-eyed sailor whose muscles make my stomach squirm.Hunter, the chiseled blond beauty with the boy-next-door smile.Logan, their distinguished Lieutenant Commander who has the most experience of the three.But my three new lovers have some vicious enemies.Catalan terrorists who want to blow up Barcelona.Men who want to kill the SEALs—and me too.Now my powerful SEALs insist on protecting me.Even if it means keeping me from my own vacation plans.Is their vigorous protection just paranoia?Or will these three alphas do anything to keep their woman safe?SAVED BY THE SEALS is a thrilling stand-alone Reverse Harem Romance filled with humor, action, and suspense. HEA guaranteed!
Cassie Cole is a romance author living in Norfolk, Virginia. A polygamist/polyamorist at heart, she thinks Romance is best when served in threes, fours, and fives!
Not as intense as some of Cassie Cole’s other books!
The following ratings are out of 5: Romance: 💙🖤❤️💖 Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Story/Plot: 📕📗📙 World building: 🌏🌍🌎 Character development: 😟🤭😤
The heroine:Karen - she was a grad student working on her PhD in microbiology at the University of Barcelona. Her thesis was finished, her exams were taken, and papers turned in. Karen wanted to let loose and have some fun for once before going back to the states, so she went out to a crowded nightclub so she could dance and have a good time. Though more importantly she was there to find a man for the night.
The Heroes: Three navy seals who are on a job in Barcelona Spain. They are a three-person strike team on the tail of some terrorists that are planning something big. Cairo - He is tall, muscular, with black hair and amber eyes. Hunter - His body is big, hard and he is an all American with blond hair and blue eyes. Logan - He is the Lieutenant Commander of the team, he has huge muscles, and dark hair sprinkled with grey, despite the fact that he is in his early thirties.
The Story: when a spaniard in the nightclub slipped a roofie into her drink, Cairo and Hunter stepped in and got in a fight with the guy. The guy turned things around and got Karen and her two Heroes kicked out of the club. She had been planning to hook up with a sexy spaniard, but since she was out of the club with Cairo and Hunter, she challenged them to take her to their place and make up for what she was missing.
I like the fact that the story has Karen getting involved with the guys early on and the fact that she is mistaken by the terrorists as someone working with the Seal team. However, the premise that two of the Seals on the hunt for terrorists took off one night to go to a nightclub looking to hook up with women was kind of lame. I think Seals are a bit more professional than to leave their post because they are bored for a night on the town.
Like I said, this story had holes in it, but the romance was good and there was certainly some action and adventure. The heroine did have an unfortunate name in this day and age, though she was definitely a Karen in many ways. I did really like Cairo and Hunter, though Logan was a bit stiff at times, but it was endearing when he got self-conscious. I have been really liking Cassie Cole’s reverse harem romances, though I would say this is probably the weakest one I have read so far. Still, it was good.
Cassie does it again. She always has the perfect amount of action both in the bedroom and out. This time we are in Spain with some hunky SEALs. These 3 men are a team who accidentally gets Karen involved in their mission. This book has action, heat, beautiful scenery and some fun with all heart. I also love the epilogues.
*I received a free copy of this book via Hidden Gems and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
Microbiology grad student Karen has finished her work on her semester abroad in Barcelona, so she and her roommate go out dancing, wanting to meet some hot Spanish guys. Instead, she has a run in with a sexy American military man on a secret mission, which leads the Catalan Liberation Front terrorist organization to think she's his CIA contact and kidnap her. This leads to a chase all over Spain with Karen, the terrorists, and her hot Navy SEAL Romeo (and his two equally hot teammates).
This book drags in the middle, when they're hiding from the CLF, but it starts out with a bang, and ends up with a bang (no spoilers, but Karen's scientific knowledge makes her the hero). I like that the scientist saves the day, not just the Navy SEALS. Karen has chemistry with all three guys, and the reverse harem part comes relatively naturally. This is a very good romance novel.
*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.
If you are looking for a hot contemporary RH book then look no further then this little gem. We meet Karen at the end of her semester abroad looking for a good time before she leaves so she goes to the club where she meets two really sexy guys. The have an incredible night which leads to all kinds of drama as chaos as their job quickly comes into play putting her in danger. Keeping her safe puts them all together though including the third member of their team. The fireworks fly from there as well as the bullets. A riveting military romance that you will have a hard time putting down. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
I loved this story. I couldn't put it down. It was a fantastic story. I am looking forward to reading more by this author.
Karen has been studying abroad all semester and is ready to cut loose. She meets Cairo and Hunter after they save her from another guy. They share a great encounter but everything goes crazy from there. She is kidnapped by a terrorist group and they must save her. She meets the third member of their team. Now the race is on to keep her safe and stop the terrorists. Will they be able to accomplish this or will they be too late?
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I think this book had potential, but for me, it fell short. It's a standalone RH.
Karen is in the wrong place at the wrong time. After a steamy night, she ends up being linked to a terrorist investigation that the Seals are involved with.
Karen was a grad student finishing up her studies in Spain, ready for a few days holiday before heading home to the US. Her name didn't really help me like her. She heads out for a night of dancing and ends up spending a few steamy hours with two Seals. Considering she was a microbiologist, she has no common sense. She was told several times not to tell anyone about what was going on, but she blabbed her mouth every chance she got to whoever asked her anything. The only thing I did like about her was that she was very forward sexually and initiated the hookup's with all the guys - she had no problem asking for what she wanted which was refreshing for a female character.
The Seals.... they were part of a secret Seal team, but managed to mess up several times and cause problems they could have avoided if they'd just stuck to their mission like I imagine Seals would do, otherwise they wouldn't be Seals. They were too easily distracted by Karen, and I completed missed what the instant attraction with her was.
I didn't see any reason why the guys would be so hung up with Karen apart from them being able to share her and have a potential relationship, even with them being sent on regular missions. She didn't even redeem herself at the end when she used her degree to help counter part of the terrorist plan.
Hunter was the only character I liked. He was funny and had a great relationship with Cairo. He did spend the whole book calling her 'dude' which was more teenager than adult. Brooding Logan.... he took me a while to warm up to, but he was the only one who was actually trying to follow his mission properly, although his 'shyness' was weird and never explained.
The story is back-to-back action and is fairly faast paced, with a few steamy moments sprinckled in. It takes place over a couple of days, and Karen manages to get taken/kidnapped 3 times (could be more), and they all manage to take down a terrorist organisation and stop a terrorist attack.
I think it could have been much better, but it was readable.
- RH (3 guys, no MM) - action-packed - MMC Seals - terrorist plot - hard to like FMC
Each one of these stars is for the three Navy SEALs represented in this book. Actually, Hunter--who made this book bearable --really deserves 3 stars by himself, but I didn't want to give this book a higher rating just to signify my enjoyment of these three characters.
First, let's start out with Karen: Microbiology graduate student. Finishing up a semester abroad with her friend Linda. Dumb as a box of rocks. Too stupid to live.
Was that too subtle? OK...I totally hated this character.
She is told multiple times not to tell anyone about the two Navy SEALs she hooked up with at a Barcelona nightclub. What does she do? Spill the whole story, with details...multiple times.
She is told that she needs to stick close to the team for her safety. What does she do? She sneaks off in the middle of the night to go to Mallorca. And why does she do something this stupid? Because she "need[ed] a vacation."
Too. Stupid. To. Live.
I got to the point where I started rooting for the bad guys and hoping they would shoot her. Or that maybe one of the good guys just got tired of her...and maybe he'd shoot her.
(I feel like, in the name of fairness, I have to admit that not all the bad stuff that happened to them was directly her fault. Yes, that did hurt to type.)
I absolutely LOVED Hunter. He was hilarious! He totally made this book for me. Three stars for Hunter! Cairo was a very close second. (He gets 1.5 - 2 stars.) The two of them together...awesome.
Logan was OK. I kinda liked the brooding team leader. His aversion to being totally nude in front of women was never explained (was he teased when he was younger? a victim of abuse?). He just gets over it. How unsatisfying.
So, to recap...loved Hunter; hated Karen; Cairo and Logan fall in the middle.
Reverse harem is not my favorite read (the airtight thing does not appeal to me), but I do enjoy a story with some action and mystery, and this book at least gave me that.
I thoroughly enjoyed this action-pack romance which kept me entertained till the final page. You have three drop dead gorgeous special Navy Seals and one graduate microbiology student. You have Hunter the jokester, Cairo the layback romantic, and Logan the dead serious leader and Karen the student who gets mixed up with the group. The boys are sent on a secret mission to Barcelona, Spain to await orders to find out what the Catalan Liberation Front with their leader Aina Jimenez is doing and stop them. Against orders, Cairo and Hunter decide to go out and have fun and end up at a nightclub. Karen who's been a studious student and just finished her classes, decides to party and celebrate by hooking up with a hot Spaniard on her last days in Spain. She goes to the same nightclub and dances with the locals and meets Phillip and orders a drink at the bar when she then meets Cairo who's picking up drinks and they begin to talk and find out they're both Americans. Phillip comes and asks her to dance again and while dancing he grabs her drink and roofies it which Cairo sees and a fight erupts and his friend Hunter enters when Philip and his friends join in. They get thrown out of the club and as a "what the heck" (Didn't I mentioned, they're drop dead gorgeous) she goes home with them. This gets Karen involved with the boys which begins the mission going FUBAR. There's hot steamy romance, guns blazing, car chasing action with "edge of your seat" drama. You get to know these Navy Seals background story and Karen's in this romance book. Do the guys complete their mission and protect her? I volunteer to read and review this well written suspense romance book. ARC
WOW this book has a bit of everything. Suspense, it's a thriller, Action packed and a hot hot hot romance X 3. Karen has just finished her semester for her Microbiology graduate in Spain and decided to go dancing before her and her roommate return to America. Karen is looking for a Spanish man with beautiful olive skin to finish her night of with a bang but what she wasn't expecting was Cairo and Hunter. But before she could decided what she really wanted to do with her night a Spanish man called Phillip tried to Roofie her, Karen saw it and tried to play him at his own game when Cairo came over and knocked the beer bottle out of her hands, and started to beat Phillip up. He didnt believe in drugging women. Cairo, Hunter and Karen all get kicked out of the club but the night wasn't a lose as they all made there way back to Hunter and Cairo's flat and have one amazing night of passion. Karen is a strong, Confident woman who knows what she wants and has not problems letting them know that. But what Karen didnt know was that Cairo and Hunter were Navy Seals on a mission and there night of passion had put her in danger. But could Hunter and Cairo save her or would she fall into the wrong hands????
Absolutely brilliant read I couldnt out it down its a fantastic book with a very strong storyline line and I liked all the characters even when someone was grumpy, I would recommend this book to everyone
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So it seems that Karen was done with her semester of classes at the University in Barcelona and decides she deserves to go have some fun,,,, she went to the club and was swept away with the music and then she gets thirsty,,,, she wanders to the bar,,,, while there, she meets another guy ,, he's American, like herself,,, his name is Cairo and as he keeps her busy,,, the guy she apparently was dancing with,,,, he slips her a mickie,,, you know, a dirty dirty dabrowski, you get the picture,,, and then things get strange for our girl in the form of more men, like Cairo's friend Hunter ,,,, well, she has an amazing time only to be put into custody the next day,,,,, oohhh,,,,, she's been a bad girl ,,, so, I'm gonna leave you with that thought and make you read why for yourself,,, I don't want to tell you all the deets on the happs ,,, but, you seriously need to read this book,,,,
This is, of course, a reverse harem story with hot scenes that will melt your reader ,,,, there is lots of action,,, lots of adventure and like I said,,,, the hot, steamy scenes,,, grab this read and relax,,, you won't know what you're missing if you don't give it a shot,,I'm certainly glad I did,,,, I would so totally recommend this book to anyone,,,,,,
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Karen is an exchange student studying a semester abroad and when its almost time to go home she wants to celebrate. So she goes to a club to find a hot guy for a hook up. However what she gets is a Spanish man that tries to roofie her and a bar fight that gets her kicked out of the club. Cairo and Hunter are thrown out also but because they were fighting for Karen when the saw the pill get dropped in her drink. They all go back to the guys' room and have an amazing night. Karen leaves early the next morning never thinking she'd see them again. Yet trouble seems to be following her and she runs back into not only them but their other room mate Logan. The guys are Seals on a hush hush mission and when everything goes sideways Karen gets mixed up as well. Can they all make it out safely?
This is an amazing story that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first chapter. The chemistry between them is off the charts hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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Karen is in Spain to do studies at the University. She;s finished her semester and is out for fun. At a club she heads to the dance floor and eventually heads over for a drink. There she meets up with another American, Cairo. When she and Cairo watch as the guy she was dancing with puts a roofie in her drink, things go to heck in a handbasket. To make up for not getting her Spaniard, she heads out with Cairo and his friend Hunter. After a night of fun she heads home. The next day at breakfast she;s picked up by the police. At the interrogation, she meets their other roommate, Logan. She deduces they are Navy Seals. He cautions her to not mention them or even talk about them. On her way back to her apartment she receives a call from her roommate and in the middle her roomie screams. From this point on her life turns surreal and she winds up with sort of bodyguards in the form of three gorgeous ripped Navy Seals!! Fantastic story and read!! If you love reverse harem stories this one will keep you enthralled.
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I voluntarily reviewed "SAVED BY THE SEALS" This is a great Interesting, intriguing, suspense, danger, steam, action, twists that keeps you turning the pages. Karen is a Microbiology grad student doing her work in Barcelona with her friend Linda & they decide to go out dancing to meet some hot Spanish guys, but she meets two extremely sexy American Military guys Cairo & Hunter after they save her from another guy in the club, their on a secret mission which makes her appear to Catalan Liberation Front terrorist organization think that she's their CIA contact & she gets kidnapped. Cairo & Hunter need to save Karen from this terrorist group meeting the third Logan it gets pretty gritty keeping her safe & stop these terrorists. I definitely recommend to get this action-packed romance Karen, Cairo, Hunter & Logan take you on quite the adventure will they be able to stop the terrorists, chemistry is hot between them, they've got bullets going off around them it's a great Military Reverse Harem Romance you don't want to miss reading. AWESOME ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT MILITARY ROMANCE 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤
So, I'm clearly in the minority here based off the reviews and ratings of other readers. I just couldn't find it in myself to finish the book. I will say that I got through 75% and decided that it just wasn't the book for me. I really wanted a dirty book with a decent story interwoven. Sometimes you just want a dirty book to cleanse the palate, so to speak. A book cover with two men and a woman on it should have done it for me.
To me, the main character did not present a good reason to be sleeping with all of these men. Again, I didn't see how all of these men just had to sleep with her and continue to pine for her. I found no redeeming qualities about her. It wasn't that the writing was bad at all. It was more all of the characters that I just couldn't get on board with. This one was a dud to me.
Clearly I'm in the minority so don't listen to me. Everyone has different tastes in their books so even though this book was not a good to me, it may be for you.
This book was ok. Not one of my favorites. *** (Only read if your ok with spoilers)*** Likes: -the scenes when they would have to rescue a certain someone, and the traveling they got to do. Dislikes: -Pet peeve: Hunter the entire book calling her “dude.” At first i was like ok they are getting to know each other and sometimes people say that. After the first night when they had been intimate all i could think when he said it was of an immature 16 year old high schooler not some supposed bad a$$ Navy Seal. - MC kept telling her friend things when told multiple times not too & kept sneaking out after she had been kidnapped and told not too🤦🏽♀️ -never really explained Logan’s issue with not wanting to be seen and i can’t believe the way he acted with her that he would be ok with the RH so easily. -Read bonus scene at your own discretion. That was the first one i wished i had not read. (And i love pregnancy trope but that just seemed wrong in multiple ways)
Here we have a story that is quite a bit on the longer side but wow - how thrilling the whole time, plus all the +18 and some towards +21 scenes. There is quite a good story line and the characters are really good as well. The villains are plentiful with all different kinds of twists and turns, but the good guys are there as well. What I liked about the ending of the story is that we got to know a bit a year or two later that is often times quite like a punch line to a story to have something about the people a few years later. Overall I just really liked all aspects of this one and am giving out very rare five stars to it. What was also really good was the language i.e. grammar and such. I am a bit of a stickler to the grammar, at least the most well known aspects, spelling and such and this one was just really good.
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What a fabulous story this was to read. Cassie certainly has written a great story from start to finish. It ticks all of the boxes for me in a reverse harem story. The men are sexy as hell, and the l ovely lady wants what she wants. This great story has a few twists and turns, action and hot sex a must to read
Karen has just finished her micro biology studies, wanting a night out she goes to a club, there she meets Cario and Hunter when they were protecting her from a local who was trying to roofie her. After a wonderful night with them she goes back home, only tgo find herself arrested the next morning . She is interrogated by Logan the mens other friend, once home she is kidnapped by a group of terrists thinking that she is CIA. After that the men must protect her at all costs, But how are they finding her all the time.
Karen has been working hard at her studies and now that she is finished he decides she needs a night out on the town so she heads to a bar there she meets local when he tries to get her to drink a drink that she has seen him drug he gets obnoxious because she refuses Cairo an American she has been talking to comes to her rescue As things heat up in a fight between Cairo the man with the drink and his friends Cairo's friend Hunter steps into help As Cairo and Hunter wipe the floor of the men attacking them they along with Karen are thrown out of the bar Cairo and Hunter take Karen back to their place where she meets Logan the leader of this group of Seals waiting for their mission to start. When she leaves them and is kidnapped it will be up to the men to save her but will they get to her in time A great fun read that will have you turning the pages as fast as you can
After finishing a semester studying in Spain, Karen goes to a club to unwind. She studied hard and passed all her tests and will be leaving for a quick vacation before going back home to America. She has fun until she sees one hot guy drop a pill in her drink. Another guy comes to her rescue and a fight starts.
Karen met Cairo in the club, finding a fellow American in Spain was unusual, but she was looking for a hot Spanish guy for the night, not an American. When Cairo comes to her defense and then his buddy Hunter, joins in the fight, it changes everything for Karen. The next day she meets Logan, their leader and everything just spins out of control.
This story was fast paced, exciting, fun with a great sense of humor , steamy, great action and well written.
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Saved By The SEALs by Cassie Cole is a well written romantic suspense with the added bonus of a reverse harem storyline. This plot is highly interesting and engaging. The characters and setting make it enthralling. These four characters are authentic and each unique in their own ways. I always enjoy a good military romance and I felt this one was great! The more I read by Cassie Cole, the more she is becoming a favorite author of mine to watch for new books to read. So far she has fed my need for romance must haves and this book is no exception. Overall a fun read. Reading this book was a pleasure as the characters interacted and become more and more invested in each other leading to a really fantastic HEA. I read an ARC of this book from Hidden Gems and voluntarily share my review.
A student abroad, check. Hot sexy Navy SEALs, check. Hot steamy action, check, check check! Karen is a student on vacation abroad and decides to go to a nightclub in Barcelona and there she meets 3 hot sexy men. The chemistry between Karen, Cairo, Hunter and Logan can so hot you'll melt where you sit!
I really enjoyed reading this book. Karen's not only hot and sexy, but she's sassy, smart and determine. The men are gorgeous, your Alpha male who is bound to protect Karen from the men who's out to get them and her. You'll get plenty of action in this read! Action pack, lots of funny one liners, great plot and lots of steam. A definite must read!
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I love when a woman knows what she wants and goes for what she wants. Karen is out looking for a break and finds an adventure that will change her life. One very steamy hot night with two sexy guys will give her more than she expected.
Karen is bright, beautiful and she knows herself. She knows that she’s attracted to all three of her seals. They each bring a different side, and she is having fun getting to know them better.
Hunter makes her laugh and is so much fun. Cairo is exciting and spontaneous. Logan is a tough badass that needs Karen to soften and bring love and joy into his life. Together they explore all the ways they can make each other happy. A relationship built on love and acceptance, they are perfect for each other. A true family.
I love and enjoy reading all of Author Cassie Cole’s stories. I highly recommend them all.
This story had just the right mix of sexual tension and dangerous situations. Yeah I know some things aren’t quite realistic but what great dreams or fantasies are? Until you live them. I don’t know many who can handle what Karen can though.
But maybe it’s really true what they told me when I was small: the love you have for someone doesn’t diminish when another person enters your life, the amount of love just grows.
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Great Story! Karen is looking for a good time after finishing her thesis for her Master's, but she may have gotten more than she bargained for. She ends up going home with a couple of SEALs after they come to her aid. The next day becomes one thing right after another when a group trying to take over Barcelona believes that she is involved in trying to take them down and Team 13 of the SEALs must come to her rescue. I love the way the story unfolds and especially the surprising way that the story ends. I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Cassie has become one of my favorite authors. I look forward to every new book! I really enjoyed this book about how she gets caught up in the 3 Seals mission. She had worked so hard her whole semester and wanted one night to let loose before she has to return to the states. She ends up as a target of the bad guys while becoming an obsession of the good guys. They have no choice but to protect her and falling in love is not part of their mission by any means
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Karen is ready to relax before she has to head back to the states. Cairo, Logan, and Hunter are waiting for their orders on what they have to do. One wild night changes everything. Will they be able to stop those determined to cause harm? Will the men be able to keep her safe and keep her in the end?
I love how in these books each man has his own personality and brings something else forward in the relationship. I thought that despite what was happening, Karen was rather strong and I loved how she was free with herself and didn't hold herself back from what she wanted. Steamy read.
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Karen goes out to the bar to celebrate after her final paper is done for her master's degree. There she meets and talk to Cairo and when a man named Phillipe tries to drug her, Cairo rushes in and fights 3 on 1 until his buddy Hunter comes to help. They all 3 sleep together and have the best sex, but then Karen leaves. This starts the adventure where she is kidnapped, arrested by fake police, hunted and goes on the run with Logan. She learns then 3 men are SEALs from Team 13 and they are their own sub unit. Like the end, but was wanting a proposal or even a pregnancy announcement.
Finally a book where the heroine isn't a virgin and instead is a confident woman who isn't ashamed of her sexuality! Loved that part of the book. The name Karen is ruined because of how many people refer to Karen's in a negative way, she was fairly naive about her safety which irritated me also.. and the bit about the super tough leader seal being too scared to show his junk was a weird piece of this book that I could have gone without. It took me a couple of days to get through this one which is abnormal for me and why I am eating it 3 stars instead of four.