Sierra and Grover - an exciting and swoony end to the series
I love Susan Stoker’s stories and Shielding Sierra is one of her best. I have been waiting for Sierra’s rescue and while this book can be read as a stand-alone, I would not recommend it. Sierra and Grover’s love story first started in book 3 of this series and there have had small snippets and hints about it in every book since then. Grover is a Delta Force soldier who met Sierra on a base in Afghanistan a year ago. She was working as a civilian contractor in the mess hall. She said she’d keep in touch but never reached out. Grover is disappointed that after feeling a strong connection with Sierra she ghosted him and tried to forget about her. But when Grover learned a month ago that she was kidnapped by the Taliban right after he met her, he intentionally gets himself kidnapped too in hopes of finding her. This is where this book starts, with Grover being thrown in the same cave prison as Sierra. Despite this being a military romance, there are no damsels in distress in this book, Sierra is a force to be reckoned with just as much as Grover is and sometimes even Delta Force needs a little rescuing. This book has a little bit of everything just like you’d expect from a Susan Stoker story - sweet moments, strong friendships, fan your face sexy times, real life issues, imperfect characters, dangerous high stress situations, and so much love. Expect to feel all the feels with this one. The writing was fantastic, the characters were well developed and relatable, and the storyline hooked you in from the first word and did not let you go until the last. With Shielding Sierra, the final book in the Delta Two series, Susan Stoker once again proves she’s a fantastic storyteller. And while I am disappointed that this series is ending, I’m excited to read the new series about the Refuge.