Hot SEAL, Open Arms

by Teresa J. Reasor

Navy SEAL Wyatt Taylor is facing the hardest decision of his life—what the hell to do now he can no longer be a SEAL. Besides his bum arm, he also has a bad attitude, because in his opinion nothing he’ll ever do again will live up to his life as a SEAL. But now his savings are dwindling and his team has deployed without him, he knows he has to move on.

Kinley Green is living her dream. She’s worked with horses for years, training them, caring for them, and riding them. And now with a grant in hand, she’s finally able to put her horses and her expertise with disabled children to use on a working ranch.

When Wyatt Taylor walks in with his killer smile asking for a job, she sees trouble… But he knows horses and has intimate knowledge of what disability is all about. And she does need the help.

But when trouble strikes, threatening her business, her horses and her life… Will he prove to be the right man for the job?

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2022

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Teresa Reasor was born in Southeastern Kentucky, but grew up a Marine Corps brat. The love of reading instilled in her in Kindergarten at Parris Island, South Carolina made books her friends during the many transfers her father's military career entailed. The transition from reading to writing came easily to her and she penned her first book in second grade. But it wasn’t until 2007 that her first published work was released.

After twenty-one years as an Art Teacher and ten years as a part time College Instructor, she’s now retired and living her dream as a full time Writer.

Her body of work includes both full-length novels and shorter pieces in many different genres, Military Romantic Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Children’s Books.

MILITARY ROMANTIC SUSPENSE:
Breaking Free (Book 1 of the SEAL TEAM Heartbreakers)
Breaking Through (Book 2 of the SEAL TEAM Heartbreakers)
Breaking Away (Book 3 of the SEAL TEAM Heartbreakers)
Building Ties (Book 4 of the SEAL TEAM Heartbreakers)

PARANORMAL ROMANCE:
Timeless

FANTASY ROMANCE:
Whisper In My Ear


HISTORICAL ROMANCE:
Highland Moonlight
Captive Hearts

SHORT STORIES:
An Automated Death (A Steampunk Short Story) Paranormal
To Capture A Highlander’s Heart: The Beginning (A Highland Moonlight Spinoff)
Caught In The Act (A Humorous Short Story) Contemporary Romance

NOVELLAS:
To Capture A Highlander’s Heart: The Courtship (A Highland Moonlight Spinoff
Breaking Ties: A Seal Team Heartbreakers Novella


CHILDREN’S BOOK:
Willy C. Sparks: The Dragon Who Lost His Fire

Her next children’s book will be Haiku Clue a book of Haiku poetry for children. The poems will act as clues for the reader to guess what the creature is before they turn the page. It will be out in the fall of 2015.

ANTHOLOGIES HER WORK HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN:
Malice, Mischief, and Men (Breaking Free)
SEALed With A Kiss: Heroes With A Heart (Breaking Free)
Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem (Building Ties)

Reviews

[CarolKat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wyatt's shoulder injury might have been fixable, except that a messed-up surgery caused additional nerve damage. Now separated from the Navy he's looking for a job away from his family ranch. His parents while meaning well, are stifling him. A local boarding stable just may be his answer.

Kinsley owns a boarding stable that has a couple of barns. Horses that are boarded for clients and others for therapy and tourist rides. When Wyatt shows up at the stable to apply a mare is in labor. This particular mare has had a previous pregnancy that didn't end well. One of her workers Gerald shows up and sees the mare sweating and clearly in full labor. However, it's Wyatt who's ready and willing to step up and help.

Wyatt had more than secured the job with his actions and after witnessing the scene with the mare's owner Wyatt has a few things to say to the man. Wyatt knows Hunter Wagner from school, and it doesn't appear he's changed at all. Still the bully and using his money to do push his way around.

There's far more than meets the eye here though. Between Gerald who didn't want the manager job to Hunter whose mare is exhibiting new aggressive behaviors this book gets better with every page.

I love the suspense and intrigue as well as the romance and sizzle even as Wyatt and Kinley try not to take that fall.

[Michelle Pierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t believe everything that happened in Chapter One to set this story up. I felt for Wyatt with his injury and someone wanting to shut him up for trying to get answers and force him out of the Navy. I liked his initial meeting with Kinley and how he just jumped right in with what needed to be done with the horse and I also liked getting to know about his past and his parents owning a spread in Texas. Wyatt is definitely a good fit to help Kinley out especially when things start happening and someone is harassing her. I liked Wyatt using his skills he learned from his time in the Navy to not only help his dad and his ranch out but Kinley as well. I thought I had it figured out as to who was harassing Kinley until Wyatt and in turn Carol mentioned someone else as the culprit. I’m glad we learned what happened to the doctor that was less than professional and ended up ruining Wyatt’s career and interesting that Wyatt’s dad knew of the specifics of that. I appreciated how, in the end, Wyatt helped take are of a couple of matters and now Kinley can just worry about her business and see where things go with Wyatt. I’m really enjoying the detail that this author puts into her books. Another wonderful book!

[Anima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Navy SEAL turned cowboy, again, Wyatt returns home and began working for Kinley’s business. She’s a tough young woman and can handle her own but when strange and aggressive situations come up in the barns it’s a good thing Wyatt was there. It took me a while to really like the characters, Wyatt is pretty simple to “get” but Kinley was a bit tougher to gauge. Their love story was of the slow moving variety, not wanting work to interfere, but it seemed a bit slower than normal. The book isn’t very long but I found myself reading some tough conversations, almost like reading a monologue because the conversations seemed one sided. The suspense took a long time to build up and kept me wondering when Wyatt’s special skills would be required. Still an enjoyable read just be patient with the storyline. I was the recipient of an early copy and have left this review voluntarily.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartbreaking start that morphs into heartwarming then a dash of suspense.

Wyatt Taylor life is being a Navy SEAL. After an freak accident on a halo jump he is medically discharged with a bum arm. Having to return to his parent ranch and being suffocated by his mother hovering he decides to apply for a job on a horse ranch.

Kinley Green runs a horse ranch that also works with disabled children. She loves horses and being able to help children makes it all the better.

Two lost souls bond over their love for horses. Trouble comes to the ranch that threaten both the animals and Kinley. Wyatt may not be able to serve his county anymore but Uncle Sam gave him skills and he will do anything to protect Kinley and the animals.

[Dana zamora · Rating 5 out of 5]

To new beginnings

Wyatt medically discharged from the Seal's because of a screw up of the surgeon, going back home to his parents ranch, Kinley has taken over her grandparents ranch, making changes, having therapy horses, boarding horses, it's like a family with her employees for her, things start going wrong after Wyatt working for her, he's great with the staff and even better with the horse's, can they figure out who is harassing her, who injured a baby calf, will their budding relationship survive, absolutely amazing story, thank you, Dana Zamora

[Leslie Lindholm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner from Teresa Reasor. I love her books because you never get cookie cutter storylines. You always get a unique story with characters that have depth...they aren't perfect, they have flaws and they endear themselves into your heart. Wyatt and Kinley are just the ticket. Both strong, both hurt in someway and both courageous when it comes to protecting others. Do yourself a favor and grab the latest offering from Ms. Reasor...a great read to get lost in.

[Ellen Gaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

When injury forces Wyaat Taylor, Navy seal, to retire, he heads back to Texas. Not wanting to work for the family ranch, he gets a job with neighboring horse trainer, Kinley Green. Someone is sabotaging her business and Wyaat brings his Seal skills to the rescue. It doesn't hurt that he is smokin hot!!!! I loved this story by Teresa and give it 5 stars.

[Katherine Horvath]

Finding the One!

Hot Seal, Open Arms: WOW! Excellent story and writing! Lots.of surprises, suspense and hot romance. Great characters and hot men! I really enjoyed the story along with the other ones. Great series!

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story, loved the characters and the setting. Good plot with enough suspense to keep you reading.

[Cynthia Siermienski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot SEAL, Open Arms

Great story. It had so much going on. The calls, the cut fences, the animal abuse and the hot sexy romance. Couldn't put it down.

[Jeri Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of Hot SEAL, Open Arms

I absolutely loved this book and I will definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves romantic suspense novels. She is an amazing writer!

[Mary Edith · Rating 5 out of 5]

open arms

Excellent story line. This book was hard to put down. Just enough intrigue and mystery and also love in bloom.

[Jeanie Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Danger and romance. Laughter and tears. The best of her awesome Hot SEAL books.
Hot SEALS, Open Arms was so great that I didn’t want it to end. and once it did, I needed time to recover. I was absolutely breathless. I don’t think there is anything better I can say about a book. It is an experience I often suffer when I read one of Teresa Reasor’s SEALS novels no matter what series. A roller coaster ride of suspense and a vacation in paradise level romance. The sex is pretty hot but doesn’t overwhelm the plot.
Ms. Reasor takes us to a new venue with our hot hero accepting a job as a stable manager. Wyatt carries anger from the mess a doctor made of his arm, killing his career as a SEAL as well as leaving him physically less capable than he is used to. His background on the family ranch and his leadership skills developed in the SEALS makes him a great candidate for the job.
Kinley loves running her two stables, but with her equine therapy work and boarders as well as trail rides, she has her hands full. The moment those two meet, the chemistry would fill a lab.
This couple creates a team that can’t be beat, and they are going to need that combined strength!
I pre-ordered a copy of the book but could help asking for an ARC. Teresa Reasor kindly provided this one and I am so glad that I didn't have to wait for the release! I l ove all of her books so much and this one is no exception.