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The Hero

By: Susan Stoker
Narrated by: Lucy Rivers, Aaron Shedlock
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In this thrilling romance from New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker, an ex-military man is on a mission to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned archaeologist—and to make her rightfully his.

Any soldier who gets out of the service with his life should be happy to leave danger behind. Though his army brothers are content running their new business in Maine, Kendric “Bob” Evans isn’t ready to give up the fight. He’s been supplementing his hours with covert rescue missions organized by the FBI. But his latest charge may be more than he bargained for.

Marlowe Kennedy is on a routine archaeology dig in Thailand when she’s arrested for drug trafficking. She has suspicions about the true culprit, but even when she’s rescued from prison, there’s nothing she can do about it without proof. Her protective bodyguard’s only objective is to keep her safe until they cross the border into friendly territory.

The best way to do that? Travel as man and wife.

After returning to Maine, as Bob and Marlowe navigate this treacherous terrain with the help of their friends, they face vengeful authorities, a vindictive frame job, and perhaps most important of all—turning their fake marriage into something real.

©2024 by Susan Stoker. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Insta-love, marriage of convenience, suspense, AND free narration!

Story: 9/10
Spice: 2/5
Spice Hierarchy: Open Door
Narration: ⅗

Kendric “Bob” Evans is asked to rescue Marlowe Kennedy from a Thai jail after she was wrongly arrested from her archaeological dig site. They spend a week surviving together on the run. After just surviving, they have to decide if they want it to be real. Plus trying to clear Marlowe’s name.


I LOVE RELATIONSHIP OF CONVENIENCE. The fact that this one was for their survival. I was here for it. Each book in this series is insta-love with a one bed trope (the characters even point it out and I loved that). While each book has similar elements, this one is my favorite so far. I loved the suspense in this one of Marlowe and Kendric being on the run for most of the story. It allowed it to not feel as if they were letting the suspense happen to them. Kendric is so in love with Marlowe when they are back stateside and I loved the moments when he realizes she is getting healthy again.

I loved Lucy Rivers for Marlowe. It made her character sound so strong (and she was). I think this is my first Aaron Shedlock narration and I loved it. His ability to narrate as both the male and female characters was really well done.

This one is available through KU and included in Listen and Read with KU membership!

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Love this series!

I love this series! I’m sad there is only one book left. Bob and Marlowe are perfect for each other and the way that Susan writes couples is unmatched. I’m never bored when it comes to her books and the little spicyness she sprinkles in is always appreciated. I highly recommend this series.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

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Amazing story!

Loved all the action and suspense in here! These are my favorite types of Susan Stoker stories. They take place in or foreign land or in a jungle. Not sure why those call to me but they do. We start in Thailand in here and one character is in jail there. Jail! What a nightmare! I can’t even imagine. Anyway we follow along as these two meet and fall for each other. I loved all they went through for and with each other. This is a wonderful story and is high up on my list of favorites by this author.
I listened to this on audio it was brought to life by Lucy Rivers and Aaron Shedlock. They did an amazing job voicing all the characters. Really helped draw me into these characters.

On a side note-April? What the heck? Such secrets!



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He fell first and fast

I enjoyed this book, despite the fact they didn’t have a shower for like 70% of the book. Also the nickname game was lacking, but the story was cute and I liked that he fell fast and first and wasn’t dumb about it.

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Love Bob and Marlow!

This quickie book was full of adventure and lust. Kendrick “aka Bob” and Marlow were believable characters. The plot just opened and closed quickly. Not that it was bad, just surprised, there was something constantly happening. Can’t wait till Jack and April’s book releases.

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Unputdownable

Bob and Marlow are music in my ears! What starts off as a rescue of an innocent archeologist turns into the beginning of forever for these two. As with the others in this series, Bob and Marlow are definitely instalove and despite not usually being my favorite trope, I love how Susan writes their deep connection so quickly.

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Another excellent book by Susan Stoker!

This book was excellent! Great suspense! The narration by Aaron Shedlock and Lucy Rivers was amazing!! Can’t wait for the next book in the series!

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Lots of Drama

Lots of drama, lots of romance. This is the third in the Game of Chance series.

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Very entertaining characters, story, performance

I love the characters in this series and their loyalty to each other. The Maine setting is nice. The action and suspense in this book are very entertaining, and the romance is a nice ribbon on the package. The performance is very good.

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Always a treat

Listening to any of Susan Stoker’s books is always a treat, knowing I cannot put them down. Listening to Lucy Rivers and Aaron Shedlock makes the audible experience 100 percent enjoyable, as they give the characters so much life. Can’t wait for the next listen!

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