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beemma1's review
5.0
When you’re a Delta Force soldier, you see a lot. Often too much. But nothing can ever prepare you to see your entire team die before your eyes…
The loss of his Delta brothers—and his arm—has Dane “Fish” Munroe still struggling months later. He’s moved to Idaho, where an isolated lifestyle is making things worse, not better. Not that there’s anyone left to care.
Actually, Bryn Hartwell cares. In fact, she tries to surreptitiously make life just a little easier for the mysterious man who comes into the grocery where she works late at night, only to get a tongue lashing for her trouble. Still, he’s obviously hurting; someone has to worry about him, spurring Bryn to nurse Dane when he hits a particularly low point.
Intrigued by the quirky, kind, socially awkward woman, Dane allows himself to get close to someone for the first time in ages. A potentially epic mistake—because when her interest in the prepper lifestyle puts Bryn in the hands of a homegrown terrorist, losing her could put Dane’s mental recovery permanently out of reach.
But once a Delta, always a Delta. And there’s a team in Texas who are ready to have Dane’s back at a moment’s notice.
I LOVE Stokers books. I've read every single one, grabbing them the second I notice they're out. Which is usually within seconds because I basically watch for (stalk) them. I've been pretty excited about this one because of how different it is compared to the others.
Dane "Fish" Munroe lost his arm and his team while fighting overseas. Luckily the Delta team goes in and saves him. It's been hard for Fish to adjust, especially with the PTSD.
Bryn is different. She's incredibly smart and has a bit of Aspergers, making her talk a lot and is full of little factoids. Many think she's a freak and can't stand how much she talks.
THE GOOD:
Firstly, I love Bryn. She's such a different character to all the other women we've read about it and it was quite refreshing. She's such a sweet woman who just wants to help Fish deal with his PTSD, even before they officially meet. How her personality is described and how she acts is pretty spot on from what I've seen and I really appreciate Stoker for doing that.
Dane is amazing, like all the other guys I've read from Stoker. He's unsure about Bryn at first, thinking she's stalking...
To finish this review, head over to my blog and check it out :)
https://www.avidreaderthe.com/reviews/2017/10/10/review-rescuing-bryn-susan-stoker
The loss of his Delta brothers—and his arm—has Dane “Fish” Munroe still struggling months later. He’s moved to Idaho, where an isolated lifestyle is making things worse, not better. Not that there’s anyone left to care.
Actually, Bryn Hartwell cares. In fact, she tries to surreptitiously make life just a little easier for the mysterious man who comes into the grocery where she works late at night, only to get a tongue lashing for her trouble. Still, he’s obviously hurting; someone has to worry about him, spurring Bryn to nurse Dane when he hits a particularly low point.
Intrigued by the quirky, kind, socially awkward woman, Dane allows himself to get close to someone for the first time in ages. A potentially epic mistake—because when her interest in the prepper lifestyle puts Bryn in the hands of a homegrown terrorist, losing her could put Dane’s mental recovery permanently out of reach.
But once a Delta, always a Delta. And there’s a team in Texas who are ready to have Dane’s back at a moment’s notice.
I LOVE Stokers books. I've read every single one, grabbing them the second I notice they're out. Which is usually within seconds because I basically watch for (stalk) them. I've been pretty excited about this one because of how different it is compared to the others.
Dane "Fish" Munroe lost his arm and his team while fighting overseas. Luckily the Delta team goes in and saves him. It's been hard for Fish to adjust, especially with the PTSD.
Bryn is different. She's incredibly smart and has a bit of Aspergers, making her talk a lot and is full of little factoids. Many think she's a freak and can't stand how much she talks.
THE GOOD:
Firstly, I love Bryn. She's such a different character to all the other women we've read about it and it was quite refreshing. She's such a sweet woman who just wants to help Fish deal with his PTSD, even before they officially meet. How her personality is described and how she acts is pretty spot on from what I've seen and I really appreciate Stoker for doing that.
Dane is amazing, like all the other guys I've read from Stoker. He's unsure about Bryn at first, thinking she's stalking...
To finish this review, head over to my blog and check it out :)
https://www.avidreaderthe.com/reviews/2017/10/10/review-rescuing-bryn-susan-stoker
erikajay's review against another edition
3.0
I loved Bryn and Dane! She is a literal genius and has Asperger’s, he is a disabled veteran. They both have issues that cause their interactions with others to be awkward. But I loved seeing how they took care of each other. They each needed the right amount of care and patience and they found it in each other! They are easily one of my favorite couples from this series!
This book would’ve been rated higher except there isn’t a lot of action. There was the potential for that and I know Stoker can write some exciting scenes, but there really was only one moment at the end.
This book would’ve been rated higher except there isn’t a lot of action. There was the potential for that and I know Stoker can write some exciting scenes, but there really was only one moment at the end.
teresajluvs2read's review
5.0
Rescuing Bryn is the best one yet
If you read any one of Susan Stoker's series of books then you'll know how each has the usual hero and heroine, but each of them have an obstacle to overcome before they get to their HEA. In Rescuing Bryn both Dane "Fish" Munroe has the loss of his left arm and adjusting to its loss plus prosthetic and Bryn is mildly autistic who can tell anyone listening random facts whenever and wherever. But the two of them together are what will heal them forever.
Dane misses being in the Army and has moved to Idaho to escape but when he sees Bryn at the local grocery, unbeknownst to him she's trying to make it easier for him to shop for food. Not knowing what she's doing they have a confrontation which leads to her to quit her job. When he finds out she has Asperger's Syndrome he apologizes to her. But he know that he has to come to terms with his loss before he finally sees Bryn is who'll become the most important person in his life.
Bryn wants most to be accepted by her parents, friends and colleagues. She has an insatiable curiosity desire to know just about everything and will tell you everything there is it will be about the subject. But when she meets Fish he doesn't mind the information she gives him spontaneously and accepts her as she is and because she accepts him despite his missing limb, PTSD and they will rescue each other. But when her curiosity goes to far it will take Tex, the Delta team, and all the alphabet agencies to rescue her from a person who has a grudge against the US.
Rescuing Bryn is a fantastic book and I highly recommend reading it, you won't regret it.
If you read any one of Susan Stoker's series of books then you'll know how each has the usual hero and heroine, but each of them have an obstacle to overcome before they get to their HEA. In Rescuing Bryn both Dane "Fish" Munroe has the loss of his left arm and adjusting to its loss plus prosthetic and Bryn is mildly autistic who can tell anyone listening random facts whenever and wherever. But the two of them together are what will heal them forever.
Dane misses being in the Army and has moved to Idaho to escape but when he sees Bryn at the local grocery, unbeknownst to him she's trying to make it easier for him to shop for food. Not knowing what she's doing they have a confrontation which leads to her to quit her job. When he finds out she has Asperger's Syndrome he apologizes to her. But he know that he has to come to terms with his loss before he finally sees Bryn is who'll become the most important person in his life.
Bryn wants most to be accepted by her parents, friends and colleagues. She has an insatiable curiosity desire to know just about everything and will tell you everything there is it will be about the subject. But when she meets Fish he doesn't mind the information she gives him spontaneously and accepts her as she is and because she accepts him despite his missing limb, PTSD and they will rescue each other. But when her curiosity goes to far it will take Tex, the Delta team, and all the alphabet agencies to rescue her from a person who has a grudge against the US.
Rescuing Bryn is a fantastic book and I highly recommend reading it, you won't regret it.
nelljustice's review
3.0
This is a romance series, hot military guys, standalone story. No cliffhanger. No graphic sex. I have not read these books in order and it doesn't mess up the overall arc much.
I enjoyed this book. I seem to really get into the hero/heroine that isn't perfect. Bryn isn't gorgeous and perfect. Bryn is genius level smart but that intelligence hinders her in the real world. I could relate to her very easily (not the intelligent part, just the caring part). Dane is surrounded in a cloud of tragedy. He lost his arm to an IED and is suffering from severe PTSD. Neither of these two are looking for love, but somehow found it anyway.
The story is similar to all the military romances out there, but I like to read these series because each story involves a member of a family that I can belong to for a short time. All these people are there for each other and each care for the other and what is going on with them.
The narrator of this story is female, but she does a really good job at diversifying the characters. I like her so much that I've listened to a lot of her audios.
I enjoyed this book. I seem to really get into the hero/heroine that isn't perfect. Bryn isn't gorgeous and perfect. Bryn is genius level smart but that intelligence hinders her in the real world. I could relate to her very easily (not the intelligent part, just the caring part). Dane is surrounded in a cloud of tragedy. He lost his arm to an IED and is suffering from severe PTSD. Neither of these two are looking for love, but somehow found it anyway.
The story is similar to all the military romances out there, but I like to read these series because each story involves a member of a family that I can belong to for a short time. All these people are there for each other and each care for the other and what is going on with them.
The narrator of this story is female, but she does a really good job at diversifying the characters. I like her so much that I've listened to a lot of her audios.
diloretobeth89's review
5.0
Amazing
Bryn is a curious and quirky heroine. Dane is an amputeed Delta soldier. Who thinks the Bryn is a freak, then he falls in love with her. Definitely the best Delta book ever
Bryn is a curious and quirky heroine. Dane is an amputeed Delta soldier. Who thinks the Bryn is a freak, then he falls in love with her. Definitely the best Delta book ever
chelseaj91's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
While I was excited for Fish's story, I'll admit that this almost had the same issue as Rescuing Harley where the relationship stole the focus and the "rescuing" part seemed kind of an after thought. At least in this one, there were indicators that something would probably happen and it was an actual problem rather than a random car crash that tried to masquerade as a problem.
Fish was really great, honestly. I liked watching him trying to figure things out and how he was trying to adjust to being a righty all of a sudden (as a lefty myself, I get that struggle!). I did wish we'd had just the slightest bit more on him trying to pull himself out, especially because in the previous books, it's seemed like he was a lot closer to some kind of self destruct than this book showed. Like we got the one drunken incident when Bryn helped him and then the rest of the book was a lot more happiness and him seeming to be over everything unless it was needed for the plot.
Bryn was decent as well. I thought the spouting of random facts was kind of interesting but I'll admit that I wish she'd had a little more common sense. Like I got that for her personality/character it made some sense for her to be just going off but like the thing at the end was so far past "Oh, I'm just going to look because I'm curious and I've talked to actual preppers so I'm really fine!" that I did have to pause for a second to make sure I'd read what I read. I did like how she viewed everything and how her main thing with Dane's prosthetic was that she was curious about how it all connected and how everything worked. I loved how she picked up on his PTSD and did what she could to help negate it.
I liked how the author treated Fish's arm but I did roll my eyes at how she handled Bryn. I'm all for people who can't shut their brains off, don't get me wrong, but the author went so far out of her way to say "Well she's got a really high IQ but she's definitely not autistic!" It just felt like there could have been a better way to go around that (and also high IQs don't necessarily indicate any sort of autism so I felt using that as a "this isn't what she's got" was useless). And while I don't mind questions, similar to the way I felt with Harley, I got frustrated at Bryn's constant need to point out that she was a dork because she couldn't shut up. I mean, I completely get the whole "my brain won't turn off!" thing but I don't go around telling everyone that it's because I'm a dork.
The villain I felt was a missed chance here. Like preppers can be dangerous on their own (Dane pointed that out 100 times when trying to convince Bryn to wait for him...not that she listened but that's a different point), so why the author had to turn it into a Taliban connection is beyond me. And that's not saying that all preppers are bad, I totally get it. But there are enough that have nefarious plans that the author could have done literally anything else without pulling in a Taliban connection.
Fish was really great, honestly. I liked watching him trying to figure things out and how he was trying to adjust to being a righty all of a sudden (as a lefty myself, I get that struggle!). I did wish we'd had just the slightest bit more on him trying to pull himself out, especially because in the previous books, it's seemed like he was a lot closer to some kind of self destruct than this book showed. Like we got the one drunken incident when Bryn helped him and then the rest of the book was a lot more happiness and him seeming to be over everything unless it was needed for the plot.
Bryn was decent as well. I thought the spouting of random facts was kind of interesting but I'll admit that I wish she'd had a little more common sense. Like I got that for her personality/character it made some sense for her to be just going off but like the thing at the end was so far past "Oh, I'm just going to look because I'm curious and I've talked to actual preppers so I'm really fine!" that I did have to pause for a second to make sure I'd read what I read. I did like how she viewed everything and how her main thing with Dane's prosthetic was that she was curious about how it all connected and how everything worked. I loved how she picked up on his PTSD and did what she could to help negate it.
I liked how the author treated Fish's arm but I did roll my eyes at how she handled Bryn. I'm all for people who can't shut their brains off, don't get me wrong, but the author went so far out of her way to say "Well she's got a really high IQ but she's definitely not autistic!" It just felt like there could have been a better way to go around that (and also high IQs don't necessarily indicate any sort of autism so I felt using that as a "this isn't what she's got" was useless). And while I don't mind questions, similar to the way I felt with Harley, I got frustrated at Bryn's constant need to point out that she was a dork because she couldn't shut up. I mean, I completely get the whole "my brain won't turn off!" thing but I don't go around telling everyone that it's because I'm a dork.
The villain I felt was a missed chance here. Like preppers can be dangerous on their own (Dane pointed that out 100 times when trying to convince Bryn to wait for him...not that she listened but that's a different point), so why the author had to turn it into a Taliban connection is beyond me. And that's not saying that all preppers are bad, I totally get it. But there are enough that have nefarious plans that the author could have done literally anything else without pulling in a Taliban connection.
honey1382's review
5.0
I love Bryn. She is hilarious and this story does prove that there is definitely someone for everyone.
deanie's review against another edition
4.0
Years ago, no one would ever write a romance novel featuring a man who is an amputee and a woman with Asperger's. But now this exists -- and it's good. The author handles both conditions (as well as Fish's PTSD) with relative care, and the romance between these two people is wonderful. While the characters are great, the "rescuing" scenario -- where Bryn becomes obsessed with "preppers" and gets kidnapped by a prepper with terrorist ties -- almost seems like an afterthought, and the "villain" is almost caricature-like in his fanaticism. Still, it's an enjoyable read.