This series just keeps getting better and better, which is no small feat since I've enjoyed every story so far!! Even though this is Book 3 in the Mountain Mercenaries series, I think it would stand just fine on its own. While the past characters do continue to appear throughout, not knowing their backstories shouldn't cause issues with this book. Although they are really are good!!

This story starts off with a bang with Arrow on a mission to locate a young girl taken by her father only to stumble upon Morgan who was kidnapped a year ago. He certainly can't leave her behind but rescuing her certainly does present some challenges. Rescuing Morgan is only the beginning. Arrow has to help her overcome everything she has been through and keep her safe while they track down the bad guys.

Jam-packed right from the start, this story drew me in and I struggled to put it down. Sleep is overrated anyway...right?

I read the other books in this series last year and really enjoyed them, so I was looking forward to this book releasing! I then received an email from the publisher with the chance to read an ARC of this book! I instantly got an ARC and then made it my next read! After reading this book, I have to say that I loved it! It started right in the middle of the action and then the plot just go better and better as it progressed! I also loved the direction that the author took the plot in and there were a few twist and turns to keep things interesting! The plot also only took me a few sittings to read because I had a hard time putting it down and I found myself reading a few more chapters every chance I had lol! There were also a few very cute, sexy scenes between the two main characters in the plot too! The characters were also amazing and made this book even better! Morgan was the main female character, and in this book she had just been through a horrible and degrading year-long kidnapping! This book was all about her coping just after being rescued from her kidnapping! My heart went out to Morgan in this book because of what she had been though, but she was also a very strong character and she kept her head up and kept going! This made me have a lot of respect for her! Morgan also came a long way in this book and she grew a lot! Archer “Arrow” was the main male character and love intertest of Morgan! I loved Arrow a lot in this book! He was seriously hot and was such a good guy who had a heart of gold! He also worked quite a dangerous job, but he had his reasons! Arrow was also very protective of Morgan right from the first chapter of this book and he became even more protective of her as the plot progressed! It was easy to see how much cared Arrow cared about Morgan too and these feelings progressed very quickly to love! I loved that this book was mainly written from both Morgan and Arrow's point of views! I was expecting it to be because the other books in this series have been written from dual point of view, so I'm really happy that this book was too! It helped me connect and understand Morgan and Arrow more and it allowed for a few more things to happen in the plot, even though the characters spent the vast majority of the plot together! This book was also written in third person, which I normally don't like, but I'm enjoying this series being written this way! I have to be honest and say that I thought that this book was the final book in this series, even though not all the guys had had their story told, because I couldn't find anymore books on Goodreads! I then discovered on Amazon that there's going to be a fourth book! I can't wait to read the next book and I know that it releases in June, but that's not too long of a wait lol! I also love the cover for this book a lot and it's seriously hot! It matches the other covers in the series perfectly too and it would definitely draw me to the book if the author's name hadn't! Big thank you to Susan, Montlake Romance, and Netgalley for an ARC of Defending Morgan!