{"id":34397,"date":"2025-05-17T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34397"},"modified":"2025-05-11T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:15:35","slug":"34397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34397","title":{"rendered":"#wotr25 #attendingauthor #twinsieforthedaykaren #review Defending Raven by: Susan Stoker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=1536%2C1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?resize=2048%2C2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Attending-Author-Basic-NEW.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26068\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/48881537.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/48881537.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/48881537.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/48881537.jpg?w=333 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A missing woman leads the alpha heroes on their boldest mission yet in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker\u2019s searing Mountain Mercenaries novel.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been ten years since Rex\u2019s wife, Raven, disappeared from a Vegas casino. Never losing hope, he even formed the Mountain Mercenaries to help find her\u2014and other missing wives, sisters, and children. Now Rex and his fearless team are following a lead to Lima, Peru, where the rescue operation is greater than they imagined.<\/p>\n<p>A day at a time. That\u2019s been Raven\u2019s motto for a decade. Once held captive by an elusive sex trafficker, she has an indomitable will to survive. But Raven\u2019s not ready to leave Peru. She can\u2019t. Not yet. Because her liberation from the barrios comes with devastating consequences. One wrong move and all hope will be lost to an unimaginable hell.<\/p>\n<p>For the Mountain Mercenaries, the stakes have been raised. The threats are escalating. But Rex hasn\u2019t searched this long, risked so much, and come this far to lose Raven all over again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/48881537-defending-raven?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=6kXfjT9Not&amp;rank=1\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buylinks.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Defending-Raven-Mountain-Mercenaries-Book-ebook\/dp\/B081DQ9M1F\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IZS3HD89DYSJ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aX0Ydy8gaKTxPHpzYlQxxruZluKpdZhASgrpiybVLp0MqncbPZPAeTT7S2ljKY2rzyHXIuG0Bb98gZiEecwR2EPdDFZ5ynEhcKMY1MAhTjwfYabrM7oxRxajrsnVzvQJiuydgY5OHwLAa8EOk2vkVA.lEN5M7KDRpgiSEdFFmCyOZF0l3EOhjwQCHGJJMjxqUg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=defending+raven+susan+stoker&amp;qid=1745704291&amp;sprefix=defending+raven%2Caps%2C174&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Times, USA Today, #1 Amazon Bestseller, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has spent the last twenty-three years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, Indiana, Texas, and Tennessee and is currently living in the wilds of Maine. She&#8217;s married to a retired Army man (and current firefighter\/EMT) who now gets to follow her around the country.<\/p>\n<p>She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed a book, please consider leaving a review. It\u2019s appreciated by authors more than you\u2019ll know.<\/p>\n<p>www.stokeraces.com<\/p>\n<p>www.AcesPress.com<\/p>\n<p>susan@stokeraces.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/twinsieoftheday.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/twinsieoftheday.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/twinsieoftheday.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/twinsieoftheday.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/twinsieoftheday.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Karen<\/p>\n<p>Dave aka Rex is everything you want in a hero; smart ,strong- both physically and mentally, sexy and apparently wealthy. Raven has a inner strength that most of like to think we have but few rarely do. Their story is both heartbreaking and Heartwarming .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A missing woman leads the alpha heroes on their boldest mission yet in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker\u2019s searing Mountain Mercenaries novel. It\u2019s been ten years since Rex\u2019s wife, Raven, disappeared from a Vegas casino. Never losing hope, he even formed the Mountain Mercenaries to help find her\u2014and other missing wives, sisters, and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34397\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#wotr25 #attendingauthor #twinsieforthedaykaren #review Defending Raven by: Susan Stoker<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/saSW8H-34397","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34397"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34493,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34397\/revisions\/34493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}