Protecting Dakota (2017)

## Series

SEAL of Protection, Book 9.5 / Sleeper SEALs, Book 1

Originally published on August 25, 2017

## Official Blurb

>  **No matter how far she runs her past will find her, but hopefully so will he.**
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> Dakota James's life has become the stuff of nightmares. The leader of the Ansar al-Shari'a terrorist group has become obsessed with her, determined to take her as his wife. On the run, she'll have to pin her hopes on the retired SEAL charged with finding and stopping Aziz Fourati before he can carry out plans to bomb more US airports.
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> Recently recruited to join a sleeper team tasked with fighting terrorism on US soil, Slade "Cutter" Cutsinger, with the help of some Special Forces friends, has located the one woman who can identify the deadly Ansar al-Shari'a leader. That was the easy part.
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> Keeping her safe proves more difficult than anyone ever imagined. When she and her new friend, Caroline, are kidnapped by the terrorist group, Dakota can only pray Cutter and the SEALs will reach them before they're taken out of the country--and away from Cutter forever.
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## Characters

### Main Character(s)

* Slade "Cutter" Cutsinger
* Dakota James

### All Characters (in order of appearance)

* Greg Lambert
* Warren Angelo
* Benedict Hughes
* Percy Long
* Matthew "Wolf" Steel
* Slade "Cutter" Cutsinger
* Patrick Hurt
* Caroline "Ice" Steel
* John "Tex" Keegan
* Finn James
* Eve (Meals on Wheels employee)
* Dakota James
* George (A'Le'Inn line cook)
* Doug (A'Le'Inn customer)
* Alex (A'Le'Inn customer)
* Hunter "Cookie" Knox
* Kason "Benny" Sawyer
* Zach Johnson
* Christopher "Abe" Powers
* Faulkner "Dude" Cooper
* Cooper Nelson
* Kiera Hamilton
* Cole "Rex" Kingston

### Characters Mentioned (but not appearing)

* Karen Lambert
* Melody Keegan
* Akilah Keegan
* Hope Keegan
* Cynthia (Cutter's ex)
* Beth Parkins
* Sabrina (Cutter's sister)
* Jess Sawyer
* Ansar al-Shari'a
* Aziz Fourati
* Mrs. James (Dakota's mother)
* Pat (owner of the A'Le'Inn)
* Connie (Pat's daughter)
* Cheyenne Cooper
* Taylor Cooper
* Fiona Knox
* Alabama Powers
* Sam "Mozart" Reed
* Dolores Johnson
* Richard Johnson
* Julie Hurt
* Forest "Phantom" Dalton
* Decker "Gumby" Kincade
* Blake "Rocco" Wise
* Beckett "Ace" Morgan
* Mark "Bubba" Wright

## A Note to the Reader

> This is a special book to me for a couple of reasons.
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> It was a collaboration born over several glasses of wine at an author convention. The twelve of us decided we wanted to write books that were linked together, but still connected to our own series'. I loved the conception of a former commander who was tasked to covertly take down homegrown terrorists. I also loved that the books could be read in any order. I hope you'll check out the other books in the Sleeper SEAL series.
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> The other reason this book means a lot to me is because it's the last official book in the original SEAL of Protection Series. Protecting Caroline was my first indie published book, and it's only right that she kicks as much butt in this book as she did in her own.
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> BUT, this is not the end of the SEALs. You have been introduced to another team of SEALs in past books, but you'll get to meet Gumby, Rocco, Ace, Bubba, Rex, and Phantom once again here. Their series, SEAL of Protection: Legacy will debut soon.
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> And just because Wolf and the gang will be transitioned from an active SEAL team to a training role, doesn't mean that you won't see them again and get to catch up with their families.
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> Thank you for your support of my SEALs. Here's to many more missions, adventures, and love stories with the Legacy team!
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> Also...the A'Le'Inn is a real place. As is Rachel, Nevada, as is the Goldfield Motel. It's a fascinating part of the United States and I recommend that if you get a chance, you head out into the desert and check it out.
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> If you do, make sure to stop by Rachel and the A'Le'Inn and ask for Pat or Connie. They are also real people and have amazingly wonderful stories to tell. They're very nice people and they love to meet tourists! Stay a night in their trailer/motel and take in the stars. Oh, and if you see a geocacher or two, honk and wave...and be careful of the cows!
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