This book is amazing. One way to bring down a Delta man is realizing who his soulmate really is. The characters are awesome. I love reading about each of the brothers and getting to know each one with each book. The heroine in this book is amazing. Defending her friends even at the cost of losing her own life. My favorite character of all in this book is Duke. Love him!!!! Loved this book. Anxiously waiting on the next one.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Romance

Kade is finally leaving the service to live with his brothers. He is just now getting over the death of his good friend, Harper, when he gets a call from her. She's alive and he knows that she would never have done what she did if it weren't life or death. Kade takes off to her rescue and to make sure she stays alive.

Harper is running for her life and even though she had to fake her own death to protect her dad, she knows that in the end, it will be worth it if she can bring down the guys who are after her. Harper is trying to make sure her good friend can get away from these bad guys and when she does that, she accidentally sics them on herself!

Kade and Harper have a strange relationship. Despite them being BFFs, it is more of a good friend who you're attracted to. I wouldn't necessarily say they were best friends. Kade's brothers are also somewhat involved since they want Harper to keep breathing too.

This is a story about mystery, romance, trust, and love. Kade and Harper have great chemistry and I love them together. You get to see characters from book one too and I can't wait for the next one.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the second book in the series, and whilst you could read it as a standalone, why miss out on the goodness of book one?

Harper and Kade – plus K-9 goofball Duke – are a match made in adversity, but deserving of heaven. It is fast-paced, chemistry-laden, and the tension and danger are offset by the family and fun, as well as the burgeoning romance.

I am a big fan of romantic suspense, but also very grateful when an author has the skill to ratchet tension up as well as down, and to turn up the heat, but also enable the plot to play out undisturbed. Sandra Owens does this with great style, meaning that I pretty much read this in one sitting – thank goodness I was on leave and didn't have to get up too early the next morning!

I am already looking forward to meeting up with the K-9 Defenders in their next adventure romance

This friends-to-lovers romance was SO good!

This quicker romance read was wonderful! When the heroine, Harper, reaches out to Kane, he is devastated...as she was buried months before. This is a K-9 romance, with twists and great characters, with such a well-flowing storyline...Just absolutely loved it! This is the 2nd in the K-9 series and I would definitely recommend it!

Who can resist a woman faking her death and a man like Kade? Sandra Owens has written a lot of books, and this one is one of her most enjoyable ones. A lovable dog, a charming heroine, and a tough -yet-vulnerable man who is gutted at losing Harper make for a great story. But then, that’s what Sandra writes… great stories!

Her Delta Force Protector by Sandra Owens is the second book in the K-9 Defenders series.
Sandra once again proves why she is a best selling romantic suspense writer. This story is filled with characters you will come to love, a dog that will have your cracking up and a mystery to keep you on your toes. Kade and Harper have been friends for years. She was in the army but not combat. However she understood Kade’s military lifestyle and the fact he can help protect her when she has no where else to turn.
Kade lives with his two brothers. I love how she describes their home. Everly aka the pickle princess and Duke, the K9 drop out provide plenty of humor between the action scenes.

I liked both characters. Sandra was courageous but not stupid. Kade was dreamy. And when he called in his friends to help, the action ramps up.

Sexual content – 3 a couple scenes
Violence – 3 her friend is beat up, drugged, and filmed
Drug/Alcohol use – her friend is drugged
Language 4 the f word was used 19 times. Sh&t – 13 times, D@mn - 40


I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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Almost everyone, including Kade Church (former Delta Force operator) thinks Harper is dead. Harper witnessed some things she absolutely should not have seen and to get away from the people now threatening her life - she fakes her own death. Only her father knows the truth - but the bad guys also seem to know she's alive. She goes to the only person who might be able to help - Kade. She and Kade have developed a close friendship - it is almost love for them - but Kade has kept himself apart because he believes he's not good enough for her or for any romantic relationship.

Facing Harper's death has been hard for Kade - and finding out she is really alive changes everything for him. He finds himself less able to hold back from wanting more than just friendship with her. He wants everything - but still doesn't believe he can be with her without hurting her.

I love Sandra Owens books and the canines that are in them! The dog in this book plays a little less of a role than in some of the books - but he is still awesome. What I could have left behind was Kade's general attitude. I am very much over men who want to save the women in their lives from their own future bad behavior. Its just meh. I do love these particular brother though - and I am really looking forward to the last book in this series and what looks like an excellent spin into another one.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.

A woman fearing for her life, fakes her death. Not knowing what to do she calls the only person who she feels safe with, Kade Church. They became friends over the last year and Kade was devastated when his best friend Harper Jansen was killed. When he receives a call from his dead friend, he moves immediately to make her safe. As he makes plans to protect her, what he didn’t expect was the change of his feelings from friends to something more.

Things I loved… I loved Kade! I loved Kade and Harper together! I loved the way Sandra Owens brings these friends to lovers in a slow burn with humor and vulnerability to each other. How intimate and close they become. It’s almost heartbreaking how Kade resists his feelings and why. The intensity of his desire to protect her above all else and his fight to make her free of those trying to kill her. Ms Owens brings all of that in this unputdownable romantic suspense.

I loved the relationship between Kade and his brothers, his niece Everly, his brothers in arms and the new friends he meets. I loved the guys from Talon security and can only hope there is a foreshadow of a future series there.

This is the second book in the K-9 Defenders series and though it can be read as a stand-alone I think reading the first book will give even more enjoyment. I highly recommend this book and this series. I’m looking forward to Parker, the third brother’s story. I received an arc of this book from NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

I love a strong female character and this book has a woman who won’t give up or give in! Harper Jansen, while trying to protect her friend, stumbles upon information that could get her killed. Originally faking her death, the men after her learn that she is very much alive. Her best friend Kade Church, former Delta Force, was crushed when he thought she had died. When she contacts him for help, he and his two brothers, vow to keep her safe. When the fight lands on their doorstep, Kade receives assistance from his former teammates as well as Talon Security. Harper won’t be pushed aside as she insists on being part of the “welcoming” committee for the men who want her dead. As they fight to end the threat, will Kade realize that his best friend is the woman he wants in his life forever? So much emotion, danger, suspense and little Everly is a hoot! I love finding a new author (to me) and look forward to reading her other books, especially the ones in this series. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (paytonpuppy)

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4.5 hearts

The K-9 Defenders series doesn't have a trained K-9, rather smart dogs. The men have law enforcement connections and do use their dogs to help them. The series is about three brothers. The first book In His Protection features police chief, Tristan who has a loved dog, Fuzz. He has two brothers. Kade is a special ops military guy and Parker is the fire chief. Tristan is the oldest and lives in the family home with Parker and niece, Everly. Parker is also a successful artist.

Kade has just left the military and has a dog which belonged to his best friend, Harper. Harper died recently. Or so he thought until she shows up desperately needing help. Harper isn't stupid but she did put her nose into a bad situation which ends up with people trying to kill her. Luckily she has come to the right family for protection. Tristan stays with his fiance, Skye, leaving his living suite for Harper. They both work on her case. Kade and his new employers, also manage a big effort.

Things get very dangerous and Kade and Harper have to leave the family home, after an attack there. The team sets up a plan to get the bad guys which goes well. Except Harper wants to be more active than her skills warrant and gets herself into trouble.

I love this family and the found family they are creating. The brothers are wonderful people but there are issues from their childhood abandonment which they have to sort when they are looking at a relationship. The characters are well developed, including the dogs who are very much part of the family and the story. We get both Kade and Harper's point of view. I love the work Kade and Harper choose to do, now they are out of the military.

I am loving this series and the characters. They know sexy, too. The dogs are an added pleasure because they are pretty amazing.

I absolutely love the book Sandra Owens writes! Her storylines and characters are favorites of mine. This series just tugs at my heart. The brothers had a hard childhood, but they each have overcome. Their relationship is heartwarming.

One of my favorite romance tropes is friends to lovers! This book is Kade and Harper's story. I smiled, laughed, swooned and felt their pain. I couldn't wait to see how everything would work out! I was so not ready for the book to be over.

This world Sandra has created is easy to like. Seeing the characters from book to book makes me feel like I'm part of this small town. I look forward to Parker and Willow's story!

*Thank you NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC of this book. This is my voluntary and honest review.

Her Delta Force Protector is the second book in Sandra Owens’ new series called K-9 Defenders. It is a friends to lovers, romantic suspense story with great, well developed characters, an amazing K-9, and a fantastic storyline.

Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his K-9, mourned Harper Jansen when they learned of her sudden death. Months later when Harper calls him for help, Kade will do everything he can to protect and keep her safe. I love Harper and Kade, both individually and together. They started as friends, but the chemistry and deep connection always simmered in the background, and as they work to stop the men out to kill Harper, their long-buried begin to grow. But will they get there happily ever after? Read it and find out.

I am a huge fan of romantic suspense involving K9’s and the military/ law enforcement and Owens is a phenomenal writer, who uses these elements to create stories that keep the readers hanging as they go page by page. I loved the Church brothers and I can’t wait for the next book in the great new series.

Kade answers hi phone to a voice from the past. Harper, the women who died is on the other line. What a way to start a book. Watching the emotions they go through as he is trying to keep her safe. The action in this book is good, the romance is even better.

I enjoyed this story, it kept my interest from the first page.

I'm a fan of story featuring K9 and this romantic suspense was very good as the other in this series.
I rooted for the characters, loved the dog and think that suspense and romance are well balanced.
It's an entertaining and compelling story, a page turner.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

Another cute goofball story…okay, the goofball is Duke, the military dog flunkie. I loved him. The last book I felt the suspense was lacking, but it revved back up in this story. This is a fun, flirty, and dogalicious book. The dialog is to die for, sugar lips. I felt the connection between Kade and Harper and really enjoyed this story. And let’s forget about Everly – she is such a cutie patootie in these stories. W.C. Fields I believe once said “never work with children or animals” because they steal the show. Well, they just about did in this story but that is okay because they were such great characters who did not totally detract from the real suspense.

(4.5) Read in one sitting. I know sometimes I sound like a broken record when I say you can't go wrong with anything this author writes. That's because I have favorites and then never do me wrong. Are they perfect all the time, no. Do they entertain me and take me outside of my world - yes, every time, hence you can't go wrong. I was entranced with Kade and his team when met in book 1 (you can read this as a stand alone with no problem) and was super excited to get this book. I felt for Kade. Harper ummmm I liked her, but I am with Kade...if your in trouble why didn't you call me? You knew he was Special Forces. Loved getting to see everyone again from Kades family. The suspense was fantastic. Lovely goof ball Duke, our four legged seems to be pulling the wool over every ones eyes. I like a couple others wanted to see more of Kades team. I understand this was Kades and Harpers story and Kade was waiting for his papers to sever his service. Love the new security group Kade was meeting with and everything they brought to the table. Suspense, steam and family! This does not disappoint. Thank you for the arc! I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions. #herdeltaforceprotector #k-9defenders2 #sandraowens #carinapress-harlequin #netgalley

We are back in North Carolina with the Church brothers. Brothers who were abandoned more than once at a young age, and whose caretaker had little use for them. Somehow, as adults, they have become protectors and extraordinary men. This time the story belongs to former Delta Force operative Kade Church.
A man that believes he is not capable of loving or being loved. For the past year Kade and Harper Jansen have become best friends. So close, that when he’s told she’s died, he cries for her.
Imagine his surprise when he gets a call from Harper asking for his help. After the shock of realizing she’s alive, Kade will do anything and everything in his power to keep her safe and catch those trying to kill her.
In this action paced, suspense romance, the readers will fall in love with Harper’s adorable K-9 flunky, Duke as well as with Harper, Kade and the rest of the Church family.
In the end, will they be able to overcome the danger? If so, will they go their separate ways without letting the other know they love them?
From the first page to the last, the author grabs the reader’s attention. At times heartbreaking, at others funny and heartwarming, this latest addition to the series is one that you’ll come to love.
Can’t wait for the next story in the series.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and Harlequin. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

FIVE Stars for this captivating, riveting, and gripping book by Sandra Owens. Her Delta Force Protector is the second of a three-part series about the hunky, handsome Church Brothers.

Kade Church, a Delta Force operator, is mourning the loss of his best friend, Harper Jenson. However, he soon learns she's alive and in grave danger. Kade doesn't hesitate to help Harper catch the man who killed her good friend and keep her safe.

He takes her to his home he shares with his brothers, his pickle-loving niece..and his goofy K-9, Duke. The brothers are more than willing to protect Harper and find the men tracking her.

It's a thriller that will have you reading late into the night, but you'll also love the laughs and tension it provides.

Harper stumbles in on a porn movie gang who’ve drugged her friend and used her for a movie. The gang knows Harper has gone to the police and they need to track her down and take her out. Kade, her best friend for the last year, has some mad Special Forces skills so he’s gonna protect Harper and get the bad guys. All while they both start to want to be more than best friends- best friends with benefits maybe? Or just plain lovers?

Sandra Owens books are the K9 romance version of a cozy mystery; instead of a group of villagers/townsfolk you throw in a big dash of elite ex-military or law enforcement types plus a dog. Oh, but there are some sexy times as well. Maybe not so ‘cozy’?It’s a great combo for a comfy read sitting in the house on a rainy day with your tea and puppy. Or, on any day in any way.

This is part of a series that I have really enjoyed but it could easily be read as a standalone.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What a wonderful story. Harper faked her death to protect her father and when things got dangerous again for her, she reached out to Kade for help. He was her best friend and a former Delta op. He was shocked and mad that she hadn't called for help before but went immediately to help her. What follows is adventure, drama, stupid men, some hot sex and fellow teammates who help catch the bad guys. There were some wonderful characters in the story.- Parker's daughter Everly, Tristan and his girlfriend, Skylar, of course Kade and Harper. It was fun to see the fall in love but he was denying any part of it. His brothers wised him up so he could have his HEA. A good and exciting story

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As always a 5 star read! Chalk full of suspense, i loved this second chance story - with the most perfect dog ever! I loved the backstory of Kade and Harper. I loved the fact that these two best friends were able to risk it all for love. Add in the mix of Kade’s brothers - and the the adorable Everly -= and you have just the amazing family clan1. 5 stars!