When Badger Horley, a SEAL, and the rest of his eight-man unit hit an antitank landmine on a routine reconnaissance mission, all were badly injured, but one of his men died. Having only joined a year before, he’d been the youngest member of the squad. Mouse left behind unanswered questions about his life…along with seven team members who aim to see that his tragic death is brought home to those … those responsible.
Badger’s path back to health is a long and difficult one, but revenge drives him out of bed every single day of his life. Someone modified orders the morning of the incident, sending his unit straight over that landmine. At the time the altered route had been given to him, he’d been curious but not unduly concerned. What happened to his squad has brought unwavering clarity: Those last-minute changes and the explosion that shattered his team were deliberate–and he means to catch the perpetrator if it’s the last thing he ever does.
Kat Greenwald watches the man she’s falling in love with fester a little more each time they’re together. Refusing to give himself time to heal, not surprisingly he hasn’t taken to his prosthetic well. As a prosthetic designer, she’s dealt with men and women in endless physical and emotional states. Badger is different. He’s driven, determined and deadly, but she can’t help her feelings despite the negatives. She’s hooked on a man whose sole concern seems to be in getting retribution for the incident that left his team in shards…while all she wants is a future happily-ever-after with him. But when her life explodes, and she’s kidnapped, it’s Badger who steps in to save her…
Still, Kat has a long road ahead of her to convince Badger a life filled with love is always preferable to answers that can only be gained at the risk of dying to get them.
Author note: For your reading pleasure, this series must be read in order.
SEALs of Steel Reading Order:
1.) Badger
2.) Erick
3.) Cade
4.) Talon
5.) Laszlo
6.) Geir
7.) Jager
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Badger is an amputee from the war and several of his team mates as well but the youngest on the team didn’t make it. 2 years later he is still trying to figure out who betrayed them. He’s full of anger and vengeance. His therapist is an amputee as well and is trying to help but it isn’t easy. she designs the prothstetics, but it’s hard when he won’t stay off his stump to let it heal. There is a lot going on in this book.
A great new start to a new series by Dale Mayer featuring men of a SEAL team that was betrayed while on active duty. The force of that betrayal left one of them dead and the other 7 badly injured and not just the physical injury but also mentally for some. Badger was the team lead and even after 2 years he wants justice for the man he lost and the only thing holding him back for so long was his leg, which he lost when his team was betrayed. During his physical healing he meets Kat, who happens to be the one fitting and developing a prosthetic leg that suits him, problem for her is if he doesn’t get the proper treatment for what’s left of his leg, there won’t be any prosthetic leg that will help him. His need for vengeance, revenge and finding out the truth is the only thing driving him forward. Can Kat help him in more ways than one.
What an AMAZING read with action, suspense, some steam, a slow build up between these two but during that time the sparks are flying. I loved loved loved Kat, she was beautiful, strong, very very smart, kind, gentle and she had no problems standing up to Badger giving him brutal honesty and feistiness. Not only that but she lost something as well, which makes her empathetic and easy to sympathize with Badger and with anyone who has lost a limb.
I love the title SEALS of Steel as it has a huge significance in describing each of the men and this first book not only describes Badger physically but also his personality until he finally opens up to Kat and shows her more than the angry stoic emotion he has going on. I loved how protective he became of Kat when she was being threatened and how little drama was between them, how there were no others coming between them or jealousies getting in the way. I also loved the ending between them, no playing games, no humming and hawing or over thinking their relationship. Now I can’t wait for the next book starring Erick and his story !
BADGER… This new series needs to be read and experienced.
OMGooshness!! WOW!! I don’t think there are going to be enough words to convey how awesome this series is going to be… This series needs to be read and experienced. Right from the start, you will be drawn into the words, the emotions and intrigue that fills Badger’s pages.
It’s filled with compassion and a love that is slow building as both Badger and Kat find their footing, learning to listen, to see beyond the need for justice and learning to look after each other’s best interests. Learning to ask for help when you need it the most, that you don’t have to do everything on your own. But there will be a lot to learn and trust when trust is looking like its been compromised.
There is a major plot line that will carry out through the entire series but each book has it’s own sub plot and story that offers the characters more to deal with. Full of intrigue, dramatic suspense and action. Such wonderful, caring and compassionate characters that are reeling from horrific injuries and an injustice carried out.
Dale delivers a page-turning sweet drama, intrigue and action – with BADGER. Highly recommended for those that love military based heroes and the women that capture their attention and love. It’s always wonderful to have other series book heroes/team members when you need help. That they have your back no matter what you are facing in life. Not only are they a team, they are family and will have your back no matter what.
What happens when doubt is thrown into the mix? The plot thickens. I am so looking forward to reading this entire series and getting to know each man, how they overcome each trial they face both in how they learn to deal with a limitation that doesn’t hinder them in the least and how they fight for what happened to their team.
Dale Mayer has done a spectacular job of putting this book together with the real feelings of injured Navy Seals that are trying to figure out if their life altering injuries were simply a situation that happens in war or was it a set up which left 7 injured and 1 dead.
Kat Greenwald is a doctor that works with people that need prosthetic limbs. She specilizes in state of the art prosthetics and works closely with a lot of military personnel and since she is an amputee herself she knows a lot of how they feel as they try to adjust their lives to their loss and gain back as much a normal life as possible.
There is constant action on every page as Kat is kidnapped and Badger, Erick and Cade come to her rescue and end up taking her to England with them to keep her safe while the police try to figure out why someone is trying to kill her. She can meet with a doctor that is testing a new procedure on animals for attaching prosthetics via a metal rod inserted in the remaining limb tissue while they attempt to uncover information about the change of orders that got them blown up.
There are sparks between Kat and Badger and their relationship blooms as the story continues.
I loved everything about this book and recommend it to anyone that loves a good military mystery.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary ARC of this book. I can’t wait to read Erick (Seals of Steel book 2)
Badger, a brand new book by Dale Mayer is hitting it BIG with me! I am LOVING this new SEALS of Honor series. Its romantic suspense at its absolute FINEST. Its sexy, its on the edge exciting, and with amazing, thought out characters with a hell of a interesting plot.
This had such a great pull with me. The way Kat and Badger interact and the slow build romance with tender, sweet moments, with those bits of angst really tugged my heart. We get some great action and suspense that keeps the heart rate up that adds lots of appeal too. I can’t wait for the next book in this exciting new series!
Badger gets a FANTASTIC FIVE SHOOTING STARS!
oved this book. A step up from the awesome seals series That Dale Mayer writes, and that is saying a lot. This one grabs you from the first paragraph with Kat adjusting a state of the art prosthetic leg. She is adjusting the leg for Badger. Badger whose team was hit with an IED on a last minute route change when overseas. Badger who won’t let his leg heal as revenge is his driving force. I love reading about our military men and women, throw in some suspense, some romance and I am happy.
This exceeds all that. Kat with her fantastic trade has some crap going on in her own life. Badger and a few of his team are there to assist, then they go overseas to try and follow some intel on the last minute route change that killed one and maimed them all. There is fascinating information on prosthetics, and the future possibilities. There is suspense, romance and a plot line that will carry on to book 2, though never fear there is HEA for our main couple. Jump on board, you want to go on this ride. Thank you so much for the arc! I am ready for the next one in this fascinating new series.