As an event planner, Gillian Romano’s an expert at rolling with the punches and solving unexpected problems. But her flight getting hijacked while returning from a job is definitely out of her skill set. Passengers are being murdered, and when she’s chosen by the terrorists to be their mouthpiece, even more innocent lives rest on Gillian’s shoulders. Only the calm, reassuring voice on the other … other end of the line keeps her sane, forging a bond with a stranger she’s never seen but trusts with her life.
Walker “Trigger” Nelson and his Delta Force team have spent years training for close-quarter hostage rescue. When they get called to South America to attempt to save an airplane full of hostages, he doesn’t expect to meet a woman who rocks his world in the middle of the op. Gillian’s cool head and bravery in the face of certain terror—and possible death—blows him away. Any outcome that doesn’t include Gillian leaving that plane alive and well is not an option.
After their safe return to Texas, both Trigger and Gillian are excited to find out if their instant chemistry can survive the real world. Neither realizing that someone isn’t happy with the outcome of the hijacking, and is watching, waiting, for a second chance to strike.
** Shielding Gillian is the 1st book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.
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As Ghost and his team start stepping back, it’s time for another team to take the limelight, this book introduces us to the men of Delta Team 2.
We jump right in with a hijacked plane and a passenger told to be their spokesperson or die.
Gillian is really wishing she hadn’t taken that extra day to relax after the event she planned was over. Now she’s on a hijacked plane and scared out of her mind, but knows she has to get through to the authorities the seriousness of the demands.
She’s relieved when the original person is replaced with someone else, and American, military. She just has to hold on and give these men what they need to succeed at this rescue.
Trigger Walker and his team get valuable information from Gillian, but things go sideways but they succeed.
Now back home, Trigger is confronted first by Lucky but Grover, Doc, Brain, Oz and Lefty also put their two cents in about his attitude. He’s constantly thinking about Gillian and it shows.
It’s Brain who gives him the perfect excuse to go see her, but he almost totally screws that up too.
Now you know Susan isn’t going to let Gillian off that easy and everything starts ramping up from here, and I do mean everything.
Plenty of suspense, lots of romance and some sizzle and this one kept me guessing until the end.
I can’t wait for the next book in this new series!
This is another awesome book by
Susan Stoker! Great start to the new
Delta Team Two series.
It’s a captivating & moving thriller.
Walker Gillian, are perfect together!
I loved everything about this
Must Read Story!!
Shielding Gillian is the first book in Susan Stoker’s newest series about the men of Delta Team Two and the women they fall hard for. After all, the toughest men fall the hardest and Walker “Trigger” Robinson is no exception. Trigger is all Delta, through & through. Deadly, laser focused, protective and married to the job. But seeing some of the other Delta soldiers finding their true love has Trigger wanting a forever woman of his own. When he meets Gillian while on a hostage rescue mission, he’s thrown for a loop. Trigger is impressed by Gillian’s strength & bravery in the face of certain danger. So much that he can’t get the striking beauty out of his mind even several weeks later. When his Delta Team receives word of the potential threat of a seventh hijacker, Trigger doesn’t hesitate to make contact with the woman who’s already touched his soul and begun to capture his heart. Now if he can just keep her safe long enough to convince her they belong together forever.
Trigger & Gillian’s relationship is an intense, slow burn that leads to a powerful love. I love that Trigger wants to take things slow to make sure their feelings aren’t based solely on the highly charged emotions of the hijacking. I love Trigger’s protectiveness of Gillian and how real he is – insecurities & all. Gillian fills in the gaps of his soul perfectly.
I love how the author seamlessly adds in tidbits of life from some of our favorite characters like Truck & Mary and of course our favorite little girl Annie. The men of Delta Team Two are a great addition to a wonderful world created by Susan Stoker and I can’t wait for Lefty & Kinley’s story!
Loved it.
This was an exciting, thrilling explosive adventure that I’m pretty sure Gillian would have loved to have missed but in the end, she found her true love so the terror was worth it.
Trigger had no idea a hostage rescue and negotiation mission would lead him to the love of his life… I mean he’s DELTA it’s not like they are relationship material right?? I mean yeah Ghost and his team all found amazing women and have settled down but that doesn’t mean it will happen for them al, so then why was it his heart skipped a beat the first time he heard her voice… and now he will do anything to keep her safe.
We are off to an amazing start with Shielding Gilian, book 1 in the Delta team 2 series and it was amazing I can’t wait for more but then that’s true of everything Susan Stoker writes I’m always left desperately wanting more and absolutely loving what I just read.
Reminds me just a little of Wolf and Caroline in the Seal of Protection series, though this is a whole different story. Trigger and Gillian literally hit it of when they meet at her being rescued by His team from a hijacking. Trigger being overly protective and also a little unsure about what to do and Gilly who’s been alone for almost all her adult life. It’s quite entertaining how the two of them make their way towards a wonderful future – but there’s still a lot of danger and the threat no one is seeing coming their way. A great start of a new series that perfectly fits into Susan’s writing style.
SHIELDING GILLIAN by Susan Stoker. I truly do not know how Ms. Stoker does it time and time again. Each book gets better and better. This one is the start of a new series and, while excited about it, I was a bit nervous as the characters would be new and there wouldn’t be a real foundation to the cast. However, I should not have doubted this author. I felt as if I knew each one and grew to adore them all. Now to this tale – SHIELDING GILLIAN is filled with danger and mystery and, of course, a love story. Our main characters are strong and independent, yet balance each other out beautifully. Gillian is a hard worker with some wonderful friends and Trigger, of course, is a sexy member of the Delta Team, with his own support system too. Together, they traverse the early stages of a relationship and that was fun to watch. As Ms. Stoker likes to do, there are also some pretty nasty villains that don’t hold back. From page one, I was taken in. I could not wait to see what would happen and where the path would lead our amazing couple. I am even more excited for the future books of this series and look forward to them eagerly.
Susan Stoker’s stories are always enhanced by the rich, complex, multilayered characters she creates. You become invested in them because they are genuinely likeable. She paints such vivid pictures with her writing you will gasp in surprise, or reel in shock or find yourself holding your breath at the edge of your seat as events unfold. Shielding Gillian certainly will make you sit up and take notice. It’s not only a great suspense story it’s a marvelous romance.
Can I just tell you how much I like Gillian Romano. She is so darn strong, rsourceful, down-to-earth, no nonsense, loyal and loving. Her strength and resilience are remarkable and shine through during dangerous, deadly situations. Walker “Trigger” Nelson is Delta through and through. He’s lethal, focused, protective and a man looking for the love of his life. He may have found her in Gillian. She fillls all the holes in his life he never knew he had. Gillian wants to find true love like her friends have and she discovers him in the most unlikely place. He’s her rescuer during a hijacking. They slow walk their relationship and it leads to a powerful love.
This is book 1 in the new Delta series and it starts off with a bang! We met this team in the other Delta series but now we get their stories. This one is about Walker “Trigger” Nelson and Gillian Romano. Gillian is an event planner who is on her way home when her flight is hijacked. Passengers and crew are being murdered and the hijackers elect her to be the one to talk to the negotiator. Trigger and his team have been sent in to to hopefully save a plane full of hostages. He doesn’t expect to feel a connection to the woman on the other end of the phone. But he is determined that whatever he feels can be explored once he gets her safely away from the plane and back home. But what neither of them realize is that someone isn’t happy that she survived and they are waiting for a chance to get payback.
I absolutely loved this first book in the new series! Gillian went through something that no one should ever have to go through. And she dealt with it in a way that I don’t think many would or even could. This woman has such a deep well of strength that you don’t even realize that she may be struggling like everyone else. She is sweet, strong, but above all else just a genuinely caring individual. Walker is definitely the alpha, protective male but he also knows he wants to have someone that can stand at his side. Not always needing him to stand in front of her. And while he is protective of her, he still manages to step back and let her be who she needs to be. They have this beautiful relationship that isn’t all about the physical, although yes there is definitely chemistry and sparks there! There is a spot in it that talks about souls that absolutely resonated with me. I loved it!! And after the tease at the end for Kinley’s story-I can’t wait for the next one!!
I adored this book. It has the authors classic strong-heroine, sweet Aplah-ness and yet it had a dirty talking alpha who was awesome! Not only did this book return to the author’s roots of hijacking, suspense, and a fantastic couple, it had a darkness to it that made me cringe yet I couldn’t stop reading.
This book was relatable as well because, as a military spouse, I was able to nod my head as this couple talked through the same struggles I have experienced, having my own life, friends, etc. while the service member is deployed.
I can’t wait to see what comes next, this book was hot, suspenseful, and I loved seeing previous characters along with new characters that all share the same bonds and respect.
Gillian finds her soulmate
Trigger/Walker and his team get called in when a plane of passengers is taken hostage and has landed in Venezuela Trigger speaks with Gillian as a negotiator and is immediately attracted to her, even though they’ve never met….and even though the timing is bad
Suffice to say I loved this story even though I have yet to read the first series of Delta books, which I had meant to finish before starting this one but I couldn’t stop myself I’m excited to see what happens next with Lefty and Kinley
In this new Delta Force series of Susan Stoker’s we get to meet Trigger and Gillian. I absolutely enjoyed this new series and the characters. There are some plot turns and twists and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love reading her books and it takes you away from all this crazy COVID-19 and self distancing we are involved in right now. Thank you Susan for another amazing book.
Eeeeeeppppp!
After a very long, very bad week, this book was the breath of fresh air that I DESPERATELY needed!
We were all introduced to Delta Team Two in Ms. Susan’s previous books, but only at a glance. This is the first in her new series revolving around Delta Team Two, their members and the women they fall in love with.
Walker “Trigger” Nelson and his team of Delta’s are known for their specialized work and getting the job done. When a case comes over their desk involving a hijacked plane with American citizens on it, the teams jumps to the rescue. With his team of highly skilled soldiers, Trigger and his team heads down to South America…little does Trigger know this mission will change his life forever.
Gillian Romano was just heading home from a long-term event she had planned, she never thought something like this could happen, let alone happen to her.
Her plane is hijacked, she is held against her will, forced to watch people being killed in front of her…and all she can think of is keeping everyone and herself alive while help comes. When help finally comes, it arrives in the form of a phone call. Without even meeting the man over the lined named Walker, Gillian feels a since of relief. The call is the lifeline she needs to push forward and wait as the situation is resolved.
Trigger is awed by Gillian, by her strength and selflessness. The clues she gives them over the phone, and the cool head she keeps while he and his team try to sort through the mess of saving them. Their connection is hot and unlike anything either of them have felt before…but will that continue when they are safe and back in the states.
What happens when they hijackers decided they are done with Gillian and the park she played in the situation? There bond will be tested, but will they overcome it?
The tension rises in this book quickly and you’re kept on your toes guessing at all times, it’s such a rush! I binged through this in a matter of hours, I couldn’t put it down and was so sad when it ended, but so happy at the same time. Shielding Gillian reminded me a little of Caroline and Wolf’s story, and I really enjoyed the glimpse we get of some of the older characters from other books.
–Not telling though, spoilers!—
5 out of 5 stars for sure, and I can’t wait for the next to be released!
P.S loved the Wonder Woman nickname!!
This is another fun, steamy, hot, read full of hot special forces men and sassy, independent women.
A great start to a new series
There is danger, drama, intrigue and an eventual happy ever after.
Highly recommend.
I love everything by Susan Stoker. You can’t go wrong when you pick up one of her books and Shielding Gillian is no exception. Gillian is a strong character and a good match for the men of Delta Team. The story is full of action as the team fights against terrorists who abducted a plane full of people. There is an excellent twist that will keep you turning the pages.
All event planner Gillian Romano wants to do after finishing an event in Costa Rica is to go home to Georgetown, Texas when her plane is suddenly hijacked to Venezuela. When the six hijackers kill several passengers, then force Gillian to be their spokesperson with the authorities it’s her connection with hostage negotiator Walker Nelson that helps her maintain some sense of hope for herself and the rest of the passengers. But as time goes on the lifeline between her and Walker begins to feel so much more personal. If she makes it through this ordeal alive she hopes they get the chance to explore it.
From the time hostage negotiator Walker Nelson hears Gillian’s frightened voice he’s amazed and impressed with her clever calmness in getting intel to him about the kidnappers. Even though Walker feels an instant attachment to her, making him even more determined to meet her face-to-face, time is of the essence with the ruthless killers on board the plane.
Even though the big surprise was obvious to me it didn’t detract from the overall suspense of the book. I was hooked from the beginning and loved Gillian and Walker’s story. Great plot, wonderful characters, and an author I look forward to reading more of.
A great start to a new series! I’m already in love with Delta Team Two.
when she boarded the plane she never thought she would stay on it for three days she was an event planner but suddenly she was the spokesman for the hostage takers He was a Delta Force operator trained to rescue people but the minute he heard her voice a connection was formed he and his team rescue the people they both go back to their lives but then they gather information that another hostage taker got away from them He goes to warn her and they start dating they enjoy each other but then he has to go on a mission after he returns they are ready to have sizzling romance then she gets kidnapped by the bad guys they solve the mystery of who the other person was now he informs her she is moving in with him a happy ending for them and a great epilogue
SHIELDING GILLIAN has a powerful start that will grab your attention and keep you enthralled throughout. There’s plenty of action, intrigue, suspense, drama, and passion to have you turning pages of this fast-paced, compelling tale. It’s a roller coaster ride with its twists and surprising turns. The characters are well drawn and appealing, and the storyline is engaging from beginning to end. I highly recommend this very enjoyable and entertaining romantic suspense.