Retired Navy SEAL and current private-security operative Ian Sawyer had never expected to have a child, much less a wife, but his beautiful Angie has changed all that. Her due date is only days away, and his anticipation outweighs his anxiety, thinking about holding his firstborn.But as he’s learned the hard way, life throws curveballs at the worst possible moment. A frantic phone call in the … in the middle of the night is the beginning of Ian’s nightmare. He has to wake his brothers and teammates, leave his wife’s side, and fly halfway around the world to save the only other woman who could bring him to his knees—his mother.
The following is the best reading order for the original Trident Security series and its intertwined spinoff series – Doms of The Covenant, Deimos, TS Omega Team, and Blackhawk Security:
TS Book 1 – Leather & Lace (Devon & Kristen)
TS Book 2 – His Angel (Ian & Angie)
TS Book 3 – Waiting For Him (Boomer & Kat)
TS Book 3.5 – Not Negotiable: A Novella (Parker & Shelby)
TS Book 4 – Topping the Alpha (Jake & Nick)
TS Book 5 – Watching From the Shadows (Marco & Harper)
TS Book 5.5 – Whiskey Tribute: A Novella (Curt & Dana)
TS Book 6 – Tickle His Fancy (Brody & Fancy)
No Way In Hell Book 1 & Book 2 (Co-authored with JB Havens)
TS Book 7 – Absolving His Sins (Carter & Jordyn)
DOTC Book 1 – Double Down & Dirty (Gray, Remi, & Abigail)
TS Book 7.5 – Option Number Three: A Novella (Mitch, Tyler, & Tori)
TSOT Prequel – Mountain of Evil: A Novella
TSOT Book 1 – A Dead Man’s Pulse (Logan & Dakota)
TS Book 8 – Salvaging His Soul (Jase & Brie)
Deimos Book 1 – Handling Haven (Frisco & Haven)
DOTC Book 2 – Entertaining Distraction (Mike & Charlotte)
Deimos Book 2 – Cheating the Devil (Brad & Avery)
Blackhawk Security Book 1 – Tuff Enough (Tuff & Chet)
Trident Security Field Manual: A Collection of Short Stories and More!
TSOT Book 2 – Forty Days & One Knight (Darius & Tahira)
TS Book 8.5 – Torn in Half: A Novella
The books of the Trident Security series and its spin-off series can be read as standalones, however, for optimum enjoyment they are best read in order.
*The Trident Security series contains elements of the BDSM lifestyle, sensual romance, nail-biting suspense, and happily-ever-afters.
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What a great addition to a wonderful series! Will Angie and Ian have a boy or girl? Will Ian make it back in time with Marie, Chuck and the teams safely in tow?? I love this series!!
On the eve of Little Bit’s birth, Ian Sawyer finds out his mother, reknown surgeon Marie Sawyer, has been kidnapped halfway around the world. Ian, along with his brothers and Alpha and Omega teams rush to rescue her. The ladies of the Covenant hold down the for for Angie. Will the guy rescue their most important client? Will Ian make it back for Little Bit? A suspenseful 4.5 star read.
Loved it! As always I cannot stop reading one of Samantha.s book till the end, u have me and my bottle of Jack on ur conscience.
Finally the baby is here, maybe this will lead to more adventures. I would never miss this book, it would be like missing a piece of the family…
I am absolutely in love with this series the Trident Security Series is one I have read again and again, Samantha A Cole is fantastic she has entertained us all in many ways with this series. This book had my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes. I couldn’t put it down wanting to know what happened and would Ian or wouldn’t he make it. I know who I’d love to read there book but who ever comes next you know it’s going to be just as good as all the rest. This is one series I will keep reading.
I loved it. Samantha has kept us wondering for what seems like years!!! So glad to have TS and Steel Corps working together to save Marie, not forgetting Carter & Jordyn.
Little bit finally made their entrance into the world. All was as I hoped it would be. Tears & laughter. So pleased for Nick & Jenn. Finally there is no forgetting wee Mara saying ““What-waffle, Unc-en!”
The countdown is on to the birth of Ian and Angie’s baby when Ian gets a phone call from his dad that his mom has been kidnapped. All teams are working together to save one of their own and hopefully get Ian back in time for the birth of Little Bit.
I absolutely loved reading this story and catching up with all the men and women plus the suspense and intrigue. Samantha has such a great way of writing that just draws you right into the story.
I enjoyed this book however I think I’m in the minority when I say I think Ian made the wrong choice. Your mom has been taking in a foreign country and your wife is about to pop any day, you always choice your wife. His brothers could have easily led the mission to rescue their mom. I did love getting to see old favorites and of course to meet the newest edition.
OMG! I’ve volunteered to review this book. I love reading Samantha A Cole books. Ian is my favorite one of the Sexy Six Pack. This is a quick, easy read. While Ian and Angie is waiting for the birth of their child. Ian, Devon, and Nick had got a horrible call about their mother. Then both team Alpha and Omega had to fly around the world to go rescued her. This Will have you staying in the edge of your seat waiting. Will Ian and the rest of the team locate Marie Sawyer in time? Can Angie hold the baby off of coming out until Ian was back? This story has it all from love of a family that can be either blood related or working or serving together for years. I could not stop reading. I had to know what was going to happen to Marie. You have to get this one. I HIGHLY recommend this series. If you love reading about the Sexy Six Pack then this is a MUST read! I can’t wait to read to next book in the Trident Series. Keep up the amazing work Samantha!
Every once in a while I stumble across an author that has the ability to create a world so complete that I want to live in it.
This little novella is packed with everything suspense, action, family, friends that are family, and most importantly love.
Torn in Half is so much more than Ian’s crisis of having to leave Angie in her last days of pregnancy to fly across the world to lead a team on a rescue mission for his mother. We also get to catch up with what is going on in a bunch of the other characters that we have grown to love over the course of the series.
This is a “10 Star” Series and should definitely be read in the authors suggested reading order for maximum enjoyment.
What do you do when your wife is due to have your baby and you get a phone call that the other woman in your life is in danger? Ian must take his teams, leaving his wife and unborn child at home, in order to find and save the other ‘woman’ in his life. Can he get to her in time? Can Ian get back to his wife before their baby makes an appearance?
OmG what a book. I have been waiting for this one since it was announced. Ian and Angie are nearing the end of their travels in pregnancy and the gender of their baby will soon to be announced to the world. But and a huge BUT there is one problem that needs to be resolved………Ian’s mom has gone missing and it’s down to Ian and the teams to rescue her. As the teams muster to find his mom, the baby decides that it’s a great time to make an appearance. Will they find and rescue Ian’s mom in time?????? Will Angie and the baby hold out until Ian gets back????? What did they have…………well your gonna have to read the book to find out of course. A great read from start to finish with characters we all know and love
What can you say about a book that lets me back into the Trident world? I got to get caught up with all of these book friends and see how life has been treating them. Samantha is such a wonderful writer that I “see” the world she has created. If I ever get to Tampa I know I’ll be looking for the compound. Thank you
This is a fantastic book! Ms Cole has written a great one with the characters we love. This book has Marie Sawyer, mother of Ian, Devon and Nick, has been kidnapped in the Philippines and Ian’s wife Angie is due to deliver their first child any day. The Trident teams all head overseas to rescue Marie leaving the wives and girlfriends of the teams to worry and take care of Angie. Ian is not only tasked with saving his mother but getting home in time to see his child born. Marie is just as strong and determined as her sons and knows she needs to buy time for her sons to come and get her. I loved getting to see Carter and Jordyn, Mic and her Steel Corps Team, and all of the other characters from the books.
Ian Sawyer is about to face his toughest mission yet. Just days from his beloved wife and submissive’s due date, his mother is kidnapped while doing missionary work in the Philippines. Feeling torn in half, Ian has no choice but to leave his wife at home in Tampa to go on a rescue mission to save Marie Sawyer.
Torn in Half was thrilling from page one until the very end of the book! Samantha A. Cole really outdid herself with this book, pulling together, not only the Trident Alpha Team, but the Omega team, our favorite Deimos spies Jordan and Carter and even the Steel Corps team. I absolutely loved watching each and every team work to not only save the matriarch of the Sawyer family but to welcome the newest member as well.
Torn in Half is a page turner, and fans of the series will love getting to know Marie a bit better, watching the teams work to save her and welcoming Angie & Ian’s baby into this large extended family. 5 stars.
This author and this series just goes from strength to strength. The Trident Security teams are back and this time it’s their fearless leader, Ian Sawyer, who’s back in the spotlight with the ultimate dilemma. His beloved wife is due to deliver their first born child any day now, but his mother has disappeared on the other side of the world, presumed kidnapped.
Ian’s torn, but his wife Angie has no such qualms: he should go and find his mother. Do what he does best to save the very woman who gave him life. The Trident teams swing into action and get into the thick of the action in no time.
Will Ian save his mother? Can Angie hold on long enough for Ian to return to see their child being born? Will it be a girl or boy? So many questions and the book delivers the answers in spades. It’s a thrilling novella and the perfect addition to a stellar series.
HMOG! This is may be novella length but this is no filler! Every word packs a punch and the drama and adrenaline just spikes at the right times. Great pacing and a wonderful introduction for Little Bit!
Woen may have been giving birth since forever, those women were not Ian’s woman! Poor Angie, she may have embraced the BDSM lifestyle with Ian but I don’t think she realised just how over the top protective (read infuriatingly annoying) “Daddy Dom” would be LOL. But as B-day approaches, Ian, Devon and Nick are thrown by the kidnapping of their mother abroad. But can Ian really put aside his worry over Angie and be able to deal head on with the possible trauma of losing his mother?
But the Sawyer men are hardly alone. They have many non biological brothers and sisters in arms, who will come at the drop of a hat to aid Marie. Ian and the TS boys just have to keep it together until they arrive. But danger isn’t done with them yet, now Ian has to race across the world once more…but will he arrive in time?
EEEEEP! I have been waiting on tenterhooks for Little Bit’s arrival. And it was just as fraught as I knew it would be. No-one at Trident likes a lazy day and it looks like Peanut is just like daddy! I loved getting the band back together with Steele, BHS and of course T. Carter!! I’ve always been a proponent of family is more than biology, and these men and women embrace that ideology.
It was a truly heartwrenching story, showing that no matter how Bad-ass, how Dom or how much of a warrior you are, vulnerability is always there, just better shielded than most. I will truly admit there was more than a tear of two!
This book is #8.5 in the Trident Security series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. This does not mean it should. In my own humble opinion if you miss out on this amazing series, it cheats you of the great characters and deeply fulfilling stories.
Ian feels torn when his parents need him, (and technically the whole team) when his wife is due any time. His father calls and tells him his mother is missing and there is a clock ticking. Can he really have the best of both worlds?
Angie knows she can’t hold her husband back on something this serious. She also knew he would get home as soon as he could and she has plenty of help at home. So she sends him to his mom and dad.
Happy to read any mystery that the “Sexy-Six Pack” have to solve. They always solve it while a truly fabulous love story is weaved in, and this one is no different. It is just a shorter, sweeter version that takes us to see what is going on in their lives. I loved it. I really love how I always feel gratified at the compelling books that make up this great series.
***This early copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.
Holy Moly just when I think this series can’t get any better… Poof.. The author gives us a story full of action, thrills, suspense and love. Just wow. If you have kept up with the series you know Ian and Angie’s first child is due soon (as in any day now). To say Ian is a little excited and anxious for “little bit” to arrive would be an understatement. Seeing this Strong, Dominate man at his most vulnerable made for an amazing read. Throw in the fact someone has kidnapped his mother and he, his brothers and the rest of the team have to fly halfway around the world at the worst possible timing is nothing short of a cluster or as Ian might say a Twatwaffle of a Mess. But this is one mission he must take the lead on and pray little bit’s arrival to hang on just a little longer.
The storyline kept me engrossed from start to end. Who and why would anyone want to kidnap his mother? Would they get their in time and if so what shape would she be in by the time they got there? Would Ian make it home in time for the birth of his child? All the suppense, intertwined with the thrilling action of the mission, made for a phenomenal read. Kudos Ms. Cole for another wonderful heartwarming addition to the series. 2 Thumbs Up and 5 Amazing Stars.
What a beautiful masterpiece we have received in Torn in Half! The emotions delivered throughout this story is just perfect. My heart stayed in my throat as this storyline played out and ended in happy sobbing tears.
Imagine being a tough ex Navy Seal, your wife is due to give birth at any moment and you get a call in the middle of the night from your father telling you your mother has been kidnapped!
This is the situation for Ian. Samantha has weaved her magic once again with an angsty, tale of a man being torn in half!!!
Samantha has built the story expertly and I couldn’t put it down until I had read every last word. The end will leave you with a little giggle and not for the reason you may think