Review: Shelter for Sophie by Susan Stoker

Susan Stoker Shelter for Sophie Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Book 8 Release Date August 15, 2017

Blurb: She’s shy, he’s stoic…not the hardest personality traits to overcome, but Sophie Carson and Roman “Chief” Proudfit have their work cut out for them. Sophie has a crush on the silent-but-studly firefighter next door. She’s been pining away silently while secretly helping the hardworking man by mowing his lawn—which he thinks is being done by her nonexistent husband and/or boyfriend. He’s definitely not big on neighborly chitchat, but with her stutter, that suits Sophie just fine. But now a misunderstanding at a bar has put him even further out of her reach. Roman’s difficult upbringing on an Indian reservation is a sore spot, so when he thinks Sophie is taking advantage of poor people for medical trials at her workplace, he lets her know exactly what he thinks. But when he discovers he misunderstood, he’s man enough to admit it…and also that he should have opened his eyes to his beautiful, sensitive neighbor sooner. As the couple gets closer, each helping the other overcome lifelong pains, for the first time in years, Roman has something to live for other than his job. And, as he discovers when Sophie puts herself in danger, something even bigger to lose… ** Shelter for Sophie is the 8th book in the Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.

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REVIEW

Shelter for Sophie was a unique story - With compelling characters and added tension from a few angles, I was sucked in from the first few pages.  

Sophie's hasn't always had an easy life, she's been through a lot, but she's tried to do good for others, she tries hard to help those she can however she can.  She's a genuinely good and positive person - which made me want to make her a friend.  She's got a stuttering problem which bothers her sometimes -but she makes the most of herself too - she doesn't dwell on it.  When the hottie next door, whom she's been crushing on, mistakenly believes something bad about her - she wastes no time in setting him straight - in her own way.  I loved that there was a touch of feistiness to her that set her apart from other quiet characters. 

Roman, Chief, believes the worst of his quiet, shy neighbor after overhearing a conversation, but when he discovers how wrong he is, he can't help but be drawn towards her with a desire to not only get to know her better, but also to have her be part of his life.  

Chief and Sophie's romance starts slow and they work through a lot - from clearing up the misunderstanding, to getting to know one another and letting each other in on their pasts and the things that haunt them.  I loved that their love wasn't instantaneous - but rather a gradual growth of feelings, more so on Sophie's part as Roman was all in a little faster.  I really enjoyed the journey these two took with one another, moving at a pace that was comfortable for both of them, and enjoying the developing bonds.  

As with other books by Susan Stoker, I also enjoyed the addition of Chief and Sophie's freinds and the humor and fun they bring to the story.  You can tell a lot about characters by those they know and love and how they react and respond to them, which always adds an extra layer to a story.   

Shelter for Sophie was a story that definitely pulled me in and held my attention while falling in love with the characters as they themselves fell in love with each other. I loved that the story took an unusual turn from other romances and included traits and pasts for the characters that added so much depth to them, which only served to draw more of my attention and hold my interest.




About the Author: New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Texas where she lives, but this all-American girl has also spent the last fourteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, and Indiana. She's married to a retired Army man who now gets to follow her around the country. She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.

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