Very Heart Warming and Emotional.

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Taylor is all grown up! I have always loved the antics of Taylor and Saber. It started out rather innocent as Taylor was under age but Saber had always known Taylor would one day be his.

If you are new to this series, start from the first book, Hunter's Claim. That faithful day, three warrior's met three sisters and their future wives. These are not your typical woman in need of saving. Although these are capable warriors, these women are cunning, thinkers and they have brains. What they lack in brute muscle and warrior fighting skills they more than make up with brains that not only compliment these warriors, its often saved them.

This book is no different. Over the series we've seen Taylor remain Taylor but also grow up. Saber has a crippling injury that makes him doubt his having a future with Taylor. He doesn't want her to have to take care of him for the rest of his life. She deserves someone whole, someone that can protect and take care of her.

Taylor has other ideas. Instead of leaving him, giving up on him, she devotes her studies to helping people like him and Hunter, her Guardian and her oldest sisters husband, with his back injury. Saber has been fighting Taylor and wallowing in self pity for 5 years. Something happens and he tells her he doesn't love her. Taylor tells him she is leaving for 3 months, if he still didn't want her she wouldn't see him again because as she told him, she is not chasing him. You go Taylor!

In that three months Saber starts to get himself together and this because possibly because of the break throughs Taylor made in her studies. Then Taylor gets caught behind enemy lines, and the friends, Hunter, Dagger, Saber, Trig, and Razor team up to go bring her home.

This story is my favorite. I loved the others, but this one the love they all feel for Taylor and her sisters really come through. Its Deep, its emotional and these warriors made it personal. Screw council, they were getting her out of there.

This one is a real winner and more then worth a credit.

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Taylor Challenges Saber In Every Way!

If you are familiar with this series, then you've probably come to like Taylor, she's a fighter with a bubbly personality. From the beginning, she has naturally gravitated towards Saber, even while under Hunter's protection. Saber knows in his heart, once she is of age, he will claim Taylor as his Amate. Until then, there's a lot of banter between them, which is fun to watch.

May contain some spoilers:
In book one, Saber is hurt with a debilitating injury which makes him feel less of a warrior, and unfit to claim Taylor, and he pushes her away. However, with Taylor's determination and personality, she is not willing to let him feel sorry for himself or give up. She's even chosen a career in the field that will people with these types of injuries. She applies what she learned to help and push him, even when he does not have the strength to push himself.

After years of Saber trying to push her away, she finally giving him an ultimatum, to search his heart and soul to figure out if he wants to claim her. To ensure he has time to think about them, and for her to get hands on experience she needs for her career, she leaves on a peace mission to a planet that has recently been brought in the Alliance. During this mission things go terribly wrong, and Taylor gets caught in the crossfires. Saber's made up his mind; however, once he learns she's in a life or death situation, he will have join the other warriors, and become the man Taylor needs in order to help save her.

This story is one of these best in the series so far, and has been developing since book one. I've became emotionally invested in both Saber and Taylor. Well worth my time, and I recommend this series, sale or credit!

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Cliffhanger

There is a big 'ol cliffhanger at the end of this book. At least our heroine runs circles around Saber in every meaningful way including sexy bed play. Well, he is pretty good at blunt force combat.

Review of audio book.

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Good Book, but...

I like reading series and this one does not disappoint if you're into sci fi romance. There are only two issues that caused me to give it 4 stars; the narrator gets a bit dramatic in parts and the next two books aren't offered on audible escape. If a series is offered the whole series should be available.

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Another great book,<br />

Love the the book ,can't wait to get the next chapter in the series. My one compliant is men reading woman's part
in the story. I think it sounds terrible, when a man or a woman tries to read the part of the opposite sex.

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Saber is one great warrior.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. You feel for the people. The love, the pain and the strength. Heart warming to say the least.

What other book might you compare Challenging Saber to and why?

Hunter's, Dagger's and Razor's stories. Each story different but each containing sadness, love, happiness and the rocky road to a great ending.

Which character – as performed by David Brenin – was your favorite?

Saber I think. Although I would any character that David performs. David is a great narrator.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Challenging the Warrior. That sounds corny.

Any additional comments?

Please start with Hunter's story first and read the books in the order SE Smith wrote them. I think you will enjoy them that way. Good job SE!

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Well done!

Thoughts while listening:
Hearing the introduction between Saber and Taylor through Saber's POV is funnier than it was from Dagger's POV. In this book you get to hear more about what happened between them than either of the previous books. This is definitely the funniest of the previous couples. Taylor is, in Saber's words, a little hellcat. ROFL!!!!

If he does what I think he's gonna do after his and Taylor's first night together, I will beat him with a stick until he begs forgiveness. He did it and I'm gonna beat him until he begs forgiveness.

Taylor is a mouthy one isn't she. Even when faced with the odds she was, she still opened her mouth and bit back. I don't know if she's brave or foolish.

The surprises that pop up at the end are very interesting. I can't wait to see where they go.

The Sampson sisters are awesome, and always up to no good. LOL!

Final Thoughts:

This story starts with a flashback seven years into the past. It might be a bit odd for some, given that Taylor is only 15 at the beginning, but nothing really happens between Saber and Taylor until she's 22. Though, he does act a bit possessive and really protective of her. Also, they do have some really emotional conversations and he does start building her a house, but he still waits. I like that this story Starts at the beginning of their story and proceeds forward. There are a few flashback scenes, but not like how they were laid out in the last book. The last two books, I think, have been the most interesting, because of how they author included so much of their background interactions into the story. I always love when the characters have a strong background that is introduced into the story. The author did a fantastic job writing this story and I really enjoyed it. Well done to the author, and to the narrator as well for his performance. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next for the Alliance.

Saber and Taylor

These two characters have loved each other for a long time. The problem is that by the time Taylor has fully grown up, Saber doesn't feel worthy of her. You don't know what you've lost until it's gone, is the story behind their love. It takes Sabers soul brothers, Hunter and Dagger, to truly bring him out of his self pitty. This book does show these two will have their HEA, but does leave you on a plot cliffhanger. I look forward to continuing this series. David does an excellent job with the narrative for this series

Taylor's & Sabre's Story

loved how Taylor always managed to get around warriors, refusing to stay Safe where her warrior puts her.

WOW!

Love this author and love this series! A definite must read and listen! Don't pass this series by!