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Owen: (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Blue Team) Paperback – January 16, 2021

by Riley Edwards (Author), Operation Alpha (Author)

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Owen Cullen was a dream. Not a dream come true because I’d never dared to dream. He was my wildest fantasy, a hallucination, a delusion. The handsome man who’d saved my life—twice. He was a real-life hero, and I was…what was I? Filth, that was what I was. The daughter of a gangster, the niece of the reigning king of Chicago’s underground. I tried my best not to fall in love with Owen. I tried not to mistake his kindness. I tried to remember the lessons of my youth: Love was a weakness. Sex was a weapon. It didn’t work. I fell in love. Then my uncle found me, and I ruined everything.

Natasha. It was a fake name. One she’d made up on the fly when my team had rescued her from a life worse than death. She had no place to go, so I took her home. It was supposed to be temporary, just until we learned who she was. But the woman proved to be stubborn and kept her secrets buried deep. She’d lived with me for months, and every day the pull of her called to me. I was living a nightmare of my own making. I didn’t trust women, especially the one sleeping in my guest bedroom. I’d fought the good fight. I’d held out for as long as I could. Then all of her secrets came out, but it was too late. I was in too deep. Natasha, the beautiful woman with no last name, was mine. But she had a last name—Pollaski.
Everything came crashing down.

I was no stranger to the battlefield. I was used to blood, guts, and no glory. What I wasn’t accustomed to was the feeling of my heart being torn from my chest. What I was not acquainted with was desperation. Natasha was gone, and I had less than twenty-four hours to find her, or she’d be gone in a different way.

Welcome back to Z Corp and Special Forces—Operation Alpha. New team, new badass former military heroes. Like the teams that have come before, Owen, Gabe, Myles, Kevin, and Cooper are ready for action. With a little help from Susan Stoker’s unparalleled cast of heroes.

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304 pages
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English
Publication date

January 16, 2021
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5 x 0.69 x 8 inches
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1643842730
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978-1643842738
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aces Press (January 16, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1643842730
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1643842738
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.69 x 8 inches

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Mel M

I Was Invested Start to Finish!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021

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Owen, book one of The Blue Team from the Special Forces Operations Alpha series, was mesmerizing and beyond a doubt, tough to read in places. But, that only highlights the superb storytelling ability of Riley Edwards. I was completely invested start to finish. It was suspenseful, engaging, emotionally charged and beneath it all a love story. I was anguished over the cruelty and depravity of the bad guys and cheered out loud at their demise. The glimpses into the rest of the Blue Team members personalities piqued my interest. I can't wait to read their individual stories.

Ms. Edwards really has created two remarkable characters for Owen. Natasha is the epitome of a Stepford wife; pretty and polished on the outside, vacant and devoid of feelings on the inside. Owen judges himself too harshly based on his past. He feels he's not worthy of caring for Natasha beyond kindness and respect. Together, their love heals one another but it's not an easy journey.

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Denise H

Fabulous emotional read

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021

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Owen is the first book in the Blue Team series by Riley Edwards as well as another crossover in Susan Stoker’s Special Forces Operation Alpha fan fiction world. Owen and Natasha are just WOW! They are both broken and damaged by their pasts and Nat’s background is truly heartbreaking. This book will wreak havoc with your emotions the whole way through but the revelations, realizations, and transformations along the way are astounding. It definitely takes time and a lot of conversations (and some of the other guys' inputs are hilarious!) to hash everything out but the outcome when all said and done is beautiful. Owen and Natasha have a true soul-deep connection.

Edwards once again pens a beautifully brilliant read with heart and soul, amazing characters, and a storyline that pulls you into the pages. I’m looking forward to getting lost in the next book in the series.

*I received an arc from the author, via Booksprout, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

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Get lost in this amazing read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021

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Owen captivated me from the first page! It stars Owen - an extra broody alpha male and Natasha, a female heroine with a heart of gold who has one heck of a backstory! Couldn’t put this book down! I felt this book bone deep. The raw emotions that Riley Edwards is able to capture in her books is always amazing, but this was phenomenal! I cried when they cried, my heart ached for Natasha & her painful past, my heart rate jackknifed several times throughout this book with its spectacular twists & turns. This is one of the best books I’ve read in awhile & I’m so excited to see what Riley brings next to Blue Team! You NEED to read this book today!

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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021

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WOW! Another FANTASTIC story by Riley! This story was intense right from the beginning. Owen and Natasha are continuing their story in this book. It is so sad what Natasha had to go through her entire life. She fell in love with Owen when he first rescued her in Alaska. Owen was so far into his head that he couldn't make himself available to Natasha until they were in hiding. As the story progresses, we see Natasha finally come out of her shell and tell the Blue Team about her horrid family and their business. I am proud of Natasha when she finally deals with her family. She is finally free that life and Owen and Natasha are free to work on their happily ever after! FANTASTIC job Riley! I would highly recommend this book! Can't wait for Gabe's book!

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Owen and Natasha

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021

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A great start to the new Blue Team series. Just as intense as all Ms. Edwards' journeys prove to be, taking the reader on the ride of their life. Pulling emotions from the depths of your soul where you need to keep reading, to get to the happy ending, just so you can breathe again.
Poor Natasha, or Sara, needing rescue from her own family, with Owen and Z Corp being her knights in shining armour. Especially Owen, who develops feelings for her, and not acting on those is getting so hard. When the whole team is threatened, Natasha does what she thinks is best. There's a difference of opinion on that, and Owen needs to find her before the unthinkable happens.
Never a dull moment in this fast-paced, drama-filled romance. Excellence!

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Emotional roller-coaster

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021

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This is the start of a new series and all I can say is WOW!!!
You have 2 characters who have come together after Natasha was rescued. She believes herself to be filth and wants to give herself back to her uncle so no one will be hurt. Owen lives in the past and what happened with his ex. He doesn't want to have feelings because he doesn't want to get hurt again.
Natasha is gone and he will stop at nothing to bring her back.
Can two people who have been hurt truly find happiness or is it not meant for them?
Have Kleenex and be ready for face every emotion with this one because it will take you on an emotional roller-coaster that is sooo worth it.

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Loved!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021

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Have to just say that zanes sarcasm is amazing and top notch. Every time he has to deal with an employee falling in love it gets better and better. Laugh out loud ridiculous. Loved getting to see our old faves!! Cruz, and wolfs team help out was awesome. We first met Natasha in Eva and Max’s book then we learned more in dec and autumns book. Poor Natasha. Thank god for Owen and his persistence. Because she was so broken and believed horrible things about herself when she was literally only surviving life. Loved watching her open up and become herself. And Owens team was awesome. They are hilarious and adorably protective of his woman. Any wait for their stories!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021

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Owen and Natasha

Owen and Natasha have met before in an earlier book. He has now
Rescued her twice and is starting to fall for her.

Natasha is a Mafia Kings daughter an has been treated like a piece
Of property by her own father and Uncle.

This book is the fist in The Blue team series, a page Turner, action
Packed, great characters and brings out lots of emotions.

I voluntarily accepted this book and this is my honest review.

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Jane A.

Gritty, raw, emotional with a side of humour - perfect!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2021

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The anticipation you feel for a new Riley Edwards book is a living, breathing thing, you know it's going to emotionally shred you as much as it enthrals you and you simply can't wait! Reading it you can't put it down but you don't want it to end and then when you finish all you want is to read it again and yes this was Owen too! I cried, I raged, I held my breath, I hurt, I smiled and I loved this story. We first meet Natasha and Owen in the Maximus and Declan books from the Gold Team series which I highly recommend you read first to get some background - I'll add the caveat that you should read ALL of Riley's books!
Riley is so good at writing about characters who have lived through hell, who've sunk to the absolute bottom them sunk a little more. There is absolutely nothing sugar coated about Natasha, the daughter and niece of Chicago crime bosses she's been abused and used all her life, she truly believes she is filth. When Owen and the Team first rescued her, she had nothing but a made-up name and no place to go so she simply moved in. She hasn't forgotten her past and she hasn't shared it but Owen is her dream, because she knows she'll never the reality, she'll will never be worthy.
Owen has so many issues from his past and has let his horrific first marriage shape his life for far too long, he believes he is equally unworthy of Nat. Two people desperately attracted to each other each trying to do what they thing is best for the other. Natasha is an incredible character, she's been subjected to so much and only sees herself as weak but she is incredibly strong and cares so much about everybody else, she did what she had to do to survive. When Owen finally comes to his senses he is a beautiful force to be reckoned with determined to give Nat everything she's ever dreamed about and I truly love their interactions. When she finally trusts him with all the secrets from her past Owen knows he will be there by her side helping her overcome the darkness and finding her way to her dreams.
Only the past is still there threatening, Nat cannot bear the thought of someone suffering because of her so she disappears, Owen has rescued her twice already, can he do it again except this time they both have so much more to lose?
There are certainly no punches pulled in this story - it's gritty, it's raw, it's emotional but there is plenty of humour and fun to offsetting the angst, much of it provided by Nat herself as she begins to find her voice and the rest provided by the plentiful supply of wonderful supporting characters from Owen's Team, Z Corps and Susan Stoker's silver Seals.
So I loved it, completely 5* all the way, I don't think I will ever get enough of these books and now the anticipation begins to build again for the next instalment - can't wait!

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Tina Thompson

Brilliant. Loved it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021

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The only downside to this is that you obviously have to read them in order as they introduce the characters at the end of the book. So when it was explaining how Sarah/Natasha had been rescued by Owen twice, I knew nothing about it.
Having said that, I still loved it and didn’t want it to end.
Sarah is the daughter of a mobster, when her father is killed by his brother she goes to live with her Uncle. She’s basically there as a sex slave and something pretty to look at. When he decides to get rid of her, Owen rescues her. It’s brilliant how Sarah wants yo leave everything behind so she changes her name to Natasha. Owen is brilliant with her. Really kind and gentle. As she’s so traumatised that she doesn’t speak.
Brilliant sex scenes, although unrealistic. Endless orgasms as usual!

CGo

Amazing start to Blue Team

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2021

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Boy oh boy, explosive start to blue team. It was raw, heartbreaking, and yet had these moments of pure comedy which makes the heart sing. Riley is amazing at what she does. Takes horrific stories and recounts stories of the awful realities out there and weaves a story of self love, growth and true devotion and support. Every single one of her books are perfection, and this is more of the same. Cannot wait for more. I will note a specific scene, an added bonus near the end of the book, a conversation between Zane and Ivy cracked me up like no other. Love watching that man cave for his woman.

Julia M

Oh my word!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2021

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Riley has done it again! Nat/ Sarah was born into an appalling family and has had a truly dreadful life. She has been rescued by Owen twice and fallen hard for him but doesn’t feel worthy. Owen has also fallen for her but is determined never to allow another woman in. They and Z Corp work together to bring down Nat’s family and keep her safe with a little help from Tex, Wolf and the boys .
Non stop , I loved this book.

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Blue Team 1

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2021

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Wow another excellent book loved it very much, RE always gives us a great read. That was really good loved the dialogue it was hilarious , all these tough guys love them lots of all kinds of action and intrigue all the suspense is excellent. I recommend to everyone to get into this series its fabulous I am ordering the next one now!! Thanks

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