Such a fantastic series full of mystery, action, romance, and the true meaning of family. Each book is better than the last. I can't wait for more!

I'm sad it's over! This is book five in the Men of Haven series and it just might be my favorite. We have two very independent, strong people. Gia is a woman in a male dominated workforce, she's runs her own security company. She's had to be strong to show shes a contender. Beckett needs to show her she's a woman and can let go and trust him. Beckett and Gia have known each other for years but neither one wanted to admit that they had feelings for each other until one night Gia has too much tequila. Beckett takes her home and she says somethings that well Beckett decides he needs to hear sober. These two have such strong chemistry for each other it just leaps off the page. Beckett is in full claiming mode, and for him its a done deal. Gia is used to only relying on herself, and she has to work on lowering that hand she has up blocking everyone. You figure out why when you meet her parents. You also have someone out to smear Gia and the whole Men of Haven are on the case. But Gia doesn't go weak at the threat, she's a badass who won't be left out. It's a great story and while if you haven't read the previous books, you don't absolutely need to, but you should. They are a wonderful group of books and you would get more of the background from the characters that flow from book to book if you did. Again, its not needed but I would highly recommend. ARC provided by netgalley.

I had fun reading this one, liked how once Beckett decided that he wasn't going to fight his feelings for Gia any more he went after her with determination and in a way that let her know he was all in. It was fun to see Gia not sure what to do about Beckett at the start, but to slowly come to like that she could depend on Beckett and with him she got a whole family that had her back. It was the family that really seemed to throw Gia, her own one was cold and sterile, so this boisterous crew took some getting used to. I especially loved how Gia saw first hand how important she became to them all with the action at the end. I especially loved how Gia told off her father, all the while Beckett was right there with her, standing by her side letting her do what she needed to.

Really enjoyed this book, so much that I plan on going back to read the previous books in the series. I liked how the story flowed, it moved at a good pace, the chemistry between Gia and Beckett is hot and the story has the right amount of suspense to keep it interesting.

Beckett and Gia are part of a group of people who work together as security experts protecting high profile clients. To be respected by the men, Gia has to be tough so she gives as good as she gets. Guarding her heart has become second nature but Beckett breaks through Gia's reserve and they start a red hot relationship. When someone threatens Gia, Beckett and his "brothers" show her what it's like to have a family who supports and loves you. I really enjoyed this romantic suspense novel.

I was so excited to be able to have a chance to grab up Rhenna Morgan’s new contemporary….Stand and Deliver. I can tell you that I have been so eager for Beckett and Gia’s story. They are both strong willed and stubborn so they definitely have met each other’s match.

The story begins with Gia finding herself frustrated with the world that she works in. She runs a security company and too many times she is overlooked because she is a woman. And boy can she kick some booty!! I loved her spirit and determination to succeed. She has struggled internally with not meeting up with her parent’s expecations from her. But she is living her dream and makes no apologies for it. Beckett is a member of the Men of Haven and is a security expert and at times Beckett tends to clash verbally with Gia not wanting to admit his true feelings that he has had for her for YEARS. But now, after a night of seeing Gia drunk and taking her home, and seeing a different side to her….a woman that is soft and sweet, he sees the woman beneath the tough exterior she exudes because of her career. And now Beckett knows that now is the time to claim her and court her as she deserves and show her that there is a man out there that will accept and love her as she is.

This was such a lovely romance, it is a bit angsty in the beginning, but after we see the moment of Gia lowering her guard, their relationship changes slowly. Of course, Gia doesn’t understand why Beckett is being all sexy and charming toward her and she has never been pursued in the way that he is pursuing her so it brings Gia a bit off balance. She can easily reject men because they always want to “change” her. However, Beckett is the first man she has ever been attracted to that wants her for herself and loves to spar and push her limits.

I found so much fun in this story and the banter between Beckett and Gia was simply amazing. So endearing and witty and swoon worthy. They were such a fun couple, and their dynamics fit just right for their individual personalities. And we get some fun times with the Haven club and reading this story makes me want to re read the earlier books in the series since I love all of these characters that Rhenna has written.

This is such a solid romance and Rhenna Morgan did a superb job in the writing of it….I never can get enough of her books, and her writing is so engaging, I had to make sure I had plenty of free time to read this one and I BREEZED through it in one sitting. If you love endearing characters that can kick ass, with some mystery and intrigue and a family of characters that have created a brotherhood….with some sexy moments that will make you swoon and laugh when you least expect it.

Another fabulous 5 star read from Rhenna. I love these Haven men! Their women and the moms included.
Beckett, oh what a piece of man candy this guy is. Gia is running a little late the their backroom bar meeting and never to take any crap from any of them, after a long day, she wants a glass of wine.
Her usual is scotch, sick of the guys picking at her, she orders a beer. Sitting at the table when Beckett arrives with yet another in his line of women, he makes eye contact with Gia. This is their usual. Gia doesn't have time for Beckett and his 3 year long show down. Beckett doesn't see Gia, never noticed, never really talked to, she's wearing her invisible cloak. Not so with the other guys who do have a healthy respect for her and what she's capable of. She's got her own business to run and crosses paths and works with the men from Haven. She's friends with Darya who we met in a previous book. Gia is likable and tough, she's smart and almost too smart for her own good some days. When she goes to the bar to order herself a drink an old acquaintance squeezes in beside her and tries once again to entice her into a date. They grew up together. Their homes shared a fence.
Their parents are still conspiring to matchmake in the very possible worst of ways them together.
Gia has zero interest in Judd and makes it perfectly clear to him. When he slides his hand to her hip, Beckett is there suddenly telling him to back off. Judd mumbles some trash and stalks off. Beckett has left his date at the table and talking to Gia. Gia is pounding down shots now, trying to match the biker sitting next to her. A very drunk Gia is helped in the bathroom by Darya, with Beckett standing guard. The guys are waiting and time to get Gia home, Beckett is it. He doesn't want to leave her, so in the polite way manages to coax her into her sleepwear and tuck her in. He stays with her all night.
All the while Beckett is stroking and touching her or his super soft t shirts. You notice he tendency to touch during the book. It appears to be a unconscious act but it's something he needs. Gia also makes a drunk confession to Beck before she passes out for the night. He's now determined to find out how much is true.
Thus begins the story of Beck and Gia and also the mystery of who is out to sabotage her and her business. Since Beck claimed her at a family meeting without her even knowing she falls under the protection of the brotherhood. Gia left Atlanta for Dallas with good reason. Get away from her controlling, overbearing and disapproving father and her spineless weak mother. Their marriage was a joke to Gia and has kept Gia on the fly never wanting to end up like her mother. Controlling keeps her from becoming that. What she learns with Beck is trust and giving up some of her control.
There's so much more to this story as it weaves on and Gia learns to cook from Sylvie, tangles with her father and is accepted into the family with open arms. Something she's never had. The twists and turns keep coming and it was one of those "didn't see that coming" but you had a feel for the bad guy.
The story is unpredictable as hell and I loved that. You had to keep reading because you were waiting for whatever was going to happen to actually happen. Then wow did it. Talk about playing dirty.
I'm not saying another word about the story other than it was fantastic and I'd read it again. I loved Beck and Gia and am dying to know what's up with Axel!!
A book worthy of more than 5 stars as always from Rhenna.

**arc from NetGalley and publisher for an honest review**

I completely devoured this whole series!! Definetly added to my favs list and will be one I re-read!!!

4.5 stars

Beckett and Gia have had the hots for each other for a few years, but they’ve never acted on their attraction. Until a slip of the lips in a drunken haze cues Beckett into Gia’s true feelings...

Gia was a spitfire with a chip on her shoulder and oh my lands, did she have sass! A career in security constantly defending her abilities caused Gia to have a tendency to be an overachiever- the backfire was she never cut back and let loose. Until Beckett provided a safe haven. Gia’s cloak of defensiveness and tough attitude hid a rather sweet and protective personality I could relate to and made her easy to like.

Beckett had the grace and charm of a panther. Sleek and silent, he pounced out of nowhere with his slightly bossy nature, taking Gia by surprise with his deviously simple plan to sway her into a relationship. It was actually sweetly amusing and intelligently thought out, but his bigger attraction was his vulnerable openness with his sensory processing issues. His tangible need to touch and be touched was handled gracefully and informatively and I personally enjoyed the spin it put on Beckett’s character.

There’s so much happening in this book! The gang comes out enforce to help one of their own, Beckett and Gia’s sizzling connection paces the way for a great romance, and with a twisty bit of suspense...well, I’ll just say Beckett and Gia’s story had all the elements I’ve come to love with this series!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While not the first in the Men of Haven series, it can easily be read as a standalone. A touch of suspense, a lot of emotion, a bit of steam, and a strong female with a sense of humor makes this book an overall winner :)

This was my first book from Rhenna Morgan and the first in the series. And I wasn't disappointed at all. There was a good plot. Very good writing, very good pace. For fan of romance mixed with a bit of suspense and a good amount of sexy time between the sheets, this is a must have. I'll definitely check out her other selections.
Thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This novel reminded me quite a bit of Lori Foster’s novels about MMA fighters and the women they love. In this case, we have security experts and the women they love. They’re all extremely buff, hunky alpha guys who are over-protective of their women, but the women come to enjoy and accept that sort of possessive, protective love.

The heroine of this book, Gia Sinclair, runs her own security company and she’s been fighting her attraction to Beckett Tate who runs a security firm with several guys that he terms his “brothers,” although they’re bound by friendship, not blood. I haven’t read the previous books in this series, and it got a bit confusing as the other characters appear and I couldn’t keep straight which guy was paired with which woman, but it wasn’t a real problem.

Gia and Beckett come together relatively early in the book. They become a couple with lots of hot sex during which Gia comes to enjoy Beck’s dominant attitude in the bedroom. The rest of the novel deals with the mystery of someone tinkering with Gia’s business and basically destroying her professional reputation.

SPOILERS:

It was rather obvious to me early on who the culprit in the sabotage was. There seemed to be a major clue that both Beckett and Gia ignored when her father calls her to ask about the sabotage even though Beckett’s guys had gotten the incriminating video taken down immediately from the internet. Wouldn’t that be the first question such supposedly smart security people would ask - how did this guy know that she had had a problem at a time no one else knew? Of course, if they had figured out, based on that clue, who was guilty, they wouldn’t have had the bigger problems later on.

Gia is supposed to be a rather BA, tough woman, but we don’t see her being tough. Mostly, she has to be rescued by Beckett and his posse. I liked the relationship between her and Beckett, but the rest of the plot didn’t do much for me.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

Stand & Deliver is book five in the Men of Haven series by Rhenna Morgan. This is one of those times that come along when the rating system we are allowed does not do justice to the book. This book gets ALL the stars! Five is not enough! I can’t even really say what it was about Beckett that did it for me, and oh my gosh, he most definitely did do it for me! Maybe that he was an all alpha, tough, possessive, no holds barred man, but also had a weakness. Something he had to deal with, fight against, that made him real, it made him human, and it made me love him all the more!

Beckett Tate never knew what it was like to have a family, to have someone protect your back, except for his best friend, Knox, whom he grew up with. When he and Knox joined the Haven Brotherhood, though, he finally realized what he had been missing his whole life, he had a family. And their family was growing as four of his brothers had claimed their women. Beckett works with Knox for a security company. He has known Gia Sinclair for three years now since she is in the same line of work. But he’d watched her turn away man after man and it was obvious she didn’t mix work and dating. So, he kept his distance but he watched her, and he dreamed about her. On one particular night, though, when Gia had a few too many shots of tequila, she let slip a little tidbit of information that let him know she had also been watching him. He knew right that minute that his days of just dreaming about Gia, and watching her from a distance were over. That she was going to be his. Now all he had to do was convince her of that once she sobered up.

“I want your eyes wide-open and your thoughts crystal clear the next time you see me.” His grip tightened against her scalp, conviction pushing the words free in an almost violent surge. “Because your days of dreaming are over.”

Gia was raised by her wealthy attorney father and socialite mother in Atlanta. They expected Gia to be a carbon copy of her mother, to do as she was told, marry, have children. But that’s not what she wanted at all. She majored in criminal justice in college and after graduating, started freelancing in security. She had worked with Knox and Beckett on occasion and knew about the Haven Brothers and how they worked. Every time she was around Beckett, she felt flustered, she knew she was attracted to him. He was always there in the back of her mind. But she saw him parade a different woman with him every time he was out. She was not going to be another notch in his bedpost. Plus, she worked with him on occasion. So she just admired him from a distance. But evidently she let her feelings slip after she had a few too many shots. And now, Beckett has let her know that their days of mutual admiring from afar are over. That he wants her, for more than just one night! That he’s all in, and he will do whatever it takes to show her that she can trust him.

The chemistry between Gia and Beckett is off the charts, like in the stratosphere. Gia is a strong woman and is used to being in control. But with Beckett, she can let that control go, let him take the wheel so to speak. But that is in the bedroom only. Outside of the bedroom, he shows her nothing but respect. And he offers her something else too, a family. His brothers, their wives, the moms, all of them, take Gia in like one of their own. She’s never experienced anything like this before, her own upbringing cold and lonely. Can she accept what Beckett is offering her? Can she trust him?

Gia is good at what she does. But accidents start happening that make her doubt herself. Now she has managed to score a huge gig, one that will be a big addition to her resume. With Beckett and his brothers at her back, she’s sure to pull it off.

This book just blew me away right from the start. Gia and Beckett together were perfection. I swooned, I sighed, I gasped. Of the Haven Brothers I would have told you with no hesitation that my favorite so far was Trevor. But now…I can’t really say that. Beckett has stolen my heart. Rhenna Morgan is now hard at work on Axel’s story, the Scottish hottie, which is going to be called Down & Dirty. I hope those fingers are typing fast, Rhenna. That book can’t get here fast enough.

“Beckett? What just happened?”
“That was the beginning of me and you.”

Title: Stand & Deliver

Author: Rhenna Morgan

Publisher: Carina Press

Series: Men of Haven Book 5

Reviewed By: Arlena Dean

Rating: Five

Review:



"Stand & Deliver" by Rhenna Morgan



My Thoughts....


Great story with not only a sweet romance but also a little mystery and suspense that will keep you turning the pages. This novel features Beckett and Gia both with stubborn ways that will keep the reader shaking there heads and saying not again! Believe me these two go so well utterly together! This is the fifth brother[Beckett] in the 'Men of Haven' series where we find Becket and Gia finally getting together. However, this author really knows how to bring out the unexpected giving the reader a lots of depth in creating for us such a well written story. I really liked how the SPD [Sensory Processing Disorder] was incorporated into this story. I was able to learn something from what SPD was in the way it was presented in this story. If you are looking for a good read "Stand & Deliver" will give the reader a story that is enriched with a little bit of it all from 'emotion, vulnerability, love, friendship, family, intensity, humorous, loyal, heart and passion' all of this will definitely keep your attention through this incredible good read. So, is there another read left in this Men of Haven Series? Yes, Axel's story!

This is for me the best story from the series. The story from Gia and Beckett is absolutely amazing from the start and until the end. Both Gia and Beckett are well developed and easy to love. The background from both of them is solid and great written and both are still struggling with the effects of the past. But it is a huge difference they both have someone to fight in their corner. It is like they both know each other and how to soothe their pain or other bad feelings. The action between the sheets is so hot and amazingly written. Really enjoyable read. Highly recommended.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

For Romantic Suspense Readers this series should be at the top of your list of Summer reads. FYI Steamy Sexy times.





Stand and Deliver is a fun feisty story that readers of romantic suspense and alpha men will fall head over heels in love with.

Rhenna Morgan series Men of Haven has me a little lost at first since it was my first book I have read by this author so jumping in at book 5 isn't always the best. With that being said this can be read as a stand alone novel.

Beckett Tate is very Alpha but he has a condition that most women miss understand. The author reached this topic out and was able to bring it into the light allowing readers to see a different side to the Alpha hear me roar male.

Gia Sinclair is feisty, fun, and kick butt strong.

The author is able to create a decent backstory that readers will be able to grab onto and watch as the past and present collide in a perfect storm. Stand and Deliver has romance, action, steamy sexy times and easy fun dialogue. I promise is you start with book 5 of the Men of Haven you will be spending the next month buying and reading book 1-4 to enjoy the different characters and stories Rhenna Morgan has to offer.


Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Carina Press for the Advance copy of Rhenna Morgan Stand and Deliver

4.5 Stars The fifth instalment in the Haven Brotherhood and what a great read it was. Stand & deliver has everything I have come to enjoy about this series that just keep me wanting with every book. I love the strength of the characters and the well written storyline. This will definitely be one series sitting on my favourite book shelf to enjoy over and over again.

ONE OF THE BEST SERIES EVER!

Yes, this is only my personal opinion, but I can honestly say that any near 400-page book (which each story is) that I can devour and finish on a workday where I only read on the bus, at lunch and a few hours at night, is something special.

I loved Rhenna Morgan’s EDEN series and beautiful and sexy covers that adorned them all, so I’m embarrassed to admit that while I purchased the HAVEN BROTHERHOOD books, they have sat on my bookshelf as the covers didn’t draw me in….yes, I’m a cover whore! But please, don’t let this deter YOU from starting this incredible series, as you are in for a treat.

The series begins with six strong, sexy and when needed, dangerous men from challenging and difficult backgrounds, who have formed a family of choice, rather than one of blood; and they love and protect those who inhabit their realm with their very life if necessary. There are other support characters I’m hoping Ms Morgan may choose to give their own story further on, but for now, it’s the six brothers, Jace, Axel, Zeke, Trevor, Beckett and Knox.

But, this is where my synopsis ends; for this review is not meant to reiterate what the author has provided in her description of each book, but to outline the depth of background and world building each book delivers and the intensity of character each and every person portrayed projects.

The Haven Brotherhood members are so much more than just handsome bad boys with a propensity for attracting trouble; they are hard working, honourable and loyal to a fault, but threaten those they call their own and all bets are off. Yes, they may occasionally cross what some would call acceptable lines, but in their determination to protect what’s theirs means nothing stands in their way, and innocents are always safeguarded. Sexy as hell, with danger and mayhem all around them, there are so many things to love about these exceptional men.

So, while some may think it is lazy not to write an separate review for each of these books, my purpose here is to tell you EVERY book is as good as the last and worth finding any spare minutes in your day and possible sleepless nights to consume each and every word.

Ms Morgan is an extraordinary author, but this is by far her best work to date; and while readers often say they hate to see a series end, his is one series that once the last book is written, will be read and reread, over and over again.

Thank you NetGalley for not making me wait until the June release of this fabulous book!

Once again a fantastic story by this author. I love the premise of the Brotherhood and each book just keeps getting better!

I appreciate how the author is able to bring not only the romance to the story, but a bit of suspense and usually some insight on the human condition. It makes her characters more vulnerable and believable. Of course, the steam factor is through the roof and the love shared between this "family" of brothers is amazing.

I can't wait to read more! Looking forward to the hot Scot for sure! Great book!

“Because your days of dreaming are over.”

Haaa,so dreamy! Beck and Gina are clearly into eachother but both are stubborn af and not willing to admit.. But one drunken night secrets and confessions spill out and it's the sweetest thing everrrrrr!