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Navy SEAL Romances #5

The Broken Warrior

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Zane Kent, ex Navy SEAL and Thor look-alike, takes pride in keeping calm in stressful situations while being part of a ‘special teams’ vigilante group. But when he walks into a mission blind and discovers the woman who broke his heart 7 years ago is the target, the lines become fuzzy and his pride flies out the window.

Sarah Hamilton moved to San Diego to start a new life with her son and start a matchmaking business. She is shocked when Zane Kent shows up at a client meeting and down-right stunned when she finds herself asking for his protection. But it’s fine because their relationship is professional now. Too bad he kisses her. Good thing she slaps him.

After Zane insists on moving into her home, following her everywhere, easily bonds with her son over lightsabers, her old attraction to Zane begins to surface.

When Zane reveals her ‘clients’ are not as innocent as she thinks they are, and tragedy strikes her son….she’s forced to make a choice: trust in the man who left her 7 years ago or lose everything.

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2018

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Taylor Hart

212 books632 followers
★ USA TODAY BESTSELLER, AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR, and TOP KINDLE ALL STAR! ★

Taylor Hart writes inspirational and Christian romance and is a best-selling author of over eighty-five books with fans in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and all over the world.

A note from the author:

Thanks for visiting my Goodreads page.

I wanted to tell something meaningful about myself, but let's start with the important stuff--I love swoon-worthy heroes. The kind of heroes that are strong and would take a bullet for you, but also want to open your door and listen to you pour out your heart.

What else? I grew up moving. If you’ve read my books, you won’t be surprised by this. I have a lot of moving themes through my books centered around characters experiencing pain from someone moving.

It was hard. But, I believe there’s always a seed of good that comes out of everything hard, so I think the best thing that came from it was that I learned to love books.

And I had to learn a lot of mad skills on friend making. It gave me a love of people…good people, compassionate people. Interesting people of all kinds.

What else about me? I am a mother and wife! I have four amazing boys that are like little ninjas running around. I love them so much and I’m so grateful for my amazing husband who doesn’t get intimidated by all the billionaire men in my life.

I have a fierce love of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for Him and for the healing and forgiveness I’ve gotten to experience in my life. This is a theme in many of my books.

I love being an American. I am so proud of the men and women that support and preserve our freedom. This is another theme you will find in my books.

I am so grateful for my fans and for the support and love you all show me! Don’t stop reading!

Hugs-

Taylor

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Profile Image for Kathy * Bookworm Nation.
2,166 reviews707 followers
June 15, 2018
I always enjoy Ms. Hart's books, they're a fun escape!

I just watched the newest Thor movie, so it was very easy to picture Zane as a Thor look-a-like! haha I always enjoy a lost-love storyline and while I am somtimes frustrated by what drove a couple apart in the first place, it is always fun to see them reunited and try and figure things out. Throw in some suspense and you've got a fun read! Zane and Sarah are both likable and you can't help rooting for them to get together. Overall, I thought it was a good read. I look forward to reading the other books n the Navy SEAL Romance series.


Content
Romance: Clean
Language: None
Violence: Mild
Series: Navy SEAL Romance - Standsalone well

Source: KU
Profile Image for Kimberly Krey.
Author 144 books1,669 followers
April 12, 2018
Oh, my Zane! I totally loved the characters in The Broken Warrior! Zane might feel like he's broken, but the truth is, all of us are in our own way. It's what made him relatable and had me rooting for him from the get-go. Sarah and her adorable son are likable as well; no wonder Zane falls so hard. I've enjoyed the other books in this SEAL series, and this one keeps the momentum going with its fun, romantic tale and a splash of danger!
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1,191 reviews15 followers
October 28, 2022
Second chance romance

Zane and Sarah have great chemistry. My heart broke for them at the beginning, but I was so happy they got a second chance. Tyler was a sweet boy who added so much to this story. Of course there was suspense and intrigue mixed into this Navy Seal romance.
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4,625 reviews68 followers
May 30, 2019
The Broken Warrior: Navy SEAL Romances: The legendary Kent Brothers Romances is by Taylor Hart. This novel is fun to read and reads quickly and keeps you glued to it. It talks about giving love a second chance.
Sarah had been madly in love with Zane in high school. They would have been on the way to marriage until he joined the Navy and the SEALS as he had always wanted. Being apart was hard, but she had her studies and her memories. Then the inevitable happened, the military approached his family and relayed to them that Zane was killed. Sarah was devastated and her whole world gave way. Jeff had also been a boyhood friend of Zane’s and the three of them had hung together. Jeff was there for Sarah when Zane died. Then Sarah went back to school. She and Jeff ran into each other at a party and began to talk about Zane over a bottle or two or three of alcohol. One thing led to another and they ended up in school together. A few weeks later, she realized she was pregnant. Jeff immediately told her he would marry her for he had been in love with her all the while. Just after she told Jeff she was pregnant, Zane showed up at the school. He hadn’t been dead, just on an undercover job that required he completely disappear. Not even his family knew. When he found out she was pregnant, he was beyond livid. They both said some things they would later regret and he stormed away. He went back to a newly formed civilian unit and disappeared again. Sarah married Jeff and tried to make her marriage work. When she had the baby, Jeff was a very good father. However, he contracted cancer and died leaving her to raise her son on her own.
Zane is given an assignment by Sutton to find evidence that his ex-brother-in-law Harris was selling weapons. Bring him the evidence and Sutton would make sure Harris was tried and convicted. When Zane found out that the matchmaker he was to work with was Sarah, he almost refused; but he had learned to trust Sutton and would do anything for him. Could he manage to ignore Sarah and fulfilled the process.
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3,701 reviews111 followers
May 17, 2021
The couple: Zane and Sarah

Romance genre: second chance
Part of a series: Yes (Navy Seal Romances)
Length: 186 pages

Plot: Zane and Sarah were high school sweethearts, and even though Sarah didn't want to get married before he left for the Navy, she was waiting for him - they were it for each other. Then she got the news that he was killed. 5 months later, she had a drunken one-night stand with a friend of theirs, as they were grieving together, and she ended up getting pregnant. Then Zane reappeared, having been undercover and his death reported as part of that. Of course Sarah was honest, and Zane saw it as huge betrayal, and that was the end of them, until seven years later. Now Zane is out of the military, but working for a sort of vigilante group, and Sarah is unwittingly involved in his group's most recent operation. He's shocked to see her, she's shocked to see him, but they've never stopped loving each other. Only now, it's not just Sarah - she also has a son to take care of. And they're both still hurt. Can they make it work again?

Character development: I kinda wanted Sarah to slap Zane, just once, really hard. He acted like she actively betrayed him, and I understand the feeling, but he was dead! She had no way of knowing he wasn't realy dead. Was she supposed to mourn him forever? Obiously, five months isn't long at all, but she was drunk and grieving, and he was dead! So anyways, he was really good with her kid, once he got over himself, and they obviously were good for each other. The praying was a little more than I usually want in my stories, but I did like the level of angst - just a little, sprinkled on top.

Would I read more from this author/in this series: yes
Next book in the series: The Redeemed Groom
2,558 reviews46 followers
April 13, 2021
This is a romance with intrigue. The set up of the book is interesting and sad but we quickly move forward in time to a happier time and the intrigue begins.

I want to like Zane more than I actually do. I love him with Tyler as he is fun, caring and interacts great with a child. I liked him with Sarah but I just can't quite get past his temper and his desire to hit someone so frequently. Not Sarah of course but he is pretty jealous of anyone who looks at her. He has to work hard to control his desire for violence. And he was pretty broken by her from years earlier. Both Sarah and Zane have broken elements that they have to deal with and fight to control.

The intrigue was good but I didn't understand why the villain was seeking her out so specifically. Was he honestly looking for a matchmaker and then decided he liked her or had he already chosen her and hiring her was just a guise to seek her out? Why did he want her? And why wasn't Sarah suspicious when he showed up at her house with a gift for her son? Even though I questioned a couple things I still enjoyed the intrigue and I enjoy the "Batman" facet of this series.

Sex: Occurred a month prior to opening of book, no sex in the book
Language: no
Violence: a little, more thought in his head than actually occurred
1,006 reviews1 follower
July 30, 2018
This is a clean second chance romance. They both made mistakes that broke them up. Which lead Sarah to marrying someone else. Now years later her and Zane meet up once again. Now Zane is a PI whom looks like Thor. Sarah's son maybe in trouble. Ohh the suspense.

This story moves quickly and you are in for the ride of your life.
Whom is after Sarah's son and why?
Did her husband have some kind of shady dealings?
Or is it one of her clients from her matchmaking?
A few things I did not like was when Zane was presumed dead Sarah slept and got pregnant by his best friend Jeff. They were both drunk and missing Zane.
Jeff passes away and Zane is back, but Sarah is angry with him and does not trust him when she needs his help.
Hello you slept with his best friend, it doesn't make it right just because you both were drunk. Many people mourn together, get drunk,but don't sleep together.
She was saving herself for Zane, but gave her virginity to Jeff his friend.
Jeff was mad with him also, but he betrayed his friend, even though he is deceased now he was also wrong.
I give this story three stars.

Xoxo,

Meme Chanell
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209 reviews9 followers
August 20, 2018
Sarah and Zane

Zane Kent has been declared dead while on a military operation. Sarah Sommers, his long-time girlfriend, is devastated. After drinking way too much at a bar with her and Zane's best friend, Jeff, they make a really bad decision and now she's pregnant. The day after she found out she hears her name called. Standing there, very much alive, is Zane Kent.
Six months after being declared dead, Zane comes home, alive. When he finds out that Sarah is pregnant by his best friend he and Sarah have an argument and they split.
Seven years later they meet again, only this time it's because Sarah is in danger but doesn't know it. When Zane meets her son, Tyler, he immediately knows he loves the little guy, and his mother too.
Will they be able to forgive each other and renew their love or will the years apart have changed everything too much? And, will Zane be able to protect Sarah without compromising the mission to catch the man who is putting Sarah's life in danger?
667 reviews
October 18, 2021
Sarah, Tyler and Zane

Sarah and Zane have history, only he was pronounced dead 6 months ago and she has made the biggest mistake of her life just a little over a month ago. She and Zane had been saving themselves for their wedding, only with him dead she and Jeff, his best friend, had way too much to drink and now she's pregnant! Jeff wants to do the right thing and get married, but, Sarah doesn't love him! At least not the way she has always loved Zane! So she tells him no! Only after Zane returns from the dead and after finding out she's pregnant wants nothing to do with her or Jeff! She marries Jeff and is depressed to the point of seeing a divorce attorney only to find out he has cancer. He dies shortly thereafter and now two years later, seven since the last time she saw him, Zane is standing in front of her! How is this possible? What happens next? So much happens! You will want to read this great story by Taylor Hart to find out!
Profile Image for Shauna Jones.
725 reviews15 followers
March 15, 2025
A wonderful second chance romance
Zane left Sarah, his love, to go on his first assignment as a Navy SEAL. Now six months after learning Zane had died on that first op, Sarah is beyond shocked to see Zane walking towards her. He was not dead but there was another shock. Sarah after hearing he was dead had tried to move on and now, she is pregnant with another man’s baby. Zane leaves and does not look back. Seven years later, Zane who is working as a PI and an agent for a Sutton Smith, a civilian, who provides protection and other services. Sutton assigns Zane to work on a case dealing with a suspected arms dealer. Essentially, to get close to a woman working with the suspect to get the info they need. That woman turns out to be Sarah, now a widow, and with one glance all the feelings, good and bad, rush to the surface. Can he complete the assignment? Can they work through their past? And will he be able to give the protection needed when things turn threatening?
Profile Image for Joyce Marion.
511 reviews8 followers
January 21, 2023
Zane is a Navy SEAL and presumed dead. His high school sweetheart, Sarah, ends up married to his best friend. When Zane returns, he is heartbroken. They go their separate ways. Now Zane is back working for Sutton Smith with a "day job" as a private investigator. When Sutton asks him to go undercover to work a case with a suspected arms dealer, he is shocked to know that Sarah is in the middle of everything.

Someone is breaking into Sarah's house so she hires Zane to protect her and her son, Tyler. Zane and Tyler hit it off and Sarah finds herself falling in love with Zane all over again.

Such a sweet book! Zane is such a great guy. Sarah is spunky and confident.
1,931 reviews5 followers
April 15, 2020
The Broken Warrior

This was another great book in this series. This book is a credit to the author as most will realize when they read it. Kimberly did a great job on writing about the seal and his girlfriend and her son and how people can try to take advantage of you without you knowing what they are doing. This was a free book and this is my review and in my words only. Norma Gorrill
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3,201 reviews101 followers
January 20, 2021
Second Chances

When Zane & Sarah met in high school they knew. When he was reported dead years later on a SEALS mission it was rough. She was finishing her Junior year in college. She had gone out with friends and ended up getting drunk with his he's friend and she got pregnant. He comes home a month later and he loses his girl and best friend. Seven years later he's there to help her and her son.
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946 reviews8 followers
March 3, 2025
Her Super Hero

Sarah fell in love with him when she first met Zane. After being told that he had died, she went crazy and slept with his friend. Finding herself pregnant and then having Zane up alive were erratic for her. Zane left in anger and was away for 7 years. Sarah had started her matchmaker service to support her son and herself after the death of her son's father. Zane came back into her life and Sarah didn't know know who to trust.
1,438 reviews12 followers
April 24, 2025
Former Navy SEAL, Zane Kent is tasked to find out whether a matchmaker is involved with an arms dealer. He discovers the matchmaker is none other than his former girlfriend, Sarah Hamilton who broke his heart. When someone breaks into her house, Zane is tasked to protect her, and remembers why he fell in love with her the first time. An exciting story about trust, commitment, and discovering the truth.
873 reviews7 followers
April 14, 2018
Great story

A great entertaining story about an ex-SEAL. It begins with the warrior returning home after being pronounced dead. His girl had just messed up & they were both hurting.
This story contains the right amount of suspense: enough to intrigue but not so much that I quit the book. The military men were presented well. The boy was cute & fun. A clean story
Profile Image for Teya Teya.
Author 9 books103 followers
April 19, 2018
The very first chapter sucks you in and zings you. Be prepared. This book was in tense. The kid nap and return maybe a bit unrealistic with timeline but it made sense in how it was written.
I loved it. I love the reality of this book with real and hard things, choices. I LOVE the come back he his loyalty and love to her. He was HOT! Just a great story.
1,247 reviews23 followers
July 27, 2018
Loved this book. Reminded me of the “saint squad” books by traci abramson. Clean, engaging, page turners.
Loved the characters Zane kent or “Thor” as Trevor, Sarah’s son likes to call him. He is the strong hero in the story, but has that emotionally soft side when it comes to Sarah and Trevor. Just heartwarming and adorable.
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1,747 reviews5 followers
April 13, 2018
Second Chance Love

This is a beautifully written love story of second chances and heartwarming understanding love that makes three people into a a family and truly forgiving yourself and other helps bring peace.
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1,374 reviews3 followers
April 15, 2018
Lost Love

Awesome book! It has everything you want in one book. The boy she loved and lost is now a man. She has an adorable son and they are in danger. Can the man she loves protect them?
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2,477 reviews13 followers
April 17, 2018
Very entertaining!!

I love this book. The characters are wonderful and warm. Following the romance past and present and the suspense kept me hooked. I hope there will be more books like this!
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1,377 reviews25 followers
April 18, 2018
Blind

He was an idiot and so was she... they deserved each other. Maybe I’ve read too many similar stories lately because I just wasn’t into this. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good book.
Profile Image for Linda Rainey.
2,348 reviews21 followers
May 1, 2018
Another Great Navy Seal Romance

Sarah,a matchmaker and Zane,a body guard,ex Navy Seal and childhood friend work undercover to take down an arms dealer.
I loved the storyline,the romance,suspense and twists and turns.
This book is recommended for romantic suspense fans.
1,834 reviews3 followers
May 4, 2018
Good book

I enjoyed reading this book. It is intriguing, romantic and entertaining. The reason that Zane and Sarah broke up is heartbreaking. I love the way that they were brought back together.
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Author 42 books35 followers
October 9, 2018
👍

Very cute, clean romance read. I would’ve liked a little more steam, but it’s a clean romance so I shouldn’t be complaining about that haha. I loved both of the characters! Great read!
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1,080 reviews17 followers
April 10, 2021
Plot easy to figure out, plus a few too many repeat sentiments. The very first few pages is an emotional roller coaster but found the rest of the novel a little hard to keep on it.... a few times the roller coaster left the tracks in my brain and crashed! hmm
1,106 reviews6 followers
March 7, 2024
great book

I really enjoyed reading this story, a second chance for Zane and Sarah. It is a wonderful story of love, hope, forgiveness and faith. The chemistry between them was so real. Fantastic book!
577 reviews1 follower
April 13, 2018
Great

I love all of Taylor Hartsfield books. This was a delightful, clean book. It was interesting even though predictable. I'll read everything she writes.
2,393 reviews17 followers
April 15, 2018
Fun story

This was a fun story with a bunch of great characters, including some from previous stories. I loved the suspense and all of the sweet, clean romance.
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311 reviews1 follower
August 29, 2018
Always love Taylor Harts books and this one did not disappoint! Love these because they are clean, they are romantic and just a tad sexy without the smut!
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