Sunrise by Susan May Warren

Sunrise
by Susan May Warren

ISBN-13: 9780800739829
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Revell
Released: January 4th 2022

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Pilot Dodge Kingston has always been the heir to Sky King Ranch. But after a terrible family fight, he joined the military as a helicopter pilot. A decade later, he's headed home when he hears that his father has been in an accident.

His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo Yazzie, is a true Alaskan--a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR. One of these days she's going to get lost in the woods again, and he won't be there to find her. When one of Echo's fellow researchers goes missing, Echo sets out to find her, despite a blizzard, a rogue grizzly haunting the woods, and the biting cold. Plus, there's more than just the regular dangers of the Alaskan forests stalking her.

Will Dodge be able to find her in time?


My Review:
Sunrise is a Christian romantic suspense. Dodge proposed marriage to his best friend and love, Echo, and she immediately said no...and soon after choose to kiss his brother. He left for ten years, feeling betrayed and rejected by family as well as the woman he loved. Unknown to him, Echo only said no because she was afraid. Her own mother left her and her father behind to live her dreams even though she claimed she loved them. What if love isn't enough and the same happened in marriage for Echo? Dodge and Echo had to work through forgiving family and each other.

Dodge was an excellent pilot who basically did search-and-rescue while also holding down his father's air mail routine until he recovered from an accident. Echo also went out doing search and rescue when a rogue bear started causing trouble and a friend went out of contact while checking her wildlife cameras. Worse, some poachers were in the same area and didn't want any witnesses to their illegal deeds. Between storms, missing people, medical emergencies, and attacks, the suspense stayed high throughout the story. The characters were complex, realistic people, and I cared about what happened to them.

Dodge and Echo learned to trust God with the future and that forgiveness brings freedom. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this suspenseful novel.


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