Sky King Ranch #1
By Susan May Warren
Ten years ago Dodge Kingston left home following a fight that nearly destroyed everything. He's back but not to stay. He left the past and his home behind, if only he could believe it once he gets back to Copper Mountain. His father was injured in an accident - one that they are calling pilot error. With the future of his family's ranch riding on him, Dodge agrees to fill in for his dad until he's recovered.
But returning home opens old wounds and heartaches. Especially when he runs into Echo Yazzie the woman he thought he'd marry until she said no and betrayed him. But Echo needs his help and as much as Dodge would like to say no Echo is still the only one for him and he'd do anything for her even if it shatters his heart again.
Someone is causing trouble and everything points to the illegal kind. But with no solid evidence of poaching, there is nothing anyone can do. And then there is an angry grizzly on the prowl who when a DNR researcher goes missing just adds to the danger.
Sunrise is the first book in the Sky King Ranch series by Susan May Warren and it is as good as her previous series. I like how there are hints at previous series (only noticeable if you've read the other books) but nothing to detract if you haven't read them. The underlying theme of this book is forgiveness. Anger, hurt, and fear have driven several of the characters - charting the paths their lives have taken, affecting their decisions. As one character says, "Forgiveness isn't for the person you're forgiving,... It's for yourself. It's what you do to be set free." This is excellent reading and the ending sets up what one presumes will be the storyline of the second book.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.
About the Book:
Coming home was never the plan...
That's not all that's waiting for Dodge. His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo Yazzie, is a true Alaskan--a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR. Most of all, she's living a life Dodge knows could get her killed. One of these days she's going to get lost in the woods again, and his worst fear is that 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? And if he does, is there still room for him in her heart?
Sunrise is the first explosive volume in a new nail-biting series from USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren.
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