Saturday, January 15, 2022

My Review - Life Flight by Lynette Eason

 5 out of 5 stars

Lots of drama, lots of action, twists and turns, and romantic chemistry. Everything you’ve come to expect from Lynette Eason!

Penny Carlton loves her job. As an EMS helicopter pilot, she gets to help people when their need is greatest. However, when she makes an emergency landing during a storm, with a critical patient on board, it’s just the beginning of a cat and mouse game with a killer. Her saving grace—Agent Holt Satterfield.

FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield was pivotal in putting serial killer, Darius Rabor behind bars. The fact that Rabor just escaped is beyond Holt’s comprehension. What makes it worse . . . Penny Carlton—a woman he has more than a little interest in—might end up in Rabor’s crosshairs.

Together, Penny and Holt work to find Rabor, and in doing so, must navigate the complications of a relationship that might just be too complex to pursue.

LIFE FLIGHT is Lynette Eason at her best. She expertly weaves together characters you can’t help but fall in love with. You root for Penny and Holt to find a way past their insecurities and flaws, and realize they have what it takes to make a relationship work. I found their story unique in a refreshing way. Though they have life issues to overcome, it’s not some ultra-dramatic, against-all-odds kind of obstacles. It’s just two people with insecurities who don’t want to make more mistakes in life.

I absolutely recommend LIFE FLIGHT to anyone who enjoys edge-of-your-seat fiction. The only possible downside, some might find, is its lack of a Christian presence throughout the book. It doesn’t stand out front and center, but it presents itself in a more subliminal way through the faith and actions of the characters.

I was provided a copy of this book from Revell Publishing in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.


Sunday, January 09, 2022

My Review - Sunrise by Susan May Warren

 

5 out of 5 stars

SUNRISE, another great start to a series from Susan May Warren.

After a decade away, Dodge Kingston is heading home more damaged than when he left. He isn’t sure if it’s loyalty or duty to his father and Sky King Ranch that’s drawing him back, but he doesn’t plan to stay. Once his dad is back on his feet and can fly again, he’ll be gone. While home, Dodge does his best to avoid Echo Yazzie, but his memories won’t let him. She’s a part of him as much as the Alaskan wilderness. Even so, what they had ended years ago. She betrayed him and he abandoned her. End of story.

Echo Yazzie lives and breathes her native Alaska. Left behind by first her mother, then Dodge Kingston, rocked her world, but she’s stronger for it. She’s forged a life with her father, her team of dogs, and the wilderness she loves. She doesn’t need anything or anyone else. At least that’s what she’s told herself for the last ten years.

Copper Mountain is just too small for Dodge and Echo not to collide. Even though the pain from their past is fresh in their minds, the chemistry between them is hard to ignore. The push and pull of doubt and fear keeps them apart. But, when Dodge thinks Echo is caught in a storm, hurt and in danger, nothing will keep him from finding her. And as much as Echo doesn’t want to rely on Dodge, she finds herself wanting what they once had.

Lots of drama, adventure, and chemistry are packed into SUNRISE. Both Dodge and Echo are wounded from the past which begs for a simple conversation to happen between them to get it all ironed out. But stubborn pride is the third wheel in this relationship, derailing their attempts to explain themselves.

Though a standard plot for a romance story—a flame from the past and the pain that snuffed it out—it’s how Ms. Warren builds her characters and settings that draws in the reader. The Alaskan wilderness, a war hero, a wounded woman with a love for animals, all great pieces of an intricate puzzle.

Can’t wait for what happens next!

I received a complimentary copy of SUNRISE from Revell Publishing but was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.