Happy Friday, and Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and maybe some time off to read this week! Today I am linking up with Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday and sharing the first line from Dark of Night by Colleen Coble.

“Should she even be out here alone? Michigan’s U.P. was a whole lotta wilderness.”

Dark of Night by Colleen Coble

The Basics

Title: Dark of Night

Author: Colleen Coble

Series: Annie Pederson (Book 2 of 3)

Publication Date: January 10, 2023

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

My Rating: 3.5 Stars

From the Back Cover:

The law is about justice—not grace. But perhaps ranger Annie Pederson can find a way to have both.

As if the last few months haven’t been hard enough—complete with threats on her life and the return of her first love, Jon—Annie has to figure out whether or not to believe a woman who claims to be her sister, Sarah, who was abducted twenty-four years ago at age five. Annie’s eight-year-old daughter, Kylie, has plenty of questions about what’s going on in her mother’s life—but there are some stones Annie doesn’t want uncovered.

As Annie grapples with how to heal the gulf between her and her would-be sister and make room in her daughter’s life for Jon, she’s professionally distracted by the case of yet another missing hiker in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A woman named Michelle Fraser has now been abducted, and though the woman’s estranged husband is at the top of their suspect list, Annie and her colleagues will need to dig deeper and determine whether these recent mysteries are truly as unrelated as they seem.

In this second novel of bestselling author Colleen Coble’s latest romantic-suspense series, Annie and Jon must fight for the future—and the family—that could once more be theirs.

My Review

One thing I really enjoy about Colleen Coble’s books is the way she weaves together multiple plot lines, in each book and throughout the series. Dark of Night was no exception, with several mysteries to keep you guessing, as well as continued growth in Annie and Jon’s relationship. You will definitely want to read Edge of Dusk first, since several integral storylines are continued here. Annie and Jon are both deeply layered characters who are easy to become invested in. I can’t wait to see how Coble finishes putting the pieces together in Break of Day, set to release in July 2023! This series hits all the right notes for fans of romantic suspense and Coble’s earlier Rock Harbor series.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.