Happy Friday, and Happy New Year! I can’t believe tomorrow will be 2022. Today I am linking up with Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday and sharing the first line of the book closest to me. That just happens to my one of my most anticipated new books of 2022, releasing next Tuesday – Sunrise by Susan May Warren!

“By the time Dodge got to the hospital, he’d already broken his first promise.”

Sunrise by Susan May Warren

The Basics

Title: Sunrise

Author: Susan May Warren

Series: Sky King Ranch (Book 1)

Publication Date: January 4, 2022

Genre: Contemporary Romantic Adventure/Suspense

My Rating: 5 Stars

From the Back Cover:

After a terrible family fight, pilot Dodge Kingston left home to join the Air Force. A decade later, he’s headed back to the destiny that awaits him as heir to Sky King Ranch. But that’s not all that’s waiting for him at home.

Echo Yazzie is a true Alaskan woman–a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR. After her childhood best friend and former flame, Dodge, fled Denali, she settled into life on the Alaskan range. She’s made her peace with being left behind–by her mother and by Dodge. And she’s strong enough to live without them.

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. What she doesn’t know is that there are more than just the regular dangers of the Alaskan forests stalking her . . .

As Dodge sets out to find Echo, he can’t ignore the feelings he still has for her. But will he be able to find her in time? And if he does, is there still room for him in her heart?

My Review

Every time I think Susan May Warren can’t get any better, she does! This captivating story transported me to the Alaskan bush, in the cockpit with Dodge and on the dogsled with Echo. The incredible attention to detail brings the small town and the wilderness to life. Dodge and Echo are unique and fascinating characters, bold and brave yet wounded and vulnerable. The story is full of tension, adventure, action, and a little mystery. This truly is a love story, not just between Dodge and Echo, but also love of family, home, and the wild, rugged beauty of Alaska. This book will delight fans of romance and adventure!

I can’t wait to get to know the other Kingston brothers in the rest of the series! The next book, Sunburst, will be out in June 2022. It can’t come soon enough!

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and publisher as part of the launch team. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.