Book description:
When former Navy SEAL and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue mission to save his brother Colt from terrorists in Nigeria, he is shocked to find among the hostages a woman he could never forget.
Noemi Sutton was attempting to return a young girl to her family in Boko Haram territory when she and the girl found themselves taken hostage, along with several others. And while Ranger Kingston may be able to get the hostages away from their captors, he'll need Noemi's help if he ever hopes to get out of Nigeria alive.
Her solution? Pose as husband and wife. But when her uncle discovers the union, he insists on a traditional Nigerian wedding--which would bind Noemi to a man destined to break her heart. Worse, the trouble they're fleeing has found them--again. It's clear anyone around Noemi is bound to be caught in the cross fire. Including her potential new husband.
She'll need to figure out a way to leave the man she loves if she wants to save his life.
My review:
This is probably the most anticipated book of this year for me. It isn't just because Warren is such a great author, but she ended the first book with a major cliffhanger to set up this book. I have very eagerly waiting for this book to come out, often thinking "how could she do that to her readers?!"
The wait was definitely worth it. This was mostly a fast paced read, with at least half of it taking place in Nigeria. I learned a lot about Nigerian customs and food, and I will say if it came down to dying or eating some of it - i.e. a fish head - I might choose dying.
Book #1 featured Dodge, and this book features the second of the triplets: Ranger. This book also brings all three brothers together for the first time in ten years, and they are a force to be reckoned with.
Sunburst is classified as a contemporary romance, but it is definitely more of a suspense novel with all that goes on in the book: Muslim kidnappers/terrorists, Russian bad guys, several narrow escapes, hospital visits, and more. And of course romance. Ranger and Noemi were such an awesome team and couple, though it took pretty much the whole book for them to admit it, which just made the story all the more entertaining.
I waited until I could read Sunburst uninterrupted, and finished it in almost one sitting - took my three nephews out to lunch - then it was back to Ranger and Noemi. It was definitely hard to put down.
In addition to a great story, the author hit on themes of trusting God, and of God truly seeing us and caring about us. Those points gotten across in a very non-preaching way.
The book had an awesome satisfying ending worthy of such an awesome read, and then the author set up the next book with another cliffhanger. I am definitely looking forward to the third and final book, Colt's story.
I was provided a copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions in this review are my own.
About the author:
Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of nearly 90 novels with more than 1.5 million books sold, including the Global Search and Rescue and the Montana Rescue series, as well as Sunrise and Sunburst. Winner of a RITA Award and multiple Christy and Carol Awards, as well as the HOLT Medallion and numerous Readers' Choice Awards, Susan makes her home in Minnesota. Find her online at www.susanmaywarren.com, on Facebook @SusanMayWarrenFiction, and on Twitter @SusanMayWarren.
Sunburst is available from Revell Publishing, part of the Baker Publishing Group.
Thanks to Revell for the review copy.
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1 comments:
Great review! My copy came a few days ago and I am looking forward to diving in!
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