Montana Rescue #5

Life and love hang in the balance during a deadly summer of storms.

Expected publication: May 2018

 by Revell

A tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community, and among the missing are not only a group of students but also PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved--and lost--walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away. And when he gets a second chance, loving her just might cost him more than he can imagine.

A blogger for Vortex Storm Chasers, Brette Arnold didn't expect her adventures to land her in the same place as Ty, the guy who she walked--no, ran--from over a year ago. She had her reasons--good ones. The kind that tell her that falling for him again would only lead to heartache. But Ty isn't the kind of man to give up--not on the missing students or on her.

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Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifty novels with more than 1 million books sold, including Wild Montana Skies, Rescue Me, A Matter of Trust, Troubled Waters, and Storm Front. Winner of a RITA Award and multiple Christy and Carol Awards, as well as the HOLT Medallion and numerous Readers' Choice Awards, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, romantic comedy, and novellas. She makes her home in Minnesota.

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My Thoughts:

This is the fifth installment in Susan May Warren's Montana Rescue series. I feel this is a stand alone book, meaning that the author gives enough background that it's unnecessary to read the other books in the series.  I do however recommend reading the other books in the series to get the full impact of the series.  

I loved this book!!

This book centers around PEAK Rescue located in Mercy Falls, Montana and it's team members.  This is Ty's story.  

Ty Remington works as an EMT at PEAK Rescue and has for the past two years since the helicopter crash that injured him and his close friend/mentor, Chet King.  Ty, in recent weeks has been considering a change.  He just doesn't feel needed or a valuable member of the team.  18 months ago a chance meeting with Brette Arnold had a huge impact on Ty and forgetting this woman was proving hard to do. 

Brette Arnold has been riding out the storms of life both up close and at a distance.  She is a blogger/photographer with Vortex Storm Chasers.  Storms are unpredictable and chaotic, but for Brette, they captivated and enthralled her.  She has experienced a storm of her own.  18 months ago after and emergency appendectomy a suspicious lump was found in her breast and her storm started.  During the past year chemo had ravaged her body and along the way she lost herself.  Now she is looking for something bigger that will help her forget this past year and maybe along the way find hope for the future. 

Wow, what incredible characters, right? Now here comes a F-4 tornado barreling through Minnesota and hits the towns of Duck Lake and Nixon.  A call comes from Ben King that his father Chet King, a valuable member of PEAK, was missing after a tornado had hit the area he was vacationing.  All PEAK members load up and head to Minnesota to start what they do best, search and rescue.  The founders of Vortex are from the small towns just hit by the tornado so they head for home.  Brette goes to lend a helping hand to her friends.  

This story brings forth so many emotions.  Brette's story is enough to bring tears to your eyes, but one that is more common that we realize.  Cancer of any kind strikes fear in your heart and mind.  I think when someone is in the battle it's all about the fight and when you're finished with treatment that no one wants to hope for more, just take it one day at a time.  On the other hand when a natural disaster strikes one of the first things you do is hope.  One minute I was on the edge of my seat and the next I wanted to give Brette and Ty a hug. 

As I stated I loved this story and the series.  The engaging characters quickly pulled me into the story.  Both Ty and Brette are both strong and deep characters.  For me, the plot was fast paced and filled with twits and turns.  This was a one setting read for me.  Once I picked it up I couldn't up it down until I turned the last page and even then I still found myself thinking about the characters.

This story has elements of suspense, romantic tension, raw/real emotions, hope, trust, faith, fear, and love.  I would recommend this book to anyone who love a great book or loves supsense.  

**I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.  I was not required to write a positive review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.  

Montana Rescue #3

Susan May Warren is releasing A Matter of Trust on July 4,2017.

This is the third installment in her Montana Rescue series.  The series centers around the team members of PEAK Rescue which is located in the fictional town of Mercy Falls.  

This is Gage's story. 

Expected publication: July 4th 2017

 by Revell

About the Book:

It's those we love who have the power to hurt us most . . .
Champion backcountry snowboarder Gage Watson has left the limelight behind after the death of one of his fans. After being sued for negligence and stripped of his sponsorships, he's remade his life as a ski patrol in Montana's rugged mountains, as well as serving on the PEAK Rescue team. But he can't seem to find his footing--or forget the woman who betrayed him. 

Senator and former attorney Ella Blair spends much of her time in the public eye as one of the youngest senators in the country. But she has a secret--one that cost Gage his career. More than anything, she wants to atone for her betrayal of him in the courtroom and find a way to help him put his career back on track. 

When Ella's brother goes missing on one of Glacier National Park's most dangerous peaks, Gage and his team are called in for the rescue. But Gage isn't so sure he wants to help the woman who destroyed his life. More, when she insists on joining the search, he'll have to keep her safe while finding her reckless brother--a recipe for disaster when a snowstorm hits the mountain. 

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I can't help be amazed at the gifts God has delighted me with - a wonderful husband, four amazing children, and the opportunity to write for Him.

I've been writing as long as I can remember - I won my first book writing contest in first grade! Over the years, writing has become, for me, a way to praise God and see Him at work in my life.

Although I have a degree in Mass Communications from the University of MN, my real writing experience started when I penned the The Warren Report - a bi-monthly newsletter that detailed our ministry highlights.

Living in Russia meant I never lacked for great material - and those experiences naturally spilled out first into devotionals and magazine articles and finally into my first published story, "Measure of a Man," in the Tyndale/HeartQuest, Chance Encounters of the Heart anthology.

Susan and husband grew up in Wayzata, a suburb of Minneapolis, and became an avid camper from an early age. My favorite fir-lined spot is the north shore of Minnesota - it's where I met my husband, honeymooned and dreamed of living. The north woods easily became the foundation for my first series, The Deep Haven series.based on a little tourist town along the shores of Lake Superior. I have to admit - I'm terribly jealous of Mona, the heroine of my first full-length book, Happily Ever After, a Christy Award Finalist published in 2004 with Tyndale/Heartquest.

Our family moved home from the mission field in June 2004 -- and now we live in the beautiful town I'd always dreamed of! God has amazed me anew with His provision, and blessings -- and allowed me a season when I can write full time for Him.

I 'm delighted you've stopped in to visit. My hope is that you'll be blessed and encouraged by soul-stirring stories of regular people interacting with a God who loves them.

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My Thoughts:

What an amazing adventure that takes the reader deep into Glacier Mountain Park in Montana!! 

I loved this book.  It has elements of edge of your seat suspense, romantic tension, turmoil, imagery, and the thrill of adventure.   The cover is very inviting.  Of course the plot is a fast paced adventure that immediately pulled me in from page one.  For me this was a one setting read.  The author weaves words together that bring both characters and setting to life.   I loved Gage. He captured my heart from the beginning.  His character showed emotions that were both raw and real.  He has tried to put his past behind him and not repeat it.  Ella's character was endearing and I loved how she was trying to protect her brother from making a bad decision.  When she enlists Gage to help her with her brother I have to say Gage shows his true strength of character.  I felt the characters fear and joy.  I also must say even though this is part of a series this book is definitely a stand alone story.   I would recommend this book to anyone who loved a good suspenseful adventure. 

**I received this book from the author via the publisher.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Coming Soon:

Troubled Waters

(Montana Rescue #4)

Billionaire Ian Shaw can have everything he wants–except a happy ending. Or at least that’s what it feels like with his fortune recently liquidated, his niece, Esme, still missing, and the woman he loves refusing to speak to him. In fact, he doubts she would date him even if they were stranded on a deserted island.

Despite her love for Ian, Sierra Rose knows he has no room in his life for her as long as the mystery of his missing niece goes unsolved. The only problem is, Sierra has solved it, but a promise to Esme to keep her whereabouts secret has made it impossible to be around Ian.

When the PEAK chopper is damaged and Sierra lacks the funds to repair it, Ian offers a fundraising junket for large donors on his yacht in the Caribbean. But the three-day excursion turns into a nightmare when a rogue wave cripples the yacht and sends the passengers overboard. Shaken up and soaked to the bone, Ian finally has a chance to test his theory when he and Sierra do indeed find themselves washed up on a strange, empty shore.

It will take guts and gumption for the PEAK team to rescue the duo. But it will take a miracle to rescue Ian and Sierra’s relationship.

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Montana Rescue #2

When Deputy Sam Brooks commits to something, nothing can sway him--not just on the job as liaison between the Mercy Falls sheriff's department and PEAK Rescue, but in his private life. He's the one who stuck around to take care of his mother after his father's accidental death. And he's the one--perhaps the only one--who believes Sierra Rose is the perfect girl for him. Safe, practical, and organized, she's nothing like her hippie, impulsive, bleeding heart sister, Willow.

Willow, however, has been in love with Sam Brooks for as long as she can remember. But she wants her sister to have a happy ending. Besides, Willow has other things to focus on--namely, nabbing the job as youth pastor for her small-town church. Best thing for her to do is to purge Sam from her heart.

Neither can predict the events that will bring them together in a fight for their lives in the forbidding wilderness of Glacier National Park. Stranded, injured, and with the winter weather closing in, Sam and Willow will have to work together to save a crew of terrified teenagers. As they fight to survive, they might just discover a new hope for love.

Published January 31st 2017 

       by Fleming H. Revell Company 

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Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award-winning novelist of over fifty novels. An eight-time Christy award finalist, a three-time RITA Finalist, she’s also a multi-winner of the Inspirational Readers Choice award, and the ACFW Carol Award.
A seasoned women’s events speaker, she’s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer’s workbook: The Story Equation.

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My Thoughts:

Susan May Warren has done it again!

She has written a book that I couldn't put down until the very last page was turned. 

In other words, I loved it!!

This is the second book in the Montana Rescue series, but even with it being part of a series this is definitely a stand alone story.  With that being said, I still recommend reading the first book so you can get the full impact of the series. 

When I first saw the beautiful cover it gave me a hint at the story it contained, but I must admit that I wasn't prepared for the full impact it would have.  From the very first page I was quickly pulled into the plot and knew it was a one setting read. 

Willow Rose is a beautiful, young woman who didn't have a traditional childhood.  Due to her mother's lifestyle she was raised in a commune located just north of Mercy Falls.  I truly loved this woman's commitment to both her church and her faith. She is hoping to get the Youth Pastor position.  She has been working with the youth for a while and has become close to them. 

Deputy Sam Brooks works for the Mercy Falls Sherriff's Department and is also the liaison with PEAK Rescue.  I fell a little in love with this character.  Sam has all these protective instincts that just radiate from him. He's used to stepping up and taking control during a crisis. 

This book has elements of suspense, romantic tension and lots of faith.  
I would recommend it to anyone.  
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.  I was not required to write a positive review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Montana Rescue #1

 

Search and rescue pilot Kacey Fairing is home on leave in Mercy Falls, Montana, twelve years after she joined the military to escape the mistakes of her past. With a job waiting for her as the new lead pilot of Peak Rescue in Glacier National Park, Kacey hopes to reconnect with the now-teenage daughter she sees only between deployments. What she doesn't realize is that someone else is also back in town.
Ben King has been building his country music career since the day Kacey shut him out of her life. Now all of that's on hold when his injured father calls him home to help run Peak Rescue until he's fully recovered. It doesn't take long, though, to discover his father's ulterior motives as Kacey Fairing walks into the house and back into his heart.
With Mercy Falls in a state of emergency due to flash floods, Kacey and Ben are forced to work together to save lives. But when floodwaters turn personal, can they put aside the past to save their future?

Published October 18th 2016

 by Fleming H. Revell Company  

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Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award-winning novelist of over fifty novels. An eight-time Christy award finalist, a three-time RITA Finalist, she’s also a multi-winner of the Inspirational Readers Choice award, and the ACFW Carol Award.
A seasoned women’s events speaker, she’s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer’s workbook: The Story Equation.
She is also the founder of www.MyBookTherapy.com, and Novel.Academy, a school for aspiring novelists.

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My Thoughts:

Wow!!

I loved both the story and the message this book contains.  

I enjoyed not only the adventure of Kacey and Ben finding their way back to each other, but also the journey in their faith, learning forgiveness and how to pick up the pieces of shattered lives.

Kacey Fairing is a character who shows the strength a woman will find when needed.  She is a helicopter pilot who has suffered a devastating loss while serving a military tour in Afghanistan.  Kacey comes off as a character with a tough exterior, but has a softer side. She has accepted the position as lead pilot for PEAK Rescue in Glacier National Park for the summer while trying to come to terms with her last military tour.  She's faced with memories that have rocked her very core and the last thing she needs is more memories to from her teenage years to flood in or even to run face to face with the very person she made those memories with.  

"And I know the military gave you glue for your life.  You're an amazing helicopter pilot.  But then that world blew apart. And now here you are, still holding the pieces, right back asking the question, who am I and where am I going?  And I have one answer for you, the one that's been there the entire time.  The only one who can give you the answer to all your questions is God.  He is the object your searching for.  We find ourselves and our happy ending by finding him and realizing the grace, the love he has for us." 

~pg. 254

 

Ben King grew up in Mercy Falls but left 13 years ago in search of the lime lights in Nashville.  He has had success that many would envy, but when he left home he also left a part of his heart that he's never gotten back.  Ben has been summoned back to help PEAK Rescue and to also see to his father's recovery from surgery.  He arrives at an opportune moment because Mercy Falls is in a state of emergency due to flash floods from the rains and snow melt.  Ben is very frustrated with both his father's recovery and his own music career. 

"Ben. That's exactly what God is going to do.  That's what he means when he calls himself the Good Shepherd.  He restores your soul, gives you new strength, and then he leads you in the right direction.  An it has nothing to do with whether you've made a mess out of your life.  He is the Good Shepherd for all the sheep who call his name-whether you're a white sheep or a black one."

 ~pg. 310

 

 Each character brings a separate look of young love at the heartbreak.  

This story has elements of mystery, spine tingling adventure, forgiveness, faith and love.  

It brings engaging characters, twists and turns, romantic tension, and the adventure of rediscovering love which led to the best night of insomnia ever.  The first few pages drew me into the story.  It broaches some tough issues that are resolved realistically.  

I truly think anyone would love this story. 

 **I received this book from the  publisher as part of their book bloggers program.  

All thoughts and opinions are my own.   

A Romance Collection

 Chance of Loving You

An anthology by three bestselling romance authors

For Love of Money by Terri Blackstock
Trying to launch her own design firm while waitressing on the side, Julie Sheffield was drawn to the kind man she waited on at the restaurant last night . . . until he stiffed her on the tip by leaving her half of a sweepstakes ticket.

The Recipe by Candace Calvert
Hospital dietary assistant Aimee Curran is determined to win the Vegan Valentine Bake-Off to prove she’s finally found her calling. But while caring for one of her patients—the elderly grandmother of a handsome CSI photographer—Aimee begins to question where she belongs.

Hook, Line & Sinker by Susan May Warren
Grad student Abigail Cushman has agreed to enter the annual Deep Haven fishing contest. She’s a quick learner, even if she doesn’t know the difference between a bass and a trout. But nothing could prepare her for competing against the handsome charmer she’s tried to forget since grief tore them apart.

One chance for each woman to change her life . . . but will love be the real prize? 



 Published May 1st 2015
 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 
5 Stars

Okay so I know it comes as no shock to say I absolutely love Candace Calvert's writing.  All you have to do is look back through my blog and see that every time one of her books release I am anxious to read it.  So needless to say when she announced she was doing a book collaboration I could hardly wait to read it. Yes, I know I it was released it May and I'm just now reviewing it, but I must admit my TBR stack keeps getting bigger and bigger. Also "darling daughter" came home from college for the summer and we spent time catching up and getting ready for this fall semester.  To say the summer was busy is an understatement.  As summer progressed, very quickly I might add, I found with the start of school that I had more free time to read.  With the "darling boy" starting high school this year and taking chemistry honors and AP Human Geography I'm really not certain how long my free time will last though. 
So with my free time and feeling somewhat lonely I decided to make new friends and picked up Chance of Loving You. Needless to say I couldn't put it down until I turned the very last page.
This is a wonderful collection!
I know everyone who picks up a book usually looks for a good story and I am the same.  These three met all my requirements for a great book.  
-They are all well written.
-The characters are well developed.
-The story lines will readily pull you in and keep you turning the pages. 
-Most importantly they give a good message about faith.

For Love of Money reminded me about trust.  We must always pray for guidance in all we do.  Yes, our faith is important, but we must also trust that God is there walking with us. 
The Recipe reminded me that sometimes what we think is the path to follow is not the path God has planned for us.  If we listen he will point us in the direction he wants us to go.  
Hook, Line and Sinker reminded me about forgiveness.  Sometimes we not only have to forgive others, but also forgive ourselves for something. 
Each story brings us a sweet romance. I would recommend this book to anyone. 

Terri Blackstock

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Terri Blackstock is a New York Times best-seller, with over six million copies sold worldwide. She is the winner of two Carol Awards, a Christian Retailers Choice Award, and a Romantic Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award, among others. She has had over twenty-five years of success as a novelist.

Terri spent the first twelve years of her life traveling in a U.S. Air Force family. She lived in nine states and attended the first four years of school in The Netherlands. Because she was a perpetual “new kid,” her imagination became her closest friend. That, she believes, was the biggest factor in her becoming a novelist. She sold her first novel at the age of twenty-five, and has had a successful career ever since.

 Candace Calvert

http://www.candacecalvert.com/ 

Former ER nurse, wife, Mom and grandmother, Candace Calvert believes that love, laughter, and faith are the best medicines of all. Her new Mercy Hospital Series for Tyndale House offers readers charismatic characters, pulse-pounding medical drama, romance, humor, suspense--and a prescription for hope. Think, “Grey’s Anatomy finds its soul.” She is . . .

A Northern California native who began her nursing career in rural Oregon, and later moved to Hill Country Texas--where she learned to check her shoes for scorpions and plucked an armadillo from her swimming pool. Thinks cruising is the best way to travel: honeymooned in Venice, swam with stingrays, rode a camel at the pyramids, and sang (badly) with a Newfoundland country band. She loves cooking, dancing the Two Step, bird watching, and gets goose bumps when her handsome husband hits the low notes at karaoke. She’s wild about Beth Moore Bible studies, and recently graduated from The Community of Hope training for lay chaplains. Candace published a series of madcap cruise mysteries in the mainstream market, and now writes inspirational fiction because . . .

God blessed her with a quirky wit, buoyant optimism, and a contagious sense of fun--but she didn’t come to know him until after the Triple Whammy that turned her life into bad country song. A painful and unexpected divorce, the merciless Northern California floods of 1997, and (just when she was coping like a champ, no problem) an equestrian accident that left her with fractured ribs, a bleeding lung, broken back, neck fractures and a spinal cord injury. She’ll tell you that God took drastic measures to get her attention.

In the months of rehabilitation, Candace healed in body and spirit. And came to fully understand the difference between being a strong woman and a woman of strength. The difference is faith, and that lesson has been her biggest blessing. Her story, “By Accident,” appears in Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, and launched her writing career. Now . . .

She is honored to bring readers a new medical drama series offering exciting entertainment and a healthy dose of hope. In these challenging times, she thinks it’s exactly what the doctor ordered!

 Susan May Warren

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 I can't help be amazed at the gifts God has delighted me with - a wonderful husband, four amazing children, and the opportunity to write for Him.

I've been writing as long as I can remember - I won my first book writing contest in first grade! Over the years, writing has become, for me, a way to praise God and see Him at work in my life.

Although I have a degree in Mass Communications from the University of MN, my real writing experience started when I penned the The Warren Report - a bi-monthly newsletter that detailed our ministry highlights.

Living in Russia meant I never lacked for great material - and those experiences naturally spilled out first into devotionals and magazine articles and finally into my first published story, "Measure of a Man," in the Tyndale/HeartQuest, Chance Encounters of the Heart anthology.

Susan and husbandI grew up in Wayzata, a suburb of Minneapolis, and became an avid camper from an early age. My favorite fir-lined spot is the north shore of Minnesota - it's where I met my husband, honeymooned and dreamed of living. The north woods easily became the foundation for my first series, The Deep Haven series.based on a little tourist town along the shores of Lake Superior. I have to admit - I'm terribly jealous of Mona, the heroine of my first full-length book, Happily Ever After, a Christy Award Finalist published in 2004 with Tyndale/Heartquest.

Our family moved home from the mission field in June 2004 -- and now we live in the beautiful town I'd always dreamed of! God has amazed me anew with His provision, and blessings -- and allowed me a season when I can write full time for Him.

I 'm delighted you've stopped in to visit. My hope is that you'll be blessed and encouraged by soul-stirring stories of regular people interacting with a God who loves them.