Showing posts with label Susan May Warren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Susan May Warren. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2026

Susan May Warren: Track of Courage

 By Kelly Bridgewater

 A hijacked plane. A pursuing killer. And a K9's instinct to help them make it out alive.

Pop singer Keely Williams's search for her biological mother in Alaska has been painfully unsuccessful. Now she just wants to escape this wild frontier and never look back. But when her plane is hijacked, she's suddenly plunged into a race against not only an Alaskan blizzard but also a killer who's on her tail.

After a career-ending injury, ex-cop Dawson Mulligan has only one friend--Caspian, the stray dog he adopted. Dawson just wants to figure out how to get his life on track, but during a flight home to Copper Mountain, he spots a downed plane and stops to help. Except, when his not-a-rescue dog runs off into the woods and discovers the trail of a missing survivor, it's up to the former cop to stage a rescue.

But Dawson has no idea he's being pulled into a deadly pursuit, or that Caspian is more than he seems. There might be redemption and second chances waiting for both Dawson and Keely if they have the courage to face their wounded pasts and fight for their future.

Join master storyteller Susan May Warren for a propulsive ride through the Alaskan wilderness, where love might be the riskiest--and most rewarding--adventure of all.

Prepare to experience edge-of-your-seat action combined with heart-stirring romance and heroic K9 companions in this exhilarating romantic suspense that will thrill fans of Lynette Eason and Elizabeth Goddard.
 


My Thoughts:
Track of Courage by Susan May Warren is a high action novel with romance blooming all over the pages for the main two characters. Warren does a wonderful job, like she always does, with her settings. Readers will feel the cold and see the blizzard as it bears down on the lodge up in rural Alaska. She does a good job at inviting her readers into the rustic log cabin lodge, that I want to live in, and allow them to be cozy by the fire while playing board games, eating cookies, and drinking cocoa and coffee. What is better than that! The action kept piling up more mirroring the snow falling outside. Warren kept the characters jumping as issue after issue kept ruining the growing emotions. And the dog! This dog, Caspian, kept shoving the characters into deeper trouble, but then it would turn around and help rescue others too. Silly dog! As for the romance, both hero and heroine had a hard time knocking down the walls that they have built around their heart and their lives, but they really wanted to. They wanted the love that they were experiencing, but it is hard. Warren does bring back a lot of familiar characters if readers are familiar with her other stories. But she has written so many stories that I remember reading their stories, but I could not really place them on who is married to who and what their issues were. Maybe someday, I’ll find the time to sit down and start from the beginning and re-read them all again in order. Overall, Track of Courage by Susan May Warren will capture the interests of Warren’s fans and help new readers who love adventure with moments of romance to find her stories. I will own this series with all my other Warren books. One of my favorite authors.
I received a complimentary copy of Track of Courage by Susan May Warren, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Favorite Books of 2024

 By Kelly Bridgewater

Here are my favorite books of 2024: (All images come from Goodreads.) 

Majority of these books were non-stop action, which I need to make a good story. Meyer and Raybon surprised me with their unique, yet lovable story lines. Shocklee's story tore at my heart, and I have recommended it to a number of people to read. I have put Under the Tulip Tree on my Christmas Wish List. I can't wait to dive into it again. 

One Last Chance by Susan May Warren



One Last Stand by Susan May Warren



Fury by Ronie Kendig and Steffanie Webb



For a Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer



Truth be Told by Patricia Raybon



Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee



Quell the Nightingale by Michelle Israel Harper


Of Gold and Shadows by Michelle Griep


A Hope Unburied By Kimberley Woodhouse


70 North by Kimberley Woodhouse



I would love to know if you read these books, what did you think?

Friday, September 6, 2024

Most Anticipated Suspense

 By Kelly Bridgewater

Suspense books that I can not wait to read for Fall 2024. (All covers come from Goodreads!)

Fireproof by Susan May Warren



70 North by Kimberley Woodhouse



Over the Edge by Irene Hannon



One Last Stand by Susan May Warren


Deadly Revenge by Patricia Bradley


Surge by Ronie Kendig



Any book covers that capture your attention? I definitely need more suspense books. 

Friday, May 17, 2024

Series Finale That Got It Right

By Kelly Bridgewater

Every read a book that was so fabulous that you honestly could not wait to get your hand on the second, third, or even fourth book. BUT when you actually read the book, it did live up to the previous book in the series. Today, I am going to share some books that I loved the first or second book in the series, but the ending of the series did completely blew the story out of the water. These writers promised a good ride and body did they deliver. (All covers and synopsis come from Goodreads.)

No Matter the Cost by Susan May Warren



Checkmate by Steven James



Thirst of Steel by Ronie Kendig



Soul Raging by Ronie Kendig



Drawn by the Current by Jocelyn Green



Know of any other books that did fabulous at handling the end of a series? Please let me know. I love books that deliver a final push that rocks the ending of the novel.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Susan May Warren: One Last Shot

By Kelly Bridgewater

When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes, and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken just wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other plans—signing him on with Air One Rescue as a recruit and making a reality show...

EMT Boo Kingston did not join Air One Rescue to train a celebrity. But she's a rookie to the team, so yes, she'll train Oaken and keep him alive and not for a minute pay attention to his charm...

And then five women go missing from a resort during a bachelorette weekend gone south. Now, Air One and the rescue team will have to use all their skills--and manpower, including Oaken--to find them before a blizzard settles in. But can they work together before tragedy strikes?


 

My Thoughts:

One Last Shot by Susan May Warren reminded me a lot of her Montana Rescue series. Plenty of action with a Rescue team that is put to the test as they battle external, personal, and spiritual conflicts. There are some familiar faces if readers have read Warren's previous novels. As for the plot in the story, Warren does a wonderful job at crafting plenty of movement with danger over and over again for the hunt to rescue under. Warren does a good job at showing the details of a number of different knots and rescue maneuvers that it shows she must have spent time researching the way to craft the authenticity of the story. Romance does grow as Boo and Oaken spend time together. Coming to truth with their past, the characters learn to move forward from their hurts in the past. Overall, One Last Shot by Susan May Warren is a thrilling rescue novel with plenty of heart and strength to keep the readers flipping through the pages.

I received a complimentary copy of One Last Shot by Susan May Warren from Susan May Warren but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Friday, December 22, 2023

Most Anticipated Suspense for Spring 2024

 By Kelly Bridgewater

Most Anticipated Suspense Novels being published during the Spring of 2024. 

All Images Come from Goodreads

Fragile Designs by Collen Coble


Cold Threat by Nancy Mehl


Double Take by Lynette Eason



Fatal Witness by Patricia Bradley


One Wrong Move by Dani Pettrey

One Last Shot by Susan May Warren


Fatal Domain by Steven James


One Final Target by Janice Cantore



What about you? I'm always on the lookout for a new Suspense book. Please leave any suggestions below. 

Friday, December 8, 2023

Top 5 Books to Give as Gifts

 By Kelly Bridgewater

Usually for Christmas, I hunt sales at Thriftbooks, Amazon, or Christianbook and then gift myself the books that I want to read. There is usually a stack under that tree that I tie a bow around, but I don’t spend the time wrapping since I already know what the books are, and they are for me.

Today, I want to share 5 favorite books that I love. (Images and Synopsis come from Goodreads.)

Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke



The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck



Heiress by Susan May Warren



The Knight by Steven James



The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright

 


Don't forget to read and purchase books just in time for Christmas! 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Susan May Warren: Fraser

 By Kelly Bridgewater

Fraser JustRead Blog + Review Tour

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Fraser by Susan May Warren, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Title: Fraser

Series: The Minnesota Marshalls #1

Author: Susan May Warren

Publisher: SDG Publishing

Release Date: February 14, 2023

Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense

Fraser Marshall is pretty sure his career as a Spec Ops fighter is over. Yes, he’s gone into private security, working for Jones, Inc, but his last gig ended with him wounded and taken captive. And those wounds just won’t heal. The last thing he wants to do is stick around his family’s winery pressing grapes. But what choices does he have?

The answer comes via a panicked phone call from his kid brother, Creed.

Help, Fraser. I’m in over my head…

Yeah he is, because he’s run away with a princess, with her bodyguard hot on the trail. And said bodyguard, Pippa Butler is going to hunt them down, no matter the cost.

Even if she has to join forces with a bossy, arrogant former American SEAL. But Pippa has her own set of lethal skills, and if Fraser gets in the way, she’ll leave him on the side of the road. Still, maybe he’s not a terrible side-kick. He is handsome, and he makes her laugh…

No, no, bad Pippa! She has no room for a man—an American—in her life. And Fraser hasn’t ever considered slowing down. Even if Pippa has him wondering if there is a different future ahead.

But there’s more to the story than a Romeo-and-Juliet runaway romance. Princess Imani has seen a murder, and the perpetrator isn’t going to let her get away. Will Fraser and Pippa find the couple first?

And if they do, can they work together to keep them safe?

It’ll be tough if their hearts get in the way…

Dive into book one of the epic, romantic, globe-trotting suspense of the Minnesota Marshalls!


 

My Thoughts:

Fraser by Susan May Warren jumps into the world of the Minnesota Marshalls. The story is populated with a number of characters who are familiar to readers of Susan May Warren's world. She keeps diving into characters that readers have seen their stories. It is a nice feeling. It is like returning to a family reunion.  I would like to see how the Montana Marshalls and the Minnesota Marshalls are related. Anyways, the plot in Fraser is full of adventure while the hero and heroine are trying to rescue their clients and run from danger while fully fighting the growing emotions toward one another. Being the first book in this new series, Warren has kept to her constinant style of suspense and romance plaguing her characters. Fraser is definitely a novel that Warren fans have come to expect and she does deliver. It will keep the readers up past their bedtime as they want to find out the resolution to the encounters between Fraser and Pippa. I can't wait to add this book to my Warren bookshelf, which is turning into a couple of bookshelves with the number of stories that she has written. Readers will not be disappointed.

I received a complimentary copy of Fraser by Susan May Warren through JustRead Tours, but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About the Author:



Growing up in Minneapolis and attending the U of MN, I learned to love city life, although I'm a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I'm an adventurer -- having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia Russia as a missionary for eight years. Probably that's why my characters can't sit still, and seem to get into one scrape after another -- they're too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories.

Here's my "Official" Bio.

With over 1 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA and Carol award-winning author of over seventy-five novels with Revell, Tyndale, Barbour, Steeple Hill and Summerside Press. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic-suspense, thrillers, rom-com and Christmas novellas.

With books translated into eight languages, many of her novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA's Inspirational Reader's Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award.

Of her books, Publisher’s Weekly has written, “Warren lays bare her characters’ human frailties, including fear, grief, and resentment, as openly as she details their virtues of love, devotion, and resiliency. She has crafted an engaging tale of romance, rivalry, and the power of forgiveness.”

And Library Journal adds, “Warren's characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance…”

Susan is also a nationally acclaimed writing coach, teaching at conferences around the nation and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year award. She loves to help people launch their writing careers and is the founder of Novel.Academy and www.LearnHowtoWriteaNovel.com, a writing website that helps authors get published and stay published. She’s also the author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation.

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive a print copy of Fraser and a $10 Susan May Warren Store gift card!

Fraser JustRead Giveaway

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight February 21, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on February 28, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.


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Friday, February 3, 2023

Heroes who are Hockey Players

 By Kelly Bridgewater

 I am a HUGE hockey fan. My team is the Colorado Avalanche. I have been following them since the 95-96 season. I became really excited when Susan May Warren wrote in It Had to Be You in the Christiansen family as the first Christian fiction story that I ever read that featured hockey players. If you are interested in hockey stories, here are some that I have come across: (All images come from Goodreads.)

 Wyatt by Susan May Warren

 


It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren

 


Carolyn Miller Original Six Series: The Break-up Project

 


My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade



What sport do you enjoy reading about in stories? Please tell me about them and share some cover love for these stories.