SUNRISE - Susan May Warren - One Free Book

Bio: Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 85 novels with more than 1 million books sold, including the Global Search and Rescue and the Montana Rescue series. 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.

Welcome back, Susan. Can you please provide a brief description of Sunrise? Sunrise is the epic first book in a trilogy set in beautiful Alaska. This series is about three brothers who return home after serving their country. Our male hero, Dodge, sets about healing a terrible rift that has driven the brothers apart—starting with forgiving the woman who betrayed him. In the mix, he discovers the ignition of a plot that spans the globe and will bring his brothers home to help save the world.

Can you please provide more information on your new Sky King Ranch series? Small-town Alaska. Bush pilots. Three ex-military heroes. The Kingston triplets have come home defeated, broken from war, and feeling anything but heroic. But the sons of Sky King Ranch have returned just in time because the world is in danger, and these flyboys, rescuers, and soldiers just might be the only ones who can save it. It’s a fight to save the people—and country—they love, and along the way, they’ll discover healing and become the heroes they are meant to be.

What was the inspiration for your new novel? We first met the Kingston brothers and Sky King Ranch via their sister, Larke, in the Summer of the Burning Sky series. This series was also set in Alaska and revolved around a team of smokejumpers. I had so many requests for the brothers’ stories that I put together an idea that had been floating around in my head for years. It was about a woman on the run in Alaska who carries a secret that can save—or destroy—the world. I also wanted to create another epic community like Deep Haven, only set in the foothills of Alaska. Thus, Copper Mountain was born.

Sunrise is the first book in your Sky King Ranch series. What is the common element that ties each of the books in this series together? This is a rich family series wrapped around one central event—a massive family fight that drove everyone into a different branch of the military. Now, after their father is injured in a plane crash, the sons return home one by one to save the ranch—and then, of course, the world.

Can you provide readers with some background on the male protagonist, Dodge Kingston? Dodge, the firstborn son of the Kingston family, is capable, serious, and driven, and has always loved the heroine, Echo Yazzie, even after she broke his heart. He doesn’t plan on sticking around his hometown, but when he discovers his father needs him, he’s the first to sign up to help. Dodge is dependable and loyal, but he also struggles to forgive the people who have betrayed him. I’d pick Dodge as the leader of any SAR team.

Echo Yazzie is referred to as a “true Alaskan.” What does this classification mean? Echo knows how to survive. She and her father are homesteaders, meaning they live off the grid and they’ve eked out a nice home in the wilderness. Echo hunts, fishes, gardens, chops wood, and runs dogs (as in a dogsled). She works as a wilderness guide for the Fish and Game service, helping researchers, and if there is anyone you want to get lost with in the woods, it’s Echo.

You have set your new series in the heart of Alaska. Why did you choose this location? I love Alaska. My son Peter was born there, and something about the rugged wilderness calls to me. I love the personal challenge that living in Alaska brings and the epic beauty of it. For an epic-adventure author, it’s the perfect location to get into trouble!

What do you hope readers will experience when reading Sunrise? As always, I bring the thrill of adventure, the hope of second chances, and a true romance with epic heroes and brave heroines into the story. But I also hope readers like the theme of what it means to love unconditionally, to forgive yourself as well as others, and to heal after betrayal. In the end, I hope readers love joining the Kingston family.

Your books are full of action, danger, and romance. Do you find it difficult to include all of these components in a novel? It’s a challenging balance, for sure, but I love these kinds of books, so writing these stories is super fun. They certainly keep me on my toes (and up at night, as I imagine the trouble the characters will get into)!

What are you working on next? Having finished book 2, I’m working on book 3—the epic conclusion to the series!

How can readers connect with you? Stop by my website, www.SusanMayWarren.com, or find me on Facebook and Instagram @SusanMayWarrenFiction.

Thank you, Susie, for sharing this book with my blog readers and me. I’m eager to read it. You know I love all your books.

Readers, here’s a link to the book.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sunrise+Susan+May+Warren&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss

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