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Endorsements

Praise for Sunburst

“International intrigue and adventure paired with a simmering romance and a marriage of convenience equals one fast-moving story you won’t be able to put down! Grab Susan May Warren’s Sunburst today!”

Lisa Harris, bestselling author of the Nikki Boyd Files series

Praise for Sunrise

“Warren launches her thrilling new Sky King Ranch series with a topical tale of romantic suspense set in the breathtaking Alaskan bush. . . .Warren proves yet again why she is a master in the genre.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“In the romance novel Sunrise, a once-couple reconciles in the rugged landscape of Alaska’s beautiful frontier.”

Foreword Reviews

“I started reading this book and could NOT put it down. Definitely is now one of my all-time favorites!”

Interviews & Reviews

“Sunrise is the first explosive volume in a new nail-biting series from USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren.”

Fresh Fiction

“Warren takes readers on a journey of a lifetime for those who have always wanted to venture to the great Alaskan outdoors.”

Relz Reviews

“Good stories flow with a mix of intellect, wit, and charm. . . . Sunrise combines all of those elements to tell a story that blends action, danger, and romance set against the backdrop of the rugged Alaskan wilderness.”

Killer Nashville

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BOOKS BY SUSAN MAY WARREN

MONTANA RESCUE

Wild Montana Skies

Rescue Me

A Matter of Trust

Troubled Waters

Storm Front

Wait for Me

GLOBAL SEARCH AND RESCUE

The Way of the Brave

The Heart of a Hero

The Price of Valor

SKY KING RANCH

Sunrise

Sunburst

Sundown

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© 2022 by Susan May Warren

Published by Revell

a division of Baker Publishing Group

PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

Ebook edition created 2022

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

ISBN 978-1-4934-3883-9

Scripture used in this book, whether quoted or paraphrased by the characters, is taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Baker Publishing Group publications use paper produced from sustainable forestry practices and post-consumer waste whenever possible.

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Colt Kingston was in worse shape than he thought.

One good look at himself in the mirror said that he probably shouldn’t be climbing at seven thousand feet, where the air became a whisper in his lungs, where his heart had to work double time, and where every movement turned his muscles into a fist.