Sunburst is book two in what’s shaping up to be a brilliant series from one of my go-to authors. The stories stand alone, but put together form a broader story arc that certainly ramps up in Sunburst.

This visit to the Alaskan ranch, we meet Ranger Kingston, former Navy Seal, struggling with a medical condition that ended his career. Ranger also believes the issue will steal his future. When Ranger is called in to help rescue his brother Colt from terrorists in Nigeria, he goes immediately. What he didn’t expect was to run into the woman who stole his heart years ago.

Noemi Sutton was trying to rescue girls captured by Boko Harem but got in over her head. Her only escape? A fake marriage to Ranger, that her uncle, a Nigerian King, insists on making official.

I mean, come on, right? What’s not to love? This story has all the elements of a stunning book. High stakes, wounded hero, fully competent heroine, globe trotting antics and swoony attraction. I loved dealing deeper into Kingston life, another visit to small town Alaska and a glimmer of what’ll be going in in book three, Sundown.

This type of writing is why I keep reading.