Scent of Hope by Susan May Warren: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Two broken hearts. One deadly mission. And just one avalanche dog standing between them and a killer.

Harley Tatum made a vow to never return to Copper Mountain, Alaska, where a drug dealer destroyed her family and the man she loved walked away. But when that same criminal escapes and justice calls her name, she has no choice but to face everything she buried.

Jericho Bowie remembers things differently. She left him. And he's spent years wondering why. Now Harley needs his search-and-rescue dog, Orlando, to track a fugitive through treacherous mountain terrain--and Jericho refuses to let her go alone. Not again.

But as they push deep into the frozen wilderness, the hunter becomes the hunted. Old feelings resurface at the worst possible time, and survival depends on two people who don't know if they can trust each other--or their own hearts.

Susan May Warren packs action and heart-pounding suspense from the rugged wilderness of Alaska into a nonstop adventure where the greatest danger might be opening your heart again.

This gripping suspense is filled with pulse-pounding action, second-chance romance, and a heroic K9 rescue dog from Alaska, sure to thrill fans of Lynette Eason, Dani Pettrey, and Natalie Walters.

The Author

With nearly 2 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA, and Carol award-winning author of over ninety novels. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has penned contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, rom-coms, and Christmas novellas. With books translated into eight languages, she's a USA Today, ECPA and CBA bestseller, and has received numerous starred Publisher Weekly reviews. Library Journal says, "Warren’s characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance.”

Susan is a nationally acclaimed writing coach, and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year. She is the founder of Novel.Academy, author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation, and a founding partner of Sunrise Media Group.

Book Review

If you're looking for a calm, no stakes romance read... well, this one isn't it. But if you're looking for an adventurous read with suspense that will have you unable to look away, Susan May Warren will always deliver on that front, and this one was no exception! Right from the start, I found myself drawn into Jericho and Harley's story. I will always love a good second chance romance, and there's nothing like searching for a fugitive to bring a couple back together, right? I enjoyed that romance between these two, but it was definitely the action and suspense that kept me turning the pages to see what was going to happen next... I couldn't get enough. And those twists and turns... let's just say there were definitely some that I absolutely did not see coming. With the blend of suspense, romance, family drama and faith elements, there was much to love in this story. If you love Christian romantic suspense and second chance romance, this is one not to be missed.

Scent of Hope is the second book in the Call of the Wild series, and while you may be able to enjoy as a standalone, I do recommend the first book as well. 


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