My rating: 4 stars / I really liked it
Synopsis
Billionaire Ian Shaw can
have everything he wants--except a happy ending. Or at least that's
what it feels like with his fortune recently liquidated, his niece,
Esme, still missing, and the woman he loves refusing to speak to him. In
fact, he doubts she would date him even if they were stranded on a
deserted island.
Despite her love for Ian, Sierra Rose knows he
has no room in his life for her as long as the mystery of his missing
niece goes unsolved. The only problem is, Sierra has solved it, but a promise to Esme to keep her whereabouts secret has made it impossible to be around Ian.
When
the PEAK chopper is damaged and Sierra lacks the funds to repair it,
Ian offers a fundraising junket for large donors on his yacht in the
Caribbean. But the three-day excursion turns into a nightmare when a
rogue wave cripples the yacht and sends the passengers overboard. Shaken
up and soaked to the bone, Ian finally has a chance to test his theory
when he and Sierra do indeed find themselves washed up on a strange,
empty shore.
It will take guts and gumption for the PEAK team to
rescue the duo. But it will take a miracle to rescue Ian and Sierra's
relationship.
My Review
So. Much. Angst. I loved that Sierra and Ian finally got their happy ending! It was in the prequel novella that their relationship was introduced and they have had ups and downs in the three books since. They have definitely been put through the wringer, and Troubled Waters is no exception. Their feelings are strong yet they haven't communicated with each other in a year or so, and building trust again is awkward and painful. I liked their experiences on the island since their guard and walls were finally down and they relied on each other for strength and support, including faith.
The other relationship this book focused on was Jess and Pete's, another one that has spanned across the last couple books... and still doesn't get completely resolved, although they made some headway in communication. I think this book was bogged down a bit by the relationship drama because these two couples have so much time lapsing between their hot and cold phases. The first three books have a relationship introduced and resolved with a HEA (happily-ever-after) within their pages, so in comparison this one felt different. Also with the main emergency and rescue happening in tropical waters instead of the mountains gave it a different vibe. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since switching up the setting brings variety, but I do prefer the mountains and seeing the PEAK team in their element. Overall, a crazy adventure and plenty of romance! I love this series and can't wait for more!
(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)
Don't miss the other books in the Montana Rescue series. . .
Book One
Synopsis
Search and rescue pilot
Kacey Fairing is home on leave in Mercy Falls, Montana, twelve years
after she joined the military to escape the mistakes of her past. With a
job waiting for her as the new lead pilot of Peak Rescue in Glacier
National Park, Kacey hopes to reconnect with the now-teenage daughter
she sees only between deployments. What she doesn't realize is that
someone else is also back in town.
Ben King has been building his
country music career since the day Kacey shut him out of her life. Now
all of that's on hold when his injured father calls him home to help run
Peak Rescue until he's fully recovered. It doesn't take long, though,
to discover his father's ulterior motives as Kacey Fairing walks into
the house and back into his heart.
With Mercy Falls in a state of
emergency due to flash floods, Kacey and Ben are forced to work together
to save lives. But when floodwaters turn personal, can they put aside
the past to save their future?
Book Two
Synopsis
When Deputy Sam Brooks
commits to something, nothing can sway him--not just on the job as
liaison between the Mercy Falls sheriff's department and PEAK Rescue,
but in his private life. He's the one who stuck around to take care of
his mother after his father's accidental death. And he's the
one--perhaps the only one--who believes Sierra Rose is the perfect girl
for him. Safe, practical, and organized, she's nothing like her hippie,
impulsive, bleeding heart sister, Willow.
Willow, however, has
been in love with Sam Brooks for as long as she can remember. But she
wants her sister to have a happy ending. Besides, Willow has other
things to focus on--namely, nabbing the job as youth pastor for her
small-town church. Best thing for her to do is to purge Sam from her
heart.
Neither can predict the events that will bring them
together in a fight for their lives in the forbidding wilderness of
Glacier National Park. Stranded, injured, and with the winter weather
closing in, Sam and Willow will have to work together to save a crew of
terrified teenagers. As they fight to survive, they might just discover a
new hope for love.
Book Three
Synopsis
Champion backcountry
snowboarder Gage Watson has left the limelight behind after the death of
one of his fans. After being sued for negligence and stripped of his
sponsorships, he's remade his life as a ski patrol in Montana's rugged
mountains, as well as serving on the PEAK Rescue team. But he can't seem
to find his footing--or forget the woman he loved, who betrayed him.
Senator
and former attorney Ella Blair spends much of her time in the limelight
as the second-youngest senator in the country. But she has a
secret--one that cost Gage his career. More than anything, she wants to
atone for her betrayal of him in the courtroom and find a way to help
him put his career back on track.
When Ella's brother goes
missing on one of Glacier National Park's most dangerous peaks, Gage and
his team are called in for the rescue. But Gage isn't so sure he wants
to help the woman who destroyed his life. More, when she insists on
joining the search, he'll have to keep her safe while finding her
reckless brother, a recipe for disaster when a snowstorm hits the
mountain.
But old sparks relight as they search for the missing
snowboarder--and suddenly, they are faced with emotions neither can
deny. But when Ella's secret is revealed, can they learn to trust each
other--even when disaster happens again?
Book Five
Coming May 2018!
Synopsis
A tornado has destroyed a
small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of
students but PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop
at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved--and
lost--walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he
knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away. And when he
gets a second chance, loving her just might cost him more than he can
imagine.
A blogger for Vortex Storm Chasers, Brette Arnold didn't
expect her adventures to land her in the same place as Ty, the guy who
she walked--no, ran--from over a year ago. She had her reasons--good
ones. The kind that tell her that falling for him again would only lead
to heartache. But Ty isn't the kind of man to give up--not on the
missing students, or on her.
Life and love hang in the balance in Susan May Warren's breathless story of holding on to hope during a deadly summer of storms.
