Storm Front

March 12, 2018
This adrenaline-infused and overbusy fifth installment of Warren’s Montana Rescue series (after Troubled Waters) follows Ty Remington and Brette Arnold, former lovers reunited by a tornado. Ty, member of the PEAK rescue team, is off duty when he responds to a call of two missing hikers, a search that takes all night. He is recuperating from that rescue when a tornado crashes through the small town of Duck Lake Minnesota, destroying a school, wrecking a music festival, and leaving a group of students, along with Ty’s mentor and PEAK founder, Chet King, unaccounted for. Brette, a cancer survivor, is now much healthier and working as a storm photographer for Vortex.com, a weather site. Ty and Brette are reunited in the aftermath of the tornado and must resolve their lingering feelings. Meanwhile, country singer Benjamin King, son of the missing Chet, and his fiancé, Kacy Miles, no longer seem to be on the same page about their relationship, a tension only magnified by the disappearance of Benjamin’s father. The novel also touches on other members of PEAK as they work on an open murder case in hopes of clearing a friend’s name. The multiple, unresolved story lines can be overwhelming, particularly for readers new to the series. Although light on faith elements, this exciting penultimate book of the Montana Rescue series will please Warren’s large fan base.

April 15, 2018
Rescue pilot Ty Remington is haunted by a tragedy-ridden past. His most recent failure was letting Brette Arnold walk away. For storm-chasing photographer Brette, her obsession with the perfect shot lets her forget her loss of self to cancer and love to pride. Ty's PEAK rescue team travels to southern Minnesota after student athletes go missing in the storms Brette is chasing, and their worlds collide, once again, at both a metaphorical and literal storm front. Misunderstanding and hurt cloud their judgment, and questions of worth, faith, and hope swirl in an unforgiving torrent as the window for rescue closes. Book five in Warren's Montana Rescue series, following A Matter of Trust (2017) and best for readers familiar with the previous books, is an electric story of beauty made whole from ashes and brokenness. Readers are swept into the whirlwind, and all the PEAK team members continue to shine in their dramatic adventures of danger, valor, and faith. Much like Cathleen Armstrong's Last Chance books, Warren's stalwart characters and engaging story lines make her Montana Rescue series a must-read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)