Lauraine Snelling

 

Dear Readers,

With the Lauraine Snelling visit just around the corner, I wanted to read her newest release in advance and give you a short taste of the book.  I had a chance to read it while sitting in a beach chair while on vacation and believe it or not that is probably the perfect place to read it.  Of course that is best place to read any book.

Wake the Dawn releases on August 20^th and Lauraine will be in our store on the 22^nd talking about the story. She'll also speak about any of her other books that she has in print, including her second release this year, a long awaited prequel to the beloved Red River of the North Series, titled An Untamed Heart.  That book tells the story of Ingebord’s journey to America and how she settles in Red River.

Wake the Dawn on the other hand is a contemporary story set in the wilds of Minnesota where you meet Ben. Ben is still reeling from the loss of his beloved wife and unborn child.  He is finding the answers at the bottom of the bottle and is barely keeping his head above water.   Even with the people who love him trying to help him, he continues down a destructive path that may also lead to the loss of his job.

While out patrolling the known paths of illegals coming across the border, Ben and his dog find a baby hiding in the weeds.  Who would leave their baby behind and why?  Ben doesn’t know the answers to those questions but he does know he needs to get this baby help and he heads off to the local clinic as a terrible storm hits and cuts the city off from the rest of the world. 

Esther is doing the best she can in a second rate clinic during a time of great crisis and when Ben is teamed up with her they find that they work well together in spite of some glaring problems they both have. 

If you have enjoyed Lauraine’s contemporary books in the past, I am sure you will enjoy this one also.  If you have only read her historical then you are in for a treat with a different time period.  Lauraine has a way of writing about people that makes you care for them and even start thinking that you wished you lived in their neighborhood so you to could enjoy some time in their company. 

This book is not a fast paced action/adventure book, but it does move right along and you are moved through Ben and Esther’s stories and how they each find out that they by themselves are not strong enough to overcome their past hurts.