Storm Warning

Title: Storm Warning

Series: Hidden Bay #1

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary

Source: Author Provided

My Review:

Storm Warning is the first book in Elizabeth Goddard's newest series, Hidden Bay.

"Now a stranger held her life in his hands."

Remi has been at Cedar Trails Lodge for several years. She first visited there after a traumatic experience (that she can't remember), and loved it so much she decided to relocate there. Cedar Trails Lodge is remote, with no wi-fi and very limited cell service. It is the perfect place to go and hide.

"The angry ocean had boiled below her, stirring the driftwood into a soupy, deadly mess."

Cedar Trails Lodge was suggested to Hawk by a former commander and mentor after experiencing a horrendous event. He has barely arrived when he rescues Remi from a near-death experience.

"He needed some perspective on his own dark secrets-the treacherous self-imposed mission to find a rogue agent and assassin before it was too late-but shoot if he wasn't inexplicably drawn to someone else's trouble."

Several storms are brewing in this story, and not all are related to the weather! I was immediately sucked into the story and I did not want to put the book down. The action was nonstop, with the storm building, it was hard for Remi to find a safe spot to land. The revelations were shocking, the danger was hard to ignore, and the ending was incredible. It was fascinating to see how everything came together. I can't wait to read Jo's story in the next book.

If you enjoy more suspense than romance, the amnesia trope (only one event, not her entire life), and a plotline that will keep you guessing, I highly recommend Storm Warning. This one gets all my stars.

Thank you to the author for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Amazon):  

"Amnesia, a hero with dangerous ties, and a deadly storm all combine to create a thrilling ride, perfect for devouring in one sitting."--Lynette Eason, bestselling, award-winning author of the Lake City Heroes series

Haunted by a half-forgotten past, former army photographer Remi Grant is working at an isolated storm-watching lodge on the rocky Washington coast when she receives a mysterious puzzle piece. The piece may be the catalyst to unlock a disturbing incident she struggles to remember--the event that sent her into hiding. But with heavy storms rolling in, she must focus on the present, not get caught up in the past.

When a mysterious man at the lodge saves her life--more than once--Remi becomes suspicious and confronts him. After a catastrophic event in his own life, former military pilot Hawk Beckett is trying to get some perspective at the suggestion of his former commanding officer. Faced with the fiercest storm to hit the coast in a decade, Remi and Hawk are forced into survival mode.

But they're not alone at the lodge. Someone doesn't want Remi to remember what happened--and they will stop at nothing to see her dead.

"Elizabeth Goddard's Storm Warning is perfectly named. This book takes readers by storm as her characters face danger not only from outside forces but also from the deadly secrets that rage inside their souls. Secrets that could cost them . . . everything. Highly recommended."--Nancy Mehl, author of the Ryland and St. Clair series