He must rescue the man whose secrets could destroy his life.
Dr. Damian Hunter sold his soul to escape the icy grip of his hometown in Alaska. In the Lower 48, he built an empire as a TV veterinarian, leaving behind his life as the forgotten youngest son of the town drunk. He never planned to return to Anchorage, but when his estranged father’s plane disappears in the bush, he’s left with no choice. Now he’s wanted for murder.
She must find the woman whose disappearance haunts her mind.
Ruby Ootoova has dedicated her life to finding justice for the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Alaska. Along with her water search and rescue K9, Newt, she scours the lakes and rivers of the vast wilderness, hoping to bring one woman in particular home–her sister. The last thing she expects to find is the FBI’s most wanted man bleeding out on an iceberg.
They have to trust each other if they have any chance to survive.
Damian and Ruby have no interest in working together, but as the seasons shift and the ice breaks, they find themselves trapped by the floodwaters and ensnared by a passion that could break through all of their defenses. When a mutual enemy threatens their lives and the recovery of the people they love, they must learn to trust each other or risk never making it out of the bush alive.
Review:
OMG, what an ending to this series!
I have to be honest, I really wasn’t sure that Tonya Burrows would be able to wrap up this series and have me actually believing that Will Hunter has any good guy-ness in him after all–all three of his sons carried around so much baggage, thanks to their upbringing–but she did it! (Don’t get me wrong, he was still a terrible parent. But at least there was a reason behind it and not all of his motivations were as horrible as they first appeared.)
Damien’s been a mystery for much of the series–he’s been very much out of the picture/behind the scenes in the other 2 books, and neither brother had much faith or trust in him…especially Nate after what Damien had done in the beginning of book 2. Ms Burrows had to use a lot of flashbacks here, most from Damien’s POV but 1 pivotal one from someone else’s, but she managed to finally connect all the dots for readers. Not going to lie, this book had me gasping in surprise (yes, totally out loud and YES, where other people could hear me) more than once. I absolutely did not see so many of the twists and turns coming, but OMG did she make me believe them anyway!
As much as I loved Damien and Ruby–and goodness, did I ever love them hard!–once again it’s all the dogs of Northern Rescue who end up stealing the show. Northern Salvation added 3 more star canines to the mix, and I can’t even begin to do them justice here so you’re just going to have to read the book yourself and see.
And yes, you really should read all 3 in order. Not just for maximum dog exposure, but also because otherwise you’ll be missing all the backstory that you really, really need to understand the story and thoroughly enjoy the ending.
Because OMG, that ending? *chef’s kiss*
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.