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The Heat is On: Summer of the Burning Sky (Montana Fire book 7) Kindle Edition

by Susan May Warren (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 548 ratings
March advanced on her, five determined steps, and set the gun against her head.
“Stop—stop!” Rio’s brain shut down, and sheer reflexes propelled him across the rocks. “March—don’t!”
“She’ll run back to camp and warn them,” March said.
Skye’s breath shuddered out, her hands quivering. “No—no, I won’t—”
“Shut up!”
Rio wasn’t taking any chances. He walked right up to Skye and without pause simply put his arms around her. Turned her in one quick motion.
March’s gun barrel was now shoved against his spine.
“Shh,” he said, his mouth against Skye’s ear.

When western Alaska erupts in a devastating fire, the elite firefighting crew of the Jude County Smokejumpers is called in to save the day. They’ll do anything to stop the fire, including fighting alongside a crew of local prisoners. The last thing they expect is a jailbreak and when the prisoners disappear into the forest with one of their own, they’ll have to fight not only the fire, but for the freedom of their friends…during the Summer of the Burning Sky.

FBI Agent Rio Parker is tired of playing the bad guy, even if it is for a good reason. Undercover with a group of prisoners to babysit a federal informant, he can’t believe he’s been enlisted to fight a forest fire…or sucked into a prison break. Worse—a female smokejumper has been kidnapped. Now, he’ll have to protect her from a rapist, keep his informant from escaping, and stay out of the gunsights of the US Marshal hot on his trail.

Smokejumper Skye Doyle knew trouble was brewing when the group of prisoners joined the firefight. She never expected, however, to be kidnapped during their breakout. But can she trust a hardened felon to keep her safe? Except, Rio is not who he seems, and when his identity is uncovered, she must decide if she can trust a man who has been lying to her…

But staying alive on the run isn’t their only problem, they’ll have to learn to trust each other if they hope to survive in book 2 of the Summer of the Burning Sky.

In this mini-series
Light My Fire ( Book 1: Summer of the Burning Sky)
The Heat is On (Book 2: Summer of the Burning Sky)
Some Like it Hot (Book 3: Summer of the Burning Sky)

*Action, drama, adventure, flawed individuals and emotional and spiritual challenges are hallmarks of Warren's books. - Christian Library Journal*

Other novels by USA TODAY bestselling author Susan May Warren.

MONTANA FIRE Book 1: Where There's Smoke (Summer of Fire)
Book 2: Playing with Fire (Summer of Fire)
Book 3: Burnin' For You (Summer of Fire)
Book 4: Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful (Christmas novella)
Book 5: I'll be There (Montana Fire/Deep Haven crossover)
Book 6: Light My Fire (Summer of the Burning Sky)
Book 7: The Heat is On (Summer of the Burning Sky)
Book 8: Some Like it Hot (Summer of the Burning Sky)
Book 9: You Don't Have to Be a Star (spin-off)

MONTANA RESCUE
Book 1: If Ever I Would Leave You (prequel novella)
Book 2: Wild Montana Skies
Book 3: Rescue Me
Book 4: A Matter of Trust
Book 5: Crossfire (spin off novella)
Book 6: Troubled Waters
Book 7: Storm Front
Book 8: Wait for Me

TEAM HOPE: (Search and Rescue series)
Book 1: Waiting for Dawn (novella prequel)
Book 2: Flee the Night
Book 3: Escape to Morning
Book 4: Expect the Sunrise

NOBLE LEGACY (Montana Ranch Trilogy)
Book 1: Reclaiming Nick
Book 2: Taming Rafe
Book 3: Finding Stefanie
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F1QP11P
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SDG Publishing; 1st edition (July 17, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 17, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages
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Although I attended the U of Minnesota, I’m a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I’m an adventurer—having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia, Russia as a missionary for eight years. That’s why my characters seem to get into one scrape after another—they’re too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories.

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With nearly 2 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA, and Carol award-winning author of over ninety novels. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has penned contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, rom-coms, and Christmas novellas. With books translated into eight languages, she's a USA Today, ECPA and CBA bestseller, and has received numerous starred Publisher Weekly reviews. Library Journal says, "Warren’s characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance.”

Susan is a nationally acclaimed writing coach, and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year. She is the founder of Novel.Academy, author of the popular writing method, The Story Equation, and a founding partner of Sunrise Media Group.

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Customers find this book to be a compelling romantic suspense with nail-biting suspense. They praise the author's writing and the well-developed characters, with one customer noting the author's ability to get into a character's head. Moreover, they appreciate the message, with one review highlighting the expertly woven inspirational content. The book receives positive feedback for its pacing and heat level, with one customer describing it as a hot summer beach read.

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25 customers mention "Suspense"25 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful plot of the book, describing it as a compelling romantic suspense with nail-biting moments.

"...May Warren has written is so full of sparks, action, intrigue, drama, suspense, and some sweet romance! This story fits that list perfectly!..." Read more

"...It kept me on the edge of my seat with all the romantic suspense and I read it in one sitting! Now onto the next in the series!..." Read more

"...in the new plotline makes the story fascinating and the adrenaline of fighting fires and chasing down the bad guys is high and alive in this book...." Read more

"...From then on things move alarmingly fast as Warren ratchets up the suspense and heart pounding danger, along with her trademark powerful message of..." Read more

15 customers mention "Readability"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be an awesome read with wonderful writing, and one customer specifically mentions loving the smoke jumper genre.

"I absolutely adored Rio, hero, in this story. He was such a good, strong man, not at all the toughened criminal he appeared to be...." Read more

"...Though a bit different from what I expected, I still enjoyed the book and loved getting to know Skye and Rio...." Read more

"...1-5 were outstanding. I'm just starting #8 but 7 ended the same way 6 did." Read more

"...do better than to carry your stories over to another book......I love your writing and I love your characters but this series is disappointing!!!" Read more

10 customers mention "Message"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's message, with one noting how it is expertly woven throughout the story, while others highlight its use of scripture and emotional depth.

"...also has a wonderful way of bringing into each of her stories the amazing grace and love of God...." Read more

"...suspense and heart pounding danger, along with her trademark powerful message of the cross...." Read more

"...about the struggles to put out the wildfire and also the emotions of the people involved...." Read more

"...The inspirational message is expertly woven into the characters' internal and external challenges, which makes their struggles seem applicable to my..." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one noting how the author expertly gets into their heads.

"...She remains an expert at getting into a character's head and probing why characters feel and act as they do...." Read more

"Susan has the power to make you see the characters, realize their struggles, and essentially put you there in the moment." Read more

"...stories over to another book......I love your writing and I love your characters but this series is disappointing!!!" Read more

"...I loved the plot, characters and the setting. This is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait until the next book in this series...." Read more

6 customers mention "Pacing"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book solid and well-developed, with one customer describing it as swoon-worthy.

"I absolutely adored Rio, hero, in this story. He was such a good, strong man, not at all the toughened criminal he appeared to be...." Read more

"...He’s strong, solid, and protective as the defender of justice even as he struggles with the darkness that he lives with day in and day out...." Read more

"...She has given me more hours of reading thrills and excitement, swoon-worthy and touching inspirational moments than any one else, putting her..." Read more

"...and as always, Susie's voice is immediately discernible and impeccable...." Read more

5 customers mention "Heat level"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the heat level in the book, with one mentioning a hot summer beach setting.

"...Things really were hot, and there is much action as a prisoner was actually an undercover FBI agent protecting another prisoner...." Read more

"...The Heat really is on! Well done, Susan May Warren!" Read more

"WOW the Heat is Definitely On in the second book!..." Read more

"Another Warm Susie Classic...But I'm Still a Little Chilly..." Read more

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  • MF Literary Works
    5.0 out of 5 stars Burning Hot Story!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018
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    Wow! Every book I read that Susan May Warren has written is so full of sparks, action, intrigue, drama, suspense, and some sweet romance!
    This story fits that list perfectly! I was captivated from the very first sentence to the end. I couldn't put it down!
    I grew up knowing many smoke-jumpers, and firefighters. Those men and women are true heroes! They put their lives on the line every time they go out on a call.
    Susan May Warren has captured what they do in a way that as we read her stories, we can feel the heat and smell the smoke. She also has a wonderful way of bringing into each of her stories the amazing grace and love of God. As well as, lessons for each of us, about how we are not failures when we put our trust in Him.
    I highly recommend you pick this book up and read it. It will keep you on the seat of your chair and you won't want to do anything until you've finished it.
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  • Cathy L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018
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    I absolutely adored Rio, hero, in this story. He was such a good, strong man, not at all the toughened criminal he appeared to be. We met Rio and Skye in the first book in this series, now this companion book shows the events from Rio and Skye' s perspective. It kept me on the edge of my seat with all the romantic suspense and I read it in one sitting! Now onto the next in the series! Highly, highly recommend!!
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  • MJSH
    4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense, action, adrenaline-packed
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2018
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    I love Susan May Warren books, though I’m sort of a newbie in her fan club with only having read Montana Rescue series so far (no worries, I have most of her other series lined up to be read on my bookshelf or on my Kindle). This sequel to Light My Fire in the Summer of the Burning Sky series surprised me a bit because a good portion of this book is a rendering of all that happened so far in the first book but told from two other perspectives. Though a bit different from what I expected, I still enjoyed the book and loved getting to know Skye and Rio.

    As the fire rages on in Alaska, there are prisoners who break free and are on the run. The Heat Is On focuses on Rio who is an undercover FBI agent, attempting to take down a trafficking and smuggling ring while disguised as a prisoner. He’s strong, solid, and protective as the defender of justice even as he struggles with the darkness that he lives with day in and day out. Only his faith shines a little light into his life of duplicity until he meets Skye, a smokejumper who is everything kind, loving, sweet, and tender as well as determined. Plenty of twists and turns in the new plotline makes the story fascinating and the adrenaline of fighting fires and chasing down the bad guys is high and alive in this book. I particularly enjoyed how Skye and Rio clung to Psalm 23 even in their darkest and most threatening trials.

    What will book 3 hold?
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  • Susan Snodgrass
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heart pounding!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2018
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    I thought the first book in this novella series was good. Then I read this one. Phew! With the prisoners helping fight the out of control forest fire in Alaska, then making off in escape, Skye Doyle comes up on them and is taken hostage. Rio Parker, prisoner but yet not a prisoner, whispers to Skye that he will keep her safe and to trust him. From then on things move alarmingly fast as Warren ratchets up the suspense and heart pounding danger, along with her trademark powerful message of the cross. I stayed up late to finish and now I can't wait for the last novella in the series. Bravo!
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  • Nicki T. Walker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Different point of view
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018
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    In this summer series, the story of a wildfire is being told through though the eyes of a different smoke jumper in each of the three books. In this real summer with so many wildfires burning out of control, this series takes on a completely different meaning as you read about the struggles to put out the wildfire and also the emotions of the people involved. In this series, additional help is needed and prisoners are brought in to help fight this fire.
    They are an eclectic group of people-not what you'd normally think of when you think prisoners.

    This book highlights Rio and Skye. Skye is a smoke jumper and Rio is a undercover FBI agent posing as a prisoner. Skye froze shortly before the prisoners show up and, in an effort to protect her, the crew chief puts her on watch. There is a prison break and, because of her location, Skye gets caught up in it. Rio, who looks tough due to his previous life before becoming an FBI agent and still acting as a prisoner, becomes her protector. For some reason, Skye feels she can trust Rio. This suspense filled story also shows Rio and Skye fighting their personal demons as well and helping each other heal. Some other reviews didn't like that this has a lot of repeated elements from book 1. That didn't bother me. I felt like I was visiting friends.
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  • Allyson Anthony
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-stopping danger
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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    What a great pulse-pounding addition to the Summer of the Burning Sky series. The Heat is On focuses on Skye and Rio's perspectives as we continue on with the prisoners helping the smokejumpers battle the Alaskan wildfires, then escaping and taking Skye who came upon them as hostage.
    Not all as it seems to be. Secrets, a shocking reveal, and heart-stopping danger unfold during this story. Can Skye trust Rio long enough to escape?
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  • Amazon Reviewer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced and compelling inspirational romantic suspense
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018
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    Another fast-paced romantic suspense in the Summer of the Burning Sky series...I'm loving these characters and their race to both fight the fire and stop the antagonists before it's too late. The inspirational message is expertly woven into the characters' internal and external challenges, which makes their struggles seem applicable to my own life, even though I'm neither fighting a fire in Alaska or trying to catch a criminal. The scenery is beautifully described, and I feel like I'm back home in Alaska. I'm loving this series and can't wait for the third installment.
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  • Makonz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great series
    Reviewed in Australia on July 26, 2018
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    The only thing wrong about these books is I wish they were longer. Susan May Warren writes some really good stories!
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