Silenced: An Adventurous Action Suspense Thriller Detective Romance (Alaskan Courage)

Silenced by Dani Pettrey starts up with the usual adventure of a competition, Piper and Kayden McKenna seeing who can get to the top of the mountain first while Gage and Jake watch over them from below. Piper may win, but Kayden gets the most adventure out of the deal, coming face to face with… Well, you have to read the story to find out, but let me warn you the book is full of suspense. For a while you’ll think you know 'who dun it', just to find out that maybe you are wrong. :) In the end, it all ends with a star studded wedding… The kind you find in the sky, not the Hollywood type. Kayden has always been the standoffish McKenna. For years she’s been suspicious of Jake, but now that she knows most of his real story, she starts seeing him in a different light. And Jake has always liked Kayden. We also get to see a softer, changed side of Reef and look forward to his story next. And as always, it’s fun to reconnect with all the McKenna’s and each of their significant others. While trying to solve the mystery of 'who dun it’ we kind of go in circles. One piece of information comes up that makes them return to question the suspects, and then the next one and then back to the first and back and forth. Makes you wonder if they will ever solve it. There are plenty of interesting twists and turns to keep the pages turning. And just when life can start settling down and Kayden and Jake are going on their first play time adventure, BAM!!! I really enjoyed this fourth book in the Alaska Courage Series with it’s broken bones, gun shot wounds, dislocated thumbs and a few kisses to sweeten the deal. If you haven’t checked it out yet, Dani Pettrey has a fun page on her website that has interesting things about each book, including an amazing soundtrack for each book. I enjoy listening to them. [...]

Book #4 in this series doesn’t disappoint! The story this time centers on Kayden McKenna and Jake Westin. It is again set in Alaska, but unlike book #3 that was set mostly at sea, this was is back on land. We also see a lot more of the fifth McKenna sibling, Reef, in this book. While Kayden is out rock climbing she discovers a body. It is quickly discovered that the climber was murdered and didn’t die due to an accidental fall while climbing. With the abrupt resignation of the sheriff, Landon Grainger is promoted from deputy to temporary acting sheriff. Since he is overloaded with work he asks Jake to temporarily be deputized and work the murder case. Kayden is also asked for her climbing expertise to help Jake investigate. Both Jake and Kayden are secretly thrilled they will be working together as they both have realized their strong attachment to the other. They won’t tell each other how they feel because they can’t see a future together. As they investigate, their attraction and love only increase with the time spent in each other’s company. Jake discovers he really enjoys being back on the force. He tells himself it is only temporary as God didn’t make him to be a cop because of his failure on his last case three years ago in Boston. That failure caused him to resign his job as detective and move to Alaska to start over. That case also cost him a lot more than his job. He knows he shouldn’t open his heart again to future hurt, but someone Kayden has snatched his heart without him being aware of it. He will do anything to keep her safe, which skills will come to the forefront as they encounter someone from his past who will stop at nothing to hurt Jake by hurting Kayden. Kayden must also admit to herself how she has cut herself off emotionally from her family and friends when her mother died. She is terrified of inheriting her mother’s rheumatoid arthritis and as a result is a health and exercise fanatic almost to the point of obsession because she needs to feel like she can control something about her life. Can she surrender this control to the One who is always in control? The One who always knows what is best for His children? I have spent a lot of time with the McKenna family over the past week as I’ve read all four books over that time period. They have come to be like my own brothers and sisters. What a wonderful job their parents did, raising such strong Christian children. While strong Christians, they aren’t perfect. I can identify with their foibles and struggles, which makes them so easy to relate to. There is also a lot of action and suspense to enjoy as well. I can’t wait to read Reef’s story!

I've been excitedly waiting for Kayden and Jake's story! I was not disappointed at all! I absolutely enjoyed this book. Filled with touching romance and lots of suspense SILENCED kept me glued to the pages late into the evening. When Kayden discovers a dead body on one of her climbs Jake is immediately deputized and working the case. Threats and red-herrings abound keeping Kayden and Jake questioning many suspects. Kayden was prickly as ever, but since finding out who Jake really is there has been a thawing going on. She still wants to hold people at arms length determined not to be hurt. Her desire to be so independent gave me several moments of frustration, but that only added to the tension of the story. Jake's past is catching up with him, but he is determined to settle it. He begins to hope that Kayden will eventually return the feelings that Jake has for her, but those feelings put everyone they both love in danger. I'm now going to excitedly wait for the next McKenna story! We got to see a bit of Reef in this story and I think we even got to meet his love interest. I think the sparks are going to be flying in that one!

Another amazing book by one of my favorite authors! I’ve read some of these before but they never get old!! Can’t wait for her largest one to be released !

The stories just keep getting better and better. Not sure how the next one can improve on this one, but I’m looking forward to moving on now.

I am spending way too much time reading these great stories; It's just so hard putting each book down and not starting the next one straight away. They are just so absorbing and at time intense as the lives of each of the main characters unfold.

Just keeps on getting better I'm so drum hooked in and by Dani pettreys books Absolutely fantastic Please write more for me to read

I couldn't stop reading, once I started it. Just love it. I read the whole series twice in a row.

This was another great book in the Alaskan Courage series. It is well-written in a way that I feel could make for an enjoyable read whether or not you've read the preceding books in the series. I have read the others before it though, and have enjoyed getting to know some of the members of the McKenna family. From the opening chapter of Silenced, the reader is given an interesting look into the world of climbing. The main two characters (Jake and Kayden) are personable and engaging, their love story touching. They both have experienced loss in their lives, and struggle with those past hurts. One of Kayden's traits that I related to was her tendency to try to exert control over a situation in an attempt to manage her fear. There is a good suspenseful storyline that achieves resolution by the end of the book, while an interesting minor character stirs up interest into the following book in the series. I am pleased to have discovered Dani Pettrey and she has quickly become one of my favorite authors. I enjoy her style of writing and look forward to more books about the McKenna family. Disclaimer: Although I purchased a Kindle Edition of this book for myself, I was first given a paperback copy of the book for promotional purposes. Opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this book and the rest of the series I hope there will be another book about Reef and Kirra.