On his return from Afghanistan his wife is dead and he is suffering from PTSD that forces him to shut himself away from everyone and everything he knows. Here you meet Jake O’ Reilly who appeared to have everything he could ever want, a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. Sunrise Canyon by Janet Dailey is a love story set on a horse ranch in the Arizona Desert. And as they each begin to imagine a new future, they discover that happily ever after is always within reach–if only you are willing to open your heart. Though he doesn’t want any complications, he finds himself impossibly drawn to the tough woman who runs a horse therapy program for troubled teens.

But the beauty of the ranch and the immediate connection Jake feels with his wife’s cousin Kira slowly begins to heal his wounds.

But when his wife’s grandfather tracks him down and persuades him to come work on his ranch, where Jake’s daughter is living, he agrees–even though he is reluctant to expose his little girl to the man he’s become.Īt Flying Cloud Ranch, his daughter doesn’t recognize the brooding stranger he’s become. Three years later, his wife is dead and he is so haunted by his memories of war that he can’t bring himself to go home. īefore he left for Afghanistan, Jake O’Reilly had everything–a beautiful wife, a baby on the way, a wonderful life. In the heart of Arizona’s Sonora Desert, a little girl in need of her father, a woman in need of forgiveness, and a war hero in need of love come together to create a family.

This book is set in one of my favourite places on earth, so I’m intrigued see what Mandie thinks… Today I pass the blog back over to guest reviewer Mandie who shares her thoughts on the novel ‘ Sunrise Canyon‘ by Janet Dailey.