Sunrise

Format:

Book (large print)

Title:

Sunrise

Author:

Kingsbury, Karen.

ISBN:

9780786297481

9781594152085

Publication Information:

Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

495 pages ; 23 cm

Series title(s):

Sunrise series ;

Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction series.

Number in series:

Summary:

As their wedding day nears, Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart are determined to keep their ceremony a secret from the paparazzi, while a terrible tragedy strikes the Flanigan family as Cody fights for his life after an alcohol overdose.

Subject(s):

Families -- Fiction.

Celebrities -- Fiction.

Genre:

Electronic Access:

http://www.karenkingsbury.com

Holds:

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Summary

Dayne and Katy are determined to keep their wedding secret from the paparazzi. Their relationship grows closer, but they soon face their biggest challenge. Meanwhile, John Baxter wonders how hiw kids will handle his feelings for his friend, Elaine.

Author Notes

Karen Kingsbury was born in Fairfax, Virginia on June 8, 1963. She received a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Northridge in 1986. After graduation, she became a full-time reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Her first book, Missy's Murder, was published in 1992. She wrote three more true crime novels and four collections of answered prayers and miracle stories before transitioning to inspirational fiction in 1998. Her first inspirational fiction novel was Where Yesterday Lives. Popular series she has penned include the Redemption, Firstborn, Sunrise, and Angels Walking series, and she has also written the nonfiction Miracle Books collection, gift books, and children's books.

She has won several Retailer's Choice Awards, plus 2005 and 2007 Gold Medallions for Oceans Apart and Ever After, respectively. Her other books include Longing, Coming Home - The Baxter Family: A Story of Undying Hope, Fiteen Minutes, The Family of Jesus, The Friends of Jesus, In This Moment, and To The Moon and Back.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Welcome back to Bloomington, Ind., where some of Kingsbury?s most popular Christian novels are set. Kingsbury?s latest feel-good offering launches a new four-book series to follow the Baxter Family Dramas, which have nearly two million copies in print. She introduces a few new faces and follows familiar characters like the Baxters through their mostly sunny lives. Unfortunately, the plot is all but nonexistent. Hunky actor Dayne Matthews and the lovely Katy Hart are engaged to be married, but they face a dilemma: how to plan a private wedding that won?t be overrun by reporters desperate for a shot of the Hollywood heartthrob tying the knot. Dayne hires a Tinseltown wedding planner who specializes in secret star nuptials, although Katy frets that keeping the wedding hush-hush may necessitate deceiving some close friends and relatives. Meanwhile, Jim Flanigan, football coach at Clear Creek High, suspects his players are drinking and tries to crack down. Inspirational platitudes litter the pages ("Jim already knew the possibilities. Now it was a matter of trusting God for the outcome"). Readers new to Kingsbury will have a little trouble keeping the characters straight and figuring out the backstory, but her many fans will relish this visit with old and new friends, despite the cliches. (May) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal Review

Kingsbury continues the saga of the Baxter family from the "Redemption" and "Firstborn" series in this new series launch. The famous Dayne Matthews and his fiancee are trying to keep their wedding out of the press, but they will need the Baxters' assistance to pull it off. Meanwhile, Coach Flanigan tries to help an ailing football star as well as take care of his three adopted children. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.