"Electrifying romantic suspense"
Baltimore Police Officer Nate Burke is in the dumps due to
the break up of his marriage so his partner Jack takes him
on a night on the town. When they are ready to go home,
they see a drug deal going down so they go to arrest the
perpetrators, but Nate is shot and Jack is killed.
Feeling guilty and unable to cope, Nate quits the force
and heads to Lunacy, Alaska to become police chief. Lunacy is a small quiet town in which Nate deals with
traffic incidents and minor misdemeanors. From the first
time he sees bush pilot Meg Galloway, Nate feels he has
returned to the living. When a frozen male body is found
inside a cave on No Name Mountain, Meg identifies the
corpse as her father, who she and the townsfolk felt
walked out on his family eighteen years ago. Not long
afterward, newspaper publisher Max commits suicide leaving
a note that he killed Meg's father. Nate thinks a second
homicide is covering up a two decade old murder. NORTHERN LIGHTS is an electrifying romantic suspense that
will please the myriad of Nora Roberts' fans. The hero is
a wounded warrior who runs as far away from his hometown
as he just about can to bury himself in the tundra.
Instead he finds a new home, a satisfying job, and a woman
that heals his soul. The support cast is eccentric and
likable (Nora Roberts' trademarks) with anyone and no one
capable of committing murder. Thus the readers will enjoy
a solid police procedural that they will want to solve
(not an easy mission) alongside a strong romance heading
to the New York Times bestseller list. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 5, 2004
SummaryLunacy was Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop,
he'd watched his partner die on the street—and the
guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he
accepts the job as Chief of Police in this tiny, remote
Alaskan town. Aside from sorting out a run-in between a
couple of motor vehicles and a moose, he finds his first
weeks on the job are relatively quiet. But just as he
wonders whether this has been all a big mistake, an
unexpected kiss on New Year's Eve under the brilliant
Northern Lights of the Alaska sky lifts his spirit and
convinces him to stay just a little longer.
Meg Galloway, born and raised in Lunacy, is used to being
alone. She was a young girl when her father disappeared,
and she has learned to be independent, flying her small
plane, living on the outskirts of town with just her
huskies for company. After her New Year's kiss with the
Chief of Police, she allows herself to give in to
passion—while remaining determined to keep things as
simple as possible. But there's something about Nate's sad
eyes that gets under her skin and warms her frozen heart.
And now, things in Lunacy are heating up. Years ago, on
one of the majestic mountains shadowing the town, a crime
occurred that is unsolved to this day—and Nate
suspects that a killer still walks the snowy streets. His
investigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that
lurk beneath the placid surface, as well as bring out the
big-city survival instincts that made him a cop in the
first place. And his discovery will threaten the new
life—and the new love—that he has finally found
for himself.
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