 | Jade will do anything to rescue her daughter. Even risk her own life. Or take someone else’s… Jade’s a single mom with one goal: to give her daughter a happy childhood, free from the fears and abuse Jade experienced growing up in a cult. Even though she broke free from her traumatic and dangerous past, Jade is still haunted by fiends … both seen and unseen … and by secrets some people will try to silence forever. A fast-paced, can’t-stop-reading Christian thriller set in the heart of rural Alaska, Frost Heaves is real, relevant, and almost impossible to put down. Just like you’d expect from award-winning author Alana Terry. Grab your copy today. But you might want to read it with your lights on. |
Genre: Contemporary Christian mystery/suspense
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Release Date: March 15, 2019
My Review
How far will a mother go to save her child...?
If you like gritty romantic suspense. If you are into tales of survival. If stories featuring strong women who will go to any lengths to protect their child(ren). Well, have I got the story for you! Frost Heaves is the third book in author Alana Terry's riveting Alaskan Refuge Christian Suspense series. And boy, is it a doozy! I absolutely could not put the book down. I read it late into the night until I literally couldn't keep my eyes open any longer and I picked it back up to finish the last few chapters first thing in the morning before I even got up for the day.
As is her wont Alana Terry took on some difficult topics that people face today. Briefly touching on race tension she focused more on church cults that enslave their followers through fear and off the wall interpretations of the Bible. But for me Frost Heaves was even more about healing from the pain of the past and it's about one tough cookie who will do whatever it takes to protect her little girl.
The Alaskan winter landscape comes to life very vividly in this book, with its short days and long nights. I found the descriptions of the area around Glenallen, a real town, by the way, to be fascinating.
I really enjoyed Frost Heaves, it's a real toss-up whether this is my favorite book in the series, and would definitely recommend it to fans of the grittier side of the Christian romantic suspense genre. Alana Terry is a whiz at the genre and I seriously hope she continues on with more similar books because, I for one, will be more than glad to devour them like I did this one.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Frost Heaves by Alana Terry a 4.5 Bark rating.
If you like gritty romantic suspense. If you are into tales of survival. If stories featuring strong women who will go to any lengths to protect their child(ren). Well, have I got the story for you! Frost Heaves is the third book in author Alana Terry's riveting Alaskan Refuge Christian Suspense series. And boy, is it a doozy! I absolutely could not put the book down. I read it late into the night until I literally couldn't keep my eyes open any longer and I picked it back up to finish the last few chapters first thing in the morning before I even got up for the day.
As is her wont Alana Terry took on some difficult topics that people face today. Briefly touching on race tension she focused more on church cults that enslave their followers through fear and off the wall interpretations of the Bible. But for me Frost Heaves was even more about healing from the pain of the past and it's about one tough cookie who will do whatever it takes to protect her little girl.
The Alaskan winter landscape comes to life very vividly in this book, with its short days and long nights. I found the descriptions of the area around Glenallen, a real town, by the way, to be fascinating.
I really enjoyed Frost Heaves, it's a real toss-up whether this is my favorite book in the series, and would definitely recommend it to fans of the grittier side of the Christian romantic suspense genre. Alana Terry is a whiz at the genre and I seriously hope she continues on with more similar books because, I for one, will be more than glad to devour them like I did this one.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Frost Heaves by Alana Terry a 4.5 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
More from Alana
While my childhood was spent in the lower 48 states, my husband and I moved to Alaska and this beautiful state has now become the place I call home. Even though adjusting to rural living (we moved to a town with only 400 residents) took some getting used to, I have grown to love everything about Alaska.
| In fact, I love it so much, I thought to myself, “I want to share the beauty of where we live with my readers.” And the best way I could think of to do that was to write a three-book, standalone series showcasing some of the wonderful things about Alaska living. However, it wouldn’t be an Alana Terry series without a lot of exciting, fast-paced suspense readers have grown to love. Identity Theft, Termination Dust, and Frost Heaves are filled with action, adventure, mystery and even a little bit of romance. |  |
Three different stories. All set in my beautiful state of Alaska. With all the action, adventure, suspense, and underlying hope that readers have come to love.
 | One reviewer described Frost Heaves as “… full of suspense, covered with faith and truth, and sweetened with a touch of romance.” I wrote these books to share my love of Alaska as well as God’s love and redemption with others. And I hope you’ll turn the last page satisfied, but ready for more. |
If the Alaska Refuge Christian Suspense series is your introduction to Alana Terry books, you’ve read all three in the series (in any order), and you’re ready for more action, I’d like to introduce you to Kennedy Stern. Read Unplanned, Book 1 in the 9 book series. Once you get started, I’m sure you won’t want to put it down.
 Alana Terry | Alana is a pastor’s wife, homeschooling mom, self-diagnosed chicken lady, and Christian suspense author. Her novels have won awards from Women of Faith, Book Club Network, Grace Awards, Readers’ Favorite, and more. Alana’s passion for social justice, human rights, and religious freedom shines through her writing, and her books are known for raising tough questions without preaching. She and her family live in rural Alaska where the northern lights in the winter and midnight sun in the summer make hauling water, surviving the annual mosquito apocalypse, and cleaning goat stalls in negative forty degrees worth every second. |
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