*Starred Review* Two-time world-tour champion snowboarder Gage Watson is haunted by his past, when a kid tried to duplicate one of his most dangerous free-riding feats and it goes horribly wrong. Gage has retired from the public eye and is now serving the Blackbear Ski Patrol. Attorney and former state senator Ella Blair has come to Montana to track down her delinquent brother, Oliver, and take him back to Vermont to complete his sophomore year at Middlebury. Ella and Gage have a romantic past, but that was before she was the junior attorney who helped win the civil case against Gage that destroyed his career. Now Oliver and his friend have tried to re-create Gage's death-defying free ride, and only Gage has the ability to save them. Can she help save Gage, too? In this faith-based story part of Warren's exciting Montana Rescue series, which includes Wild Montana Skies (2016) and Rescue Me (2017) Warren captures both the beauty and danger of the life of a competitive snowboarder, transporting readers through vividly detailed descriptions to a treacherous world of snow-covered mountains and daring displays.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2017 Booklist

Warren adds another winner to her popular Montana Rescue contemporary romance series (following Rescue Me). Extreme snowboarder Gage Watson can't seem to escape his past. After a fatal incident occurred on his watch on the infamous cliff called Terminator Wall, he left racing and spent three years reinventing himself; now he rescues endangered skiers as a member of PEAK Rescue. Ella Blair, a young lawyer and politician, feels guilty about representing the family of the deceased snowboarder and contributing to the downfall of Gage's racing career. When her brother recklessly decides to attempt Gage's record-setting stunt, she heads to Montana to try to stop him. Gage joins her efforts and their old resentments and revived romantic feelings well up. The emotional content gets second billing to their dangerous attempt to save Ella's brother from his daredevil escapade. When the rescue goes sideways and their own lives are imperiled, Gage and Ella are forced to put their faith into action and confront their past. Everything about this story sparkles: snappy dialogue, high-flying action, and mountain scenery that beckons the reader to take up snowboarding. Readers will recognize familiar friends introduced in earlier Montana Rescue novels, who round out a lively crew with engaging subplots of their own. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.