Morning's Refrain

March 1, 2010
When Daltons sister Evie must return to Kansas City to deal with her husbands death, he goes along to learn more about his heritage. He leaves behind a budding romance with Phoebe Robbins, newly arrived in Sitka as part of the third governors entourage, and an estrangement from his best friend, Yuri Belikov, whose father owns the local boatbuilding firm where both work. Petersons second historical inspirational romance set in late-nineteenth-century Alaska builds on the events of Dawns Prelude (2009) as they affect the next generation. Evie can move forward with her feelings for local mill owner Joshua Broadstreet, and Dalton will meet his other siblings in order to evaluate their temperaments and intentions for himself. Although critical readers may find some of the characters inappropriately modern sensibilities discordant, engaging descriptions of the Alaskan setting and cultural tensions and rapid pacing help the reader enter fully into the drama.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)