One More Sunrise

Title: ONE MORE SUNRISE
Authors: Michael Landon Jr. and Tracie Peterson
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
January 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7642-0362-6
Genre: Inspirational/women’s fiction

Joe Daley is a drunk, unhappy with his life, his career, and his family. He dreamed of becoming a World War II hero, but those dreams died prematurely. Now, he’s married to his high school sweetheart, has two children, and owns a crop dusting business. Life is one struggle after another.

Meg tries to keep everything perfect for Joe. But she can’t help it that his anger is set off so easily. She tries to keep the kids away from him, and avoids everything that might make him angry.

When Meg’s old high school friend, Luke shows up in town, he promises big things to their little town, swears that corporate farming is the wave of the future. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is… Is this adage right – or does Luke really hold the answers?

ONE MORE SUNRISE is the first novel by film producer Michael Landon Jr. and his writing partner, Tracie Peterson. I really didn’t see much of Tracie’s voice in this story, and this is different than everything of Tracie’s I’ve read so far. I was looking forward to reading ONE MORE SUNRISE, but I have to admit that I didn’t care much for Joe, and for the first third of the book, the tone was rather depressing.

The faith message is expertly woven in, and isn’t preachy. The setting of rural Kansas is well developed, and really couldn’t be set anywhere else. The whole story is very well told, but I never got into these characters the way I would have liked. The book does have a satisfying conclusion. $13.99. 358 pages.