Sunrise, Karen Kingsbury
Sunrise, Karen Kingsbury
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Sunrise

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Narrator: Sandra Burr

Abridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/08/2007

Categories: Fiction, Religious


Synopsis

A long-awaited celebration In preparation for their wedding day, Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart are determined to keep the ceremony a secret from the paparazzi. Their relationship grows closer and stronger as they plan together, but before the wedding, Katy and Dayne face what may be their greatest challenge. Is it possible for Katy to find a place in Dayne’s world? Or could the pressures of fame rip away everything they’ve fought to find together? A renewed hope John Baxter is thrilled that his oldest son will settle down a few miles away, but he isn’t sure how any of his kids will handle a situation he can no longer run from - the feelings he’s having for his friend Elaine. Amid wedding plans and other family news, John feels the hope of a breathtaking sunrise for the first time since Elizabeth’s death. A terrible tragedy Meanwhile, the Flanigan family is struggling with their young boarder, Cody Coleman, the star receiver on Jim Flanigan’s football team. After an alcohol overdose, Cody fights for his life. Only God’s grace and a miracle can bring him back from the brink of death - and bring Jim’s distraught team together again.

About Karen Kingsbury

American author, Karen Kingsbury, is the country's bestselling, inspirational storyteller. She has over twenty-five million copies of her books in print. She knew she wanted to be a writer as soon as ten years old, falling for the Dr. Seuss at the age of 5. She was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but given her dad's computer programming job, the family of seven moved quite often. When Karen was 10, they moved to the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Just thirty minutes from the beach, she spent hours sitting on the sand, reading her books, and dreaming of being a novelist.

Karen's journalism teacher placed her on the newspaper staff at Pierce College, and told her to never stop writing. She graduated from California State University at Northridge with a degree in journalism. She immediately began a job as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. She wrote mostly high school sports articles in the beginning, but later wrote for college and national professional sports. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Don. He was a handsome young man with an extraordinary love of Jesus Christ. Karen tells the story that he came to pick her up for their first date, with Bible in hand. It became what she considered annoying after three months, so she confronted him about it. Don left that day, but God would bring them back together. She unknowingly came to understand Don's thoughts about life as a Christian. They married and lived their married life as God would see fit. When she found out she was pregnant after six months of marriage, she did not know how she
would take care of a baby with such a busy work schedule. Don said that God would show them the way to write at home. Later, she submitted an article to People Magazine, and they thought the article would make a great book. Karen submitted a book proposal, a bidding war resulted, and she ended up with a book deal that paid her a little more than she already made in one whole year of work. She has been home writing books ever since.

Karen wrote four books in the crime genre, then decided to switch to books that glorified God. Her first novel in the new genre was ......Where Yesterday Lives. It was published in 1997, the same year their third child was born. Ever since her first novel, she wrote life-changing fiction. She said God puts a story on her heart and in her mind. Many of her books are under development with Hallmark Films and as major movies.

Karen and Don now live in Tennessee. She is an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001, they adopted three boys from Haiti, very quickly doubling their family. They are now empty nesters, living near their five adult children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on February 01, 2013

It was okay, though I personally perfer other books by Karen Kingsbury. It felt too much like a bridging book to be the beginning of a series, because the reality was that it comes at the tail-end of another series featuring the same characters. While I could see the merit in this, particularly as t......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on June 13, 2019

This is the first book by Karen Kingsbury that I have read and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. Love and faith are the common threads throughout the whole book and that made for some wonderful reading. If you enjoy wholesome love stories, then I would suggest you give this one a try. Happy re......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on April 30, 2018

This is my first book by Karen Kingsbury, but I wish I would have started with a different one. It says book #1 in this series but it is really a continuation of a previous story. It referenced a lot of stuff that happened previously which I didn’t follow. The plot was slow and boring, maybe if I ha......more

Goodreads review by Christy on August 09, 2017

Always love a Karen Kingsbury. This one did feel a bit more re-cap-ish. I'm hoping it's just because it's just a new set in the Baxter Family series. Hoping the next 3 in this series will move a bit faster with less re-capping. :)......more

Goodreads review by Reagan on January 11, 2017

OH MY GOSH!!! so very many loving thoughts towards this book. but let's jut say that it was beyond amazing. I loved how they had the wedding at 5:53 am to experience the sunrise. perfect.......more