If, like me, you're a sucker for a good wilderness tale, this is your book. The hardscrabble life of a homesteader is on full display. The dangers come from everywhere - the weather, the wild animals, the human intrigue and depravity. Our heroine, Bonnie, is beset by all and survives her ordeals somewhat bowed but fully triumphant. An ode to Alaska, I loved it! - Kenneth Thomas, author of Winds of Change, Soundscape, and Team Leopard
Cherry Hill's debut novel Becoming Amber is authentically gritty, yet redeeming. Living in the Alaska wilderness, Bonnie discovers her new husband carries demons that she can't understand or confront. Increasingly entangled in the web of spousal abuse, she faces the rugged and unforgiving wilderness with the same determination to survive her husband's threats. The Alaskan isolation amplifies her diminishing choices, but Bonnie's defiant nature keeps you turning the pages, challenging your assumptions about battering. Celebrate the Bonnie in all of us by reading Becoming Amber. - Linda Fifer, author of Jesus Lemonade
