Fully Known. Never Forsaken.

Burning Secrets

Written by Susan May Warren

Series: Chasing Fire: Alaska, Book 4 (Series created by Susan May Warren & Lisa Phillips)

Published by Sunrise Publishing

Release Date: 07.08.25

Genre: Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance, Firefighters Christian Romance

5 Stars!

Some secrets are so heavy, they ignite everything around them—your safety, your identity, even your faith. In Burning Secrets, the flames aren’t just in the wild—they’re under the surface, burning through lies and fear until only what’s rooted in truth can survive.

These pages crackle with heat from the terror of a militia camp hidden deep in the Alaskan wild, to the kind of soul-deep tension that only truth and love can touch. JoJo isn’t just walking into danger; she’s walking into a story God has been writing long before she knew she was in it.

“No matter what happens, God will never leave us… In the end, He will deliver the good He promises.” That line is the breath in the smoke, the clear voice when everything else goes dark. Because even in the middle of deception, threat, and loss, this story declares, again and again, that Jesus is and will always be the safest place to land.

Crew Sterling is drowning in a life built on secrets, each one dragging him deeper. When JoJo steps into that wreckage, she doesn’t just threaten to unravel his cover—she awakens the part of him he thought was lost. Now it’s not just the mission on the line… it’s the man he was meant to be.

“Please God help me to believe that.” It’s one of the quietest lines in the book, but it echoes loud in a heart that’s been holding on. Not because belief is absent … but because we ache to believe more. We’re clinging, hoping, straining for faith that feels just out of reach. God hears. He meets us there—in prison, in fire, in that fragile place between fear and faith—and proves, again, that He is … and that’s enough.

“Thank You, God, for putting me here, in prison, so I could accomplish what is now being done.” That’s the kind of faith Burning Secrets lights in your chest. Not faith that escapes the fire—but one that stands in it, knowing Jesus is there too.

And yes, there’s romance. Raw, honest, and hard-won. There’s chemistry. There’s tension. But none of it outshines the bigger truth: “The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.” That lyric isn’t decoration. It’s the pulse of this story.

If fire exposes what’s hidden, Burning Secrets reminds us that Jesus is the only one who can carry what the flames uncover. Sometimes the very thing we fear will break us… is where He begins to set us free.

I received a digital version of this book from the publisher. I am not required to write a positive review nor paid to do so. This is my honest and unbiased review. My thoughts and opinions expressed in this book review are my own. My review focuses on writing and story’s content, ensuring transparency and reliability.