Dakota: A Novel

by Sarah Patt

After her father' s accidental death at Jennings oil refinery, eighteen-year-old Dakota Buchannan finds out that she has a much older half-brother and moves to Houston to live with him. Life seems to be going quasi-normal until CEO Jake Jennings breaks into Dakota' s home to confront her. In his narcotized state, he assaults her while incoherently apologizing for something his late father did to her, of which she has no recollection.Dakota escapes, and Jake is charged. Released on bail, he falls to his death from his penthouse balcony in an apparent suicide. Dakota is haunted by what he was trying to tell her that terrifying night and questions if he actually killed himself or someone pushed him off his balcony. Feisty and determined, Dakota seeks to reconcile the past.

212 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 23, 2023

Reviews

[Lori Dundon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good beach read!

The sequel to Because of Savannah is a coming of age novel about her Aunt Dakota. The story line is engaging and the characters are endearing. A few surprising twists keep the pages turning!