Anna Gallagher recently was among the first women to climb Mount Rainier; however, she didn't reach the summit. Although Anna did find passion, renewed confidence in herself a man who appreciates her the way she is. Now, Anna is planning a wedding and a second trip up Rainier where she can hopefully summit alongside her new husband, Ben. As they prepare for their adventure, someone in Seattle repeatedly attacks Anna's grandfather's bookstore to show their disapproval for Anna endeavors. Meanwhile, Emily Watson, a long time friend of the Gallagher family is dealing with the death of her husband, a husband that was supposed to give her everything she wanted in life, but left her with his debt. Emily finds that what she wanted all along might have been right next door all these years.

Picking up right after In Sight of the Mountain, In Light of the Summit continues with Anna and Ben beginning their life together. After Anna accounts of climbing Rainier are published, an unforeseen incident causes them to think about their next steps. While the attacks were awful, they unfortunately weren't surprising for the time and I was surprised that so many people were accepting of Anna's adventures. I did very much enjoy getting to see Anna and Ben preparing for the wedding and building a life together. Although, this story focused more on her brother Levi and his romantic interests with new widow Emily. Emily's story is intriguing as she finds out what she really values in life. She surprises herself when she figures out that money, nice dresses and high society isn't what fulfills her. I also enjoyed the historical detail of 1890's Seattle's history with its founder, Henry Yesler and the opening of the Seattle Public Library. My favorite parts of the story remain when Anna is ascending Mt. Rainier, although Anna and Ben did not begin their climb until about 70% of the way into the story. As always, the description of the mountain and the view along with Anna's feelings are amazing. The climb provided for some extremely suspenseful moments that I hope will be resolved in another installment of the Rainier series.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )