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From the New York Times-bestselling author of 'How to Walk Away' comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing tour-de-force about the strength of vulnerability and the nourishing magic of forgiveness. As the only female firefighter in her Texas firehouse, Cassie Hanswell is excellent at dealing with other people's tragedies. But she never anticipated that...

Staying together had seemed impossible. Now it's their only hope. A dark shadow of fear has fallen over Newpointe, Louisiana. First one, then another of the town firemen's wives has been murdered, and a third has barely escaped an attempt on her life. Incredible as it seems, a serial killer is stalking this sleepy little southern community. And Mark Branning's wife may be next on the list. Mark is determined to protect her. But keeping Allie alive...

After the fire that injured her and burned down Goose Harbor's only church fourteen years ago, Shelby Beck is planning to rebuild--the structure and her life. But her wounds have always caused her to keep men at a distance. When Joel Palermo returns to town as a fireman and is assigned to help Shelby raise funds for the new construction, she's surprised at how easy it is to get close to her brother's old friend. Could he be the man she'll finally...

When a guy is in trouble, he starts making deals with his creator and Ambrose the cat is no exception. In dange of losing his ninth life, Ambrose makes a plea to the universe. He'll do anything if he can just survive and enjoy a nice, long final life. His prayer is answere by a firefighter named Zach, who's in need of some serious romantic help. If Ambrose can just bring Zach together with Merilee, the nice lady from Pet Palace, it's bound to earn...

In this classic tale from New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight, revisita hero with big dreams and the girl next door who's always been there for him… Doing the right thing always came easily to firefighter Zak Ashford. So he can't refuse totake in the dying wife he thought divorced him long ago-or to watch over her threetroubled children. The only person Zak can turn to is Jilly Fairmont, the pretty girl nextdoor who helps him and...

Nothing about going home to Gordon Falls is easy for fireman Clark Bradens. His role as local bad boy is firmly established, though he's determined to use his newfound faith to change people's minds. But Clark isn't the only one coming home to hard times. When Melba Wingate came home from Chicago to help her ailing father, she wasn't expecting to unravel a family secret. As Melba wades through the past to find the truth about her father, Clark becomes...

Pastor and fireman Nick Foster found the body in the inferno engulfing his church. From the bullet wound in the head, it's clear this is no ordinary fire victim. The quiet community of Newpointe, reeling from the shock of the dead man's identity, struggles with the agonizing question: who did it-and why? Paramedic Issie Mattreaux is no icon of virtue, but she cares enough about her teenage nephew, Jake, to track him down when he turns up missing....

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate firefighters and what they do.

After a massise blast turns Jill's office building into an inferno, her firefighting husband fears for her life. But his fears are eclipsed when two more explosions trap the firefighters in an echo of 911, and a grief-filled teenager may hold the secret that can bring a mass murderer to justice.