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81) Moving forward
Author
Series
Woodland Park firefighters volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Former Army captain Greg Tebo loves his new life in Woodland Park. In the two years since he joined the WPFD, he's gained a reputation as a fearless firefighter, and after being stationed all around the country and overseas, he can't wait to settle down with a wife and kids. When a call comes in about a possible heart attack at the scene of a fire at the Garden Centre, Greg assumes they're going to be helping an elderly customer - not the beautiful,...
Author
Series
Brotherhood by fire volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"TURNING UP THE HEAT Relationships. Firefighter Rafe Donovan avoids them whenever possible. He loves dating women, but he makes sure they know up front that he's in it for fun, great sex and nothing more. Fun. As an ER nurse and the official caretaker of her disabled grandfather, Carmen Lewis doesn't have time for fun. But Rafe has been there for Carmen-and her grandfather-time and again, and he's clearly interested in her. She knows he's a player,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A gripping Rust Belt thriller that captures the characters of a down-and-out Pennsylvania town, revealing their troubled pasts and the crimes that could cost them their lives. In Locksburg, Pennsylvania, a former coal and steel town whose best days seem long past, five thousand residents have toughed it out, and have reasons for both worry and hope as this neglected place teeters between decay and renewal. For some of them, their biggest troubles...
84) All summer long
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Can a summer fling turn into love that lasts a lifetime? Former underwear model turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has loved, tragically lost and vowed that he'll never risk his heart again. After making his fortune, the youngest of the rugged Stryker brothers returns to Fool's Gold, California, to put down roots on a ranch of his own. But he's frustrated to discover that even in his hometown, people see him only for his world-famous assets. Firefighter...
85) Fire force: 25
Series
Fire Force volume 25
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"THE GREAT CATACLYSM IS NIGH! Its all hands on deck
Author
Publisher
Delphinium Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This dark, propulsive novel, the crowning masterwork by the 92-year-old Caldwell, takes place during 1992, when AIDS was still an incurable scourge and death casualties were every day events. One cold winter night, when the artist, Dempsey Coates, is on the way home to her loft, she encounters a several alarm blaze, water jetting every which way from hydrants, and ends up offering several fireman a place to get warm. One of them is Johnny Donegan,...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Holt Davidson, a Kansas firefighter, hasn't been back to his hometown of Thompsonville, Colorado, for more than two decades, but when he learns that his estranged mother has taken her own life, he returns for the funeral, hoping to make peace with her memory. He spends the night at his childhood home, rummaging through each room, exploring the past. But instead of nostalgic souvenirs, he discovers a gun, a love letter, and a Polaroid photograph of...
Author
Series
Colleen McCabe novels volume 3
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Fire Chief Colleen McCabe is enjoying a peaceful start to the tourist season until a tropical storm blows through Corolla and unearths a body buried under a vacation home boardwalk. When callous land developer Denny Custis dies in a suspicious fire, Colleen has a hunch the two deaths are linked"--
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Series
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Jesse Logan doesn't want a fresh start. He wants his old life back -- before an injury made his career as a firefighter impossible, before his grandfather's Alzheimer's got so bad he doesn't recognize Jesse anymore. When a friend tells him about a paid psychological study, Jesse sees it as a chance to get back to the man he was while making a little extra cash. All Lulu Banks is asking for is a fresh start. Back home after a devastating breakup,...
Author
Publisher
Black Odyssey Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Zany and vivacious Nissi Richards always had her sights set on one goal--her career. As the youngest doctor at Optimal Dentistry, Nissi is the epitome of Black Girl Magic and a #GoalCrusher. Dating, however, was a different topic, or rather more of a non-existent headline. Despite her best friend's botched matchmaking attempts and her meddlesome sisters who insist she hook a man, love and marriage were never on Nissi's to-do list-at least not that...
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Series
Amish homestead novels volume 1
Language
English
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Jamie Riehl is busy running his Amish farm and doing volunteer work at the local fire department. He has no time to find someone to date. But when he meets Kayla Dienner, he is smitten. Kayla has spent the last year discouraging her younger brother, Nathan, from becoming a firefighter. After the death of their older brother in a fire a year ago, she can't bear the idea of putting her heart on the line every time the sirens blare. When tragedy strikes...
92) Smoke screen
Author
Language
English
Description
Nate Beckett has spent his life fighting wildfires instead of the lies and rumors that drove him from his Colorado home town. His mother begs him to come to Carlisle now that his father has been released from prison, but it isn't until he's sidelined by an injury that he's forced to return and face his past. But that means facing Brenna too. Fourteen years ago, Nate was in love with the preacher's daughter. When Pastor Strickland discovered Brenna...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A debut novel about the passionate loves and tragic losses of six generations of women in a family of firefighters, spanning from famine-era Ireland to Brooklyn a decade after 9/11 "There isn't anything in the world that hurts like a burn." No one knows the pain of a fire more than the women of the Keegan/O'Reilly clan. Kathleen Donohoe's stunning debut novel brings to life seven unsentimental, wry, and evocative portraits of women from a family...
Author
Series
McGuire Jamie volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Falyn Fairchild can walk away from anything. Already leaving behind her car, her education, and even her parents, the daughter of the next governor of Colorado is back in her hometown, broke and waiting tables for the Bucksaw Cafe. After every shift, Falyn adds to her shoebox of cash, hoping to one day save enough to buy her a plane ticket to the only place she can find forgiveness: Eakins, Illinois. The moment Taylor Maddox is seated in Falyn's...
95) Barefoot beach
Author
Series
Harmony Harbor volume 8
Publisher
Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Can a summer of love make up for a lifetime of secrets? Wedding fever has taken over Harmony Harbor this summer, and the local matchmakers have set their sights on Theia Lawson, a former navy pilot who's in town for a stay at Greystone Manor. And while Theia's got her reasons to put this small town behind her as fast as she can, there's a certain tall, dark, and irresistible man that she can't seem to get off her mind. Firefighter Marco DiRossi wants...
96) Home to me
Author
Series
Creek Canyon volume 2
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After Erin Fleming escapes from her controlling and abusive ex, she finds refuge in the heart of Santa Clarita, California. Eager to start over, she has a new name, a new look, and a new career. Settled into a private guesthouse, Erin can breathe free. Far from the shadows she's outrun, Erin is finally learning to live for herself. Her new unexpected friendship with her landlord starts to crack open the armor Erin's enclosed herself in. But it's Matt...
97) Knot again
Author
Series
Real men knit volume 2
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Each day is rinse and repeat for fireman Lucas Strong until a fateful run-in at his local laundromat. Hoping to attract more customers to his family's knitting shop, Lucas Strong participated in an FDNY charity calendar and accidentally became a local celebrity. The only place he can find solace is Scrubs-a 24/7 laundromat where he can disappear for a couple of hours. But Lucas's soapy sanctuary is shaken by an inquisitive little girl with a late-night...
Author
Language
English
Description
Cassie Everson has a habit of escaping in the middle of notoriously bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is just about ready to retire her hopes for a husband, and children, altogether. Cassie finally decides to throw herself into her career as Director of Girls Haven, a demanding position that is already central to her life. But fate has other plans, and Cassie's online dating...
Author
Series
Sweetwater Springs volume 4
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Annie Rains welcomes you back to Sweetwater Springs, North Carolina, with a charming friends-to-lovers story between a sexy fireman and the beautiful woman who mends his heart."--Amazon.com.
Firefighter Luke Marini moved to the small town of Sweetwater Springs with the highest of hopes - new town, new job, and new neighbors who know nothing of his past. And that's just how he wants to keep it. But it's nearly impossible when the...
100) No man's ghost
Author
Publisher
Agora Books, an imprint of Polis Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Charles Davids is a probationary firefighter working his first week out of the academy. For Charles, quietly battling his lack of confidence is a daily challenge as his new officers coach him on life as a New York City firefighter. The men love to tease and prank the new guy, but when it comes to drilling and training, they're clear that the job is no joke. As is said in the fire service: 'let no man's ghost return to say my training let me down.'...
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