Title : Things You Save In a Fire
Author : Katherine Center
Narrators : Therese Plummer
Genre : Romance
Publisher : Macmillan Audio
Listening Length : 10 hours 26 minutes
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Cassie has been brought up by her father, since the age of 16. Her mother left them both when she fell in love with another man. Cassie remembers the betrayal vividly – it was her 16th birthday – and cannot forgive her mother. Her mother though wants a reconciliation, and when she needs help around the house because of a problem with her eyes, Cassie’s father (on speaking terms with the mom) persuades her to go. It is only for a year, he says. Although Cassie is determined to not go, a kerfuffle at her workplace prompts a transfer to a Boston firehouse and she then starts work near her mother’s home.
Cassie is a strong, determined and brave young woman. She is one of two female firefighters in her firehouse in Austin, Texas, and loves the supportive environment and the easy camaraderie at work. A move to the new firehouse with an all male conservative minded crew is a difficult transition, but Cassie is determined to make it work. She of course does not anticipate a hidden antagonist in the seemingly friendly new co-workers who is trying his best to sabotage her career.
If you’ve read “How To Walk Away” you will recall that Cassie was the firefighter who rescued Margaret Jacobsen, the protagonist of that novel. This book has Cassie as the heroine of her own romance. And what a heroine she is!
Author Katherine Center with her skilled prose manages to create a grit-filled, graceful character in Cassie. Like all Center’s heroines Cassie must make the best of a bad situation, overcome roadblocks and learn to forgive. The romance is also nicely fleshed out, and we root for Cassie’s happiness.
Therese Plummer’s lovely narration adds charm to this enjoyable romance!
