Firebrand

by Paula Detmer Riggs

His memory of her was a fire he couldn't put out...years ago Judd Calhoun had accidentally started a fire, a fire that had taken his father's life and his foster sister's love. Burned and scarred where no one could see, and alone with his guilt, he had to become a fire fighter, desperately trying to expunge his memories. Now Judd was fire chief in the town he had thought he would never come home to, desperate to see something other than hatred burning bright in Darcy's blue eyes.

Genres: Romance

Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1993

About the author

Paula Detmer Riggs was born in 1944 and earned a BS from the Miami University in 1965. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and Novelists Inc.. She's worked professionally as a ember of the writing faculty of San Diego State University, Long Beach State University, and Irvine State University. Paula Detmer Riggs has written for Silhouette Desire and Silhouette Intimate Moments.

Reviews

[Ana]

Judd and Darcy have a past. They more or less grew up together, and then 20 years ago they started to get involved romantically. Maybe they would’ve been together if it weren’t for Darcy’s father death. A death that Judd was to blame for. He left town, and Darcy, and stayed away for the next 20 years.

Judd carried the guilt around for most of his life. But he made a life for himself, at least professionally. He’s a firefighter in San Francisco, and he made sure nobody could become close enough to hurt him again.

Darcy is happy now. She has 2 beautiful daughters (incredibly cute), 2 more foster daughters and a good life. True, her husband died a couple of years ago, but she is not grieving so hard anymore. And then, at her uncle’s funeral she sees Judd again.

Both of them lived their lives for the last 20 years, and they are far away from two kids exploring something amazing that’s happening between them. Their relationship is great, and it’s obvious that they care about each other, even if they don’t see it, or admit it to themselves.

But again, there was a big jump from the last chapter to the epilogue. In the last chapter they have already said their goodbyes, Judd is planning to leave town – and then in the epilogue they’re blissfully happy and married for 6 months – come on. I know that he almost died and all but still

Rating:

4 stars.