Falling Embers (Tattered & Torn, #2)

by Catherine Cowles

I need you to slow your breathing, okay? You’re going to pass out.” He would know the facts about that. While my two older brothers had gone to college, Calder had only had eyes for the fire department. He’d done both fire school and EMT training but opted to focus on being a firefighter.

The first kernel of an idea for Falling Embers came from a reader who begged me to write "a single dad firefighter with twins." So, I did just that. (Thanks for the idea, Ally!) And I gave him an EMT heroine who has always been in love with her brother's best friend. Having the two of them not only live in the same small town but also work at the same fire station made for lots fun, explosive scenes.