After the Fire — Kathryn Shay

Award-winning author "Kathryn Shay is a master at her craft" (Catherine Anderson), and she proves it once again in After the Fire--the first in an unforgettable new trilogy, which delves into the life-and-death world of firefighters--the risks they face and the choices they make in danger...and in love.

Detective Megan Hale has come to Hidden Cove to begin a new life. What she's leaving behind are painful memories--of her father and husband, both policemen killed in the line of duty. What lies ahead for Megan is a dream--to start a summer camp for the orphaned children of firefighters and police officers.

Firefighter Mitch Malvaso vowed to change his life after escaping an inferno--by promising to be a better husband in a marriage-gone-bad. Instead, he finds his newfound peace in Megan's selfless plan, and a deep respect that turns to unspoken love. As they work together on the camp and cross paths in their respective roles as police officer and firefighter, the attraction between them grows; so does the fear that theirs is a love never meant to be--unless they can find the courage to face the past and embrace a passionate future of endless possibilities.