This action packed, second chance story stars a hero who carries scars over most of his body from a fire he survived when he was a teen. Houston is a character that I met in the book Expired Hope, which is from the Last Chance Fire and Rescue series and is about Houston’s brother, Macon. You can read Flashover without having read Expired Hope, but I appreciated the background of how the brothers worked through their problems as it touched on the fire that so changed their lives. Flashover is the second book in the Chasing Fire: Montana series. I have read book one and loved it, however, I think you could easily jump in and read Flashover on its own, as well.
I listened to the audio book version and thought that the narrator did a very good job with the voices. I was completely captivated by this exciting story. There were many times that Houston and Sophie had to run for their lives. I loved the way this brought them together and helped Sophie to connect with Houston and learn to forgive him for some things in their pasts.
I really enjoy second chance at love stories and I have found that I also appreciate when one of the main characters has some kind of scarring or physical disability that has made other people not open to a relationship with them. It makes it even sweeter when they find the person who loves them for who they are and are not caught up in their scarring, an injury, or a disability.
(5 stars)
ABOUT THE BOOK
SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE.
THIS TIME, THEY’RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE.
An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips.
She never expected her second chance to show up…
When her special ops brother was killed, Sophie Lamb left everything—and everyone—behind to start over. Now the owner of a ranch that rescues neglected horses, they’ve become her entire life. And sure, she’s still haunted by the death of her brother, but she doesn’t have time to miss those she’s lost—including her high school crush, Houston James, who she absolutely never thinks about. Okay, almost never.
In the middle of a wildfire….
Houston James can’t catch a break. Sure, he survived a house fire, and became a youth pastor, but a recent false accusation in ministry has sent him into a summer fighting fires. The last thing he expects is to find the girl he can’t forget…
When the blazing Montana wildfire threatens her ranch, Sophie refuses to abandon her rescued animals. But the last person she expects to show up and demand her evacuation is of course, Houston James.
Then her prized stallion goes missing, and she and Houston must work together to track him down before the fire catches up to them. And when they stumble upon a shocking discovery, they are forced to work together, and confront their heartbreaking past, if they hope to survive.
In this relentless fight against external threats and the ghosts of their pasts, Houston and Sophie stand on the brink of a second chance. But the fight isn’t over when the threat she left behind finds her…now, what will her second chance at love cost her?
Don’t miss out on this gripping tale of survival and redemption in the heart-pounding second installment of the Chasing Fire: Montana series.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Despite adoring happily-ever-afters, Megan Besing didn’t unlock a love for reading until her mid-twenties, which quickly expanded into writing. Her stories have won many awards, but her most cherished achievements are being a wife and mother. She lives in a pocket-size Indiana town, centered around extended family. She’s always planning a road trip with a view, yet her favorite place may just be on her front porch drinking tea.
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