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Detective Megan Hale comes to Hidden Cove, leaving behind painful memories of her policeman husband killed in the line of duty. But when she meets fireman Mitch Malvaso, Megan’s heart is set ablaze — even if it knows the risks…
“A superb contemporary romance that grabs you in the prologue and won’t let go until you’ve read the final page. Bravo, Ms. Shay!” –The Romance Readers Connection
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“The Malvaso family has more than its share of firefighters, and when three of them–Jenn, Mitch, and Zach–almost lose their lives in a disastrous inferno, they change their views of the universe and their places in it. Jenn, a single woman living a platonic existence with Grady, her fellow firefighter and best friend, decides to have a baby. Mitch tries to make a go of his failing marriage and be a better father. Zach, too, has to get past a ruined relationship and fight many demons of his own. This powerful, emotionally realistic book is the first of Shay’s new trilogy about the men and women who put their lives on the line every day and how that dedication and commitment affect all those around them. Poignant and compelling, this novel reinforces Shay’s well-earned reputation as a first-rate storyteller.” –Shelley Mosley; Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
“The Malvaso family has more than its share of firefighters, and when three of them–Jenn, Mitch, and Zach–almost lose their lives in a disastrous inferno, they change their views of the universe and their places in it. Jenn, a single woman living a platonic existence with Grady, her fellow firefighter and best friend, decides to have a baby. Mitch tries to make a go of his failing marriage and be a better father. Zach, too, has to get past a ruined relationship and fight many demons of his own. This powerful, emotionally realistic book is the first of Shay’s new trilogy about the men and women who put their lives on the line every day and how that dedication and commitment affect all those around them. Poignant and compelling, this novel reinforces Shay’s well-earned reputation as a first-rate storyteller.” –Shelley Mosley; Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
“Inspiring and emotionally invigorating…a true hero’s tale.” –Romantic Times Book Club
And that’s not all!
Good things come in threes. So it is with the Malvosos, and so it is with the series introduced by After The Fire. Once you meet Jenn, Mitch, and Zach Malvoso, you’re going to be hungry for much more, and luckily you can get it with:
- On The Line ($2.99) – “Shay has crafted another gripping tale, and her many fans will be delighted to return to Hidden Cove and see what’s happened to their favorite characters since After the Fire.” Shelley Mosley, Copyright © American Library Association.
- Nothing More To Lose ($2.99) – “The talented Shay offers another heartwarming tale of brave men and women.” Shelley Mosley, Copyright © American Library Association.
As a Christmas gift to her fans, Kathryn Shay is offering a brand new, never before published novella, Still The One (The Educators)
About the Author
Kathryn Shay is a lifelong writer. At fifteen, she penned her first ‘romance,’ a short story about a female newspaper reporter in New York City and her fight to make a name for herself in a world of male journalists – and with one hardheaded editor in particular. Looking back, Kathryn says she should have known then that writing was in her future. But as so often happens, fate sent her detouring down another path.
Fully intending to pursue her dream of big city lights and success in the literary world, 
Kathryn took every creative writing class available at the small private women’s college she attended in upstate New York. Instead, other dreams took precedence. She met and subsequently married a wonderful guy who’d attended a neighboring school, then completed her practice teaching, a requirement for the education degree she never intended to use. But says Kathryn, “I fell in love with teaching the first day I was up in front of a class, and knew I was meant to do that.”
Kathryn took every creative writing class available at the small private women’s college she attended in upstate New York. Instead, other dreams took precedence. She met and subsequently married a wonderful guy who’d attended a neighboring school, then completed her practice teaching, a requirement for the education degree she never intended to use. But says Kathryn, “I fell in love with teaching the first day I was up in front of a class, and knew I was meant to do that.”Kathryn went on to build a successful career in the New York state school system, thoroughly enjoying her work with adolescents. But by the early 1990s, she’d again made room in her life for writing. It was then that she submitted her first manuscript to publishers and agents. Despite enduring two years of rejections, she persevered. And on a snowy December afternoon in 1994, Kathryn Shay sold her first book to Harlequin Superromance.
Read more about Kathryn Shay at her Amazon author’s page here.
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