Review: Josie's 4 star review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
A Firefighters Flame is a story about a few matters. Lennox is the wife of a firefighter (Dean). She suffers from depression and is bipolar. Add to that the mother of two children, love and loss.  Suffering from depression and having a bipolar disorder is very hard for Lennox. Years after being married, Lennox starts to feel as if her marriage was a mistake and somewhere along that time she has become lost. This book had joyful moments, angst, heartbreak and SHOCKING MOMENTS that I was left stunned. I really loved that this read had past and present moments which helped me to relate with the characters. It gave me a better understanding of what Lennox what going through.Dani Hart took me on an emotional journey. This book hard a dark side and it was heartbreaking reading Lennox thoughts. Lennox is at a junction in her life where she realizes that she has to get more focused and make a tough decision. This is in order to find peace for herself, her children and her husband. The author takes readers on a journey into Lennox’ past, present and even a glimpse into her future.Lennox and Dean met in high School. Both made mistakes and Lennox has not been able to get over some of them. She has always had feelings for someone from her past and wonders what would have happened if she gave into them. This keeps her at a standstill. When Lennox is finally able to make sense of her world and is ready to talk to Dean, something happens that I did not see coming, and it blew me away.I am an emotional reader so when I read Lennox’ story, I felt every ounce of pain, betrayal, and her loneliness. I found myself having to put down my Kindle at times to regroup and go back to reading it.Dean is not home often because of his schedule. Lennox is able to hide her pain from her husband because of this. Lennox was so depressed and she was not happy. In fact, there was a time that she tried to commit suicide. There is so much that she should be happy for but because she was never able to deal with her past she could not find true happiness and peace.This read is a hard one but it is also an eye opener. Everyone out there believes life is a HEA but real life is not that. Life is hard and it is filled with ups and downs, betrayal, heartbreaks and happiness. I feel that the author, Dani Hart, did an amazing job dealing with two major issues that plague many people…depression and bipolar disorder. This is what REAL people have to deal with…real issues. It is not girl meets boy and they live happily ever after. No this is about the REAL WORLD.This book was wonderfully written. I could not put it down and it touched me. I will have Lennox with me forever!!!I received a complimentary copy from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.