num_pages: 336
description: SOON TO BE AN AUDIO BOOK @ AUDIBLE! (NOTE: INCORRECTLY LISTED AS CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE; IT'S MAINSTREAM FICTION. :-) )If he had only answered that last phone call from the World Trade Center . . . Minutes before two jumbo jets changed U.S. history New York police officer Austin Finley ignored the call from his brother who d been bugging him for days. Trying to live with his one regret causes hatred and bitterness to consume Austin and when counselor Mercy Samara recommends desk duty Austin resigns. Haunted by her own memories of 9/11 Mercy takes a job as a school counselor in Baltimore. When Austin now an EMT responds to an emergency at Mercy s school both are stunned and wary. Finally their common and painful memories turn suspicion into friendship then romance. But hard questions linger: Can they truly move beyond their past harsh judgments and harsh words? Will their past finally bring them closer or as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near drive them farther apart?Loree Lough proves once again her superb storytelling skills in From Ashes to Honor peopled by characters so lifelike they seem to jump from the pages. Cathy Bryant author of the award-winning Texas Roads and A Path Less TraveledLoree Lough s characters allow us to re-explore what happened ten years agoand examine our feelings perhaps like never before. Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield Founder Christ 4responders and Chaplain Katy Texas Fire &amp; EMS
language: English
title: From Ashes to Honor
publisher: Abingdon Press