title: Hard Rain
author: Scalera, Darlene
description: Courage Bay, California... a community founded on bravery.  Now meet the town's new generation of heroes -- the men and women of Courage Bay Emergency Services.  Bold enough to risk their lives -- and their hearts.  Fearless enough to face any emergency... even the ones that are no accident.
  
  He claimed to be a stranger. But was he?
  
  CODE RED:  HURRICANE
  
  A hurricane is heading straight for the tiny coastal town of Turning Point. four volunteers from Courage Bay Emergency Services rush to the town's aid. Their lives will never be the same again.
  
  Love came early to teenagers Amy Sherwood and Jesse Boone. Then Jesse suddenly disappeared. Now, fourteen years later, Amy doesn't know whether she's disappointed or relieved that Turning Point's sheriff isn't her Jesse. Or is he? The face is different, yet Amy feels an undeniable connection -- a passion she can't dismiss. She needs to know the truth. Not just for her sake, but for the sake of her thirteen-year-old boy...Jesse's son.
  
  Code Red: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Circumstances.