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    Nothing More To Lose

    By Kathryn Shay

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    NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Kathryn Shay spent five years riding fire trucks with a large city fire department, eating in their firehouses and interviewing hundreds of America's Bravest. Read the firefighter romance novels that resulted from her intense relationship with firefighters!

    “The talented Shay offers another heartwarming tale of brave men and women. “Shelley Mosley, Booklist

    Ian Woodward, one of the firefighter heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attack, lost the use of his legs on that horrific day. When Ian starts teaching at the Hidden Cove Fire Academy, he finds meaning in his life again. But he vows never to accept the love of beautiful Broadway star Lisel Loring—until a deluded fan starts stalking her. Disgraced cop, Rick Ruscio becomes her bodyguard, but it’s his community service at a local preschool, where he meets teacher Faith McPherson, that completely turns his life upside down. Both men must deal with their issues and accept the strong women who love them.

    Praise for NOTHING MORE TO LOSE:

    “I was profoundly moved by this book in a way that I haven't often been moved by a romance novel. It speaks of redemption, forgiveness and the transcendent healing power of love. I know that I will be reading this one again. All About Romance

    “Once in a while a book grabs you so much that you can't think of anything else. You want to finish it because it's so good, yet if you do the characters will be out of your life. This book is an amazing story for anyone who has been touched by the 9/11 tragedy and how life is too precious to waste.” Christine Pearson

    “NOTHING MORE TO LOSE is a strong entry in one of the best running collections on the market today.” A reader

    Also available: Don’t miss the rest of the firefighter romance series AFTER THE FIRE, ON THE LINE, AMERICA’S BRAVEST, IT HAD TO BE YOU, CHASING THE FIRE, THE FIRE INSIDE

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKathryn Shay
    Release dateOct 4, 2010
    ISBN9781452470733
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    Kathryn Shay

    A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won many awards for her work: five RT Book Reviews awards, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” One of her firefighter books hit #20 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over ten million copies of her books in print and downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”http://www.kathrynshay.comhttp://www.facebook.com/kathrynshayhttp://www.twitter.com/KShayAuthorhttp://www.amazon.com/Kathryn-Shay/e/B000APY3GW/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1463655985&sr=1-2-ent

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    • 5/5
      Every time I read a new Kathryn Shay book, I'm reminded why she's on my must-buy list. This third book featuring the Hidden Cove Fire Department (previous books were After the Fire and On the Line) is just as intensely emotion-packed and satisfying as her others.This time, there are two damaged heroes: Ian Woodward and Rick Ruscio. The title is particularly appropriate: they both feel they have Nothing More to Lose. The story picks up after events in On the Line, and while Nothing More to Lose does stand on its own, you'll want to read the first two to get the most out of it, and just because they're that good.Ian is a firefighter who'd lost the use of his legs on 9/11. He had previously begun a friendship with stage actress Lisel Loring, but pushed her away when she wanted more, believing he didn't have anything to offer her. Now they're both back in Hidden Cove. He's reluctantly agreed to teach at the firefighter's academy. She's fleeing a stalker.To protect herself, she hires ex-police officer Rick Ruscio, who lost his badge in On the Line because he'd helped sabotage the fire department. He'd received a lighter sentence & community service because he was the victim of blackmail, but he still lost his badge and with it a good portion of his self-respect. When he reports for his community service at a day care center, he meets his supervisor, teacher Faith McPherson, a minister's daughter who persists in believing he's a good man.Both these stories have a lot in common--two decent men who, for different reasons, believe they have nothing to offer the women they've come to love; and two strong, stubborn women who are determined to show them that they believe in them.My heart went out to these couples. It was wonderful watching Ian begin to feel part of a team again, Lisel come to terms with her parents, and Rick begin to forgive himself.Families also played a large part in this story: Ian's & Faith's warm and loving families, Lisel's harsh and ambitious one, and Rick's damaged one. I particularly enjoyed Faith's father, a minister who embodied the spirit of forgiveness and acceptance that too often seems missing these days.As if all this emotional growth weren't enough, there's also the mystery of Lisel's stalker to keep readers on our toes.And of course, we get to see again the characters from the previous two books.I laughed and cried and felt completely wrung out by the end of this book. That happy ending is so satisfying when the characters have to work so hard for it.