Injured while protecting a rookie, Cade is forced to leave the fire fighting line on the Montana mountain to get back to Missoula. As he and his buddy, Trey, start down, they need to check out an isolated cabin that Cade had once shared with his ex-wife, Jordan Wells, back in those happy days. While never fully understanding why she had just up and deserted him, their divorce had gutted him. But, duty calls and with a fire raging nearby, they can't afford not to look as campers could be there. Arriving at the cabin, he is shocked to see none other than Jordan herself. Yet, despite his pain and bitterness, his old passion for her still flares up inside him.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, Jordan and Cade are forced together as they take her rented Jeep down a narrow forestry road to safety. While driving, kindhearted Jordan spots an injured dog and stops to pick him up. Then, starting on their way again, the wind gusts up and they are trapped by the raging fire.

Jordan can't believe this is happening! After finally ending her ambivalence about the old cabin, all she had wanted to do was to clear things out at the cabin so she could sell it. Then, she was going to fly back to Virginia to marry her fiancé, Phil, a wonderful man, calm and reliable, and with whom she could have the settled and routine life that she desired more than anything. As they encounter more difficulties, however, she begins to evaluate what is really important in her life. But, can they make it out alive?

Gail Barrett has crafted a captivating, suspenseful tale, not only of the physical struggles involved in trying to escape the clutches of a forest fire, but has balanced it with the struggle in the minds of these two strong characters as they battle old and new ideas about each other and themselves. So, toss another log on the fireplace and curl up to enjoy this satisfying read!

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