{"id":8656,"date":"2011-07-18T22:18:17","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=8656"},"modified":"2011-07-18T22:18:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:18:17","slug":"falls-like-lightning-by-shawn-grady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=8656","title":{"rendered":"Falls Like Lightning by Shawn Grady"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the<\/span><\/center>
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/center>
is introducing<\/span><\/center>
Falls Like Lightning<\/a><\/span><\/center>
Bethany House (July 1, 2011)<\/center>
by<\/center>
Shawn Grady<\/a><\/span><\/center>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Shawn Grady signed with Bethany House Publishers in 2008. He was named \u201cMost Promising New Writer\u201d at the 39th Annual Mount Hermon Writers Conference. He is the author of the novels Through the Fire, Tomorrow We Die & Falls Like Lightning.<\/p>\n

Shawn has served for over a decade as a firefighter and paramedic in northern Nevada. From fire engines and ambulances to tillered ladder trucks and helicopters, Shawn\u2019s work environment has always been dynamic. The line of duty has carried him to a variety of locale, from high-rise fires in the city to the burning heavy timber of the eastern Sierras.<\/p>\n

After graduating from James Logan High School in Union City, California, Shawn attended Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego as a Theology undergrad. There he found clarity of direction and proceeded on to acquire an Associate of Science degree in Fire Science Technology as well as Paramedic licensure through Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada.<\/p>\n

Shawn currently lives in Reno, just outside of Lake Tahoe. He enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his wife, three children and yellow Labrador.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When hotshot smoke jumper Silas Kent gets his own fire crew, he thinks he’s achieved what he’s always wanted. But a lightning-sparked fire in the Desolation Wilderness of the Sierra Nevadas has his team in a plane before they can even train together.<\/p>\n

Pilot Elle Westmore has been called up to drop the crew into the heart of the forest infernos. A single mother of a mysteriously ill six-year-old, she can’t imagine her life getting any more complicated.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t take long for things to go very wrong, very quickly. A suspicious engine explosion forces Elle to make an emergency landing. Silas is able to parachute to safety but soon discovers his crew can’t be trusted. They’re hiding something, and now Silas is on a race to save himself and Elle from the flames–and from a more dangerous threat: his own team.<\/p>\n

If you would like to read the first chapter of Falls Like Lightning<\/a>, go HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Shawn and his books on his Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Falls Like Lightning<\/a> is another action packed page turner from Shawn Grady. Take a ruggedly handsome smoke jumper, a feisty and beautiful pilot\u00a0 and mix them with some unexpected but determined villains with no scruples, then place them in the center of a huge wildfire and what comes out is one riveting tale. Although the story takes place in the Desolation Wilderness as a huge fire gobbles up hundreds of acres, the fire takes a backseat to the action and suspense that progress even faster than the flames.<\/p>\n

In Falls Like Lightning<\/a>\u00a0 pilot Elle Westmore and smoke jumper Silas Kent encounter each other for the first time since he walked out on their summer romance several years in the past. As they spend time together in preparation for battling the raging wildfire, they discover that the strong feelings are still active. Little do they know how they will be tested in the hours to come.<\/p>\n

I truly enjoyed everything about this book. The suspense built at the perfect rate and every character was realistic – from the worst to the best of them. The romance between Elle and Silas was an added bonus that complemented the story without overshadowing the action and suspense. I heartily recommend Falls Like Lightning<\/a> and plan to be on the lookout for future offerings from this author.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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