Chasing the Fire (Backdraft, Fully Involved, Flashover) by Kathryn Shay

Author:Kathryn Shay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, novella, kathryn shay, hidden cove, firefighter romance, contemporary roance
Publisher: Kathryn Shay

Flashover

Prologue

CAPTAIN NICK EVANS held his breath as he picked out a straw and prayed he didn’t get the short one. He damn well couldn’t be in charge of the Christmas party to raise money for the kids who attended Hale’s Haven, the summer camp for children of slain firefighters and police officers. He hated Christmas and anything to do with the holiday.

Parker Allen Erikson, chic and slim, who’d come up with this harebrained idea, smiled at the firefighters assembled in her office at headquarters. “Don’t look so grim. You’ll have help.”

Mumbles from all fifteen officers of House 7, who’d been required by the brass to participate.

When everybody had drawn a straw, she said, “All right, look.”

Fucking son of a bitch. The little—littlest for sure—straw nestled in Nick’s palm.

“Hey, Evans got it.” This from one of the female officers.

“Yes!” a captain called out.

“Good for you, Nick,” another joked.

Nobody wanted to do the extra work for the party, but that wasn’t why Nick dreaded winning this particular lottery. So much more was wrong with his involvement with anything to do with Christmas. So he said, “If somebody’ll take over for me, I’ll pay you a Franklin a week.”

Parker raised a brow. “That is not in the spirit of Christmas, Captain.” She glanced over at her husband, Battalion Chief Cal Erikson, for support. The sappy look on the battalion chief’s face when he gazed at his wife told Nick he’d get no help there.

“A deal’s a deal, Evans,” Erikson said. “Buck up.”

Nick had no choice but to downplay how much this meant to him. “Yeah, yeah, I know.”

Bestowing a benevolent smile on him that could crack anybody’s veneer but his, Parker scanned the group. “Thanks to all of you. You’re not off the hook, though. You have to set an example for your team and actively participate.”

Team was the operative word here. As head of PR for the fire department, her scheme to raise money for the camp included all seven houses of the fire department, and four of law enforcement, each one assigned a winter fund-raising event/party for the kids who went to camp. Why couldn’t House 7 have gotten the basketball tournament House 3 was responsible for? Or even the all-day activity party at Play Station. No, he had to get the freaking Christmas party.

“Nick, can you stay for a preliminary meeting?”

Before he could answer, the BC did. “He’s free. I got a sub for the whole day for whoever was chosen.” Erikson gave him a don’t balk on this anymore look.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Great. You can use my office for the meeting.” She winked at Cal. “And take your time.”

Just then, a knock sounded on the door. “That must be her.”

Her? The other chair was a woman? Huh, maybe he could get her to do most of the work.

“Come on in, Stacey.”

Through the door came Doris Day with red hair. Well, more strawberry blond than red, but hell, she had the freckles and hazel eyes that were common to redheads. “I hope I’m not early.

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