Book Review: Prairie Fire by Tessa Layne
- Kristen Lewendon
- Aug 10, 2019
- 2 min read
Cowboys of the Flint Hills Book 5
Sometimes it takes more than water to put out a fire.
Daredevil Cassidy Grace tried for years to get Parker Hansen’s attention. It finally happened- the night before she left for basic training. Parker has always wondered what would have happened if he’d made a move sooner. Caught up in the ins and outs of fighting fires and working a ranch with his cousins, he didn’t have much time to think about it. But now that Cassidy’s back, a messed up combat veteran and the newest member of Prairie’s fire brigade, he’s thinking about it. A lot.
But Cassidy is fighting more than just fires. Her nights are tortured with visions from her experience as a combat helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. Her days are haunted by Parker offering something she thinks she’s not worthy to have.
Only love can quench this Fire When Cassidy volunteers for a dangerous hotshot mission in the wilds of Colorado, Parker insists on going with her. As they travel together into a life-threatening situation, will their love combust like the trees that surround them? And in the battlefield of a forest fire, will Cassidy be brave enough to fight for the one thing that will snuff out the fires that rage within her?
My Review:
This book sucked me in from the very first. Many of the events in this story take place simultaneously with those in “A Hero’s Honor”, which had occasionally left me a little baffled while reading Travis and Elaine’s book because I didn’t realize it was published after this one. This book gave me so many of the things I love in a story, and my brain is failing me for how to put in words just what it was that I liked so much about Parker and Cassidy. It was easy for me to feel how much Cassidy meant to Parker. It was in his every word and action. It was a little tougher to see it from Cassidy’s side because of how closed her military experiences had left her. But it wasn’t hard to see in her thoughts how important Parker was. I really appreciated the thoughtful care and attention that went into crafting this story. I was especially moved by the way this story shows how PTSD affects more than just our military personnel and some of the ways that are being used to help. I look forward to reading lots more about Prairie and her sometimes quirky inhabitants.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.
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