Nothing burns as bright as passion.
Years ago, before The Forest, Jim Ortega lost it all: his wife, his daughter, everything. The Forest renewed his sense of purpose, but now, with all the guys moving on with their lives, things don't feel quite right anymore.
Two years ago, Julie Hall's life was changed when her fiance lost his life fighting a fire--and one of the men of the Forest chose to save her instead. Julie's been going to weekly meetings on and off since then, trying to talk things out (not that it's helping). Jim's nightmares about his wife and kids are flaring up, and he starts going back to those meetings, which helped him so much right after the accident. The two of them chat--until Julie finds out who Jim is. It was one of his teammates that left Brian to die, and she can't forgive him for that.
A week later and Julie can't stop thinking about Jim. She was rude, callous, and she wants to make things up. Jim agrees, because she's been on his mind, too. But they both feel guilt over the attraction they share. Julie and Jim bare their souls to each other, and go home feeling better--and worse--after their conversation.
Julie decides to get back into firefighting: it's finally time. She struggles to find someone who will hire her, a woman, until she finally finds the right station: Engine 103. And it's Engine 103 who takes a call to help some firefighters trapped in a building...firefighters that happen to be members of The Forest. And Jim is one of them...
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