As a member of the North Cascades Smokejumpers, Alexia Allen always takes care of the equipment that keeps her safe. So when she nearly dies in a fire due to equipment failure, she knows something is up. Ordered to take time off while the investigation continues, Alexia makes a last-minute decision to recuperate at her mother’s home and attend her high school reunion. Yet trouble seems to be following her, and within hours of arriving home she’s involved with murder, arson–and a handsome detective. But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she strives to remember and forgive her family history, she must also decide if the secret she’s been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light.
Chock-full of the suspense and romantic tension readers have come to expect from Lynette Eason, When the Smoke Clears is the explosive first book in the Deadly Reunions series.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Summary
When the Smoke Clears by Irene Hannon is book one in the Deadly Reunions series. It explodes with suspense and romantic tension while remaining clean. Alexia is a smoke jumper but do not expect that to take front stage in the book. The suspense is around who is trying to frame her for murder and kill her. A secondary storyline which I assume will thread through all three books is why their friend Jillian abruptly left after their high school graduation. Hunter is the local detective that is trying to help solve the mystery and convince Alexia to give him a chance.
Violence-Arson, attempted murder, a dead body, even with all that I did not find it disturbing or gruesome.