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Men Made in America
Too Near the Fire
LIFE SAVER
Leah Stevenson was a trained fire fighter, and all she knew when she battled her way through the smoke and flames was that there were lives to be saved.
Now two innocent children were trapped inside a burning house, and Gil had trusted her to rescue them. Gil, the one man who believed in her, the man who had broken through her defenses and touched the woman inside. No matter what it cost her, she couldn't let him down. She had to get through the choking, terrifying darkness; somehow Gil's love would bring her out again.
Leah Stevenson was a trained fire fighter, and all she knew when she battled her way through the smoke and flames was that there were lives to be saved.
Now two innocent children were trapped inside a burning house, and Gil had trusted her to rescue them. Gil, the one man who believed in her, the man who had broken through her defenses and touched the woman inside. No matter what it cost her, she couldn't let him down. She had to get through the choking, terrifying darkness; somehow Gil's love would bring her out again.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 1984
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About the author
Lindsay McKenna
360 books2,502 followersI've lived six lives in one and it all shows up in the books I write, one way or another.
I was always a risk taker and broke mustangs at thirteen years old in Oregon. I learn to break them with love, not threat or pain.
At 17 years old, I picked night-crawlers (worms) out in our Oregon orchards from 9pm to midnight, every night. I earned enough money to buy my school clothes and book. I also plunked down $600 to a flight company at the Medford, Oregon airport and asked them to teach me...a girl...to fly. I soloed in 12 hours, which is average. From that time until I left for the US Navy at 18, I had accrued 39 hours of flight time in my Cessna 150 single engine airplane.
I was in the US military and was an AG3 (weather forecaster). There was no airplane club, so I couldn't fly when I was in the Navy. But I could look at the clouds in the sky ;-).
Later, I flew in a B-52 bomber for a day and night mission (18 hours total), a T-38 Talon jet, USAF, where I was riding in a "chase plane" on a test flight in a Dragonfly jet.
I was one of the first AFLA (American Fencing League of America) women fencers to fence with epee and sabre. These weapons were closed to women because they were too 'heavy' for a female to handle. I said baloney and fought the males and won half my bouts. I was part of a surge of women fencers on the East Coast in the 1970's to push for equality in the sport. Together, we changed the sport and changed the mind of the men. Today? In the Olympics? Women now fence in foil, epee and sabre, thanks to what we did as a vanguard showing the world it could be done.
I then became a volunteer firefighter when I was a civilian once more, the first woman in an all - male fire department in West Point, Ohio for three years. I became a local expert not only in firefighting, driving the engine and tanker trunks, but also had training in hazardous material (Reynoldsburg Fire Academy, Columbus, OH).
My books always reflect what I experienced. If you like edgy, gritty, deeply and emotionally intense love stories with sympathetic heroes and heroines, check out my newest series that will be available mid-Oct. 2015, and it incorporates much of what I have lived.
I was always a risk taker and broke mustangs at thirteen years old in Oregon. I learn to break them with love, not threat or pain.
At 17 years old, I picked night-crawlers (worms) out in our Oregon orchards from 9pm to midnight, every night. I earned enough money to buy my school clothes and book. I also plunked down $600 to a flight company at the Medford, Oregon airport and asked them to teach me...a girl...to fly. I soloed in 12 hours, which is average. From that time until I left for the US Navy at 18, I had accrued 39 hours of flight time in my Cessna 150 single engine airplane.
I was in the US military and was an AG3 (weather forecaster). There was no airplane club, so I couldn't fly when I was in the Navy. But I could look at the clouds in the sky ;-).
Later, I flew in a B-52 bomber for a day and night mission (18 hours total), a T-38 Talon jet, USAF, where I was riding in a "chase plane" on a test flight in a Dragonfly jet.
I was one of the first AFLA (American Fencing League of America) women fencers to fence with epee and sabre. These weapons were closed to women because they were too 'heavy' for a female to handle. I said baloney and fought the males and won half my bouts. I was part of a surge of women fencers on the East Coast in the 1970's to push for equality in the sport. Together, we changed the sport and changed the mind of the men. Today? In the Olympics? Women now fence in foil, epee and sabre, thanks to what we did as a vanguard showing the world it could be done.
I then became a volunteer firefighter when I was a civilian once more, the first woman in an all - male fire department in West Point, Ohio for three years. I became a local expert not only in firefighting, driving the engine and tanker trunks, but also had training in hazardous material (Reynoldsburg Fire Academy, Columbus, OH).
My books always reflect what I experienced. If you like edgy, gritty, deeply and emotionally intense love stories with sympathetic heroes and heroines, check out my newest series that will be available mid-Oct. 2015, and it incorporates much of what I have lived.
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May 29, 2015
Great book
Another great book by Lindsay. One I would read again. My major complaint is that her books are to expensive to purchase so I will have to continue reading thru my local library.
Another great book by Lindsay. One I would read again. My major complaint is that her books are to expensive to purchase so I will have to continue reading thru my local library.
June 19, 2024
I like parts of this, but part of the time the hero acts like he knows best and ignores some of what she says. It raises consent issues here and there.
June 14, 2016
An Ohio Hero.
Fighting fires was Gil Gerard's life; until he met his new co-worker Leah Stevenson. She was one ambitious, hardworking woman, and she wanted no special treatment around the department. Yet Gil soon found himself drawn to Leah's gentleness, and it wasn't long before she had Gil opening doors he'd thought were closed forever. But Gil had lost one love and knew the hazards of caring for a woman in Leah's dangerous profession. Did he have the strength to let Leah go, or would he dare to rish his heart again?
This is MEN ---- MADE IN AMERICA -- Fifty red-blooded, white-hot, true-blue hunks from every State in the Union.
SILHOUETTE BOOKS, PRINTED IN CANADA
I find this book very inticing and you wanting to read more of these books!
Fighting fires was Gil Gerard's life; until he met his new co-worker Leah Stevenson. She was one ambitious, hardworking woman, and she wanted no special treatment around the department. Yet Gil soon found himself drawn to Leah's gentleness, and it wasn't long before she had Gil opening doors he'd thought were closed forever. But Gil had lost one love and knew the hazards of caring for a woman in Leah's dangerous profession. Did he have the strength to let Leah go, or would he dare to rish his heart again?
This is MEN ---- MADE IN AMERICA -- Fifty red-blooded, white-hot, true-blue hunks from every State in the Union.
SILHOUETTE BOOKS, PRINTED IN CANADA
I find this book very inticing and you wanting to read more of these books!
September 25, 2009
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