Wildfire

by Janine Donoho

In Potshot, Nevada, Thea MacTavish strives to save her community from a man whose history compels him to change all she holds most dear. Extortion, a prowling wolf, and family ties stress the single mother to the breaking point. Then Thea must allow into her home a prickly man who attacks everything most essential to her peace of mind. Half Cherokee and victim of both wildfire and prejudice, Bramden Hayes battles his ghosts with science. He plans to make Potshot fireproof and personal attachments have no place on his agenda. Bram confronts Thea's reluctance to board him, then forces the issue. Never mind that Thea hinders his plans for Potshot at every turn. Never mind that the depths of her eyes make Bram question deep-rooted convictions. Tensions flare as arson fires rage in this high desert community slated for a devastating hundred-year blaze. As both internal and external wildfires rip through the high desert, can anyone expect to remain unscathed?

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First published January 19, 2012

About the author

Award-winning writer Janine Donoho grew up navigating extremes—perhaps due to the ups and downs of her San Franciscan birthplace. That Escher landscape primed her to embrace imaginary worlds. With one foot planted in fuzzy science and the other in invented realms, she occupies the land of What If. Published in novel-length and short fiction, along with essays, Janine pursues the thumps that echo in the night—and writes about those, too.

With her intrepid husband, sighthounds, and tuxedo cat, Janine makes her home in the spectacular Spokane area. Mountain lions, coyotes, and bears—oh, my!