From Ashes: Unlikely Heroes

by J.E. Pace, Brion Kerry (Narrator), Cricket the Narrator (Narrator)

Can love grow…from ashes?

When volunteer firefighter Aiden Billings gets stuck with a flat tire in rural Kentucky, he’s not happy to have to drag his young daughter to a tire shop for the afternoon. But when the pretty receptionist glances his way, a sliver of his heart cracks open—something he hasn’t felt since his wife died five years earlier.

Nora Evans, however, has a past she’s not keen on sharing, and with good reason. She’s barely crested out of her life of drug use and abusive relationships, and is ready to heal. On her own.

Will the two of them be able to get past the grief that has crippled their hearts? Or will it all go up in flames?

Audible Audio

Published February 11, 2026

Reviews

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an Audible listen for me. I enjoyed this story, even though predictable, I found it super relatable. I didn’t mind the short chapters or the time hops… however I did feel the transitions between chapters were really fast, one right into the other and that was annoying. And I sometimes felt it was read at such a fast pace for what the subject was trying to convey or evoke.
Overall, it was a nice listen to and from work