When the Smoke Clears - Paperback

by Lynette Eason (Author)

She's returned home to face her past. Now a long-buried secret threatens her future.

After a brush with death due to equipment failure, smokejumper Alexia Allen is ordered to take time off while the incident is under investigation. She 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 is confronted with murder, arson--and a handsome detective.

But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she struggles to accept and forgive her family's past, she must also decide if the secret she's been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light.

"When the Smoke Clears is a story about reconnecting with friends, facing the past, and falling in love--with a bit of murder along the way. I highly recommend my friend Lynette's stories."--Dee Henderson, bestselling author

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She's returned home to face her past. Now a long-buried secret threatens her future.

After a brush with death due to equipment failure, smokejumper Alexia Allen is ordered to take time off while the incident is under investigation. She 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 is confronted with murder, arson--and a handsome detective.

But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she struggles to accept and forgive her family's past, she must also decide if the secret she's been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light.


"When the Smoke Clears is a story about reconnecting with friends, facing the past, and falling in love--with a bit of murder along the way. I highly recommend my friend Lynette's stories and I love this book. It will keep you guessing until the very end."--Dee Henderson, bestselling author

Author Biography

Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Life Flight, Crossfire, and Critical Threat, as well as the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, among others. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a master's degree in education from Converse College. Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband. They have two adult children. Learn more at www.lynetteeason.com.