"Peter, you are not at war. Look for Joey in your backseat. Do you see him?" Natalie Atkinson gripped the steering wheel of her Volkswagen Beetle and put on her hazards. If only counselors had emergency lights.
"Stand down." She spoke loud and clear over the phone connection. "There's no enemy."
Not one they could see.
She battled every fire she ever faced.
He's risking everything for the chance to belong.
Veteran and therapist Natalie Atkinson watched her Army career explode in her face. All she ever wanted was to help people carry their burdens. Seeking a new future in Last Chance County doesn't start so well when she's the one being rescued from a client's burning house. To make matters worse, now she's stuck evaluating the truck and rescue squads for the fire department. When the chief overhears why she left her last job, she's determined to prove to him and her boss that she's still the right therapist to assess his...
