November is category romance month for the ACFW book club, so I've been reading more Love Inspireds than I have in ages. Fireman Dad is an interesting one, built around the premise that Marissa Hawthorne refuses to fall in love with a fireman — because her dad is the local Fire Chief and not the homebody sort and because her late husband was a fireman who was also married to his work. So Marissa has sworn off firemen — even to the point where she doesn't want her son to play with a toy firetruck.
Enter Jacob Greene, flat-tire changer, devoted uncle, generous brother, Christian … but a fireman.
The story moves along at a decent clip with a birthday party and new friends, an arsenist, a heart attack, a fundraiser, and true love prevailing as Marissa learns to risk to live fully.
