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Laurie Loveman (Author)
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October 14, 2002
As a result of having never known his parents, Freddy Pratter never allows anyone to know his true feelings. When newly-divorced Glynis Hampton moves back to a village near Woodhill, a chance meeting and a shared love of photography bring Freddy and Glynis together. With the complications of an old high school sweetheart, a fire, a murder, and personal secrets, it seems unlikely that Freddy and Glynis will be able to reveal their true feelings for one another.

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The characters are strong people who are being tested by the times and they really earn their happy endings. -- Writers Digest 2000 Self-Published Book Awards

This Woodhill, Ohio trilogy demonstrates and documents Laurie Loveman as a masterful storyteller with a superb grasp of her craft. -- James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review, March 14, 2002 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

In addition to more than 45 years' experience in the horse industry, Laurie Loveman has been a volunteer firefighter since 1990. She has written articles for numerous equine and fire service publications, and her Firehouse Family series of novels reflects both of those interests.

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  • Paperback: 506 pages
  • Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (October 14, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591094321
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591094326
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,476,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Laurie Loveman is an author, fire department officer, and a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities. She has a degree in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology from the University of Cincinnati and is a consultant on fire safety in equine facilities. With more than forty years experience in the horse industry, Laurie has written many articles for equine and fire service publications, and her novels, set in the 1930s, reflect her interest not just in horses, but also on topics relevant to firefighting today, such as firefighter stress, medical ethics, and arson. You can learn more about Laurie's FIREHOUSE FAMILY SERIES: MEMORIES, THE QUARRY, and THE FARM FIRES, by visiting her website at www.laurieloveman.com.




 

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Farm Fires - One Great Read, November 23, 2008
This review is from: The Farm Fires: Firehouse Family Series: Book Three (Paperback)
Two divorced strangers meet over a maggot-infested body during the Great Depression. Can romance be far behind?
Freddy Pratter, divorced and determined to stay single, becomes acquainted with Glynis Hampton, a recent divorcee, and their shared love of photography draws them together. Glynis, with her two children, has returned to her family farm in Dalebridge to put her life back together. She is reunited with her lifelong friend Laura Darvey, who is eager to have Glynis help teach riding lessons at her stable.
The tranquility of the rural scene is disrupted by a series of farm fires, known to be arson. Is it the desperate act of bankrupt farmers, burning buildings rather than allowing banks to repossess and sell them? Could it be wanton destruction by vandals? Carelessness by vagrants? The fruits of vicious anti-Semitism? The more fires Freddy Pratter investigates, the more convinced he is that these parties are not to blame. The identity of the arsonist remains maddeningly elusive until the predator focuses his attention on Glynis' father's farm.
In The Farm Fires: Firehouse Family Series: Book Three, Laurie Loveman tightly weaves intrigue and romance into the fabric of a skillfully-paced story that commands the reader's attention from start to finish. While arson threatens area farms and lives, ghosts from the past threaten to derail the growing relationship between Glynis and Freddie.
Loveman's characters are strong and well-developed, people we feel we know. The Depression-era setting is a perfect backdrop for the unfolding drama, and helps the author spin the subplots that drive the action. We feel the pain that the decaying economy inflicts on all segments of society, the stress faced by farmers on the brink of losing their farms and the tension created by some unscrupulous activists. This third book in the Firehouse Family Series will leave readers waiting for Laurie Loveman's next novel.

THE FARM FIRES: Firehouse Family Series Book Three
By Laurie Loveman
ISBN: 1-59109-432-1
$18.95 on Amazon.com or $8.00 at Amazon Kindle
Also by Laurie Loveman:
Memories: Firehouse Family Series: Book One
The Quarry: Firehouse Family Series: Book Two

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"Twenty feet north and this would have been Lyle Benson's problem," Matt Gardner said, turning in disgust from the body in the drainage ditch. Read the first page
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stake body truck, rebel farmers, farm meetings, apparatus floor, sugar camp, pig barn, bank barn, dairy barn, watch office, pasture fence
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Max Roper, New York, Allen Falls, Joe Lindbloom, Charlie Cooper, Engine One, Mark Barneshill, Burton Road, Court Street, Center Street, Chief Gardner, Aunt Linda, Captain Pratter, Lady Fortune, Lennie Kimes, Chief Roper, George Miller, Glynis Hampton, Ben Barneshill, Engine Two, Freddy Pratter, Tom Dawson, Lyle Benson, Matt Gardner, Steve Jackson
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