Nothing More to Lose (Berkley Sensation) [Paperback]

Kathryn Shay (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: February 1, 2005

White-hot firefighter romantic suspense from an award-winning author.

Three years after the World Trade Center attacks left him paralyzed from the waist down, firefighter Ian Woodward fights to forge a future with someone from his past--a woman who needs him more than ever.

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Ian Woodward, one of the firefighter heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attack, has been crippled since that horrible day. Finally, at the urging of his brother-in-law, Noah Callahan, from On the Line [BKL Jl 04], Ian starts teaching at the Hidden Cove Fire Academy. But imprisoned as much by his self-pity as by his wheelchair, he broke actress Lisel Loring's heart. She returned to the Broadway stage only to suffer a breakdown. Back in Hidden Cove, she is being stalked by an obsessive fan. Lisel hires disgraced ex-cop Rick Ruscio to protect her. Rick's community-service job is at a preschool, where he meets teacher Faith McPherson, who, living up to her name, tries to restore his belief in himself. Self-acceptance and healing come hard to these men, even in a place as neighborly as Hidden Cove. The talented Shay offers another heartwarming tale of brave men and women. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425201112
• ISBN-13: 978-0425201114
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #883,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet, February 8, 2005

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Christine Goldblatt (Framingham, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing More to Lose (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

Once in awhile a book grabs you so much that you can't think of anything else. You want to finish it because it's so good, yet if you do the characters will be out of your life. This book is an amazing story for anyone who has been touched by the 9/11 tragedy and how life is too precious to waste. Ian and Lisel's story draws you in while the sub-plot with Rick and Faith makes you believe in both love and second chances. Characters from Shay's last books make an appearance and it's like bringing back family for a reunion. The book can stand on it's own, but read all three in order. This one, however, is the most amazing and heart-warming.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb romantic suspense thriller, January 25, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing More to Lose (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

Firefighter Ian Woodward was a first responder to the Twin Towers tragedy. While many of his brothers and sisters died on 9/11, he lived but lost the use of his legs and had to learn activities for daily living. Two years later, the wheelchair bound Ian visited his sister in Hidden Cove, New York; he met and formed a friendship with actress Lisel Loring, but when she wanted to take it to a more loving level he withdrew feeling inadequate to be her lover.

A year after fleeing from Lisel, Ian wonders what he has to live for although he enjoys teaching at Hidden Cove Academy. Lisel returns to Hidden Cove, but an out of control fan stalks her. She has hired disgraced former police officer Rick Ruscio to protect her. Rick is doing community services at a preschool as part of his conviction. There he meets teacher Faith McPherson, whose lust for life consumes him although he feels inadequate to be worthy of her love. As the danger from the stalker mounts these stubborn dumb males do not yet comprehend the strength of the females who love them.

The Hidden Cove tales continue to provide superb romantic suspense thrillers while paying homage to firefighters. The current tale is terrific as Kathryn Shay employs multiple story lines tied together by Lisle and favorites from previous books return. Readers will cry for Ian, yet Ms. Shay does not paint a tearjerker or provoke pity tears for him. NOTHING MORE TO LOSE is a strong entry in one of the best running collections on the market today.

Harriet Klausner

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much faith, January 24, 2012

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This review is from: Nothing More To Lose (HIDDEN COVE SERIES AFTER THE FIRE, ON THE LINE, AMERICA'S BRAVEST) (Kindle Edition)

Ive loved every book in this series and the Americas Bravest novellas which follow. Ostensibly this book is about four characters who find love despite the threats around them. Lisel and Ian, Faith and Rick: their stories are intertwined with the characters we have got to know and love from the earlier books in the series. The amount of research this author has conducted shines through in all her books as they have a phenominal sense of realism to them. However there was one character who's constant presence and reference to was annoying to the point where I nearly threw my kindle across the room. That character was "God". I couldn't connect with Faith at all thanks to silly remarks such as "God must really like it here" Whilst I get that the McPhersons faith was a central part of their acceptance of Rick, the authors constant referencing of God, as an individual, was nauseating, but worse of all was the underlying tone that these fantastic characters were only saved: from their inner turmoil, the stalker and their legal issues, by gods will. Oh pur-lease!!! If I want to be preached to I'll buy a book written as Christian fiction.