Cassie has learned over time to hardened her feelings. She is an excellent firefighter but knows as a women in a man's world she has to be better than them. Her mother left her at 16 and now is asking her to come live with her for a year to help her adjust to eye problems. Cassie gets hired at the new fire station but certainly is not accepted even by her captain. There is a rookie hired at the same time and she is assigned to train him. The training is complicated when she finds she has feelings for him even though she has never even had a boyfriend. She wrestles with trying to be the best, forgiving her mother for leaving her, getting used to her mother's health issues, and ignoring her feelings for the rookie. There is a stalker trying to run Cassie out of the fire station, the truth behind her mother's leaving and her health, and a massive fire that tests Cassie and sets her life in turmoil. This is a really good story but also a lesson on forgiveness. Cassie learns that it is easier to forgive yourself and others if you consider the good things that come out of the bad.

To be honest I wasn’t sure where this book was going in the beginning! Cassie is so complicated and weighed down in that you hope you will see her lighter in the end. Her determination and fight keeps you interested the entire read and seeing her build relationships with her Mom, Josie and the rookie sparks joy.

Things You Save in a Fire is a beautiful story of finding family, love, and forgiveness, even when it feels out of reach. This story has a beautiful lesson about what we gain when we forgive others even when it's painful. Katherine Center is an author whose books I would purchase even without first reading the synopsis.

Finished this ARC in California, and it’s two thumbs up from me! Thank you to NetGalley for my copy! I very much enjoyed the characters and the setting of a fire station/company was something new and interesting for me. Cassie's character was interesting and well-developed. Katherine Center's writing just keeps getting better and better! Coming to a bookstore near you on 8/13/19!

A charming story of Love and forgiveness between parents, colleagues, lovers and those who have committed crimes. Cassie is a firefighter who transfers to help her mother who is losing her sight. What follows is an attraction to the rookie and a chance at trusting others. Center's characters are likable a relatable. You can't help but root for them. Consider me a fan.

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Things You Save in a Fire is a story of love and heroes, healing and forgiveness. It is so very beautiful and captivating. Cassie is they type of heroine I want to read about ALL DAY LONG!

Things you Save in A Fire was a great read - I loved reading about Cassie's journey. Will definitely keep an eye out for Center's books in the future!

I devoured this book in one night. It was well written with relatable characters. Cassie was such a refreshing character, a woman in a man's world trying to follow the rules to achieve great things. She's good at her job, not a giggling silly person or a drunk "isn't it so funny I'm a mess" type woman that's been more popular as of late. As the book went on, I dreaded the moment when Cassie would reveal in detail something about her past trauma. And when the moment happened, I was pleasantly surprised that we got the idea of what happened without excruciating details that would push this lovely novel into a trauma-porn category. It was a smart choice by Katherine Center and one that I appreciated. It was a great fast read about love and forgiveness.

This was a cute and at times emotional book with an over-arching theme of forgiveness. I found this title to be a bit slow at first, but towards the end it pickup up and I found myself liking it more. The characters were likeable and overall I enjoyed this book.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

Cassie is a firefighter who has built quite the heroic reputation for herself with her crew and her department in Austin. The fact that she's a woman has never made much of a difference in her career. But then her estranged mom (who abandoned her on her 16th birthday) gets sick and asks her to move from Texas to Massachusetts to help her out for a year. Cassie's new fire department is a total boys' club who can't imagine what she has to offer, despite the fact that she more than proves herself from Day One. The only one who doesn't seem to hate her on sight is the other new guy, a rookie, who actually makes her life harder by being so charming and attractive that she instantly develops a crush on him. But Cassie doesn't do relationships. She doesn't do feelings, she doesn't do forgiveness, and she definitely doesn't do love. Except she has somehow managed to bond with her mom, she can't stop thinking about Owen, and her new crew is starting to feel more and more like family. Maybe all those things she doesn't do are actually things she can't live without.

Katherine Center has written another wonderful book. Her voice is so conversational and chill. It's like a friend is sitting you down over coffee to tell you a story, and you can't help but be swept up in it. Her characters are honest and flawed, and they're vulnerable and afraid but show up anyway. I absolutely loved Cassie and her approach to showing her new crew she can be an asset to their department. Learning parkour because she's not tall enough to reach a lot of the obstacles on their training course? What a total badass! You can't help but fall in love with all of the guys, even the sexist ones who don't think she can do it...because she SHUTS THEM UP and they basically bend the knee to her forever and ever (except one, and even he redeems himself in the end). I love seeing characters admit they're wrong and grow and change, and almost every single one manages to do that in this book.

One of the things that I especially loved was that Cassie refers to a patient in a plane crash as one she has always remembered...and that's the main character from How to Walk Away. I loved the nod to her previous book. And the epilogue was also such a nice finish to the story. It was fun getting to see where the characters ended up a few years down the road.

Center keeps getting better and better. I already can't wait for her next one!

**Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a wonderful read!**

Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is an emotionally charged book about love, forgiveness and courage.
To be honest, I wasn't entirely into this book in the beginning. I wasn't very fond of Cassie and the way she acted, I sometimes found her to be immature and arrogant. But I kept on and soon learned that her behavior was her line of defense for keeping herself from getting hurt. She was safeguarding her heart. This led me to start championing for her and hoping for her happy ending.

Things You Save in a Fire left my heart full and happy. It hit all range of emotions - I was annoyed, angry, somber, cheerful and overjoyed. The writing by Katherine Center is easily engaging, she pulled romance, depth and suspense all together for this very enjoyable read. This is my first novel by Katherine Center but it will not be my last.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this Advanced Reader's Copy.

Standing Outside the Fire. Wow. This tale about a female firefighter's struggles both personally and professionally was simply amazing. Told almost in memoir format, the tale picks up when our narrator is at an awards gala to receive the highest honor her Department has to offer. When things go a bit awry, she heads thousands of miles away to help her sick mother and hide. Little does she know that in the process of doing both, she will find things are more complicated than she ever dared imagine - and find strength even she never knew she had. Firefighters try to stay outside of fires unless necessary, and tend not to stay in them longer than absolutely necessary to do the job. But this tale gives new life to the old Garth Brooks song, in all the best ways. Again, simply amazing.

Wow. I just finished reading it and it was amazing. I really loved it. It is the quality writing you can expect from Katherine Center and it is filled with life lessons as well. She’s definitely becoming one of my top authors. I can’t wait to see what she comes out with next.

This book has rom-com written all over it! And it just so happens I'm a sucker for them. I could not put this book down. It was so entertaining. Like all good stories it is about a person who is damaged and her journey to healing. If you're looking for something that is entertaining and pulls at the heartstrings then this is one you should read.

Katherine Center has another winner on her hands with Things You Save in a Fire! I loved How to Walk Away, my first time reading the author and just had to read this one when I saw it...I'm thrilled that it didn't disappoint!

Center's main character Cassie is a strong-willed, tough female who is doing what is considered traditionally a man's job--she's a firefighter and a good one! When her estranged mother's health begins to fail, she has to move from Texas to Boston to take care of her and when she does, she becomes part of a new fire station that she has to prove herself as its first female firefighter.

While this is also a romance, and Center does romance wonderfully, this is strong Women's Fiction that really has depth, breadth, and character that is lacking in many Women's Fiction novels. I think Center is a wonderful storyteller and really knows how to write about life's lessons in a touching and poignant way. It's a story about forgiveness, learning how to let go of the past, deal with past emotional traumas, and learning how to love--and I mean loving yourself too.

I found it touching, sweet, relatable in several ways (since I'm also estranged from my mother there was a life lesson in the book for me too!), and completely unputdownable! I guarantee once you start this book you'll be like me and read it long into the night to finish it! You'll smile, laugh, cry, and just feel all kinds of feels as you read this heartwarming treasure!

I loved Things You Save in a Fire and highly recommend it! It really shows what a phenomenal author Katherine Center is, and I can't wait until her next book! Five plus stars for this poignant, touching, brilliant read! Definitely put it on your TBR asap!

**Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC to read and review in exchange for my fair and honest review. **

As far as I’m concerned, Katherine Center can do no wrong. Things You Save in a Fire was “unputdownable.” I’ve never met a character of hers that I didn’t like, but I really loved Cassie. Center creates such relatable inspiring characters. I loved how tough Cassie was and how she used this as a tough outer shell. You had to love Owen, also know as the “rookie.” The several generation firefighter who would prefer to bake cookies. He helped Cassie to move beyond her toughness and really give people a chance. There was nothing I disliked about this book. Cassie and her story of forgiveness should be a lesson to us all. Bravo on this beautiful book!

Katherine Center is a new author to me and I plan to look for another of her books. The Things You Save in a Fire is a very interesting book that had me drawn into the story from the beginning. Cassie is a strong, caring , likable person, who is very suited to her job. She had a difficult childhood and Owen, a nice, caring man, a good friend is exactly what Cassie needs in her life. I enjoyed learning about the life of firefighters with their many challenges. What makes this story unique is a female trying to become part of a team in a male environment.

I recommend this book. Thank you for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!! I devoured this book in two days!!!!!!!! It is amazing!!!!!! It really hit home for me because my husband is a volunteer firefighter and captain of one of the stations in our hometown. This story has everything- love, amazing characters you fall in love with, drama, exciting fire calls, redemption, forgiveness, happiness, and best of all a lovely happy ending!!!! Cassie is a woman firefighter at the highlight of her career when she gets an unexpected phone call from the mom who abandoned her in her teens. She puts in a transfer so she can go take care of her estranged mother. At her new station she faces many challenges, one being the only woman firefighter in the department and the challenge of making up lost time with her mom and finding forgiveness. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for my honest review.

Loved this book so much!! Cassie is strong, independent and guarded. She built her walls up so high, but soon learns the power of forgiveness and acceptance that allows her to break them down and find to best version of herself.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

This book has my entire heart! The romance was perfect for this novel. I loved how fierce and strong the friendships and the main character were. The power of forgiveness shone throughout this novel like a bright beacon of hope. <3 Cassie's life felt so raw, real and unedited and it was refreshing throughout the novel. You were pulled in and felt each emotion with her.