She's returned home to face her past. Now a long-buried secret threatens her future.

After a brush with death due to equipment failure, smokejumper Alexia Allen is ordered to take time off while the incident is under investigation. She makes a last-minute decision to recuperate at her mother's home and attend her high school reunion. Yet trouble seems to be following her, and within hours of arriving home she is confronted with murder, arson--and a handsome detective.

But the conflicts ahead are nothing compared to the ghosts of her past. As she struggles to accept and forgive her family's past, she must also decide if the secret she's been guarding for the last ten years must finally come to light.


"When the Smoke Clears is a story about reconnecting with friends, facing the past, and falling in love--with a bit of murder along the way. I highly recommend my friend Lynette's stories and I love this book. It will keep you guessing until the very end."--Dee Henderson, bestselling author