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    Redemption or Burn
    Redemption or Burn
    Redemption or Burn
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    Redemption or Burn

    By Stephani Hecht

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    Max is determined to redeem his family name, even if he has to die to do it. Will the man he loves give Max a reason to live?

    Even though they were only fifteen at the time, Max and Dev were on the brink of falling for each other. Then Max's father, the fire chief, committed a shameful act after which he was forced out of the field and the state.

    Ten years later, Max is back and determined to redeem the family honour, no matter the cost. The last thing he expects to find out is that not only is Dev a part of Detroit Fire, but assigned to the same fire house as Max.

    Will Dev be able to convince Max that it's not worth dying to save the family name, or will Max make the ultimate sacrifice in order to right his father's sins?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPride Publishing
    Release dateFeb 4, 2013
    ISBN9781781842096
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      Redemption or Burn - Stephani Hecht

      A Total-E-Bound Publication

      www.total-e-bound.com

      Redemption or Burn

      ISBN # 978-1-78184-209-6

      ©Copyright Stephani Hecht 2013

      Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright January 2013

      Edited by Stacey Birkel

      Total-E-Bound Publishing

      This is a work of fiction. All characters, places and events are from the author’s imagination and should not be confused with fact. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, events or places is purely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form, whether by printing, photocopying, scanning or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher, Total-E-Bound Publishing.

      Applications should be addressed in the first instance, in writing, to Total-E-Bound Publishing. Unauthorised or restricted acts in relation to this publication may result in civil proceedings and/or criminal prosecution.

      The author and illustrator have asserted their respective rights under the Copyright Designs and Patents Acts 1988 (as amended) to be identified as the author of this book and illustrator of the artwork.

      Published in 2013 by Total-E-Bound Publishing, Think Tank, Ruston Way, Lincoln, LN6 7FL, United Kingdom.

      Warning:

      This book contains sexually explicit content which is only suitable for mature readers. This story has a heat rating of Total-e-burning and a sexometer of 2.

      This story contains 34 pages, additionally there is also a free excerpt at the end of the book containing 7 pages.

      REDEMPTION OR BURN

      Stephani Hecht

      Max is determined to redeem his family name, even if he has to die to do it. Will the man he loves give Max a reason to live?

      Even though they were only fifteen at the time, Max and Dev were on the brink of falling for each other. Then Max’s father, the fire chief, committed a shameful act after which he was forced out of the field and the state.

      Ten years later, Max is back and determined to redeem the family honour, no matter the cost. The last thing he expects to find out is that not only is Dev a part of Detroit Fire, but assigned to the same fire house as Max.

      Will Dev be able to convince Max that it’s not worth dying to save the family name, or will Max make the ultimate sacrifice in order to right his father’s sins?

      Dedication

      All the brave EMS workers, who put their lives on the line every single day,

      just so we can be protected.

      Trademarks Acknowledgement

      The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmark mentioned in this work of fiction:

      Facebook: Facebook, Inc.

      Chapter One

      Max walked up to the door of Detroit Fire’s Engine 49 and steeled himself to enter. Although it was cold as hell outside and his gear bag was already beginning to strain his back, he still found himself terrified of the reception he would get.

      He recalled the last time he’d been there. It’d been nearly ten years ago, when he was fifteen. As usual, his best friend Dev had been by his side. They were visiting their fathers, who had been on duty for a couple of days.

      That had been the hours before the ‘great disgrace’—the incident that made it so Dev’s father never came home, while Max’s father had come home with a ruined career.

      It had also been the one and only time Max had kissed Dev. Best friends since birth, Max had harboured a crush on Dev for years. So, when he’d found out that Dev liked him back, Max should have been elated. Instead he’d been shattered, because he’d known that he and Dev would never see each other again.

      Max shook off all those memories. He’d learnt long ago that it was a waste of time to dwell on what might have been. He had to deal with what the past had thrown his way and grow a thick skin. This was what he wanted to do for a living, and Max’d be dammed if he’d

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