Through the Fire (28 page)
Authors: Shawn Grady
To my dad—for your love of reading and for teaching me about the stars.
To Dwayne—for your abundance of creativity I witnessed growing up.
To Colleen—for telling me stories when we’d do the dishes.
To Tom—for supporting my decision to go into the fire service and calling it a “noble profession.”
To Ryan—for all the summertime memories.
To Barry and Gini—for loving literature and supporting me from the start.
To Bruce and Anna—for your encouraging support.
To Warren and Virginia—for being constant advocates.
To my multi-talented nieces and nephews—Joshua and Jeremiah; David, Rachel, and Shannon; Bethany, Christopher, Michaela, and Natalie.
To Dave Long—for seeing my potential as a writer.
To Karen Schurrer—for your respectful and skilled red pen.
To Paul Higdon—for a fantastic cover.
To the marketing team at Bethany House Publishers—for all your hard work and promotion.
To the whole staff at BHP—I count myself fortunate to work with such a great house.
To Jim Bell—because every Luke needs an Obi-Wan.
To Mike Berrier—one of the finest writers I know.
To Katie Cushman—for continuing to shine your God-given talent.
To Randy Ingermanson—for paving new avenues in Christian fiction.
To Sharon Hinck—for your sunny encouragement and excellence of craft.
To Amy Wallace—for your advocacy and professional example.
To Janet Grant—for being the first faculty I ever ate lunch with at Mount Hermon, and for lifting my spirits with a generous award.
To Karen Ball—for counseling me to reach deep and write what compels a fireman to enter a burning building.
To Julee Schwarzburg—for believing in me early on.
To my brothers and sisters of the Reno Firefighters’ IAFF Local 731—for your fervent support.
To the City of Reno Fire Department.
To Mike Knapp—for being the rock of C-shift downtown.
To Chaplain Steve Arvin—for your labor of love.
To Ken McLellan—for championing the book.
To the City of Reno and Artown.
To Christine Kellie and the Sundance Bookstore—for hosting the book launch.
To Jonathan Bascom and Dreamer’s Coffeehouse downtown.
To the Galena Junction Starbucks baristas.
To the staff of the Washoe County Library, South Valleys branch.
To Dave Talbot and Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
To Kelli Standish and the PulsePoint Design team.
To Mr. Roberts from New Haven Middle School in Union City—for encouraging me in the Young Author’s Fair.
To my English teachers from James Logan High School—you are much appreciated.
To Dr. Vince Pieranunzi from Point Loma Nazarene University—for the autobiography assignment.
To Pastor Steve Hadley—for your gifted teaching and for being a constant advocate.
To Pastor Tom Tompkins—for your guidance and blessing on our marriage.
To our Bible study group—for your excitement and encouragement.
To all my friends, pastors, teachers, and mentors, and to those not mentioned who also held the conviction of things not seen—
Thank you.
SHAWN GRADY has served for more than a decade as a firefighter and paramedic in Reno, Nevada. The line of duty has taken him from high-rise fires in the city to the burning heavy timber of the eastern Sierras. He lives with his wife and three children in Reno. This is his debut novel.
Visit his Web site at
www.shawngradybooks.com
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