At first, we don’t know who set the fire that’s threatening Nelson, Ben, and Elizabeth’s house. What does this mystery reveal about the characters?
Mindy evolves in this story from a shrinking violet to a strong character intent on defending her children. She also might have caused some issues in her own marriage in the process. What do you think the future holds for her?
Elizabeth never had a sexual affair with her coworker Andy, but they did seem to have a deep emotional connection. Do you think someone can have an emotional affair? If so, is this as bad, or worse, than a physical one?
As you were reading the novel, did you hope that Ben and Elizabeth would reconcile by the end? Why or why not?
About the Author
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Catherine McKenzie is the bestselling author of Spin, Arranged, and Forgotten and the novella Spun. Her novel Hidden became a #1 Amazon bestseller and a Digital Book World bestseller. A graduate of McGill University with degrees in history and law, she lives and practices law in Montreal.
Visit her online at catherinemckenzie.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/catherinemckenzieauthor, and on Twitter at @cemckenzie1.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
PROLOGUE Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
DAY ONE
CHAPTER 1 Houseguests
CHAPTER 2 Ring of Fire
COOPER BASIN FIRE
CHAPTER 3 Rise and Shine
CHAPTER 4 Private Eye
CHAPTER 5 You Take Sugar with That?
CHAPTER 6 Point of Origin
CHAPTER 7 The Blame Game
CHAPTER 8 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
CHAPTER 9 How a House Became a Home
DAY TWO
CHAPTER 10 To-Do
CHAPTER 11 Root Causes
CHAPTER 12 Threads
CHAPTER 13 There’s Going to Be a Change of Plans
CHAPTER 14 Accusations
CHAPTER 15 Packed
DAY THREE
CHAPTER 16 Take Cover
COOPER BASIN FIRE
CHAPTER 17 Bombed
CHAPTER 18 I Know What You Did
CHAPTER 20 Back to School
CHAPTER 21 The Good Son
CHAPTER 22 Trust Issues
CHAPTER 23 The Fitting Room
DAY FOUR
CHAPTER 24 Flash in the Pan
CHAPTER 25 Fight Fire with Fire
CHAPTER 26 Alarm Bells
CHAPTER 27 You Can Bank on It
CHAPTER 28 Interrogation Two
CHAPTER 29 Pressure Cooker
DAY FIVE
COOPER BASIN FIRE
CHAPTER 30 Survival
CHAPTER 31 Don’t Fence Me In
CHAPTER 32 Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key
CHAPTER 33 Outside Your Body
CHAPTER 34 Surveillance
CHAPTER 35 Mirror Ball
DAY SIX
CHAPTER 36 All Through the Night
CHAPTER 37 Puddle of Grace
CHAPTER 38 Pieces of Me
CHAPTER 39 Block Party
CHAPTER 40 I Know What You Did
CHAPTER 41 Flaws in the System
CHAPTER 42 Corralled
CHAPTER 43 The Smell of Rain
Acknowledgments
Reading Group Guide for Smoke
About the Author