Sign-In
Cart
Where The Smoke Rises
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 28 2026
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Johnny Mercer knows what it means to fall from the sky-and what it costs to survive.
A former Army airborne soldier, Johnny, returned from combat missing half of his right leg and carrying wounds no prosthesis could repair. When his marriage falls apart and civilian life offers no escape from the memories, he finds purpose in the one place where his mind becomes quiet: above a wildfire, waiting to jump.
When an out-of-control blaze threatens three stranded civilians, Johnny and his smokejumping crew descend into unforgiving terrain. Their rescue is only the beginning. As the fire grows more dangerous and a fellow jumper becomes trapped behind the flames, Johnny faces an impossible choice: remain safely in command or risk everything to bring one of his own home.
But courage alone cannot heal every wound.
As Johnny confronts new injuries and the trauma he has spent years outrunning, an unexpected call brings Emily-the wife who never stopped loving him-back into his life. This time, Johnny must decide whether he can lower his defenses, accept help, and discover a new way to serve without sacrificing himself.
Where the Smoke Rises is a gripping story of courage, brotherhood, trauma, and second chances. It is the journey of a wounded warrior learning that survival is only the beginning-and that even after the fiercest fire, something worth saving can remain.
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World
Cahn, Jonathan
Hardcover