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Description edit
Rachel O'Malley works disasters for a living. Her specialty is helping children through trauma. For years Rachel has touched grief as she helps others through it, but now grief is something very personal -- she is losing her own sister to cancer. Helping the other O'Malleys through the crisis... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rachel O'Malley: Rachel O'Malley is a trauma psychologist and one of seven siblings in the O'Malley family. Also called Rae.
- Cole Parker: a former firefighter captain, now an arson investigator. Interested in Rachel.
- Jennifer O'Malley: one of the O'Malley siblings; a pediatrician; she finds out she has cancer and is dying
- Adam Noles: Tim's friend; Ann Noles' son; a survivor of the flood; middle school age.
- Lisa O'Malley: one of the O'Malley siblings; a forensic pathologist
- Kate O"Malley: one of the O'Malley siblings; a hostage negotiator; Dave Richman's fiance
- Stephen O'Malley: one of the O'Malley siblings, an EMT and paramedic. The only member of the family who has not accepted Christ. Appears to be interested in Ann Noles and her family.
- Jack O'Malley: one of the O'Malley siblings, a firefighter. Has a yellow smiley face on the back of his fireman's coat.
- Marcus O'Malley: the eldest O'Malley sibling; a US Marshall
- Marissa Collins: A high school junior who is involved in music competitions. She lost a leg in a car accident and is a client of Rachel's.
- Greg Sanford: A boy who has asked Marissa to the prom. He's planning to go to the Air Force Academy and wants to become a pilot like his dad. Works in an ice cream shop.
- Tim Sanford: Adam's friend; brother of Greg and Clare.
- Ann Noles: Adam and Nathan's mom; works as a dispatcher.
- Tom: Jennifer's husband and fellow pediatrician
- Nathan Noles: Adam's brother; Ann's son. Three years old.
- Mark Rice: Carol and Brian's son, lives with his father, history of setting fires.
- Gage Collier: one of Rachel's friends; a newspaper reporter whose wife and unborn child were killed in a fire
- Carol Iles: a murder victim; ex-wife of Brian and mother of Mark.
- Dave Richman: FBI agent; Kate's fiance
- Brad Wilson: A detective in charge of a murder crime scene being worked by Lisa.
- Shari: Marcus' fiance
- Quinn Diamond: Lisa's fiance; Marcus' partner
- Hank: Cole's dog
- Sandy Sanford: Mother of Greg, Tim and Clare and wife to Peter
- Clare Sanford: Tim and Greg's little sister; Marissa sometimes babysits her.
- Nora: A rescue worker who is helping evacuate people due to the flood.
- Brian Rice: Carol Iles ex-husband; father of Mark.
- Amy Dartman: Carol's friend; is present at the time of Carol's murder.
- Peter Sanford: A commercial pilot. Husband to Sandy and father to Greg, Tim and Clare.
- Janie: Marissa's friend; makes jewelry.
- Kelly: A young girl that Rachel meets on the plane flight home from Washington D.C. Kelly and her family are visiting Kelly's grandparents in Chicago, IL.
- Tabitha Collier: Gage Collier's pregnant wife who died in a fire; Rachel's friend
- Mrs. Sands: a woman who was evacuated in the flood
- Cassie Ellis: Jack's fiance; was badly burned in a nursing home fire.
- Kim: A student shot in the side during a school shooting.
- Sara Walsh Black: Dave Richman's Sister; an author
- Rusty Vale: An eight year old with a history of setting fires.
- Adam Black: Sara's husband, former NFL star.
Quotes edit
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“"Or is my desire to have a balanced scale part of my own habit of trying to stay safe in a relationship? To ensure that I am needed and not going to be abandoned?"”
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“"Rachel didn't take major risks in relationships; she inched her way to find out if the ground was safe before stepping forward."”
Cole Parker
Setting & Locations edit
- Chicago: Where Rachel and several other of the O'Malleys live and work.
- Trevor House: The orphanage where all seven of the O'Malleys lived and met and decided to become a family.
- Washington D.C.: Nation's capital, near where Marcus O'Malley works and where Jennifer is having medical treatment. Rachel has an additional apartment here.
- Johns Hopkins Hospital: Where Jennifer is receiving medical treatment.
- Illinois Beach State Park: Where Cole and Rachel go to watch a storm and let her decompress after her trip to visit Jennifer. On the shores of Lake Michigan
Organizations edit
- Presidential Commission on School Violence: Rachel O'Malley is a part of the committee.
- US Federal Marshals: Employer of Marcus O'Malley.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Employer of Dave Richman.
First Sentence edit
Carol Iles pulled on tennis shoes to replace the heels she'd worn at work and tossed her shoes down the hall toward her bedroom.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapter 1 - 40
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 8 in O'Malley Family. (standard series)
Preceded by The Protector, and followed by The Rescuer.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dee Henderson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Multnomah
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0739426362
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Multnomah
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0739426362
Page Count: 320
Awards edit
- Christy Award (Finalist, 2003: Romance)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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