We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

The First Time at Firelight Falls
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Series:
Hellcat Canyon volume 4.
Published:
HarperCollins 2018
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
From a RITA award winner, "[a] school principal with a Navy SEAL body woos a down-to-earth florist" in a story that "evokes Nora Roberts' early Americana" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Single mom Eden Harwood has a lively daughter, a blooming business—and a juicy secret she's hung on to for ten years. She doesn't mind a bit that there's no room for romance in her whirlwind life . . . until six-foot-infinity, smoldery-eyed, bass-voiced Gabe Caldera reminds her of what she might be missing.
The principal of Hellcat Elementary is usually knee-deep in fawning PTA moms, but Gabe only has eyes for the fiery, funny, skittish redhead who barely knows he's alive. But this ex-Navy SEAL never fails to get what he wants. And what he wants is to fan those sparks between him and Eden into the kind of bonfire you can see two counties away.
The passion is explosive . . . and the tenderness has them thinking about forever. But when Eden's past waltzes into town for a reckoning, her secret blows them apart. Still, Gabe will never back down from a fight . . . especially if the ultimate prize is Eden's heart.
"Julie Anne Long's writing glows with emotional intensity." —New York Times Bestselling Author Jayne Anne Krentz
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
05/29/2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062672919
ASIN:
B071NZHG5P
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Julie Anne Long. (2018). The First Time at Firelight Falls. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Julie Anne Long. 2018. The First Time At Firelight Falls. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Julie Anne Long, The First Time At Firelight Falls. HarperCollins, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Julie Anne Long. The First Time At Firelight Falls. HarperCollins, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection11
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
a2e19a77-b7ab-c307-7bc7-fcff312c7d00
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 19:49:35
Date Updated:
Oct 05, 2023 18:02:22
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 24, 2024 11:28:28
Last Metadata Change:
Jan 07, 2024 11:15:44
Last Availability Check:
Mar 24, 2024 11:28:30
Last Availability Change:
Dec 13, 2023 16:10:44
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 28, 2024 02:11:39

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062672919
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B071NZHG5P
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062672919
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780062672902
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Julie Anne Long
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The First Time at Firelight Falls
seriesId
1645101
dateAdded
2018-05-25T03:06:05.98Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=141&titleID=3462172
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
First Time at Firelight Falls
crossRefId
3462172
series
The Hellcat Canyon Novels
id
648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028
starRating
3.6

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: TheFirstTimeatFireli_9780062672919_3462172
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 2237306
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062672919
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 1
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 9/22/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=648393f1-a2fb-4774-8efd-7f09354b6028&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheFirstTimeatFireli_3462172
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B071NZHG5P
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 9/22/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=648393f1-a2fb-4774-8efd-7f09354b6028&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheFirstTimeatFireli_9780062672919_3462172
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 2060898
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062672919
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 9/22/2023
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=648393f1-a2fb-4774-8efd-7f09354b6028&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Long, Julie Anne
      • bioText:

        USA Today bestselling author and Rita® Award winner Julie Anne Long's books have been translated into eighteen languages, nominated for numerous awards, and have appeared on dozens of "Best of" lists. NPR named her Pennyroyal Green series as one of the Top 100 romance series of all time. She currently lives in Northern California.

      • name: Julie Anne Long
imprint
Avon
publishDate
2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The First Time at Firelight Falls
fullDescription
From a RITA award winner, "[a] school principal with a Navy SEAL body woos a down-to-earth florist" in a story that "evokes Nora Roberts' early Americana" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Single mom Eden Harwood has a lively daughter, a blooming business—and a juicy secret she's hung on to for ten years. She doesn't mind a bit that there's no room for romance in her whirlwind life . . . until six-foot-infinity, smoldery-eyed, bass-voiced Gabe Caldera reminds her of what she might be missing.
The principal of Hellcat Elementary is usually knee-deep in fawning PTA moms, but Gabe only has eyes for the fiery, funny, skittish redhead who barely knows he's alive. But this ex-Navy SEAL never fails to get what he wants. And what he wants is to fan those sparks between him and Eden into the kind of bonfire you can see two counties away.
The passion is explosive . . . and the tenderness has them thinking about forever. But when Eden's past waltzes into town for a reckoning, her secret blows them apart. Still, Gabe will never back down from a fight . . . especially if the ultimate prize is Eden's heart.
"Julie Anne Long's writing glows with emotional intensity." —New York Times Bestselling Author Jayne Anne Krentz
seriesId
1645101
reviews
      • premium: True
      • source: Publisher's Weekly
      • content:

        February 19, 2018
        In the sexy fourth California-set Hellcat Canyon contemporary (after Dirty Dancing at Devil’s Leap), Long introduces her hottest hero so far: clever, handsome Gabe Caldera, principal of Hellcat Canyon Elementary and former Navy SEAL. Florist Eden Harwood keeps everything close to her chest, including the identity of her 10-year-old daughter’s father, but her attraction to Gabe, and his to her, grow impossible to hide. She initiates a series of secretive sexual encounters with him, but the intensity of their passion unfortunately disguises the confusing magnitude of their true feelings. Their shaky balance is compromised when someone from Eden’s youth arrives unexpectedly in Hellcat Canyon, and she must deal with her own past actions, plus swiftly multiplying consequences, by building an honest and solid relationship with Gabe. Vivacious banter and rich rapport among the secondary characters invigorate this enchanting, fun, and realistic series. Agent: Steve Axelrod, Axelrod Agency.

      • premium: True
      • source: Kirkus
      • content:

        Starred review from April 1, 2018
        An elementary school principal with a Navy SEAL body woos a down-to-earth florist who realizes romance is worth fighting for.Eden Harwood is too busy being a single mom to her 10-year-old and managing her thriving business to go on a date. Veteran Gabe Caldera really wants to change her mind. But when do two adults with too many obligations find the time to explore the possibility that they might be perfect for each other? It may have to be in the parking lot of the school where Gabe is the principal, or his office, or on a soccer field, or in a car in a secluded spot off the road. Long (Dirty Dancing at Devil's Leap, 2017, etc.) sets up a playful courtship between her protagonists, with every rushed conversation ending on a cliffhanger that they pick up the next time they cross paths. She's also skilled at ratcheting up the sexual tension alongside the emotional connections that the two build through their repartee, which may make the reader nostalgic for a time before everyone filled out online dating profiles. The charm of the novel also comes from the fact that its setting has been fleshed out over several books, and the cast of characters in the town has expanded and deepened, echoing the author's Pennyroyal Green historical romance series. The novel varies its tone well in the first half, mixing comic dialogue with hints of Gabe's and Eden's secret depths. Though it succumbs a little to melodrama in the second half, when Eden's past comes back to town, the overall impression is of lightness and hope. This blend of sweetness and conflict evokes Nora Roberts' early Americana.The fourth novel in the Hellcat Canyon series highlights Long's deftness at staging small-town romance.

        COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

      • premium: True
      • source: Booklist
      • content:

        Starred review from May 15, 2018
        There were days when Gabe Caldera actually believed being a Navy SEAL was easier than being an elementary-school principal. On the other hand, not once in Gabe's career in the U.S. Navy did he ever encounter a woman quite like Eden Harwood. For 10 years, Eden has divided her time solely between taking care of her daughter, Annelise, and growing her florist business, all without once revealing, much to the chagrin of every gossip in town, who Annelise's father is. Eden has been perfectly content living her life in a sex-free zone until just one meeting with Gabe has her rethinking her self-imposed ban on romance. But before things get really hot between them, Eden's past, in the form of Annelise's father, comes knocking at her door. Romance readers who crave levity-laced love stories can't afford to miss RITA Award-winning Long's latest deliciously fun contemporary romance, the fourth in her Hellcat Canyon series. Between the novel's brilliantly etched characters, the cleverly conceived small-town setting, the bone-melting sensuality, and the wit-infused writing, romance readers will find themselves happily succumbing to Long's numerous literary charms.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

      • premium: True
      • source: Library Journal
      • content:

        Starred review from June 15, 2018

        With a ten-year-old daughter and a thriving flower shop, single mom Eden Harwood doesn't need a man in her life--and for years she's managed to keep the local bachelors at bay. But elementary school principal and ex-Navy SEAL Gabe Caldera is not so easily dissuaded, and Eden, as determined as she is to avoid a relationship, can't deny the pull between them. Propriety wars with passion as they come to terms with their feelings, only to have their budding relationship threatened when Eden's past--and her daughter's father--come to town. Appealing protagonists are complemented by an exceptional cast of old and new characters (an overly critical helicopter mom and a precocious ten-year-old are especially pleasing), bringing the quirky town to life. VERDICT Sweet, sexy, flirty, and upbeat, Long's latest Hellcat romp is undiluted fun and as refreshing as a California breeze. A great summertime read. Long (Dirty Dancing at Devil's Leap) lives in Northern California.

        Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

popularity
623
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/648393f1-a2fb-4774-8efd-7f09354b6028/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
648393f1-a2fb-4774-8efd-7f09354b6028
starRating
3.6
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{648393F1-A2FB-4774-8EFD-7F09354B6028}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Literature
      • value: Romance
      • value: Humor (Fiction)
publishDateText
05/29/2018
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780062672902
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
From a RITA award winner, "[a] school principal with a Navy SEAL body woos a down-to-earth florist" in a story that "evokes Nora Roberts' early Americana" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Single mom Eden Harwood has a lively daughter, a blooming business—and a juicy secret she's hung on to for ten years. She doesn't mind a bit that there's no room for romance in her whirlwind life . . . until six-foot-infinity, smoldery-eyed, bass-voiced Gabe Caldera reminds her of what she might be missing.
The principal of Hellcat Elementary is usually knee-deep in fawning PTA moms, but Gabe only has eyes for the fiery, funny, skittish redhead who barely knows he's alive. But this ex-Navy SEAL never fails to get what he wants. And what he wants is to fan those sparks between him and Eden into the kind of bonfire you can see two counties away.
The passion is explosive . . . and the tenderness has them thinking about forever. But when Eden's past waltzes into town for a...
sortTitle
First Time at Firelight Falls
crossRefId
3462172
series
The Hellcat Canyon Novels
publisher
HarperCollins
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC027020
      • description: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
      • code: FIC027250
      • description: Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
      • code: FIC044000
      • description: Fiction / Contemporary Women