When the island volcano erupts and buries neighborhoods, life gets very exciting for helicopter tour pilot, Keoni. His home is threatened by rapidly spreading lava, so he’s staying with his lifelong friend Steve. Keoni has never felt any chemistry between them before, but his feelings for Steve change as things turn deadly even in supposedly safe areas.<br><br>Keoni carries newsmen, cameramen, officials, politicians, and performs rescues on flight after flight. As his home is destroyed and more neighborhoods crumble, his emotions run high, and his feelings for Steve grow. But he screws things up between them as he leaves for his last flight of the day, maybe of his life. Could things get any worse?

Throwing Shadows at Fire

Steve just pointed to the bathroom. “You can borrow something of mine,” he said to her back. You could see the distaste even though she was looking the other way.


I blurted out, “We know you clean up well, but what the hell did you do all night to get so dirty? Go back out to get more film?”


“I hooked up, pardon the phrase, with some guy named Mick who was going back out, and, yes, I got some—terrific—film.” She had the grace to blush. Mick, huh…


Gordon—Jesus—ran his hands through his hair. “Well, I’m really Gordon Roderick. I’m a professor at Temple University in Pittsburgh. I took a yearlong sabbatical to see what it would be like if I lived like Jesus. There’s this book called The Year of Living Biblically, and I wanted to show everyone what it was really like, not just avoiding certain chairs and not eating shrimp or wearing mixed fabrics. It’s amazing! I guess I’d rather give it up early. It’s only been ten months, but I don’t want to die or go to jail either.”


Chapter 12