Guest Blog: Keira Kroft: Christmas Heroes

I could talk about the many beautiful Christmas’s I have spent with my family. I could tell you how my daughter’s face lights up when she opens her presents on Christmas Eve. I could mention the golden turkey falling of the bone, the laced eggnog and the decadent pie. But I think we should talk about some of America’s greatest and bravest—Firefighters.

Let’s face it; the pay is not good. People aren’t always nice or them or even grateful. Yet they choose to put their lives on the line every day. Some give up their holidays while others pay the ultimate price.

Here is a story of firefighters that went beyond the call of duty:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Fruitridge firefighters rushed to the rescue of an elderly woman hurt while she was putting up her Christmas decorations on Sunday.


Margie Hinkle, 83, was assisting her husband, George, in hanging the Christmas lights on their home when she tripped and fell down.


The Hinkles were stringing the last set of lights when the accident occurred.


Firefighters from station 56 arrived to assist Margie, and they went beyond the call of duty by helping George hang the rest of their lights.


The Hinkles thanked the firefighters with cookies and other goodies Monday for assisting her and for helping her husband finish putting up the Christmas lights.


Margie is a two-time cancer survivor and said she will be more careful in the future but will not stop being independent.


This story touched my heart. Beautiful stories such as these are what make the season bright.

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Being together becomes more than they bargained for when their desire for each other becomes a matter of life and death….

BIO:
Keira Kroft has been and done many things in her life. She went to paramedic school and received a degree in vet assistance. She has also been a secretary and a bartender. Nothing seemed to fit except her insatiable lust for brooding “hotties”, romance, and the written word.

These days she can be found writing novels with the help of her furry friends, Scamper, and Sawyer. Sawyer helps by sitting on the keyboard while Scamper tries to steal Keira’s food. She spends the rest of her time helping her husband manage their two businesses, along with being the administrator for a website she started that aids new and unpublished authors.

Just like the banner says I will give a portion of my proceeds from each and every copy, to the Animal Welfare League.

For more on Keira’s hottie’s and the shenanigans of her whiskered assistants check out http://www.keirakroft.com or http://www.keirakroft66.blogspot.com

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