Dangerous Professions

The unique smell of gunpowder hung in the still air of the room bringing back an instant girlhood memory. She could taste as well as smell it. She remembered a Fourth of July evening years ago, sitting in the bleachers with her little friend Rebecca Slater, close to the ramp where the fireworks were being sent off. It both frightened and fascinated her. This time it was not a pleasant experience.

Shannon Racette is forced to lead a double life, working in two dangerous professions, and she m...