When the Sky Burned

A Tornado of Fire and Embezzlement Sweep through a Community Enjoy a series of 6 exciting novels featuring historic disasters that transformed landscapes and multiple lives. Whether by nature or by man, these disasters changed history and were a day to be remembered. Promising painter Mariah Randolph longs to have her canvases displayed in the world's best museums, and Hollis Stanford, the heir of a railroad tycoon, is her ticket to success. The railroad's bookkeeper, Jay Franklin, discovers discrepancies and is convinced that Hollis is stealing from the company. But any proof of his dirty dealings go up in smoke when fire utterly destroys the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, October 8, 1871. The fire leaves Mariah blind, but Jay befriends her and even helps her to start painting again. But a trip to Chicago to return Hollis's daughter to him could put both Mariah and Jay in more danger than even the fire that devastated the town and their lives. Also available in the A Day to Remember series:

When the Waters Came by Candice Sue Patterson

When the Flames Ravaged by Rhonda Dragomir

When Hope Sank by Denise Weimer

When the Mountain Crumbled by Angela K. Couch

When the Avalanche Roared by Lauralee Bliss