The Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

This story revolves around a bad-ass female firefighter named Cassie. When the book opens, Cassie is receiving an award for bravery and heroism, but winds up in a situation that causes her to relocate to another town, to another fire station, one not quite as hip as her fire station in Austin. She moves across country to a suburb of Boston, to help her out her estranged mother, and start over at this new fire station. The move proves quite challenging for Cassie as she struggles being in the same house with her mother, who she resents for leaving her on her 16th birthday, as well as struggles with the "old boy's club" of her new fire station. 

This book was a 4 star read for me. I flew through it and enjoyed it so much. It evolved into so many different things. I thought it was about just the experience of being a female firefighter and the misogyny that might present. Then I thought it was just about Cassie's relationship with her mother. Then I thought it was about the mystery of who was sabotaging her at the fire station. Then I thought it was about love and romance. I realized, it was bits of all of these things wrapped in a contemporary story that also addressed themes of forgiveness. 

If you want a bad-ass strong female lead, and enjoy contemporary, you'll enjoy this book! I highly recommend it!