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Caleb is a hero – a hero, that is, to everyone but his wife.

What has happened lately? Things were so great! When did things start
to change? Now his wife wants out – "fine" he thinks. I'll give her
out!! He seems to be the only one doing anything in this marriage
anyway. He never gets any respect from his wife. Doesn't she see all
he pays for and does in their marriage? She just doesn't get it!!
Caleb's thoughts begin to turn to divorce.

When Caleb tells his father that he has been thinking of a divorce,
his father asks him to hold off on the divorce for 40 days. His dad
says that there is a book that he wants Caleb to read -- and follow
what it tells him to do. Out of respect for his father, he honors this
request. The book arrives in the mail – the front cover reads "LOVE
DARE". Caleb starts to read this book "Man, can dad be serious? Why
does he have to do this?" Caleb starts out doing this dare
half-heartedly. He does what he can to get by!! He skips over all
the scripture verses (that's his dad's thing not his), but he does the
practical things mentioned in the book -- nothing more.

Caleb and Katherine get into a huge fight one day. She definitely
wants out and after the fight he is willing to let her go. This "Love
Dare" thing is a joke. He calls his father and informs him that the
dare is off. His father asks if he could just talk to him before he
makes up his mind about anything. Caleb agrees. Caleb's father shares
with him how life can be challenging and how he almost gave up on his
marriage too! Caleb is surprised, but then again knowing his mother,
he
isn't. The discussion goes ok until his father starts talking about
his relationship with Jesus. Caleb didn't need a crutch – he didn't
need any help -- thank you very much!! But in a scary way, his father
was starting to make sense. Caleb agrees that the choices he's made
in life have gotten him this far,but it wasn't pretty to look at. What
to do?? This was really tough stuff!

The author, Eric Wilson, had his work cut out for him when he turned
the movie "Fire Proof" into a book. It is a powerful story.
Although I had seen the movie
two times before reading the book, it did not spoil the experience for
me; it actually filled in the missing pieces the movie didn't cover.
The book helped answer the questions I had in my mind while watching
the movie. Questions like: How did Catherine and Caleb meet? What was
their marriage like before it went bad? It kind of eludes to why
their marriage was very strained in the movie, but what did Caleb
really think about what he was doing on the internet? How did
Catherine feel about it all? Who was Gavin? This book also includes
pictures from the movie, information on the making of the movie, and
a great letter from Stephen Kendrick about his experience with "Fire
Proof" from his point of view. This book has it all -- it even
includes discussion questions for your book club meeting.

This book takes the movie a little deeper for you with the action,
funny scenes and romance. Eric Wilson does a great job of telling the
rest of the story that the movie didn't have time to tell. I enjoyed
the book so much, I was compelled to do a search for other books that
Eric Wilson has written. Eric has written other novelizations' such
as "Fly Wheel" and "Facing the Giants". Some of his other books
include "Dark to Mortal Eyes", "Expriration Date" and his newest book
"Field of Blood". You'll definitely want to check them out! In Eric's
other books, he is not limited creatively and really comes alive in
his story telling – you definitely won't be disappointed -- I know I
wasn't!!!.


Nora St. Laurent – Book Club Servant Leader
www.psalm516.blogspot.com

Very enjoyable book. Couldn't put it down, read it in one night. If you have not read this book then you need to add this to your "Must Read" list.

I absolutely LOVED Fireproof! I picked it up one night on my way to bed, and could not put it down! I really enjoyed the way the situations were written from real-life. I could picture almost all of the events taking place in my house. WELL DONE!

Story of a couple's struggles to find common ground in an ever changing world. This story explains one couple's 40-day journey into rediscovering the love between them and making their marriage bond better and closer than before by truly seeking God's will in their lives.

I love this book and would recomend it to anyone!

Really good book. More is in the book than the movie, which makes it a fun read even after seeing the movie first. An easy, fun read.