"9/11 was an event that changed lives, even thousands of miles away. Only a master storyteller like Loree Lough could forge a book that captures the internal turmoil such an event creates inside a person. Her characters allow us to re-explore what happened ten years ago ... and examine our feelings, perhaps like never before." - Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, Founder, Christ 4responders and Chaplain, Katy, Texas Fire & EMS

"In From Ashes to Honor, talented author Loree Lough puts us in the minds of first responders who courageously met the threat to our nation on 9/11. It's a believable, gritty, and sometimes humorous story that captures the haunting echoes of the horrific attacks." - Dean Eckmann, F-16 Flight Lead, 119th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1 Alert Site, Langley Air Force Base, NORAD first responder to Washington, DC on 9/11

"One of my favorite things about Loree Lough's books is that she really gets that God weaves the tapestry of our lives with many thin threads, and that each has a purpose. The characters in From Ashes to Honor are perfect examples of lives drawn together across many miles by one fragile and unseen connection. Lough's masterful tale draws the reader in by grit of pure emotion and compelling storytelling. Highly recommended!" - Sandra D. Bricker, award-winning author The Big 5-OH!

"September 11th is a date forever branded onto the minds and hearts of Americans ... especially the courageous first responders who risked-and in some case, gave-their lives to save others. In From Ashes to Honor, best-selling author Loree Lough weaves a deeply honest and heartrending portrayal of the after-effects of the tragedy. As always, she has masterfully woven together a powerful storyline, believable characters, and 'You are there' descriptions of the disaster, and artfully balanced each with knee-slapping humor, and beautiful images of the Chesapeake, DC, and New York. No wonder Loree's stories have earned hundreds of awards!" - Lynn Spencer, author of Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama that Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

"Loree Lough has always been a wonderful storyteller in her colorful and entertaining novels, and in From Ashes to Honor she goes even deeper, weaving a poignant story from the nightmarish September day that changed our world forever. Her tale of a New York City cop and an Arab-descended police psychiatrist-survivors of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center-is a thought-provoking and relevant look at where we've been, and, in many ways, where we still are. It's a fine book." - Chris Dickerson, Hollywood screenwriter [Outlaws, starring Michael Madsen, Jeff Fahey, and William Forsythe], playwright [Deadline and To Bury Caesar], poet [Crossing the Frontier] and novelist [I Only Want to Be with You]

"From Ashes to Honor is a moving, creative tribute to those who make a difference. We know the events; now we can get to know some original characters within those events as they experience--and re-experience--some of the most dramatic days of our lives. Loree Lough does an inspired job of helping us all to remember what is important in life." - Chris Epting, author of the acclaimed "Pop Culture Landmarks" series, voice-over spokesman, founder of Surf City Advertising.

"The terror attacks of 9/11 changed history and the lives of every American, and it took a powerful storyteller like Loree Lough to craft this important, moving story that puts each one of us in touch with our own memories of that tragic date." - Mark Beachy, award-winning playwright, TV & stage actor in the U.S. & abroad, publisher of Maryland Theatre Guide