"Smoldering Ashes Of Paradise" is the sequel to "Phoenix Rising From the Ashes." It takes the reader on the continued journey of transformation. It is a poignant story of how the author and other victims cope with catastrophe. All of us, at one time or another face daunting challenges in our lives, and it is how we meet them that determines our ability to be transformed by them. The Paradise Fire is remembered as a catastrophe that destroyed an entire town, but as survivors, we must not remember the fire as destroying us.