Swoon: Cute Firefighter Writes Romance Novel

One Queens FDNY lieutenant is doing something more than posing for calendars and, you know, saving lives; 38-year-old Terry Brody just wrote a romance novel (get a taste of it here)! The Daily News reports singer Shakira was his muse, as he got the idea for the plot when her video popped up on the firehouse television in 2003. Yesterday he was handing out copies in Times Square, and told the paper, "It's a romantic comedy about an NYC firefighter and a pop star and they meet after he saves her life in a fire," and is titled Rescuing Madison. Before you get your hopes up, ladies, this one is married with a kid—but that doesn't mean you can't make up your own romance novel about an FDNY lieutenant/author sweeping you off your feet! Meanwhile, back at the firehouse, Brody says of his fellow firemen, "They break my chops left and right. It's a book for teenage girls for the most part. They say, 'It really brought out the teenage girl inside of me."

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on August 6, 2009 12:30 PM

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nice job

"What did you say?" Madison asks again, as she fixes herself up.

Just then Captain Jack and Frank slide the pole and get to the truck.

I run in and immediately notice Madison and her disheveled, look and think, "Damn,

I’m jealous – and relieved John isn’t gay."

"Excuse us, I hope we didn't interrupt anything," Frank says, suspicious.

John and Madison shake their heads and lie in unison, "No, of course not."

I place my foot into my boot and encounter an obstruction. I pull my foot out, reach in

the boot and retrieve a bra. With a smirk on my face, I politely hand Madison the bra.

masterful writing, folks!

hotstepper

"It really brought out the teenage girl inside of me."

quote of the freaking year!

Jen Chung

Yeah, I love that too.

KiljoyWasHere

Those snippets from the book are masterful.

But who is the narrator??

ides_of_march

The other firefighters are teasing the heck out of him but no doubt thinking, damn why didn't I think of it? especially if he makes a lot of money.

Colochita

Oh my goodness, I have such a teeth-grinding aversion to the whole “Gerunding Noun” (Judging Amy-Chasing Amy-Guarding Tess-Saving Private Ryan-Losing Isaiah-Finding Forrester-Finding Nemo) naming style that I can’t even stand it.

Best of luck to the guy though. Writing a book is hard.

chuzzlewit

one tiny romantic brick added to the grand edifice of the cultural capitol of the world. that's nice. anything really can happen in new york.