Okay, I know I have my issues with Nora Roberts, but I really enjoyed this latest of her suspense novels. This is a book that even non-fans would probably enjoy.
Rowan Tripp - that's a chick - is a veteran Montana smoke-jumper, the daughter of legendary jumper Iron Man Tripp and a tough broad. Gulliver (Gull) Curry is a rookie jumper who catches Rowan's attention with his looks, ability, and charm. The fire season finds them dealing with not only fires, but a couple of murders, possible sabotage, and their burgeoning romance.
The murder mystery was okay - but I had a pretty good bead on who the murderer was pretty early on. The romance is great - these are two very likeable characters who aren't really like Roberts' other protagonists, particularly Rowan. And although some of the reviews thought Roberts went too deep into the fire-jumping stuff, I actually found that most enjoyable. Roberts obviously did a lot of research - and it would have been nice if she'd acknowledged who helped her (there wasn't anything in the Nook version) - and she really seemed to capture the experience of being a member of the elite "Zulie" smoke-jumpers.
This was a really enjoyable read - best Nora Roberts in a while.
Chasing Fire
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