Little else in life is as dangerous as fire jumping. Flying
past towering pillars of smoke, parachuting down to the edge of an
all-consuming blaze, shovelling and sawing for hours upon hours, days at a time,
all to hold the line and push back against the raw power of Mother Nature.
But there's also little else as thrilling - at least to
Rowan Tripp. The Missoula smoke jumpers are one of the most exclusive
fire-fighting squads in the nation, and the job is in Rowan's blood: her father
is a legend in the field. She's been fighting fires since her eighteenth
birthday. At this point, returning to the wilds of Montana for the season feels
like coming home - even with reminders of the partner she lost last season
still lingering in the air.
Fortunately, this year's rookie crop is among the strongest
ever - and Gulliver Curry's one of the best. He's also a walking contradiction,
a hotshot fire-fighter with a big vocabulary and a winter job at a kid's arcade.
He came to Missoula to follow in the footsteps of Lucas "Iron Man"
Tripp, yet he's instantly more fascinated by his hero's daughter. Rowan, as a
rule, doesn't hook up with other smoke jumpers, but Gull is convinced he can
change her mind. And damn if he doesn't make a good case to be an exception to
the rule.
The above taken from Goodreads.
This turns out to be typically another Nora Roberts' storyline. I liked the pace and how she portrayed the suspense with a little romance, not overly done. Of course, it is predictable but she had injected a lot of details of fire fighting which I do enjoy learning. Thoroughly enjoyed this light read.
Rating: 4/5
Goodreads rating: 4.1/5
Author: Nora Roberts
Genre: fiction, romance, suspense
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