Author: Nora Roberts
Type: Novel
Genre: Romance
Series: No
Copyright: 2011
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Rating: 4 out of 5
Summary: from Good Reads.
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, shoveling 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 firefighter 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.
Everything is thrown off balance, though, when a dark presence lashes out against Rowan, looking to blame someone for last year's tragedy. Rowan knows she can't complicate things with Gull - any distractions in the air or on the ground could be lethal. But if she doesn't find someone she can lean on when the heat gets intense, her life may go down in flames.
Feelings:
So first I feel that I should admit that I picked this book by the cover. I was standing in the library looking for "brain candy" and pulling books of the shelve, I do read Nora Roberts but not often, and really liked the cover. I don't normally do this but in this case I wasn't upset the book really lived up to the cover.
Rowan and Gulliver are fire jumpers, Zulies, and besides the hot fires they fight they have a steamy relationship. I didn't find this book to be as graphic sexually as many of Nora Roberts books. This one focused more on the mystery and story which I really liked. I think this may be my favorite Nora Roberts book so far.
This isn't to say that the romance isn't part of the story.
Her mouth was as he'd imagined. Hot and soft and avid. It met his with equal fervor, as if a switch had been flipped in each of them from stop to go. She pressed that killer body to his without hesitation, without restraint, a gift and a challenge, until the chilly air under the sizzling stars seemed to smoke. (p. 52)Because it is part of the story. What really makes this more than just a normal romance though is the mystery aspect.
Light the fire. Feel the heat. See the color and shape. Hear the crackle and snap. Then the whoosh of air and flame as that fire began to breathe. A thing of beauty. Dazzling, dangerous, destructive. So beautiful and fierce, and personal, when you started with your own hands. Never realized, never knew. (p. 207)So I did really enjoy the book. At first I really felt like the last 10 pages where as good as they could have been. I figured out what was happening and who was responsible much before it became obvious to the characters in the story. I didn't mind this because there was still a chance it could have ended differently. I do have to admit I didn't really like the ending to the mystery though which is why I'm not rating this higher.
I would recommended this to people who love Nora Roberts or who want an exciting, romantic read.
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