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Chasing Fire

By: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
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Summary

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Nora Roberts delves into the world of elite firefighters who thrive on danger and adrenaline—men and women who wouldn’t know how to live life if it wasn’t on the edge.

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 firefighting 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 kids’ 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.

©2011 Nora Roberts (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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As Always stories from Nora Roberts...

...it doesn't disappoint wtih the plot, action, romance and beauty of describing things. well recommended. Narration superb too. thank you x

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intersteing and exciting romance

I've liked all of the Nora Roberts books I've listened to so far . But some are still better than others . This one is one of the better ones, typical of NR, she has reseached a lot of background , this time about smoke jumpers, which makes the exciting story interesting too .

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Flamin' fantastic

Already a good book by a great author. Has been made more so by wonderful narrator.

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A good holiday listen

Not the greatest literature ever but a really good deck chair listen - keeps you listening

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Great story, beautifully narrated!

I've long been a fan of Nora Roberts and have recently started listening to her audio books - Chasing Fire has to be one of my favourites. It's a gripping, action packed story, based around the Missoula smoke jumpers, that hooked me in from the start and I loved it. It had everything I enjoy in a story - drama, intrigue/suspense, action, steamy romance and laughter.
Smoke jumper Rowan is a fabulous character, strong both mentally and physically, determined (stubborn), feisty, quick tempered, loyal and damaged by her past. She is infinitely likeable and loveable despite or maybe because of her (many) flaws and rookie smoker jumper Gul thinks so too. I adored Gull, he's quirky, wise and gorgeous, secure and confident enough not to ever feel threatened by Rowan's strength of character, experience and abilities. Their evolving relationship is set against the backdrop of suspicious accidents, murder and deadly forest fires. Gull knows exactly what he wants, Rowan just needs to work it out as well.
The wonderfully descriptive story gives a good insight in to the work of the forest fire fighting service, perhaps occasionally somewhat forgotten first responders, and how the smokejumpers put their lives on the line time and time again.
I found the secondary characters in the story a big plus, they are all 'characters' probably because of the job they do, they all had their own traits and backstories to add to the mix. The growing relationship between Lucas and Ella is particularly sweet.
The suspense keeps going until the end, there are clues along the way, as well as red herrings but while I narrowed the list of suspects down I was never completely sure until the murderer was actually revealed.
A truly, great story beautifully narrated by Rebecca Lowman, that I would highly recommend!

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Exciting

Loved this book as with all Nora Roberts books, one small niggle though is that a lot of technical firefighting jargon was used which did go over my head a bit!

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Entertaining escapism

Great narrator and slow paced but fun thriller story. Found it hard to like the main female lead but could still admire her. Liked learning about fire jumpers- what a job! Enjoyed the romance between her at Gull. An enjoyable listen.

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After almost 20 Nora Roberts - this was too dull to finish

I’ve listened to almost 20 books by Nora Roberts - some are a little too gruesome and violent for my personal taste; three more recent titles have been on the slower, verging on dull side. But the reason I’ve listened to so many is the predictability of likeable main characters, escapist happy endings and a good few that have been especially gripping and engaging.

Even after re-listening to three chapters after losing focus, I persevered until the tedium of a lack of story to in any way retain interest became too much.
Too many characters, fire fighting ‘action,’ that was less arresting than hearing radio commentary of an uninteresting sporting match, means reluctantly giving up.

Not put off I’ve another Roberts to download and recommend her for the aforementioned reasons but maybe swerve this one if you’ve preferences for a faster-paced truly immersive plot.

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Fascinating story

In view of the numerous wild fires breaking out in Canada, America and parts of Europe it shows the mindset needed to combat them.

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A firefighters life

A firefighters life is not for me, this story is positively terrifying and when you find someone is putting your equipment out of action it can be fatal. Brilliantly written and narrated.

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