Chasing Fire

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's 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.

I wonder if Firemen have read this?

There are excerpts of this that are excellent! Working alongside fire crews for years. I’m curious how they would feel about being depicted in this way, especially the females. These people are amazing!

Great performance!

Best Audiobook performance yet on a Nora Roberts book. I’ve only listened to about 10 audiobooks but this one was the best for sure.

Excellent

I am a big Nora Roberts fan but have not been thrilled with her last couple of books - this one is excellent. The story was very interesting and learning all about fire jumpers made me appreciate fire fighters even more. This story was very well written with well thought out characters that were fully developed. The narrator did a fantastic job...I will listen to this one again...5 stars!!

Loved the book and the narrator!

I'm a huge Nora Roberts fan, and I loved this book. It's right up there at the top of my list of NR favorites. I found the subject of the Missoula Smokejumpers ("Zulies") fascinating and the story was filled with interesting and realistic characters. Roberts did a great job of mixing mystery and romance into the unique and dangerous world of the smokejumpers.
Rowan Tripp is a strong, independent female character, and if her or any of her fellow smokejumpers' language gets a bit colorful at times (as some readers have objected to), it's only when appropriate to the story and, well, they're smokejumpers, not librarians.
Rebecca Rowan is excellent as narrator, and listening to her is part of the reason I enjoyed the book so much. I wasn't sure how I'd like a woman doing so many male voices, but it was no problem. I hope she does more of Nora Roberts' books in the future.

Good Nora Roberts book!

Where does Chasing Fire rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

Top of the list for Nora Roberts.

What did you like best about this story?

Good story. Good characters. Learned about fire fighting.

What does Rebecca Lowman bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

Good voice.

Any additional comments?

Good story. Entertaining. Holds your attention. Good for car.

engaging and entrancing

I think this is my favorite book of Nora Roberts thus far. it makes you feel as if you are in the fire with the characters. five stars for Nora Roberts ( again)

Slow Start, Great Finish

Started out a little slow, but picked up and then i couldn't put it down

Suspenseful

Nora Roberts didn't let me down. I haven't read any of her books in quite a while, and I really enjoyed this one. It gave me alot of insight into the fire jumping/chasing world. The bit of romance was thrilling where the jumping was exciting. I need to find time to get back in to Nora Roberts books. The narrator was excellent.

A smoking experience

The story is so elaborately made that keeps you on the edge during the whole book. It's exciting and invigorating. Definitely would recommend it!

A tribute to our fire jumpers .. a good read

Nora Roberts has done it again, she gives us a look at men and women that risk their life to save our forestry from fires, and she added a liltte love and suspence to excite .
Well worth the read you will not want to put it down.