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Table of Contents

ALSO BY NORA ROBERTS

Honest Illusions
Private Scandals
Hidden Riches
True Betrayals
Montana Sky
Born in Fire
Born in Ice
Born in Shame
Daring to Dream
Holding the Dream
Finding the Dream
Sanctuary
Homeport
Sea Swept
Rising Tides
Inner Harbor
The Reef
Rivers End
Jewels of the Sun
Carolina Moon
Tears of the Moon
Heart of the Sea
The Villa
From the Heart
Midnight Bayou
Dance Upon the Air
Heaven and Earth
Face the Fire
Chesapeake Blue
Birthright
Remember When
(with J. D. Robb)
Key of Light
Key of Knowledge
Key of Valor
Northern Lights
Blue Dahlia
Black Rose
Blue Smoke
Red Lily
Angels Fall
Morrigans Cross
Dance of the Gods
Valley of Silence
High Noon
Tribute
Black Hills
Vision in White
Bed of Roses
Savor the Moment
The Search
Happy Ever After

WRITING AS J. D. ROBB

Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgment in Death
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Treachery in Death

G. P. PUTNAMS SONS

NEW YORK

To Bruce
For understanding me,
and loving me anyway

INITIAL ATTACK

Soon kindled and soon burnt.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Caught in the crosshairs of wind above the Bitterroots, the jump ship fought to find its stream. Fire boiling over the land jabbed its fists up through towers of smoke as if trying for a knockout punch.

From her seat Rowan Tripp angled to watch a seriously pissed-off Mother Natures big show. In minutes shed be inside it, enclosed in the mad world of searing heat, leaping flames, choking smoke. Shed wage war with shovel and saw, grit and guile. A war she didnt intend to lose.

Her stomach bounced along with the plane, a sensation shed taught herself to ignore. Shed flown all of her life, and had fought wildfires every season since her eighteenth birthday. For the last half of those eight years shed jumped fire.

Shed studied, trained, bled and burnedoutwilled pain and exhaustion to become a Zulie. A Missoula smoke jumper.

She stretched out her long legs as best she could for a moment, rolled her shoulders under her pack to keep them loose.

Beside her, her jump partner watched as she did. His fingers did a fast tap dance on his thighs. She looks mean.

Were meaner.

He shot her a fast, toothy grin. Bet your ass.

Nerves. She could all but feel them riding along his skin.

Near the end of his first season, Rowan thought, and Jim Brayner needed to pump himself up before a jump. Some always would, she decided, while others caught short catnaps to bank sleep against the heavy withdrawals to come.

She was first jump on this load, and Jim would be right behind her. If he needed a little juice, shed supply it.

Kick her ass, more like. Its the first real bitch weve jumped in a week. She gave him an easy elbow jab. Werent you the one who kept saying the season was done?

He tapped those busy fingers on his thighs to some inner rhythm. Nah, that was Matt, he insisted, grin still wide as he deflected the claim onto his brother.

Thats what you get with a couple Nebraska farm boys. Dont you have a hot date tomorrow night?

My dates are always hot.

She couldnt argue, as shed seen Jim snag women like rainbow trout anytime the unit had pulled a night off to kick it up in town. Hed hit on her, she remembered, about two short seconds after hed arrived on base. Still, hed been good-natured about her shutdown. Shed implemented a firm policy against dating within the unit.

Otherwise, she mightve been tempted. He had that open, innocent face offset by the quick grin, and the gleam in the eye. For fun, she thought, for a careless pop of the cork out of the lust bottle. For seriouseven if shed been looking for serioushed never do the trick. Though they were the same age, he was just too young, too fresh off the farmand maybe just a little too sweet under the thin layer of green that hadnt burned off quite yet.

Which girls going to bed sad and lonely if youre still dancing with the dragon? she asked him.

Lucille.

Thats the little onewith the giggle.

His fingers tapped, tapped, tapped on his knee. She does more than giggle.

Youre a dog, Romeo.

He tipped back his head, let out a series of sharp barks that made her laugh.

Make sure Dolly doesnt find out youre out howling, she commented. She kneweveryone knewhed been banging one of the base cooks like a drum all season.

I can handle Dolly. The tapping picked up pace. Gonna handle Dolly.

Okay, Rowan thought, something bent out of shape there, which was why smart people didnt bang or get banged by people they worked with.

She gave him a little nudge because those busy fingers concerned her. Everything okay with you, farm boy?

His pale blue eyes met hers for an instant, then shifted away while his knees did a bounce under those drumming fingers. No problems here. Its going to be smooth sailing like always. I just need to get down there.

She put a hand over his to still it. You need to keep your head in the game, Jim.

Its there. Right there. Look at her, swishing her tail, he said. Once us Zulies get down there, she wont be so sassy. Well put her down, and Ill be making time with Lucille tomorrow night.

Unlikely, Rowan thought to herself. Her aerial view of the fire put her gauge at a solid two days of hard, sweaty work.

And that was if things went their way.

Rowan reached for her helmet, nodded toward their spotter. Getting ready. Stay chilly, farm boy.

Im ice.

Cardsso dubbed as he carried a pack everywherewound his way through the load of ten jumpers and equipment to the rear of the plane, attached the tail of his harness to the restraining line.

Even as Cards shouted out the warning to guard their reserves, Rowan hooked her arm over hers. Cards, a tough-bodied vet, pulled the door open to a rush of wind tainted with smoke and fuel. As he reached for the first set of streamers, Rowan set her helmet over her short crown of blond hair, strapped it, adjusted her face mask.

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