The 10 Greatest Nora Roberts Books of All Time (or Just For Beach Season)

Let it never be said that Roberts isn't just as adept at suspense and action as she is at romance. Chasing Fire includes a strong romance element, but it's the high stakes subject matter that makes this one of the author's best. Rowan Tripp is a smoke jumper, a firefighter who parachutes into forest fires. It's a dangerous job that's largely dominated by men, but she thrives off the adrenaline of her work, making her a heroine who is every bit as compelling as the love story she finds herself in.