Black Ice [Paperback]

Jaxine Daniels (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2003

Both Jamie MacMaster and A.J. Charbonneau work for the NHL. Both value their jobs. Neither is looking for love. In this fast paced world, wins and losses show up on the scoreboard. In affairs of the heart, the score is not so easily calculated.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jaxine Daniels lives with her family in the high mountains of Colorado. She is an emergency medical technician and works both on an ambulance and on Search and Rescue. Aside from writing and helping in emergencies, her passions include watching and playing hockey and reading both romance and adventure fiction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Zumaya Publications, LLC (February 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894869710
• ISBN-13: 978-1894869713
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,955,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up in Colorado Springs and spent many years in the high mountains working as an EMT both on the ambulance service and in Search and Rescue.

In my first series, I combined my love for hockey and my experience as an EMT and created a fictional NHL team in Seattle.

Next, I had a foray into single-title paranormal romance with a wonderful love story that bridges time and death in New Orleans.

Then, I found the Air Force PJ's - don't tell the Navy SEALS, but the PJ's are better. They do it all, from jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft to climbing mountains. These are true American heroes (not that the SEALS aren't, mind you.) I put my PJ team just outside Yosemite.

I now live again in Colorado Springs and love Colorado, the fresh air, the mountains, the quality of the light at altitude. Please visit my website at http://jaxinedaniels.com. I love talking to book clubs via speakerphone or webcam, and teaching workshops both in person and online, so contact me at my website if you'd like to arrange a date.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding first performance!, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Ice (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful example of what you can do when you put your mind to it. Who said you can't blend romance, mystery, and the glittering world of professional ice hockey into one novel? This book proves it can be done.
I read it cover to cover in one weekend because I could not put it down. I kept promising myself that at the end of the next chapter I would put the book down and fix my starving husband dinner...he finally gave up, and ate cereal.
I really liked the fact that right up to the end I could not figure out who the bad guy was and why he was doing what he was doing. I am a big mystery reader as opposed to romance, so I got what I like while getting a little romance in my life.
Can't wait for the next one to come out. My kudos to Ms. Daniels on her very successful first attempt.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for couples, November 16, 2003

By 

Beth Hancock "Beth" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Ice (Paperback)

This is not a "chick" book. This is a great book for a couple to read together.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing typical about this book, November 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Ice (Paperback)

This isn't your typical romance. It isn't your typical action adventure story. This isn't your typical Mystery. It isn't your typical anything. And that's one reason I liked the book! It melds several catagories together to give the reader a wonderful trip.

I started reading out of curiosity - new author, different setting... I was going to read just a few pages, then move on to my weekend. I'll be darned if I could put the book down! And when I tried, the characters kept calling out to me to find out more! I finished in just over a day.

I don't consider myself a hocky expert. I know they play on ice, that fighting seems to be allowed, and that's about it. You don't have to be an expert to follow the action. The Insider's look at National League Hockey gave the brain just enough new information to keep my attention, without sending me to research materials to figure out what was going on.

This is Jaxine's first published work. It is slightly rough around the edges in some places - what I would expect from a first time novelist. And I harken back to the most unexpected words to come out of my fingers... I couldn't put it down!