A risk-averse sophisticate and an Alaskan bush pilot find themselves the quarry in an adrenaline-packed cat-and-mouse game across dangerous, untamed wilds where women are scarce, men are tougher than the terrain trying to kill them, and no one walks away unscathed.
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Like Alaskan bush pilot Cort McClain's Cessna heading down the runway, this thrilling entry into romantic suspense from romance author Rowe (Must Love Dragons) starts slowly but soon picks up speed. A mysterious caller tells Kaylie Fletcher that her mother survived the mountain-climbing accident that supposedly killed her entire family. Adventure-phobic Kaylie packs her jewelry, silk blouses and outdoor gear and heads north. Cort, hired to fly Kaylie to her friend Sara's cabin, wants nothing to do with another city-slicker woman like his ex-wife, and Kaylie thinks Cort's an adrenaline junkie bound for an ugly death, but they can't resist each other. When they find their two best friends brutally murdered, Cort realizes only he can keep Kaylie safe from a psychotic killer. The opening chapters and later sex scenes suffer from turgid, overly florid prose, but Rowe comes through with crackling tension as the killer closes in. (July)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sexy, dangerous, thrilling!,
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This review is from: Ice (Mass Market Paperback)
Kaylie Fletcher's whole family disappeared during one of their many climbing expeditions. All died but no bodies were found. When a mysterious phone call wakes her up in the middle of the night claiming that her mother is alive, Kaylie has no idea if the call is a hoax or not. What she does know is that she must do anything and everything even based on a slim hope even if it means returning to Alaska. Alaska is the last place on earth Kaylie wants to be. She prefers civilization, diamonds and all the finer things of life and safety above all else. When she encounters Cort McClaine, the bush pilot, she knows he will be the death of her. He may be hot, but he represents exactly the kind of life she wants to put behind her. Cort McClaine has nothing but disdain for this groundie. He has had enough of women like her with their fine clothes, their sheltered lives and their put-downs. Both can't wait to be rid of the other's presence until suddenly a phone call from Kaylie's friend warns her off her intended destination. When Cort and Kaylie land, the scene they discover could not be more horrific. Terrified and in need of a place to stay, Kaylie has no choice but to rely on Cort's protection. Devastated by the scene, Cort wants to protect her and stop the murderous villain. In a race against time, weather and the unknown madman, Cort and Kaylie are drawn together with a passion as hot as their fear is deep. Can passion between two people so opposite turn to love? As the murderer's path becomes closer and closer, will Cort and Kaylie learn to trust each other with the secrets of their past? In a race riddled with danger, Cort and Kaylie must face their deepest fears or else, they might find themselves victims of this unknown murderer!
In ICE, three-time RITA Award finalist and Golden Heart Award winner Stephanie Rowe makes her entry into Romantic Suspense, and what an awesome entry! From the very first pages to the end, heart-stopping danger and passion grab the heart. Relentless weather and rugged terrain combine with the ruthless actions of an unknown killer whose malice sends shivers down the spine. Death lurks hidden in every corner, outside and in the heart. Against the horrors, Kaylie and Cort discover sexual passion that defies death with its intensity. Not only does ICE paint a picture of an extreme, unmerciful landscape and the ever-present danger of a mysterious killer in plot and description, but the reader feels the landscape and human threat in the very depths of the characters --- in their thoughts, their emotions and their actions. Kaylie is a woman haunted by her past, a woman determined to make a life for herself different than the adrenaline thrills loved by her family, and yet when faced with danger, she has an unfathomable courage in the face of the fear within her. Cort McClaine is a loner at home in the wilds of Alaska. Unlike Kaylie, adrenaline keeps Cort alive, sharpening his senses and his focus, at least until Kaylie enters the picture. Forced together for safety and expediency, danger and passion unlock their deepest fears, their deepest secrets. Only by trusting one another can they unlock the identity of the faceless danger tracking them. In ICE, Stephanie Rowe handles the thorniest difficulties of the genre with a magnificent deftness and agility that leads the reader right into the core of the story. Sometimes in romantic suspense, a reader must gloss over disbelief of the hero and heroine's passionate encounters when danger threatens so. In ICE, Stephanie Rowe doesn't just make the reader believe, she uses the scenario to ramp up the intensity of the romance, leading the reader even deeper into the mind-chilling suspense and the urgency of her characters' drive to defy the odds against them. As Kaylie and Cort work together, passion transforms the other on even deeper riveting levels. The ending is perfect! Stephanie Rowe knows her characters so well that the ending plays to their deepest desires without sacrificing the true nature of her characters. A wonderful romance through and through! COURTESY OF BOOK ILLUMINATIONS
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
super romantic suspense,
This review is from: Ice (Mass Market Paperback)
During a family outing climbing an Alaskan mountain, disaster struck killing everyone except Kaylie Fletcher. She vowed never again. However, in the middle of the night Kaylie receives a call insisting her mother also survived. Although she thinks this is some sicko's joke, Kaylie needs to know the truth just in case.
She hires bush pilot Cort McClain to fly her in his Cessna to the cabin of her friend Sara. Cort is attracted to his customer, but avoids her like she has a contagious disease as her city ways and wardrobe is out of his ex-wife's lifestyle of the un-famous wannabes. She also wants Cort, but knows he is an adventurer thriving on adrenaline highs while she is the opposite at least since the tragedy. They soon find their respective best friends savagely murdered and the maniacal killer wants Kaylie next. She believes only Cort can keep her safe, but even he has doubts that thet will survive against a surreal vicious psychopath. The thrill in this super romantic suspense is the cat and mouse war between a deadly predator and a frightened heroine who wants to hide but has no choice as her adversary is coming for her. The romance between the pilot and the family survivor is more of a detractor from a strong tense tale enhanced by the Alaskan locale that adds a sense of stark lonely beauty just like Kaylie. Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Might move to Alaska!!!,
By Ashley Nicole Cuesta (Alabama) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ice (Alaska Heat) (Kindle Edition)
What can I say it was amazing! Come from someone that doesn't know a thing about Alaska, Planes, are what a Bush Pilot is. I wasn't bored and never felt like I was missing something. Stephanie always writes as if I'm right there with the Characters. Kaylie & Corts relationship was perfect...HOT, SEXY, & just the right touch of danger.
If you are looking for a good read this is it & the added bonus is that there is a 2nd book in the Series!!!!
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