Ice

by Stephanie Rowe

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0505527758
• ISBN13: 9780505527752
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Love Spell
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Great start!

Kaylie Fletcher has got a major problem. She has to travel back to the one place she hates most in the world: The Alaskan icy mountains and she isn't happy about it. She does have reasons to pretty much hate the place because her entire family is gone after a disaster of a climbing expedition. But then she gets a mysterious call by someone telling her that her mother is alive and she can't do anything but come back to where she grew up and try to find some answers. Cord McClaine is a bush pilot who gets caught right in the middle. All he was going to do is give a ride to the pretty Ms. Fletcher but next thing you know, two people close to both Cord and Kaylie are murdered and he can't do anything but try to help find the killer. That is, if the killer doesn't find them first. Ice a complete thrill ride from the beginning to end. There's great action and an awesome suspense that kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. Kaylie thinks Cord is too much of an adrenaline junkie and she always likes to play it safe but neither of them can resist their attraction to each other. The beginning romance between these two is great to read. Stephanie Rowe's first romantic suspense book is a definite success and I'm so looking forward to reading more!

Action, suspense, and romance

Fun read. Very action packed page turner. Some of the action was a little unbelieveable, but that's [art of the fun. Sexy hero, smart sassy heroine. What else do you need? Keep 'em coming Ms. Rowe!

super romantic suspense

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

Sexy, dangerous, thrilling!

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