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Apr 02, 2013 ஐ Canan ஐ `·.¸¸.·´´¯`··._ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: wid

Baktım ki bir Linda furyasıdır gidiyor...
edim Canan sende şu yazarla bi tanış...
Fırtına okuduğum ve an itibariyle bitirmiş olduğum ilk Linda kitabıdır..
Öncelikle kitabın kapağını beğendiğimi söylemeliyim..
Konuyla ve mekanla çok uyumlu :)
Kitap kısaydı...2-3 saatte bitti...Çünkü aynı zamanda akıcı ve hızlı ilerledi...

Lolly'nin tatillerini yaptıkları evi satmak için geldiği eski kasabasında,
bir kar fırtınası sonucu evinde mahsur kalması olasılığıyla başlıyor olaylar....
Ve Lolly'nin kurtarıcısı da...more

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Dec 12, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: x-2009s, i-burn-i-pine-i-perish, the-butler-did-it, reviewed, wtf-did-i-just-read, flaming-red-hot-yowza, trashiest

Howard is fast becoming one of my guilty pleasure authors, taking the place of Laurell K. Hamilton who used to hold that dubious honor until she started sucking. Unfortunately, this particular book has all of the guilt and none of the pleasure of the others I've read.

Gabriel McQueen is a widower cop in a small town. After an ice warning, he's told to go up and check on the mayor's daughter who lives off on the outskirts with no close neighbors.

Lolly is the rich bitch of the town, and her hoity-t...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Melissa rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, christmastime, library-books, mystery-and-crime

1.5 stars

I did like Lolly, despite the fact that her name is Lolly, and I liked the occasional overlapping narration, which would cover some of the same scenes/time frames by focusing totally on one person's experience and then another's. The meth addicts who act as the villains of the story are reasonably threatening but also pretty irritating; the action is sometimes suspenseful and sometimes tedious. This book reminded me of a mediocre action movie: You can pass a few hours with it a little p...more

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Mar 20, 2012 Marya Kowal rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Two old adversaries from high school meet again as adults. The military hero home on leave has to rescue the insecure mean girl from two meth addicts who attack her in a home invasion. A Maine ice storm doubles as a third adversary.

While I do try to suspend disbelief for Romance Thrillers, this was just a bit too much. That the princess of rich snob snark suddenly finds herself being rescued by her secret heartthrob from high school, well, ok. But the awful dialog between all the characters, and...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Ayu Wirdha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gabriel - duda 1 anak (istrinya meninggal) yang sedang berlibur natal di tempat ortunya (krn Gabriel tentara jd sering berpindah2 sehingga anaknya dititipkan ke ortunya).

Karena akan ada badai, semua org yg tinggal di daerah pegunugan disuruh utk turun dan Gabriel dimintai tolong oleh bokapnya (yg merupakan sherif di kota itu) untuk mengecek keadaan Lolly krn sudah berulangkali ditlp tdk aja jawaban.

Gabriel sebenernya agak segan utk ktmu dgn Lolly krn mereka dr abg saling tdk menyukai & serin...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Brett rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finished "Ice" by Linda Howard. First of all, if you name a character Darwin, I am expecting he will be the first to die. Second, if Darwin is coupled with Nikki, I'm thinking you're a Prince fan (Darling Nikki). There was a lot of repetition of phrases, and a lot of times when the phrasing didn't make sense - enough that it was distracting. There were times when I thought the author didn't do her research. The distance between the climax of the story and the end was much too long for such a sho...more

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Dec 05, 2011 Nina rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, romantic-suspense, shoot-em-up, small-town

The fact that it's a short story wasn't my favorite. Gabe was interesting as an Army Sargent home on holiday leave sent to fetch Lolly Helton, Girl He Fought With In High School, from the mountain where cell phone reception is spotty and an ice storm is looming.

Lolly surprised me by getting me to like her. I thought she was either going to be an uppity snot or boring and repressed. And while yes, of course, she was mean in high school because she was socially awkward and shy, which led to lashi...more

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Jun 06, 2011 RomReader rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense

30-year-old daughter of small-town Maine's former mayor is hijacked in her parent's house by 2 meth addicts during a bad ice storm. She is rescued by attractive son of town's police chief who used to tease her when they were kids. The stress from being chased by the villains seemed to draw them closer together emotionally & sexually.

A substandard Howard book. The romance, suspense, plot, & dialogue were very predictable, emotionally non-engaging, & ordinary. The characters esp the vi...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Srisurang rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary

3.5 ดาวค่ะ เรื่องนี้ค่อนข้างสั้น แค่ 213 หน้าเอง พล็อตดีนะคะ แต่ไม่ชอบการดำเนินเรื่องเลย ย้อนไปย้อนมาในมุมมองของหลายๆ คน เรื่องกำลังถึงจุดตื่นเต้น ก็ตัดแล้วย้อนไปในมุมของพระเอก เดี๋ยวก็ตัด แล้วย้อนไปในมุมคนร้าย อารมณ์การอ่านเลยไม่ต่อเนื่องเหมือนจะยืดเรื่องทั้งที่เรื่องก็สั้นอยู่แล้ว แต่คาแรคเตอร์พระเอกนางเอกดีค่ะ ความรู้สึกระหว่างกันก็ดี ดูสมเหตุผลเหมือนคนปกติธรรมดา คือไม่ได้รักกันแบบหวือหวา สุดหัวใจไม่มีใครอื่น แค่หวานๆ นางเอกเหมือนกับไม่ได้คิดอะไรมาก แค่ปิ๊งๆ พระเอกนิดหน่อย ไม่ได้หลงรักหัวปักห...more 3.5 ดาวค่ะ เรื่องนี้ค่อนข้างสั้น แค่ 213 หน้าเอง พล็อตดีนะคะ แต่ไม่ชอบการดำเนินเรื่องเลย ย้อนไปย้อนมาในมุมมองของหลายๆ คน เรื่องกำลังถึงจุดตื่นเต้น ก็ตัดแล้วย้อนไปในมุมของพระเอก เดี๋ยวก็ตัด แล้วย้อนไปในมุมคนร้าย อารมณ์การอ่านเลยไม่ต่อเนื่องเหมือนจะยืดเรื่องทั้งที่เรื่องก็สั้นอยู่แล้ว แต่คาแรคเตอร์พระเอกนางเอกดีค่ะ ความรู้สึกระหว่างกันก็ดี ดูสมเหตุผลเหมือนคนปกติธรรมดา คือไม่ได้รักกันแบบหวือหวา สุดหัวใจไม่มีใครอื่น แค่หวานๆ นางเอกเหมือนกับไม่ได้คิดอะไรมาก แค่ปิ๊งๆ พระเอกนิดหน่อย ไม่ได้หลงรักหัวปักหัวปำเหมือนเรื่องอื่นๆ ของ LH ที่นางเอกรู้จักพระเอกมาแต่เด็ก ซึ่งคิดว่าดีค่ะ เปลี่ยนบรรยากาศดี
ลูกชายพระเอกน่ารัก แต่ขัดใจที่ค่อนเล่มแรกไม่มีเรื่องรักเลยนะ มีแต่ผจญภัยกับธรรมชาติและคนร้ายติดยา จนแอบเคืองนิดๆ ว่าฉันจะอ่านโรมานซ์นะเฟ้ย ไม่ใช่ mystery แต่หลังๆ ตอนใกล้จบก็โอเค หวานนิดๆ น่ารักดี เล่มนี้ทำให้เราได้รู้จักภัยธรรมชาติอีกอย่างคือ Ice และยา Meth หรือยาไอซ์ ว่าทำให้คนเสพเป็นยังไง ให้ความรู้ได้ดีมากเพราะกลมกลืนกับเรื่องจริงๆ ค่ะ
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Jan 21, 2011 Book Binge Blog rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Linda Howard has steadily been going downhill with her more recent releases. When Ice was first published I chose not to read it because a) I was disappointed in LH as a whole and b) it was really expensive as a hardcover for the size. Recently it became available at my library, however, so I decided to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised.

Although light on romance, it seemed more of an early Howard novel. The same tension, suspense and drama from her earlier works were here, along with witt...more Linda Howard has steadily been going downhill with her more recent releases. When Ice was first published I chose not to read it because a) I was disappointed in LH as a whole and b) it was really expensive as a hardcover for the size. Recently it became available at my library, however, so I decided to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised.

Although light on romance, it seemed more of an early Howard novel. The same tension, suspense and drama from her earlier works were here, along with witty dialogue and an interesting setting. The page count didn't lend itself to much, but Howard made do with what she had. Because of the small page count the lack of full HEA at the end (it was more a HFN - let's see where this goes - type of thing) worked well. It didn't take long to become full invested in the plight of Lolly and Gabriel. It helped that they weren't fighting their attraction while fighting for their lives.

Gabriel's feelings toward Lolly seemed rather extreme at the beginning of the novel. It had been what, 11 years since he'd last seen her? But still he judged her harshly based on her actions then. Especially since, in all fairness, much of her attitude could be blamed on him and the way he'd constantly teased her. It was good to see him move past that before the meat of the story took hold.

Lolly was cool-headed in the face of extreme circumstances. She accepted Gabriel's help without question and followed his lead, knowing he had more experience than she did in dealing with outdoor survival and the criminal element. At times she was almost too calm and cool. Considering the circumstances and the quiet life she lived. In the end I was impressed with the way she handled herself.

No, this isn't the Howard I know and love from the late 90's and early 2000's, but it was a lot better than I expected. Still not worth the exorbitant hardcover price, though. Pick it up from the library or on the cheap from the used book store, but don't pay full price for it.

3.75 out of 5

This review was originally on Book Binge by Holly. You can read her review here: http://thebookbinge.com/2011/01/revie...(less)

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Jan 14, 2011 Louise rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: literature-fiction

Gabriel McQueen was home for a weekend on leave from the military and his father is the Sheriff of a small town in Maine but the minute Gabriele arrives there is trouble. Gabriel is anxious to get to this mother’s home to see his young son, Sam, but the Sheriff needs him for an important job first. Young Sam lives with Gabriel’s mother after becoming a widower the year before when his wife Marianne died. It’s been tough on both of them.

Sheriff McQueen wants Gabriel to drive up the mountain to th...more Gabriel McQueen was home for a weekend on leave from the military and his father is the Sheriff of a small town in Maine but the minute Gabriele arrives there is trouble. Gabriel is anxious to get to this mother’s home to see his young son, Sam, but the Sheriff needs him for an important job first. Young Sam lives with Gabriel’s mother after becoming a widower the year before when his wife Marianne died. It’s been tough on both of them.

Sheriff McQueen wants Gabriel to drive up the mountain to the old Helton place to check on Lolly Helton who is here for the weekend herself to get her deceased father’s home ready for sale. However, they believe she is unaware that a huge ice storm is coming and coming fast and there would be no way down off the mountain if someone didn’t get to her right away.

With trepidation, Gabriele agrees to go but first stops at his Mother’s house to see his son, collect some warm clothing and boots and a thermos of hot coffee and soup. Quickly saying good-bye to his son, and promising him he’ll back in a couple of hours, Gabriele sets off on the rescue.

However, the weather isn’t playing nice and the ice storm is advancing much quicker than everyone had thought and Gabriel’s big Ford F250 truck is having great difficulty manoeuvring the steep, icy mountain road. He drives as far as he possibly can then decided he’ll have to walk the rest of the way.

Through much slipping and sliding, enduring sharp, stinging ice pellets in the face, Gabriele reaches Lolly’s house but sees two people with guns through her living room window and quickly realizes that Lolly is in terrible danger. With his military training, Gabriele kicks into high gear and helps Lolly escape but her captors discover she’s gone and go after them.

It doesn’t take the bad guys long to catch up when suddenly bullets are whizzing by Gabriel’s and Lolly’s heads. Can they make it out and back down the mountain alive? And do Gabriel and Lolly get more than they bargained for in the end?

Excellent read for a snowy afternoon!!
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Sep 26, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense

Enjoyable escape, but it is TOO SHORT. More time for more relationship development would have been nice.

STORY BRIEF:
Gabriel is an army sergeant in the military police, based in North Carolina. He comes home to Maine just before Christmas. His father is sheriff and asks Gabriel to go to the Helton home outside of town. An ice storm is coming, and the sheriff is worried that Lolly may not know about the storm and may be stranded. There is no cell phone service near her home. Gabriel and Lolly atte...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Mom rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-during-2010

’Tis the season for mistletoe and holly, Santa . . . and suspense. And the gift that keeps on giving is Ice: premier thriller author Linda Howard’s breathless tale of a man, a woman, and a battle for survival against an unforgiving winter–and an unrelenting killer. Oh what fun it is to read.

Gabriel McQueen has only just arrived home on holiday leave from the service when his county-sheriff father sends him back out again with new marching orders. A brewing ice storm, and a distant neighbor who’s...more

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Jan 04, 2010 Melody rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In spite of some poor reviews I read, this wasn't a bad story, but I could understand the aversion people have to paying $22 for what is really the sort of story you'd find as first issued in paperback. Gabriel is just home on leave when his dad, the sheriff, asks him to check on Lorelei to warn her of the impending ice storm. In town to prepare her secluded family home for sale, Lolly is out of cell phone range. The storm hits as Gabriel tries to reach her house and has to abandon his truck and...more

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Dec 12, 2009 Gail Cooke rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Broadway and television actor Fred Sanders delivers a chilling reading of this story of two people seemingly trapped in a killing ice storm. Of course, the setting is frigid but it's Sanders's professional delivery that takes the story to sub zero heights off suspense.

Mystery maven Linda Howard has delivered a shorter than usual tale with ICE, but it starts off with a hook and keeps you guessing until the last sentence. Gabriel McCain was looking forward to coming home from the service to Wilso...more Broadway and television actor Fred Sanders delivers a chilling reading of this story of two people seemingly trapped in a killing ice storm. Of course, the setting is frigid but it's Sanders's professional delivery that takes the story to sub zero heights off suspense.

Mystery maven Linda Howard has delivered a shorter than usual tale with ICE, but it starts off with a hook and keeps you guessing until the last sentence. Gabriel McCain was looking forward to coming home from the service to Wilson Creek, Maine. He liked his small town - it was solid, secure, and he was pleased that his 7-year-old son, Sam, was growing up in this environment. It was holiday time; he couldn't wait to see Sam and his dad, Harlan, the town's sheriff.

However, his welcome home was brief because Harlan had a job for him - go out into the middle of nowhere during an impending major storm and make sure Lolly Helton is safe. The elder McCain hasn't heard from her in a while and he's concerned since she's out there alone, looking over the Helton house prior to selling it. Lolly was one of the last people Gabriel wanted to see but he could hardly say no to the sheriff! So, he went into a storm that even to hardy Mainers could mean danger and death.

"Ice was ten times worse than a blizzard, in terms of damage. Maine had taken two hits from ice in the past ten or twelve years, but both times the storm had missed this area. That was good then, but bad now, because it meant there was a lot of weakened timber that had been spared before but would now be coming down under the weight of the ice, crushing cars and houses, taking down power lines and leaving hundreds of square miles in the cold and dark. Ice was like a crystal hurricane, destroying everything it touched."

It's near dark when he arrives at the Helton home. Ever on alert he sees strangers inside the house, one of them is armed. By sheer dint of luck and courage he's able to get Lolly out of the house, but out means literally outside, trapped and hunted in an unforgiving ice storm. How could they possibly survive?

- Gail Cooke (less)

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Nov 29, 2009 Smokinhotbooks K.C. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, yeah, I finished this book in two hours, If you look at the exact time stamp of when I hit "currently reading" to read, I might be off a few minutes. Ok, where to start. First of all this, to me, is a novella. This is probably one of the shortest books I've read by Linda Howard, for hardback at least. I really enjoyed the suspense because no one writes suspense like my girl Howard. The romance is a little short, but then that's how Linda rolls these days.

I liked that there was a little back...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Carol MacInnis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

Widower, Gabriel McQuinn is a military police sargent on holiday leave for the Xmas holidays with a seven year old son at home waiting for him. He is the son of the county sheriff from Wilson Creek, Maine where he grew up. Gabriel was very athletic in high school and also very popular but he was also Lolly Helton's nemesis. Lolly was mousy and introverted with no friends due to her superior attitude because her father was the mayor and she never let anyone forget it.

Gabriel stopped in town firs...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Monique Atgood rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a simple short novel about a rescue scenario. Hero is asked to do a quick run before an ice storm hits to bring a neighbor down from her mountain home so she can ride out the storm and the anticipated aftermath safely in town. Hero arrives to discovery the heroine trying to escape from a pair of meth-head home invaders.

Together, they struggle to survive the storm and the human predators.

The pair went to school together and have a history, so they begin to fall for each other.

Overall, it...more

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Sep 02, 2010 Kayla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star-books, read-in-2010, linda-howard, favorites, standalone

ICE by Linda Howard

My Thoughts:
Wow. I couldn't even sleep before finishing this book, and it's 3 hours before my alarm clock is set to go off, haha. Well, I have a new favorite book! :) There is nothing I didn't like about this novel; a wonderful mix of thrilling suspense and survival with a touch of romance, perfect! The characters were amazing (not to mention I'd love to come across Gabriel McQueen in a dark alley, or anywhere for that matter, haha). They were all perfectly written, as was the...more ICE by Linda Howard

My Thoughts:
Wow. I couldn't even sleep before finishing this book, and it's 3 hours before my alarm clock is set to go off, haha. Well, I have a new favorite book! :) There is nothing I didn't like about this novel; a wonderful mix of thrilling suspense and survival with a touch of romance, perfect! The characters were amazing (not to mention I'd love to come across Gabriel McQueen in a dark alley, or anywhere for that matter, haha). They were all perfectly written, as was the entire story. With each new scene it got better and better. The writing style was wonderful, everything was detailed with perfection and I was never left thinking that the plot had taken a wrong turn. As a side note, I think this story would make an amazing movie, I know I'd sure love to see it. :) Now, I am not one to reread a book (I think why bother when I can pick up something new), but I will be picking this book up again, and it's safe to say it will be more than once. An incredible read in all aspects from beginning to end. My new favorite novel: ICE by Linda Howard.

Favorite Quotes:
"She had grown up on this mountain, knew it like the back of her hand, most of the time, but the darkness, the cold, the unrelenting series of shocks, had all left her disoriented and she had no real idea where they were." (Page 76)
"She fired again, her aim following the sound they made as they ran. This was like hunting, she thought in pleased excitement as she followed them into the woods." (Page 94)
"Nothing mattered beyond this moment, beyond the sudden reckless fever that flared to life between them." (Page 141)
"She could feel oblivion, welcome, certain." (Page 175)
"If he hadn't been wearing his own heavy coat, she'd at least have been able to admire his personal scenery." (Page 180)
"And Gabriel realized that at some point in the last twenty-four hours, his world had shifted." (Page 194)

Overall Opinion: A+ (If there's anything better than an A+, then consider that my overall opinion.)

~Kayla
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Jul 06, 2012 Courtnie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, meh, reviewed, romantic-suspense

"Let's see where this goes"...is exactly my sentiment regarding my new readership of Linda Howard. This book lands in the catagory of meh. I was interested just enough to read to the end, but found everything about the story so simple and concise that it was hard not to...well...laugh a little? 3 things:

1.) Escalation of danger exceeds a ridiculous level.

2.) De-escalation of danger happens in record time. Conveniently.

3.) Ending was so abrupt that I just stared at the 'About the Author' page fo...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Tuğçe Nur rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Daha önce bu yazarın Kara Melek adlı romanını okumuştum ve okurken sıkıntıdan patlamıştım. Başka kitabını okumayı da düşünmüyordum.Bir hafta önce kütüphaneye gittim. Orada dikkatimi çeken kitap olmadığı için ve yazara bir şans daha vermek için Fırtına'yı ödünç aldım. İyi ki de para vermemişim. Çünkü fikrim değişmedi.

Öncelikle kurgusu çok basitti. Okurken ne olacağını tahmin edebiliyordum. Kitap Lolly kızımızın eski evlerini satmak için eski kasabaya dönmesiyle başar. Lolly evdeki eşyalarını top...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Bronwyn Rykiert rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-mystery, romance, library-book

To me the ending of this book was rather abrupt, I was definitely expecting more to happen. It turns out it is really only a short story but okay.

Gabrielle McQueen has just arrived home to Maine for Christmas and his father, the local sherrif sends him up the moutain to warn Loralei (Lolly) Helton about a forcasted ice storm and to bring her down from her home up there before the ice storm starts. Gabrielle does not want this errand as he has past issues with Lolly - but all that changes pretty...more

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Dec 29, 2010 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 144-books-in-2010, december-2010, read-in-2010

Linda Howard has steadily been going downhill with her more recent releases. When Ice was first published I chose not to read it because a) I was disappointed in LH as a whole and b) it was really expensive as a hardcover for the size. Recently it became available at my library, however, so I decided to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised.

Although light on romance, it seemed more of an early Howard novel. The same tension, suspense and drama from her earlier works were here, along with wit...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Glen Moss added it · review of another edition

The book has a stupid premise so contrived that it is almost painful. Two meth users end up in a remote Maine town looking for a quick money fix. They were going to rob the local grocery store only to spot a woman who "appears" to have money so they stalk her back to the woman's family home. This home conveniently sits atop a mountain which then gets iced in because of a storm.

The sheriff, who's son is conveniently a well-built MP, sends him to the remote house because in this small town they c...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Kerra rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love Linda Howard, but I was very disappoined with the book "Ice".

It's a short story which I generally don't like because there is not a lot of room to develop characterization (which is my favourite thing about a book) and the plotlines are generally very simple. "Ice" fits this descrpition.

I understand that books aren't necessarily supposed to be realistic, but the plot of "Ice" fell short for me. So two meth-addicts decide on a whim that they're going to follow some poor girl home, not know...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

OK now this one I got at Barnes and Noble. I buy anything with Linda Howard's name on it. Most of her novels are really far fetched- like the chances of this ever happening are slim to none but who cares- she writes GREAT sex scenes and it's worth it. This story is really no different at all and to me, was pretty similar to Cover of Night which was cheese to the max but again, GREAT sex scene on the mountain in that one. Anyways. So this is about a girl who is taken hostage by meth addicts durin...more

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Apr 30, 2010 Mollie *scoutrmom* rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: contemporary romance fans

Shelves: suspense, romance, read-in-2010

Riveting... I could not put it down. These two characters, beautifully and deeply drawn, have to do battle. They battle armed intruders, mother nature, each other, and their growing feelings for each other. Former schoolyard enemies become lovers ... fifteen years after seeing each other last. It's kind of cute when these two adults fall into the old habit of sniping at each other. This book is more romance and less suspense than I would have guessed. I like that in spite of the plot line, the i...more

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Feb 02, 2011 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

why, o, why did i read this book? I saw it just over 200 pages, so I thought it would be a quick and easy read. Well it was definitely quick and easy. The first 75% of the book I was pretty excited, the plot was pretty good and moved along at a fairly good clip, but then tragedy struck. As with most "romance" novels, the one part that can make or break a book, the author completely bombs the "love" scene, and I use that term very lightly. The last 25% of the book was just all wrong in so many wa...more

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May 04, 2010 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this book. The action in this book is fast, takes place in 2 days. Gabriel McQueen has come home to his birthplace to visit his parents, his dad is the town sheriff. A very bad ice storm is headed their way and his dad asks him to go get "Lolly" Helton, a former mayor's daughter, and bring her to town where it will be safer for her to sit out the storm. Gabriel is not too thrilled with this since he and Lolly have a rather angst filled teen past but he agrees. Meanwhile "Lolly" is being...more

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May 19, 2012 Jessi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, 2012-challenge, appealing-characteristic-story, contemporary, romance

This is definitely a Linda Howard book. Shorter than most of her books and a little less developed, but if you like her in general, you know what to expect.
Lolly Helton is in town just to see if her family's former home can be fixed up to be sold. Gabriel McQueen is in town just to visit his son and parents while he's on leave. But his father asks Gabriel to check up on Lolly because there's a big ice storm moving in. It turns out to be a good thing because two meth-heads follow Lolly home and w...more

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