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Snow and Ice
From the exclusive slopes of St. Moritz to the plush casinos of Monte Carlo, Diana de Revillon lives the luxurious life of a golden girl out for thrills. But underneath that stunning facade, Diana has a more daring identity.
As a secret investigator for a giant corporation, Diana's latest assignment is to recover nine priceless stolen paintings. Her quest brings her into the glittering world of mysterious billionaire David Mendel, who falls for her party-girl cover. He invites her aboard his yacht for a sumptuous Mediterranean cruise where Diana meets Tom Estevez, a man with a job that parallels her own. Tom suspects that Mendel aims to trade the stolen art for an even more valuable cache--a huge shipment of cocaine.
But amidst the diamond-studded glamour of Mendel's yacht, Diana can't deny the feelings of fatal attraction overwhelming her. For even as she knows she must expose David Mendel, she finds herself perilously drawn to him....
As a secret investigator for a giant corporation, Diana's latest assignment is to recover nine priceless stolen paintings. Her quest brings her into the glittering world of mysterious billionaire David Mendel, who falls for her party-girl cover. He invites her aboard his yacht for a sumptuous Mediterranean cruise where Diana meets Tom Estevez, a man with a job that parallels her own. Tom suspects that Mendel aims to trade the stolen art for an even more valuable cache--a huge shipment of cocaine.
But amidst the diamond-studded glamour of Mendel's yacht, Diana can't deny the feelings of fatal attraction overwhelming her. For even as she knows she must expose David Mendel, she finds herself perilously drawn to him....
- GenresContemporary Romance
340 pages, Paperback
First published June 12, 1987
About the author
Parris Afton Bonds
82 books51 followersI am dancing on sunshine that you are visiting my little part of Parris's paradise here on Goodreads.
I write for the reckless at heart Not surprisingly, I identify with my novels' characters, both the protagonists AND antagonists. I suffer with their angsts and bewilderments and rejoice in their joys and triumphs.
And I believe that if we heroically hold fast to our own vision for ourselves in our journey’s confrontations and challenges, Life WILL surely manifest our dreams and goals and visions, as it does for my characters in my novels.
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Parris Afton Bonds is mother of five sons and author of nearly fifty published novels. She is co-founder and first vice president of Romance Writers of America, as well as, co-founder of Southwest Writers Workshop,
The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor a published writer who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Prestigious recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer nominee Norman Zollinger.
Declared by ABC's Nightline as one of the three-best-selling authors of romantic fiction, the award winning Parris Afton Bonds has been featured in major newspapers and magazines as well as published in more than a dozen languages. A New York Times best seller, she donates her time to teaching creative writing to both grade school children and female inmates ~ both of which are captive audiences.
I write for the reckless at heart Not surprisingly, I identify with my novels' characters, both the protagonists AND antagonists. I suffer with their angsts and bewilderments and rejoice in their joys and triumphs.
And I believe that if we heroically hold fast to our own vision for ourselves in our journey’s confrontations and challenges, Life WILL surely manifest our dreams and goals and visions, as it does for my characters in my novels.
***
Parris Afton Bonds is mother of five sons and author of nearly fifty published novels. She is co-founder and first vice president of Romance Writers of America, as well as, co-founder of Southwest Writers Workshop,
The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor a published writer who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Prestigious recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer nominee Norman Zollinger.
Declared by ABC's Nightline as one of the three-best-selling authors of romantic fiction, the award winning Parris Afton Bonds has been featured in major newspapers and magazines as well as published in more than a dozen languages. A New York Times best seller, she donates her time to teaching creative writing to both grade school children and female inmates ~ both of which are captive audiences.
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July 8, 2018
Mixed feelings....
I actually love Part is Afton Bonds' books!! Her writing includes atmosphere, geography, politics with romance. This is one of her earlier books and contemporary for the yuppie decade.
With that in mind, I have mixed feelings about my opinion here. First, I found the first few chapters overfilled with information regarding geographic locations, political groups and characters. It was a bit boring, but I plodded on and found a great storyline filled with intrigue, seduction, motivations, fashion and romance. At this point, I found it very difficult to put the book down. Parris at her best!!! My only criticism is too much description at times.
The characters develop well as three stand out....the thief, the insurance investigator and the narcotics detective. As they circle each other with intelligent, interesting dialogue the plot thickens as seduction is the name of the game. Two cats and a mouse ... or is it one cat and two mice??!!
Romance between the thief and insurance investigator ensues. Paris does this very well!!! Loved it! Until the end of the book which drops off the cliff like a stone! After a suspense -filled, action packed, thrilling and sexy buildup .... End! Really??!! I'm so disappointed!
Recommend to readers of contemporary romance and suspense readers. I'm middle-of -the-road on this one.
I actually love Part is Afton Bonds' books!! Her writing includes atmosphere, geography, politics with romance. This is one of her earlier books and contemporary for the yuppie decade.
With that in mind, I have mixed feelings about my opinion here. First, I found the first few chapters overfilled with information regarding geographic locations, political groups and characters. It was a bit boring, but I plodded on and found a great storyline filled with intrigue, seduction, motivations, fashion and romance. At this point, I found it very difficult to put the book down. Parris at her best!!! My only criticism is too much description at times.
The characters develop well as three stand out....the thief, the insurance investigator and the narcotics detective. As they circle each other with intelligent, interesting dialogue the plot thickens as seduction is the name of the game. Two cats and a mouse ... or is it one cat and two mice??!!
Romance between the thief and insurance investigator ensues. Paris does this very well!!! Loved it! Until the end of the book which drops off the cliff like a stone! After a suspense -filled, action packed, thrilling and sexy buildup .... End! Really??!! I'm so disappointed!
Recommend to readers of contemporary romance and suspense readers. I'm middle-of -the-road on this one.
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May 11, 2016A female investigator who happens to be gorgeous and one of the jet set, falls for a guy while checking him out. A series of transacts lead to a large amount of cocaine being exchanged all of which he's right smack in the middle. It doesn't add up, he's actually a Mossad (the Israeli's CIA) working to get a certain man. Their relationship is just not possible.
April 22, 2015
An interesting read. It started off a bit slow for me but once it really caught my attention, I couldn't put it down. This author used a lot of words that I wasn't familiar with. Although it can be disruptive to the flow of the story sometimes, I enjoy looking up words I don't know. I would definitely read more books by this author.
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