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Baby, It's Cold Outside
The best way to keep warm… when the weather turns
1) Seek shelter
Opting to spend the holidays in solitude, Emilie Sutherland has found the perfect a hunting lodge in Alaska! But when a hunky stranger comes seeking shelter during a blizzard, Emilie wonders if maybe isolation is overrated, after all….
2) Build a cozy fire
Nothing ruins an adventure to Antarctica like being stranded on a lifeboat! But when a hot Air Force pilot rescues Mia Harrelson, she wonders if she's escaped the danger of freezing only to lose herself in the sexy fire of his eyes….
3) Curl up with a nice, hot male…
She is a consummate professional. Until Stacy Bristol finds herself working on a series of photo shoots with a gorgeous Viking—er, Olympic skier. But the minute his shirt comes off, Stacy is torn between icy professional resolve…and her melting knees!
1) Seek shelter
Opting to spend the holidays in solitude, Emilie Sutherland has found the perfect a hunting lodge in Alaska! But when a hunky stranger comes seeking shelter during a blizzard, Emilie wonders if maybe isolation is overrated, after all….
2) Build a cozy fire
Nothing ruins an adventure to Antarctica like being stranded on a lifeboat! But when a hot Air Force pilot rescues Mia Harrelson, she wonders if she's escaped the danger of freezing only to lose herself in the sexy fire of his eyes….
3) Curl up with a nice, hot male…
She is a consummate professional. Until Stacy Bristol finds herself working on a series of photo shoots with a gorgeous Viking—er, Olympic skier. But the minute his shirt comes off, Stacy is torn between icy professional resolve…and her melting knees!
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 15, 2009
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About the author
Jennifer Greene
277 books165 followersWinner of over 15 national awards, including the RWA Hall of Fame and the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, Jennifer Greene weaves real issues, warm characters common-life humor, and page-turning romance and suspense into her stories.
Jennifer sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold over 85 books in the contemporary romance genre. She won her first professional writing award from RWA, a “Silver Medallion” in 1984, followed by over 20 nominations and awards —including achieving RWA’s HALL OF FAME status, and the most coveted Nora Roberts LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
Jennifer has regularly been on a variety of bestseller lists, and has written for Harlequin, Avon, Berkley and Dell. Her books have sold all over the world in over 20 languages. She also accumulated a number of pseudonyms—most recognizably JENNIFER GREENE, but also JEANNE GRANT and JESSICA MASSEY.
She was born in Michigan, started writing stories in 7th grade, and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in English and Psychology. The University honored her with their “Lantern Night Award”, a tradition developed to honor fifty outstanding women graduates each year. Exploring issues and concerns for women today is what first motivated her to write, and she has long been an enthusiastic and active supporter of women’s fiction, which she believes is an unbeatable way to reach out and support other women.
Jennifer lives in Michigan, just a short distance from Lake Michigan, with her husband Lar.
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Jennifer sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold over 85 books in the contemporary romance genre. She won her first professional writing award from RWA, a “Silver Medallion” in 1984, followed by over 20 nominations and awards —including achieving RWA’s HALL OF FAME status, and the most coveted Nora Roberts LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
Jennifer has regularly been on a variety of bestseller lists, and has written for Harlequin, Avon, Berkley and Dell. Her books have sold all over the world in over 20 languages. She also accumulated a number of pseudonyms—most recognizably JENNIFER GREENE, but also JEANNE GRANT and JESSICA MASSEY.
She was born in Michigan, started writing stories in 7th grade, and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in English and Psychology. The University honored her with their “Lantern Night Award”, a tradition developed to honor fifty outstanding women graduates each year. Exploring issues and concerns for women today is what first motivated her to write, and she has long been an enthusiastic and active supporter of women’s fiction, which she believes is an unbeatable way to reach out and support other women.
Jennifer lives in Michigan, just a short distance from Lake Michigan, with her husband Lar.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)romance
aka Jeanne Grant
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November 18, 2016
I read this for the 12 Tasks of the Festive Season
Task the Second: The Silent Nights:
- Read a book set in one of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and/or Denmark), where winter nights are long!
Blame It on the Blizzard by Jennifer Greene
2.5 stars
He'd flunked the course in understanding women, but this particular look was easy to translate. He could continue to ask questions, but not it he wanted to live unscarred.
This story took place in Alaska with a blizzard trapping the hero and heroine together. The whole thing, story and relationship was very abrupt. I felt like they didn't have great chemistry but there were a couple times were I could see a friendship starting to develop. Heroine was a bit sharp and even though hero was sexily competent, his attitude towards women (of course he was burned Once so he must guard against all women Forever) was a little annoying at times.
Deep Freeze by Merline Lovelace
3.3 stars
"Do you…uh…want a kiss?"
In answer, he pulled off his glove and ran his thumb along her lower kip. Once. Twice. His skin was warm on hers, his voice low and husky. "Oh, yeah."
This was my favorite out of the three stories and it took place in Antarctica. The way the author described the scenery and natural incorporating of everyday life with living in Antarctica made it a very cool story; she did an amazing job placing me there. Along with placing me in the location, this story was the best at building a relationship between the hero and heroine but again, because of the shorter page count, I thought the ending and resolving of the issues our couple had was rushed; if 30 or more so pages could have been added, it would have helped immensely. The hero, former U.S. Air Force and current station manager was sex as all get out, the heroine was a no b.s. taker but vulnerable, and there was a glacier "calving". You can't beat this story's coolness!
Melting Point by Cindi Myers
2 stars
"I thought women liked the sexy stubble." He spoke the w in women as a soft v, the sibilant esses a gentle purr.
This story took place in Iceland and the one that met the 12 tasks challenge. The author listed and had our characters visit a lot of cities and landmarks in Iceland but she failed to create the feeling of them, visually and emotionally, that the Antarctica story did for me. The hero and heroine were pretty dry characters and I never felt like I knew them well and consequentially never warmed up to them. The heroine was pretty brusque and the hero felt a bit cardboard until his brother came into the picture. Honestly, I was more invested in the hero and his relationship with his brother than any romantic one with the heroine. But also, Kristjan Gunnarson is our hero's name and the description of his accent and looks shallowly sold me on him at the beginning and I was able to stay decently invested with that alone :)
Task the Second: The Silent Nights:
- Read a book set in one of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and/or Denmark), where winter nights are long!
Blame It on the Blizzard by Jennifer Greene
2.5 stars
He'd flunked the course in understanding women, but this particular look was easy to translate. He could continue to ask questions, but not it he wanted to live unscarred.
This story took place in Alaska with a blizzard trapping the hero and heroine together. The whole thing, story and relationship was very abrupt. I felt like they didn't have great chemistry but there were a couple times were I could see a friendship starting to develop. Heroine was a bit sharp and even though hero was sexily competent, his attitude towards women (of course he was burned Once so he must guard against all women Forever) was a little annoying at times.
Deep Freeze by Merline Lovelace
3.3 stars
"Do you…uh…want a kiss?"
In answer, he pulled off his glove and ran his thumb along her lower kip. Once. Twice. His skin was warm on hers, his voice low and husky. "Oh, yeah."
This was my favorite out of the three stories and it took place in Antarctica. The way the author described the scenery and natural incorporating of everyday life with living in Antarctica made it a very cool story; she did an amazing job placing me there. Along with placing me in the location, this story was the best at building a relationship between the hero and heroine but again, because of the shorter page count, I thought the ending and resolving of the issues our couple had was rushed; if 30 or more so pages could have been added, it would have helped immensely. The hero, former U.S. Air Force and current station manager was sex as all get out, the heroine was a no b.s. taker but vulnerable, and there was a glacier "calving". You can't beat this story's coolness!
Melting Point by Cindi Myers
2 stars
"I thought women liked the sexy stubble." He spoke the w in women as a soft v, the sibilant esses a gentle purr.
This story took place in Iceland and the one that met the 12 tasks challenge. The author listed and had our characters visit a lot of cities and landmarks in Iceland but she failed to create the feeling of them, visually and emotionally, that the Antarctica story did for me. The hero and heroine were pretty dry characters and I never felt like I knew them well and consequentially never warmed up to them. The heroine was pretty brusque and the hero felt a bit cardboard until his brother came into the picture. Honestly, I was more invested in the hero and his relationship with his brother than any romantic one with the heroine. But also, Kristjan Gunnarson is our hero's name and the description of his accent and looks shallowly sold me on him at the beginning and I was able to stay decently invested with that alone :)
September 14, 2010
4 stars, 3 stars, and 2 stars for three short stories in cold weather.
4 stars for DEEP FREEZE by Merline Lovelace.
Nice and pleasant. Enjoyable romance. Story was good.
STORY BRIEF:
Mia met a gorgeous lawyer and slept with him on the second date. To her horror she learned he had hidden cameras and put pictures of her on his website, calling her number 112. He was bragging to the world about how many women he could seduce and numbering them. He called himself Don Juan. She was unable to force him to remove the pictures. He was a lawyer and threatened to sue her if she revealed his name. Her coworkers saw the pictures. She takes a vacation with her sister while hoping the gossip will die down. They are on a cruise ship that hits ice, forcing the passengers to go to a nearby U.S. research station in Antarctica. While there Mia falls for Brent, the station manager. Unfortunately she soon learns that the guys there recognize her as number 112.
REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH SPOILERS:
I liked that Mia got some spine and confronted Brent about being number 112. Brent had a fellow scientist John Monroe do something regarding Don Juan, which I loved. It was a neat ending for revenge. I enjoyed this story. It was short, so don’t expect much time for character and relationship development. While reading this I felt it was a 3 star story, but I liked the ending so much that I gave it 4 stars.
DATA:
Story length: 79 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 3. Setting: current day Antarctica and Newport, Rhode Island. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
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3 stars for BLAME IT ON THE BLIZZARD by Jennifer Greene.
Nice, pleasant story. There wasn’t much time for story and character development, but it was ok.
STORY BRIEF:
Emilie is an anesthesiologist. A boy died during an operation. She grieved for him and felt guilty even though she was not at fault. She goes to her family’s Alaskan lodge over Christmas to be alone. Rick is a civil engineer. Two years earlier, his ex-wife left him for his best friend. He got a job mapping minerals and water in remote areas of Alaska. He lives like a hermit and wants to avoid people, especially women. His home is not far from Emilie’s lodge. A blizzard causes tree damage to his roof, and he’s forced to go to Emilie’s to wait out the storm. They survive the blizzard’s dangers together.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The couple was developing a nice relationship, and then all of a sudden Emilie is back in Boston. It was too abrupt. I wish the author would have provided more details about what the couple said to each other before Emilie left Alaska. For those interested, the sex scene was done in a told rather than shown way.
DATA:
Story length: 93 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 1, 2 pages long. Setting: current day Alaska and Boston, Massachusetts. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
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2 stars for MELTING POINT by Cindi Myers.
Exaggerated feelings of deep love with no relationship development to support it.
STORY BRIEF:
Stacy is head of marketing for a sportswear company. She takes a crew to Iceland to take advertising pictures of Kris wearing their sweaters. Kris won a gold medal in downhill skiing. Kris’ gorgeous good looks cause women to melt in his presence. For some reason, he’s not met any woman that appealed to him until he meets Stacy. He is immediately attracted to her. Stacy is cold and complicated. She sees him as a ski bum and lets him know she’s not interested. He continues to pursue her. He is 34 and doesn’t want to ski anymore. He wants to do something with his life, but he doesn’t know what.
REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH SPOILERS:
She hires him as a model. By the end of the job they have spent less than a day together alone and had sex once. Now they both are thinking profound thoughts and exaggerations which annoyed me because they were not believable. For example:
Her thoughts: With a look or a touch or a word he laid bare her every insecurity, probed every secret and made her question so much of what she thought she knew about herself. He had broken down barriers no man had breached before. She’d thought she was being smart, protecting herself form being hurt, but he’d shown her the rewards of taking risks.
His sister’s comment: You’ve sparked something in him I don’t think he’d even try to explain. Her thought: Had she really made such a difference in his life?
His thought: Would he have to choose between skiing and the woman he loved?
There was no relationship development. I saw nothing happen to justify these feelings. The effect was to annoy me.
DATA:
Story length: 93 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 1, two pages long. Setting: current day Iceland and Colorado. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
4 stars for DEEP FREEZE by Merline Lovelace.
Nice and pleasant. Enjoyable romance. Story was good.
STORY BRIEF:
Mia met a gorgeous lawyer and slept with him on the second date. To her horror she learned he had hidden cameras and put pictures of her on his website, calling her number 112. He was bragging to the world about how many women he could seduce and numbering them. He called himself Don Juan. She was unable to force him to remove the pictures. He was a lawyer and threatened to sue her if she revealed his name. Her coworkers saw the pictures. She takes a vacation with her sister while hoping the gossip will die down. They are on a cruise ship that hits ice, forcing the passengers to go to a nearby U.S. research station in Antarctica. While there Mia falls for Brent, the station manager. Unfortunately she soon learns that the guys there recognize her as number 112.
REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH SPOILERS:
I liked that Mia got some spine and confronted Brent about being number 112. Brent had a fellow scientist John Monroe do something regarding Don Juan, which I loved. It was a neat ending for revenge. I enjoyed this story. It was short, so don’t expect much time for character and relationship development. While reading this I felt it was a 3 star story, but I liked the ending so much that I gave it 4 stars.
DATA:
Story length: 79 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 3. Setting: current day Antarctica and Newport, Rhode Island. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
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3 stars for BLAME IT ON THE BLIZZARD by Jennifer Greene.
Nice, pleasant story. There wasn’t much time for story and character development, but it was ok.
STORY BRIEF:
Emilie is an anesthesiologist. A boy died during an operation. She grieved for him and felt guilty even though she was not at fault. She goes to her family’s Alaskan lodge over Christmas to be alone. Rick is a civil engineer. Two years earlier, his ex-wife left him for his best friend. He got a job mapping minerals and water in remote areas of Alaska. He lives like a hermit and wants to avoid people, especially women. His home is not far from Emilie’s lodge. A blizzard causes tree damage to his roof, and he’s forced to go to Emilie’s to wait out the storm. They survive the blizzard’s dangers together.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The couple was developing a nice relationship, and then all of a sudden Emilie is back in Boston. It was too abrupt. I wish the author would have provided more details about what the couple said to each other before Emilie left Alaska. For those interested, the sex scene was done in a told rather than shown way.
DATA:
Story length: 93 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 1, 2 pages long. Setting: current day Alaska and Boston, Massachusetts. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
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2 stars for MELTING POINT by Cindi Myers.
Exaggerated feelings of deep love with no relationship development to support it.
STORY BRIEF:
Stacy is head of marketing for a sportswear company. She takes a crew to Iceland to take advertising pictures of Kris wearing their sweaters. Kris won a gold medal in downhill skiing. Kris’ gorgeous good looks cause women to melt in his presence. For some reason, he’s not met any woman that appealed to him until he meets Stacy. He is immediately attracted to her. Stacy is cold and complicated. She sees him as a ski bum and lets him know she’s not interested. He continues to pursue her. He is 34 and doesn’t want to ski anymore. He wants to do something with his life, but he doesn’t know what.
REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH SPOILERS:
She hires him as a model. By the end of the job they have spent less than a day together alone and had sex once. Now they both are thinking profound thoughts and exaggerations which annoyed me because they were not believable. For example:
Her thoughts: With a look or a touch or a word he laid bare her every insecurity, probed every secret and made her question so much of what she thought she knew about herself. He had broken down barriers no man had breached before. She’d thought she was being smart, protecting herself form being hurt, but he’d shown her the rewards of taking risks.
His sister’s comment: You’ve sparked something in him I don’t think he’d even try to explain. Her thought: Had she really made such a difference in his life?
His thought: Would he have to choose between skiing and the woman he loved?
There was no relationship development. I saw nothing happen to justify these feelings. The effect was to annoy me.
DATA:
Story length: 93 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 1, two pages long. Setting: current day Iceland and Colorado. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
September 15, 2017
Han sido tremendamente aburridos y por ello he tardado tanto en leérmelos... quizá le doy un poco más porque el único que tuvo algo de chispa fue el último relato... del resto NADA.
January 8, 2015
Solo lei la tercera historia.
Entretenido, pero me hubiera gustado mas si la autora hubiera desarrollado mas la trama y a los protagonistas.
2 Estrellas!
Entretenido, pero me hubiera gustado mas si la autora hubiera desarrollado mas la trama y a los protagonistas.
2 Estrellas!
January 13, 2021
*2,5
They were cute stories. But I just found out that rushed short stories aren’t my thing. So it’s nothing against the stories or the writing style. If you like short stories, then it’s definitely something for you. But not for me.
They were cute stories. But I just found out that rushed short stories aren’t my thing. So it’s nothing against the stories or the writing style. If you like short stories, then it’s definitely something for you. But not for me.
March 14, 2011
Pretty book. Enjoyed the second and the third stories, not so much the first one.
November 9, 2019
Every year around this time I read a holiday collection of romantic novellas. Some are good, some not so good, and this one falls into the latter category. A nice quick read, but these are three authors I haven’t read before and won’t seek out in the future.
December 17, 2012
This is an anthology - 3 writers who were new to me, but the theme was intriguing...and it is a library book.
All 3 are candidates for future fluff reading without any commitment to reading all their work.
Blame It On The Blizzard - Cruising near Antarctica during the Summer and a freak wild storm grounds the cruise ship. The passengers get to take emergency shelter at the science station. I was bummed that the end of the story came so suddenly...but it wrapped up in true Harlequin style.
Deep Freeze - A young doctor takes shelter in the family lodge in the depths of Alaska around Christmas. She is unprepared for everything that happened, severe blizzard, power out, an injured neighbor made himself at home in her living room while she was sleeping and a very hungry..... (don't wanna spoil it for you!)
Melting Point - Icelandic hero type encounters a driven American businesswoman. I found myself wishing I could meet him - which I never really do that with Harlequins.
All 3 are candidates for future fluff reading without any commitment to reading all their work.
Blame It On The Blizzard - Cruising near Antarctica during the Summer and a freak wild storm grounds the cruise ship. The passengers get to take emergency shelter at the science station. I was bummed that the end of the story came so suddenly...but it wrapped up in true Harlequin style.
Deep Freeze - A young doctor takes shelter in the family lodge in the depths of Alaska around Christmas. She is unprepared for everything that happened, severe blizzard, power out, an injured neighbor made himself at home in her living room while she was sleeping and a very hungry..... (don't wanna spoil it for you!)
Melting Point - Icelandic hero type encounters a driven American businesswoman. I found myself wishing I could meet him - which I never really do that with Harlequins.
February 21, 2010
I lean more towards 2.5 stars instead of 3. Overall, a decent collection of 3 novellas. Light, quick little romance stories centered around snowy/arctic weather. Each story was decent, but they just didn't grab me. My favorite was "Blame It On The Blizzard" by Jennifer Greene about two people who seek solitude in Alaska. Both are hoping to escape their problems, and instead end up facing them head on after their are thrown together during a horrible blizzard. They discover more than just the answers to those fears they were running from, they discover a powerful attraction that no blizzard can freeze out.
April 23, 2012
The first story was alright, nothing too special about it, I did feel an emotional connection, which was a plus. 4 stars.
The second story was a bit better for me, more connection with the characters and I loved the overall plot and romance. 5 stars.
The third story, I didn't really like, it was just okay. I couldn't find that connection and emotional aspect I look for in the books I read and enjoy reviewing. 2 stars.
The second story was a bit better for me, more connection with the characters and I loved the overall plot and romance. 5 stars.
The third story, I didn't really like, it was just okay. I couldn't find that connection and emotional aspect I look for in the books I read and enjoy reviewing. 2 stars.
January 1, 2015
NO TERMINADO.
Tomar la decisión de marcar como leído los libros que me aburrieran y no pudiera terminar, ha sido mala idea. Ya nada me motiva a continuarlos.
Solo leí treinta páginas y aunque al principio me estaba convenciendo, ya no pude más. Con ninguna historia. No sé si culpar a la traducción o de por sí, está tan mal escrito (espero que sea la primera). No sé. Quizá lo retome algún día pero en inglés.
Tomar la decisión de marcar como leído los libros que me aburrieran y no pudiera terminar, ha sido mala idea. Ya nada me motiva a continuarlos.
Solo leí treinta páginas y aunque al principio me estaba convenciendo, ya no pude más. Con ninguna historia. No sé si culpar a la traducción o de por sí, está tan mal escrito (espero que sea la primera). No sé. Quizá lo retome algún día pero en inglés.
July 30, 2011
The first of these stories got nominated for a RITA (hence the July reading), but I wasn't impressed. Not with any of them, really. I appreciated the unique settings - Alaska, Antarctica and Iceland - but that was about it. The characters in the Antarctic story were the most solid, with the best relationship. The others were just meh for me.
November 1, 2010
Very cold indeed, with mild hotness. I only picked this book up because of the cover.
December 4, 2011
Blame It on the Blizzard by Jennifer Greene, 2.12.11, 3.5*
Deep Freeze by Merline Lovelace, 2.12.11, 3*
Melting Point by Cindi Myers, 4.12.11, 2*
Deep Freeze by Merline Lovelace, 2.12.11, 3*
Melting Point by Cindi Myers, 4.12.11, 2*
September 8, 2012
Blame it on the blizzard - 4 SATS
Deep freeze - 2 STARS
Melting point - 3 STARS
Deep freeze - 2 STARS
Melting point - 3 STARS
October 30, 2014
The first short story in this collection was delightful.
The other two felt a bit forced, or I didn't end up liking the characters.
Still, the first was worth getting the book from the library!
The other two felt a bit forced, or I didn't end up liking the characters.
Still, the first was worth getting the book from the library!
July 28, 2017
mm la primera historia me gusto, pero la otra nop :/
February 8, 2017
the first story was really good. but I could have done without the second and third stories.
November 15, 2011
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