Hot Ice

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From New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a seductive novel of red hot passion and cold hard cash, as a Manhattan socialite living at jet set speed crosses a desperate man on the run and finds herself trapped in a deadly game that may have no winners or losers or survivors Reckless Whitney MacAllister possesses all the wealth and beauty every woman dreams of Streetwise Douglas Lord has the good looks and quick wits to be a success at his chosen profession larceny She has the cash and the connections He has the stolen documents leading to a fabulous hidden fortune It is a business proposition, pure and simple.But the race to find the treasure, from Manhattan to Madagascar, is only part of the game For their fierce and dangerous attraction to each other soon threatens to overwhelm them unless their merciless and shadowy rivals kill them first. Best Read [ Hot Ice ] By [ Nora Roberts ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr CHEESY And if you re ok with cheese, it s not a bad book My chief complaint is that they eat a lot of mangoes in this bookhere s a quote Pulling out a mango, he took a big, greedy bite. And they never peel them Obviously the author has never eaten a mango And that bugs me, because I love mangos, andgeesh, do a little research But I guess mangos wereexotic in the 80s, and most readers didn t know you had to peel them.So anyway think Romancing the Stone, and that s about t CHEESY And if you re ok with cheese, it s not a bad book My chief complaint i...Re read..needed some laughter..it was once again perfect for my mood Well this had to be one of theenjoyable reads by this author for me Would be thief for hire Douglas Lord has just finished a job lifting important papers that date back to Marie Antoinette and the lost french jewels that lead to a fortune in treasure After almost turning over the papers he finds out he is to be double crossed dumped in the nearest river, so he decides ...Wow, has Nora Roberts ever gotten better in the last twenty years I used to love her two word title books which were always her mystery romance books I could barely make it through my 2006 re read of Hot Ice It was so repetitive, ...It just didn t do it for me The storyline plodded along, and I couldn t like either of the main characters There didn t seem to be a plausible reason why I should root for them Vain, shallow, brash females don t e...Definitely not one of Nora Roberts best books and the only one I ve ever given less than 3 stars This is a story about an unrepentant thief who steals priceless documents leading to a spectacular treasure from his mob like boss and is therefore chased basically around the world from Manhattan to Madagascar Unfortunately, neither the hero nor the heroine were likable characters Whitney is shallow and vain and gave off that Paris Hiltonesque vibemoney than brains Douglas was worse Definitely not one of Nora Roberts best books and the only one I ve ever given less than 3 stars This is a story about an unrepentant thief who steals priceless documents leading to a spectacular treasure from his mob like boss and is therefore chased basically around the world from Manhattan to Madagascar Unfortunately, neither the hero nor the heroine were likable characters Whitney is shallow and vain and gave off that Paris Hiltonesque vibemoney than brains Douglas was worse being immature and narcissistic Like I said, absolutely nothing to like about either one of them which made an entertaining story not so entertaining.The fight scenes were hooky and it amazed me ...3.5 STARSI came across the audio version on Overdrive and couldn t resist It is old school Nora everyone smokes like a freight train , but I still found it entertaining Audio Anna Fields is a good narrator I wasn t in love but didn t dislike her style either.This was gifted to me from a neighbor before she passed away so reading it added an extra layer of enjoyment I will read anything Nora Roberts writesDNF at 20%Life s too damn short for this crapI usually like Nora s books but I ve struggled so much to get through this one It wasn t interesting, the romance was cheesy Overall, 2 star rating is generous of me.I counted this as a mystery and there is a mystery to be solved here but this is trulyof a buddy comedy action thriller like Romancing the Stone The hero and heroine are thrown together with two competing agendas against a fairly exotic in this case, Madagascar locale and asked to solve a historic puzzle while staying a step or two ahead of the bad guys It is a little bit predictable but it is alsothan a little fun as you find yourself rooting for them and figuring out ho I counted this as a mystery and there is a mystery to be solved here but this is trulyof a buddy comedy action thriller like Romancing the Stone The hero and heroine are thrown together with two competing agendas against a fairly exotic in this case, Madagascar locale and asked to solve a historic puzzle ...

Hot Ice
  • English
  • 24 November 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 322 pages
  • Nora Roberts
  • Hot Ice