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From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a sexy, winter sports
romance with a flurry of suspense that will heat up the slopes and keep you on
your toes ...
Jac
Ice Princess. Cold Queen.
The best skier in the world who only cares about winning.
It’s what the media claims. It’s what I let everyone believe.
My fiancé’s betrayal taught me not to care about anything except the
mountain. Especially not men. Or love.
Kyle Masters was only supposed to be a distraction.
A one night wonder before the Alpine Ski World Cup.
It doesn’t matter if I can’t stop thinking about him.
He wants more. I see it in his eyes.
He wants to be my White Knight.
Too bad for him I don’t need saving.
Kyle
Everything in my life was great.
Great job. Great friends. And the great alone.
Who would’ve thought it would be so hard
to find a woman who wanted a serious relationship?
And serious was the last thing Jaclyn Blanchard wanted from me. Or so
she says.
But after one night, she’s mistaken if she thinks I’ll give up on my
stubborn Cinderella.
Especially when danger lurks on the mountain.
She wants more. I see it in her eyes.
But she hides her warm heart behind a frozen shield.
Too bad the Ice Princess can’t help but melt under my touch.
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EXCERPT
“You’re
not calling a cab,” he bit out.
“Why not?”
“Because I can drive you.”
My spine straightened, immediately
going into defense mode. “You don’t have to do that. I’m a big girl, I can most
certainly call a cab.”
My gasp was swallowed by his mouth
as his lips crushed down on mine, his tongue demanding and possessive inside my
mouth. If I hadn’t been staring at those lips for the past two hours, I swore I
wouldn’t have given in quite so easily.
“Jac, I don’t care how big or small
you are,” he rasped against my mouth, biting my lower lip in between words. “I
don’t care if you’re Navy SEAL or a ninja. Heck, I don’t even care if you’re a
Jedi and you’ve got a lightsaber holstered to your side, I’m not letting you
get in a cab alone. So, you can sass me all you want but unless you’re planning
on knocking me out, the only cab you’re getting in is the one in my truck, and
that’s all I’m gonna say about it.”
Feeling a thousand emotions I was
afraid to describe, I blinked in shock as he stalked off to grab his gear and
say goodnight to his bandmates.
I didn’t know why I argued with him.
I didn’t want to argue with him, but
this was me. Independent. Alone. I
didn’t rely on anyone, especially a man, because the last time that happened,
Evan had turned me into the kind of person I despised and then went and
betrayed me for it.
“Ready?”
I was sorely tempted to knock him
out just for the heck of it, but I really needed him to kiss me again and those
things were mutually exclusive.
With a nod, I stood, my black
leather pants from the first night we met sticking slightly to the faux leather
cushion. I’d opted for another Star Wars tee that I knotted in front of my
stomach to make it look vintage fashionable instead of the easy, comfortable
pick that it was.
He held the door open even with all
the gear in his hands and let me walk out of the building first. My steps
slowed sensing his gaze was on my butt. I wanted his gaze on me. I wanted his
eyes everywhere because they felt like when the sun comes out from behind the
clouds on a cool spring day and you can feel the heat immediately as it bloomed
every cell to attention.
I craved the warmth, no matter what
it was doing to my frozen walls.
He reached around me and grabbed the
passenger door to hold it open and I couldn’t stop my mouth from smarting, “I
know how to open a door.”
He waited until I was seated before
leaning partially through the frame to reply, “Never said you didn’t, Jac. Just
because you can, doesn’t mean you should – especially when you’re with me.”
My mouth opened but the door closing
had me shut it again.
Whatever.
He could have his Charming-complex, I thought with an eye-roll even as my
heart thudded harder in my chest, enjoying far too much being around a man who
wanted to take care of me.
I turned my head to Kyle when I
realized that we were both now sitting in a truck that was running but not
moving.
“Didn’t want to interrupt,” he
explained, his eyes searching mine like he could see what I was thinking.
“Where to?”
My lips parted but Marissa’s address
lodged in my throat.
I didn’t want to go back to the
apartment. I wanted more time with the man who insisted on holding my coat and
driving me home and opening doors. I wanted one more night with Prince Charming
before this whole spell ended.
“I’m not giving you my address,” I
said smoothly, running my palms over my thighs before crossing my arms in front
of me. “In case you turn out to be a stalker.”
“Me?” he asked incredulously. “You’re the one who made me take you to
my apartment. You’re the one who
showed up at my place of work. And you’re
the one who was at my show tonight. Maybe you’re the stalker.”
I glared at him, especially when I
saw the smile tugging at the corner of his lips. I should just give him the
address now. I should, but I wouldn’t because I wasn’t ready to let go of this
night I’d been thinking about all week.
“Not a stalker,” I said, pretending
to examine my teal nails. “Just unlucky.”
He chuckled. “So, is this your way
of forcing me to take you back to my place again?”
“Oh no.” I shook my head. “I could
show you what forcing you would be…”
His deeper laugh was drowned out as
he put the truck in gear and pulled out of the lot. Even though I’d only been
to his apartment once, the roads there felt like they were engraved in my
brain, like an address of sorts – the one I needed to remember in order to get
home.
“So, what do you do when you aren’t
training or on the mountain?” he asked as we passed over the lamp-lit streets
of Aspen, flurries trickling down from the sky.
“Why? Wondering what my plans are
once I retire?” I said it lightly, but the way he looked at me was anything
but.
“I’m not a reporter, Jac. I’m not
asking to try to get the inside scoop on your life or your future. Just want to
know about you, that’s all.”
I shrunk back against the seat,
knowing I had responded defensively. What else was I supposed to do? That’s all
they ever wanted to know. Hobbies to try and speculate what would happen to me
when my career was over, anything to try and make me feel vulnerable, to remind
me that I couldn’t keep the gold forever.
If there was one thing I’d learned
about the public, it was that their fascination to see you rise was only
surpassed by their twisted desire to witness your fall.
“I like to watch movies. Especially
during the season, it’s easy… and doesn’t require me to leave the house.” I
laughed, toying with the knot on my shirt. “I like to make juice, too. It’s
allowed on my training diet, so I experiment. Sometimes, I pretend like I’m
testing out different flavors to create a menu for my own juice bar.”
“Jac’s Juice?” he asked with a
smile.
“Something like that…” He laughed and then so did I, our eyes
meeting somewhere in the middle of something neither of us had been expecting.
If my lip was made of thinner stuff,
I would have chewed a hole through it in the last few minutes it took to
navigate to the parking lot of Kyle’s building. He sent me a glare when I
opened my own door to get out of the truck but still managed to grab all his
gear and hold every other door that we encountered on the way up to the twelfth
floor.
It felt strange to see a place for
the second time. My rule was always one night. And that meant one impression of
the place before I forgot about it and moved on. This time, I noticed the same
things as I did the last, but wondered about them more.
“What’s that for?” he asked, coming
to stand in front of me.
“What?”
“The look on your face,” he said, a
large warm hand cupped my cheek. I felt every inch of it, right down to the
calloused fingertips that came from plucking the strings on his guitar. I felt
every cell on the hands that made me feel warm and safe and cherished in ways I
knew could kill me if I found out they were false. Again. “What are you thinking about? What hurts?”
“Nothing.” I turned away again and
moved toward the couch.
I heard him growl, his footsteps
coming up quickly behind my retreating form.
“What are you running from?” he
demanded, reaching for me and turning me to face him.
I should’ve fought him, but I was
tired of pushing him away.
Maybe
I could have more than one night with him… for just a little while…
“What everyone runs from,” I
seethed, stepping into him and pressing myself flush against his interrogating
hardness. “Anything that can destroy you.”
His head dipped down and my lips
tingled in anticipation, but his mouth didn’t come for mine.
“Well, that’s not me, Jac,” he said
softly, instead pressing a kiss to my forehead. “I’m not here to destroy you.”
Another kiss on the side of my cheekbone this time. “I’m not here to hurt you.”
A gentle brush of his lips on the tip of my nose. “I’m just here for you.”TEASERS
My Review:
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Jac is at the top in her career as a skier but inside she carries the weight of the world on her shoulders as she works to protect her heart. Five years ago, her fiancé let her down and the sport she loved doubted her integrity. As she prepares for the World Cup, she finds herself staying with her best friend, Marissa, who gets her to go out for an evening. She never expects to make eye contact with prince charming and she really doesn’t expect to be blown away by him. Kyle loves being a physical therapist. When he encounters this gorgeous woman at the bar, he thinks he will need to save her from the creep that doesn’t understand the word no but she surprises him as she handles the guy herself. When she needs a ride home, well Kyle can’t say no but then she disappears while he is sleeping and never gives him her name, just Cinderella. But life has a different plan for them as they suddenly can’t seem to avoid each other. Jac struggles as she works to protect her ice princess title but Kyle sees the real her, will she realize that she can trust him? I love how this story unfolded because the burden Jac carries was surprising and was magnified when her rival, Andrea, works to exploit it. She has worked so hard to keep herself on a island to avoid getting hurt but Kyle is determined to show her that another path is available if only she has the courage to take it. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
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