Title: His Frozen Heart
Author: Nancy Straight
Source: eARC from author
Est Release Date: November 9th
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For best friends, Candy and Libby, money is tight with hardly enough to
cover their living expenses. When they are desperate for grocery money, the
girls bet on their pool playing skills to add to their income.
A simple wager on a quiet winter evening has devastating results, with a
stalker determined to kill them both. With Libby in the hospital after a
vicious attack, and Candy being pursued by the same stalker, she vows to find
Libby's attacker.
What she finds is Dave, an old friend with a secret past filled with
misfortune. Will Dave’s past provide the answer to all of Candy’s problems or
will it become Candy’s worst nightmare realized?
My take...
When a not so friendly wager goes painstakingly wrong, Candy and Libby must
face the dire consequences. While Libby fights for her life in a hospital room,
Candy is off to find out who is behind the attack of her best friend. What she
finds changes her life forever. Will she be able to save her friend and herself
from a most horrible fate? Or will her past show up and prove to be her worst
enemy?
I must admit I am not used to reading a book by Straight that isn’t
para/supernatural of some sort. But her debut contemporary romance was a home
run for me. I really enjoyed it and love the suspense it held. Another book I
could play detective. I look forward to seeing If this is something she will
continue to explore.
I adored these characters. It was fun getting to know them before all hell
broke loose and during the thick of it. Now all the hell Candy goes through
wasn’t fun, but the story had its moments. Not all was doom and gloom. We get a
couple great back stories and it just helped the story excel to the end and had
me loving it that much more.
I was a bit enamored with the romance that showed itself at all the right
times. It wasn’t something that was heavily coated throughout the book and that
made it perfect. You don’t want a romance that will over power the suspense or
the storyline. But in true Straight fashion, we received a book that was
perfectly thought out and written.
Another favorite read from a favorite author of mine. I give it 5 Amazing
Stars!
Great review! I loved it too. Such a great story, especially Dave's back story. It made me sad, but drew me closer into him all at the same time.
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