Fire and Ice: A Novel

Julie Garwood

Dec 2008 · Buchanan-Renard Book 7 · Sold by Ballantine Books

About this ebook

Sophie Rose is a crime reporter at a major Chicago newspaper and the daughter of Bobby Rose, a charming gentleman and big-time thief. When asked to write an exposé about her notorious father, Sophie quits and goes to work at a small newspaper, covering local personalities such as William Harrington, the 5K runner whose trademark is red socks. Those socks—with Sophie's business card tucked inside—are practically all that's found after Harrington is killed near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, seemingly in a brutal polar bear attack.

Sophie heads north to investigate, but danger follows in her wake. After one attempt on her life, she's assigned brash but sexy Jack MacAlister as a bodyguard. But Sophie and Jack will soon be fighting more than their growing passion for each other. Powerful forces will stop at nothing to prevent the exposure of the sinister conspiracy Sophie and Jack are about to uncover.

Ratings and reviews

If you've ever read a Julie Garwood before, this book is pretty true to her writing style. It was a quick read (in other words it was mostly dialogue and emotions). The characters were engaging and the plot was fairly predictable. The only issue I had was the inserts she added at the beginning (or end) or each chapter. That was a little bizarre.

Love the interactions between Jack and Sophie. I wished there were more parts of Sophie's father, Bobby Rose but that might have made him less mysterious. This one is more action packed and the pacing was more snappy in comparison to the other novels in this series. All in all, a great romance read!

Wonderful read. Kept me wanting to read non-stop! I love Julie Garwood's books. Never disappointed.

About the author

Julie Garwood is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Slow Burn, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.