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Fire and Ice
480 pages
A tempestuous, high-seas historical romance where icy resistance melts into fiery, vengeful passion.
What it feels like
This classic historical romance delivers a tempestuous, high-stakes reading experience defined by its sweeping melodrama and fiery emotional clashes. The narrative moves at a brisk, dramatic pace, sweeping the reader from perilous ocean voyages to glittering society balls and raging duels. The mood is decidedly stormy and intense, perfectly mirroring the central enemies-to-lovers dynamic where icy resistance constantly battles against torrid passion. Written with the emotionally charged, breathless prose characteristic of vintage bodice-rippers, the story thrives on conflict, hidden secrets, and swashbuckling pirate intrigue. It is a perfect match for readers who devour old-school historical romances filled with domineering rogues, spirited heroines, and a tumultuous emotional arc that blurs the line between vengeance and undeniable desire.
- Mood
- stormy
- fiery
- tumultuous
- swashbuckling
- Tone
- melodramatic
- passionate
- dramatic
- intense
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- enemies to lovers · vengeance and desire · hidden skills · perilous journeys
- The writing
- Highly dramatic and emotionally charged, leaning into the intense, sweeping language of classic historical romance.
- The arc
- Moves from icy resistance and forced proximity to a fiery, conflicted passion and ultimate confrontation.
- Who it's for
- Fans of old-school, high-stakes historical romance who love tempestuous relationships, pirate intrigue, and dramatic bodice-rippers.
Content notes
- forced marriage
- violence
- dubious consent
About the book
Fire & Ice #1 Spirited Kathleen Haley set sail from England for the family estate in Savannah. On board ship, she met the man who would forever haunt her heart, dashing and domineering Captain Reed Taylor. On the long, perilous voyage, she resisted his bold advances--until she woke from unconsciousness after a tragic storm and heard Reed's shocking confession. She then knew she must marry the rogue.
But their fiery conflict was far from over. Through society balls, raging duels and torrid nights, Kathleen was driven to seek vengeance on Reed's brutal passions and his secret alliance with pirates. At last she was forced to utilize the skills she had concealed for so long; she must attack the very man who had warmed her icy heart and burned his way into her very soul.
The story is continued in the sequel "Ashes and Ecstasy."
Fire & Ice: Fire & Ice Ashes and Ecstasy
Description from Open Library.
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