Hot Ice continues the story of the T-Flac group. As usual it starts off with a bang.

I had a very hard time reading this book, and if it weren’t for the fact that I like the characters, I could have given up, because much of it was distasteful.

It reads much like the Da Vinci Code with alternating chapters. I enjoyed the story of the good guys, but the bad guys were too evil for me. Plus the evil guy they are trying to head off is a religious fanatic who self-flagellates, similar to the DVC, and nope, that is not for me.

The woman
Taylor Kincaid is a jewel thief and real good at her work. She has some life secrets unknown to the T-Flac operatives. She is being targeted by two groups of bad guys and by T-Flac for something she stole along with the jewels in a safe. While she took it deliberately, she didn’t know what she had. T-Flac had hoped to have her steal it for them, but before they could contact her, she did it on her own.

She finds herself in a San Cristobel jail — able to escape, but being caught and worked over each time — the first time she has been in custody for any of her jobs.

The man
Huntington “Hunt” St. John needs her, not only for what she stole, but for her ability to crack safes and other codes. In the first few pages he rescues her from jail. He doesn’t trust her (and she doesn’t trust him.) Of course he doesn’t know her motivation for stealing or who has hired her.

Their love story Erotic as usual.
She awakens his protective instincts against what he thinks is his better judgment. Together they are able to thwart the bad guys (and women.) You knew that from the genre of the book.

What they are up against
A religious fanatic who is also a terrorist — and a second terrorist group which is gunning for the first, as well as them.

Jose Morales has an underground lair, complete with armed missile. He has rigged it all to follow the book of Revelation in his twisted way.

Warning
Some murders that are particularly distasteful (which all murders are, really.) A religious fanatic who is more than a little crazy. Chemical warfare; hand to hand warfare with knives; etc.

My take
I would prefer a lighter hand in the evilness. More of a romp than a treatise on evil. I’m not sure I want to continue with the books, except to take a quick look to see who has the next stories. I should only have read the chapters concerning the T-Flac group.

Have you read this book?
It is available for Kindle for $5.59.

Book 2 Kiss and Tell
Book 3: Hide and Seek
Book 4: In too deep
Book 5: Out of Sight
Book 6: On thin ice
Karin
www.savvythinker.com

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