The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Burying Water—which Kirkus Reviews called “a sexy, romantic, gangster-tinged page-turner”—returns with a new novel packed with romance, plot twists, and psychological suspense.
When they need the best, they call him. That’s why Sebastian Riker is back in California, cleaning up the mess made after a tattoo shop owner with a penchant for blackmail got himself shot. But it’s impossible to get the answers he needs from a dead body, leaving him to look elsewhere. Namely, to the twenty-something-year-old niece who believes this was a random attack. Who needs to keep believing that until Sebastian finds what he’s searching for.
Ivy has one foot out of San Francisco when a chance encounter with a stranger stalls her departure. She’s always been drawn to intense men, so it’s no wonder that she now finds a reason to stay after all, quickly intoxicated by his dark smile, his intimidating strength, and his quiet control.
That is, until Ivy discovers that their encounter was no accident—and that their attraction could be her undoing.
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Surviving Ice...
Surviving Ice is a book that takes you on a journey filled with so many lies and discovering that I definitely got caught up in the story!
The really great thing about any of K.A. Tucker's books is the fact that they draw me in from the very beginning and keep my attention throughout the novel. There weren't any reading lags in this book where I was tempted to put it down.. no I made sure I had access to this novel 24/7 because it was that amazing.
Throughout the book there were references to other books and their characters and I felt like this really made it worth reading it in order and going through the series. I definitely don't think that this book necessarily needs to be read in order but I would recommend it as there are several references to the previous books within the story. I personally love seeing how characters are doing from another novel's perspective! Tucker is really good at bringing each novel together in details yet keeping the characters and story-lines separate. Sometimes authors recreate the same book repeatedly throughout a series and it becomes very redundant, no problems like this here!
Ivy is such a bad-ass character! I loved how strong she was and how she was recognized for her strength of character by those around her. Though it wasn't explicitly stated, it was easy to see how other characters responded to her and the respect she was given. Also, it was great to see a girl who didn't immediately fall in lust for the hot guy. Even in the face of the beauty that is Sebastian, Ivy kept up her strength and didn't let a pretty face sway her to being weak or making excuses.
Sebastian was a character that I really liked but didn't want to like. He definitely held back throughout the novel and I could tell that Ivy was falling for him and I didn't always see that reciprocated through her eyes. When the novel was told through Sebastian, I could definitely see how strongly he felt for her yet he was a little cautious within the relationship and didn't always give the 100% truth when it came to more personal matters.
K.A. Tucker does a great job of making her books and experience! I loved how in every scene there is this mood and tone that follows the characters and adds to the suspense of the plot. It was super easy to get caught up in Ivy and Sebastian's story!
Overall this book was purely amazing. K.A. Tucker has once again produced a novel that will grab not only onto readers attention, but also their hearts!
Surviving Ice is a book that takes you on a journey filled with so many lies and discovering that I definitely got caught up in the story!
The really great thing about any of K.A. Tucker's books is the fact that they draw me in from the very beginning and keep my attention throughout the novel. There weren't any reading lags in this book where I was tempted to put it down.. no I made sure I had access to this novel 24/7 because it was that amazing.
Throughout the book there were references to other books and their characters and I felt like this really made it worth reading it in order and going through the series. I definitely don't think that this book necessarily needs to be read in order but I would recommend it as there are several references to the previous books within the story. I personally love seeing how characters are doing from another novel's perspective! Tucker is really good at bringing each novel together in details yet keeping the characters and story-lines separate. Sometimes authors recreate the same book repeatedly throughout a series and it becomes very redundant, no problems like this here!
Ivy is such a bad-ass character! I loved how strong she was and how she was recognized for her strength of character by those around her. Though it wasn't explicitly stated, it was easy to see how other characters responded to her and the respect she was given. Also, it was great to see a girl who didn't immediately fall in lust for the hot guy. Even in the face of the beauty that is Sebastian, Ivy kept up her strength and didn't let a pretty face sway her to being weak or making excuses.
Sebastian was a character that I really liked but didn't want to like. He definitely held back throughout the novel and I could tell that Ivy was falling for him and I didn't always see that reciprocated through her eyes. When the novel was told through Sebastian, I could definitely see how strongly he felt for her yet he was a little cautious within the relationship and didn't always give the 100% truth when it came to more personal matters.
K.A. Tucker does a great job of making her books and experience! I loved how in every scene there is this mood and tone that follows the characters and adds to the suspense of the plot. It was super easy to get caught up in Ivy and Sebastian's story!
Overall this book was purely amazing. K.A. Tucker has once again produced a novel that will grab not only onto readers attention, but also their hearts!
Excerpt
“We’re closed!” I yell, whipping my head around, my anger at myself for not locking it launched.A man I’ve never seen before stands motionless in front of me, amusement in his eyes as he stares. Nothing else about him betrays his thoughts, though. His stance is still and relaxed, his angular face perfectly composed.
My heart begins to race with unease.
“I’d like some work done.” His voice is deep, almost gravelly, his tone even and calm.
I climb to my feet, because I don’t like anyone towering over me. And because his piercing eyes unsettle me. Unlike the two-hundred-and-fifty-pound biker who just left, this guy makes me nervous. The wrench is still in my fist, and I grip it tightly now. “I’m not working today.”
“Tomorrow.”
“I’m not working tomorrow either.” The corner of his mouth twitches as we face off against each other. “When will you be working again, then?”
He’s patient. It’s annoying. But he also seems very interested in this tattoo, which makes it less likely that he’s here to hurt me. I relax my grip on the wrench. “I won’t be. Not here, anyway. Black Rabbit is closed for good, or at least until it opens under new ownership.”
He pauses, his shrewd gaze weighing so heavily on me that I finally have to look away from him. I feel like a sophomore year science class dissection—the unfortunate amphibian donated in the name of education. “That’s a shame.”
Either he’s not from around here or he hasn’t read the news. Or he’s one of those sickos who gets a kick out of crime scenes. “It is.” What’s really a shame is that this guy didn’t come a few weeks ago, because I gladly would have agreed to mark his entire body with my hands then.
On first-glance impression, he actually reminds me of Jesse Welles, the love of my teenage life, though I’d never admit that to anyone. This guy’s eyes are lighter—a cool chocolate rather than near-black—but they have that same intensity; a similar smirk sits atop his full lips. He, too, has dark hair coating his hard, masculine jaw; it’s just sculpted to a perfect short beard. He’s taller and broader than Jesse. Harder looking, not just by a few years of age but as if by life itself. That’s a little concerning, given the kind of life that Jesse Welles has already lived. But there’s something distinctly different about this guy, too. I can’t quite place it, but I can feel it. Something slightly “off.” Or maybe it’s just this place that’s making everything in my life feel off—after all, my mind is still in a haze over Ned’s death. The last thing I should be thinking about right now is this guy or Jesse or getting laid.
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And don’t miss the previous titles in the Burying Water Series!
BURYING WATER:
BECOMING RAIN
CHASING RIVER
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