ARCTIC HEAT by Annabeth Albert
Series: Frozen Hearts #3
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: Sept. 23 (ebook/audio), Oct 1 (print)
Length (Print & Ebook): 89,000 words
Subgenre: m/m contemporary romance/ action adventure m/m romance, interracial romance
Book synopsis:
A lasting connection needs more than simply surviving a winter together—they’ll have to outsmart danger, let down their defenses and open their hearts.
Owen Han has a fresh lease on life—he’s kicked cancer’s ass and is roaring through his bucket list. The former investment banker hopes to find his next challenge in Alaska, volunteering alongside park rangers and fulfilling his childhood dreams of snowy winters and rustic life. Of course, those dreams did tend to feature big strapping mountain men in vivid detail…
Ranger Quilleran Ramsey would like to be anywhere other than dealing with newbie volunteers. And really, the only thing he needs less than a green volunteer “partner” is the flirty attentions of a buff city boy who doesn’t look ready to last a week, let alone an Alaskan winter. They’re all wrong for each other, even if Quill’s traitorous body enjoys the flirting more than it should.
As the weeks pass, the two snowbound men give in to temptation. But can their seasonal romance last until spring? For them to have a future together, each will have to trust the other…while hoping that the harsh elements and omnipresent dangers don’t destroy what happiness they’ve found in the moment.
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This book is approximately 89,000 words
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“So practice is key.” Owen jotted down notes in a crisp, precise handwriting.
“Also, not to get too gruesome on you, but a certain percentage of victims will die from hitting trees and rocks on the way down. The beacons only work if you survive the ride.”
“Ah.” Owen’s skin paled as he considered this fact. “Makes sense, I guess. And you did a great job, laying out all the dangers.”
“Thanks.” Quill’s neck heated as he wasn’t sure what to make of the praise. Lunch was a simple buffet of sandwich fixings, chips, and cookies, but the line in front of them was slow as people took forever deciding. He supposed it was only polite to try to keep the conversation going. “Have you been around snow much yourself?”
“Well, I grew up in the Bay area, so not much snow there. But I worked at a Lake Tahoe ski resort a couple of winters in college. Summers too. And I’ve been on other ski trips. I like snow,” Owen said with the sort of authority of someone who’d never had to deal with months on end of the stuff.
“That’s good.” Quill wasn’t going to be the one to burst his bubble, but volunteers like Owen had a tendency to not make it through their first real winter. Loving snow wasn’t the same as being able to cope with the dark, frigid days that defined an Alaskan winter. But he’d promised Hattie he wouldn’t scare the volunteers, so he simply added lightly, “Being able to ski will definitely be a plus for you.”
“I hope so.” Owen gave him another of those near-blinding earnest smiles. And such was Quill’s luck that the guy had deep, movie star–worthy dimples, which had always been kryptonite for him, even more than public speaking was. They made heat bloom low in Quill’s gut, made the rest of the line seem to fade away. The dimples were probably part of why Quill had initially placed him as being younger, but up this close he could also see subtle smile lines around his eyes that said he was indeed on the wrong side of his twenties.
This close also meant that he could smell the guy’s crisp aftershave—a clean, modern scent that probably cost more than Quill’s boots, but hell if it didn’t combine with those dimples to utterly disarm him.
“The line moved.” Owen’s smile this time was more crafty, like he’d figured Quill out and intended to exploit that knowledge.
“Thanks.” Quill grabbed a plate and the nearest two slices of wheat bread. Owen might be nice and hot as hell, but he was also dangerously distracting. And Quill knew better than most how deadly even a few moments of misplaced attention could be. The smartest course of action would be avoidance and to thank his lucky stars that he wouldn’t be snowed in with those dimples.
At least Hattie’s person wasn’t likely to pose the same sort of temptation that Owen did. His gut churned again. He really did need all this uncertainty settled. And if he felt some regret over moving away from Owen as he took his food over to sit near Hattie, he stomped it down. He had a job to do, one that didn’t leave room for much else, and that was simply how it was.
Meet Annabeth Albert:
Annabeth Albert grew up sneaking romance novels under the bed covers. Now, she devours all subgenres of romance out in the open—no flashlights required! When she’s not adding to her keeper shelf, she’s a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer. Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write. Her critically acclaimed and fan-favorite LGBTQ romance series include the #FrozenHearts, #OutOfUniform, #Gaymers, #PortlandHeat, #RainbowCove and #PerfectHarmony series.
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