Ice (2009) - Linda Howard

Linda Howard

Category: Suspense

Narrator: Unknown

Tags: Suspense, Romance

Gabriel McQueen has only just arrived home on holiday leave from the service when his county-sheriff father sends him back out again with new marching orders. A brewing ice storm, and a distant neighbor whos fallen out of contact, have the local lawman concerned. So he enlists Gabriel to make the long haul to the middle of nowhere, and make sure Lolly Helton is safe and sound. Its a trip the younger McQueen would rather not make given the bitter winter weather-and the icy conditions that have always existed between him and Lolly., But theres no talking back when your dad is the towns top cop. And theres no turning back when night falls just as Gabriel arrives-and discovers that the weather outside isnt the only thing thats frightful. Spotting strangers in Lollys home-one of them packing a weapon-is all it takes to kick Gabriel into combat mode. And his stealth training is all he needs to extract Lolly from the house without alerting her captors. But when the escape is discovered, the h