After my recent lament about poor editing in indie books, it was a delight to read Claire Marta’s book. Not only was the story interesting and the characters well developed, but the careful construction of sentences and chapters improved my reading experience rather than detracting from it.
Probably best described as a paranormal romance with aspects of suspense and erotica, Frostbite pushes all the right buttons. The main female character Jasmine is strong and perfectly imperfect, with a psychological and emotional burden that forms a subtle background to the tale.
From the first page we are treated to action and suspense. It’s a page-turner that doesn’t disappoint. Although it’s part of a series, the book easily stands alone, with its strong start and satisfying ending.
Jasmine works with Scotland Yard. While traveling with a friend and colleague they are kidnapped by a well drawn and dangerous arms dealer. Jasmine is treated as leverage, constantly overlooked and undervalued except as a way to get her colleague, Twitch (wrongly assumed by the bad guys to be her boyfriend), to do what he is told.
In spite of her better judgment, one of the men among her captors, both intrigues and excites her. It is their story that leads the way through this novel.
While romance isn’t normally my thing, the love story here isn’t all flowers and chocolates. It has a tense honesty about it that drew me in. No doubt I’ll be investing in more books from Marta’s The Hunter Chronicles and I will be certain to review those as well.
Pick up this delightful read if you know what’s good for you. 4.5/5 stars.