Title: Icy Seduction
Author: Shara Lanel
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publisher URL: http://www.jasminejade.com
ISBN/BIN: 9781419946905
Genre: {M/F} Paranormal, BDSM Elements
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Ro se
Nymph
Jake has seen a lot during his time as a New York cabby, but getting stuck in a ditch
with a customer about to freeze to death on the back seat is a new one on him.
They aren’t going anywhere until morning, so they will have to get inventive in
order to stay warm. Huddled together under blankets, Werewolf Jake takes one
sniff of Christine’s human scent and is lost. He’s not in the habit of sleeping
with strangers but there’s an undeniable psychic connection that has him
needing to claim her now. He won’t force her; he just needs to find out whether
she is willing to submit.
Christine cannot explain the desire she feels for her cab
driver. All she wanted was to get to her parents in the Catskills, but here she
is, blanketed in this stranger’s arms, melting despite the cold. She should not
allow this to progress; can’t understand what has gotten into her, but his
natural dominance is too much of a turn on. It’s not like she’ll ever see him
again anyway…
The morning after, there is no regret, just a lot of
awkwardness. They go their separate ways, but can’t ignore the pull to be
together, even when Christine has returned to her home in Florida . They try the long distance thing,
but the wolf in Jake is having none of it, especially as Christine’s behavior
would suggest she is trying very hard to forget about him. She doesn’t understand
what is happening but luckily for Jake, she can’t seem to hide from this
connection any more than he can. Determined to convince Christine that they are
fated to be together, Jake decides to reveal his true identity, setting up a
shocking chain of events that could spell the end of their fragile bond once
and for all.
I love the mixture of genres that come together in Icy Seduction. On the surface,
Christine and Jake are contemporary characters, living normal lives until one
fateful night when things ignite. Add some very erotic scenes of BDSM
exploration and a powerful, unpredictable paranormal bond and there’s no
putting this book down. The focus isn’t on the fact that Jake is a werewolf so
much, but on how both Christine and Jake deal with their undeniable bond. Jake
shows a great deal of patience and restraint while Christine works through her
feelings. They both try to deny the strength of their bond because the odds are
stacked against them. Christine has never behaved like this before and is
initially worried what Jake must think of her. As things progress, Christine is
torn between her natural instincts and cold hard facts. Jake doesn’t want to
believe Christine is his mate either, as he knows how difficult it will be to
convince her they have a future together. The characters are well thought out
and appeal to me because they seem pretty down to earth despite some unreal
situations. There is also a nice parallel between what the characters are
willing to get up to inside the bedroom compared to what they are afraid of
outside of it.
