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Red Valley Ravens
Wild Ice
After inheriting her Aunt Cora’s country cottage, Lauren Bennett decides she’s ready for a change of address. The remote cottage borders a wildlife refuge and will be the perfect place to spend the summer. There’s just one hitch. Next door to the cottage, in a spooky old mansion, lives a mysterious man who Lauren can’t quite figure out.
When tragedy strikes, JD Mason’s world is turned upside down. Rather than look to his family and teammates for support, he escapes into his grief and shuts everyone away. He abandons the sport he loves and retires from playing hockey at the ripe old age of thirty. His plan to be left alone is shattered when Lauren, a free-spirited ornithologist, barges onto his property and into his life.
When tragedy strikes, JD Mason’s world is turned upside down. Rather than look to his family and teammates for support, he escapes into his grief and shuts everyone away. He abandons the sport he loves and retires from playing hockey at the ripe old age of thirty. His plan to be left alone is shattered when Lauren, a free-spirited ornithologist, barges onto his property and into his life.
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First published January 14, 2014
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Rachelle Vaughn
20 books219 followersRachelle Vaughn loves reading all genres of romance and writing about sexy nice guys, hunky hockey players, and the occasional bad boy. When she isn't writing, Rachelle enjoys watching action movies, trying new yoga poses, and hiking in the Shasta Cascades. She lives in Northern California with her husband.
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May 28, 2023
Welcome to WILD ICE, the third book in the Razors Ice series!
When I'm not reading romance novels (or writing them!), I'm birding at my local wildlife refuge and taking as many photos as I can. As I write this introduction, I’m reminded of how close to my heart Lauren and JD’s story is. It was inspired by my visits to my local wildlife refuges, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in particular.
There is something about the refuge that makes my soul extra happy. Every time I step out onto the trail, I can feel a weight being lifted from my shoulders. As you walk down the path, tall reeds brush your arms, marsh grass tickles your ankles, and colorful dragonflies dart around your feet.
Whenever we visit this special place, we see something different. One time we were fortunate to spot a family of river otters sunning themselves on the access road, another time we saw an American Avocet using its curved bill to search for insects, and once we even watched the incredibly elusive American Bittern make its spectacular mating call. It’s all about timing because a bird can take one step and be camouflaged by the vegetation, never to be seen again.
WILD ICE is all about timing and being open to the possibility of finding love a second time around. Ornithologist Lauren Bennett knows all about how magical birds are and how important it is to find a place that brings you peace. Retired hockey player JD Mason, on the other hand, is drowning in his own grief and can’t see past the darkness of his heartbreaking loss. Luckily, Lauren shows up at precisely the right time to pull him back out into the sunshine and prove to him that everyone deserves a second chance at love.
Whether this is your first trip to my fictional world of Red Valley, or you’re dropping by for a return visit, you’ll feel right at home here.
Wildly yours,
Rachelle Vaughn
When I'm not reading romance novels (or writing them!), I'm birding at my local wildlife refuge and taking as many photos as I can. As I write this introduction, I’m reminded of how close to my heart Lauren and JD’s story is. It was inspired by my visits to my local wildlife refuges, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in particular.
There is something about the refuge that makes my soul extra happy. Every time I step out onto the trail, I can feel a weight being lifted from my shoulders. As you walk down the path, tall reeds brush your arms, marsh grass tickles your ankles, and colorful dragonflies dart around your feet.
Whenever we visit this special place, we see something different. One time we were fortunate to spot a family of river otters sunning themselves on the access road, another time we saw an American Avocet using its curved bill to search for insects, and once we even watched the incredibly elusive American Bittern make its spectacular mating call. It’s all about timing because a bird can take one step and be camouflaged by the vegetation, never to be seen again.
WILD ICE is all about timing and being open to the possibility of finding love a second time around. Ornithologist Lauren Bennett knows all about how magical birds are and how important it is to find a place that brings you peace. Retired hockey player JD Mason, on the other hand, is drowning in his own grief and can’t see past the darkness of his heartbreaking loss. Luckily, Lauren shows up at precisely the right time to pull him back out into the sunshine and prove to him that everyone deserves a second chance at love.
Whether this is your first trip to my fictional world of Red Valley, or you’re dropping by for a return visit, you’ll feel right at home here.
Wildly yours,
Rachelle Vaughn
March 7, 2024
A Pleasant Read. Good characters and premise. The first 80% is a 4-starrer despite the repetition of internal monologues and dialogues. The last part is a mess though. It was like a race to the finish line. I also don't see the romantic connection between the MCs, friendship yes but love, I can't imagine, it just popped out of nowhere.
December 11, 2016
I don't have much to say about this book other than:
this was less a "romance" and more a story of a widower accepting and moving on from the death of his wife and a woman trying to come to terms with the fact that she lost her job, her fiance left her at the altar, and her aunt died. A majority of the book (more than 70%) was spent listening to these two people boo-hoo and woe is me and do a bunch of soul searching.
I picked up this book thinking it'd be a light hearted romantic romp or at the least ROMANTIC and all I felt for a majority of it was DEPRESSED. I felt that the hero spent more of his time trying to get over the death of his wife and MOURNING HER than actually focusing on his relationship with the heroine. I mean the hero/heroine didn't even meet until 60 fucking pages in and the kindle version i had was 160 pages long (roughly).
By CHAPTER SIXTEEN they hadn't even kissed. They held hands and that's it. Hell, by then he was only JUST starting to cry over his dead wife and finally realize she was gone and he had to move on. Like jfc I didn't pick this book up for that. I picked it up for ROMANCE.
At this point, I checked out mentally. I skimmed a bunch of page were there were a lot more awkward silences/rambling from the heroine or the heroine not knowing what to do and I just got sick of it.
I mean, it started out good, the pacing (although a bit slow but the whole book was like that so I'm assuming that this author's writing style) was good, the writing was good (no grammatically or editorial mistakes etc), the characters were well fleshed out and the situations/conflicts were believable.
I just got really fucking sick and tired of the hero pining over her dead wife for most of the book and only spending about the LAST FEW CHAPTERS trying to woo the heroine.
this was less a "romance" and more a story of a widower accepting and moving on from the death of his wife and a woman trying to come to terms with the fact that she lost her job, her fiance left her at the altar, and her aunt died. A majority of the book (more than 70%) was spent listening to these two people boo-hoo and woe is me and do a bunch of soul searching.
I picked up this book thinking it'd be a light hearted romantic romp or at the least ROMANTIC and all I felt for a majority of it was DEPRESSED. I felt that the hero spent more of his time trying to get over the death of his wife and MOURNING HER than actually focusing on his relationship with the heroine. I mean the hero/heroine didn't even meet until 60 fucking pages in and the kindle version i had was 160 pages long (roughly).
By CHAPTER SIXTEEN they hadn't even kissed. They held hands and that's it. Hell, by then he was only JUST starting to cry over his dead wife and finally realize she was gone and he had to move on. Like jfc I didn't pick this book up for that. I picked it up for ROMANCE.
At this point, I checked out mentally. I skimmed a bunch of page were there were a lot more awkward silences/rambling from the heroine or the heroine not knowing what to do and I just got sick of it.
I mean, it started out good, the pacing (although a bit slow but the whole book was like that so I'm assuming that this author's writing style) was good, the writing was good (no grammatically or editorial mistakes etc), the characters were well fleshed out and the situations/conflicts were believable.
I just got really fucking sick and tired of the hero pining over her dead wife for most of the book and only spending about the LAST FEW CHAPTERS trying to woo the heroine.
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August 1, 2015
Great story
This story came to life after both Lauren and I'd found each other peace in such a quite town plus true love
This story came to life after both Lauren and I'd found each other peace in such a quite town plus true love
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