Spring Thaw

by Donna Minnix Proctor

When Sean Cody, Baldwin Aviation’s premier helicopter pilot, sees wealthy, aristocratic businesswoman, Diana North, striding across the tarmac toward him, he groans. The woman, accurately dubbed the “Ice Queen” by the shuttle service’s office manager, is trouble. Against his better judgement, Sean bundles her into the chopper and takes off for a weekend outing at a West Virginia ski resort. During the ill-fated excursion, the pilot is given a brief glimpse beneath his passenger’s frosty veneer, and finds himself unwisely attracted to the warm, genuine woman he sees under the ice. Unwisely attracted, because she’s older, married, and loaded. When, as a result of sabotage, the helicopter’s onboard computer and electrical system shorts out, it sets off a devastating string of events, from which Sean and Diana narrowly escape with their lives. Stranded on a deserted mountaintop, with temperatures and snow falling, they begin a desperate search to find their way to safety, and to each other. Spring Thaw takes readers along with this fascinating, resilient duo, on their perilous journey of danger, betrayal, and discovery, through the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia, to the Roanoke Valley, Smith Mountain Lake, and beyond. It’s a wild, romantic ride you don’t want to miss!

365 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 20, 2025