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Ice Lady
Teresa Alden had been running for six years.
Her job as a nurse with the United States army had taken her to Greenland, where she would hid herself amid the ice and snow. It was the one place she didn't expect her ex-husband to search for her.
Then she learned that a scientist had visited the base, searching for the anurse named Teresa.
Everyone said Tim Alden had changed, but Terry was afraid to take the risk of finding out. She'd been hurt too much already....
Her job as a nurse with the United States army had taken her to Greenland, where she would hid herself amid the ice and snow. It was the one place she didn't expect her ex-husband to search for her.
Then she learned that a scientist had visited the base, searching for the anurse named Teresa.
Everyone said Tim Alden had changed, but Terry was afraid to take the risk of finding out. She'd been hurt too much already....
188 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1991
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Emma Goldrick
149 books33 followersEmma Goldrick is the penname used by the marriage formed by Emma Elizabeth Jean Sutcliffe, borned 7 February 1923 in Puerto Rico, and Robert N. Goldrick, borned on 22 March 1919 in Massachusetts, USA. They met in Puerto Rico, where married. She was a licensed practical nurse, volunteered with American Red Cross and she taught American Sign Language and he was a career USA military man. Thirty years and 4 children later they retired, and in 1980 they started to write in collaboration, and their first novel was accepted and published in 1983 by Mills & Boon. They continued publishing 40 novels until Robert passed away at 76, in 22 January 1996. After her husband death, she published her last novel and retired. Emma Goldrick passed away at 85, in 20 November 2008.
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July 17, 2011
Of all the Emma Goldrick books, I believe this is the one with the most potential for emotional angst. I said potential because although the storyline revolves around two exes exchanging recriminations and dissecting their failures (and these are always angsty subjects), the story has tacked on a survival plot.
Most of the time, this mix of romance and adventure is effective. As the blizzard rages outside their camp, the H/h are forced to weather their own unresolved, turbulent feelings inside closed quarters. Since there’s no exit for them, they have all the time for a satisfying post mortem. I like it when the hero discovers that she’s no longer a doormat and begins to realize how he had taken her happiness and security for granted.
But sometimes, too, the successive natural disasters become a distraction from the love story. For instance, just as the heroine is about to relent to the hero, they get knocked about by a strong wind. Or when they’re about to break emotional impasse, they get attacked by a bear. Each time, the drama has to be rekindled at a later time. So frustrating….
Why this book rated only a four star? because there are gaps in the story that go against good reasoning. First, if the heroine felt that she was being stalked or physically threatened by the hero, why didn't she seek assistance from the police instead of just running away every time? Secondly, if she was using her married name all that time, the hero should have been able to track her down a lot sooner considering that he had retained detectives, too. Thirdly, if she suspected the mother-in-law’s animosity towards her, common sense and self-preservation should have made her communicate directly with her husband instead of relying on the mother-in-law.
This book is definitely more emotional than the other Goldrick books and readers will feel dragged through the wringer without the usual balance of zippy humor.
Most of the time, this mix of romance and adventure is effective. As the blizzard rages outside their camp, the H/h are forced to weather their own unresolved, turbulent feelings inside closed quarters. Since there’s no exit for them, they have all the time for a satisfying post mortem. I like it when the hero discovers that she’s no longer a doormat and begins to realize how he had taken her happiness and security for granted.
But sometimes, too, the successive natural disasters become a distraction from the love story. For instance, just as the heroine is about to relent to the hero, they get knocked about by a strong wind. Or when they’re about to break emotional impasse, they get attacked by a bear. Each time, the drama has to be rekindled at a later time. So frustrating….
Why this book rated only a four star? because there are gaps in the story that go against good reasoning. First, if the heroine felt that she was being stalked or physically threatened by the hero, why didn't she seek assistance from the police instead of just running away every time? Secondly, if she was using her married name all that time, the hero should have been able to track her down a lot sooner considering that he had retained detectives, too. Thirdly, if she suspected the mother-in-law’s animosity towards her, common sense and self-preservation should have made her communicate directly with her husband instead of relying on the mother-in-law.
This book is definitely more emotional than the other Goldrick books and readers will feel dragged through the wringer without the usual balance of zippy humor.
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