Black Ice

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Summary: Outstanding first performance!
Review: This book is a wonderful example of what you can do when you put your mind to it. Who said you can't blend romance, mystery, and the glittering world of professional ice hockey into one novel? This book proves it can be done.
I read it cover to cover in one weekend because I could not put it down. I kept promising myself that at the end of the next chapter I would put the book down and fix my starving husband dinner...he finally gave up, and ate cereal.
I really liked the fact that right up to the end I could not figure out who the bad guy was and why he was doing what he was doing. I am a big mystery reader as opposed to romance, so I got what I like while getting a little romance in my life.
Can't wait for the next one to come out. My kudos to Ms. Daniels on her very successful first attempt.

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Summary: A great book for couples
Review: This is not a "chick" book. This is a great book for a couple to read together.

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Summary: Nothing typical about this book
Review: This isn't your typical romance. It isn't your typical action adventure story. This isn't your typical Mystery. It isn't your typical anything. And that's one reason I liked the book! It melds several catagories together to give the reader a wonderful trip.

I started reading out of curiosity - new author, different setting... I was going to read just a few pages, then move on to my weekend. I'll be darned if I could put the book down! And when I tried, the characters kept calling out to me to find out more! I finished in just over a day.

I don't consider myself a hocky expert. I know they play on ice, that fighting seems to be allowed, and that's about it. You don't have to be an expert to follow the action. The Insider's look at National League Hockey gave the brain just enough new information to keep my attention, without sending me to research materials to figure out what was going on.

This is Jaxine's first published work. It is slightly rough around the edges in some places - what I would expect from a first time novelist. And I harken back to the most unexpected words to come out of my fingers... I couldn't put it down!