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Anidyr Bycall is frozen in her past, regretting words never spoken to the woman she loves and the one impulsive act that cost her all her dreams. Running from the courts of public and academic opinion in Fairbanks, she has landed in Key West. The nights are hot but she is colder than the glaciers she once explored. Tending bar by night, she spends her days immersed in the research of her only remaining passion in life: the ice fields of Alaska. But trends may be improving when news from home hints that those she harmed may have moved on, and she can at least recover the papers and books she left behind. The respect and affection she once saw in Eve Cambra's eyes is gone beyond recall. When a few innocent questions raise Ani's doubts about what really happened three years ago, she realizes she may have a chance to clear her name and reclaim her career. But there's no data to suggest that Eve has thawed and that the fire they once shared can be rekindled. In this romantic story of the icy north, Karin Kallmaker explores the passion that can melt even a frozen heart.… (more)
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As is often the case, the characters in this book and their own miscommunications are their own worst enemies. There is one true villian in the book, and I wasn't personally satisified at the resolution of that part ot the story line - she didn't get all that was coming to her.
But I'd re-read the book anyway, because the trip was well worth the time invested. Kallmaker is far more restrained in this book than in the others of hers that I've read, and it was a dramatic improvement over her typical writing. I know there are a lot of huge Kallmaker fans out there, but I've found her a bit over the top in the past. Not so in this book. It is by far the best of hers that I've ever read, and I would recommend it despite its shortcomings. Her depictions of Alaska make you feel as if you are there. Well worth a read.
We then meet Lisa, who was a character
I don't want to put too too much of the plot here because to me that was part of the fun of the novel that I really liked. The reveals that happened.
It was mostly a typical lesbian fiction romance, but, it had enough differences that I was kept guessing a lot. So, while it may have been a typical sort of lesbian fiction romance, it was definitely not unoriginal.
And, even more than the plot, I loved the characters. From Ani and Lisa to Tan (one of my very favorites) to Eve. I even really liked how Monica was written too.
Ooh, and then there was even some thriller/mystery at the end of the book too, which was very very awesome. An all around fun and amazing book.