Cold Ridge

While hiking and photographing near her home on Cold Ridge in NH, Carine Winters is shot at. As she is retreating she runs into neighbor, Tyler North and 2 of his friends. They help her escape and chase after the shooters only to hear the shack that Carine had been taking photos of, blow up. Police figure a smuggling operation had been disrupted and they cut their losses. Later that same day the 3 male friends end up helping in a rescue operation of a rich couple caught out on the cold ridge at night. As a result of this Carine and Manny, one of Tyler's friends get jobs from the grateful couple. However, this is proved not to be a good thing. Carine happens upon a dead body at their home and Manny becomes a suspect. Carine and Tyler show more begin trying to piece all the facts together.

In general this was a good romantic suspense novel, but it had a couple of characters who did stupid stuff and put themselves in jeopardy. I will probably try another volume in the series just because I have liked things by Neggers in the past. show less

If you've read any of Carla's "Cold" books you will quickly feel the Deja Vu. I liked the book but don't read it or the other "Cold" books too closely together. There is A LOT of overlap and redundancy.

Carine and Tyler were once planning their future, when Tyler walked away from their relationship. Now, Carine is a photographer who keeps stumbling into questionable situations, but when Tyler shows up to keep her safe, she is less than pleased.

As a romantic suspense, this is definitely a fun read. It has a good story, interesting characters, and a beautiful setting; with enough suspense thrown in to keep the reader engaged. It is on par with a chick flick movie, meaning a fun read for an enjoyable, diverting evening. If you enjoy romance with a twist of suspense, you will enjoy this one.

This book left me both wanting more and wanting less. I wanted more character development. I didn't feel connected to them at all and their motivations were often unclear. Carine, the female lead, was described as this independent, strong willed woman, yet her behavior and actions often said the opposite. The plot was interesting but slow and none of the action - suspense or romance - had enough substance to really hold my interest.

What I wanted less of was the unnecessary description. We're given pages of information on the scenery. We're given lots of detail on the process of becoming a pararescuer and the required skills. None of this was particularly fascinating to me and it often repeated throughout the book. The characters inner show more thoughts are often repeated as well, as they continually contemplate each other and the issues around them.

Overall, this is a good read, though easily forgettable. show less

This book didn't really hold my interest until the last 5 or 6 chapters, then I got into it. Maybe it was just me this week. It ended up being a good mystery and I didn't figure it out.