Fire and Ice, Julie Garwood
Fire and Ice, Julie Garwood
17 Rating(s)
List: $20.00 | Sale: $14.00
Club: $10.00

Fire and Ice

Author: Julie Garwood

Narrator: Rebecca Lowman

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/30/2008


Synopsis

Sophie Rose, a tough and determined newspaper reporter, is the daughter of Bobby Rose, a suave, charming, and handsome gentleman who also happens to be a notorious big-time thief sought by every law-enforcement agency in the country. When the major Chicago daily where she works insists she write an exposé about her roguish father, Sophie refuses, quits her job, and goes to work at a small newspaper. Far from her onetime high-powered crime beat, she now covers local personalities such as the quirky winner of several area 5K runs whose trademark is goofy red socks.

Those red socks–with Sophie’s business card neatly tucked inside–are practically all that’s found after runner William Harrington’s shredded corpse turns up in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the victim of a mysteriously dramatic death by polar bear. With an unerring nose for a good story, Sophie heads north to Alaska.

What she doesn’t realize is that her father’s infamous reputation has spread even to the far reaches of Prudhoe Bay. Sophie’s assigned a bodyguard–Jack MacAlister, a sexy FBI agent who grudgingly takes the assignment while recovering from an on-duty injury. But they will soon be fighting more than growing passion.

About Julie Garwood

I do not remember learning that an author had not learned how to read herself until the age of 11. But that was the case with author, Julie Garwood. She missed so much school with having a tonsillectomy at age six, the nobody realized that she did not complete her education in reading, and was not discovered until age 11. Amazing that the same child would grow up as Julie Garwood, a very successful American author. Her Irish heritage was an important force in her growing, as well as adult years. She also contributes her success to being the sixth of seven children. She says that relatively early she discovered that to be noticed in such a large family, her self-expression had to be "forceful, imaginative, and quick"!!!

Garwood's loyal readers seem to enjoy her poignant sense of humor, just as well as her ability to steer her readers toward crying and falling in love. Her mission with each book is to transport her readers to another world, after which they will feel like they have been in a great adventure.

Through local writer's conferences, Garwood met her future agent, even though she had never intended to become a professional writer. She lives in Leawood Kansas, and is currently writing tell notes for her next novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laurie (barksbooks) on April 25, 2011

I don’t know if I’ve read a Garwood novel before but this one probably wasn’t the best place to start. I had heard she was a humorous writer which is probably what tempted me to borrow this audio copy from the library but either my sense of humor has gone on an extended vacation or I missed out on t......more

Goodreads review by jenjn79 on January 13, 2009

I see that most people have given this book 4 or 5 stars, but for me it was only about a 3, maybe 3.5. It was good to the point that I didn't mind reading it, and I'll read any other books to come in this "unofficial" series of connected characters, but I also thought it was a bit flat and bland. Fir......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on December 02, 2024

2.5 stars—Since Julie Garwood wrote this, it’s readable. But barely. The big mystery/suspense: if I hadn’t been angry over the animal research—and yay, Ricky got his revenge—I would have fallen asleep. The bad guys were research scientists, and toddlers with milk moustaches would make more exciting v......more

Goodreads review by Sarandah on June 25, 2023

If I’m ever kidnapped and tied up and had my skull fractured with a crowbar, when I’m finally rescued I definitely want the plastic surgeon’s first comment to be about my natural beauty not requiring Botox- yet. Barf. The mystery part of this book was interesting enough to keep me going. The actual......more

Goodreads review by Julie (jjmachshev) on January 01, 2009

Julie Garwood's newest contemporary "Fire and Ice" is a fast-moving, exhilarating read with an unlikely lead couple and a twisting mystery. The heroine was introduced in "Murder List", but now Sophie gets her own story, and her own FBI hero! Sophie has left her big journalist job to work at a smaller......more


Quotes

“[Julie] Garwood entices readers with sizzling adventure punctuated with memorable characters. . . . Humor and danger are a winning mix. . . . A genuine Garwood gem!”—Romantic Times
 
“Julie Garwood has become a trusted brand name in romantic fiction.”—People