Ice & Rapture

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Summary: One of Connie Mason's best books ever!
Review: I have read 10 of Connie Mason's books thus far and find that I simply cannot put any of them down until the very last page has been read. Ice & Rapture has been my favorite but I am sure that I will quickly find another as I continue to purchase more and more of her novels. Ice & Rapture has it all for all you romance novel lovers out there!, romance, adventure and wonderful, real-to-life characters! Keep the books coming Ms. Mason!!!!

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Summary: great, but.....
Review: I love connie mason for her sizzling but tasteful stories that never leave me wanting. Her fiesty characters, passionate stories and involved plots always bring me back for her next book. "Ice and Rapture" was a good read though I got more than one curious look at the bodice ripper cover. Standing alone the book was a very nice read but compared to the rest of the her work it seemed to fall below her usually standards.

The story of Maggie Afton, a self proclaimed spinster at the ripe old age of 25 and a reporter, and Chase McGarret, a cowboy seeking gold in the klondike rush of the late 19th century was an intriguing one. It would have been easy for Mason to spin off on tangent after tangent on the numerous other characters that were just as colorful as the hero and herione but instead she always manages to brings the story back. When Maggie and Chase end up partnered together to make it to the Klondike goldfields sparks fly and a great story emerges. This tale travels across two years and from Alaska to Oregon to Montana but without the reader feeling overwhelmed.

That said... I had a few complaints about this book. There were so many misunderstandings between maggie and chase, that were really same scene being played out over and over again with a bit of variance. I literally threw down the book a few times screaming "again?! They are doing this again?" What I mean is chase keeps assuming Maggie is having an affair with one person or another, usually a secondary character named Scott Gordon. This jealous mistake scene is expected, once or even twice in a story, and can enhance a story but by the fourth time I was over the jealous lover bit and waiting for something new to happen.

Also there are a number of annoying secondary characters that are there solely to "tempt" the main characters but end up just making the story drag. This is most apparent in the mountie Scott Gordon and Chase's housemate, Virgie. Both go after the hero(or herione) purposely or not ending up wrecking chase's and maggie's relationship several times.

I personally wanted to punch virgie several times. This is all well and good, who doesn't like a nasty villian you can hate? But mason's conclusion with virgie miraclous and sudden about face and repentence was so unbelievable I felt cheated. A self serving, spoiled, brat who purposely tried to tear our hero and herione apart constantly suddenly becomes good? yeah right.

aside from that i actually liked this book. no really. the love scenes are fantastic. Aside from the first one that seemed odd because it just happened. There was little build up, but I can forgive that in the face of the rest of the book. Chase and Maggie are both head strong and if their story does seem a little unbelievable most of that is just the fantasy of romance novels.

so check this book out for a light read on some rainy afternoon but for something with a little more meat check out some of mason's other works.

Rating:
Summary: great, but.....
Review: I love connie mason for her sizzling but tasteful stories that never leave me wanting. Her fiesty characters, passionate stories and involved plots always bring me back for her next book. "Ice and Rapture" was a good read though I got more than one curious look at the bodice ripper cover. Standing alone the book was a very nice read but compared to the rest of the her work it seemed to fall below her usually standards.

The story of Maggie Afton, a self proclaimed spinster at the ripe old age of 25 and a reporter, and Chase McGarret, a cowboy seeking gold in the klondike rush of the late 19th century was an intriguing one. It would have been easy for Mason to spin off on tangent after tangent on the numerous other characters that were just as colorful as the hero and herione but instead she always manages to brings the story back. When Maggie and Chase end up partnered together to make it to the Klondike goldfields sparks fly and a great story emerges. This tale travels across two years and from Alaska to Oregon to Montana but without the reader feeling overwhelmed.

That said... I had a few complaints about this book. There were so many misunderstandings between maggie and chase, that were really same scene being played out over and over again with a bit of variance. I literally threw down the book a few times screaming "again?! They are doing this again?" What I mean is chase keeps assuming Maggie is having an affair with one person or another, usually a secondary character named Scott Gordon. This jealous mistake scene is expected, once or even twice in a story, and can enhance a story but by the fourth time I was over the jealous lover bit and waiting for something new to happen.

Also there are a number of annoying secondary characters that are there solely to "tempt" the main characters but end up just making the story drag. This is most apparent in the mountie Scott Gordon and Chase's housemate, Virgie. Both go after the hero(or herione) purposely or not ending up wrecking chase's and maggie's relationship several times.

I personally wanted to punch virgie several times. This is all well and good, who doesn't like a nasty villian you can hate? But mason's conclusion with virgie miraclous and sudden about face and repentence was so unbelievable I felt cheated. A self serving, spoiled, brat who purposely tried to tear our hero and herione apart constantly suddenly becomes good? yeah right.

aside from that i actually liked this book. no really. the love scenes are fantastic. Aside from the first one that seemed odd because it just happened. There was little build up, but I can forgive that in the face of the rest of the book. Chase and Maggie are both head strong and if their story does seem a little unbelievable most of that is just the fantasy of romance novels.

so check this book out for a light read on some rainy afternoon but for something with a little more meat check out some of mason's other works.

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Summary: EXCELLENT READING
Review: I own a lot of Connie Mason books and this is one of my favorites. Its full of Adventure and Romance. Like most of Ms. Masons' books her love scenes sizzle. If your looking for a book that you will enjoy read this story of Maggie and Chase and you will love it just like I did.

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Summary: What else could happen!!
Review: This book was a good read. However, when I was 3/4 finished, I was thinking that it should have been at the end. Ms. Mason did not leave anything to chance. There were more ups and downs than you could imagine. I would have given the book a 5-star but it was a little over the top with all the mishaps but don't let it stop you from reading this book. It was good and I do enjoy Ms. Mason's writings.

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Summary: Adventure Packed. Worth Reading
Review: This is the very first book I've read from this author, but I enjoyed it very much. At the time I was reading this I lived in Alaska, so I was thrilled with the adventure. This is a wonderful story of bravery and courage in this hostile land. I recommend this to those who like romance with guts.

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Summary: Sizzling Romance
Review: This story is about Maggie , a 25 year old independent woman who is a newspaper reporter in 1897, in the days where women reporters were rare. She wants to do big in life and decides to go to Alasca, to report on the Klodnike gold rush. On the ship to Alaska she meets Chase,a brash cowboy who also wants to build his furtune. Fiery sparks fly as soon as the two meet. The two are complete studies of opposites. Maggie is cool, and reserved while Chase is hot and brash, and sure of himself.

Even though Maggie detests Chase at first because of his outrageous behaviour towards, (he does not hide his fierce attraction to her), she has to resort for his help when she decides she wnts to cross the Yukon to report on the Klondike gold rush -he is the only one who can take her there. The journey there is full of peril and the adventures these two pass throughout the whole book are numerous and awesome. The thrills keep on going until the very end of the book

If you like sizzly hot romance and lots of adventure than this is the perfect buy for you. I think this is one of the best Connie Mason books - actually quite detailed and sparkling dialogue with some humour scenes too.