The Ice Queen By Sasha Cottman
The Ice Queen by Sasha Cottman Series: The Duke of Strathmore Series Book #7
on February 20, 2019
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian
Pages: 350
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For Caroline Saunders, beauty is a curse. Everywhere she goes, she is surrounded by men who worship her. But Caroline knows none of them could ever love her just for herself.
She treats her court of suitors with cool disdain, gaining herself the title of the Ice Queen.
After an ugly altercation with an insistent suitor, Caroline decides it is time to escape the crowded ballrooms of London.
With a heart scarred by his parent’s disastrous marriage Julian Palmer, Earl Newhall has been in no particular hurry to take on a wife. But men with titles need heirs.
He reluctantly agrees to allow his aunt to arrange a week-long party at his Derbyshire estate. A handpicked group of eligible young women and their chaperones will be in attendance.
When a sudden heavy snowstorm stops all but one carriage from making the journey to Newhall Castle, Julian decides he should make the best of a bad situation.
However, matters turn from bad to worse when he discovers that it is Caroline Saunders who has arrived wet and freezing cold on his doorstep in the middle of the night.
The Ice Queen is the one woman in all of London society he knows he could never be prevailed upon to marry, let alone love.
But when Newhall Castle becomes Caroline’s only place of sanctuary, Julian quickly discovers that beneath her icy demeanor there beats a passionate heart.
Two stubborn souls come together in this beautiful tale of enemies to lovers.
The Ice Queen is a full standalone book in the Duke of Strathmore series.
This title is available in eBook, print, and audio.
Sasha Cottman writes Regency romance with strong heroines and courageous heroes.
Regency romance, enemies to lovers, snowed in romance, scarred hero, cold heroine warm heart, forced proximity, historical romance with steam, heroine in distress, castle romance, reluctant love
The Ice Queen is book seven in The Duke of Strathmore series by Sasha Cottman. Although this is a series, it truly isn’t necessary to read the books in order. But I always like to read a series in book order. I find that the stories build and are usually richer and deeper. The Ice Queen is a very good book although longer than I prefer. I love enemy to lover tropes and this one hits it out of the park. Caroline Saunders is the most sought after young woman at every event. She is constantly surrounded by beau vying for her attention. But when one gets too pushy and a handsome Earl tries to help her, she responds to the situation with venom towards both men. Julian Palmer, Earl of Newhall doesn’t need another venomous woman in his life. So he is just fine walking away from the Ice Queen Caroline Saunders. Cruelly thrown together at a week-long event, will they get along or kill each other?
