5 Melting the Ice Princess Stars "Am I tempting you, Lily? You always look so cool. I always have a mad desire to melt the ice princess."Wow I love Christine Feehan. I read all of her Dark series and loved them . I put off starting this series because I was afraid it wouldn't hold up to her Dark series. I should have known better than to doubt Christine's mad skills. This book was so dayum good! "I don't care if they find us locked together. Do you know what it feels like to have you so deep inside me?" What this book is about"Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are, Ryland?"Captain Ryland Miller and his men are the best of the best. They all signed up to let Dr. Peter Whitney do experiments on them in the hopes of turning them into an elite military group with psychic abilities. All is going well; They are growing stronger in their psychic abilities and training. But then some of the men start having seizures, others bleeding on the brain, and some dying. Now they are in cages locked away from each other and being treated like lab rats. Ryland doesn't know who he can trust or what to do all he knows is he has to save his men before anymore die! Dr. Peter Whitney brings his daughter Lily in to help with the experiments and to figure out why they are starting to fail. The second Ryland sets eyes on Lily he knows she is his forever! When Lily's father is murdered leaving Lily a message to save the men and right his wrongs, Lily and Ryland will have to work together with the team to find out who is killing off the men and trying to sabotage the project. Will Ryland be able to keep his men , his woman and himself safe? Will he be able to get Lily to stop over thinking their relationship and trust her heart when it comes to him?"It isn't a game to me, Lily. I saw you. I knew you were meant to be mine the moment I laid eyes on you. It doesn't matter that we're in the middle of all this bullshit. You're forever. You're real."Ryland: "Yes, you can, Lily," he said softly, lifting his head, sucking the taste of her from his fingers, "you're going to take all of me deep inside you where I belong. I want you to know what no other man will ever do for you. I'm going to know you so intimately you're never going to think of leaving me."Ryland is everything you want in a hero. He is sexy, kick ass, protective, bossy, fun, and sweet all rolled up in a yummy hard body! He is so sweet to Lily making her laugh every time she was sad. I love Ryland, he is so charming. Loyal to his men, strong for Lily and supportive. He alone made this book a 5 star book for me. He was just freakin Awesome. "Lily, can't you see there's more than just something physical between us? I ache for you, I won't deny it, but I feel sad when you're sad. I want more than anything to make you happy, to know you're safe. I think about you every minute of the day. You refuse to see what's between us. I look at you and see clouds in your eyes when you're looking back. Does it matter so much to you the why of it?""Your name is Lily Whitney. You are the woman I want at my side night and day. I want you to be the mother of my children someday. I want you for my lover. I want you for the person I turn to when the world gets to be too much.""You're magic, Lily, sheer magic. And you're mine, Lily, my everything. I'm drawn to you because you're Lily Whitney with more courage in your little finger than most people have in their entire body. You have a brain, a sense of humor, a smile that knocks me over, and every single time I'm near you, I want to tear your clothes off. And damn it, I'm not going to lose you."Lily: "Go away." Her voice groaned the order. "I can't possibly move. Not ever again. Can someone die from making love too many times?" His teeth nibbled on the nape of her neck. "I don't know, but I'm willing to try if you are." It was sheer joy to wake up with Lily in his arms. "I want this for the rest of my life."Lily for me is great one minute and the next I would want to shake her and I am not the only one since Ryland does shake her a few times in the book! Lily is so very smart she would try to use logic to push Ryland away and that drove me crazy. It was like she had two sides. The smart Ice princess, and the funny, kick ass passionate lover. I love that she is very brave and that she doesn't let any man walk on her. When she figures out that she is in love with Ryland and stops fighting her feelings Then I loved the hell out of her! "You're making a total ass out of yourself," she pointed out, "but fortunately for you, I'm in a forgiving mood. We elitists learn that at an early age when they put that silver spoon in our mouths.""Really?" She looked down her nose at him, princess to peasant. "Men obey your orders because of your rank. Women think things out and decide all by their little lonesome what to do." She patted his head, her fingers lingering for just a moment on a spiral curl. "Don't worry, now that I know about your little ego problem, I'll do my best to look all gushy when you pound your chest.""I do love him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him. This is your home. It will always be your home. You're my mother and no daughter could love you more than I love you. If you truly don't want Ryland and these men here, we will leave. All of us. I'll go with them." "Just ask him. He thinks he's responsible for the entire world." The flat black eyes swung to taunt Ryland. "And you're making a damn fool out of yourself looking at her all goofy that way. You're making the male gender look bad."Ryland and Lily have some serious heat! They burnt up my kindle! I love how when Ryland touches Lily she goes from Ice princess to wild woman in no time flat! I love the other team members they are all so funny and loyal. Standing by each other and pickin on each other like brothers. Shadow Games has a great plot, with lots of lovable characters. The world was built up well. Not only was this book smokin' hot , but it was funny. I love it when a book can make me laugh and this book made me laugh and smile a lot. Great read I can't wait to start the next book. Below I leave my favorite moment from this book:"I don't think you had sleeping in mind," Kaden ventured. "I distinctly heard you say Ryland was interested in bondage. Are you planning on putting cuffs on him, because I want to stay around for that." "You were watching my movies," Arly accused. "What movies?" Gator chimed in. "Are you holding out on us? You have some good bondage flicks and you're not sharing?' "You're all obsessed with bondage," Lily felt compelled to point out.http://jessicasoverthetopbookobsessio...
Ugh. I feel like I just lost a chunk of my life I can't get back...Quite simply, this book was DULL. With a capital everything. I read this book concurrently with Kresley Cole's Kiss of a Demon King, and maybe comparing the two isn't fair since they're pretty different in tone and style, but I can't help comparing two books I'm reading when one absolutely grabs me by the balls and won't let go, and the other has me praying for the end. Ya know?Where Cole is writing romances which combine a rock 'em sock 'em adventure, unforeseen plot twists and a truly unconventional romance, Feehan managed to pair a stale and cliche conspiracy story with a "love at first sight for no reason" romance. Ick.So basically, it was just boring and predictable, but I do have some more specific complaints:1. The dialogue was really awkward and sometimes just plain weird. Characters that had supposedly known each other for years would suddenly stop mid-conversation to give the other a run-down of their own mutual history. I know this is done for the readers sake, but it was done so clumsily. People do not talk like that! I do not explain to my friends how long I've known them, how we met or what their role is in my life when we meet up.Characters would also often say things that just didn't make sense with what they were talking about. They would start off talking about one thing, then say something completely different as though it were all one coherent thought. Several times I found myself saying "Huh? What does that have to do with anything?" The dialogue in this book did not sound the way anyone talks and it drove me nuts.2. The conspiracy itself didn't really make much sense. I don't want to say too much about why for those of you who may still decide to read the book, but the motivations of the bad guys were never really clear. Oh, they explained it just fine, I just didn't think it made sense. 3. The ending was WAAAAAY too easy and convenient. You just happened to find a recording of an extremely explicit and all-inclusive confession? PLEASE.4. I got really tired of reading about Lily's generous breasts.5. Did I mention the love at first sight thing? I really hate that.But I finished, and now I can move on and read something that I will hopefully actually enjoy, so there's a silver lining...(P.S. - I shelved this as paranormal romance because there are paranormal elements, what with the telepathy and telekinesis and what-not, but it really read more like romantic suspense which may have been part of what bored me. At least the heroine wasn't a divorced single mom in Kansas.)
What do You think about Shadow Game (2003)?
If I finished, I think I would have rated this 3 stars. but I couldn't finish it. And I can't really understand why. I mean, I like sci-fi military types. And the narrator, despite being male (not that I have anything against that, but some men fail at reading female voices) was quite good. My biggest problems were (1) I couldn't really get connected with Ryland or Lily. (2) the action part of the story didn't really intrigue me, and (3) we don't meet the rest of the team until halfway into the book.So about (1), they didn't have the chemistry or interactions that make for a sizzling romance. Everything was tell (about their feelings), rather than a spark that you could hear from their words. I know it sounds crazy, but they just didn't have it. (2) Since the first half of the book was primarily in their mind or dream world or whatevs, the story was damaged by lack of movement. Ms. Feehan puts lots of effort to create their relationship, that everything else stands still. In fact, we only get minor tidbits of Ryland's interactions and plan with his men. And (3), come on, male interactions are what makes these books so fun. True, we did have Lily interacting with her family, but they aren't getting their own books. How are we supposed to get attached when we don't even get a glimmer of personality from any of them. Maybe we will, in the 2nd half, but I'm bored. I know I sound harsh, but that's it. I've been giving a lot of chances for this one, and I think I should just face the facts. It's not for me.
—Nisha
Renowned scientist Peter Whitney is working on a classified experiment to enhance the psychic abilities of an elite task force. If it succeeds, the military will have a new and unique weapon – mental powers.But not all is as it seems. The subjects have been dying in freak accidents, and the squadron leader, Captain Ryland Miller, knows he‘s next in line to face his Maker. When Dr. Whitney is murdered, Ryland leans on the only person left to trust, Whitney’s brilliant and beautiful daughter, Lily.Lily is special as well. With unique psychic abilities, she shares Ryland’s fears, betrayals, and suspicions. And since she shares his telepathic abilities, the two are instantly, potently drawn to each other.The two will have to work together to unravel the secrets of her father’s past and try to stay alive when a ruthless enemy breaths down on their necks.A fan of Christine Feehan's Dark Series, I was not disappointed with this book. In this new series, Feehan focuses on different supernatural powers than in her Carpathian novels. She explores the deepest recesses of human mind and the unbelievable power of the psyche.This book is a great twine of action, supernatural, high sensuality, and witty dialogue. Though the plot might be a little slow and improbable at times, and the little twists leave quite a few loose ends, whetting the reader’s appetite for more (hence – the series), this is still the kind of book her fans adore.In true Feehan form (exploited shamelessly in her other series), the two protagonists are immediately drawn to each other, resulting in multiple sex scenes (even a shared erotic dream, another wink at her Carpathians) that seem gratuitous after a while and draw the attention off the plot and danger the two are in.If you like sci-fi stories with a drop of romance, a whole lot of suspense, smart characters and an erotically charged romance, this book is definitely something you might want to read.
—Mojca
I've had this series on my to-read shelf for quite a long time now and I'm so happy that I've decided to start reading it.The first book in a paranormal romance series can be confusing at times because it is the book where the author world builds. There was a lot of scientific terms because the heroine generally goes off on tangents when she's putting two and two together and trying to figure out the situation. It did get confusing and I often found myself reading what she is saying but not actually absorbing it. Still, I understood enough to know what's going on so it wasn't like I was lost by the time I finished reading. Thank goodness!Lily is a very logical and cerebral but we did get to see her emotional side throughout this book. I enjoyed her as a heroine even though I couldn't always relate to her. I loved Ryland. I loved the fact we got to know about his past and his sweet relationship with his mother. I loved his relationship with his men and how loyal they all are to one another. I found their group dynamic hilarious so it added humour to the book. But when in danger, they are all very protective of each other and have each others backs.The relationship between Lily and Ryland was heartwarming. It was love, lust, want, need, desire at first sight. Ryland was sure straight away in their relationship and how he felt about her. And although it look Lily a little longer to come in touch with her feelings for him, she eventually did and it made it all the more beautiful. The sex scenes were UNF, especially that kitchen scene, but their love for one another really shone through those scenes and it made it even more hotter.I'm very curious about a lot of things. Especially about those young girls who were sent away. Will they be the future heroines in this series? I'm looking forward to finding out and I'm excited to read the next book in the series.
—Monique
