Deep Freeze

by Lisa Jackson

In the Oregon countryside, during the worst storm of the last 50 years, Jenna Hughes and her daughters are trapped in their rural farmhouse with no way to escape a deadly stalker.

Falls Crossing is the newest home to ex-Hollywood starlet Jenna Hughes and her two teenage daughters. Jenna left behind her glamorous life in Beverly Hills for a fresh start on a farm in Oregon. However, just as she is adjusting to the never ending snowstorms and below freezing cold, women begin to turn up dead.

Shane Carter is the local sheriff with the dark eyes, a dark moustache, square jaw and a tough yet sexy attitude. The sheriff is the resident town bachelor haunted by the mistakes of his past. As he investigates the series of disappearances and his attraction to the beautiful Jenna Hughes can’t be contained.

Jenna and Shane are attracted to each other throughout the book but never act on their desire for one another. Shane acts on his attraction for her by protecting her from a mysterious stalker and making regular house calls to ensure her safety. There is one mild love scene near end of the book.

The suspense throughout the book will keep you guessing although the book is littered with extraneous details not pertinent to the gripping suspense. A series of mechanical failures on the property, an alarm system that continuously shorts out, car problems and a long line of mysterious men who intensely desire Jenna but also have the opportunity to harm her will keep you guessing until the end. The climax was a bit rushed but it was still a satisfying conclusion.

If you like to read suspense and don’t care about the romance then you will enjoy this book.