Colder than Ice Book

I was really looking forward to reading this book. It sounded fascinating. The basic storyline is that there was another survivor from the raid on the cult. She was supposedly accidentally shot and killed by a sniper's bullet. But really, she survived and was in a sort of unofficial witness protection. The female lead plays a role in the first book, the male lead is only alluded to as the agent who accidentally shot and killed a young woman during the raid. So in this story, the woman is now in a lot of danger because someone who wants her dead now knows she's alive. To protect her, the former agent who once thought he killed her is sent to protect her. He didn't know until he saw her who she was.

So it sounded utterly fascinating. Such an interesting dynamic. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to it's billing. The big problem with this story was that the characters weren't exactly likable, and certain dynamics presented in the first book are just not dealt with and they really needed to be. The woman just did not fit who she was presented as in the first book. In that one, she's got a certain personality and does certain things, but then in the 2nd book, she's soooo different, and the way she acted in the first book just isn't dealt with. It's makes it hard to find her realistic. As for the guy...he's who the title is based on, Colder Than Ice. In a lot of ways, he's a complete jackass. Sure in the end, they get together, but before that, I just couldn't accept his actions. He bugged me.

The storyline itself isn't too bad. I wanted to know what happened and I liked the progression. The characters just annoyed me. It really took away from the story. I still would have read it though if I'd known this ahead of time. The storyline's from the books are too intertwined. I'm just disappointed that it ended up kind of sucking when I thought it would be the best of the 3.