ARC Review: Forbidden Ice by Cynthia Eden
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Protect Wren. The minute that Jacob Jones receives the text from his brother, he springs into action. Wren Maye is the golden girl from his childhood, the star of his teenage fantasies, and the one woman who was always off limits to him…because she was his twin brother’s girl. Over the years, he kept a careful distance from Wren because he knew she was the one person who could wreck his careful control.
She’s in danger, and he’s the only one who can save her.
Jacob arrives just in time to stop Wren’s abduction. Now he’s going to be her shadow because Wren is the target of a killer bent on vengeance. Jacob has always maintained a careful distance between himself and Wren—but there is no room for distance any longer. There is danger. There is desire. There is a vicious obsession that will not end. So now, he’s just going to take what he wants. And, yes, he will damn well fight his brother for her. He will fight the world for her. She will be his. No one will hurt what belongs to him.
She thought he hated her. Now he’s being her hero.
What is a woman supposed to do? One minute, the delectable Jacob Jones is keeping an icy distance between them, and in the next instant, he’s saving her. Kissing her as if his life depends on the task and swearing that he’ll keep her safe from any and all threats. And in order to do that protection bit? He has to assume the role of his brother. He’ll be her lover. Or…at least Jacob mistakenly believes that was the role Ebenezer “Eb” Jones had in her life. Newsflash—she has never belonged to Eb. How could she? For years, she’s been hooked on Jacob. The intense and brooding twin who knows far too much about darkness.
A killer will use her to get his vengeance.
It is Wren’s connection to both Jacob and Eb that makes her the killer’s perfect target. He wants to kill her in order to punish the brothers. A life for a life. The twins will pay for their crimes. And they will pay by losing a woman who is so very important to them both. A friend to one. A lover to another. An ice-cold grave for them both to visit as they mourn for what they lost.
Vengeance is best served ice-cold. And desire? It’s best when it burns red-hot.
I very much enjoyed this story. I was so looking forward to the twins and I was excited to see we got one of their stories. Since we only met them briefly in their sister's story, we really didn't get to know them. We only knew that they were dangerous men. Reading Jake's story was so enlightening.
First off Wren had a horrible beginning to her life. I felt so bad for her, and she turned out to be the sweetest, caring person you'd meet. I'm so happy she has the twins in her life. And her uncle Milo. She needs love around her. Because of the twists and turns within the story you wonder more than once who's doing what. The author does a good job at trying to keep who's doing all this under wraps until the end.
Jacob is so protective of Wren. So much so that she really doesn't understand why that is for him in the beginning. This is why you need to talk people. Information is gold. I love how Jacob charges home because he is told that Wren is in danger. Without a second thought he's home and standing in front of her in seconds.
The story is very fast moving with Wren being in danger over and over. You'll like how she handles herself and just how smart she is. She uses her past to mess with the killer's head. Sometimes the bad guy isn't as bright as they think.
Besides the romance in the story the mystery is a good one too. You'll enjoy this story very much. As much is this is a standalone within a series, I would say that you should at least read the prior book. A character from that one play prominently in this story. I would also go back and read the whole series because it rocks. I'm looking forward to Eb's story which is next. 
I might have to read this one, it sounds good.
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