ARC Review: Ice Cold Christmas by Cynthia Eden
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Last Christmas, Melody Mage vanished without a trace. The wealthy socialite was presumed dead by her loved ones. But on the anniversary of her disappearance, Melody appears on the doorstep of her family’s estate. Her memories are fractured, her past shrouded in fog and confusion, but she knows one thing—someone attacked her. Left her for dead. She just has to figure out who the guilty culprit is. Then she’ll make the person pay.
In other words, Melody has to solve her own cold case mystery. And she’s going to do it—no matter what it takes. No matter how many skeletons she has to drag out of her wealthy family’s closet. And no one will get in her way. Not even her father’s intense—and dangerously attractive—protégé, Victor Alexander. Victor has just taken over as the company’s new CEO. He’s driven, powerful, and he stares at her with eyes that glitter with far too much…longing?
He ripped apart the world looking for her, and the love of his life just casually knocked on the front door.
Except Melody doesn’t know that Victor had his heart carved out of his chest when she vanished. Their relationship had been secret. On the outside, he and Melody had appeared to barely tolerate each other. In private, they’d touched—and ignited. She’d been his obsession. He’d been her personal attack dog. Now she’s back, saying she’s looking for justice, and he’s going to give it to her. He will give her anything. Unfortunately, Melody has no idea that she once promised to love him forever—or that when she vanished, she was wearing the engagement ring he’d given to her.
He never stopped loving her. Too bad she believes he’s the enemy.
Victor has been working with the Ice Breakers, a cold-case solving crew, and he suspects that Melody’s attacker is someone in the family’s inner circle. He also knows that there is no way on earth he will ever let Melody vanish again. He’ll protect her, he’ll win her heart once more, and he will see to it that the person who hurt his Melody is buried in an icy grave before the new year dawns.
Ice Cold Christmas isn't your usual Christmas story. It's better. As a romance reader I love holiday stories and even though this one's not a small-town romance it's still has enough holiday in it to be a holiday story.
I will say that this hero and heroine have both gone through it. This is a fantastic story that makes me mad at times. I so badly wanted to hurt her family and the person who hurt her. She is so much more than what people see, and I love that about Cynthia Eden's characters. Often, you'll find that they have layers to them.
Ice Cold Christmas is nonstop suspense. You spend so much of the book wondering who to trust including the hero of the story. At times you're pushed to wonder if he really does love her but then you learn.
Both Victor and Melody must figure out what is going on before Melody finds herself dead. I liked how much Melody trusted Victor even when she had no guarantee that he was on her side. Melody is a very story woman who comes back from something terrible.
These two a meant to be together and you see that as the story progress. You want nothing more than to be on their side and fight with them. I also love Hunter in this story. He cracks me up more than once. He needs his story now. I'm sure you'll enjoy this great holiday story. 
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