★★★★★
Read : January 2014
"How do you thaw the coldest of hearts? Find out in the sexiest romance to hit the shelves this year!
When Aiden Flynn walks into Cluny's Restaurant, he can't take his eyes off his new boss, Annabel Frost. With his heart set on winning her over, Aiden can think of nothing but getting beneath her cold exterior.
Known as one of the toughest women in the business, Annabel is impervious to Aiden's many charms. His compelling grey gaze and persuasive Irish lilt do anything but captivate her.
But Aiden knows there's more to Annabel than meets the eye. And he's not going to stop until he reveals all..."
Melting Ms Frost follows Restuarant Manager Annabel, a very career-focused and independant woman who on the surface appears very cold and distant and Barman Aiden who, with all his Irish charm, sees through Annabel's defences and is determined to melt her frosty exterior.
When I first received Melting Ms Frost I will admit that I was a bit nervous of starting it. It looked and sounded brilliant but I've read a couple of other adult/erotic romance novels recently and I found I didn't enjoy them as much as I should have...after a couple of chapters I got a bit bored of all the sex and the lack of any kind of storyline. This wasn't the case with Kat Black's brilliant novel, quite the opposite in fact!
Melting Ms Frost managed to deliver raunchy sex scenes whilst at the same time cleverly putting together a fantastic storyline and two rounded characters which, although infuriating at times, were pretty believable and could be identified with. I enjoyed that there was more to the novel, and the characters, than sex and Kat Black took us on a journey of the development of their relationship, their personal lives and the issues of trust and control. Parts of the story were quite 'traditional romance' but rather a bit naughtier.
I was taken completely off guard by just how erotic Melting Ms Frost was. It was brilliantly written and each moment captured a certain amount of naughtiness whilst avoiding the 'seedy' pitfall that a few I've read have fallen straight into. In fact, for the best part of the novel, there was no physical, skin-to-skin contact which meant for rather a lot of 'foreplay' for both the characters and the reader alike and left you feeling almost as 'frustrated' as Annabel must have and waiting in anticipation for the moment they finally fully connect.
Overall I really enjoyed Melting Ms Frost; if fulfilled what it had promised (and more) in the XXX category and backed it up with a strong storyline. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a brilliantly sexy adult novel...a love story with a very naughty side.
Disclaimer: An advance copy of this book was kindly sent to me from Avon Books via Goodreads First Reads to read and review. All thoughts and opinions on the book are my own.
Expected release date ~ January 30th 2014
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