Review: Fire and Ice
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2012
There are already many great reviews posted, here is mine.  :)A romantic saga set in one of my favorite eras, Medieval times; a story of anguish, angst, betrayal, forgiveness, redemption and love.  Ms. Holt does a wonderful job painting a picture of beautiful Lady Evelyn, her land, Beldersert, as well as the dark Sir Gabriel and sinister Lord Tibald.  From the beginning, I was with Evelyn in her loathing of Sir Gabriel and distaste of Lord Tibald.  I was riveted to my seat, as I read my Kindle books on my laptop, from the very beginning.Evelyn did not like, nor trust Sir Gabriel and Lord Tibald disgusted her with his temper and greed.  To save her people, she agrees to meet with Lord Tibald, who makes her an offer she cannot refuse.  Unofficially imprisoned in the Etone Castle, she learns there is more to Gabriel than she first thought, but his actions continually bring him to face his demons; he seeks redemption, but the temper and heavy hand of Lord Tibald continually threatens the lives of Evelyn and Gabriel and their budding love.Throughout the book, I was on an emotional roller coaster as the fires burned in the main characters; lust, greed, passion, anger, which then turned to ice as indifference, false bravado and horror came forefront over and over.My mind had been changed and nearing the end, I was rooting for Evelyn and Gabriel, but knew that they would have to fight hard and sacrifice much for there to be any type of 'happily ever after.'  By the end, I was reading so fast, wanting to see how everything unfolded, wondering who would win in the end and seeing twist after twist of the story, that I literally gave myself a headache. I could not stop reading though.I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Holt's style of writing and this story made a fan of me.  I look forward to reading more of her books.  I think a well-written book engages all 5 senses and provides the reader with a connection to the characters.  This is definitely well written and I will be reading it again and again.