Arctic Fire

De: Keira Andrews

Narrado por: Joel Leslie

When two strangers are trapped in a blizzard, heat rises.

Haunted by what he lost in Afghanistan, Captain Jack Turner is at a crossroads. While the last place he wants to go is the Arctic, at least the routine mission gets him out from behind his new desk. But he starts off on the wrong foot with the Canadian Ranger guiding him across the forbidding and dangerous land, and Jack would rather be anywhere than sharing a tent with Sergeant Kin Carsen.

The Arctic is in Kin's blood, and he can't seem to leave the tundra behind. He wishes he could live openly as a gay man, but the North isn't as accepting as the rest of Canada. Although he's lonely, he loves his responsibility as a Ranger, patrolling the vast land he knows so well. But he's on unfamiliar ground with Jack, and when they're stranded alone by a blizzard, unexpected desire begins to burn. Soon they're in a struggle to survive, and all these strangers have is each other.

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Keira Andrews (P)2021 Tantor

Emotional.

Arctic Fire was a heartfelt read. Keira Andrews really packed a lot of emotions into this quick story and had me completely invested in these characters!
Jack and Kin were both dealing with a lot of past trauma and I was glad they found each other.

Joel Leslie was a great choice to narrate this story- he brought such vulnerability to each character.

Deserves its own book

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this little ditty. Brilliantly narrated. Just enough steamy to keep you listening. Really, this story and these MCs deserve to have their own stand alone. It’s a good setup so my guess is there will be…?

Too short but good

I wish it was longer so we could get more of their relationship! I loved the story.

Loved It

I really enjoyed this book. It was fairly short, but overall felt complete. Captain Jack Turner wasn't very enthusiastic about his trip to the Arctic, but then he'd lost direction and desire for anything back in Afghanistan. Ranger Sergeant Kin was not impressed by Jack's seemingly disregard for his home. I enjoyed how they both developed over the course on this story and in each other's company. Jack's suffering from PTSD and his physical and emotional scars felt realistic and believable and I liked how that aspect was handled. I enjoyed the forced proximity trope here that got wonderfully steamy. I also love how things came full circle. It was unexpected, exciting, and kept me on the edge of my seat.

Joel Leslie does another amazing job bringing these characters to life. He is so talented and I am in love with his voice. I love Keira's books, so I'm always excited to see a Keira/Joel pairing.

Overall: 5 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Story: 5 stars

Emotional short story

Well written, thoroughly enjoyable, but I definitely wish it was longer to see the MCs navigate their relationship.