Arctic Wild

Frozen Hearts Series, Book 2

By: Annabeth Albert

Narrated by: Iggy Toma

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

When a plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, the best place to land is in the arms of a younger man…

Hotshot attorney Reuben Graham has finally agreed to take a vacation, when his plane suddenly plunges into the Alaskan wilderness.

Just his luck.

But his frustrations have only begun as he finds himself stranded with the injured, and superhot, pilot, a man who’s endearingly sociable - and much too young for Reuben to be wanting him this badly.

As the sole provider for his sisters and ailing father, Tobias Kooly is devastated to learn his injuries will prevent him from working or even making it back home. So when Reuben insists on giving him a place to recover, not even Toby’s pride can make him refuse. He’s never been tempted by a silver fox before, but something about Reuben is impossible to resist.

Recuperating in Reuben’s care is the last thing Toby expected, yet the closer they become, the more incredibly right it feels, prompting workaholic Reuben to question the life he’s been living. But when the pressure Toby’s under starts closing in, both men will have to decide if there’s room in their hearts for a love they never saw coming.

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Contains mature themes

©2019 Annabeth Albert (P)2019 Harlequin Audio

This was a little different from my usual reads

Arctic Wild was a little different from my usual reads and I'm curious as to how many readers can say that. We have all read books with an age difference I'm sure, even some where they outright call the man a silver fox but can you say that you have read one about a silver bear? Or what about religion, I don't think it's mentioned in the majority of books I've read and I honestly can't remember the last time I read a book where the main character was Jewish. So yes this book is a little different because Reuben Graham is both a silver bear and Jewish. ;) He's also a lawyer who works crazy hours, divorced, the father of a teenage daughter that he just doesn't know how to connect with, and about to embark on the trip of a lifetime without his two friends that were supposed to join him.

Tobias, Toby, is a tour guide in the beautiful state of Alaska. He takes care of his ailing father and is raising his two younger sisters. If I said he had a lot on his plate that would be the understatement of the year, but he works hard and is doing everything he can to make sure his sisters finish college and his father is taken care of. His pay helps but his tips help even more so when he finds out that two people of his three person tour has cancelled he's not happy but is committed to make the tour the best one possible so maybe the lone tourist will leave him an even better tip.

What neither Reuben nor Toby expected was the attraction they would feel toward the other, or the way meeting would impact either of their lives.

I enjoyed the slow burn between Reuben and Toby, watching them progress from tour guide/client to friends and then to lovers. I also LOVED a couple of the secondary characters, Reuben's daughter Amelia and Toby's sister Nell, for me these two young ladies added a lot to the story.

I listened to the audiobook version of this book and I have to say that the narrator did a wonderful job with the different characters. I never had to guess who was saying what at any point because each of his different voice inflections were very precise and held true throughout the book.

Arctic Wild is the second book in the Frozen Heart series but can easily be read as a standalone. I would recommend this to any one that is a fan of Annabeth Albert's work, and if you haven't read any of her books before this is a great place to start. If you enjoy MM Romance that has a slow burn, a silver fox/bear, or low angst I would recommend this book to you as well.

Happy Reading!!!

Enjoyable seties

Love this series so far. Plan on listening to the rest of it. We'll worth it

Fishing For Your Love

Rubin was a work alcoholic lawyer and divorced dad from New Jersey. Toby was his tour guide and pilot. An Alaska adventure and heart warming story. Great Author and performance. Strongly recommending.

overall ok

the story was good but not enough development, big city guy gets won over by the country. make it count! the characters were great and likeable but some things didn't connect or happened too fast. overall a good listen especially on sale!

Real story

Characters well drawn and realistic and their interaction moving and engaging, often capable of causing tears—a characteristic I cherish in romances. And performance topnotch.

Overcoming Pride

Good story, amazing narrator.
I will listen to anything Iggy reads, and the story was relatable.

enjoyed it

Would I listen to it again: yes ✔
Did the story keep me engaged: yes ✔
Was I invested in the characters: yes ✔

📖 Story comment: Good pace, likeable characters, nice flow.
I liked Ruben and Toby's characters, that they're a bit older, aren't perfect and know who they are. I also enjoyed watching Ruban's daughter go from surly teen to someone ready to stand up for what she wanted. I liked that this book was more about the story and less about the sexy times.

🎧 Narrator comment: I enjoyed Iggy Toma's narration, he suited the characters, has good cadence, inflections and intonations and it's easy to distinguish the characters from each other. Overall an enjoyable performance and he bought the book to life.

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list • 8 kept me up past bed-time • 9 recommended to family/friends • 10 own it in multiple formats • 11 keep a copy with me at all times
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Must Read!

Love the series! again, very relatable, but exciting.Excited to read the next one! Hopefully, more of these will come soon!

Great story line with tasteful wording due to 14yr ILD daughter present.. addresses the complexities of life’s situations .

Very well written and the narrators voices did the story justice. Interesting listen ... shoeing the complexities of life and the communication and emotions that have to be dealt with.

Good story, Worth the listening

of this series, this is as almost as good as Arctic Heat, one of my faves. Iggy Toma's voice has grown on me more each chapter. Though both male characters sounded a LOT like the two in Arctic Heat!! I fell in love with Quill and Ruben's sexy tones.
This has been a good ride with Annabeth's stories. Good writer, good characters, good stories. Kudos all around.