Black Ice

By: Anne Stuart

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Living paycheck to paycheck in Paris, American book translator Chloe Underwood would give anything for some excitement and passion - even a little danger. So when she's offered a lucrative weekend gig translating at a business conference in a remote château, she jumps at the chance to shake things up.

Then by chance Chloe discovers her employers are anything but the entrepreneurs they appear, and suddenly she knows far too much. Her clients are illegal arms dealers, and one of them is ordered to kill her. But instead, Bastien Toussaint drags Chloe away, and the next thing she knows she's on the run with the most terrifying and seductive man she's ever met. What were his motives - and would she live long enough to find out?

©2005 Anne Stuart (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This taut romantic suspense novel from RITA Award-winner Stuart delivers deliciously evil baddies and the type of disturbing male protagonist that only she can transform into a convincing love interest....Brilliant characterizations and a suitably moody ambience drive this dark tale of unlikely love." (Publishers Weekly)

Great story

Where does Black Ice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Black Ice by Anne Stuart ranks in the top 10 great reads of my list.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Choi Was my favored. She was so Innocent when it came to her character she Played it very well.

What three words best describe Jennifer Van Dyck’s performance?

Dull Monotype plain. there was no change in her tone of reading

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Sex and Violence Is all she wanted. Be careful what you wish for little one....

Any additional comments?

This was a great book to the start of an amazing series. I cant wait to start the next book

Great story, poor narration.

Where does Black Ice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 50

What did you like best about this story?

Interesting characters.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jennifer Van Dyck’s performances?

Not likely. She reads in 3 - 5 word bursts, not sentences. It drove me crazy. She also mispronounced the name Gilles.

Any additional comments?

This book is the first in the "Ice" series. All of them are great! I still would recommend this audiobook because the story is very good.

I like Anne Stuarts Rohan - I liked this Who Knew

This was my first foray into the backlist of Anne Stuart. I truly enjoyed the listen. From the beginning of arriving at the estate to translate meetings for international businessmen to finding herself the object of manipulation and possibly execution was smooth and exciting. Well worth the credit. I see this is a series so I will definitely add them to my wish list. A fast paced, sexy, spy book

No thrills for me

I saw this book on a lot of the best romantic suspense list, but now I wonder why. There was no romance and the suspense was boring. I could of cared less about any of the characters.

Really? Very boring.

Very mundane. I couldn't wait for it to be over. I'm not sure why I didn't give up on this sooner. It was so predictable this story drove me crazy. Sure glad it wasn't longer.
Sorry.....don't bother.

Darkly Fantastic

I loved this. The story wasn't the usual romance I listen to and enjoy, it was more like 007's love life, if he totally fell for one of the innocent women standing at the craps tables with him. The story was well crafted, intriguing and capturing. I stayed up 'til the wee hours and found myself hoping for breaks at work to continue listening to find out what would happen next. Sebastian is not your typical hero, but he is oh so hot.

Worth the listen

Good story, likable characters. Reader was very good but thought the voice was a little to old sounding for the age of Chole. But she was still very good.

Enjoyable plot; lots of foul language

I started the first two chapters three times to make sense of all the characters introduced. After that, the story did flow and was enjoyable. The narrator did an excellent job on all the characters except the heroine. Chloe was a 23 year old with a forty-year old voice. I did enjoy the sarcasm of the hero. However, I probably won't buy another Anne Stuart novel because of the over-use of the "F" word. Seems to cheapen the relationship between the two main characters.

So good!

I've put off listening to these due to reviews about how 'dark' they are, afraid the men were just jerks... in which case I had no interest. But I LOVE a good action/adventure with an awesome male AND strong female lead. These books are incredible. And the love story is so sweet- this is the second one I teared up. The whole book is good... keeps you on your toes in addition to the developing relationship between the leads.
The narrator was good- but you could hear audible swallows she took as well as her breathing at times. But I don't think detracted from the story too much. And she did a good job with the different characters.

Enjoyable, well written romance

This book is typically what you expect for a Harlequin Romance novel. You have the H/h at odds and fighting attraction; plot twist he is an assassin who is drawn to the unconventional innocent American thrust into a situation she could not handle. he saves her, they run, fight danger, and live to love happily ever after. This story is a tad predictable, but perfect for a romance weekend listen .... and I used a credit to purchase and was satisfied. I did not care for the male voice of the narrator which is why I marked the performance to 3 star. Since it was a bit predictable albeit well written I stand behind my four star review. Sale worthy for certain ... credit worthy if this is your kind of listen.