#alaskan setting

Great mix of slow burn and outside tension adds to a wonderful romance

Up North by Allison Temple My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great read, it had just the right amount of tension versus enjoyment and the slow burn element fit perfectly within the narrative. I really liked the setting too, Alaska is a place which fascinates me and I know I’ll never be able to visit so I love to see it through the eyes of a book character. Here it’s somewhere our unwilling hero…

This opposites attract is my favourite in the series

Arctic Heat by Annabeth Albert

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very definitely my favourite of the three in this Alaskan set series from Annabeth.

This is a story about second chances, not only at life but at finding your place and the things which are important to you no matter how small or insignificant they may seem.

I felt so bad for Quill, who has had a life which challenged his very sense of self…

A glorious return to the world of the Mad Creek quickened

How to Run with the Wolves by Eli Easton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m pretty sure Eli Easton is a quickened and she’s just giving us a peek into her world because there’s no other way that she’d be able to capture the inherent characteristics of individual dog breeds and then convert them into human traits which match perfectly.

Also, I hadn’t realised quite how much I’d missed Mad Creek until she…

Age gap slow burn in the beautiful Alaskan landscape

Arctic Wild by Annabeth Albert

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this one a fair bit more than the first in the series as it was way less angsty and involved a lot less introspection – although it does still have a bit of drama that people may consider to be a little contrived.

The dual POV worked well to let me see inside both characters heads and I have to admit, at times I found Toby a little…

An unexpected love is found in this Alaskan romance

Bishop Ridge by Cate Ashwood

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So good, this is a perfect follow up to book one in the series and it focuses on Gabe’s best friend and fellow Doctor, Logan.

The pace in this one is quite different, no frenemies having to admit their feelings or families interfering. Here there’s just two men kidding themselves that their relationship is casual and based only on sex.

Clever…