Thaw 1. Hot and cold Premium

Blond hunks with blue eyes are my favorites, and even better if they’re upright and silent men in uniform. Naturally, I was hooked immediately when I started reading Thaw which is set in the northern part of Sweden and features a strong, tall, lonely policeman named Joel. The second chapter introduces chatty, charming Lucas, a lawyer from the US, who ends up in Kiruna after a string of unlucky circumstances.

I liked the contrast in character in the two men, although they both have the same core of ‘lawful good’ inside. They are out and accepted by family, friends and colleagues, but still manage to fumble around when it comes to flirting and relationships. The writing is good, sensible and without unnecessary angsty drama – in spite a couple of cliff hangers which made us fans moan and grumble. The sex – well, I’ll let you discover those parts for yourself, but at least one reader had to buy a new laptop because the hotness made her old one melt.   Oh, and a BDSM tag might have been appropriate.

This review is a shorter version of a Featured Story blog review.

When Lucas, a young American lawyer, stumbles upon incriminating documents in his colleague’s office, fear of the consequences drives him to do what he has always done when faced with life’s challenges - run away. This time, far away, to another continent. Lost in the remote north of Sweden and caught in a brutal winter storm, Lucas is rescued by a local police officer, Joel. What begins as a search for shelter turns into something Lucas never expected to find - the love of his life.