MerissaArchaeolibrarian

@TheaLanden, @TRRtweet, #Erotic #Romance, #LGBTQ, #FF, #Medical, #ScienceFiction, #Futuristic, 4 out of 5 (very good)

FIRE BEYOND THE FROST introduces the reader to Catalina, an accomplished surgeon from Earth who signs up to go to an isolated ice planet called Ruvuk. Not only does she want to help the inhabitants of Ruvuk but she also wants to leave behind her ex-fiance. She was expecting cold and ice, but she wasn't expecting the fire she found in Sari.

This is a fast-paced story with plenty of detail given in stories told between our two main characters, so no info-dump here. You get a taste of what life is like for those who live there, as well as some of the dangers they face. The attraction between Sari and Catalina is slow to start with, but once they make the connection, it moves forward quickly.

I loved how Catalina made decisions and choices based upon who she was and what she wanted, without kowtowing to others as she had in the past. I loved how she was so sure of what she was doing, and the risk she was taking.

This was a great story with wonderful characters. It was the first book by Thea Landen I have read, but I doubt very much that it will be the last. Definitely recommended by me.