Blake — Susan Stephens

In the heart of a brutal winter, Alice, a no-nonsense ranch vet, nicknamed The Ice Queen, finds herself working alongside rugged cowboy Blake, a man who’s turned his inherited ranch into a sanctuary for wounded animals. But when a deadly blizzard traps them together, the real storm brews between them. As they nurse a sick horse back to health, Blake’s icy exterior melts, and Alice sees the man behind the tough cowboy—a protector with a heart of gold. But danger isn’t just in the snow outside; it’s in the fiery attraction growing between them.Forced into close quarters, they must face the truth: they’re not just fighting to save the animals—they’re fighting to resist each other. But with the blizzard raging and their bodies frozen to the bone, Blake and Alice must find a way to stay warm...without getting burned.A sizzling, slow-burn romance where survival means more than just weathering the storm—can they heal each other’s wounds and find love, or will the snow bury their chance at happiness?