Frozen

Nat is marked. That makes her hunted. She has to find a way out of New Vegas before those that would lock her up can find her. Wes is a mercenary. He lives on the edge, day to day, trying to keep his crew alive. They need each other. Nat has to get to the Blue and Wes can get her there. For a price. They decide to use each other to get what they need. Of course you know what happens next- the F word- feelings! Nat tries to fight her attraction to Wes because they told her she doesn't have a heart. Wes tries to fight his attraction because that is what he does, he doesn't have room to keep one more person safe. As they race through the toxic ocean to find the Blue (which may or may not exist) they face extreme circumstances that cause them to put aside their reservations about each other and band together to survive. But both of them harbor secrets that could drive a wedge between them forever. This story is set in the future where all creativity and technological advancements have stopped. People are eating manufactured food, nothing grows, the world is frozen. You save up all your money to get a clean drink of water or a hit of oxygen. You earn Watts for heat to keep you alive. You trust no one, because no one is trustworthy. I completely fell for these characters and this book. Wes is totally a guy you can count on and Nat fights for what is right. Their crew including a Sylph and some smallmen are quite a team. It moves at a brisk pace to a unsatisfying conclusion and by that I mean a cliffhanger that will make me wait impatiently for book two of this series. I need to go warm up with a cup of coffee after spending time in this frozen novel. Happy reading my friends! Stay warm.