In Ice by Linda Howard, Gabriel McQueen, on holiday leave from the service, is tasked with checking on Lolly Helton, his father’s reclusive neighbor, during a brutal ice storm. What begins as a routine safety check turns into a fight for survival when Gabriel discovers armed strangers at Lolly’s home. Forced into combat mode, Gabriel rescues Lolly, but their ordeal is far from over. Snowbound and unarmed, they must rely on each other to evade a relentless enemy determined to see them dead. In the heart of a deadly winter, Gabriel and Lolly must navigate the merciless cold and a dangerous pursuit, where the only thing that can keep them alive is their trust in one another.
