Veteran mountain climber, Elisa James, has one more mountain
she needs to conquer, Mount Everest. The mountain on which her soul mate, the
love of her life, Lyn, had died three years previously. Elisa needs closure for
Lyn’s death and to bring her body home if possible. When an opportunity arises
for her to join an expedition, Elisa jumps at the chance to lead the team. When
Elisa meets her team, she’s dismayed to see Ryan Holbrook, the man she considers
responsible for Lyn’s death, and his ex girlfriend, Maci Alexander, an
inexperienced climber, in her team. Elisa is angry beyond belief and tries to
get Ryan thrown off the team. His reputation of being a danger and not a team
player are unfortunately not enough. Ryan stays.
Elisa comes up with a plan to exact her own revenge for Lyn’s
death. But, will she be able to or even capable of carrying it out? Do two
wrongs make a right?
When a fierce storm hits the Goddess, Elisa and Maci fight for
their lives, relying on each other for their survival. Which won’t be easy given
the odds and outside influences fast at work.
I’ve been reading Trin’s books for some years now and I have
to say, this is her best ever yet. She has really excelled herself with this one
and written a page turning blockbuster, in true master storyteller style. I
don’t have the first clue about climbing, but it is obvious that Trin has done
extensive research to put out this authentic, yet fictional story. Trin has
integrated fact with fiction so that the story flows along smoothly and the lay
person can easily understand all that is going on.
These characters are alive, fully developed and
multidimensional, enabling the reader to live along side of them on Everest. The
two main characters, Elisa and Maci interact really well together, neither
character knowing really what they want in the beginning. The secondary
characters are all equally as well formed and all integrate nicely together. All
are essential to the progression of the story. Ryan Holbrook is one of the most
obnoxious characters in lesfic I’ve come across in a while. But, without him,
the story wouldn’t have had the bite that it has. He certainly had me wishing
for his demise!
From the scenic descriptions, I totally lost myself and
climbed Everest with them. It’s the middle of summer here, yet I was freezing,
breathless with the lack of oxygen. That’s how good this book is.
There is a tight, yet fast paced plot, a story that simply
begs for just one more chapter to be read. Trin is responsible for me having a
couple of late and virtually sleepless nights. The true sign of an excellent
book for me.
Set amid the plot is a slow burning, sweet and tender romance,
which gets nice and heated in places. Whether Elisa and Maci will survive
Everest, whether they would continue their romance if they do, you need to read
this book to find out.
I can highly recommend this book to anyone loving a good story
with a romance for an added bonus. I will be very surprised, no make that
shocked, if this book does not win an award. I am adding this to my re-read
folder, to be read again, slowly and savored. This book deserves and needs to be
made into a film.
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