Fire Beneath the Ice

After overcoming several hurdles in life, Olympic figure skater Omunique Philyaw marries her soulmate Kenneth Maxwell, Jr., in a fairy tale wedding fit for an ice princess. Haunted by events from her past, Omunique decides to face her fears alone, thus shutting out her loved ones.Kenneth is the happiest man alive, until his wife starts acting strange. When he discovers Omunique's lies and deceptions, he decides to give her a dose of her own medicine, and moves out. He soon realizes that he cannot survive without Omunique, so he is determined to make their marriage work.In this much anticipated sequeal to Ice Under Fire, Linda Hudson-Smith has wooed her reading audience with a novel filled with high drama and steamy sex scenes. FIRE BENEATH THE ICE is well written and as always, I look forward to reading other titles by this author. Reviewed by Pamela Boldenof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

I have the first book "Ice Under Fire" and I loved that one, it was very good. When I found out there was a sequal, I had to get it, no ifs, ands or buts about it. I'm glad that I got it too, cause this one was just as good. Omunique and Ken make a great couple.

With the end of the winter olympics,Omunique Philyaw can look foward to a long and happy life with the second most important man in her life Kenneth Maxwell. After the wedding the two set out to start living their fairytale life together. There is no end to the love they have for each other, when in the heat of passion Nique says she is ready to start a family. Knowing that her mother died in childbirth Kenneth ask his love is she sure? Even though she says yes, panic sets in and she changes her mind but does not tell him. An accident takes Nique to the hospital where in the bed next to her a young girls dies giving birth. This only causes her fears to become stronger, about not having a baby. The small white lie has now started to grow and cause problems in the fairytale marriage. Will their love stand the test? Through test and trials the strong love they have for each other stands, they are able to get back to the FIRE that is BENEATH THE ICE. Ms.Smith told a wonderful touching story, and the fact that the baby in the story has the same name as her grandson really touched my heart.

I enjoyed this book. It had some very realistic moments. This book definitely makes you aware of the fact that secrets will ruin a marriage, no matter how much you love that person. Nique and Ken's problems were dealt with nicely by Ms. Smith. So called "little white lies" can cause "big" problems. I was somewhat disappointed that the book ended without Ken telling Nique about the marriage counselor he was seeing.

I admired the love that Ken and Nique shared during their marriage, but was a liitle upset of Nique's immaturity. She shouldn't have kept secrets from Ken. She needs to first share her life with her husband before going into motherhood. I admired her desire to bring joy and love to Scott Brian's life, but she's not ready for such a large responsibility. Yes, she has the love to care for him, but just not ready for the responsibility. Maybe in 2 years, she will be ready for motherhood. I would love for the author to continue this beautiful love story. I am looking forward to seeing Ken and Nique with children. This book is beautiful. Everyone should read it.