Frozen
Cassie Scot #7
by Christine Amsden
Goodreads Blurb:
Apparently, life doesn’t end
when you get married.
When a couple freezes to death on a fifty degree day, Cassie is called in to investigate. The couple ran a daycare out of their home, making preschoolers the key witnesses and even the prime suspects.
Two of those preschoolers are Cassie’s youngest siblings, suggesting conditions at home are worse than she feared. As Cassie struggles to care for her family, she must face the truth about her mother’s slide into depression, which seems to be taking the entire town with it.
Then Cassie, too, is attacked by the supernatural cold. She has to think fast to survive, and her actions cause a rift between her and her husband.
No, life doesn’t end after marriage. All hell can break loose at any time.
When a couple freezes to death on a fifty degree day, Cassie is called in to investigate. The couple ran a daycare out of their home, making preschoolers the key witnesses and even the prime suspects.
Two of those preschoolers are Cassie’s youngest siblings, suggesting conditions at home are worse than she feared. As Cassie struggles to care for her family, she must face the truth about her mother’s slide into depression, which seems to be taking the entire town with it.
Then Cassie, too, is attacked by the supernatural cold. She has to think fast to survive, and her actions cause a rift between her and her husband.
No, life doesn’t end after marriage. All hell can break loose at any time.
Excerpt from Chapter 1:
Apparently,
life doesn’t end when you get married. I suppose that’s obvious, but it’s hard
to tell from the way Happily Ever After stories dominate our culture. At any
rate, marriage seemed like such a solid conclusion to the stories I had to tell
that I ended my first four memoirs the day I married Evan Blackwood.
If only
I’d known then that all hell was about to break loose.
My name
is Cassandra Morgan Ursula Margaret Blackwood, and if you think that’s a
mouthful, go ahead and call me Cassie. Most of my friends still do, although I
no longer feel unworthy of the full appellation.
To be
fair to my younger self, eager to share her journey of self-discovery with the
world in the wake of some powerful events, things were quiet for almost two
years. More happened to my two best friends than to me during that time. Oh
sure, I consulted with the sheriff’s department here and there on cases that
mystified them. I also worked with my husband and a dozen others to form and
support the White Guard, an organization attempting to unify and protect the magical
world. We made some big gains when Matthew was able to convince most of the
magical world that his nemesis was using blood magic to control people’s minds
– including mine and my husband’s.
It was a
sobering moment for us.
But
mostly during that time, I grew a baby and took care of her. I always wanted
children, maybe because I’m the oldest of nine and having kids around seemed
natural.
Anastasia
Blackwood turned one in mid-December, right around the time my youngest
siblings, Michael and Maya, both turned two. Honestly, I would have preferred
to have two separate parties – or even three – to give each child his or her
due attention, but my mom wasn’t up to it. She wasn’t up to much anymore,
including party planning, so it fell to me and Juliana, seventeen now and
pretty much already an adult. The last two years had aged her, as the
responsibility for raising Michael and Maya fell heavily upon her shoulders.
The day
started normally enough. Juliana, with Michael and Maya in tow, arrived at my place
several hours before the party to decorate. My two best friends, Madison and
Kaitlin, came to help too, the latter with a one-year-old son of her own.
Madison, pregnant but not showing just yet, volunteered to keep the toddlers
out of trouble. “For practice,” she said, although we all knew she was doing us
a favor. I’d return that favor as soon as she realized how badly moms need
breaks sometimes.
Yeah, I
know, babies and birthday parties and maybe life really does end when you get
married. Or at least loses its sex appeal. Although for the record, I still
found Evan as sexy as ever. I mean, the man could drive me to orgasm with a
single, magical kiss.
Damn,
but it was addictive.
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About the Author: Christine Amsden has been writing fantasy and science
fiction for as long as she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream
that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative
fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about
real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine
writes primarily about people and relationships, and it is in this way that she
strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams. In addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also does some freelance editing work. Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children.
At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams. In addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also does some freelance editing work. Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children.
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My Thoughts - 5 out of 5
Unicorns - I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review
based on what intrigues me!! Yes, I received a review copy of this
book, but no one tells me what to think, feel, or write about any book! I
bought my own copy of this book too!
This
is the 7th book in the Cassie Scot series! I highly recommend reading the series in
order because you want to know the history and stuff that has happened to
characters throughout the journey! I
think the series is more for adults due to content and complexities of
relationships.
I
love this series and world. It is
complex, and it definitely takes a jog into the new and unknown in this
book. Strange things are happening in
town, and as usual Cassie is asked by the Sherriff to help. Cassie has missed some things about her
family, but now she is noticing amidst all the chaos of the trouble that has
found its way to the lake. Her daughter
Ana is adorable and a force to be reckoned with. Cassie is having a lot of trouble with
self-doubt, and it is starting to affect all of her relationships. I love that the series isn’t over and that
new things are happening! I can’t wait
to see what happens next to all of these characters because I’m very intrigued!
I
highly recommend to any paranormal fan who loves mystery and intrigue with
their magical users and creatures that go with it!
Interested in reading???
See
my reviews of Cassie Scot series!!!
Cassie Scot (Book 1)
Secrets and Lies (Book 2)
Mind Games (Book 3)
Stolen Dreams (Book 4)
Madison’s Song (Book 5)
Kaitlin’s Tale (Book 6)
Interested in reading???
The Cassie Scot Series
Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective
(Cassie Scot #1)
Secrets and Lies (Cassie Scot #2)
Mind Games (Cassie Scot #3)
Stolen Dreams (Cassie Scot #4)
Madison’s Song (Cassie Scot #5)
Kaitlin’s Tale (Cassie Scot #6)
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