Sliced Ice

Ten short stories based on Lee Winter's fierce and unforgettable ice queens and villains have been gathered into one anthology containing lesbian love, lust, and friendship, and romance. Find out what happened after Lee's stories ended, and in one case, before it began. Iconic characters revisited include Elena Bartell (The Brutal Truth), Elizabeth Thornton (Breaking Character), Monique Carson (Hotel Queens), Natalya Tsvetnenko (Requiem for Immortals), Catherine Ayers (The Red Files), and Cynthia Redwell (Under Your Skin). Closeted actresses Elizabeth and Summer come out publicly in Skye Storm's Invite Absolutely Everyone Ultimate Pool Party. CEO sex fantasies goddess Monique indulges in sizzling hijinks with the client you'd least expect in Number Five. There's a wedding proposal in The Brutal Lie after media mogul Elena has exacted her sweet revenge on a rival for outing her and Maddie. Ambitious and acidic TV producer Cynthia wakes up the day after Catherine Ayers's wedding with a hangover and a butch ex-softballer in her bed in When DC Met Iowa. It's launch day for reporter Maddie's book of blogs in Aliens of New York. But her publicist is confounded by the crazy rumor that media mogul Elena Bartell might show up. Why would she? Sporting goods store manager Dani endures a quirky Aussie Christmas with her secret lesbian lover while facing off against her intimidating Great-Aunt Jean in The Friend. In Five Times Felicity Met Elena, overlooked lawyer Felicity shares her first impressions of the imposing media legend who will one day become her boss. Catherine and Lauren, two reporters madly missing each other, make their own sexy fun at an eccentric LA party in Flashbang. How does a renowned cellist and former Australian assassin cope with retirement from her more lethal habits in Vienna? Find out in Love is Not Nothing. In First-Class Villains, four villains from multiple Lee Winter books accidentally meet in a fogged-in airport lounge. To pass the time, they place a small wager to decide who is the worst of them all. Ice meets fire in this opposites-attract lesbian romance, as layered, sassy, and smart as its characters. Over one long night at a bar in Las Vegas, two powerful hotel executives meet, flirt, and challenge each otherhaving no clue theyre rivals after the same dream deal. Brilliant ice queen Amelia Duxton is a hotel vice president who thrives on control, truth, and efficiency. Shes in no mood for love or the mess it brings. All she wants is to buy the coveted Mayfair Palacea massive deal that could finally help her land the CEO job in her familys hotel empire. Fiery Kai Fisher is charming and chaotic and renowned for closing ambitious deals. Her sights are set on snatching the Mayfair Palace out from under the nose of her hated arch rivals, the Duxton family. But when secrets emerge and everything starts to fall apart, how can either of the warring women winespecially when theyve just met their match? Tags: fire queen, hotel executives, ice queen romance, Las Vegas, opposites-attract romance 104,000 words Ice meets fire in this opposites-attract lesbian romance, as layered, sassy, and smart as ist characters. Over one long night at a bar in Las Vegas, two powerful hotel executives meet, flirt, and challenge each other--having no clue they're rivals after the same dream deal. Brilliant ice queen Amelia Duxton is a hotel vice president who thrives on control, truth, and efficiency. She's in no mood for love or the mess it brings. All she wants is to buy the coveted Mayfair Palace--a massive deal that could finally help her land the CEO job in her family's hotel empire. Fiery Kai Fisher is charming and chaotic and renowned for closing ambitious deals. Her sights are set on snatching the Mayfair Palace out from under the nose of her hated arch rivals, the Duxton family. But when secrets emerge and everything starts to fall apart, how can either of the warring women win--especially when they've just met their match?