"A beautiful woman warms up to love."

Winter Stevens is shocked when the artist who painted her shows her a nude portrait. She never posed nude--how scandalous! To make matters worse, an unknown benefactor commissioned the portrait for his private collection. Neighbors and friends will see the portrait and she will be a disgrace. No one will believe that she posed with her clothes on. Oh, what's a spinster to do? As Winter is leaving the painter's studio, she sees a familiar face from her past.

Logan Cordell has just returned to America from England, where he was settling his estranged father's estate. When he left Virginia he was poor, but now that his father has passed not only is he wealthy but he is also titled. He greets Winter with a coolness that does not betray his real feelings. Logan has loved Winter from the moment he met her several years ago. Unfortunately, she publicly humiliated him and their parting was not on good terms. The encounter hurt Logan and left him with the impression that Winter is a cold woman. But he has commissioned a portrait which he will use to get revenge whil enjoying the pleasures Winter denied him years before.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The title was a great play on the theme of the story. Winter is a beautiful woman with unusual coloring (white blond hair and very fair skin), she is reserved and untouched. Logan refers to her as an ice princess, but as he slowly breaks through her defenses she changes into a warm, loving woman.

I've read other books by Ms. Fox but this is my favorite. I thought the characterization was really good and the dialogue sparkled. My favorite scene was when they were in the theater box surrounded by people and Logan was administering... Well I won't give it away, you'll have to read it, but I promise you won't be disappointed.

Rating: Carnal. Sensuality: oral sex, explicit sex.

Reviewed by Angela Black for Sensual Romance.

Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted December 6, 2003

Summary

The painting was supposed to be a tasteful portrait ... what Winter Stevens found instead was a nude of herself, dubbed The Ice Princess, and commissioned by a man she'd thought never to see again ... Logan Cordell, the Earl of Remington....

...a man whose nearness flushed her with a strange mix of fear and desire. She could earn the painting back. All she need do was submit to his every demand....