“Scorching hot and beautifully emotional.”—Lori Foster, New York Times Bestselling AuthorWith a storm coming and a killer on the loose, every step could be their last…Angel Smith is finally ready to leave Antarctica for a second chance at life. But on what was meant to be her last day, the remote research station she’s been calling home is attacked. Hunted and scared, she and irritatingly … home is attacked. Hunted and scared, she and irritatingly gorgeous glaciologist Ford Cooper barely make it out with their lives…only to realize that in a place this remote, there’s nowhere left to run.
Isolated with no power, no way to contact the outside world, and a madman on their heels, Angel and Ford must fight to survive in the most inhospitable—and beautiful—place on earth. But what starts as a partnership born of necessity quickly turns into an urgent connection that burns bright and hot. They both know there’s little chance of making it out alive, and yet they are determined to weather the coming storm—no matter the cost.
Survival Instincts Series:
Deep Blue (novella—featured in Turn the Tide)
Whiteout (Book 1)
Praise for Whiteout:
“Adriana Anders brings twisted intrigue and sizzling passion hot enough to melt the ice in WHITEOUT! Sexy, smart and tough characters in a beautifully ice-cold landscape will grab you from the first line and keep you along for a wild ride to the very end.”—REBECCA ZANETTI, New York Times Bestselling author
“Strong heroines, sizzling tension. Heart and heat abound!”—MOLLY O’KEEFE, USA Today Bestselling Author
“The gripping characters, fresh writing, unique setting, and a villain as cold as the Antarctic itself, make this a fiercely enjoyable story.”—TONI ANDERSON, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
“Whiteout is an exhilarating story of survival and love against all the odds. I couldn’t put it down!”—KATEE ROBERT, New York Times Bestselling Author
“What a thrill ride! The action is nonstop—I don’t think I took a breath until I finished.”—KATIE RUGGLE
“A thrilling chase across the desolate and changeable beauty of Antarctica. Adriana Anders is a master.”—MARIA VALE
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Angel Smith is caring, giving, vulnerable, sensible – and tough as nails when needed. The amazing part is that all the emotional and physical strength she summoned was entirely believable under the life and death circumstances.… and very admirable.
Ford is also an amazing guy. He has a lot of emotional baggage, but he knows how to step up and do the right thing, without stomping over Angel’s independence and intelligence. The man could and did kill to protect her.
The book was a nonstop adrenaline rush, and thank God it was a romance because otherwise the two of them wouldn’t have survived. Lol
Highly recommended!
Great book set in an unforgiving landscape!
I loved every second of this book! The survival plot is amazing, and the sexual tension is off the charts. It’s action-packed, full of twists and turns, danger, adventure, and steamy romance. A hot, reclusive scientist and a plucky, resourceful chef find themselves in harrowing and life-threatening circumstances in Antarctica. I highly recommend!
I read an early ARC of this book, and I loved it. Great action, fascinating characters, and vivid descriptions of the icy landscape. Highly recommend!
*I received an arc from Netgalley & publisher for an honest review*. Wow! Incredible book! This is a new author for me & I was blown away!! It’s been a while since I’ve read a romantic suspense book & this was great one. Ford Cooper & Angel Smith are in Antarctica & have to survive killers trying to steal a virus. I loved the main characters & liked that Angel was a strong female character who lost everything but didn’t give up. It’s action packed, thrilling, exciting & you won’t want to put it down. NOTE, it does end in a cliffhanger which I normally don’t like but I’m definitely looking forward to the next book!! I highly recommend this book & will be reading more of this author.
Love the Antarctica setting … an action-packed, desperate thrill-ride … If you’re a fan of survivalist stories and smoldering romance, this is for you.
Fresh, intelligent, and sexy. An action-packed romantic suspense set in Antarctica.
This book is all my crack wrapped up into one. Couple vs bad guys vs nature? Some really interesting science stuff about Antartica? A grumpy loner hero and a sunshine-y heroine? YES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
Seriously, I couldn’t put it down. If you crave your romantic suspense with some icy Antarctic danger and smoking hot chemistry, this is the book for you!
This is a gripping race-against-the-clock romance with a lot of forced proximity (yes!!) that will leave you breathless. I couldn’t stop reading because I had no idea where the story was going. Who knew Antarctica was so fascinating? This is a must read!
In the middle of nowhere they found what they needed in themselves to survive. Angel found her inner strength to keep up with the Ice Man Ford Cooper. Coop found himself being able to drop the emotional armor he has been carrying around for years. Together they had to outrun murders and outwit a corporation with dangerous plans. This romantic suspense was a roller coster ride from page one to the end. I found myself cheering for Angel while fighting the urge to strangle Coop for his poor social and communication skills. As Coop focus changes from surviving to protecting he becomes an adorable hero. I look forward to the next Survival Instincts book.
I really enjoyed the suspenseful romance with the unusual setting in Antarctica. Angel Smith and Ford Cooper are the survivors of an attack on their research facility in Antarctica. They have escaped with the prize that the attackers wanted, ice cores containing a virus. On foot, they head across the ice, pursued by the relentless enemy, and with no way to contact the outside world. Both Angel and Ford have pasts that haunt them, but somehow on the icy trek they make a connection to each other that makes them determined to survive whatever comes their way.
As someone who does not like the cold or enjoy winter I cannot think of a more nightmarish scenario – being stuck on a hostile, frozen continent with a bunch of bad guys after you. No, thank you. But I’ll happily read about it if it’s an Adriana Anders book!
After witnessing a gruesome murder, Angel, originally set to depart from Antarctica after her months-long stint as the cook – a role she fulfilled with purpose – misses her flight and becomes the prey. Not only did she witness the murder, she also got away with what the murderers were after: vials containing a deadly virus that was collected by scientist, Ford Cooper aka Coop. Angel hasn’t had much contact with him as he prefers to be out in the harsh elements alone with his scientific equipment than seek the company of people. But she knows he is her only salvation at this point even if he’s barely said two words to her or looked at her the entire time she’s been there. Coop knows something is definitely wrong when he finds traces of abandoned and broken equipment out in the elements but no signs of one of his fellow researchers. When he returns to his research station, he knows something is definitely amiss, and once he runs into Angel, all his suspicions are confirmed. They need to seek out safety by travelling to a distant Russian research station that’s over 300 miles away. The vehicle they travel in doesn’t take them far and then the rest of the perilous journey has to be taken on foot, or skis rather, while lugging equipment, food and those much sought-after vials. Keeping them out of the wrong hands is imperative.
It’s hard to decide which is worse, the mercenaries they’re escaping from or the hostile weather environment they’re in. In some ways, the weather is an unlikely ally by grounding planes or decreasing visibility. Surviving in it is a different story completely. I was surprised by Angel’s grit just as she was. She came to Antarctica to distract herself from what she lost or left behind. She didn’t expect to find this extraordinary version of herself who’s willing to push the limits of her mind, body and endurance to protect something that could destroy the world. Every mile walked is a mile conquered but comes with unforeseen dangers. Coop knows what’s out there. This is his life and he thrives in these elements. He’s used to it but to be responsible for someone who never sought this out is something entirely alien to him. Angel tests his fierce discipline. He’s someone who prefers solace because he can’t handle excess stimulus and Angel has always been more than his senses could take. Now here in the middle of nowhere he employs his knowledge of this inhospitable landscape and his instincts to keep them both alive. What he doesn’t anticipate is Angel’s proximity to chisel away at his tough exterior. Fully aware of what’s at stake, she astounds him with her determination and unwillingness to give up. Thankfully Anders can always be counted out to increase the heat factor between her heroes and heroines. If forced proximity is your jam, then you’ll feast off of this literal life and death situation where the tension is amped up all the way to 11. There’s nowhere to go to hide from it.
Whiteout is high-octane adventure with numerous twists and turns that propel the action the entire time. Even in the downtime there’s that heady feeling of anything can happen in a split second. Antarctica is the other main character in the book, ambivalent towards everyone but a major player in what is to come. If it’s not the imminent evil chasing after them, it’s the hazardous conditions, depleting rations, and unexpected dangers that could do them in. Then there are additional POVs adding another sinister element to the overall story. The evil mastermind has a heartbreaking motivation behind their nefarious plans which blurs all moral lines.
I couldn’t read Whiteout fast enough and I had to contain my own anxiety for Angel and Coop which was spiking all over the place! Anders is a sensational writer for letting her characters get under your skin and deep into your veins. The ending which promises of a happily ever after is shattered by a cliffhanger that left me startled and excited. If this is how the first book went, I can’t even begin to imagine how much more high stakes and crazy it will get in the next one!
~ Bel
(Disclosure: I was provided an advance copy by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
Action packed. I love books that take me to facinating places. Great story.
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Holy crap, y’all…this one’s good…
Plot overview: On the run in Antarctica, with a killer after them, Angel and Ford are forced to fight for their lives…and it might just turn out that the weather is a bigger threat to them than the killer.
This book is so tense. The stakes are crazy high, and if it wasn’t a romance novel, I would’ve been SURE that this couple wasn’t going to survive. And yet, somehow, in the midst of all the crazy high-stakes action, the author managed to write a beautiful, believable love story between Ford and Angel that I was totally onboard for. If I hadn’t read this book myself, I wouldn’t have believed a story like this was possible.
So often in romantic suspense, the romance comes across as secondary to the action—almost like an afterthought that the author had to throw in to satisfy the romance reading crowd (which is a billion dollar industry). That wasn’t the case with Whiteout. I not only believed that Ford and Angel loved each other, but also that their love would survive after they were rescued and their lives returned to something resembling normal. That is so incredibly rare in a romantic suspense read that I have to applaud the author. I am in awe of your talent, lady.
I saw some reviewers complain that the second half of the book (where most of the actual physical romance happened) got a little cheesy. I didn’t see it that way. What I saw was two people who’d come to really care for each other taking a much-needed break from the non-stop action and trauma of the first part of the book.
Now, for the part above where I mentioned a “kinda” cliffhanger. Angel and Ford get a believable HFN, in my opinion. But the epilogue is basically a set up for the next book in the series, which is cliffhanger-y. It didn’t bother me, because not EVERY character in a romance is expected to have a HEA or a HFN, just the hero and heroine—and they got theirs. But I can see where some readers might not be entirely happy with the way that ended.
But, long-story-short, if you’re in the mood for edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense with descriptions so good you can practically feel the chill of Arctic wind on your face, you’ll want to check out Whiteout.
Loving this new series by this new-to-me author! It really felt like I was there due to the author’s descriptions of the setting and I loved the random facts woven in. I truly felt like I understood the hero and heroine’s struggles, even if haven’t experienced the same life challenges. Can’t wait for more from this author and this series! (If you haven’t read the pre-quel, Deep Blue, get it now!)
Outstanding read, Can’t wait for part two!!!!
I didn’t know how I’d feel about a romantic suspense novel set in the extreme environment of the Antarctic. Turns out I was completely sucked in to the story and the incredible bond that developed between Angel and Ford. I loved it.
Loved it. Eagerly awaiting book 2 in the series.
This was my first Adriana Anders book. Loved it! Suspenseful, great characters, unexpected. Just added her to my authors list!
I’m always on the hunt for action-packed romances and Adriana has delivered a whole new series for me to dive into! I thoroughly enjoyed Whiteout, as well as the free prequel novella in the free Turn the Tide anthology. I’m dying to get the next book ASAP!
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