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  • Born in Ice

  • Born in Trilogy, Book 2
  • By: Nora Roberts
  • Narrated by: Fiacre Douglas
  • Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,677 ratings)

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Born in Ice

By: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Fiacre Douglas
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Publisher's summary

RITA Award Winner, Best Romance of 1995

When the harsh storms of winter descend upon western Ireland, the locals stay indoors - and visitors stay away. Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast becomes a cold and empty place. And that's fine with Brianna. She enjoys the peace and quiet, even when icy winds howl at her window.

This year, though, she's expecting an unusual guest: mystery writer Grayson Thane, from America. A restless wanderer with a dark past, he plans to spend the cold winter alone. Yet sometimes fate has a plan of its own. Sometimes a fire can be born in ice...

©2007 Nora Roberts (P)2007 Brilliance Audio
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"Captures the charisma and earthy charm of Ireland." (Publishers Weekly)

"Fiacre Douglas characterizes the icy, beautiful Brianna Concannon, recently jilted, with subtle nuances and tonal shading mixed with a thick Irish brogue." (AudioFile)

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This Series ROCKS! LOVE IT!!!

In Roberts’ second book of the Born In series we are back in Ireland at the home of the younger Concannon sister Brianna, who is happily enjoying the winter and peace and quiet of isolation in her B&B on the west coast of Ireland. Brianna enjoyed people but also her quiet time before her winter guest would be arriving – a renowned mystery writer, Grayson Thane, from America. A nomad by nature, Grayson seeks the isolation to write alone, but from the very first, a fire is ignited as he gets to know his beautiful inn keeper.

*** Lord, but I am just loving this series and these irrepressible Concannon sisters, their significant others, neighbors, workers, and even one very self-absorbed momma! Roberts’ characterizations of all her people are just so real - non-perfect people in a non-perfect but very real world. Although, to my mind of thinking Brianna is probably one of the more perfect people who is portrayed as really quite happy with her life, B&B, and meeting all her tenants at the B&B. Brie is truly a happy person with her life the way it is, but of course, like most humans she does have dreams. Those dreams of making a truly loving home – one that was filled with happiness, lots of children and above all laughter. However, that would need a husband to affect that dream.

Enter Grayson Thane, Brianna’s newest boarder who had booked and paid the first month of his stay planning to stay through the winter. After the first few days of Brianna’s cooking - Grayson felt he’d died and went to heaven. A very wealthy and famous author, he’d never settled down and wandered the earth keeping only an apartment in NYC close to his publisher. Partly because he’d never had roots or any kind of stable childhood, Gray had never been close to anyone or let himself grow close - too many memories of abandonment.

With a remarkably deft hand Roberts lets the reader enjoy the romance between Brie and Gray as they both quietly discover in their own hearts the way each others hearts were bruised and needed healing. It was such a pleasure to experience the care and thoughtfulness of two genuinely wonderful people learning to love and trust. And the bigger bonus was seeing the ‘thoughtless momma’ bend just a wee little bit and smile - I think it happened at least once in this book.

Bottom Line: Another remarkable listen to a lovely Irish lilting performance by Fiacre Douglas, who is fast becoming one of my favorite narrators of Irish themed stories. Add to that the excellence of Nora Roberts’ brilliant story telling and bang - you are in for one very big treat!

Marilyn Rondeau, for www.ck2skwipsandkritiques.com

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Great Trilogy!!!!

Love it!!! Never got boring... didn't really like the G.D. word being used so much!!

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The writer and the cook

An adventure to remember. A sad lady who took care of everyone learned how to take care of herself.

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Another wonderful Hart reanching story.

I loved the tapersty of Irland and a stotyteller within the story, what a touch. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. You have a gift for painting such wonderful pictures in one's mind. Thanks again.

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Terrific!! The narrator's accent was great. Story

was very sweet and I can't wait to listen to # 3!
Narrator's accent was excellent.

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Could Not Put It Down

Beautiful love story woven with mystery and adventure. This is the second book in this series.

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back in time

what a pleasure to go back to this story that I read so long ago when I first began reading Nora Roberts novels filched from my mother's bookshelf

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Narrator was wonderful

Would you listen to Born in Ice again? Why?

The story was good, and the narrator's brogue was melodic

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everything- the characters, their values, the unwrapping of the story

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There were so many complaints about the narrator. I thought there was plenty of emotion in his voice and he was able to go back and forth between America and Irish accents

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the last chapter was so beautiful, I listened to it twice.

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Favorite Series

This is my all time favorite series. I love the characters, the narration, the story line. I’ve listened to this series at least once a year for the past several years. It’s like coming home to family.

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born in ice

great book the story is so good. i loved the characters and the narrator as well. will tell others about it.

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