A Killing Frost

by Hannah Alexander and Hannah Alexander

Book Overview

A terrible secret haunts Dr. Jama Keith. But she must return to her past--her hometown of River Dance, Missouri--and risk exposure. She owes a debt to the town for financing her dreams. If only she can avoid ex-fianc Terell Mercer--but River Dance is too small for that. When Terell's niece is abducted by two of the FBI's most wanted, Jama can't refuse to help--Terell's family were like kin to her for many years. The search for young Doriann could...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373786409
• ISBN13: 9780373786404
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Steeple Hill
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly suspenseful mystery & romance

A Killing Frost is one of the best Christian romantic suspense novels that I have read. I am already wishing the second book in the Riverdance series was ready to read NOW! I recommend you read this book right away.

Intriguing Suspense

Dr. Jama Keith didn't want to come back home to River Dance, Missouri, but she didn't have a choice. The town had financed her education so she was obligated to move back and work at the new clinic. Her main problem now is trying to avoid her former fiance, Tyrell Mercer. Unfortunately that proves to be impossible when his father has a serious heart attack and Jama has to ignore the clinic director, Dr. Ruth Lawrence's instructions in order to care for him. The situation is complicated because Jama has a secret she can never tell Tyrell. Tyrell's niece, Doriann, has been abducted by two of the FBI's most wanted criminals. Doriann is a very smart, very plucky little girl, who is determined to get away from Clancy and Deb, her kidnappers. Tyrell and Jama are searching for her, but time is running out. Hannah Alexander has written a roller coaster of a story with a twisted plot that will keep the reader guessing to the very end. Romance, suspense, and a strong faith message. Their many fans won't want to miss this one. Recommended

More than A Killing Frost

If you grow up in a small Midwest town like the one where Hannah Alexander's book, A Killing Frost, is based, everyone knows your past. Burdened with a secret that threatens her future with the man she loves, Dr. Jama Keith is returning to the homey Ozark town of River Dance to pay off a school loan from the town by staffing a new medical clinic. From the minute Jama steps into town, the action quickly develops. A family friend who helped her through the tragedies of the past shows up on the steps of the clinic with the symptoms of a heart attack. Compounding that, the new director of the clinic is a cold, determined woman that Jama may not be able to work with. If that isn't enough trouble, a little girl is kidnapped by two killers on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list--and they may be headed to River Dance. The clinic is not even open for business when a serious accident and fire at a local business sends injured patients their way. As night falls, a killing frost threatens to destroy the local wine crop vines, freeze a missing little girl presumed lost in the woods, and hamper the efforts of the FBI to track the kidnapper/killers. Dr. Keith is torn with a secret that could destroy the faith of the townspeople and the man she loves. The crises are piling up and time is running short as Jama attempts to meet each obstacle with her indomitable spirit. The action in this book kept me turning the pages as the author brings to life a new set of well rounded characters and aptly describes this small town in the Ozarks. Hannah Alexander's knowledge of medical practices, her thriller-type action sequences, and real life spiritual dilemmas mesh well in this first of the new River Dance series. by Rhonda Esakov for Story Circle Book Reviews reviewing books by, for, and about women