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The Ice Princess

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Love, Hate, Conflicts and Fear

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Comment from Belinda
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Ha! I was afraid Reilly got pregnant with Max. Fortunately Macy is not his baby. As a flashback this chapter is interesting, strenghtening the fact that Reilly still has some feelings for Max.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Belinda

    I thought about Macy being his, but there is already too much going on in the story so better left the way it is. Glad you enjoyed it. Carol
Comment from melyuki
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And on with the intrigue. It just gets better. Carol you really have a wonderful gift for writing. I hope you realise this and give yourself a big hug for excellence. ( or better still, find some gorgeous hunk that looks like Max , to give it to you ). Anway, about your writing. You use discretion where to expand on extra descriptive material to brng certain events to the for-front. It works well. Then the story sinks back into a more generalised form of writing. This gives the work crescendo, and builds the intensity of the tale. From a reader's perspective, it moves at a good pace, and holds the interest. One eagerly awaits the next unfolding surprise. Good one Carol. hugs from Mel

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Mel

    Thank you for the hug and for all the encouragement. I really needed it. I usually am so sure of my writing, but not this one for some reason. Maybe because I want it to be good...good enough to be noticed . I need a break in life right now and this might be one. Who knows!! Thanks for the review. Smiles, Carol
Comment from adewpearl
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Wow, talk about the wrath of a woman scorned - all that hot sex and then to be dumped for the army of all things! :-) Ah, young hormonal love - and then a bad marriage - now we know why she is the ice princess!! Brooke

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Brooke

    Yes, She had a lot put on her shoulders and she decided not to trust men...Thanks for the review. By the way, I changed the Query and it is much better I think. Guess my imagination was running to wild when I wrote the original one. Thanks for the review. Carol
reply by adewpearl on 08-Oct-2009
    I reread the query earlier and added to the review :-) Brooke
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    How do I find that? Do I just go through my reviews? I've never had to go back..see your teaching me something again. Carol
reply by adewpearl on 08-Oct-2009
    Yeah, just go back to that poem in your portfolio and view your reviews :-)
Comment from c_lucas
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First love gone bad. This is very well written and shows the forming of the Ice Princess. There is very good imagery and descriptive scheme.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Charlie

    Glad you like it. I wasn't sure how the passion would come across. Appreciate the review. CArol
reply by c_lucas on 08-Oct-2009
    You're welcome, Carol. Charlie
Comment from fictionwriter
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Another excellent addition to the story. I love the way you described their whirlwind romance. I thought it was wonderful.

Hoodlums, no good hoodlums(delete , as it seperates your noun and verb.)is what you all are."

Great job.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    fictionwriter

    Thanks..I was thinking the no good hoodlums was what should be set apart leaving Hoodlums is what you are...but it probably does make sense to do it the other way so I have changed it. Glad you enjoyed the story so far. Carol
Comment from Sasha
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You did just fine with this one. I think the sex scenes were top notch and really quite tasteful too. Not too much and just enough to get your point across. Your descriptions are excellent and would keep any reader enthralled. Very nicely written. Feel better now? Only one small suggestion:

like hard little pebbles... you might consider leaving out the word little, not really needed.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Sash

    I thank you so much for relieving me from my misery. I am glad that you enjoyed it. And I dropped the suggested word. Thanks. Carol
Comment from Suzie B
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Flashbank???
in the title do you mean Flashback! I waited till you posted before i hit the sack...could be a day or more before i get back..so i couldn't wait to read this one.

You have handled this well, steamy enough to suite anyones taste without crossing that line...The ages of the characters are so well handled...the impetous behaviour and lashing out of teenage angst...and the long-term damage these misunderstandings can cause, all handled very well indeed.
keep 'em coming, hon.
Hugs
Suzie

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Suzie

    Thank so much for your generous comments and support. Take care and I shall think good thoughts until we speak again. Hugs to you to my friend...Carol
Comment from BethShelby
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Well, at least the guy didn't dump her for another girl. She wanted to hurt him when she mentioned that his pathetice attempts at sex was getting boring. I thought your love making scene was well done without going over board. This was a good chapter.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Beth

    Thank you Thank You Thank you. Nobody has said what they thought about the passion and I was worried that I had blown it. Thanks for the review. Carol
Comment from lola29
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Carol, this chapter is sooo good. You conveyed very well the relationship between Reilly and Max. How can a girl ever forget her first love, especially when he looks like Max. It's too bad she took his leaving as a personal affront to their relationship without having him explain further why he had to enlist. Now, I completely understand the sexual tension between them even after all these years.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    lola

    How did the passion come off as you were reading it? I have never written a sex scene before..dose it sound okay or stilted?
reply by lola29 on 08-Oct-2009
    The scene read as if it were very real. which is what you want. You orchestrated it in a very classy manner; i.e., not exposing too much vulgarity, and yet keeping it very sensual so that the reader can sense their passion. Very nicely done!
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Well, I consider you the passion queen so I figured you would know better than an old lady like me! Thanks so much. Smiles, Carol
reply by lola29 on 08-Oct-2009
    Carol, you need to stop selling yourself short. You are an excellent writer, and I'm loving this story.
Comment from pixiemillie
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Well you let us in a very passionate affair these two had in their late teens. He off to the army, she marries and gives birth, but I know, deep down she has never gotten over this Max fellow. Again, well written, explicit descriptions.

Note- -just questions:
Rumor had it;(should this be a comma?)
Kneeled-Knelt ?

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 Comment Written 08-Oct-2009


reply by the author on 08-Oct-2009
    Pixie

    Thanks for catching those spags for me..I already fixed it. Did the passionate scenes come off okay or are they unrealistic? I have never written anything like that.

    Carol
reply by pixiemillie on 08-Oct-2009
    Well . . .not having had the experience . . .I wouldn't know. It sounded all right to me- -just enough, not too much.