Broken Ice (Paperback) by Matthew S Cox, J R Rain

9781796293821. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 280. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Immortal Operative, 1. Mina Barrett is the CIA's best defense against the Dominion. She's young, charming, intelligent, motivated... and she's a vampire.

Twenty years ago, vampires revealed themselves to the world. Society hadn't expected them to be real at all, much less a species entirely separate from humans. The government feared hostile foreign powers would also seek to exploit their psychic talents, and put out a call for recruitment.

After a childhood spent in isolation, Mina saw a chance for adventure and signed on the dotted line. Unlike the Dominion, she doesn't feel humans are inferior creatures and works to stop others of her kind from enslaving them.

A deep cover asset discovers information that vampires want to keep out of human hands. The CIA sends Mina in to bring him-and his information-out alive. But the Dominion has their sights set on the secrets buried for centuries beneath a Siberian glacier... secrets that could reshape the world.

★★★★★ "The story is a nice mix of urban fantasy themes but does not get mired in the same old boring vampire rolls. Yes, this is a vampire book, but it brings enough new and/or underused ideas to the table that it is refreshing. The character development is well done, and we get a good insight into the main characters in the shorter length if this novel. The book is around 200 pages and moves along quickly with very little material that I would consider superfluous." ―Amazon reviewer

★★★★★ "Broken Ice had a very savvy, intelligent female protagonist. From the opening chapters, the storyline is riveting, and the action non-stop, as Mina moves from assignment to assignment as an undercover operative. Interesting world building." ―Amazon reviewer

★★★★★ "Catches you at the start and leaves you wanting more. Get it you will LOVE IT!!" ―Amazon reviewer

★★★★★ "This is a fresh new take on Vampire fiction and it really hooked me! I love the world and the characters so much I truly can't wait to read more of this series! Or even this world!" ―Amazon reviewer

★★★★★ "Great new series about a feisty vampire who works for the CIA, her human colleague/boyfriend and an older sister who is a spy for the bad guys. Great read. Looking forward to the next book." ―Amazon reviewer