High Risk

January 15, 2018
An ambitious reporter and a former mercenary find healing and love in spite of themselves in Ahrnstedt’s strong third Only One Night romance (after Falling). Ambra Vinter has never gotten over the abuse inflicted by her foster father, a terrifying evangelical minister in the remote Swedish town of Kiruna. Now she’s a journalist at a leading tabloid in Stockholm. The last thing she wants is to return to Kiruna in the midst of sunless winter, even if it’s to cover a major sex scandal. Ex-soldier Tom Lexington lives in the woods outside Kiruna, alone with memories of his former girlfriend Elinor and flashbacks to his near-fatal last mission. Despite an inauspicious first meeting, Tom and Ambra bond during a picnic under the Northern Lights and a sexy shared sauna. But before they can commit, they’ll need to overcome their painful pasts, including Tom’s awkward torch-carrying for Elinor. Ahrnstedt doubles the romance with a love connection between Tom’s old friend Mattias and Ambra’s foster sister Jill, a pop star. With plenty of steamy sex scenes to warm the Arctic setting, Ahrnstedt’s latest will entertain fans of hot romance. Agent: Anna Frankl, Nordin (Sweden).

February 15, 2018
The latest in Ahrnstedt's High Stakes series (All In, 2016, etc.) sends a Swedish journalist on her toughest assignment yet--true love.Reporter Ambra Vinter is on assignment for Aftonbladet when she begrudgingly returns to Kiruna, Sweden, where she once lived with her abusive foster parents. There, she meets surly, bearded Tom Lexington, an ex-soldier who now works for a private security firm. It's not exactly love at first sight. He's still recovering from a dangerous rescue mission in Chad last summer, and it doesn't help that his ex, whose memory he clung to while he was held captive, has moved on with someone else. When the subject of Ambra's story, 92-year-old Elsa Svensson, turns out to have a connection to her childhood, Ambra decides to stay in town to investigate. But an unexpected fling with Tom brings her closer to an even more scandalous story--one that could potentially make or break both their careers. As Ambra reports the news, grows closer to Tom, and reconnects with her foster sister, pop star Jilliana Lopez, the subplots unfold like a front page with multiple headlines, with many pages to flip through before each is resolved. But it's a pleasure to get lost in Sweden, with its dazzling northern lights, steamy saunas, and delicious-sounding food such as "coffee cheese."The cold nights fly by in a blur of romance, intrigue, and adventure--a cozy read for a snow day.

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