In the dead of winter, ranch vet Alice Hartley—known across the county as The Ice Queen—has no time for nonsense, distractions, or cowboys with charm to burn. But when she's called out to Blake Carson's remote ranch, she meets a man as rugged as the land he protects… and just as impossible to ignore. Blake has turned his inherited ranch into a refuge for wounded and abandoned animals, pouring his strength into saving creatures no one else will fight for. He's used to harsh weather, hard work, and keeping his emotions buried deep. Until Alice walks in and shakes the frost right off his world. When a brutal blizzard traps them together, the real storm isn't outside—it's the slow, smouldering tension building between them. As they work side by side to save a critically ill horse, Blake's guarded exterior begins to thaw, revealing a man with a fierce loyalty and a heart he's never let anyone touch. Forced into close quarters, Alice and Blake must confront the truth: they're not just battling the elements. They're battling the pull between them—dangerous, undeniable, and growing hotter by the hour. But survival in the storm means more than staying warm. It means trusting each other, healing old wounds, and risking the one thing neither has ever surrendered. Their hearts. BLAKE is a sizzling, slow‑burn romance where icy walls melt, passion ignites, and love becomes the fiercest fight of all. Step back into the world of Acostas Raw, where the cowboys are tough, the stakes are high, and the heat never quits. ---