Thaw (Seasons of Love, Book 2)
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Publisher Description
Abigail is content with her quiet life as a librarian. But when she’s invited to a high-profile charity auction, she finds herself dancing with one of the most beautiful women she’s ever met. Abby’s sure she’ll never see her again, but then Gabrielle calls and asks her on a date. And soon after, another.
Supermodel Gabrielle Levesque has a reputation as the Ice Queen—cold and untouchable—except she warms up whenever she’s with Abby. Only Abby isn’t interested in the heat between them; she’s asexual, and she’s worried that admitting as much to Gabrielle might spell the end of their blooming romance.
They’re two different women from two very different worlds, but Abby knows she can love Gabrielle. Her passion for books, travel, and theater prove there’s more to the Ice Queen than meets the eye. But they’ll have to overcome Abby’s fears—and Gabrielle’s own threatening secrets—in order to find their way to love.
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Springer's second Seasons of Love book (after Whiteout) features an asexual connection with lots of sweet romance and the warmth of watching trust develop between two women who travel in very different worlds. Brooklyn branch librarian Abby is delighted to serve as impromptu dance partner and escape from a controlling manager for glamorous supermodel Gabrielle Levesque, but shocked to be romantically pursued by her afterward. She starts to feel optimistic about the connection despite Gabrielle's reticence to share about her personal life and her reputation as an "ice queen," but is worried about what will happen to the relationship when she discloses her lack of interest in sex. Abby's a relatable heroine for the target market, geeky, insecure, and worried about her job. But Springer never gives the narrative's point of view to Gabrielle, leaving the reader to see her always through Abby's eyes, and her weird blend of over-the-top romantic gestures, fascination with Abby's life, and abrupt cold shutdowns, though explained by a backstory of abuse, keeps her as the object rather than subject even once the women break though to an emotionally intimate connection.
