Kindle Edition Category:  Romance Publisher: Matador Publishing Ltd., Leicester, Engand. ISBN-10:  ISBN9781785893 Type: Fiction Pages: 282 Copyright: 29th August 2016 "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is one of the deadly sins, isn't it? So why is Sarah Wenham preparing to end her husband Tom's life? Following an air accident, solicitor Tom Wenham is left in a coma. Believing that she has no alternative, his wife Sarah, who is also a partner in their law practice, reluctantly agrees to turn off the machine keeping him alive. Her conscience nags at her and she constantly questions her decision. Grief-stricken, she builds a thick wall of ice around her emotions and when replacement solicitor John Bradley is taken on to help with the workload, Sarah refuses to befriend him. Sarah tries to get on with her life and spends a week on a beautiful Greek island. Whilst there, she meets honey tongued Theodorus. Upon discovering he is a serial womaniser, she refuses his advances and returns home. When Sarah mysteriously disappears, John must search for her, but is time running out. Excerpt “It was quite late when they left the taverna and Sarah felt relaxed and happy in Theo’s company. He drove straight back to her hotel, climbed out of the car, and opened the door for her, bowing deeply. She was quite unused to such formality and tried to smother a giggle. ‘I look forward to tomorrow, Sarah,’ he whispered softly in her ear. ‘I will pick you up at 7 o’clock in the morning. Kalinichta… good night.’ He gave her a gentle kiss on the lips, and walked back towards his car. How Sarah managed to get any sleep at all, she will never know: she couldn’t stop thinking about Theo. She woke at 6 o’clock feeling excited. ‘Am I really going to spend the whole day in a boat with a man I’ve only just met?’ she asked herself. It was out of character, but everything about Theo fascinated her. His dark, intelligent eyes, his curly black hair, and the strong rippling muscles she could see under his shirt. Stop that at once, she told herself. You are beginning to sound and think like an adolescent schoolgirl.”

A great story
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story.
By Marilyn Horobin on 15 Nov. 2016
Format: Paperback
Phyllis Burton's book "When the Ice Melts" is a compelling, romantic and thought provoking drama. Its two part structure and chapters of varying length make it easy to pick up, put down and resume in a busy world. Sarah is a recently widowed solicitor experiencing self-doubt, grief and an unwillingness to look positively at any new romantic relationship. Her legal colleagues and kind friends are extremely sensitive and supportive. She is however, quite antagonistic towards her new male solicitor colleague John and her days at work are tense and testing. Where, if anywhere, will this cold relationship go?
A short holiday in Greece leads Sarah into a potentially dangerous relationship with a local man but once back home her relationship with John slowly softens and strengthens. It will spoil a good story to say too much more but when Sarah suddenly disappears John is able to help the police trace her. After a great deal of trauma the remaining ice in Sarah's heart finally melts once she and John are together again.

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Five Stars
Spellbinding!

Deserves the Stealing of Time - 5 stars.
5.0 out of 5 starsDeserves the stealing of time...
ByTeresaon 18 October 2016
Format: Paperback
"When the Ice Melts" is one of those books which deserves the stealing of time to read far into the night... I loved it!