I just finished reading Black Ice by Anne Stuart. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the book. In general, I dislike contempory romances (both the general and suspense subsets). Also, I’ve recently been getting about half way through a book before deciding I really don’t care if I finish it. One example is Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu. The first half I was enthralled by the book. However, they had a semi-closure type moment in the middle of the book and after that I felt the story was done. I was no longer interested.

I wish I could quantify what kept me interested in Black Ice. It might make it easier to pick the next book.