genre: contemporary shape shifter (Polar bears)
length: short story/quickie
ISBN# electronic: 1-4199-0830-8
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 Studying polar bears is Norwegian scientist Aud Myhre’s passion. The leader of an Arctic research team, she stays in the frozen north over the holidays to obtain necessary data, with help from her sexy colleague Svein. She didn’t count on a storm trapping them in a cave with no means of warmth — except each other. Aud struggles to keep their relationship professional, but there’s no fighting their combustible sexual chemistry.

Svein Eide has more insight into the lives of polar bears than anyone knows. To keep Aud safe from the storm, he has two choices. Reveal his shapeshifting abilities and lead her back to camp, or find another way to keep her warm. He knows which he’d prefer. Polar bears don’t mate for life…but one taste of Aud’s passion could disprove that scientific fact.

Reviews

“Polar Heat was hot all right.  I found myself a bit jealous of the fact that Aud had a nice warm teddy bear to keep her safe and I have quilts!  Svein was a true hero and his ability to take care of his woman was just arousing.  The lovemaking was combustible enough to melt even the most frozen of ice and the poignancy of their coming together gave me goose bumps!

Mary Winter has a purely sensational Christmas quickie in Polar Heat.   I thought the plot original, well written and just downright sexy.  I loved it!”
-Talia Ricci, Joyfully Reviewed

“A short and sexy quickie, Polar Heat by Mary Winter will warm the reader on a cold and wintry day. Polar Heat certainly leaves nothing to the imagination but then my imagination was working overtime while I read this fantastic story. I loved how these characters created not only their own heat but their passionate encounters left me reeling and the chemistry between them certainly left me in no doubt that they were meant to be together. This book is perfect for a winter’s day, perfect to heat up your body temperature and leave the reader feeling satisfied in every way. Give yourself a treat and go get this book, you will not be disappointed.”
- 4 stars, Sheryl, sensual ecata romance reviews

“Polar Heat is an interesting novella that is filled with hot, tantalizing passion. Because Aud and Svein shared a common interest, it was easy to see their professional relationship quickly move into a heated, passionate love affair. And, let me tell you – when I say passionate, I mean the spine-tingling, lustful, squirming in-your-seat type. As far as the couple, I couldn’t help but adore Svein. He was willing to go to the extreme, without any second thoughts, to save Aud. While, Aud was smart, intense and considerate. The plot itself was interesting even though it was not greatly detailed with enough background information concerning the couple’s history. Overall, Polar Heat is an exciting teaser that will rapidly heat up your body temperature on a cold winter night.” 
- Contessa, Fallen Angel Reviews

“Polar Heat is an interesting take on the shifter phenomenon, with a spin that probably has not been explored before. Mary Winter’s descriptive settings are gloriously vivid, making the reader feel right at home in surroundings which most of us have never experienced. In addition, her sizzling eroticism will steam the ice in any caverns and melt all the snowfall. Readers will enjoy this Wild Winter Quickie.”
 - Frost, TwoLips Reviews

Excerpt

Warmth spread from the soft touch of Svein’s lips. For so long she’d imagined what it’d be like to kiss this smart and sexy man. Reality made her fantasies pale in comparison. His soft lips sent sparks shooting from her lips to her pussy and all the points in between. He drank from her, coaxed and tasted, until she thought only of her throbbing cunt and how well he’d ease her delicious torment.

She had to remember he was a scientific colleague. She stiffened as she struggled not to succumb further to the pleasure of his kiss. They had to remain professional to work together. Nights spent discussing the latest scientific theories blurred in her memory. The way he seemed to know exactly where to find polar bears, or the way his eyes lit up when they brought down a large male for tagging and samples, filled her thoughts. She struggled to keep the concept of their working relationship firmly in her mind. Then his gloved fingers curled against her cheek, his tongue traced the seal of her lips and her lingering traces of professionalism dissipated.

A tiny whimper of need emerged from her throat. If she’d known it would be this good, she wouldn’t have waited so long. In fact, with his tongue making a cautionary dip into her mouth, Aud wondered why she’d even waited at all. She offered no resistance, inviting him to explore deeper. The taste of him exploded in her mouth, rich and decadent like the stash of Bamsemums she kept in her desk. The chocolate-covered marshmallow candy was a rare indulgence. Just like Svein’s kisses.

She curled her fingers around his broad shoulders as her world spun out of control. If the touch of his lips could arouse her so quickly, then what would full-on body contact do? She shuddered just thinking about it and moaned into his mouth.

The cave fell away. Their current predicament, the storm raging outside, all thoughts of it fled as Svein stroked her arm. He flattened his hand against the front of her parka. Through the layers, he curled his fingers around her breast and she arched into his touch. As if his hand held electricity, its touch zapped through her veins all the way to her aching pussy. Her nipples hardened. Her juices soaked her panties and she wanted more.

The need for air parted them. She stared at him, not quite believing she’d done something so completely uncharacteristic as kiss him. Her breath rasped in her chest and slowly she became aware of his hand still on her breast. Reluctantly, he pulled it away.

“Something tells me neither one of us noticed the cold just then.” She pressed her lips together, uncertain how to put some distance between them. She was the leader of this team. She had to remain professional. A line had been crossed and she scrambled to regain control. Except, after feeling Svein’s lips against hers, she wasn’t so sure control was what she wanted.

“I’ve been thinking about keeping you warm for quite some time,” he said, throwing her a boyish grin. He glanced around the cave. “And it seems like Mother Nature has given me the perfect opportunity to show you how hot I can make you.”

Aud’s breath caught in her throat. His words enflamed her, because god help her, she wanted to see how hot he could make her too.

She bolted to her feet and backed away. Distance. She needed distance. Right now, with Svein staring at her as if she were the last whole chocolate cookie on a plate of crumbs, and with the memory of his lips against hers too fresh in her mind, she wanted to fuck him until she could concentrate on nothing but his cock pounding deep inside her.

Heat suffused her cheeks. Was it hot in here? Maybe they were finally warming up the cave, though the knowledge of how that happened made her blush deepen. “That’s not a good idea,” she finally replied, unhappy to hear the wobble in her voice.

“Why not?” Svein rose and followed her. His long strides stalked her across the cave until she stood with her back pressed against the icy wall, the hot bulk of his body in front of her. Even through the parka, heat radiated from him in waves. He braced a hand on the cave beside her head. “Why isn’t it a good idea? You know we’d be good together. Hell, I think we’d be explosive.”

Aud sucked in a breath at the mental image his words conjured of the two of them, snuggled in their combined sleeping bags, his cock hard and hot and deep inside her. Her voice would echo inside the cave as she came. Her pussy clenched. “No!” she said, sharper than she’d intended. “I don’t think this is a good idea.”

“I think it’s the best damn idea I’ve had since joining the team.” He leaned closer and sniffed. “And I think you agree.”

An embarrassed flush crept over her cheeks at his audible inhalation. Her cheeks flamed to think that he could smell her soaked pussy and that he knew he caused it. Aud raised her hands with the intention of pushing him away. Instead, she curled her fingers into the front of his parka. “This isn’t-”

“Shh. Don’t think. Just feel, Aud. Let your rational mind go, and just feel.”

His husky voice permeated her skin, seeped into her pores and flowed through her veins. Behind her sports bra her nipples hardened again, and she curled her fingers tighter into the ripstop nylon of his parka.

Svein covered her lips with his. He pressed her against the wall of the cave, the heat from his body enveloping her. Thrusting his tongue deep into her mouth, he rubbed his hips against hers, letting her know exactly what he wanted.

Aud wrapped her arm around his shoulders, feeling his strength, his bulk. She rubbed against him, each brush against his body growing the ache in her pussy.