Broken Ice — J.R. Rain; Matthew S. Cox

Mina Barrett is the CIA's best defense against the Dominion. She's young, charming, intelligent, motivated... and she's a vampire.Twenty years ago, vampires revealed themselves to the world. Society hadn't expected them to be real at all, much less a species entirely separate from humans. The government feared hostile foreign powers would also seek to exploit their psychic talents, and put out a call for recruitment.After a childhood spent in isolation, Mina saw a chance for adventure and signed on the dotted line. Unlike the Dominion, she doesn't feel humans are inferior creatures and works to stop others of her kind from enslaving them.A deep cover asset discovers information that vampires want to keep out of human hands. The CIA sends Mina in to bring him-and his information-out alive. But the Dominion has their sights set on the secrets buried for centuries beneath a Siberian glacier... secrets that could reshape the world.★★★★★ The story is a nice mix of urban fantasy themes but does not get mired in the same old boring vampire rolls. Yes, this is a vampire book, but it brings enough new and/or underused ideas to the table that it is refreshing. The character development is well done, and we get a good insight into the main characters in the shorter length if this novel. The book is around 200 pages and moves along quickly with very little material that I would consider superfluous. ―Amazon reviewer★★★★★ Broken Ice had a very savvy, intelligent female protagonist. From the opening chapters, the storyline is riveting, and the action non-stop, as Mina moves from assignment to assignment as an undercover operative. Interesting world building. ―Amazon reviewer★★★★★ Catches you at the start and leaves you wanting more. Get it you will LOVE IT!! ―Amazon reviewer★★★★★ This is a fresh new take on Vampire fiction and it really hooked me! I love the world and the characters so much I truly can't wait to read more of this series! Or even this world! ―Amazon reviewer★★★★★ Great new series about a feisty vampire who works for the CIA, her human colleague/boyfriend and an older sister who is a spy for the bad guys. Great read. Looking forward to the next book. ―Amazon reviewer