I really enjoyed this book. Abby and Whit are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after their driver has a fatal heart attack. Now, they must find their way to civilization even though they know someone is tracking them. Luckily, Whit is an Alaskan native, but the two are butting heads. They must find a common ground if they are to make it out alive.
I would recommend.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed “Stranded.” It was a gripping survival thriller about two women who get stranded in Alaska after a freak accident. They have to find their way back to civilization with next to nothing in supplies while being stalked by an unknown person.

The book was fantastic right up until the very end, which unfortunately left me wanting in many ways. I wished there had been more of a climax at the conclusion. I had kind of figured out who the stalker was before it was revealed, and I wish there had been more buildup to that moment. Once they got back to civilization, the story just seemed to drop off. It felt rushed and lacked the detail that the author had provided so abundantly while they were out in the wild. I really wish she had spent more time on this part of the book.

Overall, I would rate it a 4-star book instead of a 5-star one. I would definitely recommend it; it kept me up all night reading because I just couldn't put it down. It's definitely worth the read!

3.5 rounded to 4.
Some of the things I really enjoyed in this story are the author's ability to use descriptions and truly bring a place to life. I felt like I was in Alaska. The relationship between to two main characters - Abby and Whit - watching their bond grow was really sweet. The thriller element was done well but didn't dominate the entire story. I felt like it was 50% thriller 50% romance - interesting combination.
There were times within the story that the dialogue felt a little immature and could pull you out of the overall story.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would read from this author again.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Adventure, survival, action, terror and romance all rolled into one unrelenting novel.
I was hooked from the first chapter and did not want to put it down.
The survival methods were interesting and their struggle seemed realistic. The romance was somewhat a slow burn but they basically lusted after each other in silence. We are teased with that.
There are many times that you feel very uneasy....knowing something or someone is lurking just out of sight....but they don't know who, what or why. I was uneasy every time one of them went in the woods to pee.
Each of the characters, Whit and Abby, have secrets that all get revealed in the end.
Whit is the strong silent, Alaskan survival knowledge one. Abby is the journalist, from Arizona, that will not stop asking questions. That drove me a little nuts. But she is very stoic and not a whiner.
Overall a very entertaining story.
I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Two women get stranded in the Alaskan wilderness. One is a wilderness expert, the other a journalist trying to get to a small town to cover a story. They have limited supplies and equipment. The book details their struggle to reach civilization. Hampered by the fact that they seem to have a stalker, even in the middle of nowhere! Liked the story and how the women interacted. I felt slightly let down as their rescue seemed, to me anyway, a bit of an anticlimax. However it did perk up again after they were safely delivered to their destination.

This is a story about Abby who is on a magazine writing assignment in Alaska. She’s supposed to go to a very risk town-Cozy, and write a travelogue about it.
Due to a lightning storm her small plane flight is cancelled and she ends up in an old SUV to travel. The other passenger in the car is Whitley who has grown up in Alaska and has learned survival and budgeting skills from her dad as a child. The guide is an old man who ends up having a heart attack and crashing the vehicle in route.

Thus begins an adventure in survival through the wilderness to reach civilization. Whit was a very quiet and grumpy character. Refused to talk about her past but likeable the more you get to know her. Abby had zero survival skills but was easy going and followed Whit’s lead and tried to learn from her. While traveling they come across a strange dude and afterwards all sorts of bad things start to happen.

I enjoyed the storyline and adventure in the book. Both MCs were likable and the romance was believable. The writing style was pretty simplistic and not a lot of depth was given to the either main character. Recommend for a decent adventure story.

ARC received from Net Galley for and honest and voluntary review.

Tore through this in an afternoon, such a gripping tale of surviving lost in a forest, during a storm, whilst being tormented by a stalker. I was gripped right from the dramatic prologue until the end. The author writes cracking thrillers! There is a sub plot, trauma bond romance, which was mostly believable, escalating as fast as their circumstances become more perilous.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a suspenseful read. I loved to read about Abby and Whit and their challenges stranded in the Alaskan wilderness after a car accident. Fortunately, Whit knows how to survive out there and it is interesting to read about how they try to survive out in the cold, trying to get back to civilization. I thought the description about what is needed is very realistic.

Soon they no longer hate each other so much as from the start and start working together and perhaps even more than this companionship. However, when you think they may make it they also get this outside threat, someone wants to get them. A need to not only to survive out in the wilderness but also against this stalker.

A romance is woven in of course but is a minor part of the story and that is great since I cannot see that being the focus when all they try to do is to survive. Thus, I recommend this book for readers wanting more suspense than romance. I really enjoyed reading the book.

Abby and Whit find themselves stranded in the Alaskan wild.
With little resources between them, their plight is to reach civilisation as soon as possible. Thankfully Whit has some survival skills and Abby, to her credit, is willing to learn and follow Whit's lead. so it's just going to be another standard survival story right? Wrong!

Stranded is a great read on many levels. Not only do you get a gripping suspense story, you also get an innate feeling of actually being part of the story, such is the strength of the author's writing. The author has taken great pains to set the scene, the descriptions of the surrounding nature and the environment are superb. The feelings each character experiences are detailed and realistic. Add a third party whose intentions appear to be malicious and the suspense rises to a level where you cannot possibly guess what will happen next.

A highly recommended read.

Stranded was another great read from Ronica Black, with this offering a romantic suspense/thriller set in the wilds of Alaska. It features Abby Gardner as an adventure magazine writer who is in Alaska to gather first hand experiences for her article. She is in a transport vehicle along with Whitley Travers, an experienced pilot and guide, who is returning to her home in Cozy, when the driver has an unexpected heart attack, The driver dies and the women are stranded deep in the wilderness. To complicate matters, a stalker is tracking the women and they are in grave danger.

Although I had a strong suspicion early on who was stalking Abby and Whit, their trek through the woods and the survival skills that Whut employed where highly interesting as they tried to avoid the stalker. The romantic portion of the book was pretty minor considering they were in the wilderness and trying to avoid a stalker for the majority of the book. However, I did feel the connection between the two women. Overall a good read that I’d recommend to others with the caveat to not read at night, LOL! 4 stars

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first time reading a FF book and it did not disappoint. I love the suspense and almost thriller I got from this book, with a side of slow-burn romance. The spice wasn't super high, but how the characters went about getting together was respectful and situationally appropriate.

Abby and Whit get stranded in rural Alaska after an accident. While trying to survive the hike North to the nearest town, they notice they have a stalker on their trail. While Whit has all the right experience to make it, Abby is just trying her best to not complain and stay alive, while also being cautious of what could be out there.

Their romance was a background sub plot, with the main focus on the suspense and survive plot, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Who was after them was a somewhat easy guess, but it did get me a little!

I was a little disappointed over how rushed the ending was and after they were reunited with civilization, we didn't get much information of what went on with the case. Overall I thought it was a good read!

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this early in return of my review.

Another winner by Black. This one had me on the edge of my seat with the suspense and the will they or won't they aspect. The romance wasn't the main part of the book though, more of a background thing between Whit and Abby.

Abigail Gardner is traveling around the last frontier in Alaska for her adventure magazine in order to write an article about it. Her last stop is Cozy, Alaska, but her plans get derailed when their driver has a heart attack and they crash. She ends up having to rely on the other passenger who is cold and aloof.

Whitley Travers grew up in the wilderness of Alaska and knows it very well, but after her father's death, she ends up being closed off and resentful of everything around her, including relationships. She doesn't except to be stranded in the wilderness with a helpless tourist, but Abby proves her wrong time and time again.

The only downfall is someone or something is out there making their trek back to safety more and more perilous.

I enjoyed it, but I had a feeling on who it was pretty early on and was proved right, but it confused me a little bit. I didn't like how abruptly the story ended after they were reunited and I felt like things were left unsaid and all the suspense led into the final showdown that I felt ended too quickly and easily after all the buildup.

Overall, an enjoyable suspenseful novel. I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.