Ice, by Linda Howard

Ice
Published 2009
Protagonists: Lolly Helton & Gabriel McQueen

In 2 words: whirlwind romance. Not my fav kind.
Lolly (what a stupid name) and Gabriel were school enemies. Now it's 15 years since they last saw each other, but the Christmas holidays catch them on the same town, Lolly having to get her childhood home ready to sell, and Gabriel visiting his folks and his son.
The catch: Gabriel's dad is the town's sheriff, and he's concerned because an ice storm is heading their way and Lolly Helton is all alone in her mountain's home, where she could get stranded for weeks. So, he sends Gabriel to fetch her.
Gabriel is not too thrilled to go all the way to the mountaintop to rescue his school enemy, specially when the ice storm starts when he's halfway to Lolly's house. His truck gets stuck, and he has to walk the rest of the way to her house.
Do they get cozy together, trapped in a warm house in the middle of a storm? This is a Linda Howard, so of course not!
Lolly is being held hostage in her own home by a couple of meth addicts. Gabriel helps her to get out of the house, and then they have to run for their lives in the middle of the ice storm, chased by the druggies, who worked themselves into a meth rage.
I've never read so many times "Ice storm" and "Hypothermia". I've never been in an ice storm, but, is it really that serious?
Anyway, the romance was completely rushed. This is not one of her best stories.