Iced Hearts

Self-Published

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Description

Samuel lived most of his life as a middling engineer in the Midwest. Once the Galactic Union(GU) arrived, life changed little, other than his wife of thirty years passing away from brain cancer. For years, he has lived as a recluse, trying to be forgotten about by others, left alone to fade away. He took a deal from the GU to let him do just that. He would man an outpost on the galaxy's far reaches, ensuring it functions without issue. He thought this was perfect, allowing him a quiet place to live the rest of his life, somewhere no one cared about what he did.

Scarletra, a young, voluptuous Varintol woman, desperately wanted companionship. However, after fleeing from her tribe, her mother's wishes, and destiny, this was impossible. She had spent years in solitude and managed a meager, with only her carvings and the icy winds for company. One day, while out hunting, she spotted movement in one of the GU outposts. The prospect of meeting someone and escaping the glacial loneliness of her home filled her with hope.

How will the curvaceous ursine alien manage to break through the walls of a stubborn old man who is determined to be left alone to die? Their path is fraught with obstacles-her family's scouts, the threat of megafauna, and a language barrier. The journey ahead is uncertain, but their encounter will change them both for the better and melt their iced hearts.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Colin Graves

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 126
Views: 19,210

Chapters(9 total)

What readers say about Iced Hearts

“A great story that got me hooked immediately. The characters are relatable and their interactions are believable. A great two souls finding each other story with a sci-fi setting. I am a sucker for space stories and romance stories and this hit the itch. Wo…”
AireyRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“From start to finish Iced Hearts has been a fantastic read through. The main characters of Scarletra and Samual make for a wonderful couple. One finding real love and understanding in a soul who has lost everything, and that one lost soul finding a new fire…”
DDHGRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

AireyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A great story that got me hooked immediately. The characters are relatable and their interactions are believable. A great two souls finding each other story with a sci-fi setting.
I am a sucker for space stories and romance stories and this hit the itch.
Would be super excited if there were more stories in this setting.
DDHGRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
From start to finish Iced Hearts has been a fantastic read through. The main characters of Scarletra and Samual make for a wonderful couple.
One finding real love and understanding in a soul who has lost everything, and that one lost soul finding a new fire to warm his heart. The book is truly a heart warming love story of two people propping up and supporting each other through the harsh moments. Coupled with vivid writing to help stir the imagination, I have much to gush about over Iced Hearts as a story.
The writer consistently makes wonderful characters that make you want to know of them, how they tick, their past, faults and aspirations. The wonderful writer here makes wonderful waifus. And in that I have to say one bad thing about Iced hearts, there are not enough Catgirls.
I would highly recommend Iced Hearts if you are a person of culture and you as well want to be hugged by a big loving bear girl who wants nothing more than your happiness and the best for you. Still needs more catgirls.
DiscracedSithRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I loved the story. The characters were interesting and had depth. They followed their motivations and grew as the story progressed. I would not mind if the author came back to this story later to add more of a slice of life novel for these characters, but the story concluded well. I would recommend this to others happily. I hope to see more from this author!
DragonBlade501stRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Normally I'm not into chubby girls, but God damnit. I found Scarletra to be adorable with her actions. This story made me care about the leading lady. I love the character interaction and growth as this story progressed.
Great story, and this dick should write more stories. Chop, chop Papa Pirate.
GreyNightsaberRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
At first I thought it was a short story christmas special (My fault). Read the first two chapters and decided to buy the digital copy for now (the story seemed like it was going to be spicy, so rather read the unedited) Really enjoying the read so far, I particularly love the back and forth view between Samuel and Scarletra (adorable name) for some reason I keep thinking Samuel of being a Kurt Russell type (I really like this male charachter) Looking forward to the awkward relationship growth between these two. My favorite is Scarletra is sweet and trying to be friendly, knocking on the doors and causing them to buckle, but his point of view is she's a scary beast that was trying to break in to his station and charging at him later. It's funny and really sweet. Good read. Can't give an honest opinion on grammar or spelling whatnot, when I get lost in a story I tend to over look that stuff (unless it's really hard to read, so i guess its all good on that). The style is comforting, I like how the two charachters meet or are thrusted together. Both charachters are lovable in their own way, I already brought up Samuel, it's kinda rare to have a rough, gruff male charachter now adays, so he's a refreshing throwback (I like when he lands and he's doing maintenance he's living on cigars, also nice how handy and reliable he is.) Scarletra...I really like how her personalty is nothing like her outer appearance, sweet kind and gentle, she doesnt like killing creatures, but will do so out of need for food, which to me makes her more relatable. Really good job on describing her from Samuel's perspective when she makes herself at home.
Will buy the hard copy when I get paid. Thanks Mr. Graves. (Or pirateopotato)
Kamchatka'sRevengeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A surprisingly deep character piece that focuses beautifully on the two main characters, their lives and how they mutually end up starting to actually live again together instead of just surviving or waiting to die respectively. Tight combat like you'd expect from Pirate and some very solid smut. If you say you like big girls and don't mean 9'+ bear women, clearly you are a liar.
Read it!
KleesmilieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Great story about overcoming the past and tackling problems throughout communication and understanding. While some may find the use of artistic license as too much I personally think the author found a happy middle. You definitely can benefit from reading the other work of this author (Human Trauma), as this work seems to exist in the same universe, and reading both gives more context.
RareBritRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read this as the chapters were published. It has been a rather lovely experience over the past few weeks. I shall very much miss this experience, and look forward to the author’s next work.
The characters developed throughout the novella. With both of the core characters having considerable nuance and depth. The setting was evoked beautifully. I frequently read for relaxation and pleasure and found myself wandering around the tundra of the setting more than once.
RealestOfRealsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story really got me back into reading again. Waiting for new chapters to come out had me more excited than anything with each chapter not disappointing me in the slightest. I give my applause all around for this story. The character development, story writing, the emotions throughout the story. Spot on, characters I can relate and understand.
Several_Positive_327Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story caught my attention at chapter one and hasn’t let go yet!
I am looking forward for more and more as it’s just that enjoyable to read. The characters are well thought out and seem to bring me into the story at times. It’s just beginning and seems to only get better with each chapter as the talents of the wordsmith are illuminated.