Trapped in the Tropics
(2026)(The third book in the Trapped Ice Queens series)
A novel by Alexa Woods
A guarded luxury hotel CEO.
A fearless intern.
A tropical storm that traps them on a private island—with nowhere left to hide.
Lizzie Wakefield expected sun, freedom, and the best spring break of her life.
A six-week internship in Key West feels like her chance to escape double shifts in a Brooklyn bakery—and finally prove she’s capable of more.
She didn’t expect her new boss.
Sarah Barnes is powerful, composed, and colder than she has any right to be.
Between fighting a hostile board of directors and battling her late husband’s son for control of a luxury hotel empire, she doesn’t have room for distractions.
Especially not a bold, outspoken intern who challenges her authority—and unsettles her carefully controlled world.
But when an unexpected storm leaves them stranded on a private island, distance becomes impossible.
Tension turns into temptation. And the woman beneath Sarah’s ice is nothing like Lizzie imagined.
Just as paradise starts to feel real, Sarah’s secrets resurface''and her past threatens everything they’re building.
When the storm clears and reality sets back in, one question remains—
Will this spring break fling survive the truth…
or will the ice queen retreat behind her walls for good?
Trapped in the Tropics is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance full of tropical heat, ice-queen tension, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Gay Romance
A fearless intern.
A tropical storm that traps them on a private island—with nowhere left to hide.
Lizzie Wakefield expected sun, freedom, and the best spring break of her life.
A six-week internship in Key West feels like her chance to escape double shifts in a Brooklyn bakery—and finally prove she’s capable of more.
She didn’t expect her new boss.
Sarah Barnes is powerful, composed, and colder than she has any right to be.
Between fighting a hostile board of directors and battling her late husband’s son for control of a luxury hotel empire, she doesn’t have room for distractions.
Especially not a bold, outspoken intern who challenges her authority—and unsettles her carefully controlled world.
But when an unexpected storm leaves them stranded on a private island, distance becomes impossible.
Tension turns into temptation. And the woman beneath Sarah’s ice is nothing like Lizzie imagined.
Just as paradise starts to feel real, Sarah’s secrets resurface''and her past threatens everything they’re building.
When the storm clears and reality sets back in, one question remains—
Will this spring break fling survive the truth…
or will the ice queen retreat behind her walls for good?
Trapped in the Tropics is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance full of tropical heat, ice-queen tension, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Gay Romance