Caged in Winter by Brighton Walsh Expected publication: November 4th 2014 by Berkley Trade
Paperback, 304 pages
Series: Caged in Winter?
Genre: New Adult RomanceHeat Rating: Steamy
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Mature Content Advisory, must be 18+ for sexual content and other adult situations.
Summary from Goodreads
In this emotional and sexy New Adult debut from Brighton Walsh, the only thing more frightening than commitment is hope…
Aspiring chef Cade Maxwell is immediately, viscerally attracted to Winter Jacobson. But it’s not her mouthwatering curves he’s drawn to—it’s the strange emptiness in her eyes. When Cade saves her from a drunken customer with grabby hands, he’s shocked at her response…
Winter doesn’t need Cade’s help. After a lifetime of getting by on her own, she’s happy to rely on herself. She’s exactly seventy-six days away from graduating college, and if she can hold it together that long, she’ll finally be able to rise above the crappy hand she was dealt.
But now, every time she turns around, Cade is there, ready to push her, smile at her, distract her from her plans. Winter knows she can’t afford to open up—especially to a man she’s terrified to actually want…
In this emotional and sexy New Adult debut from Brighton Walsh, the only thing more frightening than commitment is hope…
Aspiring chef Cade Maxwell is immediately, viscerally attracted to Winter Jacobson. But it’s not her mouthwatering curves he’s drawn to—it’s the strange emptiness in her eyes. When Cade saves her from a drunken customer with grabby hands, he’s shocked at her response…
Winter doesn’t need Cade’s help. After a lifetime of getting by on her own, she’s happy to rely on herself. She’s exactly seventy-six days away from graduating college, and if she can hold it together that long, she’ll finally be able to rise above the crappy hand she was dealt.
But now, every time she turns around, Cade is there, ready to push her, smile at her, distract her from her plans. Winter knows she can’t afford to open up—especially to a man she’s terrified to actually want…
Winter
doesn't
really have anyone in her life. She works a crappy job that pays just
enough for her to get by on a good day. She has seventy-six days before
she graduates college and finally leaves this life behind her and
hopefully start fresh until Cade Maxwell pushes his way into her life...
Cade Maxwell is studying to become a chef. He loves his sister and his niece dearly and thinks he has to support them. When he spots Winter, he can\'t help but find himself drawn to her to her. Maybe it's something about the emptiness in her eyes? Either way, when a man get
's too grabby with her while she is doing her job. Cade steps in thinking he could save the day, instead it didn\'t quiet turn out the way he wanted it.
Interesting story. At the beginning it really took off, with fire and bickering and the attraction clear and then it got repetitive and then a bit stale in the middle. I didn't know what to think of Winter's behavior when she didn't take Cade's money in the beginning, but I guess I could understand where she was coming from. Her pride wasn't going to allow anything to get in the way.
The cat and mouse game was cute at first and so was the pacing. I liked the pacing at the very beginning of the book better but it withered out by the middle. I still found myself engrossed in this book, don't get me wrong but I think this largely contributed to Cade and his sister Tessa. I loved Cade, I thought he was wonderful. How he wouldn't give up on Winter, how he thought he needed to take care of Tessa and his niece. The dream goal he set for himself. He was just amazing.
Could not connect with Winter at all... Sometimes I just had a hard time understanding her. I guess it's because I never been through the same things she has, so I wouldn't know how my behavior would show my decisions if that was the case. Thought the pasts of both characters where mentioned briefly and played apparently a large part in the character's behavior, I guess I was a bit surprised it didn't dig deeper into it.
Both Winter and Cade struggled with school once they got together, and poor Cade almost let his dreams slip away. I liked how the ending wrapped up with all the drama, hurt, anger and then finally healing.
The next book is Tessa's and I am looking forward to it. I did enjoy Walsh's writing, I do think she is a wonderful storyteller and I did really like Tessa, so hopefully.. Hopefully, I will enjoy the next book more.
Cade Maxwell is studying to become a chef. He loves his sister and his niece dearly and thinks he has to support them. When he spots Winter, he can\'t help but find himself drawn to her to her. Maybe it's something about the emptiness in her eyes? Either way, when a man get
's too grabby with her while she is doing her job. Cade steps in thinking he could save the day, instead it didn\'t quiet turn out the way he wanted it.
Interesting story. At the beginning it really took off, with fire and bickering and the attraction clear and then it got repetitive and then a bit stale in the middle. I didn't know what to think of Winter's behavior when she didn't take Cade's money in the beginning, but I guess I could understand where she was coming from. Her pride wasn't going to allow anything to get in the way.
The cat and mouse game was cute at first and so was the pacing. I liked the pacing at the very beginning of the book better but it withered out by the middle. I still found myself engrossed in this book, don't get me wrong but I think this largely contributed to Cade and his sister Tessa. I loved Cade, I thought he was wonderful. How he wouldn't give up on Winter, how he thought he needed to take care of Tessa and his niece. The dream goal he set for himself. He was just amazing.
Could not connect with Winter at all... Sometimes I just had a hard time understanding her. I guess it's because I never been through the same things she has, so I wouldn't know how my behavior would show my decisions if that was the case. Thought the pasts of both characters where mentioned briefly and played apparently a large part in the character's behavior, I guess I was a bit surprised it didn't dig deeper into it.
Both Winter and Cade struggled with school once they got together, and poor Cade almost let his dreams slip away. I liked how the ending wrapped up with all the drama, hurt, anger and then finally healing.
The next book is Tessa's and I am looking forward to it. I did enjoy Walsh's writing, I do think she is a wonderful storyteller and I did really like Tessa, so hopefully.. Hopefully, I will enjoy the next book more.
Now this book sounds like it could be for me. Love the cover too.
ReplyDeleteOh bummer, I had heard this was suspenseful,but I need to connect. This is on my maybe list
ReplyDeleteIt sounds nice but I'm sorry you couldn't connect with the character, it's something quite difficult.
ReplyDeleteDarn I was really hoping this would be better.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this one! Even though you didn't connect with Winter, it sounds like the ending was a good one. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see you're still curious about this author's work even though you couldn't connect with this one. I don't think this is for me but I'll be looking out for your thoughts on whatever else this author writes. Great review, Lily!
ReplyDeleteOh herm. I have this one for review but haven't gotten to it yet. Hopefully it'll do a bit more for me :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame you couldn't connect with Winter, because it really sounds like a good read. Cade sounds like a great guy too!
ReplyDeleteNaomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace