31 Days of Winter
By: C.J.
Fallowfield
Release Date: December 1st, 2014
Self-Published
What
would you do if everything you thought you knew about your relationship turned
out to be a lie? If your boss made you dread going to work each morning,
despite the fact that you enjoyed what you did? If you had a dream that you’d
never followed because you were scared of change?
Ellie
Baxter is a 26 year old Senior Editor in a Publishing firm, whose relationship
is stagnant and she feels unfulfilled and underutilized in her career.
Following a shocking discovery, her best friend convinces her to take a month
out, to give her time to reassess her life. So she books a twenty-eight day
retreat in a cute little boathouse, situated on an island, in the middle of a
loch, in a remote part of Scotland. Her intention, to be as far away as humanly
possible from any distractions.
The
gorgeous caretaker of the island that she has escaped to, however, instantly
challenges that plan. Sexual sparks fly from the moment he picks her up from
the airport. Yet while the mutual attraction is undeniable, he insists that
nothing can ever happen between them, they can only be friends. As they spend
more and more time together, is it a promise that he can keep? Can a man and a
woman with sizzling chemistry really just be friends?
He
wants to know Ellie’s life story, but refuses to give away much about himself,
not least where he disappears to for four hours every day. Ellie is intrigued
by him, and becomes determined to break down his emotional walls, as well as
tempt him into her bed. But when she finds out his secret, will she still want
him?
I was
excited to read 31 Days of Winter by C.J. Fallowfield, as I am a huge fan of
her writing, but nothing could have prepared me for the emotional turmoil of 31
Days of Winter.
This
is a story of Ellie Baxter, who is a hard working senior editor at a publishing
house, who is not only dedicated to her job, but also to her fiancé Zac. That
is until; Ellie takes a day off of work to surprise Zac with a romantic weekend
for his birthday, but she is the one surprised when she finds him in their bed
with two prostitutes! Slowly everything about their life together unravels and
Ellie finds that she was engaged to a stranger.
So
Ellie decides to take a month off from her job and go write a book and decide
what she should do with the rest of her life. So she books a holiday in a
beautiful house on an isolated island in Scotland. The last thing she expects
is to fall in love with the houses caretaker; only to find out he has lied to
her too… I am stopping there as not to give away any more of the story, and
trust me I have barely skimmed the surface of this delicious story!
I have
to say that the talented hands and mind of C.J. Fallowfield has done it again
and completely blown me away! This book is truly amazing and I found it hard to
put down…which is why I didn’t and was sleep deprived and had a huge book
hangover for days after completing this book.
The
writing was smooth; the story was gripping, thrilling and heartbreaking all at
the same time. The characters were well though and I honest can say I fell in
love Dan myself.
There
is only one drawback I found with this book; it’s a two part series!!! Not I
have to wait for the next book *sob* but it is well worth the wait! As this
book is simply divine!
So I
give 31 Days of Winter a well-deserved 10 out of 10!
