The Winter Trail

by Jules Radcliffe

[Cocktails and Books]

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

I loved this book! I'm not really a fan of "historical" stories. I like my erotic romance to be modern, with billionaires, cops, cowboys...oh, and if they happen to shift into bears and wolves, all the better. However, "The Winter Trail" was something special. Beautiflly writen, with detail that allows the reader to actually see, in their mind, what the characters, the house, and even the snow all look like.

Of course, the reason I chose to read this was the blurb. MMF is my favorite erotic romance sub genre. Those relationships seem to have so much more passion than the average story (Please note that I'm not knocking ANY of the other sub genres. It's just my personal opionion.). With this book, I got plenty of passion, a little angst, and a lot of love between three people who made for each other.

The year is 1859, and Evie is a school teacher on her way to a new job in Jacksonville. She and her travelling partners have stoped in Amber Springs for a break. Also in Amber Springs, is Ash. He's there to stock up on supplies for the upcoming winter because once he's home, he and his lover, Jake, will be stuck there until it melts. Evie (literally) runs into him and is immediately attracted...he is too. He and Jake are a couple, but they're bisexual and like women too. Through a rough series of circumstances, Evie finds herself at Ash and Jake's home...snowed in!

What follows is a love story that develops slowly, with a few misunderstandings, and one or two scary events as well. Evie is falling for Ash and Jake, and they're falling for her too, and it was so delightful to "watch" it all unfold. Jules Radcliffe has a real talent The book moves along steadily, with characters that are strong, but with vulernable sides. I also feel that I should mention the love scenes. Whether they're with Ash and Jake by themselves, or all three of them, the sex is incredible! It's so, so hot, at times it even feels desparate as they cling to each other while they make love. However, with the heat comes tenderness. The love the three of them share is so strong that it's obvoiusly going to last no matter what happens, or what people say.

I'm so thrilled that I chose this book. It's a true gem. I highly recommend it, and I will definitely seek out other stories by Jules Radcliffe.

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