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Book Review: Every Shade Of Winter (Winterville Book 5) by Carrie Elks   @CarrieElks

Every Shade Of Winter
(Winterville Book 5)
by Carrie Elks

 

 

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A runaway bride, a gruff mountain man who doesn’t do relationships, and a complication that rocks them both…


Every woman in town has a crush on North Winter. Every woman except Amber Stone, that is.

The muscled tree surgeon is her best friend. Her co-worker. Her shoulder to cry on. And everybody knows you don’t mess up a friendship with desire.

Maybe that’s why she doesn’t see him as a potential lover until she runs away from her cheating fiancé on their wedding day, and into his strong, safe arms.

For the past ten years, North has been Amber’s friend and protector. But now he’s imagining himself as something more.

He may not be great at relationships – or showing his emotions, for that matter – but for her he’s willing to try.

Then Amber discovers a secret. One that will change the way North looks at her if he finds out.

He’s always been the one person she can confide in. Her safe harbor in a storm.

But now she’s afraid she could lose him for good…

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

 

I’m pregnant and I’m riled up and I peed myself in the middle of Winterville Square. Nobody told me that pregnancy would be one long loss of dignity. I’ve had more men look at my private parts in the past few months than I ever had interested in them during college.

Why can’t humans just lay eggs? I could put it in an incubator and not have to worry about looking like an elephant whenever I put on clothes.

Remember the mean girls at school? … They grew up and got meaner.

My Review:

 

I adored this couple and enjoyed this installment, even though pregnancy is one of my least favorite troupes. The writing and storylines were lively and amusingly witty as well as insightful. Like all the women of every age in Winterville, I fell in love with North Winter.

Carrie Elks writes contemporary romance with a sizzling edge. Her first book, Fix You, has been translated into eight languages and made a surprise appearance on Big Brother in Brazil. Luckily for her, it wasn’t voted out. Carrie lives with her husband, two lovely children, and a larger-than-life black pug called Plato. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found baking, drinking an occasional (!) glass of wine, or chatting on social media.