The Winter Trail by Jules Radcliffe Genres: Erotica, Historical Romance
Published by Excessica Publishing Publication Date: April 8, 2015
Pages: 212
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Jake Huntington and Ashton Moore have been lovers since they first met several years ago. To escape censure and private tragedy, they have retreated to the Cascade Mountains in Oregon where they live in an isolated homestead. They want to find a woman they can both love, who can accept and love them both, but they have yet to find her. Then schoolteacher Evelyn Lockhart comes to town.
Evie is no stranger to sensuality, but she has never met a man she wanted to share that part of herself with until she meets Ash.
And then she meets Jake.
With the death of her beloved father, Evie’s life has become a solitary grind. She is alone in the world, reduced to living in cheerless boarding houses, and afraid to become attached to the children she teaches every time she must move to a new school. She is on her way to yet another post when an accident leaves her injured and stranded.
Evie wakes up to find herself alone with two charming and delectable men, both of whom at first fascinate her, then arouse her passionate nature. She knows she has found her true home at last. But she is shocked by her own wanton behavior, unable and unwilling to choose which man she wants more.
Sensing her loneliness, but hesitant to confide the true nature of their relationship to her, Jake and Ash set out to convince Evie to stay. The men have all winter to woo her, to persuade her that she belongs with them.
It takes another brush with death to make them all realize that secrets can be perilous.
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.
Shannon
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