Release Blitz + Review + Giveaway: Caged In Winter by Brighton Walsh

Caged In Winter

By Brighton Walsh

Genre: New Adult

Synopsis

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…

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Michel’s Review

Caged In Winter is an outstanding debut in the New Adult series Caged In Winter. It has the emotional angst that fans of this genre love.

Winter Jacobson has been on her own all her life. She has been shuffled from one foster home to another. She has never felt like she belonged anywhere. She never felt loved. Once she became a legal adult she vowed that she would always control her life. She would never take another handout, she would never depend on anyone but herself, and she would never allow herself to care for others. That kind of attitude and life is very depressing and lonely. Winter doesn’t realize what she has dedicated her life to becoming until it is almost too late. The lessons she will learn and love she receives will change her outlook on life and make her a better person.

Winter has been struggling to maintain a crappy full time job as a waitress, a full time academic schedule, and trying to keep a roof over her head. When she meets Cade Maxwell , she resents that he has stepped in to help her out of a sticky situation at work. She feels that she could of controlled the situation herself. Little does she realize is that she has sparked Cade’s attention for various different reason’s. Her rejection and nasty attitude towards Cade makes him more determined to break down her walls.

Winter will struggle to hang onto her old mantra. Cade’s charm and dependability will crumble her walls one brick at a time.

Just as things are beginning to look bright for the both of them, Cade’s overprotective nature and Winter’s unreasonable need for independence will collide. Winter’s choices may tear both of them apart. Can she let go and accept all that Cade has to offer or will she let the only dependable person she has ever known slip through the cracks.

I thoroughly enjoyed Caged In Winter. Cade was a genuinely nice guy that was easy to love. At times I got annoyed with Winter’s selfishness and stubborn attitude, but overall I understood her reasons. I would of liked this book to have a little hotter love scenes so that the reader could fully grasp the sexual chemistry between Winter and Cage. I also would of liked more scenes where Cade truly made Winter smile. We read about it but didn’t really experience the moments. Otherwise it was a very good book.

I would highly recommend Caged In Winter. I am looking forward to the next book in this series that is coming in 2015. Keep an eye out for Tessa Ever After in March 2015. The characters in this book are full of life and character.

Author Bio:

Brighton Walsh spent nearly a decade as a professional photographer before deciding to take her storytelling in a different direction and reconnect with writing. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two children.