Unmarried…alone…a spinster. The words of Isabel’s mother words haunt her. Will she forever be lonely?
Images of a woman’s bloodied body haunt Daniel’s memory. Only living a solitary life in his mountain retreat will help him deal with his guilt.
A winter storm…two damaged souls…and a history that binds them together. Do Daniel and Isabel have the courage to mend the past and forge a life together?
Excerpt
Laughing, Isabel struck a seductive pose—hips slanted provocatively, eyes dropping down to look at him through long lashes with a demureness he knew she did not really have. While her teasing had been considerably less over the week, Daniel understood it was ingrained in her nature. Her lower lip came out in a small pout and he could not resist the urge to run his thumb over its softness. Stepping close to her, he murmured, “Best put that away before some little birdie comes along and poops all over it.”
He tried to watch impassively when Isabel’s breath caught and she tipped her head into his hand, setting a kiss in his palm. But the warmth of her breath on his skin ignited heat in his loins that was just too pleasant to ignore. What was there about a woman in a sweatshirt three sizes too big for her? Especially when it had been his sweatshirt. The pants, even though cut down, still were too wide in the legs and he longed to pull them off her and reveal the slender legs he’d grown accustomed to seeing. His hand cupped her cheek even as his thumb slid over her parted lips. In spite of himself, he bent down to claim the kiss she offered.
He paused as he drew near, expecting her to pull away as she had every other time he had come so close to her. Their breaths mingled as he waited, touching, tentative, expectant. And when she did not move, he leaned forward ever so slightly, his lips closing over hers to taste her for the first time.
Professional Reviews
from Romantic Times magazine
CABIN FEVER
by Diana Hunter
After being manhandled by her date and jumping out of his car, Isabel Ingandello fights her way back to town. She gets lost, and fear sets in. When she hears the howl of a wolf, she runs away and right into a huge brute of a man.
Daniel Fox was nicely settled in for the winter. A successful but unhappy lawyer, he's using a cabin in the middle of nowhere that his grandfather left him. His only friend is a wolf he named Sasha, who, by scratching at his door, alerts him to someone in distress. Daniel locates Isabel, brings her to his cabin and tends to her cuts and scrapes.
When Isabel awakens, Daniel explains that he thinks he can get her down the mountain in his sled, but the snow is falling fast and thick. It looks like these two strangers are going to be sharing tight quarters for the next several months.
This delicious tale is quite a treat. Hunter writes a compelling book where the titillating sex is not on every other page, yet the sensuality develops at an excellent pace. This story is filled with sexual tension, a bit of mystery and the gift of love.
—Leigh Rowling
from The Romance Studio
Daniel just wants to forget his past and try to move toward his future, the only way he can do that is with some serious isolation and alone time. He goes to his cabin in the woods and thinks it is the perfect retreat, however he never expects to save some woman who has gotten herself into trouble. Even worse is when they get trapped together by a storm, now he has to spend his time taking care of the careless woman, but will his feelings for her grow deeper?
Isabel couldn't stand her date and knew she was in trouble when he decides to take her into the mountains for a romantic evening, but there is nothing she can do about it now. When the jerk gets too touchy she jumps out of the car, forgetting that she is in the middle of nowhere, and then it starts to storm. Isabel faints only to awaken in the home of Daniel, the mysterious mountain man who saved her. Who is this man and why is he alone in the wilderness?
This book is a really good read and perfect to curl up with on a cold winters night. Daniel is sexy and mysterious and Isabel gets herself into a pretty bad situation, but that doesn't stop the sparks from flying between this couple. An isolated cabin in the woods and two people who can't leave, the tension is high and the sensuality is abundant. The love scenes are steamy and will leave readers breathless. Diana Hunter has done an excellent job of penning a story full of tension and passion that readers won't be able to put down.
from Coffee Time Romance
CABIN FEVER
DIANA HUNTER
Rating:4 cups
Isabel Ingandello keeps to herself. Even under pressure from her mother, she has not married yet. Isabel is independent and likes being in control. So when a date gone bad finds her up on a mountain road in the middle of the night, Isabel wonders if she has let
her control get the best of her. Her rescuer is a big mountain of a man named Daniel Fox. When Isabel learns that she is stranded with this man, she finds out she does not like being in control as much as she thought.
Daniel Fox came from the city to the mountain to think about his life and where he wants it to go. He is a big man with big appetites, ones most women run from. So when he rescues Isabel from a storm, he keeps a tight rein on his urges. As much as Daniel is attracted to Isabel, he is afraid he might scare her off with his desires. As he gets to
know Isabel, he learns that maybe this is one woman he could lose control with.
As Daniel and Isabel are stranded up on the mountain, they begin to learn about each other as well as themselves. They also discover they have a lot in common, maybe even history. As they uncover photos of the past, ghosts from the past come to direct Daniel and Isabel in the right direction. But will Daniel and Isabel follow?
Ms. Hunter pens a wonderful tale of two people stranded together and learning more than they ever thought possible. From a witty dialogue to a couple of uninvited ghosts to some very sizzling hot sex scenes, this story has everything it needs for a wonderful
entertaining and erotic romance. Once again Ms. Hunter makes a story snap and sizzle.
Wateena
Reviewer for Karen Find Out About New Books
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
Dive into an enchanting adventure! This light-hearted romance will transport you to 17th-century Scotland, where a free-spirited 21st-century heroine brings love & laughter to a stressed-out laird's life - with a little help from the Fae!
