Contemporary
Winter Studs: Winter's Rose
By Chrissy Dionne
Dec 20, 2006 - 2:07:00 PM

Kody Winters has returned to Texas in time for the holidays and this time he intends to stay. His parents are on a second honeymoon and his brothers have other plans, which suits Kody just fine. He’s got plans of his own involving a certain woman he left behind six years ago when he joined the military.

Rose Leighton moved to Nevada with her sister and her husband, Mark, soon after Kody left town. She attended night school and became a massage therapist. Then opted to move back to Bandera with Mark and Lily when his company transferred him back to their San Antonio office. The last thing she needs is for Kody to reappear in her life.

Kody is determined to reestablish the relationship he had with Rose before he broke her heart and joined the military. He knew how hurt she’d been when he left her. Now he wants to make amends. When he unexpectedly sees her in town he follows her to where she works. Ambushing her at work seems like a good idea. Rose won’t make a huge scene there, will she? Kody makes an appointment using an assumed name is already face down and buck naked under a sheet before Rose enters the room. She can’t help but admire his fine physique but she also notes distinct traits and markings that she knows intimately as belonging to Kody. Rose is furious with this deceit and decides to make him suffer. She knows just the right pressure points to ensure that he won’t forget this ‘massage’ session for several days and takes great pleasure in each grunt of pain she draws from him. Once Kody realizes that he’s been busted, he makes it very clear that he misses Rose and wants to take up where they left off. Rose has suffered her fair share of heartache because of her love for Kody, she’s not about to open herself up to that kind of pain again. Each of them has changed over the years. Will they be able to overcome the differences and unexpected surprises to become the loving couple they used to be?

Ruby Storm’s WINTER’S ROSE is the last book in the WINTER STUDS trilogy. Kody and Rose are highly memorable characters full of passion which can be felt through the pages. It’s thrilling to read about a love that withstands years of separation, misunderstandings, and the various changes each of the characters have endured. In classic Ms. Storm style readers will be treated to scenes that will have you laughing out loud one minute and sniffling the next and always leaves you feeling good about the time you spend reading one of her tales.

The WINTER STUDS trilogy is Ruth D. Kerce, Diana Hunter and Ruby Storm’s second collaborative effort together. Their first book DIAMOND STUDS is available in both e-book and print format and well worth reading as well. We can only hope to see more of these intertwining stories from this awesome trio of authors in the near future.