Publisher: Smashwords
Re-Release: December 2010
Contemporary Romance
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A trip for two turns solo when Cassidy Jensen is abandoned at a ski resort by her emotionally abusive boyfriend.
Daniel Robertson visits SnowPeaks, after some time away and too many memories. He’s not looking for love, only escape.
After Cassidy knocks him over, Daniel can’t resist the need to show her how a real man treats a lady.
Being snowbound is only bad when you’re with the wrong person.
Read an Excerpt
“I’m going to die of frostbite.”
Looking through the swirling snow, Cassidy Jensen stamped her skis and shivered. “Just keep moving,” said the man in the ski mask, giving her a little push. Dressed all in black, he looked very foreboding amongst all the white.
Cassidy sighed, pointed her skis toward the bottom of the hill and pushed off. She couldn’t see a thing, but she kept moving because she knew it was the only way to get somewhere that was warm and safe. Also, if she didn’t keep moving she was sure she’d never hear the end of it.
A sign marking the chair lift flashed by and she turned sharply to avoid ramming into it. Thank God, I made it to the bottom. Relief washed over her, and she skied in the direction of the chalet. “Where are you going?”
Cassidy stopped and tried to answer calmly, despite her annoyance. “Rick, it’s minus forty with a wind chill. My eyelashes are frozen, and I can’t feel my fingers or toes. I am going inside.”
“No, you aren’t! We’ve done one run. One!” Richard Bastien’s voice rose to a soft yell. “I paid to ski all day, and we’re going to ski all day.”
“Yes, but you have a ski mask and goggles, plus that Thinsulate-lined ski suit and heated boots.”
“Fine, let’s go in and buy you some goggles, but then we are going back out. If you wanted to only ski one run we could have stayed at home and gone to one of the local mountains. You insisted we come away to this resort.” Rick snapped off his skis and stomped over to the gift shop.
Cassidy groaned. She hated it when he was mad at her, but she didn’t want to stay out here freezing her butt off either. As far as she could see, there hadn’t been one other skier from the top of the hill all the way down, or anywhere else. Of course, without goggles, she couldn’t see much of anything so maybe people were out there… somewhere.
“Here you go. Brand new goggles. Put ‘em on and let’s get back up there.” Rick handed her the goggles and put his skis back on. “Ok, fine but we are coming down for lunch. I’m not skiing all day in this weather without a break.” Cassidy snapped the goggles over her head and moved back to the chair lift entrance. “Plus, I’m not doing any black diamonds.”
Ignoring her, Rick sidestepped into position for the chair. Cassidy followed. As soon as the chair hit her backside Cassidy knew going back up was the wrong idea. The seat was so cold she swore her bottom would freeze there. Her goggles immediately fogged over, and she couldn’t see a thing between the fog, the weird yellow colour of the lens, and the swirling snow.
“What kind of goggles are these anyway?” She tried to wipe away the accumulated frost with her fingers.
“Who knows? I just grabbed them from the sale rack. They were the cheapest ones they had. Man, it’s cold.”
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Read the Reviews
4 1/2 Stars
“…entertaining and uplifiting. If you are looking for a sweet love story that rises up out of bad circumstances, you will like SNOWBOUND!”
Stevi B~ Manic Readers
4 1/2 Blue Ribbons
“M.G. Braden has given us a true love story, with all the urges and angst that make up a relationship. The story has its cupid moments where you have to smile at the things people get up in the name of love and there are the moments where you clench your fist and just hope Cassidy and Daniel can get past the hurt and the anger.”
jayhayboy ~ Romance Junkies
3 Cups
“This is an entertaining and quick read. The characters and the setting are perfect for the story and the author is obviously no stranger to the ski slopes.”
Maura ~ Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
5 Books
“With Snowbound, I became lost in the story and relationship and loved every minute of it.”
Lilac ~ Reviewer for The Long And Short Of It
After hearing all the good reviews on Snowbound, I downloaded it the other day and finally had a chance to sit down and read it last night. I LOVED it. My DH was a little annoyed because I almost burned dinner — I couldn’t put it down. Look forward to reading more of your stuff.
Christy ~ Romance Reader