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Months Trilogy #2
A January Chill
Anger, deceit, resentment, and hatred threaten to destroy a family, and widow Hannah Matlock realizes that she must realize that she must reveal her daughter Joni's true parentage before it is too late. Original.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2001
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Rachel Lee
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Rachel Lee is a New York Times best-selling author and the winner of Six Romantic Times magazine Reviewers' Choice Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a five-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA® Award. She has penned a wide variety of novels in several genres including fantasy, romantic suspense, and romantic comedy. She resides in Tampa, Florida.
Rachel Lee is a New York Times best-selling author and the winner of Six Romantic Times magazine Reviewers' Choice Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a five-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA® Award. She has penned a wide variety of novels in several genres including fantasy, romantic suspense, and romantic comedy. She resides in Tampa, Florida.
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March 6, 2014
Opening: The November evening was frigid and blowing dry snow so hard it stung.
How many times does one pick and and lay back down certain books, this one has been annually handled and now, WHAP BAM BOOGIE, this is it.
#15 TBR Busting 2013
Quick easy read; bog standard storyline and if you don't want a spoiler then refrain from looking at which listopia this is featured on.
Note to Self - Never buy books after a liquid lunch - they linger around longer than the trepanning for hangover
January 9, 2009
This was the second book in a trilogy. Unfortunately, I read the first & second books out of order. It did not make a big difference, but characters from the previous story are mentioned in the other books.
May 8, 2020
A souped up romance, it felt as though another plot twist had been edited out.
April 15, 2012
A January Chill was billed as a story of secrets and lies, featuring a woman who has kept the secret of her daughter’s paternity for twenty-five years and is faced with the problem of whether to reveal it.
The main protagonist is the daughter, Joni, who lives with her mother in a small town. Her family has been beset by tragedy, with the death of her father when she was a child, followed by the death of her cousin and best friend some years later. The cousin’s death in a car accident haunts the family still, and the boy – now a man – who was driving the car when the accident happened has also been plagued by feelings of guilt, made worse by the anger and resentment of the girl’s father. You can probably guess where the novel is heading based on just this scant information; it’s a fairly predictable plot and doesn’t offer many surprises, not that you would really expect them in a novel of this type. I found out after reading it that this is the second book in a trilogy, but I didn’t feel I’d missed out on anything by not reading the first book.
I actually really enjoyed the first part of this book, and snuggled under the duvet quite happily reading of the family’s dramas and enjoying the slightly cheesy but still quite interesting love story. However, it did begin to drag on after a while and started to be padded out with far too many heart-to-hearts between various characters about how they needed to “move on”, “heal the wounds” and “achieve closure”....yawn. I stuck with it just to see it through to the end, but the whole experience was rather like eating a big piece of candy floss – deliciously sinful at first, but of absolutely no nutritional value and leaves you feeling a little sick by the end.
The main protagonist is the daughter, Joni, who lives with her mother in a small town. Her family has been beset by tragedy, with the death of her father when she was a child, followed by the death of her cousin and best friend some years later. The cousin’s death in a car accident haunts the family still, and the boy – now a man – who was driving the car when the accident happened has also been plagued by feelings of guilt, made worse by the anger and resentment of the girl’s father. You can probably guess where the novel is heading based on just this scant information; it’s a fairly predictable plot and doesn’t offer many surprises, not that you would really expect them in a novel of this type. I found out after reading it that this is the second book in a trilogy, but I didn’t feel I’d missed out on anything by not reading the first book.
I actually really enjoyed the first part of this book, and snuggled under the duvet quite happily reading of the family’s dramas and enjoying the slightly cheesy but still quite interesting love story. However, it did begin to drag on after a while and started to be padded out with far too many heart-to-hearts between various characters about how they needed to “move on”, “heal the wounds” and “achieve closure”....yawn. I stuck with it just to see it through to the end, but the whole experience was rather like eating a big piece of candy floss – deliciously sinful at first, but of absolutely no nutritional value and leaves you feeling a little sick by the end.
January 21, 2024
This was a reread for me, I read it years ago nicking it off my mums book shelf. I remember really liking it, but this time round I didn't. I thought Joni was a little brat all the way through, she was so self centred and self absorbed and couldn't see anything from other peoples point of view. However, her mum Hannah seemed to be level headed and cool to whoever she spoke too. I just thought the "secret" of Joni's dad just wasn't a big deal and the story dragged on for to long when this was revealed closer to the beginning of the story. Not for me reading as an adult.
August 14, 2013
Just finished this story. I enjoyed it. There were times when the heroine got on my nerves. So much unresolved guilt. Liked the hero, Hardy, He was a good guy trying to live down what amounted to a tragedy that was not his fault. Was going to give this **** stars but, the continued angst bored me somewhat.
September 2, 2008
January Chill by Rachel Lee (2001)
December 29, 2013
I like the book. how u can regret things u do and how it can change ur life but there is always a way that u can over come them
March 4, 2015
this was a great book and I would recommend this book
September 15, 2015
Excellent in projecting all the emotions and very nicely presented every character. Enjoyed reading the book.
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