Shake The Frost

Crystal Lake #6

by Juliana Stone

Ethan Caldwell’s life changed the day his buddy crashed his bike and ended up in a coma. Carrying the blame is one thing, but the torch he carries for his best friend’s wife is something else entirely. He retreated from town; content to rebuild engines and work on custom rides at his place on the lake. This life he’s fallen into is enough, until the one woman he needs to stay away from appears at his door asking for help, and everything changes.

At thirty-two years of age Emily Davenport is something she thought she’d never be: a widow. Stuck living in the shadows, she clings to the memories of her past and finds herself drawn to the only man who understands her pain, Ethan Caldwell. He wants nothing to do with her, but Emily refuses to give up. Not when he sparks something inside her, something hot. Something alive.

As winter approaches Crystal Lake, these two lost souls will have to shake the demons from their past, if they want to grab hold of some kind of future together.

Genres: Contemporary, Romance

204 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 25, 2020

About the author

Juliana Stone is also known as J.A. Stone.

USA Today bestselling author and 2015 RITA® winner JULIANA STONE fell in love with books in the fifth grade when her teacher introduced her to Tom Sawyer. A tomboy at heart, she splits her time between baseball, books, and music. When she’s not singing with her band, she’s thrilled to be writing young adult as well as adult contemporary romance—books that have garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly & Booklist—from somewhere in the wilds of Canada.

Reviews

[Ramona williams]

Amazing

This series keeps getting better and better. The author is amazing and makes you just wanna move to a small town to find your happily ever after.

[Pam L]

Another Lovely Story!!

I love the Chrystal Lake Series. Following the families is always great! There is always a little heartache,sadness,love,family,and happiness.Always an enjoyable storyline.
I really hope,when this series finally comes to a conclusion,we might see everyone we have met in Chrystal Lake in one final story!

[Casey Leigh]

Crystal Lake is a small town where everyone knowS everybody else. Sometimes this is a good thing, other times not so much. Emily and Ethan’s story is complex yet simple, full of emotion, highs and lows. Love stands the test of time ...and small town gossip.

[Bette Hansen]

Excellent

An excellent read with an amazing story and lots of emotion. A bit short but it packs a wonderful punch.

[Joannecoley]

Brillant book love all these books one of my favourite authors

[Michelle the Romance Witch]

Not my favorite of the series but definitely filled with heartwrenching and heartwarming moment and the final love story or two people that should have been together all along.

[Sharon]

Purchased in epub format from Barnes and Noble for my Nook.

[Diane]

I enjoyed Ethan and Emily’s romance, their painful shared past and the unexpected night of passion and subsequent pregnancy that they never saw coming. The tragedy of her husband and his best friend’s accident, Rick’s resulting coma, and his eventual death has left a huge emotional void that changed both their lives in ways that haunt them still. I have to admit I don’t understand a woman who would stay with a man who constantly cheated on her but I still had a lot of empathy for Emily’s regrets, her all consuming guilt, and the aching loneliness she has felt for five long years. My heart broke for Ethan as well because he’s always been in love with Emily and shares her regrets and his final words to Rick that tragic day. If ever two people deserved a second chance it’s these two compelling characters and I enjoyed their emotional romance very much.