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A Soft Kiss in Winter
Running away from home to marry the man she thought was the love of her life should have been the happy ending Victoria Stanford expected it to be, but things rarely work out as one plans. When her husband suddenly dies and leaves her stranded in the middle of nowhere, alone and scared, she thinks she’s saved when she sees three men headed her way. Relief turns to fear when she realizes they weren’t the type of men a single woman should trust. When they chase up the side of a mountain and overtake her, she does the only thing she can. She screams and hopes they kill her quickly.
Gideon Hart has spent the last six years roaming the mountain after tragedy changed his life forever. He’s never encountered another living soul other than his brother on the mountain—until now. The scream he hears echoing through the trees brings back memories he’s been trying to forget. When he finds a woman being attacked, he does what he has to in order to ensure her safety. Getting her to town should be his only concern but the trek across the mountain with Victoria causes his world to shift and for feelings he’s denied himself for too long to surface. He doesn’t deserve to be loved. With a past like his, no one would once they found out what he’d done. Getting Victoria to Silver Falls was the only way to save them both but as the nights grow longer and winter settles in over the mountain, one soft kiss may change both their lives.
Gideon Hart has spent the last six years roaming the mountain after tragedy changed his life forever. He’s never encountered another living soul other than his brother on the mountain—until now. The scream he hears echoing through the trees brings back memories he’s been trying to forget. When he finds a woman being attacked, he does what he has to in order to ensure her safety. Getting her to town should be his only concern but the trek across the mountain with Victoria causes his world to shift and for feelings he’s denied himself for too long to surface. He doesn’t deserve to be loved. With a past like his, no one would once they found out what he’d done. Getting Victoria to Silver Falls was the only way to save them both but as the nights grow longer and winter settles in over the mountain, one soft kiss may change both their lives.
First published November 16, 2017
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Lily Graison
45 books454 followersLily Graison is a USA TODAY bestselling author of historical western romances. She also writes a variety of genres under the name L. R. Grasion. Most all of her stories lean heavily to the spicy side with strong female leads and heroes who tend to always get what they want. On occasion, she can be found penning ‘sweet’ romances with chaste kisses and wholesome values. Ever a romantic, she believes in love at first sight and has a tendency to fall for bad-boy romance heroes.
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August 29, 2023
3.8-3.9 ish ⭐️
Very cute, from around 50% in till the end I couldn’t stop reading. Definitely a book to pick up if you love western vibes + small town.
Loved the characters and the environment, can’t wait to read the next one. 🌼
Very cute, from around 50% in till the end I couldn’t stop reading. Definitely a book to pick up if you love western vibes + small town.
Loved the characters and the environment, can’t wait to read the next one. 🌼
December 28, 2017
Wounded souls bound to be together. A moment in time that changes the outcome of two lives. What a heartwarming and sometimes teary story that tugs at the heart. Victoria Stanford thought life would be wonderful when she married the man she loved. But as fate takes a hand her husband dies and leaves her stranded in the mountains of Montana. Looking for help she is accosted by men who try to harm her and screams for help. Her cry is heard by Gideon Hart, a man alone inside and out who has stayed away from the world for many years. As these two people are brought together, this story will pull you in and not let you go until the last page. Prepare to be entranced and waiting for the next story in this series to be published.
December 18, 2018
Great start to a new series
I have read all of this author's books in the Willow Creek series and all of them were terrific.
But I believe this book tops all of them.
Gideon saves a woman in the middle of nowhere, stranded in wagon in the winter. A woman who had no experience in wilderness survival.
He hears her screams and saves her. The longer he is with Victoria, the more he desires her.
But will she still want to be with him if she knew of his shameful
past? And can she love him enough to abandon her life as the daughter of one of Chicago' s richest men?
Warning! This is not a clean romance novel.
I have read all of this author's books in the Willow Creek series and all of them were terrific.
But I believe this book tops all of them.
Gideon saves a woman in the middle of nowhere, stranded in wagon in the winter. A woman who had no experience in wilderness survival.
He hears her screams and saves her. The longer he is with Victoria, the more he desires her.
But will she still want to be with him if she knew of his shameful
past? And can she love him enough to abandon her life as the daughter of one of Chicago' s richest men?
Warning! This is not a clean romance novel.
November 26, 2017
Loved It
Once I started the book, couldn't put it down. Was so afraid Gideon was gonna let her get away. Enjoyed it to the very end.
Once I started the book, couldn't put it down. Was so afraid Gideon was gonna let her get away. Enjoyed it to the very end.
August 17, 2023
Maybe 3.5
I enjoyed most of this book. I think I just wish there wasn't a miscommunication conflict during the 3rd act.
Victoria is one tough heroine. She gets put through the emotional ringer and still has love in her heart. She is young (19) and learns that not everything is as it seems. She does learn to trust Gideon and during their long, cold trek to his cabin and then to town, she falls in love with him. Gideon is the kind of hero that doesn't believe he deserves love. Though I did like Gideon as a hero for most of the book, there was a point at which I wanted to shake him.
It had a very sweet ending.
I enjoyed most of this book. I think I just wish there wasn't a miscommunication conflict during the 3rd act.
Victoria is one tough heroine. She gets put through the emotional ringer and still has love in her heart. She is young (19) and learns that not everything is as it seems. She does learn to trust Gideon and during their long, cold trek to his cabin and then to town, she falls in love with him. Gideon is the kind of hero that doesn't believe he deserves love. Though I did like Gideon as a hero for most of the book, there was a point at which I wanted to shake him.
It had a very sweet ending.
July 24, 2023
Since the start of the novel, the plot, characters and scenery called my attention.
I simply couldn't stop reading, finished it in a day and Lord have mercy, what a day it was.
Victoria and Gideon's journey was such a beautiful and overwhelming experience.
I've read many books, but this one was pure love, passion and acceptance through it all.
I cried a lot of times while doing so.
So much happened and yet my heart was on the verge of collapsing with every word, action and thought.
The only advice I would give if you decide to embrace this book is to keep in mind it mentions topics such as SA and violence. Also, there are times when the narrative of the book feels repetitive, but over all its good.
Im going to read more from Lily Graison for sure. I loved it.
I simply couldn't stop reading, finished it in a day and Lord have mercy, what a day it was.
Victoria and Gideon's journey was such a beautiful and overwhelming experience.
I've read many books, but this one was pure love, passion and acceptance through it all.
I cried a lot of times while doing so.
So much happened and yet my heart was on the verge of collapsing with every word, action and thought.
The only advice I would give if you decide to embrace this book is to keep in mind it mentions topics such as SA and violence. Also, there are times when the narrative of the book feels repetitive, but over all its good.
Im going to read more from Lily Graison for sure. I loved it.
January 31, 2024
❄️1800's Montana frontier
🪵Mountain man hero
❄️Widowed heroine
🪵Damsel in distress
❄️Forced proximity
🪵Heroine nurses hero back to health
❄️Cuddle for warmth
🪵Stranded in the wilderness
❄️3 🔥 Steam
So many great tropes in one book!
🪵Mountain man hero
❄️Widowed heroine
🪵Damsel in distress
❄️Forced proximity
🪵Heroine nurses hero back to health
❄️Cuddle for warmth
🪵Stranded in the wilderness
❄️3 🔥 Steam
So many great tropes in one book!
July 10, 2023
there really is happily ever after
Rescues, healing hearts, excitement and happily ever after all combined to make this book well worth reading. I loved this story and recommend it for those over 18 due to certain brief scenes.
Rescues, healing hearts, excitement and happily ever after all combined to make this book well worth reading. I loved this story and recommend it for those over 18 due to certain brief scenes.
July 8, 2023
Gideon and Victoria
Characters of great strength and passion were prominently woven throughout the story. Struggles were many but perseverance and faith overcame all.
Characters of great strength and passion were prominently woven throughout the story. Struggles were many but perseverance and faith overcame all.
January 6, 2024
Gideon and Victoria
This book was intense, but I enjoyed it. Victoria and Gideon were such a good couple and Ewan is a trip. I’m looking forward to Graham’s story as well. It was also fun to see Aaron’s moment in Silver Falls from a different viewpoint. All and all. Good story with characters you care about.
This book was intense, but I enjoyed it. Victoria and Gideon were such a good couple and Ewan is a trip. I’m looking forward to Graham’s story as well. It was also fun to see Aaron’s moment in Silver Falls from a different viewpoint. All and all. Good story with characters you care about.
September 6, 2023
After reading Linda Howard’s Touch of Fire, I have another stuck-in-a-cabin-romance sort of itch that needs to be scratched so this book has been recommended to me by a person on Reddit. Needless to say, I love every bit of this story! Couldn’t put it down at all, finished it in 3 hours straight! This story also has the grumpy/sunshine trope which is exactly how it’s supposed to be done!
Love the slowburn romance between Gideon and Victoria, especially when they take turns taking care of each other every time one of them comes in harm. The tension between them is strung tight like violin strings, the steamy scenes ooofff! The sensual energy is palpable, you need butter knife to slice through the tension. Instant 5-stars for me!🥰
Love the slowburn romance between Gideon and Victoria, especially when they take turns taking care of each other every time one of them comes in harm. The tension between them is strung tight like violin strings, the steamy scenes ooofff! The sensual energy is palpable, you need butter knife to slice through the tension. Instant 5-stars for me!🥰
July 21, 2019
Loved it!
First book I've read by the writer & I'm eager for more! The plot is exciting & has action enough to keep you reading. The H & h do go back & forth in their pursuit of each other's affections. The minor characters are interesting. The dastardly villains are hateful. There are a few steamy scenes appropriate to the plot. Well written.
First book I've read by the writer & I'm eager for more! The plot is exciting & has action enough to keep you reading. The H & h do go back & forth in their pursuit of each other's affections. The minor characters are interesting. The dastardly villains are hateful. There are a few steamy scenes appropriate to the plot. Well written.
February 14, 2018
Yummy Romance
Victoria Stanford is stranded in snowy Montana when her husband dies. Luckily she is rescued by the sexy Gideon. Gideon has his own heart breaking story to keep you riveted .
Great book and I look forward to reading the next in the series.
Victoria Stanford is stranded in snowy Montana when her husband dies. Luckily she is rescued by the sexy Gideon. Gideon has his own heart breaking story to keep you riveted .
Great book and I look forward to reading the next in the series.
June 27, 2020
The storyline may be fine eventually (sometimes boring and repetitive), but grammar is shamefully poor!!! You'll find you're father instead of your father, she's been beat instead of she's been beaten, and many many other unforgivable mistakes (too many!)
November 21, 2023
I LOVED this story. I was hooked. Read it all in one night... past my bedtime... but I could not put it down! A cute little love story with lots of spice.
August 27, 2023
A SOFT KISS IN WINTER: Historical Western Small Town Romance. Standalone novel that drew my attention when it was a mountain man who rescues a damsel in distress story. There is a cabin on a mountain in the middle of nowhere, too! It was a book that I had to keep reading, in order to find out what happens. Once I'd read the book to the end, there was a few chapters from the next book, and now I'm into reading the next book, A SOFT KISS IN SPRING.
Victoria Stanford hadn't a clue what a rough life she would face when this Chicago city girl had run away from home to marry a man her parents hadn't approved of at all. Her father had a much older man with money, that he'd picked for her to marry. Thomas had promised her they would go on a great adventure in the Wild West but two months into their marriage he became very ill and died on her. To leave her all alone & stranded in the middle of nowhere. She was lost on a mountain trail in the wilderness of Montana. She had a wagon and an ox, but when one wheel gave out, she'd no longer had anything. She though it couldn't get any worse, when 3 rugged looking dangerous men attack her. Victoria thought they'd have their way with her, and then kill her. Only thing she could do is scream as loud as she could. As fate is on her side, mountain man Gideon Hart hears her screams. He scares-off two men and shoots the other. Their trip to the safety of his cabin was as treacherous as she had faced being lost, but this time she wasn't alone. No doubt about it, Gideon had saved her life! But their trials and tribulations were far from being done.
Victoria Stanford hadn't a clue what a rough life she would face when this Chicago city girl had run away from home to marry a man her parents hadn't approved of at all. Her father had a much older man with money, that he'd picked for her to marry. Thomas had promised her they would go on a great adventure in the Wild West but two months into their marriage he became very ill and died on her. To leave her all alone & stranded in the middle of nowhere. She was lost on a mountain trail in the wilderness of Montana. She had a wagon and an ox, but when one wheel gave out, she'd no longer had anything. She though it couldn't get any worse, when 3 rugged looking dangerous men attack her. Victoria thought they'd have their way with her, and then kill her. Only thing she could do is scream as loud as she could. As fate is on her side, mountain man Gideon Hart hears her screams. He scares-off two men and shoots the other. Their trip to the safety of his cabin was as treacherous as she had faced being lost, but this time she wasn't alone. No doubt about it, Gideon had saved her life! But their trials and tribulations were far from being done.
November 20, 2017
Characteristic Grayson
Having read Willow Creek, Silver Falls has all the same enjoyment & endearing characters Grayson has created. Only complaint is the grammatical errors. Many times a preposition was missing, the tense switched, and one paragraph was written in first POV instead of third. These really distracted from the plot. A good editorial cleanup would change this to a 4 star review (withholding the 5 because some of Willow Creek is better).
Having read Willow Creek, Silver Falls has all the same enjoyment & endearing characters Grayson has created. Only complaint is the grammatical errors. Many times a preposition was missing, the tense switched, and one paragraph was written in first POV instead of third. These really distracted from the plot. A good editorial cleanup would change this to a 4 star review (withholding the 5 because some of Willow Creek is better).
December 28, 2017
The libidos of two injured people defied reality. Within a few hours of a life threatening injury, the hero was only feeling turned on by the heroine. Give me a break. Add to that a weak semi hysterical flower suddenly becomes She-ra pulling the hero to safety while carrying two packs. Incredible. This caused me to abandon the book. Finally went back to read the ending thinking I might give this a chance. No spoilers but the end did not compensate.
February 13, 2019
This book started out exciting and captured you right away. The setting is in beautiful, rugged Montana during the rough winter time on the side of a mountain..... Then it started to become too explicit and ruined it for me - I quit reading it. That is unfortunate because it could have been a good read otherwise.
I did give it a 3 star only because I enjoyed the setting in Montana. It could have been so good if it was kept “cleaner” it’s to bad.
I did give it a 3 star only because I enjoyed the setting in Montana. It could have been so good if it was kept “cleaner” it’s to bad.
November 23, 2018
Victoria ran away to marry her Thomas; big mistake. She was young and seeking adventure, she made a bad choice. When Gideon Hart came into her life, she was a widow, being beaten by brutal men and needing help. I enjoyed this story and the way the author described the mountain, visualized the waterfalls and talked about life in an old cabin. Thanks for a wonderful tale.
February 7, 2024
This was a great story! My first time reading Lily Graison and I really enjoyed it! Gideon and Victoria were strikingly vivid characters as was the setting. I could see it all in my mind. Gideon was a great hero and Victoria was a strong heroine. Throw in some nice heat between them snowed in on the side of a mountain…perfection!
February 16, 2020
Loved this book
Ms.Graison has a hit with this one she always tells the best stories! This one won’t disappoint either ! What a way to start a series of books! Be sure to get this one!! Silver falls is a great series can’t wait for more!
Ms.Graison has a hit with this one she always tells the best stories! This one won’t disappoint either ! What a way to start a series of books! Be sure to get this one!! Silver falls is a great series can’t wait for more!
May 9, 2020
Stranded
Stranded on a mountain side, and nearly beaten, Gideon rescues Victoria. For days they walk to his secluded cabin and when disaster after disaster recalls them and his unwillingness to share his last gets in the way, it seems that all is forsaken.
Stranded on a mountain side, and nearly beaten, Gideon rescues Victoria. For days they walk to his secluded cabin and when disaster after disaster recalls them and his unwillingness to share his last gets in the way, it seems that all is forsaken.
July 1, 2023
a western romance
Two wounded hearts fighting to save each other from the perils of frontier living. Follow along to see if their hearts can be healed. (Contains sexual scenes I skipped over.)
Two wounded hearts fighting to save each other from the perils of frontier living. Follow along to see if their hearts can be healed. (Contains sexual scenes I skipped over.)
December 22, 2017
Oh my!!!!
Lily never fails to write a beautiful story!!!! The characters are marvelous and there is a lot of action and romance. Can't wait for the series to continue!!!!
Lily never fails to write a beautiful story!!!! The characters are marvelous and there is a lot of action and romance. Can't wait for the series to continue!!!!
December 29, 2017
Soft kiss in winter.
I really enjoyed the couple in this book. Can't wait for the next one. I like that it goes into the Willow creek series
I really enjoyed the couple in this book. Can't wait for the next one. I like that it goes into the Willow creek series
January 13, 2018
Captivating
I say here and read it in one sitting. I enjoyed the dynamic between them, and the suspense kept it just right. Nothing too far fetched, wonderfully written.
I say here and read it in one sitting. I enjoyed the dynamic between them, and the suspense kept it just right. Nothing too far fetched, wonderfully written.
January 13, 2018
First book I’ve read from this author. I really enjoyed it and plan to read more.
February 8, 2018
A Soft Kiss In Winter is a beautifully written gem.
January 12, 2020
This story will take you on an adventure you won't forget. You may shed some tears, but of course there is a happily ever after ending. I will keep this book on my to be read again shelf!
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