UF Review: Nocturne [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Nocturne" by Syrie James.

Product Description

When Nicole Whitcomb’s car runs off a Colorado mountain road during a blinding snowstorm, she is saved from death by a handsome, fascinating, and enigmatic stranger. Snowbound with him for days in his beautiful home high in the Rockies, she finds herself powerfully attracted yet mystified by him, filling her with apprehension.

Who is Michael Tyler? Why does he live alone in such a secluded spot and guard his private life so carefully?

What secret — or secrets — is he hiding? With her own secrets and a past she is running from, Michael understands Nicole better than anyone she has ever known. Soon, they are falling deeply in love — a profoundly meaningful experience that is destined to change their lives forever. However, as the sexual tension between them builds, the clues mount up. When Nicole learns her host’s terrifying secret, there is nowhere for her to run but into the blizzard raging outside, and Michael may be the only one who can save her life.

About the Author

Syrie James is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Dracula, My Love and The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë, which was selected by the Women’s National Book Association as a Great Group Read of 2009. Her first book, The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, became an international bestseller, and was named a Best First Novel of 2008 by Library Journal. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Vanguard Press; Mass Market Edition edition (August 2, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159315674X
ISBN-13: 978-1593156749

My Review:

The book opens with Nicole driving back from her friend's wedding when she crashes her car in a snowbank.  She is rescued by Michael an exclusive and mysterious man who lives alone in his mountain home.  The weather prevents them from going out and Michael is quite abrupt with Nicole which makes her think he's not happy she is there. During this time they learn to live together and get along with each other.  They fall in love and then she learns of his terrifying secret.

Nicole and Michael are the only characters in this book other than his beloved horses.  Loved the slow build up of their romance first with them talking about the same authors they both love and finding out they have a lot in common.

The ending was a really tearjerker and I hope there is a sequel in the works?

4/5

Thanks FSB Media for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!