Every once in a while, you need to get away from it all.I was a woman on the edge, shaken and shattered after a breakup that felt like it tore my entire world apart.My best friend, sick of watching me drown in misery and melancholy, harassed me until I agreed to go with her on a week-long wilderness retreat. She promised days spent bonding and getting in touch with our inner badasses. It was … touch with our inner badasses. It was supposed to be all about the two of us roughing it and making do with the bare minimum. She assured me we were going to be pushed to our limits in ways that were unimaginable. Neither one of us could have ever guessed just how right she was.
Nowhere in the glossy brochure did it say anything about the fact I was going to have to battle the insufferable but deliciously rugged and sexy trail guide instead of the elements. The brochure also forgot to mention the part that warned when you left civilization behind, there was no place to pack your inhibitions and fears.
I was told that I would be facing a week where the only thing I should expect was the unexpected. However, no one mentioned that I was going to have to fight for my life…and my heart as soon as I ventured into the unknown.
I was a pro at hiding from my feelings but when it came time to face a real threat, one that could change everything, I learned I was more of a no surrender, no retreat kind of girl.
Retreat is a standalone novel, the first in the Getaway series which centers on the hardheaded and brokenhearted Warner brothers and the women that dare to love them.
These boys are very good at putting the wild in wilderness.
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3.5 stars
This was the first Jay Crownover book I’ve read and it won’t be the last. I’ve had this book on my TBR list for a while and I’m glad I moved it up.
While Retreat is not the typical dark, romantic suspense I lean toward, this story had wonderful characters and enough breathless moments to make me want to read the rest of the series when they release.
I think the author’s original intention was three books about the Warner siblings but, in my opinion, there are some extraordinary side character that deserve to tell their story.
Can’t wait for the next one
Interesting character development, good pacing, a stand-up woman who pushes herself to be more.
Loved this and am on waiting list for book 2!