Review: Ethan Frost
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
RuinedChloe Girard is a twenty year old college student, nervous and excited about her summer internship at Frost Industries. She has dreams of being an attorney, and a summer working in the intellectual property department is a dream come true. It's not a paying job, but the experience will be invaluable. Chloe is sharing her best friend and roommate Tori's apartment. It's close to work, and Tori is letting her stay rent free. Chloe has fought hard to be in this place in her life.  She was violated and traumatized both physically and mentally at age fifteen and the worst of it was her family turned their back on her for their own gain.  She now is a strong young woman intent on her goals.Ethan Frost is one of the most sought after bachelors in the world. Frost Industries has made him a millionaire and his name is known in all the best circles. Single, very handsome, he could have his choice of any number of glamorous women.  A chance meeting in the cafeteria over smoothie favorites rocks his world. Chloe only thinks of him as the "juice man."This is a beautiful, sensual love story. I've read that it has been compared to Fifty Shades of Grey.  I don't agree at all. This is about a young woman traumatized as a teenager and shut out by people she trusted. She is "ruined" as far as she is concerned.  Ethan is an honest man, who deeply cares for Chloe, and is trying to convince her to to trust him.  There are no sex games, domination or intimidation. Just Chloe learning that the act of loving someone, doesn't mean pain, physical force, or embarrassment.A very surprise twist at the end of the story surprised me, as well as a cliffhanger!  I don't usually enjoy them, but I was so taken in by this story! I have to read the next.I received this from the publisher and NetGalley for an honest review.Pat Fordyce