Winter Chill

By: Aria Grace, J.J. Hunter

Narrated by: Michael Pauley

Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Indie Walker started college with a basketball scholarship and a plan to stay focused on his studies. His roommate and best friend Daniel is one of the most popular guys on the wrestling team. When a power outage during a winter storm forces them to get closer than ever before just to survive the night, their relationship changes forever. Neither are gay but the physical chemistry they have is undeniable. Unfortunately, Daniel's issues at home might be too severe for them to overcome.

©2013 Aria Grace (P)2015 Aria Grace

Great GFY and narrator

Indie and Daniel are roommates at college. When Christmas break rolls around a snow storm moves in essentially trapping the two in the dorms. They become closer to one another first as friends then begin to explore a more physical side of their relationship.

Indie is sure he isn’t/can’t be gay, though Daniel is more willing to embrace the idea. However, when something happens between Indie and Daniel’s evil step-mother to drive the two apart, the alone time makes both boys realize they want more from their relationship.

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This is a very sweet, a little bit sexy, first time for both boys, GFY/OFY novella.
I liked that the boys mostly spoke with one another as you’d expect, for their age. I thought the step-mother thing was a bit too melodramatic to be believable, but it served its purpose.

I really, really liked the narration by Michael Pauley. He did an excellent job with giving the boys a distinctive flavor and the emotions and smexy times were handled very well.

as great as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. Michael Pauley/Dean is one of the 8 narrators (so far), I can listen without break and have no problems to follow. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B

Sweet

Sweet first time gay roommate romance. nicely written with great depth and detail about the characters. good narrating by Michael Pauley.

Short but wonderful

I really enjoyed the story short & simple though I wish it was longer which is why i rated so. I Love the realistic situations & union of the two characters.

Fantastic Story, the Narrator was Wonderful

Oh the authors so nailed the intricacies of Indie's character! This was a terrific 'young guys discovering love' story. The way the story builds, I could just see it all happening and the pacing was perfect. Tiny little bit of angst that just cemented the emotions and made the connection between the two MC's that much better.

It was so good and I'm totally impressed.

Also, I did the audio version and Michael Pauley was fantastic.

Sweet love story

They say college is the place to try new things. Aria definitely presented that story. It had so many sweet moments! I few “oh no” moments as well as a little suspense. Overall it was a great story 😍

A great first-time gay story.

Indie and Daniel are college roommates and good friends. A power outage forces them to get closer in order to stay warm. This leads to feelings that neither of them can deny any longer.

I've listened to a few audiobooks performed by Michael Pauley. Some of them I've liked OK, others have been really good. Winter Chill is one of his best among the ones I've listened to. Sometimes his voice has this breath-y quality that kind of bothers me but I didn't feel that with Winter Chill. His voice conveys a wide range of emotions for Daniel and Indie as they explore their new-found attraction.

The story is really a good one, I actually read it a couple of years ago, but I think Michael's performance made it come alive and I could feel the emotions of Indie and Daniel through Michael Pauley's voice. For a relatively short audiobook (a little less than 3 hours) there's a lot of stuff packed into the story and I'm very happy that I listened to it.

Heartwarming ... innocent love... loved it!

Such a heartwarming story about two men who figure out they want each other... the way they come together ... figuring out they are gay... and how to be intimate... so beautifully written... for a less than 3 hour book... it is complete. There is so much content in this book... it addresses multiple family members, events and various situations. How did Aria put in so much content in such short time... the story flows really well. Excellent job Aria.

Each intimate moment is so well written... slowly bringing the boys together... young love... not knowing what to do... inexperience to experience.

Michael Pauley brings the book to life. He has the perfect way to change his voice to the various characters. Pauley is simply amazing!!

This book is highly recommend. I know you will enjoy it.

Short but sweet

This was a quick read but so sweet MM first experience. I love the way the various themes were introduced and dealt with. The chemistry between the characters, the heat of their explanations was really hot! Totally enjoyed this read

Cute story

Very cute short story ! I wish it was longer. The narrator did a good job.