An Open Love Letter for my MiaBanana

Dear MiaBanana,

Hi! Are you getting tired of me yet? ;)

Well... I am writing you a love letter again after all the craziness that is Archer. Why? I don't really know. But you do know I love writing you letters. Maybe because this is the only way I could make you feel how thankful and lucky I am for knowing you. Sometimes I really hate that we live on the opposite side of the world and I can't literally hold your hand when your journey gets a little rough. But maybe someday, we'd be able to do that.

I also want to tell you how proud I am with what AV achieved exactly five days after it is unleashed to the world. I know I've been telling you this a million times already but I won't get tired of repeating it over and over again and I do hope you won't get tired of hearing it.

I know Archer's Voice is your work but seeing its success unfold in front of my eyes has made me so emotional because it feels like Archer's Voice is my baby too. You know how much I love this story when I first read it in its rough draft and I will forever love it. It has somehow, taken a special place in my heart.

I also know how this journey has not been that easy for you; how it's taken its toll on your self-esteem and how you almost drowned in self-doubt. But I just want to thank you for choosing to get over those stuff because if not, the world will never know Archer. Thank you for being strong despite all the craziness that almost dragged you down. Thank you for being brave and hitting that publish button. Thank you for choosing, again, to share with us your story-weaving gift.

But aside from that, I want to thank you for the friendship (although it's a long distance relationship) that I will forever cherish. It is not everyday that a "fan" would be considered a friend by a USA Today best selling author. I don't know when I get this lucky. Beyond the stories that you write which I get to read, is a friendship that bloomed from it.

Thank you for trusting me with your works. Thank you for considering my thoughts a valuable input. Thank you for listening to anything I say, no matter how crazy it is. Thank you for putting up with me always bugging you. But more importantly, thank you for the sweetness and the love.

You know how being an author is never an easy profession, but I just want to tell you to please don't stop and don't ever get tired of writing. There would always come a time when self-doubt would creep in without your permission. But whenever that happens, remember your past works. Remember how people loved the stories you've written and how much your readers love you.

I am one of those readers. But I can also gratefully say that I am one of your friends.

I love you my sweet story teller, and thank you from the bottom of my heart swelling with pride.

Always,

NikkiDoll

Sy reviews: ARCHER'S VOICE by Mia Sheridan

Title: Archer's Voice
Series: Sign of Love Novel
Author: Mia Sheridan

** A Sign of Love Novel based on Sagittarius **

When Bree Prescott arrives in the sleepy, lakeside town of Pelion, Maine, she hopes against hope that this is the place where she will finally find the peace she so desperately seeks. On her first day there, her life collides with Archer Hale, an isolated man who holds a secret agony of his own. A man no one else sees.

Archer's Voice is the story of a woman chained to the memory of one horrifying night and the man whose love is the key to her freedom. It is the story of a silent man who lives with an excruciating wound and the woman who helps him find his voice. It is the story of suffering, fate, and the transformative power of love.

THIS IS A STAND-ALONE NOVEL. The first three books in the series need not be read to enjoy this book. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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~Review~

I feel like my heart is so ready to burst from too much emotion on this book. Like seriously, I think I'm going crazy. I feel like crying and smiling all at the same time. See? Crazy?!

This story and every emotion it has drawn from me was somewhat unexpected. I knew it was gonna be amazing. I knew it was gonna be deep. I just didn't know it was gonna be that amazing and that deep. If I'm not making any sense to you right now, pardon me, I'm still emotional after finishing Archer's Voice like 3 minutes ago.

This book has taken me on a roller coaster ride of emotion. One minute I was laughing, the next minute I was tearing up and the next I was hurting, my heart was hurting! What is it with Mia's men leaving to find themselves? Gosh, that was heartbreaking. Still, I loved how Archer has become a stronger and more confident man after he was gone. Also, can I just say that Bree's character was awesome. I mean, she wasn't weak at all and I love that for a heroine. I also admire how all characters in this story are so likeable. I mean, not Victoria, but everyone else. Even Travis! For some reason, I like Travis. Or perhaps that's just me and my thing for men in uniform, but hey, he came around in the end so all is well.

So here's the thing, I'm kinda emotional lately especially after reading this book so I may or may not have cried while writing these next words. I think Mia has great talent in creating these strong characters and in writing these stories that will surely tug at your heartstrings. I love how Archer's Voice is all about the underdog. How strong that underdog is and how stronger he even became towards the end. How everyone needs friends. How we can hear someone's pain and loneliness in silence. Most of all, I love how this story gave me hope.

~Playlist~

If you want to listen to Mia’s playlist, it’s here.

Here is my Archer playlist (sorry we don't have Spotify here in the Philippines!):

I Believe - Christina Perri
Demons - Imagine Dragons
You Fill My Heart - Jason Walker
Echo - Jason Walker

All these songs are my Archer song. Christina Perri's though could be my Bree song but I really wanna talk about Jason Walker's Echo. I'm not sure if I used this song on another review but when I listened to it again it was like I just had a come-to-Jesus talk and He told me that this is Archer's song. I could be over exaggerating here but just go listen. ;)

Rating:

PLATINUM RECORD (plus a nickel)

About the Author

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. She's the author of Sign of Love Series (Leo, Leo's Chance, Stinger and Archer's Voice).
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Nikki reviews: ARCHER'S VOICE by Mia Sheridan

Title: Archer's Voice
Series: Sign of Love Novel
Author: Mia Sheridan

** A Sign of Love Novel based on Sagittarius **

When Bree Prescott arrives in the sleepy, lakeside town of Pelion, Maine, she hopes against hope that this is the place where she will finally find the peace she so desperately seeks. On her first day there, her life collides with Archer Hale, an isolated man who holds a secret agony of his own. A man no one else sees.

Archer's Voice is the story of a woman chained to the memory of one horrifying night and the man whose love is the key to her freedom. It is the story of a silent man who lives with an excruciating wound and the woman who helps him find his voice. It is the story of suffering, fate, and the transformative power of love.

THIS IS A STAND-ALONE NOVEL. The first three books in the series need not be read to enjoy this book. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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~Review~

My alternate rating (diverging from our blog's usual): “Endless and forever” stars 

I was so lucky enough to read Archer’s Voice in its rough draft. And finally, three weeks after reading it, I think I had enough time to collect whatever part of me is left and try to write a review for it. I said I’ll try. Don’t get your hopes up so high because I am not sure I’d be able to do this book justice. 

Mia blew me away together with those dandelion seeds and brought me to a magical place where Archer and Bree exist. I almost don’t want to go back... Their story opened my eyes more to all the possibilities of how true love should be. It strengthened my belief that love, indeed, is for all. No matter who you are, no matter what you are, no matter the shit you’ve gone through and who or what you’ve turned out to be, you deserve to love and be loved. 

You can say that Archer’s Voice is your typical romance novel: girl sees boy for the first time, gets intrigued, asks around, the first meeting, the butterfly-in-your-stomach scenes, the falling in love. Really, all that there is in a romance novel, you can find it in this book. But I kid you not, it is far – SO FAR – from being a typical love story. It defies whatever romance novel stereotype (if it even exists) there is today. And it transcends the usual stuff that we, romance sucker, are used to. It. Is. Different. But different in an exquisite way. 

Anyone who has been following my book reviews would know by now that since Leo’s days I’ve already been Mia’s fan. She captured me with her stories, this sweet story teller of mine. I don’t want to repeat myself over and over again so I just went back and re-read my review for Stinger because I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned there a million times how much I love Mia’s writing and I found out I said these things: 

"I wanted to say that Stinger is the story I’ve been waiting for my whole life to read but I don’t want to swallow my own words when Mia release another novel for the Sign of Love series, so yeah, I wouldn’t push my luck on that one because I believe in the gift of this woman, and I know for sure that she’ll continue to alter my bookworm universe for as long as she writes." 

And boy did she alter my world with Archer and Bree’s story. I am so, so ruined. But the kind of ruin I am so willing to submit myself for if it means I’d be able to experience this again. Sure I read tons of books in a year, but it is not everyday that I could stumble upon something as unique and as moving as Archer’s Voice. I am in awe, as always, with Mia’s ability to make a story that’s so exceptional it would leave you breathless and wanting for more.

With all the things I’ve said, I feel like I can sum up this review in a sentence; that Archer’s Voice IS a genre of its own and that MIA HAS WRITTEN A GAME CHANGER.

~Cast~

Also, I was lucky (again!) to be able to work with Mia in finding my representation of Archer and Bree and it wasn't an easy feat!!! I know we all have our own Archer and Bree in mind but this is what I have in mine.

 Ladies, meet my Archer and Bree.

~Playlist~

If you want to listen to Mia’s playlist, it’s here.

Here is my Archer playlist (sorry we don't have Spotify here in the Philippines!):

Come Back Down - Lifehouse
Find Yourself - Brad Paisely
Words I Couldn't Say - Leighton Meester
Forever - Rascal Flatts
Awake - Secondhand Serenade
All Eyes On Me - Goo Goo Dolls
Collide - Howie Day
Better Man - Robbie Williams

~Teasers~

Some teasers I did for Archer. I enjoyed doing this! ❤❤❤

About the Author

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. She's the author of Sign of Love Series (Leo, Leo's Chance, Stinger and Archer's Voice).
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Sy reviews: STINGER by Mia Sheridan

Title: Stinger
Series: A Sign of Love Novel
Author: Mia Sheridan

Grace Hamilton was the girl with a plan. She knew exactly where her life was going and prided herself on always achieving her goals. It was who she was, and how she lived her life. She never stepped outside the lines, and never considered what she might desire and whom she was actually trying so hard to please. Until him…

Carson Stinger was a man who didn't play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn't care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her…

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn't possible. At least not yet…

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~Review~

Hooray for Scorpio!!! Well since Mia Sheridan started her book by telling us about Scorpio's personality, I might as well start this review by saying hell yes that's how Scorpios do it! And yeah, I'm talking about Carson. And if you think I'm referring to his "skills" then I won't deny that. We, Scorpios, are also known for being passionate and I think we're like the sex sign or something like that and let me just say that the "lovemaking" here is just off the charts hot I even had a hard time pulling off a poker face while reading those parts in a room full of people. So Carson, for that, here's a fist pump for you for raising the Scorpion banner and making us proud. Woot woot!

So Stinger is a story about a girl (Grace Hamilton) who went to Vegas for a law students conference and a guy (Carson Stinger) who was also in Vegas but for a porn conference. Hehehe. I said porn. Hehehe. Anyway, so girl meets guy, girl was a bit uptight and driven by her "plans". And the guy, well, let's just say he simply lived by the phrase "Life is wild". They hated each other in the beginning but due to some "closed-space situation" they have gotten to know each other and their lives have simply changed after that.

I had several LOL moments in this book. I think most of them were Carson moments. I mean, my goodness, I'd have to google soon what Garfield, Flying Circus, Butterfly and Table Lotus positions are. Also, I can understand the fixation on Titanic. I'm with you there, Carson. You've made some really valid points. Hehe.

I'm a masochist so I got my kick here in this story when I also felt their pain when none of them wanted to let go but didn't really have any other choice at that time. And boy there were a lot of painful moments in this story. I was almost stressed out at some point.

I love how this book was written in dual POV. I have always been a big fan of men's POV so getting an insight of what Carson was thinking and feeling is a plus for me. I also love how even the minor characters in this book are very like-able.

You know how sometimes you read a book and the characters have gone through so much conflict and drama and hurt and you've been so hooked so you really feel what they're going through and you're almost on the verge of saying "enough of this, I can't take it anymore"? I felt that here, but when it also came to that part of the book where you know the plot's gonna change for the better you're just too happy and even if you know there'll still be drama you just feel safe and that everything's gonna be fine. I felt that here too. And that's what I really like about this book. I just felt too much emotion. It got me so hooked.

I've read a lot of books already and although most of them are stories about losing love and finding love again, I also appreciate it when it has other life lessons to teach me. I dunno, I might be crazy or shallow for resorting to books when it comes to life lessons but it just feels different when I read it in the book. It just sticks to me. And yes, this book has really taught some good lessons in life (aside of course from those positions I have mentioned earlier which I have yet to Google). Like living wild, not settling and being more. But my favorite would be Dylan's advise. For some reason, what he said to Carson just got me.

"What it comes down to is how much heart you have, and how you will give this your all, not because anyone will give you accolades, but on the contrary, because no one ever has, and you don't depend on that for your success. Those guys out there who have been coddled constantly, and cheered for their whole lives, they'll be the first ones to quit when they don't have anyone to depend on but themselves. But not you-because you've never known any different. And that sucks. But in this case, it's your strength."

God, I love you Dylan! Haha! Seriously though, I think this book has really taught me well about being strong amidst all. Finding that source of strength that is enough to help get you through every single day of your life. Like in the case of Carson, it's the sunrise

Here's my Stinger playlist:

This by Ed Sheeran
Weak by SWV
Sunlight by Kevyn Lettau
In My Veins by Andrew Belle
The Distance by Evan and Jaron
Flower by Amos Lee

~Playlist~

You know how I love some Ed Sheeran so when one of his beautiful songs fits a book I read and reviewed it just makes me so giddy. Anyway, This is my song for them when Carson propositioned Grace for the weekend and how it has changed them. I think this is my overall Stinger song as a matter of fact. Weak is my song for Grace because really, Carson had that effect on her. Hell, Carson have that effect on me too so I totally understand you, Grace. Sunlight is my Carson and Grace song. We all know how sunrise was essential to this story especially to Carson. In My Veins is my song for Carson. I remembered when he told Grace she's in his blood. Awww, isn't that romantic? That's also my overall Stinger song. The Distance is my song for Grace and Carson. This song really fits them after that weekend and when they went their separate ways. Flower is sorta like my Buttercup song. Go figure. ;)

Rating:

DIAMOND RECORD

About the Author

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. Leo is her debut novel, but her head is swimming with more… 
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Nikki reviews: STINGER by Mia Sheridan

Title: Stinger
Series: A Sign of Love Novel #3
Author: Mia Sheridan

Grace Hamilton was the girl with a plan. She knew exactly where her life was going and prided herself on always achieving her goals. It was who she was, and how she lived her life. She never stepped outside the lines, and never considered what she might desire and whom she was actually trying so hard to please. Until him…

Carson Stinger was a man who didn't play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn't care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her…

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn't possible. At least not yet…

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~Review~

I was given the chance to beta-read this new novel by Mia, and yeah, it was so much of a privilege because the story is... WOW.

So what do we have here?

Carson meets Grace.

Straight Male Performer meets Lawyer-in-the-making.

Porn Star meets Prosecutor.

It was a chance meeting. It was fate. It was serendipity. They were destined to happen.

We got a broken boy whose past is as fucked as he could get and he let it define his future. He has always believed that there is no other path for him to take but the one his mother has shown him. He accepted it, embraced it and lived with it without questions until he bumped into a girl that he never expected to be the reason why he would start to think about his life direction differently. He’s a live-by-the-moment kind of guy with a worry-about-no-shit-until-it-bites-you-in-the-ass attitude. He’s Carson Stinger, a 6’1” male specimen with wheat-colored hair, lush eyelashes and hazel eyes.

Opposite the pole, we got an uptight girl whose life is all planned out with a blue-print. She also has her reasons why she grew up the way she did and that’s also because of her mother and the death of her brother. Once she set a goal for herself, a tunnel vision is also set. She never strays on her path, she’s super-glued to it. She has everything under control, or so she believed, until he bumped into a guy who taught her that life is wild. She was a live-with-a-direction kind of girl with a worry-about-everything-until-panic-attack-comes attitude. She’s Grace Hamilton, a 5’3” blue-eyed blonde girl who aspires to be everything she thinks her mother is looking for.

Here is my Grace Hamilton:

And my Carson Stinger:

I know girls!!! Carson with a scorpion tattoo!!! ;)

And another picture of Carson:

And more Carson:

Uhumm yeah okay, I’ll stop now. ;)

I love how Mia executed the characters in the story. They are totally opposite people and with characters coming from opposite directions, we expect them to clash. And they did, with their first meeting.

"No, not at all. Looks like we're both here to learn how to be the best at getting people off." 

My brows snapped down. "Well that's… that's a disgusting way to put it." 

He moved closer to me until I was forced to step back. "Why? Getting people off is such a rush, Buttercup. Don't be ashamed of doing it well."

And the hilarious meeting at the bar. This is one of my most favorite scenes!

He was thoughtful for a minute, turning back to the bar and taking a drink of his beer. 

Finally, he turned to me. "How did we make those two kids?" 

My brow furrowed. "Uh, you might want to re-think your career choice if you don't know…" 

"What I mean is, what position did we make our two kids in? Doggy style? Backwards cowgirl? The Garfield? Flying Circus? Butterfly? Table Lotus? Bended-Knee?"

And yes, it was just their second meeting and Carson is already talking about sexual positions with Grace! I laughed my ass out at this scene and what I posted here is just a part of it.

I also loved that Mia decided to write Stinger in dual point of views so we can live through Carson’s thoughts. The transitions between the two point of views were done smoothly I didn't had a hard time reading it. I've read books before with dual point of views and some confused the hell out of me when switching POVs but Stinger, I think is done perfectly.

There are many funny moments with Stinger and I loved Mia more for that. Not just between Carson and Grace but also with other characters like Abby, Grace’s bestfriend and even with Josh, Carson’s friend.

But if you are following my reviews with Mia’s work, it is not the humor why I fell in love with this author’s works. It is because she never fails to warm my heart with all those beautiful life lessons. I have somehow, long ago, considered this woman’s words as my own life lessons. There are so many insights in her books that make you want to reflect on your own life and this one’s my favorite:

"In life, there are those who save us, sometimes in big ways and sometimes in small. Sometimes that means being set free from a dark, windowless room, or being pulled out of a burning building. More often, it means being saved from ourselves, and made to finally believe that letting someone love you isn't just a big lie that you're unwilling to tell."

I have always been a fan of love separated by time and distance, and yet that love prevailed because I always believed that those kinds of love are destined to last forever. I know I’m such a sucker for romance. Carson and Grace’s love story stood the test of time and distance, differences and regrets, fate and life choices. Theirs was a story I wish I could call my own, it wasn’t easy I know, but I think what they both went through was all worth everything.

Having all said that, you think I was so blown away by this story, yeah?

But, no.

I wasn't blown-away, no, I think I wasn't. I was uprooted from myself and transported to the world Mia created in the form of Stinger. It was that beautiful. It was that real. It was a story that would reside in your heart and resonate even after you've read it.

I wanted to say that Stinger is the story I’ve been waiting for my whole life to read but I don’t want to swallow my own words when Mia release another novel for the Sign of Love series, so yeah, I wouldn’t push my luck on that one because I believe in the gift of this woman, and I know for sure that she’ll continue to alter my bookworm universe for as long as she writes.

She did it with Leo. She outdid it in Leo’s Chance. And after reading Stinger, I think she surpassed what she’s accomplished with those two novels.

I’ve said it on my email, but I want to post it here as well:

I am so looking forward to more stories from my lovely storyteller. I was never wrong when I read her debut novel. Remember my review of Leo? Me saying that there is something with her writing? It's a gift. And we readers are so incredibly lucky because she decided to be selfless and share that gift to us.

Rating:

DIAMOND RECORD

If you want to listen to Mia’s Stinger playlist, it’s here.

Here my Stinger playlist:

All I Ever Wanted by Train
The Look by Ryan Tedder
Like You by Artstrong
What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts
I Call It Love by Lionel Richie
Everyday by Rascal Flatts
Sunrise by Rascal Flatts
Cuddy Buddy by Trey Songz and Twista

And if you want to listen to my Stinger playlist you can find it below. The Look by Ryan Tedder is my Carson and Grace song. Enjoy.

~Playlist~

Also, here are some teasers I made for Stinger.

About the Author

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. Leo is her debut novel, but her head is swimming with more… 
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Cover Reveal: STINGER by Mia Sheridan

So... Anyone who is stalking me knows that I love my Mia banana.

And anything she writes, I read. Like even her FB and Twitter posts and whatever.

I LOVE HER. End of.

And when I found out she's writing a new A Sign of Love book, I've gone crazy.

When I woke up at 6:00 AM on the morning of 16th (my time, I am in the Philippines and I don't know how to use GMT EST or other shits so you figure it out. Haha!), I almost fell out of my bed when I saw that I have an email from her containing the book cover and blurb of her new novel. What a way to start my day!

So I am going to stop gushing about it because I've done that already when I send Mia an email.

Enjoy this beautiful cover and blurb! - NIKKI xx 

Stinger

A Sign of Love Novel

Mia Sheridan

Fall 2013

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Grace Hamilton was the girl with a plan. She knew exactly where her life was going and prided herself on always achieving her goals. It was who she was, and how she lived her life. She never stepped outside the lines, and never considered what she might desire and whom she was actually trying so hard to please. Until him…

Carson Stinger was a man who didn't play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn't care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her…

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn't possible. At least not yet…

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. Leo is her debut novel, but her head is swimming with more… 
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PREVIEW: KEEPING HER by CORA CARMACK

Okay, who wouldn't want some Garrick?! YOU? Oh no, maybe you're just confused. I'm pretty sure all of us want a little piece of him. Don't cha, huh? Don't cha? *wink*

Well here it is!
 
Preview Package: Cora Carmack's KEEPING HER by AvonBooks
 
Also, Cora will be having a Goodreads chat on June 26th! Clickity here!

Aaaannnnddd there'd be some FAKING IT book club on Cora's Facebook page on the 27th! This is your chance to ask the questions you've been dying to ask! LOL

Nik reviews: LEO by Mia Sheridan

Title: Leo

Series: A Sign of Love #1

Author: Mia Sheridan

Category: Contemporary Romance/New Adult

 ~Synopsis~

When Leo unexpectedly gets adopted as a teen and he moves to another city, he promises Evie that he will contact her as soon as he gets there and come back for her in a few short years. She never hears from him again.


Now eight years later, in spite of the odds, Evie has made a life for herself. She has a job, she has friends, she's content. Then a man shows up out of the blue, claiming that her long lost love, Leo, sent him to check up on her. The attraction between them is undeniable. But, should she trust this sexy stranger? Or is he keeping a secret about what his connection to Leo is really all about and why Leo disappeared all those years ago?

 

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 ~Review~

Oh wow. This book has left me breathless. Mia Sheridan literally blew me away with her writing skills in her debut novel.

If ever I consider pursuing my dream as a writer (like seriously), I want to be able to write beautifully like Mia! On the downside, reading this book somehow makes me re-think about my dream job. Because honestly? If I couldn't conjure beautiful thoughts like this woman, then what would be the purpose of writing in the first place?! I think I wouldn't come close, so yeah, I think my dream of becoming a blockbuster author will forever be that, just a dream. *sighs*

“Maybe love is like a magnifying glass straight into the souls of those who own your heart." 

“Sticks and stones and fists CAN break your bones, but it's the words that break your heart.” 

“How many people truly appreciate what they have because they know what it feels like to have absolutely nothing?" 

“It's about being able to rise above even the worst of situations” 

“Everyone tells a story about themselves in their own head. That story makes you what you are, dictating all your actions and all your mistakes. If your own story is filled with guilt and fear and self-hatred, life can look pretty miserable. But, if you're very lucky, you might have a person who tells you a better story, one that takes up residence in your soul, speaking louder than the woeful tale you've convinced yourself of. If you let it speak loudly within your heart, it becomes your passion and your purpose. And this is a good thing, the best of things. Because it is the very definition of love, nothing less.” 

“All the world's a circus. Sometimes you choose your act and sometimes it's assigned to you."

This book didn't make me cry, not a single tear was shed. But those beautiful words had made residence in my heart. Most words melted my heart. Like this book is a human hand and my heart is a chocolate. I couldn't help but be coated in the sweetness of the thoughts.

I loved this book so much and I can't wait for the companion novel. I think I'm addicted to Mia's writing style. It's like her thoughts are feeding my soul. There's no doubt I'll be reading Leo again in the near future not because I will forget what the story is about but because I want to relive every moment with Evie and Leo. Those quotes above are already embedded in my heart, whatever's left of it. It has been broken many times with the different stories I've read, shattered into countless pieces. And reading Leo has actually pulverized my poor poor heart. But hey, that wouldn't stop me from hunting down good stories like this one. Yes, these stories break my heart but by the end of each one it's like a phoenix rising from its ashes ready to be broken again. A never ending cycle.
Thank you Mia Sheridan for sharing this story to thirsty readers like me. What are we gonna do without indie authors like you? You bring color to our world and please continue to do so. :)

Rating:

DIAMOND AWARD

 

 

About the Author

Mia Sheridan is an avid reader, and now writer of romance and erotic novels. She live in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband who is a police officer and her biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When she's not sitting on her couch with her head buried in her Kindle, she can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs she get know no bounds. Leo is her debut novel, but her head is swimming with more… Stalk her: Website | Twitter | Facebook