There were two brothers—identical twins—and though I loved them both, my soul belonged to only one.
Annalia Del Valle has loved Preston Sawyer all her life. The daughter of an impoverished migrant farmworker, she grew up as an outcast in what was no more than a tiny, cooped up shack in California’s Central Valley. But her heart found freedom in the land, in the wide-open spaces of Sawyer Farm, and in the boys who were her only friends.
Preston has yearned for Annalia since he was a boy. But a sense of honor kept him from pursuing her until he’s unable to hold back any longer and their worlds—and bodies—collide one hot summer night. A night that sets off a chain of events that will alter their lives forever.
Now Annalia is back in town after disappearing without a trace for six long months. Determined to reclaim her heart, her life, and the baby she left behind—the son who was created in a moment of lust and love and pent-up yearning.
Preston has survived grief, a ravaging drought, and the despair of heartache, but he’s not sure he can survive Annalia again. And he might be unwilling to try. Will pride and bitterness keep him from the one thing he’s always longed for?
How do you heal what is irreparably broken? How do you forgive that which is unforgivable? How do you discover that real honor comes not from circumstance, but from the place deep in our hearts where truth resides? And how do you move beyond the wounds of the past to discover that some loves are as solid as the ground beneath your feet, and as enduring as the earth itself?
THIS IS A STAND-ALONE SIGN OF LOVE NOVEL, INSPIRED BY GEMINI. 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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MICHELLE’S REVIEW
Well lovers. Mia Sheridan has done it again. She’s written a book that knocks me off of my feet.
This is one of my top reads of 2017 and one of my top 3 Mia reads.
Preston and Lia’s story was so raw and so real that it just put me on an emotional roller coaster.
From the realities of living with depression, to loving people in different ways, to finding your self worth, finding your worth in the eyes of others, hard work and putting love first above everything else- this story just hit me so hard.
Mia told a story of race and class in a way that doesn’t politicize those issues but that highlights the beauty and importance of humanity. At the end of the day- we have to treat everyone with love and respect and demand love and respect from everyone we meet.
I could go on and on but I’m sure you just want the details of the love story between Lia and Preston. Well lovers- it’s not an easy one.
Between Preston’s love of his brother and his family and of course Lia and his need to do the honorable thing and Lia’s inability to truly let people in to her soul and her own issues - and not to mention just some basic communication issues - these two have a long road.
The book is told partially in the past and then mostly in the present as our hero and heroine try and find their way back to one another.
This book seemed steamier than I usually expect from MSher but it was so damn good. All the way through. You can feel the myriad of feelings those two feel when they connect and even when they are apart.
Mia is one of the best romance writers out there in my opinion and she proved it all over again with this book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I’m an avid reader, and now writer! of romance and erotic novels. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio with my husband who is a police officer and my biggest fan (not necessarily in that order). We have four children here on earth and one in heaven. When I’m not sitting on my couch with my head buried in my Kindle, I can be found writing or doing anything creative from building a patio, to sewing pillows. The wild hairs I get know no bounds. Leo is my debut novel, but my head is swimming with more…
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