One to Leave by Tia LouiseMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange of honest review.
Do love at first sight exist? If you met a stranger in passing and felt an instant magnetic pull to him, would you be willing to drop everything and stand in his doorstep? They say love can make you do crazy things so how far would you go? And in Tia Louise’s 5th installment, One to Leave, be prepared for one magical romantic and unforgettable read. In this beautiful, touching, and riveting story of two strangers who are drawn to one another by the forces of fate, love begins to bloom and find meaning for Stuart Knight, a former Marine. In this spellbinding book, Ms. Louise reminds us all that sometimes you have to trust your heart and let it lead you to a place you least expect. In the words of Anais Nin, 'You don't find love, it finds you. It's got a little bit to do with destiny, fate, and what's written in in the stars.' And in One to Leave, Tia Louise will take you down a journey where connections, fate, destiny, love, family and friendship are all intertwined.
Stuart Knight is a former Marine, who wanted to continue his service to his country but due to an accident that left him wounded, he was forced to resign. Struggling with the acceptance and the onset of pain from his injuries, Stuart deals with his pain with self-medication of alcohol and abuse of painkillers. He also suffers with a bit of PTSD. He knew what he wanted to was to serve and protect his country and so now he feels a bit lost and is in a downward spiral. So when he decides, enough is enough and wants to fix his life, he escapes to the one place he found solace and peace, which happens to be in his uncle’s ranch in Montana.
In one brief passing, Mariska Heron met Stuart Knight. In that one moment, an instant magnetic pull and connection was made. Mariska couldn’t explain it, she knew she had to help Stuart. Mariska is a special gifted woman, who has these special dreams. In one of her dreams, she felt a connection to Stuart and the pain he was suffering. From that moment, she made one spontaneous trip to visit him in Montana. Call it crazy, but Mariska knew there were invisible ties connecting to her and Stuart.
When Mariska arrived in Montana tagging along with Patrick’s fiance, Elaine, she started to have doubts of her crazy idea. But luckily for her, she was able to gain courage and slowly began a friendship with Stuart. What Mariska didn’t expect was that Stuart also felt that connection and draw when they first met in passing. For Stuart, he couldn’t explain why he suddenly envisioned Mariska as the one. For so long, his life was to protect and love his country and now he only wants to protect Mariska. Will Stuart be able to let Mariska into his guarded heart? Stuart is a man known not to stay long, can Mariska give him a reason to stay and not leave?
The connection of Mariska and Stuart was one of those bonds and invisible ties that couldn’t be explained but only felt. From the first page to the last page, I loved every word, kiss, sensual touch and steam that was written. Ms. Louise wrote a story that magically hooked you and instantly you felt every raw emotion and chemistry between Stuart, Mariska, and the secondary characters. In this hot sensual and touching book, I loved how beautifully Ms. Louise written a story that captured my full attention and left me holding onto my breath on the beauty of destiny and fate. What I truly love about this book was the underlying theme of fate, destiny and love. Stuart and Mariska's love were written in the stars and all that separated them was time. And when they finally read the map within their heart, they were able to find their way back to one another. Like the stars that shine bright, it led Stuart Knight out of the darkness and found his way home to Mariska Heron.
So if you are looking for a book that will make you feel the LOVE then I highly suggest you read One to Leave. This book had a great balance of chemistry, family, friendship, and romance integrated into the story-line. This book definitely left me with a big smile on my face after reading this story. I couldn’t get enough of Mariska, Stuart, Patrick, Elaine, Kenny, Slayde, Melissa and Derek. I absolutely love that Tia Louise was able to capture the raw vulnerability of each of the characters’ personality allowing the readers to feel like these group of characters are genuine and real. One to Leave is another great installment to the series One to Hold.
Tia Louise
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