{"id":60437,"date":"2021-07-19T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=60437"},"modified":"2024-02-19T07:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:29:05","slug":"release-arc-review-travis-pelion-lake-1-by-mia-sheridan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=60437","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Travis (Pelion Lake, #1) by Mia Sheridan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Travis – the follow-on from Archer’s Voice<\/em> – is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Travis Hale has it all. An important role as the sheriff of the idyllic town of Pelion, Maine. Looks that regularly and consistently make women fall at his feet. Two nephews and a niece he adores, and a family who\u2019s\u00a0mostly\u00a0<\/em>forgiven him after a series of unfortunate decisions years before. Perhaps his past is riddled with regrets and misguided choices, but his future looks bright and limitless.<\/p>\n

Until the new guy in town crosses him in a way both shocking and indefensible.<\/p>\n

A guy who, as it turns out, has a sister who may be equally as disastrous to Travis\u2019s well-ordered plans, though in an altogether different manner. Not that there\u2019s any real risk of him falling for the smoothie-making, birdseed-eating wild woman. She\u2019s not even his type. A\u00a0plant<\/em>\u00a0lady from California with a head of unruly curls and an equally messy past. More than that, she\u2019s only in town for the summer, busy mooning over\u00a0perfect-in-every-way<\/em>\u00a0Gage Buchanan.<\/p>\n

And if Travis knows anything, it\u2019s that he refuses to be second best. Ever again.<\/p>\n

Haven Torres\u2019s life fell apart. Or more to the point, it burned to the ground. At the time, it seemed like a solid idea to jump in her car, her brother a mostly-willing co-pilot, and embark on a cross-country adventure.<\/p>\n

When they land jobs at an exclusive tennis and golf club in a picturesque lake town in Maine, Haven\u2019s hopeful it might prove a summer to remember. Especially if she can catch the attention of the most eligible bachelor in town and her current crush. Even the kindest, most upstanding,\u00a0perfect<\/em>\u00a0of men aren\u2019t opposed to summer flings,\u00a0right?<\/em><\/p>\n

But when she meets the local sheriff\u2014all swagger and arrogance\u2014and learns of her brother\u2019s scandalous misdeed, she knows that Pelion is just another town where their stay is best . . . short-lived. Still, she and Travis strike up an unlikely friendship and Haven sees that the gorgeous lawman isn\u2019t only easy on the eyes, but he has . . . layers. Not that she\u2019s going to peel any of them. He\u2019s only her\u00a0friend.<\/em>\u00a0A friend willing to scratch her back, if she scratches his.<\/p>\n

It seems simple enough. She\u2019ll help him make her brother sweat a little. And he\u2019ll help her win over Gage. But before either Travis or Haven knows it, simple turns complicated,\u00a0friendship<\/em>\u00a0gets flipped on its ear, passion faces down\u00a0perfection,<\/em>\u00a0and they both discover that sometimes you have to lose it all to find exactly what you need.<\/p>\n

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Find\u00a0Travis\u00a0<\/em>on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

I love, love, love this book! Mia Sheridan does light romcom\u2026 who knew? But still with all of the emotion that I have come to expect from Sheridan, in this beautiful story of family, forgiveness and redemption, and an absolutely gorgeous romance. These characters and their story completely stole my heart.<\/p>\n

This book follows on from the incredible Archer’s Voice<\/a>, where Travis appears as a side character. I would recommend reading Archer\u2019s Voice<\/i> before reading this one, as there is quite a lot of history for Travis\u2019 character, and though it\u2019s revisited in this book, it\u2019s not in as much detail, and it would be horribly spoilery to read this one first.<\/p>\n

Travis Hale was established as a mean, entitled a-hole in Archer\u2019s Voice<\/i>, and I was wary going into this one, but also very curious, because his past is devastating, and there was a hint of redemption for him at the end of Archer\u2019s book. Well, within just a few pages of this book, my heart was aching for him. Seeing his story from his own perspective paints a whole different picture, and I could understand him, and I felt so much for him. This book is set eight years after the end of Archer\u2019s Voice<\/i>, so he\u2019s had time to reflect on his life, and to learn and grow from his mistakes, and he\u2019s a different person now \u2013 still in a lot of pain from his past, but not letting it hold him back, and he\u2019s embraced his job as Chief of Police, and the new family connections and sense of community that he has found.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt turns out, your heart is made of gold, even if it\u2019s a bit tarnished.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He\u2019s also funny as all hell, and I loved being inside his head \u2013 especially when Haven Torres comes to town. Haven is everything Travis is not used to \u2013 she\u2019s a wild, free, no-nonsense, nature-loving vegetarian with a sharp wit and a huge heart, and though she\u2019s the complete opposite of the prom-queen-type girl he usually goes for, she\u2019s about to knock his world on its head.<\/p>\n

Haven has been on the road with her brother, Easton, for two years. They have been moving from town to town, never stopping, never settling, just trying to escape the ghosts of their past and find some peace along the way. And now, they have arrived in the small town of Pelion, only intending to stay for a few months.<\/p>\n

Travis and Haven very quickly find themselves unexpectedly all up in each other\u2019s lives, and their quick banter and teasing is lots of fun. Their friendship is easy and natural, as is their growing attraction, and the chemistry between them absolutely sizzles. I could feel<\/i> everything between these two, even before either of them actually make a move, and I lapped up every moment of them together. And when they finally give into it\u2026 holy hot damn! The connection is electric, and so intense, and it soon becomes clear that their \u2018just friends\u2019 arrangement is way more than either of them were expecting it to be.<\/p>\n

What I <\/i>did know\u2014suddenly and unmistakably\u2014was that she was capable of shattering my heart. And if she was going to, all I could do was let her.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Travis is known for being a bit of a playboy around town, and though he has been in relationships before, they\u2019ve all been fairly superficial. He\u2019s never really let anybody in, and has subsequently lived a somewhat detached life. So watching him with Haven is absolutely gorgeous! To his utmost surprise, he quickly finds himself getting completely lost in all that is Haven, drowning in her, in his feelings for her, and in their wildly passionate connection. It\u2019s beautiful to see, and I was in a world of swoon watching him fall so hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t mean to involve your heart I know. But you did. We both did. And one of us has to be brave and say it. One of us has to be the first to lay their heart on the line,\u201d he finished, gaze beseeching.
\n\u2026 \u201cGive us a chance, Haven.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love these characters! I can\u2019t put in to words all of the emotion that I was feeling for them, but these two were everything<\/i>! Smart, funny, witty and sweet, both of them carrying so much hurt from their pasts, but also so strong in striving forward and still embracing life. And together, they are an absolute force of nature. Their connection is easy and natural, yet so, so powerful. Every moment between them is meaningful, even when they are playing or joking around. The intensity when they come together is a reflection of that, and their emotional bond underpins it all, and I loved watching it all unfold for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019ll date you, Haven from California. I\u2019m going to date the hell out of you. No one will have been dated harder\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The romance unfolds alongside Travis and Haven\u2019s personal journeys to deal with the pain of their pasts and finally start to move forward in their lives. The different storylines are interwoven and beautifully written, and I felt so much for both of them as they fought so hard to find their happy. There are so many moments that bring the big feels, and none got to me more than Travis\u2019 blind acceptance that he is always second best (heartbreaking!), and his regret over his actions in the past<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you know what to change, and what to hold on to?\u201d I asked. Were there parts of me that were good and valuable, or did I scrap it all and start completely from scratch? And if that was the case, how in the hell did one go about doing that? Especially in a small town where stories became legend, and every buried secret eventually rose to the surface?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Watching him work through it all is so amazing, especially as he finally opens up to the people in his life. And the scene where Travis truly comes to terms with his past had me in tears. So much emotion, and God, I loved it! It was the healing that Travis (and I) needed, and it was just perfect.<\/p>\n

As if all of that emotion isn\u2019t enough, Haven is also dealing with her own set of issues, and her unexpected feelings for Travis become a trigger for her to finally deal with everything that she has been running from.<\/p>\n

I deserved to have dreams.
\nAnd how would they ever come true if I wasn\u2019t willing to stop, face my past, and then move on, unencumbered, into my future?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is drama, and there is angst, but it all makes sense to the story, and it\u2019s a part of both Travis and Haven dealing with their issues and figuring out what they want, finding their path in life, and then fighting to claim it.<\/p>\n

Through their journeys, Travis and Haven find an unlikely \u2018crew\u2019 \u2013 a wonderful group of diverse and interesting characters that support and encourage them, and that made me laugh so many times with their antics. And, of course, there is Archer, Bree and their kids, and it is such<\/i> a treat getting to catch up with them again, and see so much of them, and their relationship with Travis.<\/p>\n

This is a book that I didn\u2019t know I needed. I needed to see Travis get his happy ending, and his story is beautifully written \u2013 a funny, witty, sexy and intense romance with so many feels, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Pelion Lake<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Travis (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
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Falling for Gage (#2)<\/strong>
\nTo be released 23 April
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Check out our Mia Sheridan Author Spotlight<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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