Title: Miles Away
Author: Addison Kline
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
The mafia couldn't kill him.
Prison couldn't break him.
Going home threatens to do both.
Miles Capadonno has made some mistakes. Once part of the Capadonno crime family, he took the fall for another member of the crime family who once tried to kill him. At age 17, they put a contract out on Miles' head for neglecting to complete a job. It was a matter of priority. Miles went to his dying mother's side instead of picking up stolen merchandise from the ship yard. When you're in with the Capadonno's, whether you're blood or sworn in, when they say jump you jump, when they say kill you kill. Ignoring an order is an offense of the highest degree. When they couldn't kill him, they let Miles take the fall for another Capadonno family member. Now 15 years later, Miles is being released. He is ready to put his past behind him. There's only one problem. There is still a contract on Miles' head. This time, Miles is man enough to collect on owed debts, and he will not back down from the family that stabbed him in the back.
Leticia "Letty" Alves is a saucy Latina and Miles' old high school girlfriend. She was only 16 when Miles was arrested, but she hasn't stopped wondering about the boy who charmed her all those years ago. Now working as a nurse for a home health agency, Letty's priorities are to take care of herself and her 18 month old son, Gabriel. But when Miles walks back into her life everything changes, and suddenly, the family that she had avoided all her life, is now breathing down her neck looking for Miles. Letty is no damsel in distress, though. She's a fighter, and she never backs down from a challenge.
Sparks fly when Miles and Letty reunite. Can they put their differences aside to become one again? Can Miles set down his pride and accept the help and love that Letty can provide? Will Letty get over her resentment over being left so long ago when Miles was arrested? Only readers know for sure.
Rating: 4 of 5 Hearts
From the moment I noticed this cover, I just knew I had to read this book. Addison Kline did a fantastic job matching her cover model with her leading man Miles Capadonno. It is exactly how I pictured Miles as I read the story.
This story starts out with Miles Capadonno and Letty Alves out to dinner for his eighteenth birthday when all hell breaks loose. From the moment it all goes down the story really takes off. The lies and deceit that is filled in this book kept me on my toes. I loved Miles was of thinking and how he slowly unraveled his plan.
To me there was too much going on in the middle of this story to keep it all straight. The plot was too think with the unweaving of all the chaos. I loved Miles way of thinking I just got side tracked with the other stuff.
My favorite thing in this story was how Miles accepted Letty’s little boy G like his own. From the moment he met him he instantly thought of him as blood. The way he took G out to let Letty sleep had me swooning. He truly loved that little guy from the get go and G loved him back. He could sense Miles was a good person.
The talk between Letty and Miles when she tells Miles G’s full name had be laughing. Miles could be such a smartass. But he loved Letty unconditionally and that is rare.
When Miles speaks from the heart, I swooned every single time.
“Grow old with me, Letty. Send your years by my side. Tie yourself to me, and let me glue myself to you. This thing we have, it is as natural as air.”
The ending of this book was fantastic though. When it all finally went down, I was flipping the pages cheering some along and growling at others. If I say too much, I will give important things away. So much happened and we learned about so many characters.
I really want to read Landon and Dustin's stories. Oh who am I kidding, I want to read Knox's story too. LOL
I really want to read Landon and Dustin's stories. Oh who am I kidding, I want to read Knox's story too. LOL
Addison Kline is an award winning, best selling novelist who writes mystery,
psychological thrillers and romantic suspense novels. She lives in
Pennsylvania with her husband, their sons and two rambunctious dogs.
Addison has had a love affair with the written word since before she
entered school. Her grandmother taught her the glory of taking an
adventure in the pages of a book. When Addison isn’t writing, you can
find her reading, going for an adventure with her sons, or traveling
with her family.
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