Title: Miles Away
Author: Addison Kline
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Rating: 4 Stars
Rating: 4 Stars
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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.
The author gives her readers a
glossary (she says decoder) so that you will understand more about the
characters that she has created. And the book doesn’t start with a
Prologue. It starts with a little
history of the families involved in this series – and it’s not to be
skipped. Especially since this is the
first book in the series, it gives you some understanding as to what you are
about to read. If you love to listen to
music as you read, the author has also included a Playlist and she lets you
into why she chose that particular song.
Miles Capadonno has an agenda he
intends to fulfill. A reader may
glamourize the men that make up the “families” but the author includes a
reminder of the danger of associating with them. Leticia “Letty” Alves has known Miles for a
long time but things have changed after one fateful night. As I was reading I kept thinking about not
going back to the things as they once were.
And in this case that is so true.
They have been apart for quite a few years and there are certain issues
that keep getting in the way.
Some might find that 335 pages are
a lot to tell this story but don’t forget that this is the first book of a
series. The author has created a family
from scratch and needs to give the reader a world that continues on to the next
book. I can’t give you a hint as to what
the second book is or when it’s coming out so you have plenty of time to check
out some of the author’s other work.
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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