Sawyer LaGrange.
He’s my best friend’s older brother.
He’s quiet, brooding, sinfully sexy… brave.
And I want him.
Secrets.
Everybody has them.
Big, small, innocent… forbidden.
Mindy was a line I should never have crossed.
But I did.
She was beautiful… sassy and tempting,
And rules were made to be broken.
We broke them all.
Now I’m home, released from service with hidden scars.
Now my secrets are the demons that grow stronger every day.
I try to send her away, but I can’t let her go.
She’s my reason to fight, and I’ll walk through hell to be the man she deserves.
To give her a reason to stay here with me.
(HERE WITH ME is a STAND-ALONE best friend’s older brother, second-chance, military romance. No cheating. No cliffhangers.)
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What a sweet second chance romance! I love how Mindy and Sawyer’s love story goes all the way back to when they were kids and the strong connection they had from the start. Even with their age difference (5 years) and Sawyer going into the Marines, they were able to stay close. Their whole relationship was a secret with stolen moments here and there but Mindy wanted more and Sawyer didn’t want her to settle. They both need to do some growing and see if they can make their way back to each other. This book will leave you with a happy heart.
OMG, this book is everything!
Sweet, sexy, swoon worthy.
Heartbreaking, heartwarming and just… stunning.
A more than 5 star read.
I have been eager to read Sawyer and Mindy’s story ever since reading Wait for Me. Here With Me is an emotional second chance romance, a fantastic emotional and heart wrenching story where the characters have to battle and confront their demons. It’s certainly a rollercoaster ride right from the beginning that had me experiencing all of the feels throughout the whole story.
Mindy and Sawyer’s story had some twists and turns, and a touch of angst and drama. I fell head over heels for Sawyer and Mindy and couldn’t help but root for the two of them to find their way back to one another. Overall a compelling story with endearing characters. I look forward to Deacon’s story next.
This best friend’s older brother, second chance at romance is one of the best I ever read.
The story, the plot and the characters are amazing and it’s pack with so much emotion that I devoured this book in one sitting.
The story made me swoon after Sawyer and Mindy. They have know each other practically all their life’s and been there for each other after some very difficult times.
Mindy has secretly love Sawyer all her life but after he comes back from serving at the Marines he is not the same man he just to be .
Sawyer has experience very traumatic events while serving and he is carrying those demons with him. He also wants Mindy but is afraid on acting on those feelings. He feels Mindy deserves better.
When Mindy and Sawyer are together their relationship and chemistry is beautiful and explosive but when they are apart is sad and lonely.
Will Mindy be enough to cure Sawyer’s hearth?
Will Sawyer let Mindy in?
This book is about healing and second chances, is about understanding and trust. Healing a soul is not an easy task but Tia Louise bring us a story and show us how in this beautiful journey that is definitely a must read.
Here With Me is a breathtakingly beautiful story or true love and believing in second chances. I loved Sawyers character since Wait For Me and I fell more in love with his character after reading this book. Sawyer LaGrange is the oldest to his two siblings and the care taker after the passing of his parents. When at just 16 and now with the all the responsibilities on his hands, he had an anchor in a girl that would prove to be there for him through everything. Mindy is a smart out spoken spitfire who knows what she wants and Sawyer LaGrange is who she’s wanted since she was 11 years old. Mindy patiently waited for her life to start with Sawyer until she needed to start putting herself first and mend her broken heart. This story stirred a wave of emotions in me that changed with each page of this book. I was rooting for Sawyer and I loved how he grew and accepted in order to fight for who he wants he had to fight his demons first. Tia Louise always brings a smile to my face when I read her books and Here With Me is exactly what I was looking for with Sawyer’s story. I can’t wait to read another Tia Louise greatness. This book is worth the read!!
I received an ARC of this book for an honest review.
I have been so patient waiting for Sawyer’s book. Okay, I am lying. I have been dying while waiting for this book. And it was everything I have been waiting for and more. Sawyer was everything I was waiting for!
The opening drew me in, putting its hooks in me and making sure I knew I was there for the long haul, no matter how long it took. The emotions in this book are raw and intense. It is powerful and inspiring. Sawyer and Mindy are a world of uninhibited beautiful rawness that will have you on your knees for them.
There were plenty of tears shed throughout the book. If it is a type of tear, I shed it. From happy tears, to sad tears, to angry tears, they all came out in the course of this book. I was rooting for both of them, angry at them, threatening to throw my kindle across the room. I experienced it all.
This gorgeously written book will draw you in, just as it did with Taron and Noel, refusing to let you go. And you won’t want to go anywhere. And when it’s all said and done, you aren’t ready to let it go. You aren’t ready to say goodbye to these characters. I was completely and utterly connected to this book, and was so very happy for the ending, but also sad because it was ending.
Five stars for this beautifully written childhood friends to lovers small town romance that will definitely have you feeling all the emotions you want to feel when reading a story like this.
Here With Me is a standalone best friends sibling, second chance, military romance told from the first-person point of view.
Here With Me is a story of heartbreak, healing and second chances. Sawyer and Mindy have been friends and each other’s go-to for support for the longest time. Sawyer was forced to grow up faster than he wanted to when his world was turned upside down. After becoming a Marine and getting a medical discharge, Sawyer returns home a changed man. Mindy has been in love with Sawyer since he saved her when she was young and has been waiting forever for him to claim her as his own. When Sawyer’s PTSD rears its ugly side can Mindy’s love bring him to the light or will he be lost to the darkness?
Here With Me is an emotional ride right from page one and you will experience all of the feels throughout the whole novel. Sawyer’s struggle with his family issues and his demons from his time in the Marines are very heavy and make you feel for him and hope that he is going to be able to come out of the darkness that he is finding himself falling into. I love that Mindy did not give up on Sawyer no matter how much he tried to push her away.
*ARC was generously provided in exchange for my honest review*
“They say you get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Well, I’m brave.
And I want him.”
This book! Romantic and swoony, I felt each word like a gong strike in my chest!
HERE WITH ME IS LIVE!!!!
“They say you get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Well, I’m brave.
And I want him.”
Here with Me consumed me from the start and held onto me until the very last word. Sawyer and Mindy’s love story isn’t easy, it requires them to be patient and strong but in the end it is everything they need to grab their HEA.
This is Sawyer and Mindy’s story. Sawyer is Mindy’s best friend’s older brother, and the chemistry between them is undeniable. Sawyer returns from the marines a changed man and haunted by demons, but will he push Mindy away because of this? No spoilers: this is an absolute must read, you will not be disappointed. This is a beautifully written story which is a heartfelt 2nd chance military romance story. This talented author has a way when weaving her stories that they just need to be devoured in one sitting. I was captivated throughout this emotional roller coaster, and I highly recommend for all readers.
*****5 I love Sawyer STARS*****
Here With Me by Tia Louise is an amazing reading!!! If you have read Wait for Me you have already met Sawyer! and this is finally his story and we find how he got his HEA!!
This is the story of Sawyer and Mindy who they know each other since they were kids and she has been all her life in love with him!! We know how she start having those feeling and what happened in the past so that made the Sawyer we know in the present.
They have to overcome some pretty heavy stuff that Sawyer have had always in his mind without asking for help or something, but Mindy wants to help him and start a relationship with him. But first they need to find who they are and what are there plans. so thats why Sawyer asked for help and Mindy start working on her dream. And they will find their HEA after they find each other.
This story is beautiful it has so many romantic moments but at the same time funny and sad moment specially when we know all the stuff that Sawyer has in his mind. but Im so glad that he got his HEA and that Mindy is there for him always alongside with Sawyer’s family.
Tia’s books are soo good that if you have read her previous books you will love this one SO MUCH!!!! I’m so excited to read her next project.
Here With Me is a beautiful, stand alone, best friend’s brother romance by Tia Louise. Every time I read one of Tia’s books, I am reminded of how beautifully she writes. Every one of her books sweeps me away, this one included.
This is Sawyer LaGrange’s story. Sawyer is the oldest of the LaGrange siblings. Tia’s last book, Stay With Me, focused on his younger sister Noel. The three LaGrange siblings run their peach orchard, one hundred acres of peach trees. Sawyer always dreamed of traveling the world but his life changed when he was sixteen years old and he became primary caregiver to his two younger siblings. That was also the day an unbreakable bond formed between he and his little sister’s best friend who was five years younger than him. She was by his side at his darkest hour giving him her support.
Melinda (Mindy) Ray has been best friends with Noel LeGrange since they were children. She has also been in love with Noel’s brother, Sawyer, for just as long. As they grew older, Sawyer did everything in his power to draw the line between them, even though she knew he didn’t want to. But when he was getting ready to leave for the Marines, he finally gave in. She knew she would wait for him to come back, she would wait forever. But the man that returned was not the same man that left.
“She calms the storm in my mind. She soothes the beast raging in my chest.”
Sawyer might not have scars on the outside, but they lurk within him. He’s able to keep them locked up by working hard in the peach orchard, constantly staying busy. He’s tried everything to keep his distance from Mindy even though his body yearns for her. He can’t stay away any longer and they finally decide to give things a chance. But those demons are still within him, just waiting to escape.
“The music of her soothed me.”
I loved this story so much. There was no doubt of the love between Mindy and Sawyer. But Mindy had put her life on hold for so many years waiting for him. And Sawyer had so many demons to battle before he could be the man he wanted to be for Mindy. This is their story, their battle to make both their own dreams come true, and the dreams they might share with each other as well. Tia has once again managed to weave a beautiful story of love, loss and determination. The next book will focus on Mindy’s friend, Deacon, who did so much for her in this book. I can’t wait.
“I’ll hold you in the light. I’ll never let you walk alone.”
What a beautiful emotional rollercoaster ride that I didn’t want too end. Sawyer & Mindy are absolutely perfect together. There story is so beautifully written. Such an amazing second chance romance that will give you all the feels. Sawyer & Mindy are characters that you will never forget. Another phenomenal 5 star read by Tia that’s absolute perfection.
Tia Louise is a go to author of mine who delivers touching love stories. She took us on another emotional journey of second chances.
These characters brought out all the feels. I was engrossed in the beautiful love story from that very first page. Tia wrote an amazing story that pulled on the heartstrings, I laughed and cried and cheered for the happily ever after.
My heart cried for Mindy and Sawyer. They deserved that everlasting love. They had been through hell and back and in the end love conquered. Such a beautiful story.
Here With Me by Tia Louise is Romance at it’s very BEST.
I am having so much trouble writing a worthy enough review for this book because honestly I have No words…I am so speechless after reading this story, I am so in LOVE with this book.
It is possibly my favourite so far of this series…and that is a tough call because they are All Brilliant.
Tia Louise has smashed it once again writing an epic and emotional romance story between broody,quiet Sawyer (swoon) and Fiesty heroine Mindy. They completely captured my heart from the very beginning, from their young love to their more mature adoration of eachother.I loved their journey and watching their growth and the way they fought to be better versions of themselves.
Sawyer learning to control his demons of the past and Mindy finding herself and becoming a woman instead of a girl.
Every single character in this town endeared me..there are some quirky and funny moments too involving the old people in the care home Mindy works at..priceless..lol.
Its a beautifully written book and I was so enchanted by Tia’s words I could not get enough, it awoke a plethora of emotions inside me for Sawyer and Mindy ,It pulled on every single heartstring I have, I could not stop thinking about them long after I put the book to bed.. I laughed, I cried and I just absolutely Love this book with a Passion.
This second chance /best friends brother Romance is an exquisite read that has my highest of recommendations..and is superior in every way.
Its worth A Million Stars.
Sawyer and Mindy… quite the story. She’s his sisters best friend! He’s always taken care of everyone and never himself. He and Mindy share something special. When they try and figure out how to make it all work…. Sawyer has to realize how his past has affected him.
I really enjoyed watching Mindy grow through the book. She knows she loves Sawyer- would do anything for him but needs to grow herself.
I love how Tia Louise tells a story and l loved how Sawyer and Mindy got together. How they opened up with honesty and how they found a way to happily ever after.
4.5 Sweet
This is story that pulls at your heart. I loved that we got a glimpse of the roots of Sawyer and Mindy, you see how much they have been there for each other through the years, it also helped to better understand the struggles they each had. I truly loved Mindy’s support system, from her Ma to her amazing friends; Noel, Sawyer, Deacon, William and Mrs Irene. Let’s not forget Sawyer’s support not only from his family but Taron and Patton. You can see how ALL these people helped them grow, make the changes they needed to mold them into who they become in the end. Adding the Ms Silver Peach Contest was ingenious, it made this one extra FUN and reminds me what I love about small town romances!
Well done and looking for more from this crew….
Here With Me was a great second chance and brother’s best friend romance. It was an angsty, emotional and beautiful read! I loved Sawyer and Mindy. Mindy was really sweet and Sawyer was frustrating at times but I did love him! They had such great chemistry and were just perfect together! Definitely recommend this!
Ohhhh my! This book! This book was so heartbreakingly beautiful! Sawyer and Mindy were meant to be together. They just had to figure out when the time was right….for them both.
Sawyer has been through so much in his life. He’s been through hell and he even goes through even more hell during his military time. But yet his heart is so beautiful. And that man would do anything for Mindy.
Mindy has loved Sawyer since she was just a small girl. She has always wanted them to be together but she knew Sawyer just needed time. But even time wasn’t helping them.
We watch as these two overcome so many obstacles. So many independent goals and we watch as they pull each other in and and then things get messy. We follow as these two try to navigate life and all their trials and tribulations.
And when love wins we get a beautiful happy ever after.
So many FEELS! So many emotional scenes. Your heart will fall in love with these characters. You won’t forget them for a long while. This is a must read book for sure!
Highly recommended.
*I was given a free advanced copy of this book by the author in exchange for my honest and voluntary review. All thoughts and opinions are those of my own.*