A good romance: entertaining and compelling. I liked the characters, rooted for them, and the plot kept me hooked.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

I was able to read this book on Netgalley! On a whole I really enjoyed the book. A chance encounter and weekend together for Carson and Grace and then years apart, they had another chance encounter many years later.

I felt it started off slow and then really picked up a few chapters in. I didn’t want to put it down. I did feel the last few chapters were very drawn out and it could have ended before it did. It was a great love story!

3.5 stars

Tag line: Mia Sheridan sure knows how to tug at the heart!

Full review to come on FreshFiction.com.

This book had such an absurd storyline that I truly did not think I would enjoy it. I put it down for a few days before I picked it back up because AN UPTIGHT LAW STUDENT AND A PORN STAR? I mean are you kitten me?!

I’m so glad I picked it back up because the ride that was Grace and Carson was a ROLLER COASTER.

It was obvious they were going to fall for each other, but I think Mia Sheridan did a great job of pulling the depth out of both of them and recognizing how one weekend can completely change the course of your life.

Seeing Carson completely change her life around was beautiful, but I was disappointed that Grace reverted back to a lot of her old ways after getting back to Vegas.

Overall, a 3.5 ⭐️

NetGalley Review — my rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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Stinger by @miasheridanauthor is a whirlwind second chance romance from start to finish. Serious Grace meets Wild Carson at a convention in Las Vegas & they strike a deal. One weekend. No strings attached. What could go wrong?
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I loved this one. I couldn’t put it down! It’s more than just a romance. This book had some complex themes and storylines and I enjoyed them all.
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The only thing that threw me was the jump in timelines for a section of the book but I understood why.
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Big thanks to @read_bloom for this ARC! And keep an eye out for Stinger by Mia Sheridan, out June 6th!
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#netgalley #miasheridan #stinger

Loved the Vegas vibes in this! I also appreciated the sex positive energy and how right off the bat we get that spice! I really loved how our two characters both teach other to take off their masks and just live and love.

I originally read this book years ago, and it was even better than I remembered!

Enemies to lovers, with amazing tension, there was definitely no slow burn found in this book. One weekend definitely changed Carson’s and Grace’s whole trajectory of their lives. Their chemistry was undeniable from the very first page.

This book has a little bit of a new adult feel to it, but the time passing really plays a big part in making this a second chance romance. Carson and Grace have changed so much since they met that first weekend. They both followed their hearts on what they really wanted from their lives.

This series follows the astrological signs, so make sure you read the authors note at the beginning. The author did an excellent job of bringing this sign to life.

This was yet another book that Mia Sheridan hits out of the park!
Stinger by Mia Sheridan is heart warming and just so much fun to read!
It made me laugh, cry, and swoon.
Just like her other books I have read, there is so much feeling between the main characters, great supporting characters, that are developed as well, and there is a meaning behind the story you read.
Each time I read one I think she can't possibly outdo her previous works but she does it every time! Stinger is equally as good, if not better than all of her previous works!
It's so beautifully written with so much feeling which Mia is a master at.
I love her writing style. I love the way she develops the characters and makes me feel what they're feeling.
Completely addictive. Mia Sheridan has a magical way of creating her characters: she will grab you from page one and will not let you go until you finish it.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and Bloom Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

3.5 🌟
The spice and the tension between Carson and Grace was off the chart like spicy. The way they meet and the tension they had however felt like insta love? I wanted more of that developmental phase but I didn't really get that from this book. The angst in this book due to the time gap got my heart in pain😭. I did not expect that a murder mystery would bring them back together since now Grace is a lawyer and Carson is a head of security at the casino. This book was definitely fast paced!

Mia Sheridan’s writing has such a unique way of pleasantly devastating me. This book was no exception. I could not put it down.

Where do I even begin with this book?! Both Grace and I fell hard & fast for Carson Stinger, Straight Male Performer. Honestly, at 30% I was concerned, thinking, how could I have so much book left? But OMG, Mia Sheridan took the long way and I loved the twists and turns.

This story had a little bit of everything…laughs, angst, longing, insta-love, family drama, broken hero, awesome besties, spiiiice! It kept me hooked the entire time I was reading, and truth be told? Sometimes that’s all I need. Grace & Carson were totally addicting & gave me all the feels. I loved it!

Law student meets porn star in a hotel, very smutty especially at the beginning. I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did.
His reasoning behind the buttercup nickname 🥹

Soooooo much of me wish they had more time!! It was literally love at first weekend. I don’t even know what I would have done given that opportunity. I appreciate that they got second chance because what they had you could truly say it was true love. One could hardly exist without the other. I get the time away drove them to become the truest version of themselves but ahhhhh could you imagine if there wasn’t that long period in between. How much stronger and more whole they could have been!

Thank you for the opportunity to read this before the rerelease is published. It did not let me down!

This book is the equivalent of eating at Cracker Barrel.

Characters and language choices lacked depth and development. Example is “like a cat in heat that found some crack.”

MMC’s mom was a porn star and brought him to work when he was a minor, and idk if we even need to discuss that further because wtf? And wait! He said “it sucked — no pun intended” when discussing this. I cannot.

MFC has a panic attack in the elevator and chalks it up to the time she was eight and helping shop for her dead little brother’s funeral and decided to climb in a coffin “just to escape for a little while.”

No one calls their significant other “butter cup” that much.

Idk what y’all see in Mia Sheridan. Maybe that’s an unpopular opinion, but reading her books is like eating a stale casserole. I thought I’d give this one a chance, but after this, I’m done!

Grace heads to Vegas for a Law Convention but instead ends up spending the entire weekend with, Carson, a guy who is in Vegas for a P*rn Convention. Very unconventional but I am sure you can probably imagine how steamy this one was.

What I loved… EASILY hands down would be the male main character; Carson “straight male performer” Stinger 🤣🫠… Holy. Moly. 10/10 recommend getting yourself a Carson. His chemistry with Grace was off the charts and swoon-worthy. Boy does he love that girl!

Where this one missed… Ultimately, this book was just too much of a rollercoaster for me and a rather frustrating read at that. I loved it so much but around the 40% mark there was a large 5 year time gap that literally sent me spiraling… The angst between the main characters was enjoyable but the will they, won’t they” just made me anxious.

Overall, did I enjoy the book? Yes, but I swear the roller coaster ride was too much. I ended up rating this one 3.5⭐️.

What to expect in Stinger…

- Dual POV
- Male Entertainer + Law Student
- Spicy Vegas Romance
- Strangers to Lovers
- 5 Year Time Gap
- Second Chance Romance
- Nickname Buttercup

Thank you Mia Sheridan, NetGalley and @read_bloom for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Mark your 📆 - Bloom Books Publication date is June 6th, 2023!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of Stinger.
I loved this book and finished it quickly. Grace and Carson meet in Las Vegas and spend a romantic weekend together. They part ways and don’t see each other but think of each other often. They are thrown back together because of their jobs.
They are great characters and helped each other grow and become who the are.

Read this in one day! Amazing! I loved the story, cried at some points. Love the initial enemies to lovers and was so sad when the story took a turn but happy with the ending. Would recommend to anyone. Love Mia sheridan

I really enjoyed this! I went in almost completely blind and was definitely kept on my toes! I read the first part not understanding how the book was so long, totally didn’t see the twist coming! Couple things felt a little unrealistic but I was enjoying too much to let them bother me.

Grace Hamilton is the girl with a plan. She knows exactly where her life is going, and prides herself on always achieving her goals. She's never stepped outside the lines she draws for herself, and never considered what her heart truly wants. That is, until him. I went into this thinking it would be a cheesy-ish steamy short about a porn star and a prude. Well it might have started off that way (re: the porn star/prude thing NOT the cheese) but somewhere in there it flies high and right and I was like "Wow. That was unexpected."

Read Archer's voice and Travis by Mia. Those are the best.

I have to admit – this story is not what I expected from Carson Stinger! And I do not mean that in a bad way. There were a few twists and turns, lots of character development, and a balance of romance and intrigue that was unexpected and interesting to read.

Carson and Grace’s love story fired up almost immediately. I loved their “meet-cute” and the early interactions between them. There were moments that were so playful and fun. So swoony and heartwarming. It was impossible not to be swept away by them initially.

There was something about this one that made it not quite the same experience as other Mia Sheridan books. I don’t know if it was the pacing of the story, the many time jumps, or the way the character growth seemed to happen all at once rather than over a period of time (where we got to take the ride with them, and really invest). Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely – satisfying love story. It just didn’t dig deep into my heart the way this author’s books usually do. I enjoyed it, but at a more surface level where I appreciated the storytelling and the story itself, but it didn’t consume me the way I might have wanted it to. ~ 3.5 Stars

That said, it was still a lovely, captivating romance. It’s a big story that covers a lot of time and space and emotional bandwidth. And while it may not go down as a favorite of mine from this author, you will never go wrong with a Mia Sheridan story and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to read it. ~ Shelly, 3.5 Stars