REVIEW: Travis by Mia Sheridan

Travis by Mia Sheridan: The thing about small towns is that everyone always remembers the stupid things that you did in the past, and this could not be more true than it is for Travis Hale. But gone is the wayward boy and in his place is the man Travis has worked hard to become, the towns chief of police with his life well on its way. That is until Travis finds his entire life turned upside down, by one very interesting out of towner, Haven Torres.

It was clash at first sight for these two, pushing each others buttons right from the get go but what started out as barbs back and forth begins to turn into a very real connection. But can Travis convince a free spirit wonderer like Haven to take a chance and settle down in one place for longer than a few weeks?

I’m a total sucker for the small town romance trope and this was a prime example of why I love these books. It was impossible not to get drawn into the small town of Pelion and all of its residents, but more than this it was hard not to fall in love with our hero Travis!

Travis just stole my heart, gosh this guy was just book boyfriend perfection. I loved his redemption story and that we got to see him face some his demons again but really show everyone that he is so much better than this past. I loved that her worked the entire damaged hero with a dark past vibe but still had hope for love image. But gosh did my heart break for him and how he must have felt about his father and brother. Beneath all of his past scars Travis was a total sweetheart. He was such a relatable hero and I liked that his flaws felt real and not blown out of proportion.

Now for our girl Haven, well let me start of by way I loved her over the top craz for plants. Truly a character after my own heart here. For the most part Haven was a pretty chill leading lady but the more we got to know her the more my heart hurt for her and the difficult childhood that she had. In one way I understand her need to constantly flee and move to a new place but at the same time I want to give her a good shake and tell her girl face your past, you can’t keep running.

I love the connection between Travis and Haven, these two were brilliant right from their first meeting and their connection and chemistry only grew from here! I loved that Haven brought out the more silly dorky side to Travis with all the talking to plants and helping her rescue them. Now normally I love the fake turned real trope that these two kind of touched on but I couldn’t help but get annoyed with Haven and her yo-yo feelings. Like girl stop dangling your feelings for another guy infant of Travis like that just because you are afraid to actually fall for once! Nevertheless everything worked out in the end.

Travis is a definite must read this emotional small town romance will definitely pull you right in and keep you wanting more from this cute small town!

Book Info:

Publication: April 4, 2023 | Bloom Books | Pelion Lake

Travis Hale has it all. An important role as the chief of police in 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’s mostly 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.

Until the new guy in town crosses him in a way both shocking and indefensible.

A guy who, as it turns out, has a sister who may be equally as disastrous to Travis’s well-ordered plans, though in an altogether different manner. Not that there’s any real risk of him falling for the smoothie-making, birdseed-eating wild woman. She’s not even his type. A plant lady from California with a head of unruly curls and an equally messy past. More than that, she’s only in town for the summer, busy mooning over perfect-in-every-way Gage Buchanan.

And if Travis knows anything, it’s that he refuses to be second best. Ever again.

Haven Torres’s 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.

When they land jobs at an exclusive tennis and golf club in a picturesque lake town in Maine, Haven’s 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, perfect of men aren’t opposed to summer flings, right?

But when she meets the local police chief—all swagger and arrogance—and learns of her brother’s 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’t only easy on the eyes, but he has… layers. Not that she’s going to peel any of them. He’s only her friend. A friend willing to scratch her back, if she scratches his.

It seems simple enough. She’ll help him make her brother sweat a little. And he’ll help her win over Gage. But before either Travis or Haven knows it, simple turns complicated, friendship gets flipped on its ear, passion faces down perfection, and they both discover that sometimes you have to lose it all to find exactly what you need.