My Pride Is Sealed
Sealed With a Kiss Book 9
by Carmen Richter
Cupid’s arrow doesn’t always fly straight.
After breaking up with my girlfriend of almost three years, the last thing I wanted was to go out of town for an old friend’s wedding.
But then I met Maddie. Even from across the room, what stood out the most to me wasn’t her vibrant red hair or her piercing emerald eyes. It was the soul-deep pain I could see etched on her face. For some reason I couldn’t understand, I was drawn to it – to her.
The spark between us was instant, our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard and fast. And the more I helped the shy, fragile girl I’d first met grow into a strong, confident woman, the deeper my feelings for her grew.
But when my ex-girlfriend saw me moving on with Maddie, she decided that she was going to get me back…whether or not I liked it. Because if she couldn’t have me, no one could.
See author’s website for TWs and content advisories.
Note: This is the ninth book in the Sealed With a Kiss series, and while it may be read as a standalone, it contains major spoilers for Zoe and Elijah’s books.
5 out of 5 fairies
This is the first book I’ve read in the series, but it works well as a standalone, I didn’t feel lost at all. My heart absolutely broke for Maddie, and her situation when we met her. I totally understood her intentions, and while noble, sometimes life doesn’t work out the way we hope. Autumn is such a sweetheart, but her life hasn’t exactly been carefree, either. I got so invested in the story, I think because the characters feel so real. Their lives are messy, but not over-the-top messy. Real levels of complicated, normal levels of flawed. You can’t help but root for them to get a HEA either once Maddie and Autumn really start to connect, either. If you like real, messy, fun reads that will have hooked from the start without getting overly steamy, then this is the perfect read for you!
Til next time,
Lily
Carmen Richter is an old soul. Her words are like theater, masterfully spun to bring all the feels, interspersed with music that makes your heart soar. She needs her coffee to make the words flow, and some of her best writing is done in a caffeine-induced haze at one in the morning with a soundtrack that ranges from jazz standards to rock to show tunes and everything in between. When she’s not writing, she loves going to live concerts and especially live theater, or just staying in and binging Criminal Minds or Law and Order: SVU for the zillionth time.
Carmen lives in Kansas City with her boyfriend, Brett, and their two fur babies, a bunny named Marty and a cat named Mal. In addition to writing, she also has two branches of a business that aims to provide quality services to independent authors at a reasonable price. CPR Editing deals with everything inside your book: editing, proofreading, and interior formatting. CPR Designs deals with, well, design: logos and branding, social media graphics, covers, and teasers.
Carmen loves interacting with her fans and will happily respond to all messages personally until she gets uber famous and gets a ton of them. Hey, a girl can dream, right?
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