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Sight Unseen Kindle Edition

by Susan Mac Nicol (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Tragedy brings together a reserved but brilliant sculptor and an outgoing gallery owner, friends whose love was sidetracked—but was always meant to be deeper.

BLINDSIDED

SoCal natives, Nate and Cody have been friends since childhood. Both knew they were different—and the same. At seventeen, a stolen weekend in the Florida Keys drove their connection deeper and hotter than either could imagine. They were meant to be together. Then, for reasons only Nate knows, suddenly they weren’t.

They’re still friends. Best friends. But they’ve moved on and found other partners. The yearning remains, however, despite the long-ago secret that drove them apart, and when tragedy strikes, both men find themselves in the dark. They must grope their way back to who and what they are...which they will find in each other’s arms. Sometimes, losing one’s sight can open one’s eyes—and heart.
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    26 January 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MXPNOA5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boroughs Publishing Group (26 January 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2965 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
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Susan Mac Nicol

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Susan writes steamy, sexy, and fun contemporary romance stories, some suspenseful, some gritty and dark, and she hopes, always entertaining. She’s also Editor-in-Chief at Divine Magazine, an online entertainment e-zine, and a member of The Society of Authors, the Writers Guild of Great Britain, and the Authors Guild in the U.S.

Susan is also an award-winning screenplay writer, with scripts based on two of her own published works. Sight Unseen has garnered no less than ten awards to date, and her TV pilot Reel Life, based on her debut novel, Cassandra by Starlight, was also a winner at the Oaxaca Film Fest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED THIS BOOK..
Reviewed in Australia on 27 January 2017
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Wow.. This Fantastic. I loved this book, Ms Susan and Nicholas has done it proud especially with the research going into this. This book is a best friends to lovers story. Imagine loving someone for so long knowing all you'll ever be is a friend well except a hot weekend when they where 17. Nate and Cody certainly pulled my heart strings.
Nate awakes remembering nothing to what happened with everything in blackness and he starts to panic. All he wants are Jon his boyfriend and his best friend, Cody with him to tell him everything is okay.
Nate wakes for a second time with Jon and a Doctor telling him he'd been in an accident involving a hit and run driver while he was out jogging. The bad news of not being able to see hits Nate hard. Nate's a passionate sculpture artist and as long he has Jon and Cody with him he'd be okay.
Jon had been with him for a year and where living together. Cody rushes back from his art gallery when he hears to news of his friend. Cody has been in love with Nate since they where 17 and seeing Nate again he knows he his to be tough to hide his feelings again.. This book is highly recommended for your library its a MUST..
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Laurence Colclough
4.0 out of 5 stars Sight Unseen is a love story that is twelve years in the making
Reviewed in Australia on 27 January 2017
Sight Unseen is a love story that is twelve years in the making. Nate and Cody were just 17 when they first made love over a weekend in the Keys. Unfortunately, Nate's father put a stop to the blossoming romance. After being thrown out of the family, Nate's guilt at what his father could do to Cody's family stopped him from taking the relationship further and he settled for a life long friendship with Cody instead. Twelve years later and they are both leading their own lives but an accident that leaves Nate blind brings Cody back in a big way. Will it lead to the love that was left back in the Keys when they were 17 and learning what love really was or would the guilt prevent Nate from taking that step he should have taken all those years ago.
If you like a story with drama, angst, guilt, love and sex, then this is the book for you. Along with the two main characters, Nate and Cody, we have supporting characters of Suzanne, Dev and Blu, whose lives are intertwined together. The author has taken us into a blind man's world where everything changes, Imagining yourself becoming blind and you suddenly have no idea of your surrounds or how you will cope and this is what is brought forth in this book. You become that person through the writing. You are the one who has to see without seeing and you become part of the story.It is hard to write something to which you can only be a spectator of and make it real but Susan Mac Nicol does that here. You share the frustration of being blind. You share the joy of finding love. You share the pain of family rejection. The sex scenes are written in very fine detailed and I find it amazing come from a straight woman. She paints a wonderful picture of gay sex that most would have difficulty in doing.
Is it a classic? No but it is a book that will keep you wanting to read till you reach the finish. I found myself relating to some of the characters in the book and although there are some cliches to be found, show me a book that doesn't have any at all. It is a good read and an easy one that will leave a smile on your face once finished. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it and hope you do too.
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Shiftybugger
5.0 out of 5 stars Sight Unseen.
Reviewed in Australia on 23 October 2020
Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Wow talk about trying to catch my breath to write this review. Nate and Cody one weekend away together it was hot, raw, sexual, sensual passion and lust it was eroticism. Nate left so they ended up having their own partner. Will Nate and Cody get back together for the feelings they have for each other?

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Susan Newman
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved This Book!!!
Reviewed in Australia on 8 February 2017
**ARC WAS GIVEN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW***
I adored Sight Unseen…it made you think as a reader, it was very sensual, without being too sexy, and the love story between Nate and Cody was wonderful!!! Susan MacNicol and Nicholas Downs took you through a wonderful myriad of emotions, that was truly eye-opening....Bravo on a wonderful read!!!
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Love2Read
5.0 out of 5 stars A epic lovestory from a wonderful author!
Reviewed in Germany on 17 April 2017
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How would you feel if waking up to a nightmare of never ending darkness, scared and alone. The best days of your relationship long gone, at the mercy of a uncaring, self centered boyfriend, who just won't see you as the man you once were. Abandoned 12 years ago for being gay, by the people where would have been supposed to love you the most. The only man never leaving your side, being your rock and light in all the dark, your best friend since childhood days. If there just wouldn't be the big elefant in the room that could destroy everything even more....

That's exactly how Sight Unseen begins, a epic love story about two men, both are suffering from decision made 12 years ago. This book also is a lot about second chances, second chances in life and love. The other day I've seen a question asked from another author at facebook about second chances and wasn't to sure how to answer. Now, after reading this wonderful book I would say; when life and love are giving us second chances, who are we then to decline something that could lead to be the best thing of our life.

Susan Mac Nicol is one of the authors on my auto buy list, so I'm already familiar with her writing. This book had been different, though. Personally I think it's the best book she ever wrote and she's outdone herself. Not only had she to write from a blind, gay man's perspective, she also had to write in a complete different slang. Like I already said; for me the story itself had been epic and therefore I can't wait to see it hopefully soon on screen, with Nicolas Downs in the leading role.

Thank you Susan Mac Nicol, for this most wonderful book of yours, which I enjoyed reading emensly!
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Misanthropic
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and beautiful.
Reviewed in the United States on 26 January 2017
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What would you do if you suddenly lost your sight? This is what happens to Nate but it affects him so much more because he is a sculptor with rapidly rising fame. His current boyfriend is a model and he does do his shallow, minimal best to deal with a man who has to learn a new way to live his life. Fortunately, Nate's best friend since childhood, Cody, is right there by his side, giving his loyal support and encouragement. Despite a brief teenage liaison, that ended almost as quickly as it began, they've maintained a strong friendship.

Susan Mac Nicol has done a stellar job of depicting a man struggling to regain his sense of self-worth. She developed a somewhat similar theme in [book:Love You Senseless|23350137], so I was confident of a well researched experience. It's not a depressing story, in spite of the tragedy. Nate does move forward with learning the skills he needs but has little faith that he can practice his art. Much of the book follows his recovery, his struggle to overcome doubts about ever being independent, and dealing with additional personal and emotional troubles. He doesn't wallow in it or throw pity parties, so the story develops an uplifting storyline.

Cody is a marvelous character, who has his own burdens to bear where Nate is concerned. He owns an art gallery and with that expertise, as well as knowing Nate for so long, believes he can eventually return to creating his art. It's an uphill battle at times but Cody has such a positive outlook and patient disposition. The secondary characters are done well, including Suzanne (hmm, wonder where that name came from), Nate's therapist/trainer for the blind. I like having a strong, positive female representation in a MM book. There's also Dev and Blu, who have less predominant roles but still add needed elements. Unfortunately there's also homophobic parents creating heartbreak and trouble.

The story is also far less steamy than most of Susan's books. It detracts nothing from the story and I honestly didn't miss extra scenes. It did have lots of love and warmth with wonderfully developing friendships. I can recommend this for lovers of second chances and hurt/comfort.
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Louisa Mae
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing story of life, love and overcoming adversity
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2017
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This was a wonderful story, taking a challenging situation where someone loses their sight and feels like their world is crashing down around them, and making it into a totally heartwarming story.

We get to experience the highs and lows with Nate as he struggles to accept the fact his world has been plunged into darkness, and there is only the faintest of lights shining in the distance, his oldest friend, Cody.

The problem is after a wonderful weekend together in their teens, they both have tried so hard to hide away just how much they still feel for each other. Moving on their lives, neither wanting to admit to the other the feelings which run so deep they are almost afraid to admit them.

Nate struggles to come to terms with his new life, and soon finds that he is facing losing more than his sight as his narcissistic partner Jon, who cannot cope with the fact that he isn’t the beginning and end of Nates world.

As his life falls apart again, the one person who is there for him, throughout everything is Cody, but even before losing his sight, Nate couldn’t see what was right there before him. It takes this drastic change in his life for him to ‘see’ what was right before him.

The connection and love between these two is intense and palpable, it reaches out from the pages and pulls you right inside their world. Cody is the man you wish would turn up on a white charger, or maybe a surfboard, and sweep you off your feet. The moment I realised he had feelings for Nate, which was pretty early on, I was rooting for him. I wanted to pull out my pompoms and cheer him on to get his man.

For Nate not to totally lose who he is in a bout of deprecating self pity was amazing. It would’ve been the easy route to take, but knowing the author, I knew she wouldn’t take the easy route. What this brought us was a wonderfully dynamic character.

As always, the way their world is described you feel like you are there with them, experiencing their lives and living it with them.

With all Susan’s books I form emotional attachments to the characters, they are more than just me on a page, they feel like real people, and that’s a testament to the skills of the author.

Honestly, this book was everything I wanted to read, it had wonderful men, a great storyline which engaged me from the start and let’s not forget the hot sexing. Nothing was overdone, it was all perfectly balanced. It would’ve been easy to go for the obvious clichés with a story centered around a blind main character, but the subject matter, for me, was handled brilliantly.

I am being greedy here, but I would love to hear more from Nate and Cody, to get a glimpse into the future with them. If it happens, I’ll be there, if not, then I was honoured to have followed them this far on their journey.
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dolsem
4.0 out of 5 stars To be seen
Reviewed in the United States on 14 March 2020
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This was an interesting story. It was a story about real friendship, loyalty, love and truly seeing someone for who they are. It was also about acceptance. The author did a great job writing the story so that it felt as if you knew the characters! Nicely done!!
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P3
4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book
Reviewed in Canada on 4 February 2020
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I stumbled across this book and I’m glad I did. This book was a really easy read as it was well written and well paced. I recommend this book.
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