This is like diving into a warm pool, welcoming and all consuming in its comforting perfection. It feels like a throwback to Kristen Ashley's earlier books. Long, sweeping, and enthralling. Gah! I know I'm gushing, but I just can't help myself. The all-consuming alpha male is KA's masterpiece. She knows how to write it and she never fails to up her game with the men she creates. Mickey has been added to my short list of book boyfriends for sure. 
 Soaring is all about a woman that took a ride on the crazy train and is working her way back into redemption. It was a refreshing to read a book where the heroine is flawed. Amelia Hathaway was broken by a man and decided that being petty, bitter, and using any opportunity to lash out was the way to go. Even at the expense of her kids. She has moved to this small town of Magdalene to try and restore her relationship with her kids and get herself together. Taking a good hard look in the mirror is a difficult thing to do, and taking ownership for bad decisions can be even harder. Amelia will take her hits and learn to be better. 
 Mickey Donovan is a single dad who makes sure his kids always come first. He is the kind of guy that will have you swooning. He's a door opening, chivalrous, sexy, swaggering, hard working, straight-talking piece of alpha male goodness! (Is it hot in here?) 
 From friends, to avoidance, to kinda-sorta enemies, to 'OMG need you now!' is the best way to describe these two. I loved every moment Amelia and Mickey were together. 
 Ultimately, for me, this was Amelia's story. I was tearing up over and over again with her. The feelings of being alone, undeserving and of embarrassment is heartbreaking. There is just something so moving about watching a person's emotional growth and self discovery. The poignancy of Amelia's need to create her own space is beautiful and powerful. 
 A Soaring 5 star read for the second installment in the Magdalene series. 
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