Date: 12/20/08 05:03 am Title: Author's Notes & Thank You's
Mel! Long time no see~ ♥ I disappeared off the face of the planet for a year when I moved to a new country for study abroad >< But I'm back now, discovered that you had written an ENTIRE new installment to Nick and Alyssa's story, and then proceeded to read the entire fic in about fourty-eight hours... right in the middle of finals (I'm so blaming you if I flunk out of college) :-*
Anyway, I'm sorry I didn't leave reviews as I read because now I can't recall every awesome scene that inspired a comment in my head. But I can say that A Little Taste of Sin was absolutely brilliant. I was filled with the most horrible dread (in a good, dramatic kind of way) to realize that cheating was the only way Nick and Lyssa could be together... I also laughed, burned with passion, cried SO hard.
You've grown so much since UMS and Nick and Alyssa have become much more rounded characters ♥ Can't wait to read the sequel... and this time I'll be here to read it chapter by chapter. =]
Author's Response:
I am SOOOO sorry that I'm only responding to your review now! The holidays have been a VERY busy time for me and I haven't gotten to be online very often lately. I am SOOO glad that you are back and that you are still interested in reading my stuff. Thank you so much! That is right... You pretty much completely missed out on this story, so to go back and read the entire thing in 48 hours is crazy! Haha I hope that you did all right on your finals. I'm sorry if I made you do poorly lol.
I totally would not expect you to leave one review per chapter when you had so much to catch up on! You're right, A LOT went down in this one. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it yet. I am VERY proud of all the emotional stuff I was able to bring to this story and I really do feel that I've come so far from UMS as a writer. I am very glad that you can see the progression in my writing.
Your new one looks interesting so I will def check it out as soon as I can. Can we expect anymore On Nightingale Hill?
Date: 11/24/08 09:49 am Title: Chapter 57 - Getting To Know Me More
No, thank YOU for the story. And no prob, there were a lot of reviews, so pretty much to answer to each of it ;) Haha yes, that would be a nice job to do!!!
Well... I'm still excited to the sequel. Weird without having some new stuff of you to read :(
Date: 11/22/08 12:54 am Title: Author's Notes & Thank You's
THANK YOU for the story. and.. i LOVE your writing style. not many stories get me so into it like this story did. i almost had to think about it the whole time (i dreamt about some things three times this week i spent with reading it). and it made me laugh and made me cry.
and as i already told you, i hope that you really start the sequel soon.
much love, alex
Date: 11/22/08 12:43 am Title: Chapter 57 - Getting To Know Me More
okay... here we go... i finished the story. so that means, that this is going to be the last review.
first of all... let me tell you that this story is really one of the best i ever read. i loved it from the beginning till the end, even with all ups and downs in there. i could not stop reading it and... i can tell you that i really hope that you'll get the sequel start soon cause i really have no idea what to do in the meantime. i need something to read haha. and i really want to read what is going to happen to alyssa and nick in the future now that they finally get together. i hope you let them marry and get a baby. i really hope.
well and i love the final chapter. her idea about the deja vu of the first night they spent there... then how she first show it to him and what she told him. i could feel how important that was for nick after all. i'm soooooo happy for them.
okay... all i can say... wanna read MORE and i love you for that story!!!
much love, alex
p.s. i recommented the story again to a friend haha :)
Author's Response: Thank you SOOOOO much for reading Alex! Your reviews were awesome and to take the time out and review EVERY single chapter is amazing! Also thank you for spreading the word about this story. Haha... I feel like I should hire you as my publicist. I'm sorry that I couldn't respond to each review individually. I would like to try to start the sequel soon. It's been an insane week though for me unfortunately :( I'm off this weekend though!
Date: 11/21/08 11:54 pm Title: Chapter 56 - Blindsided
YES she was blind... she had him right before her eyes... the man she always wanted to have. and yeah, probably most of the other guys would not have wait for so long.
finally she get to realize that and what else can i say than... now i can't wait to read which way she chose to show him that she is ready finally.
Date: 11/21/08 11:26 pm Title: Chapter 55 - A Change Would Do You Good
whow, i'm kinda "proud" of alyssa that she finally told everything to julia. and julia is so right, that is something special, that not many people find.
i loved it when nick told her that he's gonna wait as long as it takes for her!!!
and so good that finally she remeber who it really happened. yes, shayla made it even worse when she was lying about what she did. and the most important thing is that finally alyssa is not blaming herself anylonger!
Date: 11/21/08 10:29 pm Title: Chapter 54 - Bringing Sexy Back
haha crazy idea that tricia and teri had but it seems to be a good one cause it makes alyssa starting feeling sexy again.
and good to see that she is opening more and more now in her therapy.
Date: 11/21/08 09:48 pm Title: Chapter 53 - One Step at a Time
it really seems that alyssa is on the right track and that it only works step by step. it is hard maybe but nick has to be a little patient.
oh and i like the idea of nick at the valetine's day. was cute.
Date: 11/21/08 08:35 pm Title: Chapter 52 -Wake Me Up When It's Over
glad to see that it seems like nick reached a major breakthrough to her. she really can't go through this alone and all her friends are willing to help her. she can't go on pushing them all away. it probably won't be okay in just one day but now she has to start taking care of herself and take the help that they all offer to her.
Date: 11/21/08 03:42 pm Title: Chapter 51 - The Truth About Lies
Whow... finally the truth is out. Well, I knew that sean is gonna freak out but that was rough how he made her feel.
the way the talk between alyssa and nick was sad :( but nick is kinda right. she is not the only one who lost the baby and she is not thinking about his feeling.
and actually, at this time she could need him to be around her. specially cause it will take some time till she is back to normal.
Date: 11/21/08 02:34 pm Title: Chapter 50 -Sick As My Secrets
Okay, i can understand at least a bit what alyssa was trying to say... but it is not the best thing to do to feel guilty about what had happen or to find somebody who is guilty for.
glad to hear that she is sick of lying now. and now on one hand i can understand that nick was a little disappointed that she doesn't want to be with him right now but on the other hand it really is not the best time maybe.
okay and finally nick told shayla that it is over and i'm warning him... don't crawl back to her!!!
Date: 11/21/08 01:42 pm Title: Chapter 49 - The Hardest Thing
that is one of the sadest things i ever get to read. it is probably the worst thing that could happen to them :(
it was so sad to read that nick could not even cry about it but the moment he told alyssa and he heard her crying was the moment that i all came out :(
i can understand that alyssa is totally shocked right now after the news.
well, i really hope that nick gets the possibilty to be at her side. and not sean. i was hoping that it was nick to be with her when she woke up instead of sean.
oh and i forgot... shayla is so coward. but probably alyssa will remember what really happenend when the shock is over.
Date: 11/21/08 01:03 pm Title: Chapter 48 - The Waiting Game
omg omg omg...
first... i like how you describe the different feeling of nick, sean and shalya when they were waiting at the hospital. i can see that it was so hard for nick that he can't even show his real feeling cause they all don't know that he is the father.
than... the nightmare... and finally the whole story about katie. i can even unterstand his fears now better.
the talk with kevin was really good and i guess the way he reacted helped nick a lot.
and now... the baby didn't make it??? i guess... omg that is soooooo sad at all.
Date: 11/21/08 12:25 am Title: Chapter 47 - Your Love is a Lie
OMG OMG OMG... this was the most exciting chapter of all. well, first it was really good that nick and alyssa geht to talk and that he in the end understands a little why she was acting like that.
i knew that sean will find out and i knew that it will be rough when he get to the party. it was so great to see how nick was defending alyssa and i could unterstand what he was into when the both men start to fight.
and yes... shayla... she is a bitch in my eyes. okay, it wasn't her detention to push her down the stairs. she lost control. but she could have think a little bit that alyssa is pregnant. and well... that was the end of both of their marriages, that is a fact now.
well, i have to go on with the reading tomorrow (i probably get till the end tomorrow) but i so can't wait to read more. and well... that was the end of both of their marriages, that is a fact now.
Date: 11/20/08 11:36 pm Title: Chapter 46 - Hot and Cold
i totally understand nick's reaction. okay his words were hard and most of them came from the point that he was angry and hurt but i can understand him.
and who is sean to forbid her to go to that party? i think she should go. it is really important to get a chance for her to see nick and talk to him.
