In To Me You See

Our Erotic Supernatural Adventure

Non-Fiction - Self Help
Kindle Edition
Reviewed on 06/07/2026
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Reviewed by Mansoor Ahmed for Readers' Favorite

In To Me You See by Leo and Debbie Hamblin is a bold, unconventional memoir about two people who found each other as teenagers in 1979 in Monett, Missouri, lost each other to life, religion, marriages, and distance, and then found each other again nearly three decades later. Leo first spotted Debbie on a softball field and knew immediately she was his. They fell in love young, but he left for a religious mission in Japan, and their paths diverged for years. Both married other people, raised families, and carried the other quietly in their hearts until a yellow sticky note with a phone number changed everything in 2007. What followed was an affair, two painful divorces, a decade of estrangement from their children, and eventually a life built together on absolute honesty and deep connection. The "Debbie Nugget" sections, her voice responding to Leo's narrative throughout, give the book a genuine dual heartbeat.

Leo and Debbie Hamblin write with a raw, unfiltered directness that is immediately disarming. Their love story is genuinely gripping, and the dual-voice structure gives the pace a natural rhythm, each voice catching the other mid-thought. I found Leo's account of waking in cold sweats during the years of family estrangement deeply honest, as is Debbie's admission that she barely knew how to feel anything out loud until Leo forced the door open. The individuals here are flawed, self-aware, and completely real. The theme of intimacy as something earned rather than assumed runs through every chapter with conviction. If you have ever wondered what it costs two people to truly choose each other, In To Me You See will answer that question honestly.

Ruffina Oserio

In To Me You See: Our Erotic Supernatural Adventure by Leo and Debbie Hamblin is part memoir, part philosophical manifesto that recounts the story of the authors’ reunion twenty-two years after separating from each other, and the erotic awakening that happened after reconnecting with each other. Their high school romance is interrupted by Mormon religious missions and marriages. The story follows their disruptive affair, which dismantles two families and explores the reconstruction of one that becomes authentic. The couple chronicles their journey with honesty while exploring their masculine and feminine intelligence and reclaiming their sexuality as something to celebrate and not look upon as sinful.

Leo and Debbie Hamblin have put into words the experiences of millions of people who are constrained by religious beliefs. I loved the clever manner in which the authors challenge the conventional notions of love. They replace nebulous romance with something concrete, arguing that true connection demands the synchronization of the Feminine and Masculine Intelligence, becoming more exciting and nourishing when practiced as mutual rather than compromise. In To Me You See: Our Erotic Supernatural Adventure dismantles the concepts of guilt, judgment, and jealousy and advocates for creating spaces for authenticity, where lovers become themselves and even become selfish. This book will teach readers how to make themselves seen, dismiss the moral frameworks they have inherited, and embrace desire as the door to spiritual union.

Jamie Michele

Leo and Debbie Hamblin’s In To Me You See: Our Erotic Supernatural Adventure begins in 1978, when Leo’s Mormon family leaves Arizona for Missouri because his father believes Jesus will return there. In Monett, Leo meets Debbie, a new girl from Arizona whose family has also relocated for religious reasons. Their teenage attachment forms under church rules that teach obedience and silence around physical desire. Leo leaves for a mission in Japan, Debbie continues school, and a missed meeting in an Arizona bank sends them into separate marriages. More than twenty years later, a note passed through an old friend brings them back into contact. Their reunion affects two families, costs Debbie her church standing, and forces both to account for the harm caused by secrecy. Their later life together becomes a daily test of honesty, chosen love, bodily acceptance, and repair.

Leo and Debbie Hamblin’s In To Me You See is a deeply honest account of finding one another, with plenty of lessons for readers too. The writing is easy to understand because private terms receive plain explanation through daily behavior. TWAT, Debbie’s phrase for Time, Words, Actions, Thoughts, turns relationship attention into a practical model, making the idea educational and interesting. The authors present sexuality through fresh spiritual language. Leo’s view of the female body as a portal of life reframes creative power through reverence. Debbie’s syncing with Leo makes sex a daily form of recognition, not a bedroom-only subject. This is a spiritual book because the body is treated as a vehicle for mortal experience. Leo’s Iron Gwazi comparison explains embodiment, while Masculine and Feminine Intelligence make intimacy part of cosmic design. Readers interested in erotic spirituality, long partnership, and body-based self-acceptance will appreciate this book. Its significance comes from presenting physical desire as a sacred force inside ordinary married life.