melodramatic, definitely not the best developed romance, but ultimately fun. i like some good rich people drama and a Black southern family made it all the sweeter. i'd recommend this to anyone looking for a a forbidden romance and lots of emphasis on family. brother with political aspirations, sist ...more
. I'm gonna add a star, cause in retrospect... this story stuck with me and I'd def revisit it. so 3.5 rounded up. ############################# This one is a bit of a soap opera. The MCs are the main romance, but they share the stage with romances past and future. I liked the writing though and would re ...more
I enjoyed this dramatic story that felt almost more like a family drama than a straight up romance. I honestly liked that a lot. The family is very complex with the heroine's father being very wealthy and owner in a big tobacco company. Appearances matter very much to him and he has political aspira ...more
Given that I was a little nervous about the premise, I did not expect to like this as much as I did! Forbidden Promises is a juicy and dramatic contemporary romance following an elite Black family in the American South, and a woman who has always had a thing for her sister's ex-husband and is reconn ...more
Forbidden Promises is a second chance romance with an edge of forbidden romance.
India has returned home for a visit when she's slapped in the face by seeing someone she used to crush on. That someone is her sister's ex-husband, Travis. But before he married her sister -out of obligation- India & Tr ...more
Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams is book one in her Jackson Falls series.
India Robidoux’s short visit with her family is turning into a longer stay because of her brother’s political campaign and her father’s manipulations. She is forced into closer contact with Travis, her sister’s ex-husba ...more
THIS WAS A LOT, MESSY AND FULL OF DRAMA BUT I ENJOYED IT! I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A HFN SINCE THIS SERIES SEEMS TO BE A SAGA. WILL BE BACK LATER WITH MORE DETAILED REVIEW. ...more