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Promises Made
His Secret - Her Baby. When busy accountant Vicky Harmon discovers she's pregnant, she couldn't be more shocked. She hasn't been within hand-shaking distance of anyone but a client in months. Except for that one night she can't remember very well. The only possible father of her baby is lawyer Ryan Kilpatrick. But how could he make love to her and never mention the fact? Vicky knows something, somewhere is terribly wrong.
Ryan Kilpatrick knows he's found the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Vicky is smart, gorgeous and loyal. She's also the victim of a crime. He wants to protect her, but at what cost?
Ryan Kilpatrick knows he's found the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Vicky is smart, gorgeous and loyal. She's also the victim of a crime. He wants to protect her, but at what cost?
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2013
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Nancy Warren
367 books1,903 followersNancy Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 100 novels.
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March 29, 2013
Promises Made is a story about Vicky and Ryan, who have been dating for awhile but have decided to wait before taking their relationship to the next step. Finally they both agree that it's time. The night arrives and then Ryan leaves on a business trip for a few weeks. He comes home and Vicky discovers she's pregnant. Unfortunately she has no recollection of what happened that night and is pretty annoyed with Ryan because he hasn't mentioned anything about what happened that night - she has no idea that Ryan's brother, Drake, had doctored her drink with a roofie and that he was the one that drove her home that night.
Ryan is surprised, to say the least, when Vicky tells him that she's pregnant and when he remembers who had driven Vicky home, it didn't take him long to realize who is the father of the baby. But how does he tell his girlfriend that it is his brother who slept with her and not him?
Despite all the stress that Ryan and Vicky are under, they decide to get married because of the pregnancy but it's more of a marriage under duress than a marriage where a happily ever after is inevitable. As a reader, I had to wonder if their relationship would be able to progress to the next level in spite all the angst between them or if their feelings for each other had changed enough that it was going to be an unhappy union, and what was going to happen when the truth finally came out. Because you know the truth ALWAYS comes out in the end.
I thought the book was good - it was well written and while it was a short story, the author did well with the development of the characters that it made me want to see what was going to happen next. I was a bit disappointed that Drake did not face more consequences from his actions and it surprised me that Vicky was able to reconcile her feelings towards him and the baby as quickly as she did, but it's fiction and sometimes surprising things happen.
I received a copy of the book in exchange for a fair review. While I don't think that Promises Made is a story that I'll re-read in the future, I'm looking forward to trying another book by Nancy Warren in the future
Ryan is surprised, to say the least, when Vicky tells him that she's pregnant and when he remembers who had driven Vicky home, it didn't take him long to realize who is the father of the baby. But how does he tell his girlfriend that it is his brother who slept with her and not him?
Despite all the stress that Ryan and Vicky are under, they decide to get married because of the pregnancy but it's more of a marriage under duress than a marriage where a happily ever after is inevitable. As a reader, I had to wonder if their relationship would be able to progress to the next level in spite all the angst between them or if their feelings for each other had changed enough that it was going to be an unhappy union, and what was going to happen when the truth finally came out. Because you know the truth ALWAYS comes out in the end.
I thought the book was good - it was well written and while it was a short story, the author did well with the development of the characters that it made me want to see what was going to happen next. I was a bit disappointed that Drake did not face more consequences from his actions and it surprised me that Vicky was able to reconcile her feelings towards him and the baby as quickly as she did, but it's fiction and sometimes surprising things happen.
I received a copy of the book in exchange for a fair review. While I don't think that Promises Made is a story that I'll re-read in the future, I'm looking forward to trying another book by Nancy Warren in the future
June 9, 2013
I really wanted to like this book, and while I did enjoy a great bit of the book, I just cannot seem to get around the ending. I think the story is a good one, what Vicky and Ryan go through is realistic; I just don't believe that two educated adults faced with what happened would continue like they did.
**spoilers** When Vicky gave Ryan the bowtie, and later realized the difference in the colors, and what it meant, it was believable the realization would come like that. After the way she was raised, it was logical that she would be willing to marry someone so her baby would not be illegitimate. With her feelings for Ryan, it is even believable that he would be the man she would marry. What wasn't believable is the way Dixie, Ryan and Drake kept it all from Vicky, and then accepted Drake being punished for something else. When Ryan goes through his emotions after Drake is sentenced, I thought there was going to be an ending that fit real life, but instead all he seemed to find at the end was that he felt bad for lying. He was relieved that Drake was going to be in rehab so he couldn't cause trouble, and Vicky would be "safe" for 3 months. It is true not everyone pursues justice, especially for rape, but the reasons for not doing so in this book just are not realistic to me.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to review.
**spoilers** When Vicky gave Ryan the bowtie, and later realized the difference in the colors, and what it meant, it was believable the realization would come like that. After the way she was raised, it was logical that she would be willing to marry someone so her baby would not be illegitimate. With her feelings for Ryan, it is even believable that he would be the man she would marry. What wasn't believable is the way Dixie, Ryan and Drake kept it all from Vicky, and then accepted Drake being punished for something else. When Ryan goes through his emotions after Drake is sentenced, I thought there was going to be an ending that fit real life, but instead all he seemed to find at the end was that he felt bad for lying. He was relieved that Drake was going to be in rehab so he couldn't cause trouble, and Vicky would be "safe" for 3 months. It is true not everyone pursues justice, especially for rape, but the reasons for not doing so in this book just are not realistic to me.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to review.
March 15, 2013
I received a complimentary copy of Promises Made in exchange for a review.
What's wrong with this book is the same thing that is wrong with the dime-store romance genre, the lack of realism. These gorgeous, rich men buy their women houses on a whim and there's always somebody willing to be at their beck and call, whether a friend's wife or a kindly neighbor who remembers him as a sweet child. It's almost as though their money buys away whatever terrible things that happened when they were children (alcoholic father, sick mother, etc), and the woman they fall for heals them the rest of the way, because everybody knows nothing heals like the love of a good woman. In all, it's quite formulaic. But the biggest problem in this is the central conflict between the two brothers in the story. I mean, IT'S HUGE. I actually liked the way the author was writing it for most of the story, because it was the giant elephant in the room the main character didn't even know was there. But then, she knew and five pages later everything was ok. Certain plot devices are too big to be resolved handily like that, and I felt like this was one of them.
What's wrong with this book is the same thing that is wrong with the dime-store romance genre, the lack of realism. These gorgeous, rich men buy their women houses on a whim and there's always somebody willing to be at their beck and call, whether a friend's wife or a kindly neighbor who remembers him as a sweet child. It's almost as though their money buys away whatever terrible things that happened when they were children (alcoholic father, sick mother, etc), and the woman they fall for heals them the rest of the way, because everybody knows nothing heals like the love of a good woman. In all, it's quite formulaic. But the biggest problem in this is the central conflict between the two brothers in the story. I mean, IT'S HUGE. I actually liked the way the author was writing it for most of the story, because it was the giant elephant in the room the main character didn't even know was there. But then, she knew and five pages later everything was ok. Certain plot devices are too big to be resolved handily like that, and I felt like this was one of them.
May 28, 2013
I'm a really easy going kind of person. I've read books where people are victimized and even though it seems to bother some people it's part of the story and lets face it, things like this could happen to anyone.
However, I couldn't believe what I was reading when immediately Ryan didn't tell Vicky what happened. This poor woman. Hasn't she gone through enough? Love can make you overlook a lot of things but something like this is just a love killer.
Still, I read on and it didn't really get much better. It just sort of works its way out to an abrupt end. I couldn't get behind this story. I'm not even sure what a good excuse would be? Love makes you do crazy things? Nah, not in the real world.
However, I couldn't believe what I was reading when immediately Ryan didn't tell Vicky what happened. This poor woman. Hasn't she gone through enough? Love can make you overlook a lot of things but something like this is just a love killer.
Still, I read on and it didn't really get much better. It just sort of works its way out to an abrupt end. I couldn't get behind this story. I'm not even sure what a good excuse would be? Love makes you do crazy things? Nah, not in the real world.
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