Mackenzie Hart has made a career out of writing about eternal love, so when she finds her perfect match in Hunter Kane, she decides to put it all on the line. Irresistibly charming and drenched in alpha-male swagger, Hunter isn't just the catch of the town - he's Mackenzie's best friend. Only someone beats her to the altar. After a fresh start and three years to recover, the last thing Mackenzie expects is for her old life to come knocking...
Recently divorced, musician Hunter Kane wants to reconnect with the woman he left behind. Admitting his biggest mistake comes first. What comes next is up to Mackenzie. He hopes she'll give him a second chance. He may have been the one to break her heart, but he knows he can also be the one to mend it.
As a tenuous friendship turns into something more, Hunter's life on the road beckons once again. Will love be enough to keep them together, or will their wildly different worlds be too much for them to overcome?
Not only did I enjoy the heck out of Promise Me You, but Marina (with PMY) is also our RBC author for January. She's already been to the RBC once before. And it is truly the book club's pleasure to welcome her back. But what did I like about this book you ask? Lots of stuff:
1. (uh, oh, here he goes...) I had an emotional connection with these characters.
2. Marina always injects humor into her books. This one is no exception.
3. She's a very good writer. Here are a couple of examples:
"And that kind of magnetic confidence was rare. The industry term for it was X Factor.
Mackenzie called it swagger. And Hunter had enough swagger to convince Garth Brooks to sing back-up."
"He was confident...that skipping straight to the chemistry would be like pulling the pin on a grenade: A few seconds of excitement before everything blew to hell."
4. I enjoyed that it was based in Nashville. Local authors more often than not write about local spots.
5. This is a bit of a spoiler alert, so I will state this gently. Mackenzie has a physical condition that you don't often see in a romance novel. I applaud Marina for this plot point. I thought it ramped up the story line considerably.
People, we all know that a romance novel is, in all likelihood, going to end up with a match. I'm not giving the ending away. But, c'mon. If that's your complaint, GET OVER IT! Because we also know that just about every mystery novel has a mystery-solving ending. And just about every legal drama ends up with the accused protagonist being found innocent. You get my point. Bottom line? Promise Me You is a very good read. And if you want to see Marina in person, come to Recycle Bookstore on Wednesday night, January 23, at 7:00. I guarantee you will enjoy your evening.
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