Promise Me You

By: Marina Adair

Narrated by: Renee Raudman

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

A heartening romance of friendship, second chances, and the healing power of love....

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?

©2018 Marina Adair (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Promise Me You

This is an emotional book, a second chance book between friends turned to lovers. Mackenzie has always loved Hunter who was the lead of the band and she was his song writing partner. When she suddenly disappeared after his engagement party he didn't know what to do. Now after a divorce he is floundering and lost when it comes to songs for the band. He found songs he likes but he will not use them because he wants to meet the songwriter. Turns out it is Mac and now she is blind and doesn't want him to know. Will they survive this and their friendship turn to more? This one was so good!

Love is blind, but rewarding

Really enjoyed this story of a woman with a scary disability who finds the balance between love and independence with the love of her life.

Promise Me You by Marina Adair

Promise Me You by Marina Adair

Contemporary romance of Nashville singer and the woman who writes award winning music for his band.

I liked that the hero finally looked at the heroine’s blindness from her perspective rather than what he wanted to do for her. It took a while, but he got there. Points for that. But that he didn’t understand why she left the band when he got married is just dense.
The audio version was done in a southern twang that I did not care for, although it fit the whole Country music in Nashville theme. The narrator did a good job with emotions.

3.5 Happily ever after.
I would have liked to hear the award winning music.

Nope.

The narrator does not match the main character at all in my opinion. I got through 11 minutes before I gave up. I'm sure the story is fine, so might just read it myself on my kindle.

DNF, narrator is awful

The narrator ruined this for me. I could not finish the book due to her voice and the way she pronounces words. I am really glad this was a free listen with Kindle Unlimited.

Just no for me!

DNF - 30%

2 Stars for me!

My rating range of this story... 1 - 2.5 Stars
If significant, why? Could not stand either character

Main Character Ratings...
H = 1/10
h = 3/10

Was cheating involved? Unknown
Any major triggers to be aware of?

Scenes with heat... Probably
What point does it start? Unknown
How much of the story? Unknown
Anything beyond M/F? Unknown
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... Unknown
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? Unknown

The back story... The story starts with the H getting married to another woman although it is obvious that both MCs have feelings for each other. The h takes off because of an impending medical issue.

The Romance... Unknown

The drama explosion... Unknown
Did it feel real or contrived?
Was it OTT?
Separation involved?
Was it resolved properly or rushed?

Final Notes... The H is a selfish piece of garbage. There is a scene in which he starts fighting with a close friend after seeing the h for the first time in 3 years. No talking... Just punching.... Really?

The h spends too much time in her Pity party.

HEA or HFN?