Far from Destined

Promise Me, Book 3

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Jason Clarke

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with a broken heart and the shattered soul that can heal them both.

Macon Brady remembers every moment he lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest, his life bleeding out with each pulse. Yet his nightmares aren’t the only thing keeping him up at night.

Dakota Bristol left her ex with nothing but the clothes on her back and her child in her arms. She’s been hurt before and wants nothing to do with the shadows in Macon’s eyes. The problem? Her son loves him, and the more time she spends with the man, the more she’s afraid she’ll come to love him just as much.

Danger always comes back to haunt those who run. It was a lesson Dakota learned before. Now, it might be the man she refuses to fall for who makes the greatest sacrifice of all.

©2020 Carrie Ann Ryan (P)2020 Carrie Ann Ryan

A great romantic suspense!

This one is my favorite of the series, I loved Dakota and Macon. Dakota is a single mom to Joshua, who ran away from an abusive ex and Macon has been messed up from what happened in book one of the series. They both start off wanting to have nothing to do with each other but Joshua takes a liking to Macon. I love how the group comes together to offer Dakota when her past comes back for her and how Macon will do anything to protect Dakota and Joshua. Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder were great at bringing to life these characters. This is another page turning suspense from Carrie and I enjoyed ever moment.

Amazing read

Omg what can I say this story tore me apart and spit me back together. Dakota and Macon Holy smokes talk about i didn't want it to end. The way this story unfolded it was really really well done. Carrie Ann Ryan just wrecked me hard-core with this one. I love it so much.
Narrators: Both Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder made this story sound absolutely amazing to listen too. I love both their voices. They absolutely killed it with narration and I recommend to either pick up the book or audio and give it a listen or read because it's one of my favorites of 2020.

Macon and Dakota

I've been looking forward to Macon's story if you've read or listened to the earlier books you will already know that he feels drawn to Dakota and already has a strong bond with her son Joshua. In this book, he gets his chance to finally get close to her but will he break through her walls?

This is the third instalment in the Promise Me series, part of the Montgomery Ink universe. Dakota's one of four single friends who have made a pact to set each other up on blind dates, All of them has difficult pasts which only make you more hopeful that they will in fact find their HEA and this time it's her turn to be fixed up.

Macon's having a hard time mentally recovering from being shot when he tried to save Hazel from her crazy ex-husband (Forever Only Once). He has nightmares remembering every moment from that terrible time, laying on the ground, a bullet in his chest, bleeding out expecting to die. His way of coping is to box but he knows he can't keep doing it because one day he'll get hurt or hurt someone else.

Dakota's story is one of pulling herself up from nothing, she had terrible parents and an ex who abused her. He ended up in prison and she was left with only the clothes on her back and the child she was carrying. She’s determined to never need a man again and is fighting to keep Macon at a distance. But how can she do that when her son loves him? Plus the more time she spends with him the more she finds herself falling in love with him too.

But when danger threatens her and Joshua it's Macon, the man she keeps telling herself she doesn't love, who's prepared to go to any lengths to keep the two people he loves safe. This story is an emotional one as both Macon and Dakota fight their own demons while trying to put on a brave front for Joshua. My heart was breaking especially when Macon opened up to Dakota and she didn't back away. I loved how their bond grew, how Joshua became the glue who helped hold all the pieces together! I loved how Mama Cat and her four babies were woven into the tale, you just knew they had a home!

The narration of this book by Emma Wilder and Jason Clarke is perfection personified, they bring every character and every emotion to life beautifully.

I was given this book as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review.

Romance and character depth series...

Another one from Carrie that just keep me wanting to read/listen. I enjoyed getting to know these brothers and what makes them tick and the women who brings them joy. while the books stand alone, this one intertwined a tragedy that happened in book 1 of the series

Macon and Dakota

A heartwarming story of friendship that was emotionally intense and beautifully sweet. Macon and Dakota are captivating together. They may have bumped heads at first but the more they spend time with each other they discover that they are each others safe harbor. Lets not forget about Dakota's son Joshua who is the catalyst to these two becoming closer, he was simply adorable. I absolutely loved this story.