Grand Lies

Promise Duet, Book 1

De: JC Hawke

Narrado por: Alyssa Avery, Liam Price

They say love makes the world go around. Mason Lowell set mine spinning.

One night. Three kisses. And the promise of more when morning came.

While the city of London slept, he made good on our promise. Only to cut me with his words as the sun broke.

I ran from him—I always ran. But Mason Lowell was different, and he wouldn't let me go without a fight, finding my flaws and embedding himself into them.

My push was strong. I spent my whole life perfecting it. But his pull was unashamedly stronger, and the rope he bound around my heart was his to pull at will.

Love was shared—so much love. Promises were made—he broke every one. And then just when I think we are playing in the same key . . . the music stops.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 JC Hawke (P)2023 Tantor

The Cliffhanger Ugh!!!!

Love the story line. It had me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. It well worth the credit and I must know what will happen next!!!

Really steamy and good

Love Nina and Mace together and their backstories. It does seem a little long, but it keeps you guessing and reading. Also, loved the secondary characters!

Tantalizing and Steamy... Can't put down.

I absolutely love listening to Alyssa Avery and Liam Price. They make an amazing duo. The duet book set is easy to get lost in. Steamy, dreamy, Loving and amazing. This is a must read!

Grandly dissapointing

I read both books & finished them to be sure of my review. I now need to scrape the scum of the MMC off my skin.

The narrative & story structure was amazing & the FMC was a great character who was worth all the gold in the world albeit a bit of pushover for tolerating him and his bu!!5h!t …..

BUT the MMC was possibly the most unredeemable detestable person I have ever read in a novel. He is simply destructive in the worst way so much so that he disgusts me.

The most disappointing part of the novel is the narrative makes excuses for his repeated appalling behavior in the name of supposed anger or plot development. It makes a mockery of a great character development.

Mild Spoiler - With 3 hours remaining in book 2 the narrative turns again & the FMC seems to ignore his a75holery & decides that it's all been her fault for walking away from his repeated bad behavior. The narrative completely ignores that his continued lies, duplicity and manipulation that got her there.

I don’t really care about the sub-plots when the main body is so clearly a wasteland of narcissistic MMC. It made my gut twist.

The MMCs repeated bad behaviors and manipulations are whitewashed - he is a complete uncaring piece of c#@p. His uncaring behavior is disgraceful - he’s an a5@*hole that deserves that special corner in hell.

I cannot reiterate the disappointment in tolerating his deceitful, selfish, self-centered, manipulative behaviors that are repeated & the narrative is making excuses. MMC has no conscience and ZERO self-awareness.

The MMC lacks impulse control, is deceitful & gets off on causing repeated hurt. There are even instances of MMCs DV behaviors (jealousy is not an excuse). This MMC uses the most destructive words to hurt & it’s worse because his friends & her friends excuse him. It's all in the name of him trying to feel better about himself. FTS. Let him burn in hell. He is never held to account for himself.

I have rarely wanted an FMC to find a better option & head off into a HEA. It just papers over the ugly & unforgivable.

The sad thing is I liked the underlying premise and the book was really well written.