Promised

Proper Romance Regency, Book 1

De: Leah Garriott

Narrado por: Justine Eyre

Margaret Brinton keeps her promises, and the one she is most determined to keep is the promise to protect her heart.

Warwishire, England, 1810

Fooled by love once before, Margaret vows never to be played the fool again. To keep her vow, she attends a notorious matchmaking party intent on securing the perfect marital match: a union of convenience to someone who could never affect her heart. She discovers a man who exceeds all her hopes in the handsome and obliging rake, Mr. Northam.

There’s only one problem: his meddling cousin, Lord Williams, won’t leave Margaret alone. Condescending and high-handed, Lord Williams lectures and insults her. When she refuses to give heed to his counsel, he single-handedly ruins Margaret’s chances for making a good match - to his cousin or anyone else. With no reason to remain at the party, Margaret returns home to discover her father has promised her hand in marriage - to Lord Williams.

Under no conditions will Margaret consent to marrying such an odious man. Yet as Lord Williams inserts himself into her everyday life, interrupting her family games and following her on morning walks, winning the good opinion of her siblings and proving himself intelligent and even kind, Margaret is forced to realize that Lord Williams is exactly the man she’d hoped to marry before she’d learned how much love hurt. When paths diverge and her time with Lord Williams ends, Margaret is faced with her ultimate choice: keep the promises that protect her or break free of them for one more chance at love. Either way, she fears her heart will lose.

©2020 Leah Garriott (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

I loved this book!

Margaret Brinton will not open her heart to be hurt again. She will marry someone for whom she does not care. That is the only way she will keep her heart safe from the pain of love.

Promises is an Austenesque, sigh-worthy love story with a dashing hero. Garriott flawlessly pens Margaret Brinton in first person POV, exposing her inner turmoil over her past hurt and present predicament. She over analyzes to a fault, but she must talk herself out of the feelings she must deny.

I also enjoyed the audiobook. Justine Eyre is one of my favorite narrators. She never disappoints. Her portrayal of these characters proves to capture the story and bring it to life.

This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language.

loved this story!

this book made me laugh and cry. I enjoyed every minute. the narrator was wonderful as well. highly recommend if you like sweet, clean romances.

Loved it!

it was a very good read and was very fun to listen to. I loved it!

Terrific story!!

I couldn’t stop listening! Great story with many surprises. Write more,more,more, more please!!

Good story.

Love this narrator and I got the book because of her and glad I did.