The Promise (The 'Burg Series)

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Amanda Bruton

Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Since his brother's death, Benny Bianchi has been nursing his grudge against the woman he thinks led to his brother's downfall. He does this to bury the feelings he has for Francesca Concetti, his brother's girl. But when Frankie takes a bullet while on the run with Benny's cousin's woman, Benny has to face those feelings. The problem is Frankie has decided she's paid her penance. Penance she didn't deserve to pay. She's done with Benny and the Bianchi family. She's starting a new life away from Chicago and her heartbreaking history.

Benny has decided differently. But Frankie has more demons she's battling. Demons Benny wants to help her face. But life has landed so many hard knocks on Frankie, she's terrified of believing in the promise of Benny Bianchi and the good life he's offering. Frankie's new life leads her to the 'Burg, where Benny has ties, and she finds not only has she not succeeded in getting away - she doesn't want to.

©2014 Kristen Ashley (P)2015 Audible Inc.

I want MORE!!

This was awesome! I can understand how some people may not like Frankie because she tends to run before facing whats bugging her. But can you really blame her esp with how her own mother and father were. I don't know if I would have been as forgiving to Benny's family so fast I mean she was giving them the silent treatment for a reason in the hospital but then I can see her deciding thats its not worth the grudge. I was mad at Benny for letting her run like he did, I thought he was so determined to have her. Why did he wait? Drama but glad it didn't last long. For a long distance relationship I think they did a bang up job there really wasn't much drama there and I thought there would have been. I was checking out the Goodreads rating and I am really surprised at the 2 and 3 stars maybe you have to experience this book audio book style to truly appreciate it. Either way I was not disappointed in the least. I think Frankie grew as a character and was open and honest when she could be. And I think Benny brought that out in her and had her back when she needed it. So all in all I gave is 5 star's all the way through. Enjoy Everyone!

Delicious Story... ♡ Loved this book!

Delicious story... ♡ I loved this book and would definitely recommend this wonderful book series!

Everyone needs a Benny in their life!!

Loved the performance
Love this whole series
Loved Benny! We should all be so lucky to find a man like that.

Loving this series

As an Indiana girl I’m loving this series and completely wrapped up in the characters and their lives. Only issue from this book is hearing Cals voice, after the latest book, he went from manly to an irritating sissy voice and was extremely hard to take. Otherwise, excited for next book!

The Burg 's Series

The Promise was a very good book! I've the whole series they are all great books very well written. It will keep you wanting more. Now I'm sad because I've come to the end of series and I'm still wanting more.
You most listen to it or read you want be disappointed!!

REALLY WISH THIS WRITER WOULD UNDERSTAND CHARACTERS BETTER

This is an okay to good writer, worth reading. She does a good job with her characters, however her characters are millennials, Gen Y's and some Gen X's. However, her pop culture allusions do not make sense and are more suitable to Baby Boomers or the generation before that (I don't know the name of that generation). To the reader who's not over 60 years old it's a real disconnect. For example she used something called tango and Cash, which I had to look up. And that was not the first time not only in this book but pretty much every other book of hers that I've read. Anyway, just a note to the writer and her editor.

Cute story with romance but not the usual drama.

Definitely not one of Kristen Ashley's better books. Cute story but was surprised there wasn't the drama like most of Kristen Ashley audio books. Had a lull halfway through so was hard to stay interested but then picked up after that.

Another Great

Loved it. Finished at we hours in the morning.
Family is important is my favorite thing taken away from this story. But, this book should have came after The Promise.

Christine creates great characters

I really enjoy K. Ashley‘s books. I think I have nearly every single last one of them. I appreciate the way that you make a character, with such personable traits that you fall in love with them, even as their romantic interests does. Keep writing great books, with great characters. One day I want to interview you .

Rip-roaring adrenaline ride.

Just one of many aspects I love about K.A. stories is how she cleverly & expertly interweaves the stories in a series, some even into other series. It's like catching up with an old friend to hear some familiar characters making an appearance. This story of Benny & Franky is not lacking at all! It has it all! Powerful badass male characters, joining empowered confident arguably more badass female characters. The fights, adventure, danger, eventual falling. It's just everything.