Review: Very sweet.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
This is the very sweet romance story of Frankie and Benny. I can see some folks thought the story "didn't go anywhere" or was "boring," but I thought it was a pleasant relief that there wasn't a crazy plot with all kinds of threats. In fact, more than half the book is just these two characters falling in love. We met Benny and Frankie in the At Peace book of the 'Burg series. Frankie went out of her way to save the life of a Violet, (the girlfriend of Joe Callahan who is the beloved cousin of Benny Bianchi.) Frankie pays for it with a bullet wound. At the end of At Peace, Benny rescues her.The Promise picks up where At Peace left off with Benny bringing Frankie home and taking care of her while she recuperates. Now the entire Bianchi family needs to make up to Frankie for their horrible treatment of her after the death of Benny's brother. I liked how this played out and how her character was redeemed by their love and affection.I was a little thrown by Benny letting her get away and happy when they got back together, even with the long distance romance.  Overall, I liked the slower pace of the book and Benny's efforts to win over Frankie. He is as she says, the perfect man, loving, thoughtful, protective, funny, and of course a gorgeous, alpha male.  Once, they finally consummate the relationship, the sex is way hot too.I think people will find this book fun and entertaining because KA brings back Joe and Violent, who are such a great couple. Benny is Joe's best man at their wedding and we get that entire romantic scene.  The last third of the book there is a murder mystery and a threat to Frankie at her job as a sales head at a pharmaceutical company. It's a little contrived and almost an after thought, but KA always has to have some sort of murder-kdnapping threat. The fun part is that she brings in Nightingale Investigations and yay! Lucas Stark from the Rock Chick series makes an appearance! Ha! That just made me laugh.If you're a KA fan like I am, it's like being a member of a cult. You have to know all the characters because at any time they could show up in another one of her books. Anyway, well done KA! I don't know how you keep churning out so many pleasurable reads, but you did it again!Warning: This book is a hazard to your diet. There's so much talk of delicious pizza and mouth-watering doughnuts that will find yourself ordering delivery or going out to get some doughnuts.