Review: Watch out: hot alpha brothers ahead!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2012
A nice beginning to a sexy series about brothers, Sam's Promise is about Sam Jennings, the oldest of the hunky Jennings boys, and Julie, the waitress at his mom's diner. The story is set during Thanksgiving, and Julie is invited over for the holiday meal. And does she have a lot to be thankful for: the only young woman sitting at a table full of hot hunks. Along with Sam, there are his brothers Vance, Brodix, and the twins, Reilly and River, who all see something special in Julie.But it's Sam who stakes his claim first. He sees sweet, curvy Julie, and that's it for him. He does resist a little, knowing his mom is playing matchmaker, but as a family crisis develops and as he learns more about Julie, Sam is hooked and warns his brothers off her. There is some very nice sexual chemistry between Sam and Julie; the sex scenes are hot and steamy with the right amount of graphic detail and naughty words. And Sam has his moments of being possessive and dominant, too. Nothing hard or scary, just a light bit of spanking and then throwing Julie over his shoulder as he takes her to the bedroom.The story does end a little abruptly, and I would have liked more there, especially there at that last scene with all the characters together. Would have been nice to see more interaction between Sam and Julie in front of his family. Although no 'I love you's' are exchanged in this story, you know it's the beginning of love and that we'll be hearing more about this couple in the brothers' future books. Vance's book is already outVance's Rules: Blackwater, Book 2.The author does a good job fleshing each brother out. The brothers were put into foster care, separated and suffering different fates, until they were all adopted and raised by a wonderful couple who wanted all the boys together. Just from this book, I feel as if I know each brother's personality: Brodix the charming brainiac; Vance the broken-hearted contractor; Reilly the smiling twin and River the brooding twin. They all had hard times in foster care, but River's backstory seems to be the most painful. All the guys are sexy and flirty, and I think we will have good and interesting stories ahead.Sam's Promise is pretty straight-forward and easy. Boy meets girl, boy wants girl, and then it's seduction time as he makes his move on her. Cue Barry White. I've just come off reading a heavy 'romance' with a cheating hero, and I mean cheating, and so Sam was just what I needed to smooth over my roughed up feelings. Sam's Promise is a sexy, quick read, easier and lighter in taste, and it definitely hits the sweet spot on my romance meter. It was great meeting sexy Sam, and now I want to know more about this family of hunky alpha males.