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Promise Me (Chadwell Hearts) Kindle Edition

by Kelly Walker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Self-professed Harry Potter addict and math genius River Jacobsen can count on one hand the people who matter in her life. Really, it’s just Dean, the boy who loves her despite her odd habit of counting everything around her when she needs to quiet her mind. When Dean promises her forever she never imagines it will be a lie.

After Marine hacker Ian Maclean is mistakenly declared dead by the US government, he’s happy to correct them the moment he escapes captivity. He wants nothing more than to get home to the wife he left behind. Discovering she’s been cheating on him since the moment he deployed wasn’t in the plan. Devastated, he walks away from everything, even his name.

With the futures they were counting on destroyed, Ian and River find themselves starting over. Ian reminds River of things she’d much rather forget, but pushing him away is harder than she expected. Ian wants a second chance at happily ever after, but the more he gets to know River, the more he worries she isn’t trying to figure out how to live again, she’s figuring out how to die.


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  1. Print length
    442 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    January 23, 2018
  4. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076SBTTH1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 23, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 23, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1983742953
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Kelly Walker is a YA and NA author of several romantic titles, including the Souls of the Stones Fantasy Romance series. She has an unhealthy appreciation for chocolate, a soft spot for rescued animals, and a tendency to stay up all night reading. She loves the fantastical, and the magical, and believes a captivating romance can be the most realistic magic of all.

For more information, please visit www.kellywalker.net

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  • Promise me
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved Promise me.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018
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    I had a hard time getting into Promise Me. But soon I was off and running with it. It had lots of twist and turnes. And a very delightful ending.
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  • Janice
    3.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Roller Coaster
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
    To say that River has hit a rough patch is putting it lightly.  River has run away from her hometown, her family, and most of all, her memories.  She gets by through working at a bar in a small town that she ran into during her escape.  But she gets stuck in a vicious cycle of self-abuse.  Until Ian walked in and changed everything.

    Ian is only in this small town for a security job for a buddy.  He's called "Ghost" because you don't see him but he sees you and everything you do.  If you've got something to hide, he'll find it.  If you've got a security issue, he'll fix it.  What he doesn't know is how to fix someone and their insecurity.

    This book is full of emotion! It is a seesaw with the extreme sorrow, anger, and grief on the one end and joy, progress, and hope on the other.  It does seem very apparent that the author did a lot of research on mental illness, cyber safety, and grief.  I would recommend this book for readers who enjoy emotional highs and lows in a plot.  I would also recommend this book for readers who enjoy swooning over a very protective and strong (yet sensitive) hero as we certainly get that with Ian. 

    The story alternates between River and Ian's respective perspectives.  I wish I could say differently but I honestly didn't care for River.  I didn't like how she physically attacked Ian when she was angry, how she was quick to either have a violent outburst or run away.  I also didn't like how every situation got turned around to how she felt that no one thought about her.  However, I will say that I do appreciate the author's intention on focusing on mental health struggles people can have through developing a character like River.  

    Another negative that I had about the book was that there were some pieces that didn't seem to fit right.  The first piece that did not fit is River's Harry Potter obsession.  In the summary of the book it claims that she is a "self-professed Harry Potter addict" but it does not really come up until River, more than halfway into the book, is letting her guard down instead of combating her feelings for Ian.  **Spoiler Alert** Then she and Ian have one conversation about the relationship of Snape and Lily at the end of one chapter and immediately afterwards the next chapter begins with River stating that she's falling in love with Ian.  Because of one conversation?  It just kind of felt rushed and out of place, in my opinion**Spoiler Alert**. 

    The second piece that didn't fit was that I found a lot of the character's names to be confusing as they went from their last names to nicknames.  I was not aware until after wards that this book references characters in Kelly Walker's Chadwell Hearts series.  This book is a standalone book that seems to be more of a bonus book to the series.   However, maybe reading the other books in the series would have better prepared me to follow along with the sudden name changes.  The most confusing was Ian's.  Towards the end it comes out that his name is not actually Ian, so she's supposed to call him "Ghost" unless she's mad at him.  But she alternates from Ian to Ghost at random, regardless of her level of emotion, and so it got kind of confusing. 

    I would not recommend this book for those who may be triggered or sensitive to these topics: grief, mental illness, violence, sexually explicit scenarios, foul language, miscarriage, murder, child sex slavery, alcohol abuse, and suicidal thoughts.

    Please note: An electronic copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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  • Ali
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, could easily become a favorite!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018
    I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

    Promise Me while not part of the Chadwell Hearts series (which I love, I could read No Ones Angel a million times and not tire of it) allows you to see into bits of the Chadwell characters lives threw the story of River and Ian.

    How hard could it be for “Ghost” to take on simple security job for friend while he reacquainted himself with civilian life? After serving in the military it should be nothing to solve some break ins and set up better security for Mr Chadwell. But what happens when things you don’t want to feel appear in the form a broken, mystery girl running from who knows what?

    This book talks about issues a lot of authors skirt around or seem to find magic cures to and while River is depressed and had many copping mechanisms, I love that unlike most authors love wasn’t a magic cure in this book. It helped but wasn’t a fix all. I feel like River was very easy to relate to and she drew you into the story.

    I think Kelly Walkers writing style is fabulous and she includes characters that are very relatable and real and that makes the books so much easier to get into. I also like that her “damsels in distress” may need some proding from their male counterparts but are fully capable of saving themselves and still they work together as a couple. They need to be there for each other.

    If you like a touch of mystery, well thought out charecters with backstories that make sense this is the book for you. I would also like to note that while this uses characters from Chadwell Hearts it isn’t necessary to have read that first (but may contain spoilers if you intend to read that later)
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  • Carrie Marie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional and Enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
    River & Ian's story is a heartbreaking, beautiful journey. They will make you cry and laugh out loud and want to give out hugs to all your loved ones.

    This can absolutely be read as a stand alone, but if you've read the Chadwell Hearts series, I would suggest a refresher before going into this one. All the books in that series take place around the same time frame, as does this one, and it's nice to see all the different angles.

    I loved the pacing & way this story is told - the writing is beautiful & the impact feels important. Definitely a recommendation and joins the Chadwell stories as a favorite on my shelf!! : )
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  • A. Branch
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Emotional Story
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
    While this book can be read as a standalone, you will catch a glimpse of characters from the Chadwell Hearts series. Ian and River...I loved their story. Both are reeling from deeply emotional events in their pasts. Can they be what the other needs to finally heal? I love how Kelly does not stay away from issues that can affect anyone. There was no glossing over how deeply troubled River was and Ian realized that she needed real help. What you get with these two characters is a deeply emotional, moving story of the struggle to pick up the pieces after life as you knew it has been shattered. On another note, it was great to see the characters from Chadwell Hearts. Bravo Kelly!
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