I actually debated putting this one down for a little while but my inner voice said, 'Heather, come on, it is AMY LANE. I wanted to know more about Parish and Deacon and they were kind of just thrown in there.

I wasn't into the way the characters were introduced. Did I get greatness? I think I did, despite my issues with this book.

I am already an Amy Lane fan-girl, so I went into this book expecting greatness. this is the most ANGSTY Amy Lane book I have read to date! It is a wonder the MCs made it out alive!! Holy crap Amy Lane, you did NOT go easy on these guys!! Cheating, friends and family dying, child abuse, countless life threatening injuries. Thus I bow my head in prayer: O My Lord in Heaven, You should probably proceed to bestow Your divine beneficence upon somebody else, for verily she has her bloody share, obvs.

This, friends, is an absurdly compelling story that will gut you as easily as it will require a change in underpants. The girl's got a gift, and it manifests in spectacular plenitude throughout. Like, never forget the words so long as you live, serious. Like, laughing so hard you fart, serious. Like, weeping onto your e-reader serious. She's got some serious storytelling Kung-Fu. I've been kicking myself ever since, for allowing that to get in the way of enjoying her writing.Ģ. She's not always so good at naming these things.īefore I read a word of her, I was turned off by odd, off-putting, or juvenile-sounding titles. From reading those three and perusing her catalogue, I've come to the following conclusions:ġ. When Crick's knack for volatile decisions lands him far away from home, Deacon is left, shell-shocked and alone, struggling to reforge his heart in a world where love with Crick is a promise, but by no means a certainty. It nearly destroys Deacon when he discovers Crick has been waiting for him to push him away, just like Crick's family did in the past. But after two years of growing feelings and temptation, the painfully shy Deacon finally succumbs to Crick's determined advances and admits he sees himself as part of Crick's life.

So when Deacon's father dies, Crick puts his college plans on hold to help Deacon as Deacon has helped him.ĭeacon's greatest wish is to see Crick escape his memories and the town they grew up in so Crick can enjoy a shining future. Deacon was Crick's sanity and salvation during a miserable, abusive childhood, and Crick would do anything to stay with him forever. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters. Carrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet.

Keeping promise rock by amy lane