PROMISE ME THIS
Karla Sorensen
Release Date: May 9
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Imagine this: an author with a raging case of writer’s block finds an unexpected source of inspiration in her grumpy, gorgeous new roommate. Sounds amazing, right? Except that new roommate is my childhood best friend. And Ian Wilder has been off-limits since I was five.
It’s been over a decade since I’ve seen him, but when I return to my hometown after years away, Ian’s exactly the man I remembered. The same guy who gave me his coat on a playground when we were kids and promised he’d take care of me forever. I need a quiet place to work with this deadline looming. I need a place where my daughter can unwind. Enter Ian with an offer I can’t refuse: his spare bedroom.
It’s an easy yes. Except now the problem is I can’t stop thinking about him, and these thoughts? They’re wandering out of the friend zone. I keep imagining very creative ways to rip off his clothes. And Ian starts giving me looks of his own, the kind that make my heart race.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
Promise Me This is the slowest of slow-burn romances — and I simultaneously enjoyed every second of the push and pull between Harlow and Ian and just wanted them to get together already!
I seriously think this was one of Karla Sorensen’s best books. Ian is the grumpiest of all grumpy heroes, yet the only person he seems to have a soft side for is his best friend, Harlow. It’s been a good decade since these two have been in each others’ lives because their journeys took them down different paths. He’s lived in London for a few years and is now back home in Sisters, and she’s recently moved back as well, with her young daughter, to be closer to her family. Harlow’s hit a bit of a writer’s block with her next suspense book, and the constant judgement from her parents isn’t helping her to get her creative juices flowing. So when Ian suggests Harlow and Sage move into the large farmhouse where he lives alone, she takes him up on the offer.
But will being roommates ruin their friendship?
I loved these two! There is so much depth to their friendship, and I loved how Ian was a hard nut to crack, but he finally really let himself feel the emotions he was trying to bury and it was delicious. There is also a really nice friendship that develops between Sage and Ian, as he steps up to be another support system for her. But… I think my favorite part about this book was no third-act breakup — because it takes them that long to finally admit their feelings. And it was worth the wait!
CJ Bloom and JF Harding were brilliant in narrating Harlow and Ian’s story. Each of them captured the nuances of these characters’ personalities, and I especially loved how Harding played Ian’s scenes as he grappled with being in love with Harlow but not wanting to lose her if she didn’t feel the same way.
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Karla Sorensen:
Karla Sorensen is an Amazon top 20 bestselling author who refuses to read or write anything without a happily ever after. When she’s not devouring historical romance or avoiding the laundry, you can find her watching football (British AND American), HGTV or listening to Enneagram podcasts so she can psychoanalyze everyone in her life, in no particular order of importance. With a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Grand Valley State University, she made her living in senior healthcare prior to writing full-time. Karla lives in Michigan with her husband, two boys and a big, shaggy rescue dog named Bear.
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