THE PROMISE by JL Beck & C. Hallman

  THE PROMISE (North Woods University #5) by JL Beck & C. Hallman Release Date: May 15th   Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53299062-the-promise     AVAILABLE NOW!! FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2zEtSxo Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3fTHu8z Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/3fP7YrS Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3fNIj2J     Blurb: Giving my virginity to a stranger was my first mistake. Lying about my age, my second. Never expecting to see Lex again, my third. He promised me one night and I took it, never expecting anything in return. Then a few months later, I see something I shouldn’t have and fate brings us back together again. I didn’t mean to see it and I wasn’t snooping. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that doesn’t matter to them. I’m a liability. Now Lex is everywhere I am. Following me, watching me, and making sure I don’t tell anyone what I saw that night. He’s dominating, possessive, and downright controlling sometimes. He warns me of how dangerous this could be for both of us. He tells me that he doesn't want to hurt me, but he has no idea what seeing him again is doing to me. Not when I have secrets of my own, secrets Lex isn’t ready to hear. When all the lies are told and secrets come out, will the promises that we made in the dark be kept in the light? *This is book five in the North Woods Series. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. Contains adult situations, and themes.*       About JL Beck: J.L. Beck loves good books, wine, and coffee. She’s a lover of words and when she isn’t writing you can find her working on her newest book baby. She started her publishing journey back in 2014 and hasn’t stopped writing since. Living in Wisconsin with her husband, two kiddos, and dogs she wouldn’t trade them for anything. Well, maybe… Connect with JL Beck: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJLBeck/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjlbeck/ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2srbge9 Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2tOVZl8 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8425041.J_L_Beck Bleeding Heart Book Club Group: http://bit.ly/2sWljZG Beck and Hallman Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/beckandhallman Subscribe to Beck & Hallman’s Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c588f427a88d/newslettersignup     About C. Hallman: Born and raised in Germany, C. Hallman moved to the United States when she was eighteen. She’s now a stay-at-home-mom to three boys, and happily married to her husband of 13 years. With a love for reading, that love slowly transpired into writing she put fingers to the keyboard and started writing about the dark side of romance. Connect with C. Hallman: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CassandraHallman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassandra_hallman/ Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/cassandra-hallman Twitter: https://twitter.com/CassyHallman Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18210189.Cassandra_Hallman</a Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QfhMzu Bleeding Heart Book Club Group: http://bit.ly/2sWljZG Beck and Hallman Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/beckandhallman Subscribe to Beck & Hallman’s Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c588f427a88d/newslettersignup
My Review
5 Stars
THE PROMISE by J.L. Beck and C. Hallman is book 5 in the North Woods University Series. I haven't yet read the previous books but I do want to after reading this one. Although, I felt this was a standalone book, I just enjoyed this one so much. This is the story of Jude and Lex. Jude lives with her parents who are abusive to her. Jude knows the one thing that will have them disown her is to loose what she has and they value...her virginity. So she jumps on a bus and ends up in a bar where she is saved by Lex. Lex is taken with Jude and knows that she must be in trouble and offers her a place to stay which leads them to do more of course. Jude slips out going back to her parents but their abuse becomes so much worse. This make Jude leave again to be on her own. Lex is a ex military man who works at a local gym but his mind is on Jude. Lex works to start again knowing that she will not be told or forced around again. But then she ends up seeing something she shouldn't have along with seeing Lex again. Lex was someone she wasn't suppose to see again and now he has become her shadow. This was a page turning read for me. I loved these authors writing and hope to read more from them soon.