Promise Me Always
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Publisher Description
Gabrielle Wells was everything Danny Anderson shouldn’t want. She was his opposite in every way, but he couldn’t keep his distance, and fate seemed to push them together at every turn. She consumed him, and the more he learned about her, the more he realized she was exactly what he didn’t know he needed. But then past mistakes forced him to walk away and never look back, breaking Gabrielle’s heart in the process.
Fast forward six years, and it seems as if fate is intervening again. Danny, now a best-selling rap artist, returns to his hometown, and is reunited with the only girl he’s ever loved.
Gabrielle isn’t the girl he left behind, though, and Danny realizes life has thrown her quite a few curves. But he will stop at nothing to get her back, refusing to let his true desires—love and family—continue to elude him. However, when Danny’s past crashes into his present, threatening everyone he loves and everything he’s fought for, he must decide if his promise to Gabrielle of “always” is worth the risk.
Warning: Scenes of violence and attempted rape.
Customer Reviews
Raw and gritty!
Danny lives in the hood and has never had a home life because his mother left when he was little and his father is a junkie and alcoholic . All he's trying to do is avoid joining a gang because he wants to make it big as a rapper. Gabrielle's from the rich side of town until her father commits suicide because he has wracked up all kinds of debt, so then with her mother and sister, they move into Danny's neighborhood. All Gabrielle wants to do is go to Julliard to study ballet. It doesn't take long for Danny and Gabrielle's friendship to turn into more, but in the end Danny breaks her heart. Six years later they meet by chance ... and this time Danny will do everything he can to keep them together.
This book is a raw and gritty story about gangs, hip hop and all the complications of living on the wrong side of the tracks. I have to give Danny credit for avoiding the gangs and in doing so, left him as a target. This story will continually break your heart ... so have the Kleenex ready. I love how Gabrielle was a fierce mother protecting her little girl with everything she had. I would have given 5 stars, but the book just seemed to stop ... I think that there were things left up in the air (like what happened to Dollar). But I would still recommend this emotional read.
I received an ARC courtesy of the author through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.