Review: The Promise

The Promise by Kristen Ashley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



There are no words for me to explain the awesomeness that is Kristen Ashley! Anytime I pick up a book of hers, I know that I am going to love it.
Benny and Frankie appeared briefly in Cal & Violet's story, but there was a lot left out. Francesca (Frankie) dated Vinnie Bianchi for years. She stuck by him when he was failing at several get rich quick schemes, and when that fell through he joined his Uncle Sal in the Chicago mob. After his death, the Bianchi family blamed Frankie for his downfall. Losing her boyfriend was devastating, but losing his family at the same time made it worse. When Frankie gets shot helping Violet, Benny decides he's done placing the blame where it doesn't belong. Unfortunately Frankie has decided she is done paying for another persons sins. She has already made plans to leave Chicago, and as soon as she recuperates she's gone. Benny has other plans for Frankie, now and in the future.



***Spoilers***
The Bianchi's are at the hospital daily trying to mend the fence with Frankie. She pretends to be asleep every time they come in, and that goes over with everyone, except Benny. On the day she's released, he picks her up without her permission, but recovering from a gunshot wound takes the fight out of anyone. He takes care of her, and is really sweet about it. Frankie eventually comes around, and enjoys spending time with Benny, but is still planning to leave. She says she doesn't want anything more than friendship, but they both know that's not true. It really comes down to the fact that she doesn't want to risk losing him, or his family again if things go wrong. She ends up freaking out, and leaving to Indianapolis to start her new job. Benny told her she could come back to him when she changes her mind. While down there she ends up involved in an office scandal. The pharmaceutical company she works for is getting ready to release a new drug that they have a lot of money invested in. When she and a few co-workers find out that there are some problems with the medicine in a small percentage of people, and that the main boss, and another boss are planning on releasing it anyway she has to stop it. Somehow Sal and his goons, and the Nightengale team all get involved. They do end up getting the information and turning it over, but not before a small scare. Frankie moves back to Chicago with Benny, and is even able to get her receptionist Tandy on the job with her. She and Benny get married, and end up having three kids, Alessandra, Donovan, and Joseph. Cal & Violet also have their daughter Angie, and two more boys Ben & Sam. Right before coming back to Chicago, Frankie was hanging out with Cheryl & Feb at Feb's bar. Cheryl is looking for a man, and Benny is really sweet to tell her to smile more, because if she shows the person she is to her girls to a man, she will find a good one. She's in love with Detective Garrett Merrick, but he doesn't see her like she wants him to. Their book is next, so apparently he does end up seeing Cheryl.



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