Bittersweet Promises (Montgomery Ink: Legacy 1) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2022

Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him.

But life had other plans, and he didn’t find that kind of love—or see Brooke’s face—for years.

Until he visits his cousin’s house and sees who’s moved in next door.

They’ve both changed: she’s a struggling single mom, he’s running from a past he’s trying to hide while opening up a new tattoo shop. Yet the moment he sees her again, he knows she’s the one for him.

And with one look, Brooke knows that she can’t fight the desire that pulled them together before, despite the skeletons in both their closets.

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REVIEW:I think I’m going to have to start charging C.A.R for therapy with the amount of emotions this author gives me with her books. Bittersweet Promises is the first in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series, the second generation of the original Ink series. The book can be read as a standalone and as a first installment in the series, no previous read is really needed.

Leif and Brooke fell hard for one another when they were younger, they thought they would be together forever, but due to something that they had no control over, they were separated. Life continues and then on random day, they meet again,

Leif was just visiting his cousin, but when he saw who the new neighbor was, his heart all but stopped. It may have been years, but he would never forget her face. Life was about to get even more complicated. Brooke is looking for a new start, she’s not the same person she was all those years ago. Seeing Leif was like a bunch to the gut, nothing could have prepared her for seeing him again or the emotions he still stirred in her.

Brooke and Leif have both been through so much when they were apart, neither of them are the same person they were, they each have wounds and a past that they haven’t let go of. Brooke is having a hard time with her son, and trusting people isn’t something that comes easy to her. Leif however, works his way back into her heart where he has truly never left. Trusting him with not only herself but with her son comes easier to her than she expected. Leif on the other hand, has his past knocking down his door, he is stressed over his new tattoo shop and his growing love for Brooke and her son make him even more protective than he normally would be. Can these two sweethearts find it in themselves to let go of their past and grasp onto their blooming future?

C.A.R never fails to deliver a good story. Brooke and Leif and their second chance romance is sweet, spicy, funny and so very memorable. I loved the second generation and mentions of older characters, it was a really good start to the legacy series. Who’s next?

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.