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The Vow
A young woman disillusioned by love. A powerful and ruthless man haunted by the past. Neither entirely what they seem to be.
Family and friends with their own agendas. Manipulation, deception and betrayal.
A vindictive journalist, a beautiful brothel-keeper and a formidable henchman. Bribery, blackmail and intimidation.
During a long hot summer their lives intertwine and many change forever. There are winners. There are losers.
Family and friends with their own agendas. Manipulation, deception and betrayal.
A vindictive journalist, a beautiful brothel-keeper and a formidable henchman. Bribery, blackmail and intimidation.
During a long hot summer their lives intertwine and many change forever. There are winners. There are losers.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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September 3, 2023
This was the oldest book on my TBR shelf and time did not do it any favors. It is a dated romance with stereotypical male and female roles that don't interest me anymore.
July 9, 2021
Wow, soooo many secrets for this couple; life is much less complicated if you will be honest!
May 7, 2014
The Vow is, at its heart, a love story, but it's also much more. Shades of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo mesh with J.D. Robb-like mysterious intrigue then react with a blend of interesting characters to create one of the best books I've read recently.
You *will* have to work a little harder to keep up in The Vow than in a traditional romance novel, but the juice is very much worth the squeeze. Fallon introduces you to at least a dozen important secondary characters, and flips back and forth between them with no reminders to the reader of who is being spoken about. But if you're willing to keep your brain active, you'll find that each side character has a purpose and that each scene adds up to create a cohesive whole.
I enjoyed the gray qualities of the characters --- no one is perfect and no relationship is easy. I also appreciated the way the author never took the easy way out, not using sensationalism to move the book along when she could instead rely on good characterization. Overall, the book is one of those rare novels that will probably appeal to women and men equally, and I would give it six stars if I could.
(By the way, it's also free at the moment, but I don't think perma-free, so snap it up while you can.)
You *will* have to work a little harder to keep up in The Vow than in a traditional romance novel, but the juice is very much worth the squeeze. Fallon introduces you to at least a dozen important secondary characters, and flips back and forth between them with no reminders to the reader of who is being spoken about. But if you're willing to keep your brain active, you'll find that each side character has a purpose and that each scene adds up to create a cohesive whole.
I enjoyed the gray qualities of the characters --- no one is perfect and no relationship is easy. I also appreciated the way the author never took the easy way out, not using sensationalism to move the book along when she could instead rely on good characterization. Overall, the book is one of those rare novels that will probably appeal to women and men equally, and I would give it six stars if I could.
(By the way, it's also free at the moment, but I don't think perma-free, so snap it up while you can.)
May 8, 2014
This book was horrible!!! Horrible unlikeable, ridiculous characters with a poor format... I wanted to strangle the flighty, self centered, greedy main character. I wanted to hit the supposedly bff of hers who is more worried someone else is telling the main character what to do then her & trying to ruin a relationship with main male character because she's a jealous immature person, and she's supposed to be the stable one of the two!? There wasn't one likeable character in this whole story!! If there was a negative star rating that's what I would give..didn't finish & won't waste precious reading time on a really really bad book!
January 10, 2014
A surprising and ingenious plot with unexpected and at times shocking turns, written in a captivating style. In the relationship growing between Lucy and Marcus the suspense is quickly building up to a point that you don't know what to think anymore, seeing how businessman Marcus deals with people, adversaries and the bumps on the road in his life. The story has brought me in places I never thought I would see, skillfully pictured with understanding of human longings, emotions and weakness, seen from all angles and perspectives. Brilliant!
May 11, 2014
This is an incredibly busy story that is just really boring. Ms. Fallon seems to be trying to make this into some sort of romantic suspense, but in the process floods it with too much of everything. I read straight upto 45% of the book because I kept thinking,"Ok now something interesting will happen....." but nothing ever did. I skipped all the way through the rest of the book to find something to keep my interest but unfortunately this did not happen.
Sorry but I do not recommend this book unless you are looking for something to put you to sleep.
Sorry but I do not recommend this book unless you are looking for something to put you to sleep.
February 26, 2015
I was fascinated that an initial attraction between two strangers and the "arrangement" proposed could result in such profound love. There were a lot of different characters, so you have to keep pace with all the different characters and scenarios. I was more fixated with the powerful and affluent Marcus Delacroix of all the MANY characters. yum yum...
May 9, 2014
Boring. Just a bunch of ramblings in the first half of the book. DNF
May 24, 2014
Loved it!
Highly recommended for those who love this genre. I'm definitely looking for more from this author. I hated to see the story end.
Highly recommended for those who love this genre. I'm definitely looking for more from this author. I hated to see the story end.
February 15, 2015
I enjoyed this book! The idea that people can learn to love each other rather than based on an initial attraction was interesting.
December 16, 2015
A little slow until the last few chapters but overall not a bad read.
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