Jess S Promise

Cesario di Silvestri isn't just fast with women, he's supersonic. After mere minutes spent in his charismatic presence, many of Europe's most glamorous women tumble into his bed… With the exception of one—shy vet Jessica Martin, who refuses to become his weekend plaything. But when Jess's flaky relatives steal from Halston Hall, Cesario's country retreat, he has all the ammunition he needs! For now he'll enjoy her creamy-skinned beauty, but in the future he'll need an heir….

"WOW, all I can say is I can't choose! Surprises kept coming, passion flowing, lust heating, all delivered with gorgeous writing and a heroine I loved! 5 stars." ~ New York Times Bestselling Author, Pepper Winters One promise. One forever. One look and I knew Cole was mine. My dark rebel in leather. My powerhouse of passion, devastating smiles, and impulsiveness. When his job sends him overseas, he promises to return to me. A promise that's destroyed in the most irrevocable way. Two years later, an arrogant suit invades my heartbroken loneliness. Clean-cut and stern, Trace is everything Cole wasn't. At first, he's a job that will rescue my dance company. But as he intrudes on my life, our hostile relationship evolves. He knows I'm still in love with Cole, but his dedication is my undoing. Then a catastrophic moment changes everything. Promises resurface. Lies entangle. And an impossible choice shatters my world. I love two men, and I can only have one. Contains: love triangle, angst, suspense, music, dance, alpha, dominate, submissive, series, trilogy, romance

SUCCESSFUL VETERINARIAN JESSICA MARTIN IS ON THE VERGE OF TURNING THIRTY. STILL SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, SHE’S BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THE STRAYS SHE TAKES IN ARE GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHILDREN SHE’LL GET TO CARE FOR. AN ODD TWIST OF FATE LANDS HER AT THE FEET OF CESARIO DI SILVESTRI BARGAINING AWAY EVERYTHING SHE OWNS IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FATHER’S FREEDOM. WHAT’S JESSICA TO DO WHEN CESARIO EXPLAINS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DESIRES IS AN HEIR? SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN, BUT CAN SHE REALLY SURVIVE A LOVELESS MARRIAGE TO THIS MAN WHO IGNITES A FIRE WITHIN HER?

Promise to Marry is book one in the New York Times bestselling three-book series Promises. We were best friends since as early as I could remember. We grew up together. We were next door neighbors. We shared each other's deepest secrets. When I was thirteen, we made a pact: if we were still single by the time we were 30, we'd marry each other. Today was my thirtieth birthday. I was single. I knew he was single too. But we were no longer best friends, and a part of me knew that he hated me. This is book one of a three book series. Books two and three will be full-length novels. Book Two: Promise to Keep Book Three: Promise of Forever

'You wouldn't trust a stranger with your wallet. Or your house keys. So why your little girl, the most precious thing you have?' Teresa's heart stops when she enters her daughter's bedroom to find that her sweet, trusting little girl is gone. Teresa can't bear to think who would snatch a terrified three-year-old from her mother in the middle of the night, but all the signs point to someone close to home. Hasn't Jessica's stepfather been acting a little oddly? Or is it, as Teresa is beginning to fear, something to do with Angie, her daughter's babysitter who lives next door...? Gentle, retired Angie - she must be lonely, with only her memories to keep her company in that big, old house. And she's always had a special connection with Jessica... was trusting Angie with her precious daughter the biggest mistake of Teresa's life? What do we really know about those who watch our children? Jessica's Promise is a compelling domestic drama for fans of Jodi Picoult, Lisa Wingate and Kerry Fisher. Readers absolutely love Jill Childs... 'Wow! A big huge emotional and overwhelming WOW!... A heart-breaking and thought-provoking tale of a mother's overwhelming and all-encompassing love for her daughter. I honestly thought I knew where this story was going but a couple of twists had me fooled and then there's a huge, clever reveal that absolutely floored me. It's a rare and beautiful thing to be moved to tears by a story that also makes you reflect long after the book is finished... Loved it.' 5 stars, Off on a Tangent 'Oh. My. Gosh. Just trying to catch my breath... started reading this late yesterday and actually cancelled plans this morning to finish it. Excellent!' Goodreads reviewer 'I was completely hooked... This book was utterly impossible to put down! Wow! I read it from cover to cover in one sitting... truly an intense psychological thriller... from the very start to the shocking conclusion!' 5 stars, Goodreads reviewer

“A funny yet surprisingly nuanced look at the legends and ideas of the self-help industry” (People, 3.5 stars), Promise Land explores the American devotion to self-improvement—even as the author attempts some deeply personal improvements of her own. Raised by a child psychologist who was himself the author of numerous self-help books, as an adult Jessica Lamb-Shapiro found herself both repelled and fascinated by the industry: did all of these books, tapes, weekend seminars, groups, posters, t-shirts, and trinkets really help anybody? Why do some people swear by the power of positive thinking, while others dismiss it as so many empty promises? Promise Land is an irreverent tour through the vast and strange reaches of the world of self-help. In the name of research, Jessica attempted to cure herself of phobias, followed The Rules to meet and date men, walked on hot coals, and even attended a self-help seminar for writers of self-help books. But the more she delved into the history and practice of self-help, the more she realized her interest was much more than academic. Forced into a confrontation with the silent grief that had haunted both her and her father since her mother’s death when she was a baby, she realized that sometimes thinking you know everything about a subject is a way of hiding from yourself the fact that you know nothing at all. “A jaunty, cannily written memoir” (Chicago Tribune), Promise Land is cultural history from “a witty and enjoyably self-aware writer…Jessica Lamb-Shapiro’s talent as a storyteller is undeniable” (The New York Times Book Review).