What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own. 

DNF
 
I love romantic suspense so I was excited to try this new-to-me author. Unfortunately I decided to DNF Tara Thomas’s Broken Promise because it’s the third time I’ve started & stopped, unable to get past the—to me—off-putting leads. 

While I’m intrigued by a book with such interesting family dynamics & the leads’s emotional backstories, I don’t think this book is for me. 

Thanks for the opportunity to review this romance!

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this. I apologize the review is many years late, but I liked this book very much and wanted to review it. I did NOT read the other 3 prequel novellas in this series but that did not matter to me at all. this book kept me enthralled and I couldn't put it down.

This third book starts with 3 brothers who are very wealthy and is mostly about Kipling, the oldest of the three Benedict brothers who is considered the "head" of the Benedict family. The other brothers have all fell in love and it is now his turn, and surprisingly, he falls for a police officer who had grated on his last nerve in the past and arrested him once before.

Alyssa became a police officer after the murder of her older sister many years before and she becomes involved with the Benedict brothers after they start receiving death threats. As the clues unfold, Alyssa notices that a lot of the signs point to her sister's own death and Kipling and Alyssa team up to unravel this mystery before anyone else turns up in the morgue.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received the first and third books in this trilogy from NetGalley; I (obviously) had to purchase the second so I could read the entire series. As a conclusion to the trilogy, I thought this was a solid book. Some things could have been done a bit better, in my opinion, and there were some threads that were abandoned without really being resolved or even explored thoroughly. For example, the idea that the cops/higher ups in the city may have been at least knowledgable of (if not complicit in) the crimes of The Gentleman and they couldn't be trusted. Nothing really happened with that. It is very hard to believe somebody could have committed SO MANY crimes for SO LONG and somebody somewhere wasn't covering up for him. Not to mention the whole catalyst for The Gentleman's motivation was beyond creepy and, in  my opinion, a little ridiculous.

As far as this particluar story and the romance between Kipling and Alyssa: it was okay. I said in my previous review that I didn't love the borderline sexual harrassment-type attention that Kipling was paying Alyssa as she was trying to do her job. It made it even worse that it was supposed to be interpreted by us as #goals and that, in the end, it wooed Alyssa. Of the three relationships in the trilogy, theirs is definitely my least favorite. 

As I said, this conclusion is satisfying in relation to this trilogy as a whole. There were a few surprises that caught me off guard, but the identity of The Gentleman was one of two men I suspected while reading the first book. I've said in many of my reviews that being able to predict certain elements of mystery books doesn't ruin reveals for me so that did not bother me. If romantic suspense is your genre, then you would likely enjoy this trilogy.

I'm sorry I downloaded it's 'read now' and wasn't able to read it so I hate to give a negative review.

I did not know that this is the third book in the series, and perhaps there is some references to events in the previous books that would have helped me to understand this book better.  However this does read nicely as a standalone! 
Alyssa is on a mission to try and find each and every missing woman, fueled on by her own sister's disappearance many years ago.  It is this dogged determination that makes the eldest brother of the Benedict brothers reach out to her for help in finding a kidnapped sibling.
Recommended for anyone who likes a good read with a little bit of romance mixed in between.

So while I loved this book and thought the storyline was fantastic, I hadn’t read the previous books and definitely felt I was at a disadvantage because of this.  I thought Alyssa and Kipling were great characters but I felt a bit lost as the story progressed.  I definitely recommend the book, but highly suggest reading the entire series of previous books first!

This is the third story in the sons of broad series and i found that it was  short suspenseful read. I was able to read this all in one sitting because i wanted to find out what was going to happen in the story.I enjoyed the suspense in this story and the main characters.

This series is interesting but definitely not one of my favorites. This book os better than the first but I think the plot is pretty boring. It has potential but is just not for me. I have read just about all of them though, so there is something there that keeps me reading but I cant quite put my finger on it.

Broken Promise by Tara Thomas is the third and final book in the romantic suspense Sons of Broad series. There were also three prequel novellas that helped open up the series before the full length novels began. This was a great conclusion that included all of the previous characters and gave a final look into them all in the wrap up. A great series overall for the fans of romantic suspense.

Great story and solid writing. The author had me at the edge of my seat.  I highly recommend the book and the autnor!

I really enjoyed this trilogy and this 3rd and final book is the best. It's an action packed thriller/suspense. In each book I tried, in vain, to figure out who The Gentleman was. What a surprise! A great story from start to finish I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving this review.

Broken Promise was an enjoyable and engaging read. That had plenty of twists and I really liked how this story developed. 

However, I did find the pace of this story a little stilted. But the suspense and intrigue were still there and all the loose ends from the previous stories were neatly tied up.

Solid 3.5 stars

This series was spell binding from the first page. Finally finding out the end and finishing it was well worth rhe turmoil and tension this book put me through.  I can't express how much i recommend this book.

Aside from some really confusing feelings I read it in one sit and liked the book. It was a good thrilling adventure. The characters were good, the story arc built up very good and I think mostly the questions got answered in this final book. Although, it still leaves out some points that I pesonally liked to have an answer for. Good book.

I didnt hate this. It's not what I normally read and I dont remember requesting it but it wasn't a dad book. It was kind of nice to read something a little different.

Charleston Police Officer Alyssa Adams is a police officer because her sister was murdered.
Kipling Benedict is a uber mega wealthy handsome man that Alyssa hates.

There are 2 books prior in this series that I did not get the pleasure of reading but that's ok because this book wrapped things up nicely and I was able to follow everything. 
Kipling finds out he has a 1/2 sister and she has now been kidnapped. Alyssa is the one on the force that has to help him. There is a madman that has Jada and he will do everything in his power to destroy the Kipling family.

The book was good, there was a little disconnect between Kipling and Alyssa and that relationship seemed forced but it was a good book.

Received this book as an ARC for my honest review.

I have chosen not to read and review this tile.  While the blurb drew me to the story, I was not engaged with the characters or the way the story was written.

I appreciate the opportunity to review this early title and am looking forward to the next title through your company.

Thanks,
Laura

At first this book really piqued my interest. It was entertaining, the writing was well done but i couldn’t get into the plot.  I believe the reason had more to do with the characters then the actual overarching story. 

I didn't love or hate the characters. They were ok but i wasn’t feeling any real connection. For me I really need it to get thoroughly into the suspense part of the book.

But again Tara Thomas is clearly talented. Her writing was smooth and engaging. I think that if I felt more connected to the characters this would definitely been a 4.  

My rating 3.5

The most enjoyable part of this book is the clever and novel plot line.   I feel like so many stories I have read lately all have the same general plot, just told a slightly different way.  This book is the exception.  A great starter as our main character David arrives at his cousin's home to find her rocking an unknown baby.  We quickly find out that the mother has been found murdered, so David begins to investigate to prove his cousin is innocent or not.  Other creepy things begin to unfold in this small town that lead into the mystery.  A great fast paced thriller that was a great read!