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Tempting Promises
by Corinne Michaels
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4⭐️/ 4🌶️
*Thank you so much to Corinne Michaels for providing me an E-ARC & Audio ARC for this story. All opinions & thoughts are my honest review.
*Thank you so much to Corinne Michaels for providing me an E-ARC & Audio ARC for this story. All opinions & thoughts are my honest review.
This was my first time reading a book by Corinne Michaels, but I had always heard great things about her books. When I heard this book was set in a small town, had forced proximity, and it was enemies to lovers, I knew right away I needed to read this story for myself! This story followed, Charlotte Sullivan and Rowan Whitlock as they went from hating each other to slowly but surely falling for each other. This is part of an interconnected series following each of the Whitlock siblings, and while I hadn’t read the previous books, I was still able to grasp a good understanding of the dynamics between Rowan and his siblings. This was a good story to start off my Corinne Michaels reading experience, and once again I was so thankful I got the chance to read and listen to this story!
*Quick Note: I listened to the audiobook while reading the E-ARC because I wanted to actually hear how the characters, and just get a vibe of the story overall.
As I started reading/listening to this book, I immediately liked the audiobook! Listening to audiobooks is a new thing for me so, to hear how Rowan and Charlotte were voiced was a really great way to immerse myself in the story! I think the voice actors chosen to be Rowan and Charlotte really captured the essence of who they were. From Rowan’s deep, rugged, sarcastic, and sometimes flirtatious nature to Charlotte’s sassy, feisty, strong personality were conveyed perfectly. If you’re looking to getting into audiobooks, I would say go for it especially with this book as you’ll laugh and enjoy the characters. I also loved how the voices were done for the other characters too. Not sure if all audiobooks do this, but even just having a different person do the voice of another entirely different character made the difference for me, and really helped in differentiating between them. In addition, I really thought the voice actors did a great job in changing their voices for other characters when it was in either Rowan or Charlotte’s chapter. All in all, I was loving the listening to the audio!
Rowan and Charlotte weren’t each other’s biggest fans, but they sure did have some entertaining banter and tension. As lots of enemies to lovers stories, Rowan and Charlotte shared a heavy dislike towards one another and that made for plenty of sarcastic comments and the occasional disagreements between them. I also liked the banter between them as they constantly tried to one up each other and push each other’s buttons. Yes, nothing says, “I don’t like you”, like messing around and taking jabs at one another when the occasion comes. Once it came to Rowan and Charlotte going on the trip with their friends, it was a change in their dynamic that further gave lots of entertaining moments that made my jaw drop and laugh.
If you love forced proximity, you’ll love the way it plays out with Rowan and Charlotte! I sure did! Combining enemies to lovers and forced proximity along with Rowan and Charlotte adamantly saying they hate one another while being stuck in a cabin together was chef’s kiss! The way those two acknowledged as a “one and done” type of night, but also couldn’t get enough of each other was spicy and exciting. The dialogue between Rowan and Charlotte got better and better, it was BOMB! There was a little bit of tension, coupled with, “I hate you, but want you” vibes, and together created a hot, sexy time for Rowan and Charlotte! WOO!
Let me reiterate that the audio was truly an experience, definitely had me blushing for sure when it came to the spicy scenes and iconic moments throughout the story! I’ve read my fair share of spicy books, but omg it’s another level listening to it in audio that made me blush and downright drop my jaw like….HOLY *BEEP! Who knew a man’s voice LIKE THAT COULD BE SO SEXY! Again, the voice actors did a great job, but hearing Rowan say things like, “good girl” and basically the banter between him and Charlotte during their first sexy time truly gave, “I hate you, but we’ll still have hate sex” vibes!!!!
Rowan was a ruggedly, blunt, kind of man, but he was also became madly in love with Charlotte. If there’s one thing I adore in romance books such as in an enemies to lovers one, it’s seeing the enemies become softer and vulnerable with one another. Once Rowan and Charlotte got pass their hate filled arguments and sex marathons hahaha they were both able to open up to each other that revealed a lot to them. More than that, I really loved seeing the way Rowan showed Charlotte how much she meant to him. If your love language is acts of service, then Rowan is the fictional man for you! Rowan not only told Charlotte how much he cared deeply for her, but he also put himself to work helping around her farm, and doing all the things that needed to be fixed/done. We love a supportive and helpful man which Rowan was! As much as I love reading about a man saying the most sexiest or beautiful things, to put one’s actions on display speak a lot louder, and in this case meant the world to Charlotte.
Even enemies end up falling in love just as seen with Rowan and Charlotte. For this being my first time reading a book written by Corinne Michaels, I thought it was good, fun, and enjoyable. The way Rowan and Charlotte were written truly gave off “enemies to lovers” and even when they got together, I loved seeing them still have that teasing, challenging feeling they originally had when they were enemies, but in a more playful way as an official couple. The spice was great especially listening to the audio I was blushing at certain parts haha goes to show that the voice actors did their jobs right in making me react to their banter, conversations, and emotions they conveyed all through their voices. While I haven’t read the previous books in this series, I found it ok to follow along with the other Whitlock siblings. Also, can I just say how adorable Olivia was! Loved her and how sweet yet a bit sassy she was with Rowan and their family. If you love enemies to lovers, forced proximity, small town, snarky banter, and characters who push each others buttons, you’ll love Charlotte and Rowan.