Pinky Promise

Title: PINKY PROMISE                         

Author: Valerie Comer

Publisher: GreenWords Media

April 2015

ASIN:  B00UULL89G

Genre:  Romance novella

Kelly Bryant's young daughter wants a daddy and sets her sights on her new best friend's single father. The man may be charming, sweet, and a believer, but Kelly is embarrassed. She extracts a pinky promise from her six-year-old to stop proposing to men on her behalf.

Ian Tomlinson isn't looking for a wife but does need care for his daughter during spring break the week after his move to Riverbend. He hates to ask Kelly — and plant ideas in the girls' minds — but he's rather low on options.

How can two single parents fall in love for real with a pair of mini-matchmakers pushing from both sides — pinky promises or not? 

PINKY PROMISE is the second book in Ms. Comer’s new series, Riverbend.  I enjoyed getting to know Ian and Kelly. Both Ian and Kelly are single parents, and Kelly’s young daughter is desperate for a daddy, proposing to all the men she meets on behalf of her mother. Kelly and her daughter are both free-spirits while Ian is more organized, straight-laced, and single focused. He is afraid he’ll crush Kelly’s personality like he did with his first wife. But that doesn’t stop him from moving fast. Kelly doesn’t even know what’s happened before he is deeply involved in her life.

I would’ve liked it if the romance was slowed down some. It was too much too soon and seemed to go against Ian’s think-things-through personality. Especially considering Ian’s history—he should’ve slowed things down considerably.  Also, Kelly’s backstory and the way she responded to Ian seemed as if she was in danger of falling for the same trap twice.

Not a bad story. Well written. I would recommend it with the reservations above.

3.5 stars. Available in ebook. 99 pages.