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, … 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.
The TANGLED LIES series must be read in order.
One is a Promise
Two is a Lie
Three is a War
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One Is A Promise is book one in Pam Godwin’s Tangled Lies Trilogy. It ends on a cliffhanger so be prepared to read the next book immediately!! I enjoyed this love triangle told through a series of flashbacks, full of steamy sex and angsty main characters.
Danni met, fell in love and was engaged to bad boy biker Cole within ten months of meeting him. Then he goes on a year long work assignment and is killed. After 3 years of mourning, isolation and gut wrenching grief she starts dating again, enter Trace. Trace is a clean cut, polished, smooth business man who tries to ignore his feelings for Danni but they eventually realize they are combustable together.
The way this book is told by chapters that are flashbacks to Danni and Cole then to the present with Danni and Trace I really enjoyed. It made me feel invested in both relationships and that each man was very different in how they expressed their love for Danni.
Personally I am a fan of Trace with his brooding, calm, take charge, “I control all” attitude but that’s just me! I loved how he had this internal struggle with his feelings for Danni. My heart just broke for Danni with Cole dying, how they had this instant connection and have it ripped away, damn. The steam was fantastic between both couples, heavy passionate, hate sex to really loving intimate moments.
As I have become to expect from Pam Godwin, I was hooked from page one and when the cliffhanger happened I had to dive into book two.
“I just… Fell madly, sickeningly, desperately in love. Again”
ok so…. ouch. I’ve been avoiding starting this series for awhile because 1. love triangles aren’t really my cup of tea (I’m more a why choose kinda girl, ya know?) and 2. I heard it was pretty painful and I’m a sensitive little marshmallow. But I finally took the plunge, and of course I was not disappointed. I’ve said this before and I will continue to say it.. Pam Godwin can take all of my least favourite tropes and genres and make me into a believer.
This is the story of Danni, who lost her fiance 3 years prior and is struggling to move on. No man will ever compare to the love she had with Cole Hartman. One day she meets Trace Savoy, a millionaire casino owner who wants her to dance in his new casino. They have an instant attraction and Trace denies her at every turn. Through her push and pull relationship with Trace she is able to start moving on from her past love and looking towards a future with Trace… until…..
thats all I’m gonna say. Read this book if you like beautiful writing, steamy scenes, painful memories and intense passionate love. onto book 2….
One is a Promise is book 1 in the Tangled Lies trilogy. This is the ultimate love triangle!!!!! My heart is completely broken for everything Danni had to endure! Trace is a complete jerk at the beginning but will fully grow on you just in time for an event changes everything!!! I can’t even imagine everything Danni has gone through! I can’t believe I have waited this long to start this trilogy!!! It is FREE on Amazon so go grab it!!!!
Holeee Toledo! This book kept me up at night because I could NOT put it down. It’s impossible to comment on this first in the series without the 2 subsequent books, but let me just say, they do NOT disappoint. I wasn’t familiar with the author prior to reading this, and now I’m a hooked, devoted slave to her written word. The dialogue, especially in this one, is superb. You cheer for the h all the time thinking, “That’s just how I wish I could respond to something!” The emotional highs and lows are stunning, as are the descriptions of the characters’ feelings. I am 100% satisfied with the series. Wowie.
I absolutely loved this book and it took me by surprise. I am obsessed with Godwin’s dark romances so I was kind of apprehensive going into a lighter romance of hers. Maybe it’s because I didn’t know what to expect?? I’m not sure, but I know now that I never should have doubted her. From chapter one I was hooked and I could not put this book down. It was fast paced, full of angst, scorching hot, and funny as hell. Our main girl Danni is a dancer. She’s quick to give back to others, has no problem saying what she’s thinking or taking what she wants, and she loves with all her heart. I adore her.
As for the guys Trace and Cole? I haven’t formed an opinion yet. That ending has my feelings all jumbled up. I’m just as confused and hurt as Danni, and I know there are so many more secrets to be revealed in the next two books. So I’m not sure whose team I’m on. It’s all up in the air
If you’ve read this series or even just this book, whose team are you on? Team Trace or Team Cole?
Rating 5 stars
Steaminess 4 stars
wow just wow
Promised to Cole until he goes away and doesn’t come back,we find Danni functioning but barely.
Dancing and just about making ends meet,she is a sassy character who is just about hanging on.
Whilst her sister convinces her that three years have passed and she needs to be getting out there her paths cross with Trace.
Blonde,tall,buff,rich Trace is the whole package but he keeps her at arms length and although the attraction seems mutual his demeanour is odd.
The sexual tension and attraction pounces off the page at you.
why does he behave how he does? why does Danni go back for more?
This is a book that grips you and you don’t want to put it down.
You are expecting a cliff hanger as this is book 1 and when it comes you are not expecting the final twist.
Well worth 5 stars
This is just the first book and I’m loving this triangle love story. Trace and Cole are hot AF. Danni is one lucky girl to have them. I can wait to see what Pam does with this story.
Loved the twists and turns in this one. I need to get on and read the next!
Omg! I loved this book so much! Danni and Trace are everything! That ending though! I cannot wait to read Two is a Lie.
Cliff hanger!!
What a great start to a new series that I know will be awesome and leave me waiting more. Pam Godwin is simply amazing in bringing her characters to life and have you feel their emotions. One is a Promise is full of laughter, heartach and suspense.
Loved this book! One hell of a fun, sexy ride! Do yourself a favor, and one-click this unpredictable love triangle today.
This is book one of three and it does end on a cliffhanger and what a cliffhanger it is! I really liked this With a powerful emotional storyline that is filled with sweetness, drama, loss, pain and hope for a new love., you will quickly find yourself sucked in and deeply engaged with the plot and characters. Can’t wait for book two.
This whole series is addictive, smart and oh-my-god so hot. The heroine’s personality and the motorcycle meet-cute are among my favorites.
The first question I asked myself whilst reading this book is why the hell have I not read any Pam Godwin books before?! I have been missing out on a seriously great author right here!
This book was just wow! I was enamoured right from the first page. Pam has created a great female MC with the kind of quick dry wit I would like for myself. I found myself spontaneously laughing out loud at some of Danni’s witty repartee with Trace. Absolutely priceless! Trace is just every female’s dream of a man. Tall, blond, the Norwegian Viking type with piercing ice blue eyes.
Told from a first person POV the book is fast paced, I read it in a day. I could not put it down. Whilst I predicted the ending correctly even I wasn’t prepared for the full impact. I definitely did not see that coming. I was left opened mouthed, speechless… Pam you nailed this book! There is not one part of this book I would say is unnecessary. No filler chapters. Even the secondary characters had personalities; Danni’s niece, Angel was pure genius!
I cannot praise this book highly enough. I just know right now that book two is going to put my heart through it’s paces. I can also tell you right now, this is going to be series that will stay with you long after the last page has been read!
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
One Is A Promise is the first book in Pam Godwin’s Tangled Lies Series. This is a three book series so you should expect cliffhangers at the end of a couple of the books.
Danni took one look at Cole and knew he was hers. He is a dark rebel in leather. A powerhouse of passion, devastating smiles, and impulsiveness. He has a job though that sends him overseas and he promised to return to Danni. It’s a promise that destroyed Danni in the most irrevocable ways. Fast forward two years and in to her life comes a arrogant suit. He is clean-cut and stern and everything that Cole wasn’t. Trace is a job that will save Danni’s dance company until he invades her life and their hostile relationship evolves. Trace knows that Danni is still in love with Cole, but his dedication to her is Danni’s undoing. Promises resurface. Lies will entangle, and Danni will have an impossible choice that will shatter her world. She loves two men and can only have one.
I’m just not even sure where to start. My emotions are all over the place right now. I do know that once you pick this book up you will not put it down. You will have so many emotions running through you at the same time as Danni. Heck I even had to lay my kindle down and walk away I got so mad at one point. I love these characters so much and I swear to you I fell in love with Trace as Danni was falling in love with him. Danni is one amazingly strong character. This poor girl has been through the ringer as far as her love life is concerned. She found her forever and he promised her he would never leave and would return from a trip overseas for his job. However he doesn’t and Danni is destroyed. Who in the world wouldn’t be and I was hurt right along with Danni. She grieves and bless her heart is trying her best to move one with her life. Cue Trace and a job she just can’t refuse right along with Trace himself. For the first time in two years she is feeling things again. My heart jumped for joy!! Dang it Danni deserves to be happy. And then…..well you just have to read and find out. I will promise you you will be on the edge of your seat with you hand over your mouth reading just as hard as you can and bam the end. Thank goodness we don’t have long to wait to see what happens next.
Pam Godwin is amazing. If you have never read her you are missing some of the most amazing books on the planet. I have read them all and loved them all in equal measure for different reasons. Pam Godwin can write some dark stuff that will have you hiding in a corner rocking back and forth and she can melt your heart. One is a Promise is absolutely without a doubt one of the best books that I have read this year. I can not wait for more and know that they other two books will be equally as amazing as this one was. DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK. You can thank me later once you have experienced the greatness that is Danni, Cole and Trace.
Whew!!
Holy tangled web of emotions!! This is my first book by Pam Godwin, and dang can she write a story!
Danni is trying to come to terms with her feelings for Cole after his death. It’s taken her a long time to find a guy that gets her blood pumping again, and wham Trace appears.
A rocky relationship, with a lot of push and pull, starts to take place. Gotta say I think Trace is just the guy to help Danni out of her Cole funk.
Just a bit of a warning as this book does end in a cliffhanger and what a cliffhanger it is!! What is a girl suppose to do??? Off to book two to find out what happens
The ending was a cliff hanger. Can’t wait for the next installment. It’s not out yet.
Great ending cliffhanger
A rather good cliffhanger book full of feels.