Courtney Lane ~ The Sordid Promise ~ Tour

Author Name: Courtney Lane

Email Address: AuthorCourtneyLane@gmail.com

Title of Book: The Sordid Promise

Genre: Erotic Suspense/Psychological Thriller

Release Date: March 23, 2014

Page #: 309

Book Blurb:

Warning: Contains graphic language, frequent graphic sex, disturbing violence, and very dark themes.

When physical pain allows you to escape your reality; what do you do when the pain is no longer strong enough to quiet the emotional ache?

Diouana "Nikki" returned to her hometown six months ago to tend to her sick mother. She thought she'd left her "baggage" behind her on the opposite coast, only to find that it never left her side. As her self-destructive thoughts begin to consume her, her mother -- realizing Nikki's torment -- pushes Nikki to complete her last wishes.

Eric Brenton, Nikki's new neighbor, lives in a dark, chaotic world that is easily hidden behind his model good looks and cocky demeanor. Unapologetic about his dirtier intentions, he sets his sights on Nikki with an offer to help her. But his help comes with very unorthodox conditions and a huge price.

And Eric...comes with an extensive black box warning label.

Review

4 1⁄2 out of 5 stars

The warnings for this book are real and meant to be taken seriously. This is not a 

happy, normal love story by any means.

Ok please commit me now. How the author got me to swoon and hope for a 

psychopath is beyond me. What the hell?

All these characters belong in crazy town. Not one of these characters are sane. The 

are all certifiable. 

Diouana “Nikki” Givens is a troubled young woman. She is a cutter and is seriously 

depressed. With her mother dying, she is almost pushed over the edge again.

Unknown to Nikki, her mother has some sordid plans for her daughter after she 

dies. 

Enter Dr. Eric Benton. At first he seems like a normal, caring person, but just wait. 

He is a full on psychopath whom Nikki’s mother has hired to look after her daughter.

The author sucks us in to believing that Eric is good for Nikki, but as the story goes 

on, we see his sick, sadistic personality. 

All throughout the story I never knew who to believe. Everyone was so demented it 

was scary.

My brain hurts thinking about this story. I know they are wrong for each other and 

the stuff that Eric did would have any normal person running for the hills, but I 

couldn’t help hoping that he wasn’t really like that. All the facts were there but I still 

didn’t want to believe it. Exactly like Nikki.

This was a true psychological thriller. I couldn’t put it down, even with all the sordid, 

dark parts. This book is definitely not for the faint of heart but if you like dark and 

twisted this is definitely for you.


I cannot wait for book 2.

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Author Bio:

I’ve been creating my own little world since I was very young. When I was eight years old, I began to bring those worlds to life with pen and paper.

While I write across genres (I find it hard to stick to one genre), I do have an archetype when it comes to the female protagonist — they have to have certain type of strength, strong convictions, and layered personalities. There will often be a lot of darkness and depth to my stories, but I don’t see the point in writing vapid characters who are thrust into “safe” situations.

Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy is my first love. If there is one thing for sure, I'm a bit of a misfit when it comes to Romance. I prefer my romances dark. The elements that will be common in my stories are: depth, controversy, and misfit characters.

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