Promises We Meant to Keep

Love in Massachusetts

A desperate kiss. A fake-dating arrangement. A past that haunts them both.

Elia Sharpe has closed herself off from love and friendship after a devastating accusation of impropriety. But after eighteen years, she wants to do things differently. When her former student is hired as the temporary Head of School instead of her, she knows that it’ll be a disaster. Elia is determined to keep her name free of another scandal and prove she was right for the job all along.

When a position opens at Kamryn’s old school, it’s her golden opportunity to escape from her recent breakup. But when her ex-girlfriend shows up at a fall festival, Kamryn takes desperate measures to hide just how unhappy she really is. And she kisses Elia Sharpe—her former English teacher and current bane of her existence. In a desperate attempt to protect herself, Kamryn begs Elia to fake-date for her best friend’s wedding.

All is well…

Until the past threatens their future.

And Elia has one choice. Trust Kamryn to do her job and do it well.

Will they work together to expose the true perpetrator? Or will the past cause irreconcilable differences?

Buy it today and disappear for hours into Promises We Meant to Keep, a steamy age gap, sapphic romance featuring a two teachers who are just trying to protect each other from the inevitable.

©2025 Adrian J. Smith (P)2026 Adrian J. Smith

ohhh so good

ohhh so good, between the excellent story and the fantastic Narrator, perfection! Another must by Adrian J Smith and Quinn Riley.

Excellent

I loved this book. The story was wonderful and well written. A great view into private education
Quinn Riley is a wonderful narrator

Struggle Bus!

1. The plot has so many holes.
2. Even if the plot was fixed, it would have zero standing.
3. Grown women don’t behave like this.
4. A simple threat of bringing in a lawyer, would have the school back off immediately.
5. The best thing about this book, is the author.
6. The DRAMA never ends. And I mean never - things clear up & boom something else immediately takes its place.
7. I still have 4 or more chapters left & I don’t know that I even want to finish. I’m trying because I paid for it. But if I could ever get a refund on something, it would be this book!

This was a very difficult & dragging on & on read for me, not even the sex scenes have saved it.

Save yourself some time - highly do NOT recommend.