{"id":2257,"date":"2011-10-02T09:08:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T14:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2011-10-02T09:08:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T14:08:20","slug":"love-lies-promises-by-joanna-lambert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=2257","title":{"rendered":"Love, Lies &amp; Promises by Joanna Lambert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/strawberry-dark-background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/strawberry-dark-background-300x97.jpg\" alt=\"LAHE logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/strawberry-dark-background-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/strawberry-dark-background.jpg 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/love-lies-promises-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2260\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/love-lies-promises-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><strong>Love, Lies &amp; Promises<\/strong> is the second novel in Joanna Lambert&#8217;s Behind Blue Eyes trilogy. Like the first (When Tomorrow Comes), it did not disappoint. The characters are well rounded and believable. The scenery is expertly painted.<\/p>\n<p>While Ella is the main character in the novel, the people of Abbotsbridge and the more serene village of Meridian Cross are brought to life. One of those characters is Ella&#8217;s mother who doesn&#8217;t think that Matt Benedict is the right man for her daughter and sets out to find a more suitable husband for her. Working in her favour is the fact that Matt&#8217;s band is successful and is kept out on tour not giving him and Ella don&#8217;t get the opportunity to express their feelings for each other.<\/p>\n<p>But is Ella&#8217;s mother&#8217;s choice of husband for her daughter right?<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to read book 3 (The Ghost of You and Me).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Love, Lies &amp; Promises is the second novel in Joanna Lambert&#8217;s Behind Blue Eyes trilogy. 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