Keeping Promise Rock: Book Two All Shane Perkins ever wanted to be was a hero. But after a career-shattering decision to go down fighting, Shane comes home from the hospital to four empty walls, a pile of money, and a burning desire for someone to miss him the next time he gets hurt in the line of duty. He ends up an officer in the small town of Levee Oaks, and, addicted to the promise of family, he makes an effort to reconcile with his flighty, troubled sister. Kimmy makes her living as a dancer, and her partner steals Shane's breath at first sight. Mikhail Vasilyovitch Bayul dances like an angel, but his past is less than heavenly. Since he left Russia, he's made only two promises: to stay off the streets and stay clean, and to take his mother someplace beautiful before she dies. Making promises to anybody else is completely out of the question—but then, Mikhail has never met anybody like Shane. Earnest, brave, and self-deprecating, Shane seems to speak Mikhail's language, and no one is more surprised than Mikhail to find that keeping promises is Shane's best talent of all.
I put off reading this book for a long time. I loved [b:Keeping Promise Rock|7544649|Keeping Promise Rock (Promises, #1)|Amy Lane|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1263249819s/7544649.jpg|9823740] so much and was afraid that a sequel just wouldn't hold up. I was wrong. Very, very wrong. I even think I love this book more.
While the whole cast from the previous book is back, this is Shane and Mikhail's story. Mikhail was such a great character...seemingly perfect on the outside but so very damaged on the inside. It took Shane's persistance and steadfastness to make Mikhail believe he could make promises and live up to them.
Now I'm looking forward to delving into Book #3 - [b:Living Promises|11839162|Living Promises (Promises, #3)|Amy Lane|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309032288s/11839162.jpg|16794447]!
