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Promise Me Sunshine

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Alex Finke
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How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most?

Lenny has been a bit of a mess since her best friend, Lou, passed away. She's avoiding her concerned parents, her apartment and the list of things she's supposed to do to enjoy life again. The only thing she can handle right now is babysitting a precocious seven-year-old, Ainsley. And if Lenny acts like she's fine, maybe no one will notice she's falling apart. The only issue: Ainsley's uncle, Miles, is always there and is kind of . . . a huge jerk.

But Miles sees right through her. He knows a lot about grief and offers her a deal: he'll help her complete her "live again" list if she'll help him re-connect with Ainsley and his sister. Lenny doubts anything can help, but as she begins to spend more time with Miles, she begins to see that, sometimes, losing everything can be the first step to finding yourself again.

©2025 Cara Bastone (P)2025 Random House Audio Contemporary Romance Funny Heartfelt Witty

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the narrative is amazing and will be following her. I love the story overall my only issue I have is that it should have an epilogue to see more from his end and how life looks a few years down

Love the book

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Lenny lost her childhood best friend to cancer somewhat recently and is lost in a sea of grief and is just trying to keep her head above water and function in the only way she can right now, by isolating herself from her family and not forming long-term attachments to anyone or anything new, including keeping her nannying gigs temporary. Enter Reese and her daughter Ainsley. Taking a temporary job from Reese to care for Ainsley unexpectedly puts Lenny into the path of Miles, Ainsley's uncle, who sees through the mask Lenny puts on to the debilitating grief underneath and offers to help her through it, and that journey is messy, raw, and utterly relatable.

This was my first book by/impression of Cara Bastone, and it was immaculate. It is one of the most beautiful and heartfelt books I have ever read. It captures the raw, unfiltered reality of grief—how messy, unpredictable, and all-consuming it can be—while also reminding us that healing is possible, even from the pain we once believed was insurmountable. It is a story about falling in love through the mess of grief and navigating a world in the aftermath of losing an integral part of the person you used to be. I saw 14-year-old me after losing my mum throughout this book, and Lenny's character and the insightful way Cara has written this book is astonishing; I felt everything, and single lines had me teetering on the edge of tears throughout. Miles is everything you could want in a book boyfriend. This man! The understanding, support, and comfort he gives to Lenny is next level, and he consistently shows up for her both in obvious and not-so-obvious ways; he never wavered, and my god, I adored it and him.

This entire book, from start to finish, was incredible and felt like I shared in the healing journey Lenny was on, as her struggles mirror what so many of us go through. It felt an incredibly personal read. The audiobook was fantastic and my first narrated by Alex Finke, who did a phenomenal job portraying every aspect of the emotion Lenny displays. I'm honestly blown away by this book and fear none of the words above could possibly express how this book made me feel or do it justice.

Outstanding!

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A fantastic book that has you laughing one minute and crying the next! Brilliant characters that are brought to life as the story unfolds.

Well read, great story, heart warming

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“He walked into Hell and dragged me back out”

Grief, self discovery, and finding love in the messiness of it all

Lenny has lost her best friend to cancer and her life has fallen to pieces. Miles is the uncle of the girl Lenny is nanning and offers to help her through her list. Her list to live again, the final gift from her best friend who wanted her to remember how to live without her.

This author handled grief in such a raw and vulnerable manner. With pockets of wisdom and compassion scattered throughout.

This is a not a tear jerker but tear hurler. Certain lines in this just squeeze at your heart because you develop so much love for these characters

Also Miles Honey is now my favourite book boyfriend. He’s always there 110% for Lennie, he’s consistent, reliable and always has her best interests at heart. He’s a wonderful display of how to really show up for someone grieving.

I personally haven’t felt the loss of a loved one thankfully but even if you haven’t experienced grief we’ve all have lost something and this book is healing. It is honest, it is raw, it is relatable. It finds that bandaged over piece of your heart, opens it up and heals it back up. It’s a realistic description of grief that does not flower anything, it’s messy, it’s healing, it’s hope.

I’m now off to read every one of Cara Bastone books

Grief, self discovery, and finding love in the messiness of it all

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This book made me cry tears of joy, acceptance, sadness and happiness all in one. One of the best books I’ve read this year.

Just perfect

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This was right up my alley. The worst thing about it is that I'm done and won't spend any more time with those characters. Loved the story, how deep MCs' love goes, the theme of grief, life and moving on. It was just perfect to me. The narrator gave her everything to emote and I enjoyed that, it made characters more real and loveable. Great, great story.

Absolutely loved it

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Cara Bastone never disappoints. The characters are always fully dimensional, real people who you can fall in love with. My one gripe is that sometimes the narration is so OTT it makes the FMC irritating, but that's her interpretation of the writing. If I was reading it, I think I'd have taken it differently. MMC may be her best yet. The story is heart wrenching sometimes and had me in tears on more than one occasion. If you're currently grieving, this will either be really helpful or really triggering.

Excellent

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Beautiful story of grief, friendship, love and living life again. Perfect narration that adds extra to the story

Beautiful

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awesome story as always from Cara Bastone. if you haven't already read ALL of her work!

the emotions it stirs up

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This book spoke about grief with such sensitivity and nuance that I could read it without falling apart. It was so incredibly funny, which balanced out the more emotional bits, and such a compelling story.

And the narrator was phenomenal!

Beautiful

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