--- product_id: 11787262 title: "The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS)" brand: "karina halle" price: "5187 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/11787262-the-pact-the-mcgregor-brothers store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS) **Brand:** karina halle **Price:** 5187 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS) by karina halle - **How much does it cost?** 5187 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/11787262-the-pact-the-mcgregor-brothers) ## Best For - karina halle enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted karina halle brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41JYsYZNiLL.jpg) ![The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512hWYqRpTL.jpg) ![The Pact (THE MCGREGOR BROTHERS) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31U3W60Z8FL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A true friendship *by A***V on Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023* Yet another great read from Karina Halle.Two friends, the best of, and their lifelong pact to marry each other at 30.But, of course, there’s a lot more drama involved! Which I liked!Linden and Stephanie’s relationship is comedic and caring. You can tell the way they care for one another in the way Halle writes their scenes and dialogue. That’s always my favorite thing: when two characters actually SPEAK and KNOW each other. It feels that much more real.Both characters go through a lot of trials and tribulations in their personal relationships, separate from theirs, and they learn, love and lose so much. Until FINALLY, they see the light. They see each other. And it’s beautiful! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's contemporary romance at it's very best, lighthearted and humorous, but still angst-ridden and sexy *by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2014* Karina Halle has become known for her darker, gritty, emotionally tolling story lines. The Pact is a refreshing shift from her MO, a lighter, sweeter, but no less evocative story, where two best friends arrange a pact that if they aren't in serious relationships at age 30, they'll marry each other. Sounds cliche, but it's anything but. While this storyline is much lighter than Halle's other stories, it's still heavy with all the feels. It's frustrating and gut-wrenching to see these two characters navigate their course. It's contemporary romance at it's very best, lighthearted and humorous, but still angst-ridden and sexy.At 25, Stephanie Robson is a manager at a clothing store with secret aspirations of owning her own boutique. Linden McGregor, a Scottish transplant, is a helicopter pilot and a known womanizer. The two, somewhat trivially, make a pact to marry if they aren't in a serious relationship when they both turn 30. Over the course of the next five years, their friendship evolves as they both carry on relationships with other people, as their career goals come to fruition, as they deal with their individual familial issues and drama in their personal lives. As the story unfolds, an undeniable chemistry between Linden and Stephanie is ever present, a palpable, growing thing. Told in alternating first person points of view, we're gleaned insight into all of the things both feel and never say, long for but never act upon. Wrought with angst and humor, The Pact is a story of friendship turned more, of love blooming from a solid foundation of friendship, but mucked up along the way."Isn’t that what everyone fears when they’ve fallen in love? That they’re about to keep falling, with no one to catch them this time? That they’ll drop and drop and drop forever?"One would think that a marriage pact contrived between two people who have secretly pined after each other for years would unfold like a piece of cake. But of course not. As Shakespeare said, the course of true love never did run smooth, and Karina Halle ensures that this road to happily ever after is a rocky one. Jealous lovers, career and familial expectations, the unsolicited opinions of their friends and their own self-doubt and fear all culminate to make for an unpredictable journey rife with uncertainty and silent longing. It's painful and beautiful, all of it.More than a romance, The Pact is a story of self-awareness, of how one grows and changes in their 30s, or rather the expectation that one should change as they hit 30. Age feels like a huge theme in this book, illuminating how, in many ways, it's just a number, in other ways it's a landmark, highlighting your successes and failures, whether or not you're where you thought you'd be at this invisible measurement in time. Halle's concentration on, not just Stephanie and Linden's age, but on all the characters, adds depth to this story. This dynamic she's created, diverse characters with diverse voices, layered with the poignancy of their ages... Aaron's immaturity at 27, Nadine's bitterness over where she thought she'd be at this point in her life, Penny's indifference, not allowing herself to be placed in a box despite her 33 years, all of it highlighting Linden and Stephanie's pact, and their internal struggles over what they really want, what obstacles inhibit them from taking it, and their discontent over it all at age 30.The timing and pacing in this story is perfect, the first several chapters revealing where Linden and Stephanie are each year on their birthdays leading up to the big 3-0. Each dating different people as the years unfold, each harboring secrets, their mutual friendship ever changing. The story shifts once they hit 30, their quiet attraction simmering and threatening to boil over, their state of affairs changing rapidly. Rapidly, beautifully but also brutally and painfully. External factors threaten both their friendship and any hope they have for a lasting relationship, as well as the friendships they hold dear with those around them. When things are great, they're beautiful, warming my heart, as a reader. When things are bad, sad, they cut deeply, tugging at my heartstrings, consuming me with the same longing the characters emit from the pages.There are so many moments in this story that made me laugh out loud. A few Full House and Cheers references and a game of truth or dare had me mentally high-fiving Karina Halle. The diverse characters and everything they bring to the proverbial table made me want to sink into this world and never come out. But more often, I was simmering with angst, wanting so desperately for Stephanie and Linden to get on the same page, say everything they've been hiding. And that longing, that yearning for this couple, made me want to high five Karina Halle even more. Because, while I'm a reader that loves a happy ending, I love the constant worry that I'm not going to get one. I love the hurt and the pain as much as, if not more than, I love the joy. I love to worry, and hurt, and grieve. I love to hate the Nadines and James' and Aarons of any good story, because they're perfectly placed obstacles that make me angry, make me sad, make me want. And I had everything I wanted here in The Pact.You can love an author's stories but not truly connect with their writing. Conversely, I've loved the writing of some authors but felt indifferent to some of their books. Karina Halle is the whole package for me, the real deal, the jackpot, pulling me in and captivating me with every single word, and consuming me with stories I never want to escape. The Pact felt like a serious shift from the darker, more somber, sometimes violent stories Halle has delivered. It's lighter, sweeter, funnier, but no less emotional and raw. And it cemented for me that she doesn't fit in a box, she can write anything and I'll gladly devour every delicious bit of it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 Stars *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015* Linden McGregor and Stephanie Robson have been friends for ages. In their mid-twenties, while lots of their dates are more a miss than they are a hit, Linden offers Steph to make a pact: if by the time they hit thirty, and both of them are single, the two of them should marry.It all feels like fun and games when the two of them seal this pact with a pinky swear. It'd didn't mean anything. Expect it just meant about everything to Linden when he made the suggestion.What I loved about this book:Great characters and side-charactersAbsolutely loveable male heroinInteresting friends-to-lovers story with a bit of suspenseWhat I felt needed improvement:A rushed ending and too short of an epilogueThe realisation that the whole story was due to 1 single obstacle that could very well have been dodgedIt seems like Karina Halle is trying to get into a more mainstream type of writing (thus leaving the druglords and cartels behind), but still wanting to keep the less mainstream characters that make up for a more unique story - and I believe this new style suits her well. Her first attempt Love, In English wasn't exactly perfect, but I feel like Karina Halle has improved a lot with The Pact .The Pact has a very unsual but extremely interesting writing style. The reader will enjoy a ver well-crafted dual-POV 1st-person writing alternating between Linden and Steph. So intially, there are no secrets and the reader is quite aware of the fact that "the pact" was anything but fun banter between friends. There's no surprise here!But what will ultimately create suspense, is how the years go by as the chapters advance, and the reader grows more and more apprehensive of hitting the 30-years mark. Will the pact ever "happen"? Will the conditions be fulfilled by the time they hit thirty? Does it stay at the back of both Linden and Steph's mind at all?I loved dimension of how scary it can be to fall in love with your best friend when so much is at stake was very well explained here. Both Linden and Stephanie were wonderful characters that just so real in their struggle to deal with just that situation.And while it was a heavy, difficult one, the book still managed to be utterly hilarious, which gave it even more appeal! And the steamy scenes were very much to my liking! "It's the most gorgeous penis I've ever seen and it makes me wish I could paint because I could have a whole gallery devoted to the beauty of his dick and I would consistently sell out all of my paintings."Linden was definitely true to his feelings, and although he was made out to be a bit of a womanizer, he always treats women with respect, and especially Stephanie, who he puts on a pedestal. What's more, he is extremely mindful of the fact that he is treading on uncomfortable territory, given that Stephanie is in fact his best friend's ex-girlfriend - and that said best friend might still have feelings for her. And guess what? He'd rather be unhappy himself than to make his best friend James unhappy by making a move of Steph. That alone - his being considerate and a real gentleman - earned him huge plus points in my book. "I want her to realize we're both not with the people we should be. And if she already knows that, I want her to know it's not too late."And while Linden is perfectly aware of his feelings towards his best friend, Stephanie - who is quite busy with her clothing store - takes more time to realize her feelings toward Linden. But that's only because she is scared and would rather never know what it's like being romantically involved with him than to lose him completely, in case the feeling would not be mutual. And in the end, this book is all about explaining that sometimes love is worth the risk, and two soulmates are entitled to be together even if that means that some people won't agree with it! "Since when is it ever OK to want your best friend?" "If I tell Linden how I feel and he doesn't feel the same way that would ruin our friendship. It would ruin everything we have together."While The Pact was an extremely good book, I still felt that some things didn't work out. Linden, for instance, comes across as someone cocky and determined, yet he never really delt with James disapproval. James was well-aware of Linden and Steph's pact and was never supportive of it (while at the same time claiming he had no feelings for her anymore). In the end, James turned out to be the guy who made the s*** hit the fan all along, but no one really accused him of that.Also, the end was a bit rushed and too cliché, but I understood that the story had to wrap up at some point. Some readers didn't enjoy to fact that during almost half of the book, Steph and Linden where with other people, but I don't see that as a bad thing - au contraire, it made me very anxious to find out if The Pact would come to life.All in all, I really loved discovering this new side of Karina Halle, and enjoyed the heck out of The Pact , and definitely recommend it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/11787262-the-pact-the-mcgregor-brothers](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/11787262-the-pact-the-mcgregor-brothers) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*