US Marine, Colin McKinnon, fell in love with Emily in high school, but when he elected to join the Marine Corps, Emily chose to marry Colin’s best friend, Alex, preferring a safe and secure life. Brokenhearted but resolute, at their wedding, Colin promised Alex he’d take care of Emily if anything ever happened to Alex. Though Emily loved Colin more, she married Alex, one of her best friends. She … friends. She couldn’t abide the heartache of Colin marching into harm’s way. Alex was the safe choice with a career in accounting. When someone runs their car off the road, Alex is killed, and Emily miscarries their baby. In her search for answers to who would want them dead, Emily realizes Alex was into something deeper than simple accounting. Her search for the truth, lands her in danger. Colin, on leave to search for his missing father, remembers his promise to Alex and is set on keeping Emily safe. Together, they unravel the mystery of who wanted Alex dead. In the process, they rediscover the love they never forgot, and uncover another clue in the quest to find Colin’s missing father.
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Three months ago Emily Tremont lost her unborn child, and her husband. Alex was driving and was shot and killed while Emily was badly injured. Colin McKinnon is a US Marine, on leave while he and his brothers are back in Montana to search for their missing father. Colin fell in love with Emily while they were still in high school. Truth be told Emily loved Colin, but when she found out he was planning on a military career she married Alex. By chance they meet again, and when Colin finds out that Emily has been followed, and just had a close call, he will insist on protecting her. Emily and Colin will quickly realize that the love the had in high school is still there, but can Emily learn to live with his choice of a career in the military. Colin realizes that as much as he loves being a soldier, Emily is just as important to his happiness.
Wow, exciting and steamy romance with compelling, and well written characters. I thought this was a fantastic book.
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Marine’s Promise is book 3 in the Iron Horse Legacy series by Elle James and while each story is a standalone it has an inner twinning story that continue as a cliffhanger but more clues are arising…
Colin, Emily and Alex were known as the Three Musketeers, always together but life took Colin McKinnon to the Military and away from the girl he fell in love with, Emily and Alex Tremont to the altar. With Alex asking Colin to watch over Emily should anything ever happen to him. Little do they know that life, circumstances and fate will play a large part in their lives later down the road…now 10 yrs later…Alex is murdered, Emily loses her baby and Colin is back home searching for his missing father…but there is more here than meets the eye…
Murder, secrets, mystery, threats, hope for finding the Senior McKinnon and second chances at a HEA…can’t wait for the next book!
ARC review For honest review. Emily Tremont lost her husband and child after a tragedy 3 months ago now she is in trouble . Colin McKinnon is looking for a girl with a unicorn tattoo that may have information on his missing father when he sees Emily in trouble now he has a chance of getting the girl and helping her . Awesome 10 stars.
The McKinnon brothers are home on leave while they continue to search for their father. One of the brothers, Colin, ten years ago left home and the one he loved so he could become a Marine. That woman was Emily. She chose safety above love and ended up marrying his best friend Alex.
Alex was recently killed and now someone wants Emily dead. By chance Colin rescues her and promises to keep her safe.
As the danger continues, will they survive the threat? Will they have a second chance at love?
This is another story with an engaging plot as the mystery of the disappearance of the Senior McKinnon continues.
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Emily is trying to come to terms with losing her husband and unborn child when she finds herself being attacked and targeted by an unknown assailant. Why? What did her late husband do? Colin comes to her rescue and between them they try to solve this mystery.
This is a very interesting and entertaining book and one I thoroughly enjoyed.