Former Navy SEAL Nixon Swagger is home. After twelve years of service and twice as many deployments, all Nix wanted was quiet. He’d sought the solace of the land he’d grown up on and found the peace he needed to silence the noise and figure out his next move. Nixon’s stay was supposed to be temporary. He wasn’t supposed to meet a feisty, head-strong woman who made his pulse race and set his body … body on fire. Falling in love hadn’t been part of his plan. Taking a government contract to stop a homegrown terrorist group hadn’t been either, but when the organization threatens to attack Philadelphia, he had no choice but to accept.McKenna Wilson was living. Every day was the same. Raising her two teenage siblings didn’t leave time for much else. Most days, she was okay with that. Then she bumped into the sexy war hero and, in an instant, her world changed. She had no idea falling for Nixon would be so dangerous. Now she was going head-to-head with the small-town’s dirty sheriff who was hell-bent on ruining Nixon and avenging a fifteen-year-old grudge. She’d lost her heart, but losing her life wasn’t part of the plan.Nixon Swagger had learned a few things as a Navy SEAL—adapt, improvise, and overcome were among the many. In the middle of an inferno, so ominous even Dante wouldn’t buy a ticket, Nixon must adapt to his new surroundings and overcome multiple threats before he loses the woman he loves.
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I was already a Riley Edwards fan. As much as I loved the red team and an enthralled with the gold team, I was thrilled to read this first book in a new series. Well written and with fabulous characters, if you enjoy former military operatives or black ops based stories, you will be enamored with this book.
This is book 1 in the Gemini Group series and introduces us to Nixon Swagger and McKenna Wilson. Nixon has returned home after his time in the Seal’s was up to try to figure out where his life will go next. McKenna lives on the neighboring property and is just trying to take care of her siblings after losing their parents. Every day is a struggle in trying to figure out how to move forward. When she and Nixon meet, sparks fly. But neither thinks they are ready for the other let alone everything they could come to mean to each other.
I absolutely loved this story. From the very start it sucked me in and kept me reading. Nixon is definitely your typical alpha male, however he has this beautiful heart. And you get to see that almost from the start with his interactions not only with McKenna but with her brother and sister. The fact that he was such an upstanding man from the get go made me love it all the more. McKenna is this truly wonderful woman who even while mourning for her parents herself, she is still trying to pull her siblings through to the other side. The struggles she deals with and knowing that she truly just wants the people she loves to be happy made me love her even more. And the fact that on top of that, she is smart, snarky, and just makes you laugh? Made it even better. This was the perfect way to start this series off and with the great side characters that were introduced as well, I can’t wait to read the next one!!
What do you say when there are no words to describe the joy felt while reading a book, the loss felt when it is over? The book hanger over that I was left with when finished? The fact that I feel no remorse for being so sleep deprived? There is nothing and everything to say. I love everything about this story. Nixon and McKenna made my heart race. They made me smirk and smile and giggle. They even made me tear up. The suspense was intense and believable. The cast of secondary characters are fun and helped to make the book so enjoyable. I did start out feeling a little irritated when Nixon would refer to McKenna as his woman, but soon changed my mind when I realized what it really meant. I can’t wait for the next in this series. The writing is great. The premise, plot, backstory is fresh.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Loved it! I recently discovered this author and found myself quickly binge reading everything book I could find. This is a new series that focuses on Nixon and his group of Navy Seal brothers. Returning home to settle his family farm the last time Nixon expected is his new neighbor McKenna. But Nixon can’t resist his attraction to her and as they begin a relationship he finds more than he bargained for, a ready made family as well as a possible partner in his new business venture. A romantic read with just the right amount of action and suspense with a steamy new Seal that you’ll want to claim as your new book boyfriend. I can’t wait for more in this series.
When Nixon Swagger meets his new neighbor, he’s immediately taken with the seemingly tomboyish woman McKenna appears to be. McKenna is a hardworking aunt raising her younger sister and brother. They’ve lost their parents and she feels as if she’s a failure, not anywhere near to parenting them the way their parents did. But, she’s strong, determined and independent, she will get through this.
Nixon can’t get McKenna off his mind, and when her brother, Zack, makes a concerted effort at bonding with him, Nixon knows it’s an opening into getting to know the feisty McKenna. Sure, he may not end up getting the peace and quiet he had been hoping for when he came home from retiring from the SEALs, but it’s more than worth it to get the chance at getting to know McKenna and her brother and sister. But what about when he has the chance at working with his old team again? What about when a danger from his past is intent on getting to him through the family he’s fallen in love with?
I haven’t read anything else by Riley Edwards, but after having read and fallen in love with Nixon, McKenna and their crew, I will be keeping her on my lookout list because Nixon’s Promise is a fabulous start to a new series. It’s sexy, emotionally driven and all the characters are so well fleshed out that I felt like I was right there with them. I cannot wait for James’ story next!
McKenna and Nixon is the couple that you want to be. Nixon was the ultimate boyfriend and he overcame all of McKenna’s insecurities and feelings of inferiority. The story was engaging, interesting, and definitely attention holding. The characters were complex and portrayed vividly. Excellent read!
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Love this book!! Its an amazing start to what I think will be an awesome series!!! I can’t wait to read the next one!!
BOOK HANGOVER, INTENSE, SIZZLING.
This is the first book I have read by Riley Edwards and let me tell you I need more. I will be reading more books by this author.
Not only did it keep my attention throughout the whole book. I couldn’t put it down.
Nixon and McKenna let the sparks fly while making us swoon.
I received a free copy of this book from the author.
Nixon’s Promise is a new Romantic Suspense from Riley Edwards. This book is the first in a series and I’m pretty sure you’ll want to read this one before the others are released.
Nixon Swagger is home after several tours with the military as a Navy SEAL. He’s missed so much but is back home trying to get his fathers farm back in working order. There’s a few things in town that has changed since he left. One of those being seeing a woman he’s never seen who he immediately is attracted to.
McKenna Wilson loves the small town she now calls home. She’s never met the town’s “bad boy” Nixon Swagger but heard a lot about him from her friends that have known him all their lives. Little did she know Nix was about to change her life forever.
I really like the dynamic between these two characters. Nix and McKenna work pretty well together and his understanding of her family and where they’re coming from with their losses.
There’s some interesting characters in this book. You’ll want to strangle a couple of them. The Gemini Group you’ll be cheering for as they’ve got their acts together.
This is the first book in a new series and it starts of with a fantastic book. Nixon Swagger is a former Seal Team member and back restoring to farm he grew up on. He runs into McKenna, a single woman raising her 15 and 16 year old orphaned siblings, at a feed store and is instantly impressed. When McKenna’s horse and companion goat show up on his property he finds out they are neighbors and he starts mentoring her brother and trying to get to know her. Nixon forms a business taking government contracts with 5 other former team members and McKenna becomes their computer expert when she accidentally sees and deciphers an encrypted message no one had been able to break. There is lots of action and suspense, suspected terrorist, bombs, Sheriff Douchebag and Deputy Dickhead, a teen boy learning to be a man, a teen girl grieving and lost, and two people with such a great chemistry it is off the charts hot. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next one.
Great book and great characters
This is only the second book I have read by this author and for the life of me I don’t know why I don’t gobble them up as soon as she releases them. I loved everything about this book! Nixon returns to his small hometown after serving in the Navy and he meets McKenna. Sparks fly from there but he has to endure navigating small town corruption to national terrorism. This book kept me on the edge of my seat biting my nails the whole book. I can’t wait for the next installment of this series!
Awesome story. Nixon comes home and needs to figure out what to do with his life now that he is off the team.
McKenna is raising her 2 younger siblings after losing her father and stepmom. She is a home based worker.
As Nixon and McKenna work together to get closer, a job offer comes along. He brings in his former teammates. In the meantime, he has to deal with the sheriff and his son. They all have bad blood between them.
Absolutely love this new series. Can’t wait to see where it goes.
Nixon’s Promise is a breath-taking debut of a new series, the Gemini group, by the talented Riley Edwards. Edwards’ masterfully weaves suspense and romance like an Irish lover’s knot. You are pulled into the thick of the story from the beginning. McKenna is a headstrong, independent woman overwhelmed with all that life has thrown at her recently, but determined to keep it hidden from the gossiping eyes of her small town. Nixon is a man searching for his purpose in life who returns to the only place that ever felt like home. As Nixon & McKenna’s lives become more entangled each day, so does Nixon’s love for McKenna & his worry over her safety due to his new job. But threats both old & new, seen and unseen, are on the horizon for this couple. Will Nixon be able to keep his promise? Can McKenna let down her walls long enough to let Nixon in or will he have to break through her barriers to give them a fighting chance?
This book was well worth the sleep I lost staying up late to finish the last few chapters! Ladies, if you appreciate a strong alpha man with gentle hands and a voice to die for, look no further than Nixon’s Promise for your next book boyfriend.
I voluntarily am reviewing this as an ARC. Wow this was an amazing story. I’ve read Ms. Edwards other series 707 and The Next Generation and can say the start of this series is the best.
This is Book One of the new Gemini Group Series and this is an amazing start! Nixon Swagger and McKenna Wilson are two very strong characters. You are drawn in right away and it keeps coming with lots of chemistry, drama, suspense, action and amazing supporting characters that also draw you in. You will want to read start to finish without stopping and eagerly be awaiting the next one in the series! Highly recommend this book!
This was a great story with great characters! Nixon is a former SEAL who is home and as a character he was amazing. I loved how caring he was not only to McKenna, but also her brother and sister. McKenna was also caring and smart. I loved her character and enjoyed finding out more about her. Nixon is asked to get a team together and help homeland security. The secondary characters were also engaging and likeable. Setting up the Gemini Group while working together and add in a dirt bag Sheriff there is a lot of story and plot. Loved it!!
This is the first book in the new series and I really enjoyed it. This is McKenna and Nixon’s book it is a well-written action-packed read and I did not want to stop reading. I thought these two were great characters with lots of chemistry that made for some good steamy reads I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Nixon’s Promise is the first book in Riley’s new Gemini Group series and I am hooked!
Nixon Swagger is a complex man despite the cool exterior that suits his name. Life has left him trying to figure out which path he should take next after getting his dad’s farm back in shape. Having his team at his back was one constant that he could count on. No matter how rough the road may be, he sticks to the values he received from his dad and those that come with being a former Navy SEAL.
McKenna Wilson may not hold much hope for her personal future, but she is determined to do all she can to give her teen siblings the foundation in life they need. Though young to be parenting a couple of adolescents, hormones and all, she does not give up.
Being neighbors in a small, rural community brings Nixon and McKenna together, along with the kids, animals and Nixon’s former SEAL team. While relationships sprout and grow strong in this country atmosphere, there is also a very dark side that is placing McKenna’s family in danger.
In true Riley Edwards style, the emotions will have readers crying, laughing and cheering while the suspense will have pages turning and lamps burning into the night.
This reader has already opened up a chamber in my heart for these new characters and I simply cannot wait for book number two.
If I could give 100 Stars, I would. I know that I sound like a broken record but Riley Edwards did it …. again and I’m confident to say that Ms Edwards will continue to awe me with her awesomeness.
In this book one of the Gemini Group series, we’re introduced to Nixon Swagger (I do so love the surname) and in my opinion, one of Ms Edwards best heroines McKenna Wilson. I normally skip giving an outline of the book as you can read the blurb yourself. In all the romance books that I read, I’ve come to expect certain keypoints from the author. For example, a believable or solid world building, a sizzling romance or chemistry between the H and h, an alpha hero who behaves like an Alpha and a kickass heroine. Nixon’s Promise checked all the boxes for me.
Ms Edwards writes strong main characters but what set her apart from most of the other authors that I read is that she also pays attention to the secondary characters. Boy oh boy am I looking forward to read more stories from the Gemini Group. They are fierce and most importantly, they are loyal plus they have honour and integrity.
I appreciate the problems that McKenna faced raising her 2 siblings, the struggle that Ms Edwards put across the page are real. As a reader, I cannot help but feel McKenna’s frustration. If ever Ms Edwards thought of writing a novella from this series, I hope she will write the story of McKenna’s younger brother who is now all grown up.
Another highly recommendation from me, infact, make Riley Edwards an auto buy. You will not regret it.