I can’t stand Tatum from the second she walks into the room. Everything about her puts me on edge—from her small delicate curves to the smile that she refuses to lose. There’s nothing she loves more than to piss me off. She’s infused herself in every part of my life, taking away the silence I crave. I’d walk away if I could. If I hadn’t been shot. If I didn’t need physical therapy. If I could … I could resist her.
I only kiss her to shut her up. I didn’t expect it to turn into the hottest moment of my life with our clothes scattered on the floor. The one-time thing turns into something neither of us expects.
When my guard drops and secrets are revealed, I’ll do anything to protect Tate. We have enemies lurking around every corner.
Will my vow of honor cost me the one thing I can’t live without?
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Wow! What a book! What a story!!
It was really beautiful, captivating and addictive story!
I love books where main charakters from the very begining, bantering with each other in funny way, trying to deny their feelings. It was real hate-love from the first sight and that’s how Tatum and James story starts.
This has been my first step into the world of Emma Renshaw books.
When I read synopsis of this book, I already knew that I need to read whole story.
Vow of Honor is the third book in VOW SERIES and you can read it in no particular order, because every book tells the story about different characters. All of them are group of best friends.
From the first page I was drown into Tatum and James’s world, but nothing prepered me for the story hidden in this book.
James was athletic man, he owns a gym and loves to keep his body healty and in good shape. But after an accident he couldn’t excercise and needed an physiotherapy.
That’s how he meet Tatum, a physical therapist.
He seemsed so gruff when we meet him for the first time but slowly learns what has made him so grumpy. We also get a bit about his past and why he is so withdrawn. As time past by his walls torn down and I became enamored with the soft heart below the wall of muscle.
Tatum came in as talkative hurricane into his life and changed everything. She was born to a wealthy family, so she had everything that she wanted. But she was a sensitive and loving person with a big heart and even bigger smile.
Together they were like explosives, and even they’re like two opposite poles, they couldn’t resist each other.
When James’s demons from the past come back to hunt him down again and try to destroy his life, which he build on his own, their happy ever after will be endangered.
This is just the small part of the story. I won’t tell you all but trust me, so many things happened in this book with fast pace and change of action, that you will love it and won’t be able put the book down.
I don’t have enough and I want more of the Tatum and James story. It was great romance with twisted and unpredictable plot. I was very emotional and teared up at the end. I love that kind of romance where I can find little bit of mystery plot, humor, lots of love and steamy romance between main characters.
I will definitely read whole series and already can’t wait for the #4 part. But today I want to recommended this book just for you.
ARC generously provided by author Emma Renshaw in exchange for an honest review.
I had a feeling when I sat down to read this book that I wasn’t going to budge from the couch until I read it from beginning to end and I was right! If you’ve read the other books of this series, you know James has always been there for everyone else and now it’s his turn. I have been looking forward to James’s story and it is even better than I could have imagined. I also could never have envisioned a partner as perfect for him as Tatum. Their chemistry is sensational. I love this couple and their tight circle of friends and family. They seem so much more real than just characters in a book to me! I loved story. It’s dramatic, romantic, funny, sweet, and steamy. The highly emotional epilogue is so beautiful and moving that it just blew me away.
Emma Renshaw is a wonderful writer. The story, the characters, the writing – perfection. Vow of Honor is a great addition to the Vow series and although you don’t need to read Vow of Retribution or Vow of Atonement to enjoy this book, I highly recommend them because they are just as awesome as this one.
I am voluntarily reviewing an advance reader copy of this book.
Exciting, suspenseful story with a sweet, sexy romance and terrific characters. I loved James with all his broody sexiness and mystery. He’s a terrific hero! His honor is commendable as he tries to keep his family and friends safe from his dangerous past. Tatum as the beautiful heroine is feisty and funny and her family is a hoot. James and Tate have a contentious start but their chemistry is so apparent. Their love/hate relationship is funny and cute and so hot. And when that fine line between hate and love is crossed they sizzle! Fabulous storytelling pulled me in from the beginning and the lovely romance and mystery kept me reading. I had a few happy tears with the epilogues! There are so many great secondary characters and lots of hunks for future stories. I hope we see a story with Corbin and Brae. What fun that would be! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
I’m in love and calling dibs on James!!! James is a very quiet person that is always there for his friends. He will do anything and everything for them that they need. When he needs physical therapy from when he got shot, his original physical therapist just isn’t cutting it. He wants a new one and gets Tatum. Tatum who always has a smile on her face and is just a ray of sunshine.
The only problem there is James doesn’t want her for those very reasons plus more. He’s attracted to her, she’s attracted to him and he doesn’t want that. He has things in his past that makes him the way he is and he doesn’t want anything to disrupt his way of life.
When he needs help the most will his friends be able to help him in time?
I FLOVED this book!!! This is another author for me that I will definitely be looking (read stalking) for her next book!!
Being totally new to Emma Renshaw, I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Vow of Honor. For the post part I enjoyed this quasi enemies-to-lovers romance. But it almost felt like a tale of two books. There were a few plot lines that never really took off- even though the characters kept showing up. And then the second half of the book was this crazy, dangerous showdown.
I won’t lie, it was Tatum, not James, that was my favorite thing about this book. She was relentless but also tender and kind. Though she was a bit softer than I like my heroine, she grew a backbone rather swiftly, especially when it came to James. That broody jerk. He had a soft spot for his friends but had very few attachments. But he just couldn’t resist his pull to Tatum. She worked her way under his skin and into his heart. However, his past kept him ready to run at any moment and when it showed up, he did what he thought was best to protect everyone around him.
Cue the intense. Mafia connections, a best friend scorned and a showdown a decade in the making. James was ready to face it alone, and possibly not walk away but his friends that became his family wouldn’t let him. Tate wouldn’t let him. My heart was racing as the bullets and deals were flying.
So like I said, Vow of Honor was a bit of a mixed bag. Some parts were really great and kept me riveted while others just seemed to go nowhere. But that ending- be still my heart- it was so perfectly James and Tatum that I couldn’t help but smile.
This series is getting better and better and this one is my favorite. I’ve been dying to read James’ book from the first book and it didn’t disappoint.
This book is so beautiful. I love books where the heroes are brooding and poor James’ childhood broke my heart.
Love Tatum. She was the complete opposite of James, feisty and optimistic. They couldn’t stand each other but they where very much attracted.
Love the suspense and angst and the storyline was very good.
Can’t wait for the next book in this series.
5 stars!!
Vow of Honor is James and Tatum’s story. You will have met James in the previous two novels. After getting shot twice protecting Harper in Vow of Atonement, James must go to physical therapy where he meets Tatum. As you’ve learned in the previous two books, James is quiet and guarded. He is the ultimate loyal friend and protector, but he has secrets of his own. Secrets that could put every one of his loved ones in danger. This book is full of suspense, and steam. It is a rollercoaster of emotion, in the best way. All you want is for James to open his eyes and let Tatum into his life and heart. Eventually he does, and you won’t believe the twists and turns they have to go through to be together. Vow of Honor is an amazing read, you won’t regret opening your heart to James, I promise!
“Someone who has only lived in darkness cant resist a light like hers”
A true story of light and dark. Emma has done such an amazing job telling this story. Her ability to write characters that suck you in and believe they are real is shown here in this book. James and Tatum are meant for each other in every way. This story will make you smile, laugh, cry, scream. Just all the emotions. The ending keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time! I absolutely adore this story, so thank you Emma
I have read all of the books in this series. I love how Emma develops her characters. They have so much depth. In this book we get James’ story. He is very quiet and mysterious and when he jumps in front of a bullet to save his friend he gets shot. After he recovers he has been assigned to PT. He has a sexy hot redhead who aggravates him as much as he aggravates her. They really have a love hate relationship. They both have baggage but none like the secrets James is hiding behind his closet. This book will keep you on your edge and the love story is intense. You won’t be disappointed!
This is book 3 in this series. Honestly, you will be so much better off by reading books 1-2 before you take this one on. We met James in book 1. We fell in love with James in book 2. Now, book 3 gives us James’ story. James meets his match when he meets Tatum. Great storyline. The author doesn’t divulge too much too soon. She just keeps us informed enough to keep us reading. Like the other books, this one has a bit of action-adventure within. Dual point of view. No cliffhanger.
I’ve wanted James’ story since he was first introduced in Vow of Resolution. I fell in love with the quiet giant right from the start and he has completely stepped into first book boyfriend spot now that I know his story. Thank you, Emma Renshaw for giving me James and Tatum’s HEA. You gave him such a perfect book. Sizzle, mystery and LOVE. I can’t wait to start the next book in the Vow Series!
This was my first book by Emma Renshaw, and I really did enjoy it. It was a very well written book, full of all different sort of emotions. I fell in love with James and Tate and the sparks that fly between them. I will most definitely be reading more books from this author.
The wait for James was totally worth it. He was a broody, moody, quiet man we met in the first couple of books in the series. We knew he had a past, and no matter how standoffish he was, it was obvious he cared fiercely for his friends.
Getting to know him in Vow of Honor? It was so much more than you could imagine. He’s tough, but under that cold exterior is a heart unlike any other. To say we’re a little bit in love is an understatement.
Tatum was such a surprise. She was sassy and tough even though she’d been through a hard time. She was perfect for James. Their witty banter was hilarious and their sexual chemistry was off the charts hawt! Loved her family so much too!
If you want to laugh, cry, and be up all night reading then Vow of Honor is must read romance.
Vow of Honor is the third book in Emma Renshaw’s The Vow Series. It follows the characters, James and Tatum. James comes with a past that informs his life, a life that is carefully crafted to avoid serious connections. Part of this comes from being a foster kid. In contrast, Tatum comes from a family where she has felt loved and treasured her whole life. Unfortunately, Tatum’s ex-long-time boyfriend has made her feel unworthy of other relationships. She waits for him to figure out if he wants to be with her, even when she knows, deep down, he is not the man for her.
James and Tatum meet when she becomes his physical therapist after James is shot (an event that occurs in the 2nd book of this series). At first meeting, James and Tatum are polar opposites, and she frustrates him immediately. Tatum takes great pleasure in antagonizing him. However, even in their frustration with each other, there is a heat, a sexual chemistry. Eventually, Tatum befriends James’s friends (his surrogate family), and they must learn to co-exist together. Very quickly, their heat ends in a “enemies with benefits”-type of situation. As is the case with any romance, these two begin to develop feelings for each other, and their “benefits” situation devolves into something more. Yet, given the dangers that lurk from James’s past, can they be together?
James is your proto-typical alpha male. He has endured so many trials in his life and has developed a protection for his heart. With the people he cares for, he is a protective “brother,” but he never fully lets them in to his life. He will even lay down his life to protect them. He is quiet, dominating, and sexy without knowing it.
Tatum is beautiful, but unassuming. She comes from a family who has poured into her, and she’s content in the life she’s created for herself outside of the struggle with her ex. There were times at the beginning of this story when I found myself yelling at her. It took her a bit of time at the beginning to recognize that her ex- was not a good guy. Thankfully, James changes this, just as Tatum changes his life. It is their chemistry, the depth of their characters, that draw the reader into the story.
Additionally, there is an underlying message about foster kids in this story. Through James’s story, we understand the struggles of kids who have been taken into the system and abandoned. The way in which Renshaw deals with this story adds a depth to a story, that quite frankly, isn’t the most original. James’s storyline and the epilogue of this book provide the reader with a message more important than the romantic relationship.
I would definitely read this book. (You don’t need to read the first two books in the series to understand this book).
Overall, this is a five-star read: the characters are developed well, the story is more than just the romance, and you will cheer for the characters throughout it.
I loved this book! I have been intrigued with dark and broody James since his introduction. Tate is so cute and although very knowledgeable, she is so unsure of herself. When they get together it’s so hot and steamy sexy time! All of the characters are realistic and fit well together and I really look forward to hearing every friend’s tales!
This is the first book in the series that I have read and I am going to be reading book 1&2 because these characters just jumped off the pages into my life and my heart. Man oh man I could not stop reading. I was so captured right from page one by these characters. I could feel the pain in them and I could feel the love between them. Emma hit it spot on and I can’t wait to read the next book.
James is one HAF alpha male. He is dark, handsome, moody, and serious and the list can go on because he is all that and a bag of chips. He is injured and needs physical therapy when he meets Tatum. Tatum is so funny, loving, and caring. She also takes her job serious as a physical therapist. So when she gets James as a client she intends to make him work his butt off to get stronger and back to where he was before he was hurt.
James right of the bat can’t stand Tatum but she has other ideas and she makes him work his butt off and talks trash to him to get him to work harder and one day James kisses her to shut her up and what happens next is explosive between them. This is where the story gets good real good and James and Tatum are something else. What happens between these two is amazing and you have to read it to believe it! So go one click it and enjoy these two great characters and their friends!
So this isn’t a true 5 star rating…more like a 4.5. I wasn’t sure about James at first. He comes off as very standoffish and grumpy. He has his group of friends that he can sit back and listen to. He’s a quiet wallflower. Tate.. what can I say about her? She’s an interesting character. She had everything she ever wanted and then it ended. She didn’t realize what a blessing it was until she met James. He opened her eyes and made her see how important she is. She was always the one who went along with things and never used her voice. James allows her to be herself. Her family is awesome! I seriously want to hang out with and help her mom paint her mailbox. They accept James and see how good he is for their daughter. These two are like a rollercoaster. They are the last to see what is in front of them and when they do, it’s like a bomb going off. This book keeps the suspense high especially at the end. The tension and suspense were enough to keep me glued to my kindle and not the movie was my tv. I didn’t know what and how it was gonna end. I wasn’t expecting to be laughing, swooning and so freakin nervous in a book. James and Tate have explosive chemistry and it shows in their sex life. They both have hearts of gold and are very protective of each other. I was so thrilled to see Tate grow in this book and become a strong amazing woman. This book was incredibly good! Characters you will love and a few that you will hate with a passion. I loved every minute of it!!
I’ve adored James since the beginning of this series, and I’m so happy he met his perfect match in Tatum. Tate takes no crap and gives as good as she gets from jump.
James and his past have made him a very closed-off individual, completely out of necessity. He has so much love to give but is always aware of the fact that he needs to be ready to walk away from it all…until Tate. While he’s determined to dislike his new physical therapist, Tate manages to get under his skin in the best way possible and pushes James to actually feel something more than temporary attraction to a woman outside of his family-of-choice.
Tate has been through misery, thanks to a man, and she isn’t looking for another opportunity to get hurt, but she can’t stay away from James. She truly enjoys antagonizing him and knows that deep down, he can’t possibly be bad or as unfeeling as he tries to appear. She seems to effortlessly break through all of James’s defenses and gives him so many reasons to long for forever with her. When trouble finally comes calling, James knows he has to put an end to all that he’s come to know and love to save the people closest to him, but Tate isn’t about to simply accept his choice. She proves to be fearless when it comes to saving the man she loves and helps make everything as right as it can be in the end.
Overall, this was a wonderful story. It was full of humor, angst, love, and the proof that love and determination can beat out fear to win in the end. I can’t wait to see which man meets his match next!
You know you’ve officially found an incredible author when they can totally change your opinion and have you looking at things in a new light. I fully admit that starting this book I was a bit disappointed. I super loved James and was over the moon for his book, but I did NOT like Tatum at first. That’s right. I was a total judgey mcjudgerpants and Emma Renshaw put me in my place by making me adore Tatum as much as I adore James by the end of this book.
Needless to say, don’t underestimate how awesome Tatum is. I had a very hard time really letting myself connect to her because of the way she acted when it came to her ex, BUT, she truly proved to be not only incredibly loving and kind but also the perfect other half to the gruff and secretive James. Speaking of the king of mysterious brooding, I fell even harder for James than ever before reading this. On top of being seriously sexy the man has a softer side that brings out all the swoon and steals your heart.
All that magical romance comes with a seriously gripping dose of suspense and mystery known as James’ past that unravels right along with these two falling in love.
Ok to say I’ve been excited for James’ story in an understatement but this book exceeded all of my expectations. I could not put it down, completely devoured it and have the most epic book hangover now I’m done! I love James. So protective and growly and huge and hot! I. I couldn’t get enough! And Tatum, such a little spitfire, it was fantastic to see her journey from broken emotionally to being strong and confident.
I cannot wait for more of this series! Seriously, Hudson and Kiernan, I need their stories STAT!