VIOLET PROMISES by Marie Johnston is AVAILABLE NOW!
It was supposed to be one night to feel alive after getting out of a dud of a relationship. Now I’m having a baby, and I only have the soon-to-be dad’s first name.
After my breakup, I need to find a job and place to live, but I can’t move into the house my grandma left me unless I’m married. Fortunately, the guy renting the place doesn’t know that, so I stop by and find out if he can move at the end of his lease.
Only when the door opens, it’s him. My one-night stand. I do the only reasonable thing possible. I tell him we’re going to have a baby and promptly puke over the railing of the porch. Next thing I know, I’m on his couch, and he’s demanding a paternity test.
Except he doesn’t just want the test. He wants to make sure I don’t tamper with the results. He doesn’t believe me. Apparently showing up jobless and homeless to persuade him to move doesn’t make me trustworthy. Guess I’m not the only one with a dating history that leaves me jaded.
He insists I stay in the house that should be mine, right where he can monitor me. And the longer I’m around him, the more I can see that below his gruff exterior is a softie who planted acres of pumpkins for his cousin. A guy who wants to reconnect with his family. A man who makes me want to be more to him than violet promises.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
Violet Promises kicks off a new series from Marie Johnston, connected to the Barrons and the Oil Knights. Violet is the sister of Lily from A Reckless Memory, and Evander is a Barron cousin.
Much like Lily’s story, Violet needs to get married to inherit the house left to her by her grandmother. I was curious how MJ was going to make this story different than the last, and I thought she did a great job exploring Violet’s romance with the reluctant Evander! The two of them connected in a one-night stand months before, but never exchanged last names, so it was a complete surprise to both when they realized that he is the renter in the house she’s inherited!
Both of these characters are carrying around some heavy baggage and trust issues from past relationships, so there was a lot for them to overcome before they got to the point where they could be in a healthy relationship. I really enjoyed seeing them both grow as they fell in love!
I am looking forward to getting to know the rest of the Duke siblings better in future books from this series! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Marie Johnston:
Marie Johnston is a RITA® Finalist, and a best-selling and award-winning writer of paranormal and contemporary romance – and an avid reader of them both.
Several years ago, when kids started outnumbering adults in the house, Marie Johnston left her job as a public health microbiologist to stay at home. Settling into working part-time and shuttling kids around gave Marie the opportunity to think about what she wanted to be when she grew up. A die-hard science geek, she explored her previously thought to be non-existent creative side after much time spent making snowman crafts and coloring princesses. Having entertained thoughts of writing a book one day then subsequently deciding it would be too hard, she finally put the figurative pen to paper and began to type – and fell in love with story telling.
The Sigma Menace is the first series by Marie with Fever Claim being her first book EVER. She is humbled by the fact that people are willing to read to her books and looks forward to keeping readers entertained for many years.
Marie lives with her husband and four kids in North Dakota where the summers are gorgeous, the winters are brutal, and spring and fall are luxuries.
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