The Promise (The Kingston Tales, #7) / The Kingston Tales (ePub)

Cody Carson is an ex-CIA operative. When a mission goes bad, his best friend is killed. As Trip Shumpert lies bleeding out in his arms, Cody accepts the photo of Trip's wife and child and gives Trip a solemn pledge to care for them. Taking his promise to extremes, Cody decides to marry the beautiful Angela to give her the husband she lost under his command and a father for little Sophie. His attempts to woo Angela are hindered when he gets on the bad side of a local crime boss.
Angela Shumpert is running out of funds. Her husband's death benefits are shrinking at an alarming rate. She needs a suitable husband for her and a father for her young daughter. The scruffy biker dude that applies for her rental apartment is not even on the long list of potential mates. In fact, she's terrified of him. However, he pays up front and she needs the cash. Plus, he's handy around the house, repairing everything Trip neglected.
Rose Cloverfield suffered from a nervous breakdown brought on by being jilted by Trip at the alter and losing her unborn child. Six years later, she's found contentment in her barbershop. That is, until a man that looks like a Texas Ranger throwback drives up on his motorcycle and requests a preppy haircut.
The attraction between Cody and Rose is instantaneous. While Cody struggles to convince Angela that he's marriage material, the passion between him and Rose becomes an inferno. Cody wrests with his dilemma. He promised Trip he would care for Angela, but his heart belongs to Rose. He's a man pursuing two women for two different reasons. Disastrous consequences are inevitable when Angela and Rose realize he's betrayed them both.