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Love's Promise
Love's Promise
Love's Promise
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Love's Promise

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From New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Lorhainne Eckhart comes the second book in a brand new series, Married in Montana, another big family romance series filled with family, love and loyalty. If you loved The Outsider Series and The Friessens you will love, Love's Promise, a western romantic series you will fall in love with.

LOVE'S PROMISE, you first met Kim and Bruce in The Deadline, and in their own story in HIS PROMISE.

It's wedding bells for Kim and Bruce in Love's Promise, Andy & Laura Friessen will join this new cast of characters, a colorful community, and obstacles that threaten their very special day.

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Release dateApr 27, 2016
ISBN9781928085379
Love's Promise
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Lorhainne Eckhart

"Lorhainne Eckhart is one of my go to authors when I want a guaranteed good book. So many twists and turns, but also so much love and such a strong sense of family." (Lora W., Reviewer)New York Times & USA Today bestseller Lorhainne Eckhart writes Raw Relatable Real Romance is best known for writing big family romances series, where “Morals and family are running themes. Danger, romance, and a drive to do what is right will see you glued to the page.” As one fan calls her, she is the “Queen of the family saga.” (aherman) writing “the ups and downs of what goes on within a family but also with some suspense, angst and of course a bit of romance thrown in for good measure.” Follow Lorhainne on Bookbub to receive alerts on New Releases and Sales and join her mailing list at LorhainneEckhart.com for her Monday Blog, books news, giveaways and FREE reads. With over 120 books, audiobooks, and multiple series published and available at all retailers now translated into multiple languages. She is a multiple recipient of the Readers’ Favorite Award for Suspense and Romance, and lives in the Pacific Northwest on an island, is the mother of three, her oldest has autism and she is an advocate for never giving up on your dreams."Lorhainne Eckhart has this uncanny way of just hitting the spot every time with her books.” ★★★★★ Caroline L., ReviewerThe O’Connells: The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana are not your typical family. A riveting collection of stories surrounding the ups and downs of what goes on within a family but also with some suspense, angst and of course a bit of romance thrown in for good measure “I thought I loved the Friessens, but I absolutely adore the O’Connell’s. Each and every book has totally different genres of stories but the one thing in common is how she is able to wrap it around the family which is the heart of each story.” C. LogueThe Friessens: An emotional big family romance series, the Friessen family siblings find their relationships tested, lay their hearts on the line, and discover lasting love! “Lorhainne Eckhart is one of my go to authors when I want a guaranteed good book. So many twists and turns, but also so much love and such a strong sense of family.” Lora W., ReviewerThe Parker Sisters: The Parker Sisters are a close-knit family, and like any other family they have their ups and downs. “Eckhart has crafted another intense family drama...The character development is outstanding, and the emotional investment is high..." Aherman, ReviewerThe McCabe Brothers: Join the five McCabe siblings on their journeys to the dark and dangerous side of love! An intense, exhilarating collection of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. — “Eckhart has a new series that is definitely worth the read. The queen of the family saga started this series with a spin-off of her wildly successful Friessen series.” From a Readers’ Favorite award—winning author and “queen of the family saga” (Aherman)

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    Love's Promise - Lorhainne Eckhart

    Love’s Promise

    Kim and Bruce are finally getting married after postponing their wedding not once but twice because of unforeseen emergencies. But then, what could Kim have expected from a busy doctor like Bruce Siegel?


    However, as their wedding day approaches, it isn’t just nerves that get the best of Kim. To her and Bruce’s dismay, problems seem to be tossed in front of them, threatening to end their happily ever after.

    Married in Montana

    Married in Montana series, is a spinoff of the big family romance series The Friessens. You first met Kim and Bruce in The Deadline.

    HIS PROMISE

    A love they thought would last forever.

    Kim and Bruce were inseparable as teens and believed their love was strong enough to overcome everything. Bruce promised they would be together forever, but when he left for medical school, everything changed—and Kim married someone else.


    When they both return to their hometown after Kim’s divorce, they end up fighting the attraction between them. Neither is willing to talk about the promise Bruce made…until one summer night.

    LOVE’S PROMISE

    Kim and Bruce are finally getting married after postponing their wedding not once but twice because of unforeseen emergencies. But then, what could Kim have expected from a busy doctor like Bruce Siegel?


    However, as their wedding day approaches, it isn’t just nerves that get the best of Kim. To her and Bruce’s dismay, problems seem to be tossed in front of them, threatening to end their happily ever after.

    A PROMISE OF FOREVER


    Sheriff Blake Gatlin has moved to rural Montana for a fresh start, but when he meets Brandyne, a single mom of five struggling to make ends meet he is determined to be the only man around helping her out.


    But Brandyne is determined to stand on her own two feet very aware that Blake isn’t jumping in for a ready-made family. But when Brandyne’s past comes knocking she is forced to decide between love and what is right for her children.

    Chapter 1

    Getting married is a dream come true for any woman—except Kim, since her first wedding had tied her to a man she’d settled for and didn’t love, and their divorce had created a giant lonely hole in her heart. She had waited twenty years for the love of her life and was now planning her second wedding, which should have been her first, anyway.

    It had been postponed twice because of Bruce’s busy schedule, first an emergency and then a medical conference he couldn’t miss, both of which had Kim fighting the panic that some disaster would stop them from reaching the altar. Then again, maybe this was her own fear and insecurity. Kim often found herself acting like the insecure teenager she’d been when Bruce had first left for medical school. At the time, she’d believed he’d left her, but the truth was that she’d left him.

    It haunted her still that she’d allowed her parents to plant the seed of doubt in her head, telling her that Bruce had left her when he’d done nothing but pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. He was now one of the best pediatric surgeons in the country. He had come home, back to Columbia Falls, three years, five months, and six days ago after leaving and promising Kim they would be together forever. She’d promised to wait for him, but she hadn’t. Instead, she had married someone else. Those were days that haunted her and brought a giant ache to her heart.

    She stared at the lacy white wedding dress that had belonged to her grandmother. It was a tradition in their family. Her mother had worn it, and Kim had worn it when she married Craig, though she had divorced him only two years later. It was unsettling, looking at it now, even though, growing up, it was what she’d dreamed of wearing for her wedding. Now, after she’d married the wrong man, the dress seemed tainted, and it felt wrong on so many levels to even consider wearing the same dress she’d married another in.

    She’d always planned to wear her grandmother’s gown when she married Bruce, but that dream had been crushed so long ago when she believed Bruce had forgotten her. Once again, her heart sank as she sat on her bed, reliving the moment she’d learned not long ago that her parents had made her choice for her by hiding his messages and putting another man in her path while she nursed a broken heart. It was unforgivable, and she was angry at her mother, her father, who had believed they were doing what was right at the time.

    Now the dress her mother insisted she wear at her wedding in a few short weeks was staring back at her, and all she could see was Craig, the young man who’d loved her, who’d given her everything, a man she could never have loved back. Of course he hated her now, and he had every right, as the only thing he’d wanted was the thing she’d already given away: her heart.

    She pushed the dress aside, sitting on the bed—neatly made, with a patchwork quilt of reds, blues, and greens, a quilt made by her grandmother and given to her for her first wedding. It would have to go. There were so many reminders of Craig here. This had been their place, but this was the bed she loved Bruce in, not Craig, the bed where she came alive from Bruce’s every touch, kiss, and caress as he loved her at night and woke her in the morning by slipping inside her, driving her again and again to the ecstasy only someone she loved could. The closeness when they were together…he took her breath away, and it was in those times that she was so vulnerable that every part of her mind, body, and soul was given to him, open to him.

    Fresh start is exactly what’s needed, she said. She scooped up the dress, pulled the quilt from the bed, and folded both up before stuffing them into the small hall closet, which was jam packed now with linens, towels, and bedding. She heard a car, but she only turned her head slightly. She knew the sound of Bruce in his two-seater BMW. At the feeling that came over her, knowing he was coming home to this house that wasn’t hers, even though it was, she shut her eyes. For a second, she rested her hand on the shelf of the closet and then took in everything, all the towels, so old they too had to have been wedding presents. She needed to shake this craziness off, because after all these years, why was she feeling this way, unable to get past this sense of wrong at her own hands? She hadn’t earned this home but had taken it from a man who had given everything to her, one to whom she in turn had given nothing.

    The screen door slapped closed. Kim? Bruce called out and then appeared beside her as she pulled herself together, swallowed the uneasiness in her stomach, and closed the closet door. What are you doing? he asked. His brown hair had hints of gold, the ends wavy and rather messy, as if he’d run his hands through them. He was a handsome man, tall, a man who could never be considered average—long legs, a great butt, and those eyes…

    Just cleaning up, she said, putting away things I should have a while ago. She leaned against the closet door as he turned away and started into the small boxlike bedroom. It was tiny and square, just like this older home. The light cotton curtains fluttered over the tiny bedroom window, which was wide open, allowing a breeze in, but it wasn’t a window that cooled off a room quickly, and the single pane did little in the winter to keep the room warm. This place had been so old already when Craig bought it, but now it was ancient, with paper-thin walls, turn of the century plumbing, and wiring that wasn’t much better. But then, Craig was a man who could fix anything, and he had bought the house for them with intentions to renovate.

    She glanced over to Bruce again, who seemed distracted. It was the expression on his face. He appeared to be thinking of something, a life he had saved or lost. Some days, she was afraid to push. He let out a sigh, one that told her it had been a long, challenging day. But then, his work was far from easy. It was demanding, and he had to be the best of the best. It was who he was.

    She watched in silence as he unbuttoned his light blue dress shirt, pulled it off, and dumped it in the small plastic hamper in the corner. His sculpted back showed the three times a week he worked out in town at the gym, and his abs as he turned showed how determined a man he was. As a doctor, he really did practice what he preached.

    Doing laundry? he said, and it startled her. Maybe it was the quietness that had him watching her, the way he was taking in the room, gesturing to the bed with the white sheets, minus the quilt she’d pulled off and packed away. Then he smiled at her in his teasing, cocky way, obviously noticing how she’d watched him undress.

    She didn’t need to look over to know what he was talking about, but she didn’t know how to make him understand. It didn’t seem right anymore to keep it on the bed. She stepped closer to him, needing to touch him.

    He frowned. Every emotion he had deepened or lightened the hazel of his eyes. It had taken her a long time after Bruce came back to understand the man she’d fallen in love with, whom she still loved. She had told herself he wasn’t the same, even though he was, but the thing that most attracted her to him were his eyes. They were the gateway to his soul—who he was, who he’d become, and the love he had for her. She had her hand on his broad chest, running over it, staring up and into his eyes, which were bright and deep and could reach inside her and touch her heart, as if he knew there was more she was keeping from him.

    He was giving her all his attention now as he pulled off his rimless glasses and set them on the dresser beside the small white jewelry box Craig had given her their first Christmas together. She turned her head, shutting her eyes as if needing to hide her traitorous thoughts about bringing another man into this bedroom. She moved her foot back as his hand slipped over her chin, her cheek, her face. He slid his fingers through her hair so she had to look at him.

    Want to fill me in on what’s going on? You’re worried about something, I can tell. Is it the wedding? Your mom giving you problems still?

    Her mom was taking over—had taken over planning the wedding for her only daughter, and Kim

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