His Vow to Love: a military hero, a foster care mom and a second chance for love

His Vow to Love is the first book in the Flying Cross Ranch series by Shanae Johnson. Charlie Matthews is hanging up his wings after years of service in the Air Force. He returns to the Flying Cross Ranch to help care for his ailing father. Also, he is ready to sweep his first and only love off her feet. Growing up in the foster care system, Savvy James has always wanted a forever home. Now as a foster mother herself, she is shocked when the government takes her land to protect wild horses. Now she must uproot everyone to the other side of the state. Determined to rekindle their relationship, Charlie offers Savy and the kids a place on his ranch. Mixing Savy’s free-spirited ways and Charlie’s military style discipline leads to a social worker questioning their living situation. Can their renewed relationship stand the test ahead of them? 

I love a good romance with military heroes. I liked Charlie as a military hero coming home for the last time. I liked that he always thought of and cared for Savy and vowed he would return for her. Savy, on the other hand, was a bit more difficult to care for but understanding her past makes it understandable. The children were cute, rebellious and questioned authority as all kids can do. The struggles and challenges of children in foster care added the twists and turns to the drama. His Vow to Love sets up future stories of Charlie’s brothers. Overall, it was a decent story and first book for a series. However, I am unsure if I will be continuing the series as I wasn’t that invested in the characters and their communities. If you love a clean romance with military heroes, I recommend His Vow to Love. 

His Vow to Love is available in paperback and audiobook

His Pledge to Honor: a marriage of convenience romance

His Pledge to Honor by Shanae Johnson is the first book in The Silver Star Ranch series. Scout Silver works to rehabilitate the most wounded horses. As the daughter of a general, she knows how to give orders. She, along with her half sisters, runs a rehabilitation ranch where the horses thrive and find a new life. Her absentee father’s many divorces created a jumbled family tree. The sisters’ love for the ranch have held them together; however; their father’s last will contains a clause that threatens to ruin everything. General Abraham Silver was the leader of an elite group of soldiers, he jokingly nicknamed “President’s Men.” He asks these men to make sure his daughters are taken care of and Lincoln Rawlings sets out to make good on his word. When Linc arrives at the ranch, he immediately is drawn to Scout, the eldest daughter. Both with their own scars and wounds, can Linc and Scout find love healing? 

His Pledge to Honor opens a series of marriages of convenience and lasting love romance. Featuring Wounded Warriors who find healing with love. All sounds great and I was looking forward to reading this book. The first chapter where we are introduced to Scout and her half sisters was very confusing and headache inducing. I had to take notes on the family tree as each sister was introduced. And the sisters’ names!?!?! I know their father was a military man but jeez louise! I enjoyed the introduction of Linc and the rest of the President’s Men and their arrival at the ranch was great. My heart broke for these men and the wounds they are still recovering from. However, something felt off about the story. Overall, this story was okay, fairly enjoyable, but I most likely will not be continuing the series. If you enjoy marriage of convenience romance with wounded warriors, I recommend checking out His Pledge to Honor. 

His Pledge to Honor is available in paperback and eBook