What do you do when your past comes knocking? Six hundred and ninety-five days. That’s how long it’s been since Jude’s fiancé broke off their engagement. With the help of his brother and his all-encompassing love for music, Jude glued the broken pieces of his heart back together, but when his ex shows up on his doorstep late one evening, Jude fears it will fall apart again. Two years ago, Vincent made a terrible mistake. He left the love of his life for stupid, ill-advised reasons. It took a traumatic event to bring what was truly important in his life into focus. Older and wiser, he’s now ready to do whatever it takes to win Jude back. Their chemistry is as explosive as ever, but will they be able to work through the real issues? Can trust once broken be rebuilt?

Promise Me We'll Be Okay

Two rings tumbled out. Two wide, satin-finished platinum rings. I didn’t have to look inside to know that the inscription read our names, our engagement date, and the words Now and Forever followed by a heart.


My hand started trembling. “Why are you carrying these around?” I whispered. My finger had been nakedafter I’d taken my ring off two years earlier, and I’d never gotten used to the feeling of my hand without it. I’d thought I’d never see it again, and here it was. More beautiful than ever.


“When Momma…” He drew a shuddering breath. “I put them in my wallet after Momma died. So I’d be prepared when I saw you again.”


I traced one of the bands with a trembling finger and then the other. Tingles spread from my fingertip through my body, and my throat closed. I looked up at Vee. Gazed into his beautiful eyes that told me everything I needed to know. “Promise me we’ll be okay,” I said.


Chapter 30