Synopses & Reviews
In this heart-wrenching tale of love and loss, a young Marine and his best friends sister plunge into a forbidden love affair while hes home on leave.
When a Marine Chaplain knocks on her door, Jessas heart breaks—someone she loves is dead. Killed in action, but is it Riley or Kit? Her brother or her boyfriend…
Three months earlier, Marine Kit Ryan finds himself back home on leave and dangerously drawn to his best friend Rileys sister, Jessa—the one girl he cant have. Exhausted from fighting his feelings, Kit finally gives in, and Jessa isnt strong enough to resist diving headfirst into a passionate relationship.
But what was just supposed to be a summer romance develops into something far greater than either of them expected. Jessas finally found the man of her dreams and Kits finally discovered theres someone hed sacrifice everything for.
When its time for Kit to redeploy, neither one is ready to say goodbye. Jessa vows to wait for him and Kit promises to come home to her. No matter what.
But as Jessa stands waiting for the Marine Chaplain to break her heart, she cant help but feel that Kit has broken his promise…
Riley or Kit? Kit or Riley? Her brother or her boyfriend? Whos coming home to her?
About the Author
Mila Gray is the pseudonym for Sarah Alderson. Having spent most of her life in London, Sarah quit her job in the non profit sector in 2009 and took off on a round the world trip with her husband and princess-obsessed daughter on a mission to find a new place to call home. After several months in India, Singapore, Australia, and the US, they settled in Bali where Sarah now spends her days writing by the pool and trying to open coconuts with a machete without severing a limb. She is also the author of Hunting Lila and its sequel Losing Lila, plus the paranormal trilogy Fated, Severed, and Shadowed.