Vow (Bayonet Scars #4.5)
By: JC Emery
4/5 stars
Vow is about Ryan & Alex and moving forward with their relationship. Ryan wants a more permanent union between the two of them. Ryan wants the stability & the permanence of marriage. He’s continually been pushing Alex for marriage, but she continues to push back, saying she’s not ready.
Alex is cautious of making a lasting commitment because of how she grew up and how women were viewed within the mafia life. She wants to be an equal partner in her marriage, like her birth mom Ruby is with Jim. She doesn’t want to just be a possession or someone who requires constant protection. Her life right now is in extreme danger, so she spends her days at Ruby & Jim’s home, living with Ryan and under protection at all times.
While this novella was supposed to show a more loving side of Ryan and have him not be such a jerk, I don’t think this novella did that. He still had his straight up jerkwad tendencies, thoughts & word vomit. But it did show that he’s willing to compromise for Alex and not just bully her into doing what he wants.
This novella is like all the books in this series, in that it overlaps in timeframe