STAY WITH ME - A MARINE'S PROMISE, A SURVIVORS FIGHT
She was running from the past.
He was carrying the dead on his back.
Neither expected to find love in the wreckage.
After escaping her abusive ex, Erin has nothing left but the clothes on her back, the trauma she hides, and the son she’d do anything to protect. A domestic violence shelter is her last safe haven. Trust is a luxury she can’t afford, not anymore.
James Cole is a Marine with nothing but ghosts. The war took his brothers, left him breathing, and buried him in guilt so heavy he doesn’t know how to come up for air. He isn’t looking for redemption. He isn’t looking for anything at all.
But fate has other plans.
When their lives collide in a quiet Ohio town, what begins as cautious glances and broken conversations slowly becomes something more. Erin sees the pain James tries to hide. James sees the strength behind Erin’s fear. And her little boy, Jamie, sees a hero in the man who never meant to become one.
But healing isn’t simple. Love doesn’t erase the past.
And some endings come too soon.
Inspired by a true story, Stay With Me is a heartbreaking, unforgettable love story about survival, sacrifice, and the kind of love that stays long after the last page.
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Katie Mackey is a contemporary romance author who never makes promises about how her stories will end. Sometimes you will laugh so hard your coffee comes out your nose, sometimes you will cry into your pillow, and sometimes you will get the swoony happy ending your heart was begging for. The one thing you can always count on is that Katie writes from the heart.
When she is not plotting love stories, Katie is living one as a proud military wife to her hunkasarus husband. Together, they wrangle seven hilarious crotch goblins (her words, not theirs) and two furry tail waggers. By day she is a homeschooling, special needs warrior ninja mom fueled by caffeine and chaos. Her twin boys rock their superpowers of autism and cerebral palsy and inspire her daily to keep chasing big dreams.
Katie’s happy place includes Target strolls, pumpkin spice everything, and anything green or pink. She is obsessed with rom-coms and sports romances, even though she could not tell you a linebacker from a pitcher to save her life. Add in cheesy 80s movies, her Kindle, and a cozy blanket, and you have her perfect Friday night.
A proud introvert with a dash of neurospicy, Katie admits that Sheldon Cooper might just be her spirit animal. She refuses to park anywhere but her exact same grocery store spot every time because how else is she supposed to find her car?
If you are looking for a new book bestie who will make you laugh, cry, and overshare about Dr, Pepper, kids, and fictional boyfriends, Katie is your girl.
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Stay With Me
A Marine’s Promise A Survivor’s Fight
Written By Katie Mackey
Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Katie Mackey for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Loved this book!! 5 Stars!! Katie Mackey is incredibly brave for opening up her heart and sharing her very personal story Stay With Me, A Marine's Promise, A Survivors Fight with her readers. Katie is one strong woman to go through everything life has thrown her way! Even though it was probably hard to write, she wrote it beautifully!
Kudos to Katie for creating the beautiful graphics on the cover! It perfectly represented the book and was very eye-catching. It made me want to see what the book was about.
How cool is it that Katie included a song list that was inspired by the book in the book? She included some good songs and I could see where they would fit as well.
I very much appreciated that Katie informed her readers of the sensitivities of this book that may be distressing to readers. That was thoughtful of her to list them and to think of her readers' mental health as well. Many authors don't post their trigger warnings. That being said, this book deals with important topics such as domestic violence, emotional abuse, PTSD, trauma recovery, Childhood endangerment, homelessness, grief and loss.
Katie is an incredible storyteller and has incredible attention to detail. Many times I felt like I was right there in the scene with them.
Jamie was my favorite character of all of them. He was such a cute little boy who had big dreams of being in the marines! That kid made me smile with his cute personality and big heart. He pulled on my heart strings!!
Throughout the book there are many on the edge of your seat biting your nails moments to see what happens next. However, NOTHING prepared me for the ending! I did not see that coming nor did not want that to happen! Oh cue the water works for that.
Stay With Me is an incredible read that I could not get enough of! I loved the characters and the plot. What I didn’t like is I am sorry that Katie had to go through this experience to begin with.
This story played out in my head like a Netflix series and I think it would be a great addition on their platform!!
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