BLOG TOUR ~ Man of Honor by Sarah O’Rourke

 

Title: Man of Honor

Series: Passion in Paradise

Author: Sarah O’Rourke

 

Genre: Erotic Romantic Comedy

Published: July 25, 2016

 

 
 

 

 

Sheriff Zeke Monroe loves one woman…Honor McKinnon.
He is willing to stake his entire future on protecting her…no matter what the cost. 

Honor McKinnon knows she is broken. Her body and soul had been shattered by a violent attack years ago, and no one…not her sisters or anyone else in the tiny town of Paradise, especially the Sheriff…can change that. Rather than dealing with her wounds, she chooses to protect herself from any further damage, even if that means that she avoids the one chance at love. But Zeke is determined to break down Honor’s walls…and to find the persons responsible for hurting her and make them suffer. 

He’s already killed for her once…and is willing to do it again if it means she’ll know safety and happiness. 
 
What happens when Zeke refuses to allow Honor to ignore her past? Will Zeke’s love be passionate enough to break down her barriers? And can Zeke save Honor when her life is in danger once again? 

Join Sarah O’Rourke in this epic culmination of the Men of the McKinnon Sisters stories…and find out how the Passion in Paradise series is always scorching hot! Standalone, romantica suspense.

 



 

 

 

 



 

“WOW!!! This made me an emotional wreck.” ~MsMe28


“This is a beautiful story of love, loss and moving forward.  I would recommend this book and all books in this series!” ~ Sassy Southern Book Blog


“OMG WOW!! I have been hooked on this duo as writers for a while but with this book they absolutely outdid themselves.” ~ Book Happiness

 


 

Man of Honor – Excerpt
 
“Not necessarily, but I wouldn’t mind,” Zeke replied truthfully.  “Honor, darlin, you’re a gorgeous woman.”
“Not without my clothes,” she mumbled, bending her head to stare at her clenched fists.  “Ugly,” she muttered.  “I’m ugly.”
Tensing, Zeke’s jaw clenched.  “I don’t know why the hell you’re saying that, but there’s not a single ugly thing about you.  Not when you’re naked.  Not when you’re tryin’ to bring yourself to release.  Not ever, Honor Grace.  You do not ever have to be ashamed of your body.”
Honor slowly lifted her mortified gaze to him.  “You’ve never seen me without my clothes, Zeke.  There are scars.  So many scars.  They’re raised and bumpy.  Some are red and raw.  It’s disgusting, Ezekiel.”
“Bullshit.  Every single one of those marks remind me of one thing, Honor.  One,” he growled, holding up a finger between them.  “You lived.  You survived.  When all the odds were stacked against you, you defied modern medicine and every one of those damned doctors predictions, and you lived.  And all those scars will ever do is remind me of how lucky I am to still have you.  Don’t you ever tell me you’re ugly because you’re the most beautiful thing in my world.  You wanna be scared to share your body with me because of what happened to you?  I get that.  I can accept that.  But worrying about some marks on your flesh?  I love you, baby, but that’s insane.”
Honor stared at him a long time, gauging his sincerity.  “It doesn’t feel silly,” she finally grumbled.
“You need to reassess your feelings then because I assure you, it’s one of the silliest concerns you ever had.  Christ, baby, how long have you been agonizing of a worry as pointless as your scars?” he asked, shoving a frustrated hand through his dark hair.  “I could have put these fears to rest ages ago, Honor, if I’d known about it.”
“It’s hard to talk about,” she revealed in a low voice as her head twisted to look at him.
“Yeah?  Is feeling like shit alone better than talking it over together with me?” he returned calmly, reaching up to tenderly tuck her hair behind one ear.  “Baby, you gotta start getting this.  When you hurt, I hurt.  When you suffer, I suffer right along with you.  Don’t make either one of us feel that way needlessly, Kitten.  Just talk to me.  I know you have scars.  You’ve got them on your body, and you’ve got them on your soul.  I’ve sat by your hospital bed too many times to count and watched you while you did your damnedest to heal them both.  Those wounds are not new information to me and they don’t change shit.  I still love you, and I don’t allow those scars to do anything other than remind me to treasure every day I have with you.  Okay?”
Honor’s eyes were soft as they locked with Zeke’s.  “You really do love me a lot, don’t you?” she asked in a small voice.

“So much that I ache with it, Honor.”

 

 


 

 

 

 


BLP REVIEW ~ Tracy

 

Another trip to the town of Paradise and another really great read from those Sarah O’Rourke gals…

I always knew Honor & Zeke’s story was gonna be a heart-breaking read – and it was… but it was also full of humour, hope, love, devotion and healing!!

Honor has been through so much it’s amazing she still functions as well as she does. Mind you, she’s got a fantastic support system with her family and friends (and therein maybe lies the problem…. maybe they’re too supportive and too helpful?!) Our heroine has battled to get to where she is now but she still has little faith in herself (even though she’s a successful businesswoman) her self esteem is practically through the floor and she doesn’t believe she’s ever gonna be capable or good enough to have a relationship…. Honor needed to face the past to be able to find her future but she found it easier to box it all away and not talk about it believing that was the best thing to do.

Zeke on the other hand completely disagrees…. even though he doesn’t fully appreciate Honor’s feelings on the matter. He was loving, kind and very patient (though I have to admit that sometimes I wondered whether or not he had been wasting his time and would never get through to the girl he adored!). He’s loved and been watching out for her since she was 18 and when it’s discovered that Honor’s life is possibly under threat again, the sheriff takes it upon himself to pretty much force Honor to see that he is deathly serious in his feeling for her, that they were meant to be together and that he’ll do anything to finally make her his!
Our hero is a total alpha male – which is probably a good thing or he’d likely not have stayed the course in his pursuit of the youngest McKinnon sister.

The story had me from the start, even though it was hard reading about all of the horrors Honor had endured. It was action packed, full of intrigue and suspense but was also sweet, laugh out funny at times and when Zeke and Honor did get together they were hot (gods, those scenes were also some of the sweetest, heart-warming parts of the book!)

If you haven’t checked out this series you really should…. those McKinnon sisters and other residents of Paradise are a crazy bunch and you’ll love every minute of your time with them!

I give Man of Honor 4 sweet stars.


 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Sarah O’Rourke is the alter ego of two best friends who have taken their passion for romantic fiction and erotica to the publishing world. Born and raised in the southern United States, one lives near Louisville, KY, while the other resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Neither is ever very far from a tall glass of sweet iced tea, their dog-eared copies of Gone With the Wind, or their Steel Magnolias DVDs!


Formerly an accountant and a chemist, they are now overworked, stay-at-home moms who adore their children, their husbands…and writing about love in every way possible!

 

 


 
 

 


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