His Final Vow
(2026)(The sixth book in the Ridgewood Falls Protectors series)
A novel by Cora Lakewood
He needs a wife to win custody. She refuses to be the one he lets go.
Mark Stone has always been the man in control. He built Ridgewood Security from nothing, earned the loyalty of every person under his command, and learned the hard way that letting people get too close only ends in loss. But when a custody battle threatens to take his niece away, control isn’t enough.
He needs a wife. Now.
Claire Bennett should have said no. Mark has always been the one man she could never have. After all, he’s her brother’s best friend, the one who kept his distance no matter how much she wished he wouldn’t. Agreeing to a temporary marriage is supposed to be simple. A temporary solution until the court case is over.
Nothing about it feels simple once they’re under the same roof.
The tension between them is no longer something she can ignore. The way he watches her. The way his touch lingers just a second too long. The way he pulls her close like she already belongs to him. What starts as an arrangement quickly turns into something hotter, deeper, and far more dangerous than either of them planned.
Because Mark isn’t pretending.
Not when it comes to her.
But Claire knows how this ends. Mark doesn’t believe in forever, and she refuses to be the woman he only chooses when he has no other option. Walking away might be the only way to protect her heart.
Unless Mark is finally ready to stop holding back and fight for the one thing he never thought he deserved.
Don't miss the other Ridgewood Falls Protector books:
Mark Stone has always been the man in control. He built Ridgewood Security from nothing, earned the loyalty of every person under his command, and learned the hard way that letting people get too close only ends in loss. But when a custody battle threatens to take his niece away, control isn’t enough.
He needs a wife. Now.
Claire Bennett should have said no. Mark has always been the one man she could never have. After all, he’s her brother’s best friend, the one who kept his distance no matter how much she wished he wouldn’t. Agreeing to a temporary marriage is supposed to be simple. A temporary solution until the court case is over.
Nothing about it feels simple once they’re under the same roof.
The tension between them is no longer something she can ignore. The way he watches her. The way his touch lingers just a second too long. The way he pulls her close like she already belongs to him. What starts as an arrangement quickly turns into something hotter, deeper, and far more dangerous than either of them planned.
Because Mark isn’t pretending.
Not when it comes to her.
But Claire knows how this ends. Mark doesn’t believe in forever, and she refuses to be the woman he only chooses when he has no other option. Walking away might be the only way to protect her heart.
Unless Mark is finally ready to stop holding back and fight for the one thing he never thought he deserved.
Don't miss the other Ridgewood Falls Protector books:
- His To Guard
Claiming The Curvy Vet
Safe In His Arms
The Billionaire’s Bodyguard
Forever His
His Final Vow
And coming up next...
Ridgewood Falls Search And Rescue
Genre: Romance
Used availability for Cora Lakewood's His Final Vow