Promise Me by Marie Easton

After an abusive college relationship ends, leaving Bethany with a permanent disability, she moves back to her hometown of Minden to help her father in his auto shop. Bethany soon finds herself facing a slick LA lawyer with car trouble. To Bethany’s surprise, the high-powered attorney is none other than Garrett McMillian, former baseball star of Minden High School.
Garrett is taken aback with Bethany’s sarcastic smart mouth and the stunning beauty beneath the coveralls and baseball hat. Garrett soon finds himself drawn to Bethany and wanting to protect her from Ray, an old boyfriend who doesn’t seem to want to take no for answer.
When things heat up between Garrett and Bethany, she is faced with Ray’s continued advances and what Garrett’s world is really like outside of their hometown. When an unexpected interaction with Garrett’s old flame takes Bethany by surprise she runs back to the safety of her hometown only to have to face Garrett again, and with a secret she is desperately keeping from him.