My Best Friend's Wife — Alexandria Infante

After the death of his best friend Rear Admiral Holsinger, Elijah feels now that he's stateside it's not only his job, but his duty to notify Holby's wife and family. Yet, when Admiral Logan informs Elijah that he is being sent off continent, and that the Navy will be sending Nichols for notification, the crassest of them all; pissed off doesn't even cover what Elijah is feeling, especially since Rear Admiral Holsinger was his best friend! Sent back to the very spot where his best friend was killed, in all the chaos and despair; the one thing that gets Elijah through is the fact that he would make good on his promise to Holby. Two years after his mission he's allowed to return stateside, and the only thing that Elijah can think about is the promise he made to his best friend on his deathbed. When she opened the door surprised to see him, and Elijah looked into those amazing cinnamon brown eyes of hers; he knew instantly what he'd promised his best friend...would be one hell of a ride...