Tomorrows Promise

First work originally published: Don Mills, Ontario: Mira, Ã1983. Second work originally published under the name Erin St. Claire: New York: Silhouette Books, Ã1986.

I met a man, a wonderful man. He kissed me, touched me like no other man ever has. I think I’ve fallen in love. What am I going to do about it? That’s the dilemma confronting Keely Preston upon meeting dashing Congressman Dax Devereaux. The attraction between them was like a lightning strike – hot and unexpected. But also terribly inconvenient. Keely is in Washington D.C. to appeal to a congressional committee on behalf of families of soldiers Missing In Action. Serving on that committee is Dax. Both are under close scrutiny. What has sparked between them is difficult to keep secret. After twelve years of living in limbo, married but alone, Keely is reawakened to desire by Dax’s passion. But he also touches her heart, where she has preserved the sweet memory of her husband. One love represents her past; another her future. Will clinging to one mean having to sacrifice the other?

Adrienne Pierce, buffeted by fate and abandoned by love, seeks refuge from her past as well as her uncertain future on Whitley Point, a secluded island off the coast of Maine. Tanner Whitley—young, wild, restless—and heir to a dynasty, desperately tries to escape both her destiny and the memories of a tragic loss with casual sex and wild nights, a dangerous course that may ultimately destroy her. One timeless summer, these two very different women discover the power of passion to heal--and the promise of hero that only love can bestow.

Amy tries to befriend a boy who has so much love for his horse but is cold to everyone else.

About three-fourths of the way through our life’s journey, we suddenly stop. We stop to ponder all the “what if’s.” What if Jo had never joined the military? What if Gina hadn’t gotten pregnant? What if their choices hadn’t taken them in completely opposite directions, with completely different lives? The young girls of Polk Ridge, Arkansas reunite in Tomorrow’s Promise to pick up the pieces of a friendship long ago abandoned. Jo, an Air Force Major and world traveler has returned home. Gina never left. That careless “friend request” on Facebook is about to have lasting consequences.

When Mary Elizabeth Robinson lost her mother, father, and brother, her life changed forever. To those not blessed with a faith-filled heart, the events might seem tragic and unimaginable. But Tomorrows Promise is a story of struggle turned to triumph. Marys faith in God revealed to her an amazing power at a pivotal time in her life, offering her comfort in a moment of supreme challenge. There are times in our lives when God is right in front of us. Most people will never experience His presence or comprehend that life never ends until they face their own death. Marys story is a powerful testament to faith and its impact on our life, death, and resurrection.

When one door closes, another opens, in this delicious Scottish romance Leaving Glasgow under a cloud when she is forced from her teaching job by a vindictive colleague, Lara Mason uproots herself and moves to provincial Loreburn, determined to put the past behind her. Needing a home in a hurry, she takes the first room she can find, in a house with handsome fellow teacher Mick. Mick's laid-back manner is infuriating and seriously distracting, and Lara quickly resolves to move out as soon as she can. Then Lara's interest is caught by Ladybank Row, a dilapidated group of 1930s houses which remain a genteel haven in the centre of town. Before she knows it, Lara is caught up in the plans to develop them - a serious commitment beset by endless problems. Mick offers to help, but Lara isn't so sure she should let him. Or is that exactly what she needs - in more ways than one?