"Thrilling Suspense filled story!"

At her age, Karen Hudson never dreamed she would fall in love, get married and have children. Being a "Plain Jane", Karen pretty much accepted her lot in life. Until the first day of school when she saw him standing in the back of her third grade classroom. It turns out Michael had a daughter in her class, Jennifer. They began seeing each other. Karen couldn't have picked a better man if she had tried, and Jennifer was just the icing on the cake. On this particular day, Jennifer is a bit clingy, raising Karen's suspicions. After her day of being a teacher is over, Karen goes home and changes to have dinner with Michael and Jennifer. After dinner, Michael finally tells Karen he's in love with her and asks her to make him a promise. Michael makes Karen promise she will trust him and believe in him, regardless of what she finds out.

The next day, Jennifer isn't at school. When she doesn't hear from Michael all day, Karen decides to go by his house after school. When she gets there, she finds the house empty and everything except the furniture gone! Now she doesn't know what to think. The night before he professes his love for her and now he's gone? The next morning when she arrives at the school, the principal takes her into his office and introduces her to two men. The two men are FBI agents and are looking for Michael, or Michel Borbeau. It turns out Michel is wanted for the murder of his wife's lover! Karen can't believe this!

What does Karen do? Will she forget Michael? Or will she remember her promise to trust him? Will she try to help prove his innocence?

A PROMISE TO KEEP is a thrilling suspense-filled story, packed with non-stop action. Ann Durand has done a wonderful job of bringing her characters to life in each page of this story. Clarice Borbeau is a woman very easy to hate, not to mention, just plain wicked. And Karen finds herself in circumstances beyond her control as she attempts to find Michael and do something to help him. As she finds herself becoming more and more involved in trying to prove Michael's innocence, she is also putting herself in danger. If you enjoy romantic suspense, you have to read this one!

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Courtesy Paranormal Romance Reviews
Posted February 11, 2005

Summary

The tidy world of schoolteacher Karen Hudson turns upside down as she embarks on a reckless chase from a small town in California to a jungle in Mexico, searching for the truth about the man who has captured her heart. One day after Michael Browning professes his undying love for Karen, he vanishes. Then she learns he is wanted for murder. Stunned and disbelieving, she sets out on a dangerous quest to unravel the mystery, making her the next target for murder. Michael Borbeau, alias Michael Browning, never intended to mislead Karen, or fall in love for that matter. Only the need to protect his daughter forced him to choose a new town and a new name. Now, the whole mess is threatening to surface, and he must flee to keep his daughter safe. Has he lost his beloved Karen? Will she discover the truth before the killer strikes again? Will she succeed in reuniting with the only man to ever unlock her heart?