I Promise

I Promise by Joan Johnston, published by HarperCollins on June 1, 1996, is a contemporary romance novel spanning 368 pages. The story follows Delia Carson, who, at sixteen, fled her hometown to escape a tumultuous past filled with lies and shadows that fractured her family and her love for Marsh North, the local bad boy. Years later, as a tough New York judge, Delia is drawn back home by a family crisis, confronting the mysteries and dark secrets she thought she had left behind.
In this edition, readers will discover how Delia navigates her complicated feelings for Marsh, now a respected journalist, as they confront their shared past. The narrative delves into themes of desire and the struggle for freedom from the burdens of the past. As Delia faces the shadows of her childhood, she must reconcile her youthful passion with the realities of adult life, ultimately seeking to uncover the truth that binds them. This edition presents a rich exploration of romance and personal growth within the framework of contemporary fiction.
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A Promise of Danger
Delia Carson was only sixteen when she fled her hometown–running thousands of miles away from the deadly Texas tempest of lies and shadows that tore apart her family…and her aching love for smalltown bad boy Marsh North.
But she never could escape.
A Promise of Desire
A New York judge with a reputation for toughness, Delia has tried to forget, but cannot. And now a family crisis is calling her home–back to the mystery, back to the shadows…back to North, the “bad boy” turned respected, prize-winnning journalist. But some things never change. Dark secrets long denied must finally be revealed. And a youthful passion interrupted but never destroyed must be rapturously reborn as adult love if Delia is to be truly free.
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