phyllish
Written on Feb 6, 2020
Fear had left Savannah paralyzed - unable to truly live life. And Michael's life was spent overcoming fear. As a search-and-rescue specialist, he was constantly putting himself in danger to save others from it.
A Promise to Keep shows Savannah's struggles with holding on to her faith in God's love for her after the death of her husband. I loved the vivid picture she had of letting go of her fears and truly trusting God to handle them. It was very well done!
The first half chronicles Savannah and Michael reconnecting at their twenty-year high-school reunion and the next few days as they get to know each other again. It is sweet and romantic (Michael is so kind and sensitive, and so in love!). Yet Savannah struggles greatly with fear of becoming attached to this daring rescuer and then losing him.
The second half of the book changes pace when Michael returns to his life and we see some daring rescues. The first one was so crazy it had to be based on a true account! I will confess to not being able to really picture the grave danger they were in - but this may just be me. The second one is much more dramatic and prolonged. I like the way the author told of the events here and then switched over to Savannah's life and the way she was beginning to spread her wings and then switched back to more about the rescue.
I was a little disappointed at not finding out the details about why the people needed rescuing. There was such a big deal made about what they did wrong, I would have liked to know what they were thinking and what happened to Andrea.
A Promise to Keep was a great debut novel. I recommend it for lovers of Christian romance.
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I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.