A Promise of Love — W.E.D. Ross

Beth Hale hated to leave Boston and the handsome Dennis Mullaney with who she had fallen in love. Unhappily, Beth knew she had to return to Milliston. For one thing, her father was desperately ill and needed her there. And for another, Beth had discovered that Dennis was already married.

Beth had not been in Milliston for more than two days when she met Ron Mitchell, the man she had once promised to marry. “I am a changed man, Ron told her, “but one thing hasn't changed. I still love you.”

But though Beth still felt a powerful attraction t Ron, she wondered if he had conquered his problem -- the irresponsibility that had caused their break-up. And she wondered, too, if she could ever forget Dennis…

Original title: Beth Comes Home