Promises to Keep — Patricia Waddell

Does the course of true love ever run smooth? For these three couples, the answer is a resounding "no," as they experience thrilling adventure and spellbinding romance on the bumpy path down the aisle. Different times in history, different places on the map--but the same eternal theme: one man, one woman, and one triumphant love uniting them forever in wedded bliss...

In the aftermath of the Civil War, Jolene Chapman goes to Texas expecting to marry a childhood friend. But Russell is dead--and in his place is Luke Maddock, who's vowed to look after his best friend's fiancee. When passion flares between them, Jolene and Luke are torn. How can they honor Russell's memory . . . without sacrificing the love they've found together?