\'A story so full of compassion and purpose it will grab your heart and not let go...
An outstanding read.
Jim realizes Ruf is a gambler for sure but gambling on his health takes a nasty turn..
Ruf is too sick to go looking but they head out anyway, at Ruf\'s insistence.
Worse yet, he does something he vowed to never do again! He thought that was the worst of their adventure until they wake up to find their prized horse missing.
Jim ends up helping Ruf out after his latest debacle with horse racing.
He\'s intrigued with the idea of a new grandfather but is unsettled that Richard is a slave owner and has influence in local politics.
Jim Frailey has come to terms with his new mother, mostly.
And Ruf\'s.
Only later does Hattie begin to understand how devastating their secret is and how it might affect the rest of her life.
Ever.
No one else.
Hattie has promised to keep their heartache between them and God.
Hattie and Granny (Elizabeth) have a deep secret.
Winning the race may be the least of his problems especially when he ends up in jail.
Ruf is to race in the Louisville Fourth of July horse race where fifty will be competing for the $5,000 reward.
Still, they were told to get along on the Family trip.
How could he have forgotten the boat trip from his childhood? The nightmarish memory of his uncle abusing him? Or the memory of his mother pretending all was well? How could he make his wife happy yet not go down that ugly road in his mind? Ruf Douglas is still in love with Hattie Carter, except she\'s not all that fond of him anymore.
They would join his brother-in-law Joe and Family on a steamboat, and be at their destination in a few days...
Simple, really.
Uncertainty strikes us all...it\'s what one does with the angst that makes all the difference.\' DL Larson , author of Coming Home Francis Frailey has a new wife, and he has to make the trip to meet her Family in Louisville.
The pitfalls of young love are as heart wrenching as adult love as Francis and Ruf discover.
Hill, reviewer of Promises My Love \'A coming-of-age saga.
The author does an excellent job at illustrating her point through an amazing story of family, tragedy, and true love.\' Ruth A.
Shirley Johnson, Midwest Book review of Memories Trail \'I laughed, I cried, I hated, I loved in this real-life novel where love is worth salvaging no matter what...\' Ashley Denis, Front Street Review of Promises To Keep \'Life is precious, and nothing is too dark to make the conscious decision to end it all. \'A story so full of compassion and purpose it will grab your heart and not let go...
An outstanding read
