This Promise Remains - Paperback

by Darcy Schock (Author)

An unfinished story, souls shaped by war, and a legacy that binds them all.

Hugh and Madelyn Lenning have been married just two days when Hugh is drafted into World War II. While her husband fights overseas, Madelyn dares to pursue her long-buried dream of attending art school and creating something meaningful with her life.

But when Hugh returns home, the war has followed him. Haunted by invisible scars and a bloodstained journal he refuses to open, he struggles to keep the past at bay. As Madelyn tries to understand the man her husband has become, the future they once imagined begins to slip through her fingers.

Decades later, a beloved children's story finds its way into the hands of a woman consumed by grief, regret, and years of careful self-protection. Drawn by its quiet power, she begins to question the life she's spent years hiding from-and the promise she failed to keep.

As past and present begin to intertwine, they must decide whether some stories are meant to stay hidden or be carried forward with courage.