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Review: PROMISES, PROMISES by Amber Miller

"Debut author Amber Miller tells of promises given and promises kept in her first book PROMISES, PROMISES."

Raelene Strattford is left alone when her parents are killed in an accident. Their farm was just beginning to pay off when Raelene became the sole owner. But in New Castle, Delaware in 1739, a woman is not expected to own land and provide for herself; Raelene had to marry. Her neighbor, Gustaf Hanssen, promised her dying father to take care of Raelene. Gustaf has always wanted to marry Raelene but she does not see him as marriage material. Will Gustaf be able to keep his promise? Raelene also made a promise to her father; to keep the farm and make it a success. She is shattered by her parents’ deaths and has turned from God. Gustaf feels an obligation to help Raelene to find God again as well as a husband to care for her even if that man is not him.

Amber Miller skillfully carries her readers back to a time when women had little say in their lives. PROMISES, PROMISES is a story about a woman, Raelene, struggling with this perception and the man, Gustaf, that helps her. God has surely brought the two together but will Raelene accept his will? Powerful characters and an intriguing plot will keep readers mesmerized. Talented Amber Miller is an author to watch and with two more books in her Delaware Brides series to come, fans should be ecstatic.

Filed Under: February 2008 Heartsong Presents Reviews	About the Book: Genre: historical ISBN: 9781597899390 Page Count: 176 Price: $ 2.97 Reviewer: Donna
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Sensuality Rating: Sweet Star Rating: 4 Stars Author's Website: http://www.ambermiller.com

posted Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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May 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Amber Miller said:

Donna, I’m not sure how I missed this when it was originally posted, but I just received the alert through Google Alerts and dropped by to read your post.

Wow! Thanks for an awesome review. I’m honored by the impression you had of my first book and the recommendation of the other 2 books in the series that are releasing in July and December of this year. With your permission, I’d like to use your review on my web site.

Just one small correction. The book is actually set in New Castle, Delaware, not Pennsylvania…although New Castle was part of the Three Lower Counties of PA. It’s complicated as they were part of PA but separate counties with their own legislation. Since New Castle is part of present-day Delaware, it would make sense for modern-day readers to consider it Delaware.