The Promises You Keep

Abandoned, alone, and running from her past, language arts teacher Sydney Mackenzie has found a place of solitude as she tries to find healing in forgetting. She is abruptly forced to turn and face her painful past, however, when Emily enrolls in her class and turns her peaceful world upside down. Can Sydney find a way to trust herself, and trust others again, before it's too late to save her student from a similar fate? Find out, in The Promises You Keep.

Abandoned, alone, and running from her past, language arts teacher Sydney Mackenzie has found a place of solitude as she tries to find healing in forgetting. She is abruptly forced to turn and face her painful past, however, when Emily enrolls in her class and turns her peaceful world upside down. Can Sydney find a way to trust herself, and trust others again, before it's too late to save her student from a similar fate? Find out, in The Promises You Keep. If you like a contemporary combination of a mystery with a touch of romance, this is your book. Follow our heroine as she embarks on a vivid exploration of the human condition- a story of grief, pain, loss, forgiveness, healing, redemption, and hope.

The Promises You Keep is the first novel by Karen Graham. The novel is her second literary work, albeit first globally published book. Past writings include an essay awarded 2nd place in the MGM Studio's and Lifetime Learning Systems National Essay Contest on March 28th, 2002. She is happily married, blessed to be a mother of four and step-mother of two, and spends most of her time enjoying her family. Besides a lifetime love of writing, she is a photo enthusiast, organic gardener, reading junkie, and music addict--especially, the music of the Dave Matthews Band.