promises

Through the blazing heat of the southern day, Jewel's horse trod the parched ground. The Bundren family were slowly etching their way towards the town of Jefferson, bearing the lifeless body of their mother. Despite her physical absence, her spirit could not be ignored nor forgotten, it clung onto each family member, a constant reminder of their loss. Tension gnawed at the edges of their determination, each step towards the town a threat to their unity.

Mac Elliot, the renowned photographer, had always been careful about not losing herself in the course of following her passion. Yet, when she met Carter Maguire, an English teacher with a heart of gold, her carefully structured world began to wobble. Carter was not like any man Mac had ever known. He wasn't just interested in her beauty, he was drawn to her strength, her talent, her spirit.