After her father's death, Ellie Frasier takes over the feed store in Promise. Still in mourning, she relies on her friends for comfort. But now her long-standing relationship with one of those friends, rancher Glen Patterson, seems to be turning into something else.

Wade McMillan might be a minister, but he's also a man. An unmarried and very attractive one. So is it as a man that he responds to Amy Thornton when she shows up in Promise, pregnant and alone? Or as a man of God? Maybe it's both.

Promise, Texas, is a good place to live, to raise a family, and to spend the rest of your days with the person you love. Cal Peterson and his wife, Jane, also known as Dr. Texas, certainly feel that way. The last thing they expect to encounter is a threat to their marriage. But in September, disagreements begin to escalate with the help of a young woman who has her eye on Cal. Following months of emotional upheaval, the couple separate, and Jane returns...