PROMISES Series Boxed Set: Books 1-4

by Judythe Morgan

***BOXED SET*** Fate unites three people at Eighth Army Headquarters, South Korea during the turbulent Vietnam War years and their lives are irreversibly united. Promises they make to themselves and each other bind them forever. These four books of the PROMISES series chronicle the lives and loves of Lily Johnson, Alex Cabot, and David Sands through the decades that followed. The story idea came from my own days as a Department of Army Civilian at Headquarters, Eighth Army in South Korea. Though the books are completely fictional, actual historical events blend with many treasured memories from my days there. If you’re military, you will relate. If not, you’ll sympathize. Enjoy! Book 1 Love in the Morning Calm, Prequel to The Pendant’s Promise In 1966, while on temporary assignment to South Korea, Green Beret Major Alex Cabot meets Lily Reed at Eighth Army Headquarters. He’s a high-potential career officer, who should resist the temptation of any woman, but he can’t ignore her. She is a firm supporter of the budding Women’s Liberation movement determined to escape her small hometown’s love-marriage-baby-carriage syndrome for a life of adventure in a civilian job for the Army. Her plans leave no room for any man. No matter how captivating his smile. In an uncertain time, in a temporary safe zone, yielding to temptation changes both their lives forever. Book 2 The Pendant’s Promise When Green Beret Major Alex Cabot is classified MIA, presumed dead, Lily finds herself pregnant and alone. She fabricates a marriage and widowhood to protect her child from social stigma and begins a life of lies. Her safe world shatters twenty years later when her daughter’s fiancé turns out to be Alex’s godson. When they meet face-to-face again, the years melt away, the passion returns. But he believes Lily betrayed her promise to wait for him. She’s convinced revealing the truth could cost her the only man she’s ever loved and the daughter she’s lied to all her live. Can the lies be forgiven, and the pendant’s promise fulfilled, or is it too late? Book 3 Until He Returns Shirley Carlson’s husband was Alex Cabot’s best friend and co-pilot when their helicopter went down in Vietnam. He’s been MIA for decades. She filled her life with family, friends, her business, and David Sands’ companionship. Now David wants more. She wants her husband home and buried before she moves forward with another relationship. David has loved Shirley since Lily Cabot introduced them. He’s patiently waited for her to come to terms with her husband’s death. All he wants is Shirley at his side, as his wife. He proposes before he deploys, wanting her answer when he returns. Can Shirley abandon her promise to bring her husband home or will she let her new love walk away? Book 4 Promises to Keep David Sands lost his wife Shirley three years ago. Debra Hughes lost her best friend and business partner. They both made promises to Shirley before her death. He promised to sell their condo and donate the proceeds to their foundation supporting families of MIA and POW soldiers. Debra promised to look after David. As they comforted each other in their grief, and now work side-by-side to close out the estate, their bond grows into mutual attraction. Will keeping their promises open their eyes and hearts to a future together?

642 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2020

About the author

Judythe Morgan is a multi-published author who’s been writing award-winning fiction since 2003. She believes novels should give you a break from real life and leave you feeling happy. You’ll find strong characters mingled with a touch of mystery and suspense in her books, but no explicit content.
She lives in a small town north of Houston with her husband and Old English Sheepdog, Finnegan MacCool. She has three grown children, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and nine granddogs who fill her life with fun and laughter. You’ll find her on the porch swing with a glass of sweet tea and a book when she's not at the keyboard.

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