PATRICIA MARLETT
Author ~ ghostwriter ~ novelist
Shadow of a Promise
Shadow of a Promise, A Vow is the sequel to Passionate Promises, A Legacy which con-tinues the story of identical twins, Sabrina and Sophie. The sisters inherit an unusual and surprising legacy bequeathed by their last remaining relative, Aunt Millie. As Sabrina unveils the meaning with-in the legacy, her life is changed forever. Likewise, Sophie encounters her own re-velation that rocks the core of her world.
Sophie's perfect life has just been shattered. Shocked when one of her newborn twins is diagnosed with a life-threatening con-dition, she finds herself thrust into an emotional abyss fighting against events and circumstances that quickly escalate out of control, leaving her desperate for a resolution other than the one she is facing. Unable to accept the doctor's prog-nosis, she is alone in her quest for another answer to her baby's medical crisis.
Sophie discovers she must deal with a secret that has haunted her for years, never considering there could be a connection between her past and her daughter's future. In her deepest darkest hour of of despair, she cries out in agony for help with nowhere to turn. Gripped in grief and frantic as time is slipping away, she struggles to make restitution but will her efforts be enough to save her baby from an un-acceptable fate? She questions if her purposeful estrangement to the legacy in Passionate Promises, A Legacy is somehow affecting her life in Shadow of a Promise, A Vow.
This is a compelling and emotionally charged sequel with strong characters enduring seemingly unsurmountable con-flicts in this heartfelt story. Emotions es-calate as an imminent tragedy turns to victory through the redemption of a mother's love.
First Edition - December 2010
Second Edition - September 2017