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Counting Stars
All the Stars in Heaven
My Lucky Stars
Captive Heart
A Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection
Timeless Regency Collection: A Midwinter Ball
Hearthfire Historical Romance Series:
Saving Grace
Loving Helen
Marrying Christopher
Twelve Days in December
Hearthfire Scottish Historical Romance Series:
Yesterday’s Promise
A Promise for Tomorrow
The Promise of Home
Forever After Series:
First Light
Power of the Matchmaker series:
Between Heaven and Earth
Dear Reader,
The book you hold in your hands (or view on your e-reader) is the second installment in the Hearthfire Scottish Historical Romance series. While A Promise for Tomorrow is an exciting and romantic read all on its own, it begins with the hero and heroine already having become acquainted and having gone through several previous adventures. May I strongly suggest that if you have not done so already, you read the first book, Yesterday’s Promise, in the series before beginning this one.
Yesterday’s Promise is the story of how Collin MacDonald— a Scottish laird— and Katherine Mercer— daughter of an English soldier— meet and marry. Starting at the beginning of their story will make this book a more fulfilling read. A Promise for Tomorrow begins immediately after the last chapter of Yesterday’s Promise. The Promise of Home, the conclusion of this trilogy, will be available in spring 2018.
Originally, I had hoped to keep this series to two books, but the Scottish Highlands in the late 18th century is a time period rich in both historical significance and tragic events. In the aftermath of the failed Jacobite uprising of 1745, stringent laws had been enacted and English patrols were present in the Highlands to enforce them. Many of the events in this story are based in fact— men’s bodies really were left on the gallows for eighteen months, as a warning to others who would think to defy the crown. The penalty for a Highlander caught in possession of a firearm was fourteen years indenture in the Colonies.
Perhaps most tragic of all, the clans themselves were changing internally. With their abilities to lead and rule stripped from them, clan chiefs or lairds began thinking of monetary gain rather than the care of their people. Sheep replaced families who had lived on the land for generations. The Highlanders driven from their ancestral homes fled to the coast and cities looking for work. Others immigrated to the Colonies. It was a time of great upheaval and change for Scotland, and she was never to be the same.
It is my hope with this trilogy, to capture a small bit of that time— the story of a resilient people who did their best to hold onto the past while forging bravely into an unknown and vastly different future. Amidst the records of my own Scottish ancestors, I’ve read of tragedy and hardship, yet also seen glimpses of love and joy... family. Katie and Collin have become like family to me, throughout the telling of their story. I hope you will feel the same and enjoy every page of their journey.
Happy reading.
Michele