First the synopsis of A Promise of Safekeeping:
Nine years ago, Lauren Matthews prosecuted the case of a lifetime. But her error in judgment sent an innocent man to prison for a long time. Now Arlen Fieldstone has finally been released, and Lauren has only one thing on her mind: asking forgiveness. How can she make up for nine years of his life?
To get to Arlen, Lauren must first get through Arlen's best friend, Will Farris. Will hasn't forgotten Lauren from those days, and he hasn't forgiven her for destroying his best friend's life. He is Arlen's keeper, protecting him from suspicious neighbors as well as from Lauren.
In the steaming summer streets of Richmond, Virginia, three people's lives collide. Lauren needs forgiveness. Arlen needs hope. And Will? He needs something too, something that no one can know-especially not Lauren...
Samantha March - Guest Review
A Promise of Safekeeping by Lisa Dale is
an eye-opening tale of redemption, a beautiful story filled with hope
that will tug at heartstrings. Lauren Matthews was a fresh-paced young
woman just starting her career when she got thrown on the case of a
lifetime. Using her skill of “people-reading” to help lock up the case,
she was the victor – and an innocent man went to jail because of her
error. Arlen is now released from prison after nine years behind bars
for a murder he did not commit, and Lauren seeks him out, hoping for
forgiveness. She runs into his friend Will, about the only friend Arlen
has left upon his release. In her quest for Arlen’s forgiveness, an
unexpected friendship is formed between the person who helped Arlen go
to his prison and his childhood friend.
I thought A Promise of Safekeeping was
a fascinating story, and one that I could not put down. It’s impossible
not to feel incredibly sad for Arlen, a man who was simply in the wrong
place at the wrong time, and a legal case that got hurried along to be
“solved.” It was interesting to watch how Lauren felt and how she tried
to take action to make up for a past mistake. Will’s character was loyal
to Arlen yet struggled with his feelings for Lauren, and he also had a
secret that he was keeping hidden from everyone – family included. The
story moved at a quick-enough pace for me, not real fast but it didn’t
drag along, and the ending – oh the ending. No spoilers, but the ending
bumped this up from a 4 to a 5 star review. One to read!
Thank you Samantha!
Samantha March fell in love with books
at a young age. Thanks to her mother and grandmother, both avid
readers, Samantha followed in their footsteps. Field trips to the
library highlighted her week, and she went on to do volunteer work at
her local library while in middle school. Her early works closely
resembled characters from The Baby-Sitters Club and Mary-Kate and Ashley
Olsen movies.
In high school, Samantha excelled in writing courses and
even the mundane tasks of writing history papers. A
slew of real work wake-up calls caused Samantha to shelve her dream of
becoming an author. She took what she considered the practical route and
enrolled in a business college in Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated
with honors in 2009. But her thoughts of writing never dissolved. In
October of 2009, Samantha started the book blog ChickLitPlus.com. From her small blog, Samantha meant fellow readers and writers who pushed her to continue her goal of becoming published.
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Destined
to Fail is the debut novel from Samantha March, and was published by
Marching Ink in October 2011. Samantha currently lives in West Des
Moines, IA with her fiance and jumbled cast of friends who help inspire
her writing. Besides reading, writing, and ChickLitPlus
responsibilities, Samantha enjoys sports- especially the Green Bay
Packers and Chicago Cubs- and will never refuse ice cream.
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