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	Stephanie Lynch is one half of the writing team of Marilu Mann and Cai Stephan. She got her RWA Pro Pin with a double rejection from Tor and Silhouette. After indulging in chocolate, she dove back in to write some more. Her team writes Bombshells, Paranormals and Contemporaries with a distinct preference towards Paranormals. In her everyday life, she is a web designer for Allstate Insurance. Hobbies include aviculture, computers, reading and cooking. She also serves as a Trustee for the Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture. Stephanie belongs to the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of RWA and the From the Heart Romance Writers online chapter.

A PROMISE TO KEEP
Ann Durand
Double Dragon Publishing, February 2005 (e-book), $5.99, 190pgs
ISBN: 1-55404-215-1

Karen Hudson is in love with single dad, Michael Browning. All of her dreams have been answered by this man and his adorable child. But Michael has a secret. One night he tries to tell her but all he can manage is to extract a promise from her that she will remember him. The next day he and his child and all of Karen's happiness are gone. All that remains are a pair of cops looking for a murderer. But Karen never gives up on Michael.

The story twists and turns through the canyons of Mexico and the hills of Southern California. The author knows her terrain well. Other characters show up as the story backtracks to explain what happened. Then it zooms off again to check on characters in the present. I found myself a bit dizzy from it all.

There were spelling and grammar errors that could have been easily avoided, but the fast pace of the story pulled me along relentlessly. And the obvious research the author did paid off. I might not buy her next book, but I would certainly check it out at the library.

Stephanie Lynch

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