A Ring of Promises - Paperback

by Marie Gage (Author)

In 1912, three lives are bound by love, loss, and the quiet courage that shapes a destiny.Will Parker, a footman in the household of an English earl, dreams of a future he can never claim. Determined to build a life of his own, he leaves for Canada, trading polished halls for the brutal world of logging far from the refinement he once knew. Across the ocean, Scottish sisters Janet and Mary Ann follow his journey through letters-Janet with a heart full of hope, Mary Ann with an intuition that runs deeper than she understands. But even before his journey begins, Mary Ann is struck by a sudden sense of danger surrounding Will's planned voyage on a grand new ocean liner, and her warning alters the course of his life long before either of them knows why.As months turn into years, each of them faces trials that reshape their paths. A devastating message forces Will to confront a future he never imagined, while Mary Ann's own heartbreak draws her into an unexpected correspondence that will change them both. Through hardship, separation, and the fragile threads of faith and resilience, their stories slowly entwine into something none of them could have foreseen.Inspired by the true story of the author's grandparents-and featuring Will's surviving poems and the journal he kept during his escape from the Port Nelson worksite, a desperate canoe journey along the old fur-trading paths of northern Manitoba-A Ring of Promises is a sweeping, emotionally rich saga of devotion, endurance, and the extraordinary strength of ordinary people.Perfect for readers who love clean romance, epic journeys, and historical fiction rooted in real lives and real history.