The Promise: A Story of the Quake

April 18, 1906. A massive earthquake has decimated much of San Francisco, leaving thousands without food, water or shelter. Patrolling the streets to help those in need, Army corporal Ben Tilson meets a young woman named Charlotte who touches his heart, making him think of a future with her in it. In the heat of the moment he makes a promise to her family that even he realizes will be almost impossible to keep.
Because on the heels of the earthquake, a much worse disaster looms: a fire that threatens to consume everything and everyone in its path.
It will take everything Ben's got to make it back to the woman he's fallen for-and even that may not be enough.
The Promise, a stand-alone novella, is the latest offering from A.B. Michaels' multi-genre series "Sinner's Grove."