It is April 10th and for some reason she is drawn to City of Dead cemetery, specifically a voice leads her to a tombstone with the name of Sergeant Michael ‘Mad Dog’ Desjardin and then tells her to wait. Griffin LeRoy is not sure who the voice is, she just knows that deep down she can’t marry her best friend Brett. What's more mysterious is the tombstone with just the name Rose. Months pass and Griffin gets a job that gives her the opportunity to restore a mansion that once belonged to Rose and Calvin Jones. Along with the restoration is a ghost that comes to her at night with provocative touches, passionate kisses and a voice that makes her tingle all over. Each night she craves him and searches for him during the day, but she is not sure they will be together forever. One year she promised to wait, but in the end will she be reunited with her man? Can Griffin find out more on Rose and Mad Dog, more about the love? Can reincarnation bring two soul mates back together?

Mark Dupre is a man on a mission to find Griffin and keep her with him forever. He’s not sure where he is, but he knows that she is the one that brings him out of his limbo world right now back to reality.. As the April deadline approaches for these star-crossed lovers, can their human bodies find each other before the deadline?

Jaxine Daniels has a talent that surpasses any reader’s imagination, bringing the scenes to life. This also serves as a prime example of New Orleans coming to life. Each chapter in Promise to Believe makes you feel like you’re transported into Griffin’s life. Readers can feel her confusion about Mark only coming out at night; not to mention Mark’s turmoil in always having to leave Griffin during the day. This is an awesome book with romance, two souls that time can’t part and a love that comes even from the grave. This will all make you root for Mad Dog and Rose.


Reviewed by: Lena C.