The third book in the Men Of Mercy, Indiana series.

Luke Dole had moved back to Mercy, Indiana with his twelve-year-old daughter, Emily. It was two years after losing his wife, Mary, to a drunk driver and Emily was having a hard time settling down after her mother's death. Luke was hoping that being here in Indiana would help, he was afraid that he was losing Emily, too.

Anita Ricardo had worked for Mark and Luke Dole when they ran their computer company in California. Anita had been an only child and at the tender age of ten when her mother died, she was shuffled from one foster home to another. A year ago, Luke and Anita had shared a kiss that wasn't to be repeated. Anita decides to have a child by going to a baby clinic and she knows that she wants to live in the small town of Mercy, Indiana and to raise her child there.

The small house that Anita rented was in need of a lot of repairs. When Ms. Marchand brought Anita a welcoming basket from the people in town, she suggested that Anita contact John Dole, because he was the man that did a lot of repairs. John Dole was also Luke and Mark Dole's father. Anita hadn't known that Luke had returned to Mercy with his daughter, but she knew that she had to stay away from him.

Shirley Jump brings us another episode of the Dole family as Luke tries to find a way to get his rebellious daughter back on track. Emily was fighting him all the way and Luke asks Anita to help tutor Emily. Now Luke is fighting the attraction that he feels for Anita. I shed a few tears and felt the love shared between the members of the Dole family as I enjoyed visiting Mercy, Indiana once again. You can feel the closeness of the small town as they come together as one. I recommend that you pickup a copy of The Daddy's Promise today, settle back and join the people of Mercy, Indiana. You will feel as if you have come home.

Helen Slifer
Writers Unlimited Reviewer