THE PROMISE by Robyn Carr is the fifth book in herThunder Point series.

It features Scott, the local doctor of Thunder Point, and Peyton, a PA who is looking for a new job and a new path in her life. Peyton has just gotten out of a three year relationship with Ted, a gifted cardiologist and single father of three uncontrollable children. Peyton does some research and decides to stop in Thunder Point at the family practice. There she meets Devon, who fills her in on the town and practice. Peyton thinks she just might like to give it a go and leaves her resume with Devon. Before she can leave the building, Scott walks in and interviews her on the spot. He likes what he sees and hears and offers Peyton a job. Peyton decides to give him a commitment of three months to see if Thunder Point is what she is searching for.

Scott is a widow with two beautiful and well behaved children. He is instantly taken with Peyton but she has made it quite clear that they will have a working relationship and nothing more. Here is where the fun begins in THE PROMISE. Over time, Peyton meets the towns people of Thunder Point and they all become her friends. She likes the feelings she has about the town and the people in it. Her feelings for Scott are starting to grow and not in an employee/boss kind of way. She is falling for his children as they are for her. During this time, she gets a call from a doctor in Seattle who wants her for her practice badly. What should Peyton do? Should she leave Thunder Point and go to Seattle? Can she leave this small town behind now that it has opened it's arms to her?

While everything is moving along perfectly, Ted calls her and begs her to come back. That's not going to happen. One day she gets a phone call from one of Ted's children and it disturbs her deeply. The kids never liked her, fought with her everyday, but when Krissy calls and explains what is going on, Peyton feels she has no choice but to go back and try to help her. Of course, Ted thinks she is coming back to him and so does Scott. He can't give her a third of what Ted can and Scott is afraid that once she leaves she is never going to come back.

I love reading Robyn's books and Thunder Point is now one of my favorite series. Each time I read her books Robyn pulls me right in and makes me fall in love with the town and it's people. It is like going home to visit old friends. THE PROMISE was exactly like that for me. As soon as I started reading, I couldn't stop. I was flipping the pages like a mad woman, dying to know what was going to happen. The town and the people make Peyton fall in love with it all, how can she resist the pull she feels there? Her family, who we get to meet in THE PROMISE is awesome and I hope we will learn more about them in this series. In each book, Robyn brings you up to date on couples that have been introduced in the other books in the series. It makes for a nice sense of community.