Doyle Crews was a farm boy from Arkansas long before he was a soldier. Raised by hard work and loss, Doyle spends his young life moving from place to place until a country picnic leads him to Katie May Cranford. One dance becomes a reason to stay. One promise becomes a future. Together, they begin building a quiet life near the Little Missouri River. Then the war reaches their door.

Called away from home and sent across the Pacific, Doyle must face a world of danger far beyond anything he has known. Through fear, distance, combat, and memory, he holds onto Katie’s name, their life together, and the promise he made before leaving.

He said he would come home. But the Pacific tests every promise…