One final promise. Two thousand miles of road. A lifetime of silence waiting to be broken.
At seventy-two years old, James Micheals has spent his entire life within the same seven rooms of his Nebraska farmhouse. He has outlived his wife, outstayed his purpose, and surrendered to the slow tremor of Parkinson's. For decades, he has stared at a faded red circle on a road atlas-a promise to see the ocean that he was always too busy, too tired, or too afraid to keep.
When a health scare robs him of his right to drive, James realizes the horizon is closing in. He has one last request for his estranged son, Daniel: Drive me to the sea.
Daniel Micheals is a man of spreadsheets and suburban stability, a man who moved to the city to escape the suffocating silence of the plains. He agrees to the trip out of duty, expecting two weeks of awkward small talk. Instead, he finds himself confined in a car with a father he realized he never truly knew.
As they trace a path from the flatlands of Nebraska to the salt air of the Florida Panhandle, the miles begin to peel back years of resentment. From roadside diners to neon-lit motels, father and son navigate the complicated geography of regret, the weight of a dark family legacy, and the terrifying beauty of the present moment.
Promise of the Shore is a poignant, lyrical exploration of the bonds between fathers and sons, the resilience of the human spirit, and the grace found in the final chapters of life. It is a story for anyone who has ever wondered if it's too late to forgive, too late to change, or too late to finally stand in the waves.
T. Cimarron explores the quiet intersections of memory, morality, and meaning... anchored in character, consequence, and the fragile persistence of hope.
The journey doesn't end when the road stops. Grab your copy of the final chapter in the Micheals family saga today.
