The Promise TreeWhen does a story begin? For Edwin Hope, it begins with a childhood dare and a forbidden tree. It begins with him falling in more ways than one. Called home from his studies by the grandfather who has always hated him, eighteen year old Edwin is once again trapped in a house that is colder than the winds whipping across the fields. Seeking sanctuary, he escapes into the untamed beauty of the Peaks and meets a woman who sparks an old memory. A memory