A Promised Place by J. Marie Fifty years separate their lives, fifty years separate their stories, but one house and a similar, soul-searching journey unite them. You may have met Lauryn and Elliott in J. Marie's first novel Find Your Way Home, but if not, you are sure to become friends with them in this new novel A Promised Place. Although the story continues where the first novel left off, A Promised Place stands uniquely on its own with its tender story of holding fast to love through the tough times and the search for a deeper faith through the midst of it. When Lauryn Grant purchases the house at 316 Promise Place in Rivers Bend, Minnesota, she finds an enticing project to add to the list of home renovations featured on her website and in her social media. While she's aware that the house has an interesting history, she finds the most intriguing story written in a journal that has been hidden in a secret place inside the house for fifty years, just waiting to be discovered. The journal that she finds tells the story of a simple, small-town man with a past life that doesn't quite fit the rigid constructs of his present one. Unexpectedly, Lauryn finds his captivating story not only influences how she deals with struggles in her life and with her faith, but it also has the power to change her forever.