A Debut Novel by Mary Lisa Cole
BETRAYED PROMISES
When the person you trust most becomes the one who hurts you most. One chance encounter. A lifetime of promises. A betrayal that changes everything.
Meet Mary Lisa Cole
A lifelong resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Mary Lisa Cole spent 40 years building a successful career in technology sales before returning to her first love writing.
Betrayed Promises is her debut novel.
Mary Lisa Cole
A Love Built on Promises.
A Betrayal That Changes Everything.
Kelsey and Austin have built the kind of life most people only dream about rooted in love, trust, and years of shared promises. Until one ordinary day changes everything.
When a chance encounter exposes hidden truths and a devastating web of lies, their picture perfect marriage begins to unravel. Now, Kelsey and Austin must confront a painful question:
Some Secrets Are Worth Discovering.
Step into the world of Betrayed Promises and uncover what happens when love, trust, and deception collide.
Books That Stayed With Me
As a lifelong reader, Lisa appreciates stories that spark emotion, challenge perspectives, and remain memorable long after the final page. Here are six of her favorite 5-star reads from 2025.
Twice
About a man who discovers that he can relive any moment in his life, but with a crucial catch; he can never undo a love once it’s been undone and that person can never fallen love with him again.
The River is Waiting
The story of a new father who, after a tragic accident stemming from a secret addiction is sent to prison. The book explores themes of addiction, guilt, redemption and forgiveness as he navigates the brutal realities of prison life, finding unexpected kindness and hope thought a librarian and fellow inmates,
The Elements
This was originally published as four installment between 2023 and 2025 but now released as a single copy. This is a collection of four interconnected novellas, Water, Earth, Fire & Air, that explores themes of guilt, trauma and redemption through different perspectives on crime ( victim, perpetrator, enable, accomplice.
Beautiful Ugly
A psychological thinner novel about a writer whose wife mysteriously disappears leading him to a remote Scottish island, where he encounters a woman who looks exactly like his wife, unraveling a dark secret of marriage, secrets and revenge.
The Great Alone
This is about a family seeking a fresh start in the Alaskan frontier. Set in 1974, this book is a disturbing look at the effects of a father’s PSTD and volatile nature. There is domestic abuse, forcing the wife and daughter to fight for survival against both nature and threats within their home.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A famous aging actress choosing a struggling unknown journalist to write her biography that sets the stage to reveal the truth behind her public image and her many husbands.
