"In every lifetime, I will find you" Elsie Hawthorne has spent years running- from her past, from her pain, everything. She has spent years building a carefully structured life for herself and her son Ash and lives in constant fear that it could all come crashing down in the blink of an eye- ruining the fragile safety she had managed to create for them.When her path crosses with the hotshot doctor, Kai Thorne, he ignites things in her that she had long since forgotten. He's present, and far too perceptive. But most importantly, with him, she feels safe and alive in ways she hasn't felt in a long time. But he comes with shadows of his own. As their love seems determined to bring up ghosts from the past, Elise must decide whether to keep running, or finally face it head on. Faced with two equally powerful ties, she must choose between passion and destiny. Choices that will drive a knife through her heart either way.Vows and Bonds is a captivating paranormal romance of love, promise, sacrifice and ties that never truly break.