Born into a life of wealth and prestige, Lucas Ambler always preferred the wild Adirondack Mountains to the Manhattan social scene in which he was raised. Saddened by personal loss and unfettered with the need to work, he turns his back on civilization and chooses to live alone in the cabin his father had built.
Refusing any human and spiritual help, Lucas is determined to live by his own instincts and his trust in nature for survival, hiring himself out as a nature guide. His simple, uneventful life will change forever when a near-fatal accident one dreary afternoon sparks a chain of events that causes Lucas to face his ghosts from the past and question his decisions. With the help of a sixteen-year-old psychic, a recovering drug addict, and a beautiful but flawed young woman, battling demons of her own, Lucas embarks on a surreal journey that will leave you wondering, “How far would I go to keep a promise?”
PRESS RELEASE:
Author Leonard Moody, native Northern New Yorker and North Syracuse resident received a “MUST READ” status from BookReview.com for his first novel, A Promise for Destiny. Heather Froeschl, Associate Editor, had this to say about the book:
“This wonderful, soul-touching book is a pure delight to read. It offers suspense, mystery and romance but also life lessons, appreciation for the natural world, and a reminder of the important things in life. It is a well written, exquisitely done work of art. The characters speak to you, the setting calls to you, the author reaches out to you. I absolutely loved reading “A Promise for Destiny,” and highly recommend it.”
About Leonard Moody
Born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State, Leonard spent many hours wandering through the forest that borders the shores of the Racquette River. In this book he expresses many of his personal insights into nature. This is the perfect setting for his first fictional work.
Born into a life of wealth and prestige, Lucas Ambler always preferred the wild Adirondack Mountains to the Manhattan social scene in which he was raised. Saddened by personal loss and unfettered with the need to work, he turns his back on civilization and chooses to live alone in the cabin his father had built. 
Born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State, Leonard spent many hours wandering through the forest that borders the shores of the Racquette River. In this book he expresses many of his personal insights into nature. This is the perfect setting for his first fictional work.