22 ratings | 1 review | avg rating:4.55

Rita's Bookshelves

read (21)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (2)

Rita's Friends (147)

Camy

79 books | 822 friends

Catherine

136 books | 719 friends

Molly

697 books | 690 friends

Jennifer Taylor

70 books | 867 friends

Amanda

1,095 books | 40 friends

Elle Amberley

53 books | 2,187 friends

The Wordsmith Journal Magazine

38 books | 850 friends

Shawna Williams

79 books | 1,060 friends

More friends…

Rita is following 4 people

Rita Gerlach

Goodreads author profile

gender

female

website

http://ritagerlach.com/

genre

Historical Fiction, Romance

influences

Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Rafael Sabatini

member since

March 2009

About this author

edit data

Rita Gerlach lives with her husband and two sons in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland.

Her fourth book 'Surrender the Wind', an inspirational historical romance set in Virginia and England, is due to be released from Abingdon Press in August 2009. "Romantic historical fiction is one way people can escape the cares of life and be transported back to a time of raw courage and ideal love," she says. "The goal of my writing is to give readers a respite, and inspire them to live fully and gratefully."

4 posts
Rita Gerlach's Blog

USA Today Review ~

Book reviewer Serena Chase has written a review for 'Before the Scarlet Dawn'.

http://books.usatoday.com/happyeveraf...
--------------------------------------
Genre: Historical inspirational romance

Inspirational author Rita Gerlach writes historical romance with the touching honesty of human failings. Before the Scarlet Dawn, book one in the Daughters of the Potomac series, tells the heartbreaking... read more »

0 comments

•

Published on March 07, 2012 09:11 • 15 views

View all 4 posts »

combine editions
Books by Rita Gerlach

Average rating: 3.51 · 198 ratings · 64 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Surrender the Wind 3.44 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Before the Scarlet Dawn 3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Thorns in Eden 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Rebel's Pledge, The 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	My rating:
	The Everlasting Mountains: A Novel of the Revolution 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	My rating:
	Beyond the Valley 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	My rating:
	Beside Two Rivers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

More books by Rita Gerlach…

Series by Rita Gerlach

Daughters of the Potomac (3 books)
by Rita Gerlach (Goodreads Author)

3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Rita is Currently Reading

Rita Gerlach is currently reading:

Promise Me This

by Cathy Gohlke

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Apr 04, 2012 04:34pm

Rita Gerlach gave

to:

Prize of My Heart

by Lisa Norato

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Mar 14, 2012 03:11pm

rss
Rita's Recent Updates

Rita Gerlach is now friends with Nina
May 30, 2012 04:48pm
Rita Gerlach made a comment on Karen Anna's review of Surrender the Wind "Dear Karen Anna, Thank you for the review of Surrender the Wind. I truly appreciate it. "
May 08, 2012 05:11am · see review
Rita Gerlach made a comment on Kelly's review of Surrender the Wind "Kelly, Thank you for the review of 'Surrender the Wind'. Reviews like yours are much appreciated by authors and helps keep us going. "
May 08, 2012 05:10am · see review
Rita Gerlach is currently reading: Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke	My rating:
Apr 04, 2012 04:34pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato	My rating:
Mar 14, 2012 03:11pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson	My rating:
Mar 07, 2012 01:59pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	My rating:
Mar 07, 2012 01:58pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: Dream West by David Nevin	My rating:
Mar 07, 2012 01:58pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: A Distant Flame by Philip Lee Williams	My rating:
Mar 07, 2012 01:58pm
Rita Gerlach gave to: Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4) by Liz Curtis Higgs	My rating:
Mar 07, 2012 01:57pm