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God Bless Us Everyone!

"I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!" -Charles Dickens

"Love came down at Christmas; love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign."- Christina G. Rossetti

"Let's dance and sing and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year."-Sir George Alexander Macfarren

"I heard the bells on Christmas...

Lovely Review of Through the Fire at Historicals Reviewed

Through the Fire – Beth Trissel

Through the Fire



Blurb:At the height of the French and Indian War, a young English widow ventures into the colonial frontier in search of a fresh start. She never expects to find it in the arms of the half-Shawnee, half-French warrior who makes her his prisoner in the raging battle to possess a continent – or to be aided by a mysterious white wolf and a holy man.Review:Rebecca Elliot, recently widowed, is on...

Excerpt from A Warrior For Christmas

Our Christmas Anthology, An American Rose Christmas, is out at The Wild Rose Press and many online booksellers!  This project has been months in the undertaking.  Congrats to my fellow authors in the anthology.  If you haven't visited the Wild Rose Press website, you're in for a treat.

My story in the anthology is entitled A Warrior for Christmas.

A Warrior For Christmas ~Reclaimed by his wealthy uncle, former Shawnee captive Corwin Whitfield finds life with his adopted people at an end and...

Colonial American Romance Novel Enemy of the King

"I cannot but lament . . . the impending Calamities Britain and her Colonies are about to suffer, from great Imprudencies on both Sides — Passion governs, and she never governs wisely — Anxiety begins to disturb my Rest . . . Benjamin Franklin — Feb. 5, 1775

ENEMY OF THE KING

The year is 1780, one of the bloodiest of the American Revolution. The entire Southern garrison has been captured and Lord Cornwallis is marching his forces deep into South Carolina. 'Bloody Ban' Lieutenant Major...

Wintry Pics and Quotes

The North Wind Doth Blow
traditional

"The north wind doth blow,

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between...

Watching for Angels

When my friend, Liz, was a child and very ill she says she awoke from a fevered sleep to find an angel seated at the edge of her bed.  Its face was human-like but the features were more angular than ours and silvery.  The rest of its body was luminous and seemed neither male nor female, but she remembers the eyes, green, and the reassuring feeling of being watched over.

You may think this divine visitation was the figment of a child's fevered mind, or you may believe that she saw an angel.  I...

The Adventure of Christmas Caroling

Caroling, a Christmas tradition contemplated with nostalgia and fondness can, in reality, be an exhausting ordeal for the carolers as well as the carolees. One December, many moons ago, my husband cleaned up our big old farm truck so that the young parents and children from our church could brighten that wintry evening for the elderly and shut-ins.

Bundled against the frosty air, we clambered into the back of the truck. Some of the less agile women and small children had to be lifted by a...

Official Release of An American Rose Christmas And My Story!

Our new Christmas Anthology, An American Rose Christmas, officially launches at The Wild Rose Press tomorrow, Dec. 11th!  For those of you awaiting the digital download version, it's upon us at long last!  This project has been months in the undertaking.  Congrats to my fellow authors in the anthology.  An American Rose Christmas is already out in print at The Wild Rose Press, either alone or  as part of a specially priced print bundle the Wild Rose has put together for the holidays...

For Fans and Potential Fans of Historical Romance Enemy of the King

I've put together a best of collection from professional reviewers and readers for Enemy of the King I'm also thrilled that this novel came in third at the Publisher's Weekly Reader's Choice Poll for Top Ten Books of 2009 at Barbara Veys.  For those of you interested in Colonial American romance, or an exciting option to traditional Regency romance,  you might consider this fast-paced historical.  I invested years both in research and writing Enemy of the King.Many of my readers were not...

Somewhere My Love In The Ultimate Cover Contest at Embrace The Shadows

Somewhere My Love, my murder mystery/ghost story romance with flashbacks to early nineteenth century Virginia, is in the ultimate Cover Contest at Embrace The Shadows Blogspot.  I would appreciate your vote for it at:

http://embracetheshadows.wordpress.com/

"As I read Somewhere My Love, I recalled the feelings I experienced the first time I read Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca long ago. Using deliciously eerie elements similar to that gothic romance, Beth Trissel has captured the haunting dangers...