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September 1, 2012
Free Ebook version of The Rebel's Pledge
Today is the promotional kickoff for the October release of book 2 in the Daughters of the Potomac Series, Beside Two Rivers, from Abingdon Press.
To celebrate, I am offering my inspirational historical romance, 'The Rebel's Pledge', for free for Kindle, Saturday, September 1 through Monday, September 3. It's a swashbuckling romantic adventure that is set in both Colonial Maryland and Restoration period England.
I hope you will download a free copy. It's available for all Kindle apps. And if you don't own a Kindle, you can get Kindle for your PC for free.
The Rebel's Pledge ~ Kindle ebook cost --- $0!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rebels-Pled...
Blessings,
Rita Gerlach
To celebrate, I am offering my inspirational historical romance, 'The Rebel's Pledge', for free for Kindle, Saturday, September 1 through Monday, September 3. It's a swashbuckling romantic adventure that is set in both Colonial Maryland and Restoration period England.
I hope you will download a free copy. It's available for all Kindle apps. And if you don't own a Kindle, you can get Kindle for your PC for free.
The Rebel's Pledge ~ Kindle ebook cost --- $0!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rebels-Pled...
Blessings,
Rita Gerlach
August 23, 2012
Evolution of a Novel Series
Three years ago, after I had signed a contract with Abingdon Press for my stand-alone novel 'Surrender the Wind', I sat down at my computer and wrote three words.
Winter came early.
In my mind's eye a heroine by the name of Darcy Morgan appeared in the year 1778, the setting—the Maryland wilderness. I titled the novel Beside Two Rivers. In my notebook I wrote: the place—along the Potomac River in Maryland. Time—the Revolutionary War era.
I kept writing, and when I had enough chapters to submit to my editor, I sent them off. She called me and said as is she could not accept it. There was nothing wrong with the writing, but something wasn’t right. I knew I had to trust her, and explore the story deeper.
It was enlightening to have such a deep conversation over this book with my dear editor. But even more amazing were the revelations that unfolded one morning while I was in the shower. It hit me like the water suddenly going to freeze mode. I had written a good portion of Darcy's story in Beside Two Rivers. But I realized I had to write her mother Eliza's story. And then! I had to write Sarah's story. Thus the series was born in my heart, Daughters of the Potomac.
Once the idea for the series took shape, I had to set aside Beside Two Rivers and begin book 1 Before the Scarlet Dawn.
At the beginning I had questions.
Who is Eliza Bloome?
Where did she grow up?
Who were her parents?
What does she look like?
What are her beliefs?
What does she want?
Eliza began to take form in my imagination. I saw a young woman with raven hair, clear skin, and violet eyes. She is a bit naive when it comes to the ways of the world. She is the daughter of a vicar and lives with him at a small vicarage in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire, England until his death. Her mother died when she was a baby.
Eliza loves God and wants to do the right thing. She believes with all her heart that He is guiding her to the man she longs for. What she wants most is to be loved unconditionally, and to be accepted for her mind and soul, to find a husband who treats her as his equal.
To get this all down on paper, I jotted down these attributes in my notebook for Before the Scarlet Dawn. In writing the story, the best technique for me is writing the scenes out by hand first in the notebook. Writing freehand, for some reason I cannot explain, causes the words to flow out of me. It is raw, unedited prose. Perhaps it has to do with the right side of the brain, the creative side. All I know is this technique is what helps me start and finish a novel.
The story begins its evolution with Eliza sitting at her father's beside late at night. A knock on the door echoes up the staircase. The servant of a local gentleman must speak to Reverend Bloome in private. And what he has to tell launches the story.
Sounds a bit crazy, but I pictured Eliza telling me 'write my story'. She became to me a person who once lived, breathed, and walked this earth. If I could not achieve that, my readers will not connect to her.
So in the evolution of book 1 in the series, I began with characterization. Eliza, being the main character, comes on stage awaiting the inevitable. She then moves on and readers begin to meet the people in her life. Her devoted servant, Fiona Goodall. A suitor named Langbourne who sees winning her as a challenge. An indentured servant named Sarah that puts herself at risk for Eliza. And then the man Eliza loves above all others—Hayward Morgan—proud, wealthy, in search of a stalwart wife. The major players are in place, and the question arises. Will Hayward love Eliza unconditionally? Will he see her as his equal, and be devoted to her no matter how the storms of life rage against them?
My editor accepted the proposal enthusiastically. I will not deny how challenging it has been to write these books, with each woman’s story meshing with the others. But with any challenge, there is joy in accomplishing the task.
The Genre:
These books are not in the category of formula romances. They are what I like to call Historical Dramas. You will find romance, but you will also find a story about relationships between people. The stories are about forgiveness, redemption, loyalty, and the power of love. Each character has good points, but they are also flawed human beings that make mistakes and fall hard, and at some point struggle through the adversity, dust themselves off and move on. So the sugary sweet romances they are not.
~ Read Chapter One for free ~
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Amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/3o8hzbq
ChristianBooks.com http://tinyurl.com/3uoyxbw
Winter came early.
In my mind's eye a heroine by the name of Darcy Morgan appeared in the year 1778, the setting—the Maryland wilderness. I titled the novel Beside Two Rivers. In my notebook I wrote: the place—along the Potomac River in Maryland. Time—the Revolutionary War era.
I kept writing, and when I had enough chapters to submit to my editor, I sent them off. She called me and said as is she could not accept it. There was nothing wrong with the writing, but something wasn’t right. I knew I had to trust her, and explore the story deeper.
It was enlightening to have such a deep conversation over this book with my dear editor. But even more amazing were the revelations that unfolded one morning while I was in the shower. It hit me like the water suddenly going to freeze mode. I had written a good portion of Darcy's story in Beside Two Rivers. But I realized I had to write her mother Eliza's story. And then! I had to write Sarah's story. Thus the series was born in my heart, Daughters of the Potomac.
Once the idea for the series took shape, I had to set aside Beside Two Rivers and begin book 1 Before the Scarlet Dawn.
At the beginning I had questions.
Who is Eliza Bloome?
Where did she grow up?
Who were her parents?
What does she look like?
What are her beliefs?
What does she want?
Eliza began to take form in my imagination. I saw a young woman with raven hair, clear skin, and violet eyes. She is a bit naive when it comes to the ways of the world. She is the daughter of a vicar and lives with him at a small vicarage in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire, England until his death. Her mother died when she was a baby.
Eliza loves God and wants to do the right thing. She believes with all her heart that He is guiding her to the man she longs for. What she wants most is to be loved unconditionally, and to be accepted for her mind and soul, to find a husband who treats her as his equal.
To get this all down on paper, I jotted down these attributes in my notebook for Before the Scarlet Dawn. In writing the story, the best technique for me is writing the scenes out by hand first in the notebook. Writing freehand, for some reason I cannot explain, causes the words to flow out of me. It is raw, unedited prose. Perhaps it has to do with the right side of the brain, the creative side. All I know is this technique is what helps me start and finish a novel.
The story begins its evolution with Eliza sitting at her father's beside late at night. A knock on the door echoes up the staircase. The servant of a local gentleman must speak to Reverend Bloome in private. And what he has to tell launches the story.
Sounds a bit crazy, but I pictured Eliza telling me 'write my story'. She became to me a person who once lived, breathed, and walked this earth. If I could not achieve that, my readers will not connect to her.
So in the evolution of book 1 in the series, I began with characterization. Eliza, being the main character, comes on stage awaiting the inevitable. She then moves on and readers begin to meet the people in her life. Her devoted servant, Fiona Goodall. A suitor named Langbourne who sees winning her as a challenge. An indentured servant named Sarah that puts herself at risk for Eliza. And then the man Eliza loves above all others—Hayward Morgan—proud, wealthy, in search of a stalwart wife. The major players are in place, and the question arises. Will Hayward love Eliza unconditionally? Will he see her as his equal, and be devoted to her no matter how the storms of life rage against them?
My editor accepted the proposal enthusiastically. I will not deny how challenging it has been to write these books, with each woman’s story meshing with the others. But with any challenge, there is joy in accomplishing the task.
The Genre:
These books are not in the category of formula romances. They are what I like to call Historical Dramas. You will find romance, but you will also find a story about relationships between people. The stories are about forgiveness, redemption, loyalty, and the power of love. Each character has good points, but they are also flawed human beings that make mistakes and fall hard, and at some point struggle through the adversity, dust themselves off and move on. So the sugary sweet romances they are not.
~ Read Chapter One for free ~
http://www.abingdonpress.com/forms/di...
Amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/3o8hzbq
ChristianBooks.com http://tinyurl.com/3uoyxbw
March 7, 2012
USA Today Review ~
Book reviewer Serena Chase has written a review for 'Before the Scarlet Dawn'.
http://books.usatoday.com/happyeveraf...
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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 story of Eliza Bloome, a displaced vicar's daughter who defies societal snobbery to follow her heart and begin a new life — with a man far above her station — in America.
Here's the sitch: Having built the beginnings of a fortune in the colonies, Hayward Morgan returns to England to collect a wife. When he rescues the feisty vicar's daughter from men intent on doing her harm, the attraction is instant. But Eliza's place in society isn't remotely equal to his, and his parents would never allow the vicar's daughter to rise to their tier of society through marriage. Therefore, he dismisses the attraction and moves on.
But Eliza cannot. The boy who tormented her as a child has become the man who has stolen her heart. She's sure he will grow to love her, if he can just look past her lack of position.
Hayward soon discovers that finding a wife is more difficult than he expected. No woman of his society is willing to leave England for the relative wilderness of the Colonies — not even for such a desirable match as he.
But Eliza Bloome is more than willing. Convinced she loves Hayward, and about to be evicted from her home, Eliza knows she is the right wife at the right time. When a family argument changes Hayward's circumstances, he finds himself at Eliza's door, ready to accept her unconventional proposal.
America isn't at all what Eliza thought it would be, and Hayward is much more passionate about joining his newfound countrymen in revolution than in letting himself fall in love with his beautiful new wife. As war forces them apart, Eliza must forge a future built on the hope of Hayward's return and eventual love. But in the lapse of that hope, one choice threatens to destroy everything — and everyone — she loves.
Hits & misses: When Hayward Morgan appeared at just the right moment to save the day, I thought I knew how his character's story arc would form. But the author surprised me, building Hayward into a complexly layered hero/villain throughout the course of the book. Something about him rubbed me wrong from the very beginning — and I think that was the author's intent. But it was that little twinge of discomfort (perhaps it was women's intuition?) at the beginning that allowed me to believe the direction his character took later in the novel. Hayward pulled my emotions in every direction. One moment I ached for the pain of his past, the next I really, really despised him for his behavior in the moment.
In the beginning, Eliza is a strong but compassionate soul. But as the story progresses, her feistiness sadly wanes. Blinded by the loneliness of unrequited need, she is willing to do whatever she can to earn Hayward's abiding love. I found Eliza to be, at times, a bit weak in Hayward's presence — and a little too quick to capitulate to the demands of others. Yet, as her situation grew increasingly dark, Eliza's resilience outweighed those surface complaints, allowing her to experience fully human failings.
As Hayward's character develops, arcing first upward, then deeply and darkly down, I found myself biting my lip, hoping he wouldn't do what I thought he might do. But he did — and, even though I expected him to commit some sort of dastardly deed, the dastardliness of it took me by surprise, making those little twinges I had in the beginning shine like spotlights on the worst of his Fitzwilliam Darcy-like leanings. It will be interesting to see how — or if — Gerlach chooses to redeem Hayward in the next books of this series.
The repetition of one particular phrase added a slightly maudlin aroma to the reading and a few journey details stood out as unlikely, but Gerlach's effort toward making her setting atmospheric to the times paid off. Her characters took the expectations of their sexes and stations quite seriously and neither they, nor the situations in which they found themselves, seemed ahead of their time. I may not have respected Eliza entirely, but I believed the way her convictions were damaged by the gradual breaking of her hope. The weakening of her character, and the resulting actions that betrayed both Hayward and her own beliefs, came off as painfully true to her situation and the times.
To read or not to read: Juxtaposing the passion of American Revolutionaries against the restraints of Georgian English society, author Rita Gerlach has created an achingly vivid frame on which to stretch the canvas of her new series. Tracing the painful path a life takes when innocence and love are taken for granted, Before the Scarlet Dawn is an artfully hewn tale of romance tempered by fear — and the hope of love, devastated by war.
A writer, performer and accomplished partaker of dark chocolate, Serena Chase lives in Iowa with her husband and two daughters. Her reviews can also be found at the blog Edgy Inspirational Romance.
http://books.usatoday.com/happyeveraf...
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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 story of Eliza Bloome, a displaced vicar's daughter who defies societal snobbery to follow her heart and begin a new life — with a man far above her station — in America.
Here's the sitch: Having built the beginnings of a fortune in the colonies, Hayward Morgan returns to England to collect a wife. When he rescues the feisty vicar's daughter from men intent on doing her harm, the attraction is instant. But Eliza's place in society isn't remotely equal to his, and his parents would never allow the vicar's daughter to rise to their tier of society through marriage. Therefore, he dismisses the attraction and moves on.
But Eliza cannot. The boy who tormented her as a child has become the man who has stolen her heart. She's sure he will grow to love her, if he can just look past her lack of position.
Hayward soon discovers that finding a wife is more difficult than he expected. No woman of his society is willing to leave England for the relative wilderness of the Colonies — not even for such a desirable match as he.
But Eliza Bloome is more than willing. Convinced she loves Hayward, and about to be evicted from her home, Eliza knows she is the right wife at the right time. When a family argument changes Hayward's circumstances, he finds himself at Eliza's door, ready to accept her unconventional proposal.
America isn't at all what Eliza thought it would be, and Hayward is much more passionate about joining his newfound countrymen in revolution than in letting himself fall in love with his beautiful new wife. As war forces them apart, Eliza must forge a future built on the hope of Hayward's return and eventual love. But in the lapse of that hope, one choice threatens to destroy everything — and everyone — she loves.
Hits & misses: When Hayward Morgan appeared at just the right moment to save the day, I thought I knew how his character's story arc would form. But the author surprised me, building Hayward into a complexly layered hero/villain throughout the course of the book. Something about him rubbed me wrong from the very beginning — and I think that was the author's intent. But it was that little twinge of discomfort (perhaps it was women's intuition?) at the beginning that allowed me to believe the direction his character took later in the novel. Hayward pulled my emotions in every direction. One moment I ached for the pain of his past, the next I really, really despised him for his behavior in the moment.
In the beginning, Eliza is a strong but compassionate soul. But as the story progresses, her feistiness sadly wanes. Blinded by the loneliness of unrequited need, she is willing to do whatever she can to earn Hayward's abiding love. I found Eliza to be, at times, a bit weak in Hayward's presence — and a little too quick to capitulate to the demands of others. Yet, as her situation grew increasingly dark, Eliza's resilience outweighed those surface complaints, allowing her to experience fully human failings.
As Hayward's character develops, arcing first upward, then deeply and darkly down, I found myself biting my lip, hoping he wouldn't do what I thought he might do. But he did — and, even though I expected him to commit some sort of dastardly deed, the dastardliness of it took me by surprise, making those little twinges I had in the beginning shine like spotlights on the worst of his Fitzwilliam Darcy-like leanings. It will be interesting to see how — or if — Gerlach chooses to redeem Hayward in the next books of this series.
The repetition of one particular phrase added a slightly maudlin aroma to the reading and a few journey details stood out as unlikely, but Gerlach's effort toward making her setting atmospheric to the times paid off. Her characters took the expectations of their sexes and stations quite seriously and neither they, nor the situations in which they found themselves, seemed ahead of their time. I may not have respected Eliza entirely, but I believed the way her convictions were damaged by the gradual breaking of her hope. The weakening of her character, and the resulting actions that betrayed both Hayward and her own beliefs, came off as painfully true to her situation and the times.
To read or not to read: Juxtaposing the passion of American Revolutionaries against the restraints of Georgian English society, author Rita Gerlach has created an achingly vivid frame on which to stretch the canvas of her new series. Tracing the painful path a life takes when innocence and love are taken for granted, Before the Scarlet Dawn is an artfully hewn tale of romance tempered by fear — and the hope of love, devastated by war.
A writer, performer and accomplished partaker of dark chocolate, Serena Chase lives in Iowa with her husband and two daughters. Her reviews can also be found at the blog Edgy Inspirational Romance.
October 15, 2011
Before the Scarlet Dawn, book 1 in the 'Daughters of the Potomac' series ~ First Review
From 'Musings Blog' by Jennifer Peterson.
I initially selected this book because I have been reading some other Georgian fiction (set in the 1700s) and wanted to see how this author handled the period. This story is split between England and the Colonies at the time of the American Revolution, and tells the story of a young lady named Eliza.
Eliza has grown up as the vicar’s daughter. Her mother died when she was young, and she has a brother fighting in the King’s Army in the Colonies. When the book opens, her father is very ill and is not expected to live long. She realizes she has to make some decisions about her future, but those are complicated by the fact that has not had a regular suitor, and that she is uncommonly pretty. Her goal is to marry for love, but the person she marries has to be able to see her internal beauty.
One of her suitors is Mr. Langbourne, who is a rather boorish oaf and wants to “mold” her into the proper wife. Another suitor is Heyward Morgan, who cannot see beyond her station, and treats her rather horribly when meeting her again after a number of years. Between the two men, she has to make a decision, as her time is limited before she is evicted from her home.
What follows is a rather dramatic story of life, love, loss, and the hope for forgiveness. There are some characters that are very heartwarming, some you will wish you knew more about (or who lived longer), and some you really can’t stand. However, the book will pull you in and keep you interested. There are parts of the story that my heart broke for Eliza and what she was going through. I started reading it before going to bed, and ended up staying up late finishing it.
This is due to be published February 1, 2012 by Abingdon Press.
Amazon.com Product Page: http://www.amazon.com/Before-Scarlet-...
I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book from the publisher using the NetGalley system. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
http://jenpeterson.wordpress.com/2011...
I initially selected this book because I have been reading some other Georgian fiction (set in the 1700s) and wanted to see how this author handled the period. This story is split between England and the Colonies at the time of the American Revolution, and tells the story of a young lady named Eliza.
Eliza has grown up as the vicar’s daughter. Her mother died when she was young, and she has a brother fighting in the King’s Army in the Colonies. When the book opens, her father is very ill and is not expected to live long. She realizes she has to make some decisions about her future, but those are complicated by the fact that has not had a regular suitor, and that she is uncommonly pretty. Her goal is to marry for love, but the person she marries has to be able to see her internal beauty.
One of her suitors is Mr. Langbourne, who is a rather boorish oaf and wants to “mold” her into the proper wife. Another suitor is Heyward Morgan, who cannot see beyond her station, and treats her rather horribly when meeting her again after a number of years. Between the two men, she has to make a decision, as her time is limited before she is evicted from her home.
What follows is a rather dramatic story of life, love, loss, and the hope for forgiveness. There are some characters that are very heartwarming, some you will wish you knew more about (or who lived longer), and some you really can’t stand. However, the book will pull you in and keep you interested. There are parts of the story that my heart broke for Eliza and what she was going through. I started reading it before going to bed, and ended up staying up late finishing it.
This is due to be published February 1, 2012 by Abingdon Press.
Amazon.com Product Page: http://www.amazon.com/Before-Scarlet-...
I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book from the publisher using the NetGalley system. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
http://jenpeterson.wordpress.com/2011...
May 25, 2009
Surrender the Wind - Review
Surrender the Wind -Read and Reviewed by author Marylu Tyndall
www.mltyndall.com/
If you love a great historical novel, filled with romance, action, and intrigue, then you won’t want to miss Rita Gerlach’s latest release, Surrender the Wind. Your heart will soar from the shores of America to the lush green hills of England and then plunge into despair as the characters you’ve grown to love face a cruel and bitter enemy, kidnappings, murders, and deep sorrows. But do not despair, God’s justice and true love prevail in the end.
Ms. Gerlach’s historic research is evident throughout the story, and her attention to detail and literary descriptions of scenes placed me right in the middle of the action, whether in England or on a ship crossing the Atlantic or in America. I could smell the flowers, the salt in the sea, feel the wind, and hear the sounds of birds, the clank of wagons, and the lap of waves. Action-packed adventure that will keep you up in the late hours of the night. A thoroughly enjoyable story. I look forward to reading more from Rita Gerlach.
www.mltyndall.com/
If you love a great historical novel, filled with romance, action, and intrigue, then you won’t want to miss Rita Gerlach’s latest release, Surrender the Wind. Your heart will soar from the shores of America to the lush green hills of England and then plunge into despair as the characters you’ve grown to love face a cruel and bitter enemy, kidnappings, murders, and deep sorrows. But do not despair, God’s justice and true love prevail in the end.
Ms. Gerlach’s historic research is evident throughout the story, and her attention to detail and literary descriptions of scenes placed me right in the middle of the action, whether in England or on a ship crossing the Atlantic or in America. I could smell the flowers, the salt in the sea, feel the wind, and hear the sounds of birds, the clank of wagons, and the lap of waves. Action-packed adventure that will keep you up in the late hours of the night. A thoroughly enjoyable story. I look forward to reading more from Rita Gerlach.
Surrendert the Wind - Review
Surrender the Wind- Read and Reviewed by author Mirella Patzer
mirellapatzer.blogspot.com/
Seth Braxton fought loyally in the American Revolution. Not for England, his homeland, but for America and the rich Virginian farmland he owns and cherishes. It is a way of life he has wholeheartedly come to love. But the war and his role as an American patriot has torn his family apart. With both parents dead, at the onset of war, his younger sister, Caroline, was sent to England to live with their loyalist grandfather whom Seth believes has disowned him.
Much to his surprise, Seth Braxton learns of his grandfather’s death and that the old man left his entire estate, Ten Width, to him. Although reluctant to leave his beloved Virginia, he travels to England to check on his sister and conclude matters regarding his inheritance. Then he dreams of returning to America.
When he arrives, he is dismayed to learn that tragedy has struck. Caroline has lost not only her husband, but her young son too. She is bedridden with illness and grief. At her side is her long time friend Juleah, the daughter of a kind but somewhat demented old gentleman and a delicate mother.
Juleah’s beauty and strength instantly cast a spell on Seth and they soon wed. But Juleah’s past rises to the forefront and prevents harmony in her new marriage. An old suitor, the son of his grandfather’s second wife, is angered at her marriage and he sets out to take back what he has always sought – Juleah and Ten Width.
Bit by bit, Seth and Juleah find themselves embroiled in treachery. From kidnapping to deceit, betrayal to murder, one sinister plot after another fills the pages of this novel to ensnare the reader to the very end.
Surrender the Wind is a gripping tale of intrigue that kept me turning pages long after I should have turned out the lights. I found the characters believable and well-rounded, their dialogue vividly realistic. The pace quickens chapter by chapter as one story twist after another is revealed. Historically accurate, the reader is drawn into the detailed descriptions of English life. Expect the unexpected in this inspirational tale of romance and history.
mirellapatzer.blogspot.com/
Seth Braxton fought loyally in the American Revolution. Not for England, his homeland, but for America and the rich Virginian farmland he owns and cherishes. It is a way of life he has wholeheartedly come to love. But the war and his role as an American patriot has torn his family apart. With both parents dead, at the onset of war, his younger sister, Caroline, was sent to England to live with their loyalist grandfather whom Seth believes has disowned him.
Much to his surprise, Seth Braxton learns of his grandfather’s death and that the old man left his entire estate, Ten Width, to him. Although reluctant to leave his beloved Virginia, he travels to England to check on his sister and conclude matters regarding his inheritance. Then he dreams of returning to America.
When he arrives, he is dismayed to learn that tragedy has struck. Caroline has lost not only her husband, but her young son too. She is bedridden with illness and grief. At her side is her long time friend Juleah, the daughter of a kind but somewhat demented old gentleman and a delicate mother.
Juleah’s beauty and strength instantly cast a spell on Seth and they soon wed. But Juleah’s past rises to the forefront and prevents harmony in her new marriage. An old suitor, the son of his grandfather’s second wife, is angered at her marriage and he sets out to take back what he has always sought – Juleah and Ten Width.
Bit by bit, Seth and Juleah find themselves embroiled in treachery. From kidnapping to deceit, betrayal to murder, one sinister plot after another fills the pages of this novel to ensnare the reader to the very end.
Surrender the Wind is a gripping tale of intrigue that kept me turning pages long after I should have turned out the lights. I found the characters believable and well-rounded, their dialogue vividly realistic. The pace quickens chapter by chapter as one story twist after another is revealed. Historically accurate, the reader is drawn into the detailed descriptions of English life. Expect the unexpected in this inspirational tale of romance and history.
