To Keep Faith

Barrington Saga #1

by Carolyn R. Scheidies

Lady Faith Fairen grieves for her recently deceased mother. She worries about Carter, the Marquess of Aven, off fighting Napoleon in far away Spain who promised to return for her. She also frets about her father's safety. When he left to visit the Barrington relatives in America, no one expected he would get caught up in the War of 1812, the second war of independence with Britain.When word arrives that Carter is finally coming home, Faith dreams of their future together. She is devastated to learn he has brought home a beautiful Spanish lady to be his bride. This is only one of the tragedies that challenge Faith's sanity and her faith. Will her reliance on God sustain her through one blow after another or will she crumble under the unslaught?TO KEEP FAITH is the first book of the Barrington Saga—four stories of war, betrayal, death, forgiveness, faith...and love.“Scheidies' inspirational tale is laced with...charm and historical tidbits that Regency readers should enjoy.” Romantic Times Magazine

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Carolyn R Scheidies is a wife, proud mother of two, and grandmother of wonderful grandchildren she loves to spoil. Though her writing career is important, it is not more important than her family or her faith.

A graduate from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) with a degree in journalism, Carolyn's published credits include over two-dozen plus books (with various publishers including Harlequin and Barbour), several of which have garnered awards. She's written features, program material and more for a variety of publications, has a regular newspaper column, worked as an editor, speaker/teacher and book reviewer. One of her Kearney Hub columns also won her an Amy Writing Award in 2013.

Through the years, Scheidies has spoken to different groups, led workshops, substitute taught in the media dept at UNK for several years and has taught adult enrichment writing classes at Central Community College. She has been interviewed on NTV, KHAS and AFR radio as well as in numerous print and online publications and had a monthly book review segment on NTV when she was a regular book reviewer.

Whatever she does, Carolyn’s goal is to share hope found in Jesus Christ.