Before The Scarlet Dawn by Rita Gerlach

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Before The Scarlet Dawn Abingdon Press (February 2012) by Rita Gerlach

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

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.

"Romantic historical fiction that has an inspirational bent, 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."

In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with a sprinkling of both American and English history. Currently she is writing a new historical series for Abingdon Press entitled 'Daughters of the Potomac'. See her 'Novels In Progress' page on her website to learn more.

There are other novels on her list to be published, and a proposal for another book series.

She was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in a large family in the Maryland suburbs. Her family claims that storytelling is their blood, handed down from centuries of Irish storytellers. Rita believes there just may be something to that theory.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father’s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of the local vicar’s daughter,
Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him, due to her station in life.  

Circumstances throw Eliza in Hayward’s path, and they flee to America to escape the family conflicts. But as war looms, it's a temporary reprieve. Hayward
joins the revolutionary forces and what follows is a struggle for survival, a test of faith, and the quest to find lasting love in an unforgiving wilderness.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Before The Scarlet Dawn, go HERE.

Watch the book video:




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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426714149

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426714149">Before The Scarlet Dawn</a></span></center> <center>Abingdon Press (February 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://ritagerlach.blogspot.com/">Rita Gerlach</a></span></center> <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiB1f2nQ7jgJxhYdVGdK6CIKiFLDqesCtbc7URfDFpNcJT0VpQRLieJ-edA7A0DU0krugl2WCmjSFdEp5b2QTxMH4OCZhfPe9L6YEi00twVwQrToxX-9cS0MJb0dHU0j1_F_k3A/s1600/rere08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiB1f2nQ7jgJxhYdVGdK6CIKiFLDqesCtbc7URfDFpNcJT0VpQRLieJ-edA7A0DU0krugl2WCmjSFdEp5b2QTxMH4OCZhfPe9L6YEi00twVwQrToxX-9cS0MJb0dHU0j1_F_k3A/s200/rere08.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>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.<br /> <br /> "Romantic historical fiction that has an inspirational bent, 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."<br /> <br /> In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with a sprinkling of both American and English history. Currently she is writing a new historical series for Abingdon Press entitled 'Daughters of the Potomac'. See her 'Novels In Progress' page on her website to learn more.<br /> <br /> There are other novels on her list to be published, and a proposal for another book series.<br /> <br /> She was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in a large family in the Maryland suburbs. Her family claims that storytelling is their blood, handed down from centuries of Irish storytellers. Rita believes there just may be something to that theory. <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmzARLkbiI6Coea7LoYPBRadJxCgcd7MGVO9PQrmFkwgmHHxNw6hwlDDW1ql9Zh6diYEilEzSmGxd3dFmM2Fd0n6KduL5YEAIfHvFpfpLCoOdKkNZacHcVWAOJS3IBJEykVKtAg/s1600/Before_The_Scarlet_Dawn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmzARLkbiI6Coea7LoYPBRadJxCgcd7MGVO9PQrmFkwgmHHxNw6hwlDDW1ql9Zh6diYEilEzSmGxd3dFmM2Fd0n6KduL5YEAIfHvFpfpLCoOdKkNZacHcVWAOJS3IBJEykVKtAg/s200/Before_The_Scarlet_Dawn.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father’s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of the local vicar’s daughter, <br /> Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him, due to her station in life.   <br /> <br /> Circumstances throw Eliza in Hayward’s path, and they flee to America to escape the family conflicts. But as war looms, it's a temporary reprieve. Hayward <br /> joins the revolutionary forces and what follows is a struggle for survival, a test of faith, and the quest to find lasting love in an unforgiving wilderness.<br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426714149">Before The Scarlet Dawn</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/03/before-scarlet-dawn.html">HERE</a>.<br /> <br /> Watch the book video:<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="301" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WBTsRiN2Pag" width="400"></iframe>

Rita can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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