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Daughters of the Potomac Bundle: Before the Scarlett Dawn / Beside Two Rivers / Beyond the Valley
This bundle contains Before the Scarlet Dawn, Beside Two Rivers, Beyond The Valley.
Before the Scarlet Dawn
Love drove them to a new land. Now, a war for freedom threatens all they hold dear. In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him, due to her station in life as a local vicar s daughter. 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.
Beside Two Rivers
A tale of love won and love lost, and the faith to find it again. From the banks of the Potomac to the misty moors of England, Darcy follows a path where the secrets of the past slowly rise to the surface. She meets Ethan Brennan, an aspiring English horse breeder, who embraces her independent spirit and marvels at the simplicity of her faith. Ethan and Darcy fall in love, but are kept apart by a promise to another and a sworn oath to a dying woman whose long-hidden secret threatens Darcy s and Ethan s lives.
Beyond the Valley
Will running to a new life in a new world bring happiness--or more trouble? When Sarah Carr's husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie's family for help but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. In the wilds of Maryland, Sarah endures the hardships of being indentured and the debasement of being a woman. In despair, she offers up faithful prayers that are answered. But Sarah's new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family's whirlwind of secrets, while she hopes the young doctor she loves will bring her freedom."
Before the Scarlet Dawn
Love drove them to a new land. Now, a war for freedom threatens all they hold dear. In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him, due to her station in life as a local vicar s daughter. 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.
Beside Two Rivers
A tale of love won and love lost, and the faith to find it again. From the banks of the Potomac to the misty moors of England, Darcy follows a path where the secrets of the past slowly rise to the surface. She meets Ethan Brennan, an aspiring English horse breeder, who embraces her independent spirit and marvels at the simplicity of her faith. Ethan and Darcy fall in love, but are kept apart by a promise to another and a sworn oath to a dying woman whose long-hidden secret threatens Darcy s and Ethan s lives.
Beyond the Valley
Will running to a new life in a new world bring happiness--or more trouble? When Sarah Carr's husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie's family for help but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. In the wilds of Maryland, Sarah endures the hardships of being indentured and the debasement of being a woman. In despair, she offers up faithful prayers that are answered. But Sarah's new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family's whirlwind of secrets, while she hopes the young doctor she loves will bring her freedom."
826 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2013
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About the author
Rita Gerlach
22 books166 followersRita Gerlach lives with her husband in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland.
"Inspirational romantic 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."
"Inspirational romantic 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."
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January 26, 2023
Daughters of the Potomac
Books 1-3
I'm loving this incredible series!
These are riveting stories, awesome narration, and a strong Christian influence in the moral characters, combating a sinister evil that is prevalent throughout these stories!
Before the Scarlet Dawn
Rita Gerlach
Jan 22
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
So many trials in life! There aren't always happy endings or resolutions to our problems, but God will never forsake us regardless of how mankind treats us.
This was both and enjoyable story and at times a devastating tale! Sin is debilitating but, Grace is neverending!
The narration was delightful!
Beside Two Rivers
Rita Gerlach
Jan 23
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
Like the first book, this one takes place in both America and England. I enjoyed this story despite the grief and pain so many suffered through! I was on pins and needles most of the story wondering how it would work out! Yet, God restores and reconciles the lost! But, not every promise is fulfilled on the earth, some of God's promises must wait until eternity!
Another amazing narration! The combination of an incredible story and a great narrator make for a most wonderful experience!
Beyond the Valley
Rita Gerlach
Jan 24
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
Another incredible tale. This one is connected to book one, but if you're not good at remembering names, like me, you might nor figure it out till the Native American scenes. At least that's when I finally made sense of it. It actually goes back in time to the Revolutionary War.
Again, some harrowing and difficult to read situations but God is bigger and His purposes are beyond us!
Same awesome narrator, and from being an avid audiobook listener, that's huge to me! So many times, the narrator changes.
Great job to both the author and the narrator! This is an excellent Christian series!
Books 1-3
I'm loving this incredible series!
These are riveting stories, awesome narration, and a strong Christian influence in the moral characters, combating a sinister evil that is prevalent throughout these stories!
Before the Scarlet Dawn
Rita Gerlach
Jan 22
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
So many trials in life! There aren't always happy endings or resolutions to our problems, but God will never forsake us regardless of how mankind treats us.
This was both and enjoyable story and at times a devastating tale! Sin is debilitating but, Grace is neverending!
The narration was delightful!
Beside Two Rivers
Rita Gerlach
Jan 23
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
Like the first book, this one takes place in both America and England. I enjoyed this story despite the grief and pain so many suffered through! I was on pins and needles most of the story wondering how it would work out! Yet, God restores and reconciles the lost! But, not every promise is fulfilled on the earth, some of God's promises must wait until eternity!
Another amazing narration! The combination of an incredible story and a great narrator make for a most wonderful experience!
Beyond the Valley
Rita Gerlach
Jan 24
5 stars
Christian Historical Romance
Another incredible tale. This one is connected to book one, but if you're not good at remembering names, like me, you might nor figure it out till the Native American scenes. At least that's when I finally made sense of it. It actually goes back in time to the Revolutionary War.
Again, some harrowing and difficult to read situations but God is bigger and His purposes are beyond us!
Same awesome narrator, and from being an avid audiobook listener, that's huge to me! So many times, the narrator changes.
Great job to both the author and the narrator! This is an excellent Christian series!
November 2, 2019
I actually only finished the first book in the series.
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