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Before the Scarlet Dawn

Daughters of the Potomac, Book 1

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Before the Scarlet Dawn

By: Rita Gerlach
Narrated by: Christine Marshall
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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.

©2011 Rita Gerlach (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Inspirational Fiction

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"Filled with true-to-life characters whose struggles will linger with readers long after the last page is turned, Before the Scarlet Dawn is a memorable story of Revolutionary War-era England and America." (Amanda Cabot, author of Summer of Promise)
"Rita Gerlach has written a colorful historical with a feisty heroine on a search for survival, romance, and a place to belong." (Cynthia Hickey, author of the Summer Meadows mysteries)
"Ms. Gerlach's unique literary prose has once again captured my heart with a stirring tale of love and loss, desperation and hope during one of the most uncertain times in American History - the Revolutionary War. I cannot wait for the next book in the series!" (MaryLu Tyndall, author of Surrender the Dawn)
"A stirring story of love and its consequences, Before the Scarlet Dawn will draw you in from the start and not let you go again." (Roseanna M. White, author of Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland and Jewel of Persia)
"While reading Before the Scarlet Dawn, you'll travel back in time - and from England to Maryland - without ever leaving your easy chair! This is a big, beautiful, well-told story of love, faith, and the struggles of war that changed lives...and hearts. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!" (Loree Lough, best-selling author of more than 80 award-winning books, including reader favorite From Ashes to Honor)

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