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In Thorns In Eden and The Everlasting Mountains, love and faith are the sustaining forces that cannot be overtaken by the vines of adversity.","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51543159079081,"sku":"9781484162538","price":14.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8022\/6891\/files\/imageloader_85c08bdf-d4c7-4c2c-afd6-fc6b667b1679.jpg?v=1794547802"},{"product_id":"after-the-rain","title":"After the Rain","description":"It's 1908, a year in the Edwardian Age, the year J.M. Barrie's play What Every Woman Knows, premiered in Atlantic City and the first Model T rolled off the assembly line in Detroit. It is a year when the world faced one of its worst disasters in history, when the New Year would heal the wounds of loss.Louisa Borden lives a privileged life in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a new and thriving community on the outskirts of Washington, DC for the well-to-do. Against the wishes of her domineering grandmother, she retreats from the prospects of a loveless marriage and instead searches for what she hopes is her calling in life.When her horse is spooked along Rock Creek, she is thrown from the saddle-an embarrassing situation for any affluent young lady. Soaking wet, bruised and humiliated, she is carried up the muddy bank to safety by Jackson O'Neil, a stranger to the city, who changes the course of everything, including the lives of all those around her.","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51543162814633,"sku":"9781517606886","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8022\/6891\/files\/imageloader_74c0c58f-8ae7-4019-9706-acdcdb378140.jpg?v=1794547804"},{"product_id":"beside-two-rivers","title":"Beside Two Rivers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 in this dramatic saga that began in \u003ci\u003eBefore the Scarlet Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abingdon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51543164747945,"sku":"9781426714153","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8022\/6891\/files\/imageloader_a173238d-c031-47c1-a326-964951bb3e52.jpg?v=1794547805"},{"product_id":"before-the-scarlet-dawn","title":"Before the Scarlet Dawn","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \"Gerlach's novel is an immensely emotional read with surprising twists I never anticipated.\" - FreshFiction.com \"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 \u003ci\u003eSurrender the Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e \"Filled with true-to-life characters whose struggles will linger with readers long after the last page is turned, \u003ci\u003eBefore the Scarlet Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e is a memorable story of Revolutionary War-era England and America.\" - Amanda Cabot, author of \u003ci\u003eSummer of Promise\u003c\/i\u003e \"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 \"A stirring story of love and its consequences, \u003ci\u003eBefore the Scarlet Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e will draw you in from the start and not let you go again.\" - Roseanna M. 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