After a long anticipated wait BESIDE
TWO RIVERS has been released! Book 2 in the Daughters of the Potomac series.
From
the banks of the Potomac to the misty moors of England, comes a tale of love
won and love lost, and the faith to find it again.
Vaguely can Darcy Morgan recall the day her father
returned home from fighting in the American Revolution. When he discovers his unfaithful wife had
borne a child in his absence, the marriage is broken, and Darcy’s quiet
childhood along the two rivers was changed forever.
She grows up believing her
mother dead and that her father journeyed west to the lands beyond the Blue
Ridge. Her indulging Uncle Will, excitable Aunt Mari, and her five female
cousins, cannot shield her from thinking of the mother she loved and the father
she barely knew, nor can she escape the fleeting images in her memory of the
babe Ilene and Ilene’s surrogate mother, Sarah, or the grandmotherly servant,
Fiona Goodall.
In this dramatic saga that began with 'Before the
Scarlet Dawn', Darcy seeks to unravel a lifetime of memories unaware that the
young Englishman who loves her holds the answers. Her search takes her far from
her beloved home along the Potomac, to a manor house in faraway England. Soon
the secrets of the past slowly rise to the surface. Will she be reunited with
the most important people in her life? Will Hayward and Eliza find peace and
reconciliation? Will Darcy's faith sustain her to make the difficult choices,
and will the love she and Ethan share endure?
Beside Two Rivers is the sequel to Before the Scarlet Dawn.
Reviews
"Beside Two Rivers is much more than the sequel
to Rita Gerlach’s popular Before the
Scarlet Dawn. It’s the heart-rending story of true love threatened by
secrets and deceit, of family torn apart by tragedy, and most of all, of the
redeeming power of love and faith. Filled with vivid descriptions of life along
the Potomac and rural England during the late 18th century, this is a story
that will linger in readers’ memories." - Amanda Cabot, author of Summer of Promise and Christmas Roses
"Beside Two Rivers stirred me like no other
book has. Rita Gerlach has an epic style to her writing that is guaranteed to
sweep you away to another place and time. With a deeply emotional storyline,
characters of uncommon depth, heart-throbbing romance, and the boundless love
of family lost and regained, this is truly a magnificent novel!" - MaryLu Tyndall, author of the Surrender to
Destiny Series and Veil of Pearls
"This is the epitome of romance with a flavor
of Persuasion. I definitely had a flavor of regency in the wilderness that
touched me like no other. Bring in a mix of Jane Austen with a kick of Laura
Frantz and I'm on every page. Goodness, just looking back at my thoughts I feel
like Rita Gerlach is presenting the best of all my favorite authors on the
page! That and with Darcy's wit she even gives me a humor worthy of Mary
Connealy. Could it get any better?” - Margaret
Chind, CreativeMadnessMama.com
"What do you get when you combine authentic
history, picturesque settings, dynamic characters and a feels-like-you're-there
storyline? You get a Rita Gerlach novel, and in Beside Two Rivers, book two in
her Daughters of the Potomac series, she delivers all that and more. My advice
to readers: Make room for this one on your "keepers shelf." My advice
to Rita: save space on your "awards wall," because this tale is sure
to earn a bunch!" - Loree Lough,
best-selling author of more than 85 award-winning books, including Honor
Redeemed, book two in the First Responders series
Actors
Rita would choose if Beside Two Rivers was
made into a movie…or her dream of a Masterpiece Theater Series.
British actor Dan Stevens as Ethan ~ British actress Imogen
Poots as Darcy
Beside Two Rivers is
available in both ebook and paperback in bookstores everywhere.
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Note: Book 3 in the series, ‘Beyond the Valley’, will be released February,
2013, and is available for preorder.
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After a long anticipated wait, Beside Two Rivers, by Rita Gerlach, book 2 in The Daughters of the
Potomac Series, is now available. Beside
Two Rivers is a tale of love won and love lost, and the faith to find it
again. Eliza's daughter seeks to unravel a lifetime of memories and the absence
of her parents, unaware that the young Englishman who loves her holds the
answers.
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