Rita Gerlach

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Rita Gerlach

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Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Rafael Sabatini

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Rita 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."
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Rita Gerlach It's not fame and fortune, I can tell you that much. That only comes to a few. I'm not one of them, and I'm content with that. For me there is no sing…moreIt's not fame and fortune, I can tell you that much. That only comes to a few. I'm not one of them, and I'm content with that. For me there is no single best thing about writing. There are many things. When I write 'The End' there is a sense of accomplishment, without a prideful attitude. Another is when a character pops up that is new to the story. Another is that spark in my mind how to move the story forward when there is a pause in inspiration. Most of all the best is when someone tells me, the story I wrote touched them deeply and changed their life.(less)
Rita Gerlach Write because you love to write.
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Surrender the Wind

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Women's History Month

It's Women's History Month. Wait Until Morning is on sale for just .99 through March 10th. If you've already read it, and liked it, please consider sending the .99 ebook to someone in your life to celebrate Womens History Month. Journey into the lives of three women on the Homefront during WWII.

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Karen Malena thanks for accepting the friend request!!!


Michelle Griep Hey Rita ~

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