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Aunt Pratt, Shirley Plantation’s Famous Ghost by Beth Trissel 9/11/2009 6:01:46 AM
Several years ago when my mother and I were visiting old Virginia homes, we went to Shirley Plantation along the James River. Beautifully preserved, Shirley is well worth a visit. While there, we saw the painting of Aunt Pratt which has been the su... more
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The Story Behind Light Paranormal Romance Daughter of the Wind by Beth Trissel 9/9/2009 11:01:12 AM
Not only have I lived in the Old Dominion for most of my life, but also several previous centuries in the sense that my family were among the earliest settlers of the Shenandoah Valley (1730’s/1740’s). My Scots-Irish forebears settled Augusta County ... more
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Runaway Bride is Out and it's different! by Rita P Hestand 9/7/2009 1:45:41 PM
Some writers captialize on headlines and movie titles. Is that what Runaway Bride is all About?
No, it's an alternative. My Runaway Bride was written to give a better explanation of why one might run from the church before the wedding.... more
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Fabulous Review for ENEMY OF THE KING by Beth Trissel 9/6/2009 2:39:17 PM
Review posted on Mistress Bella Reviews... more
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I’m Featured in Our Local Paper! by Beth Trissel 9/6/2009 10:38:43 AM
From The Daily News Record:
SATURDAY MAGAZINE – Feature
A Real Romantic Posted 2009-09-05
Beth Trissel Sets Her Love Stories in The Valley
By Kate Elizabeth Queram
Beth Trissel has published four romance novels and has sever... more
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My Interview As Author of the Month At Celtic Hearts Romance Writers by Beth Trissel 9/4/2009 5:29:00 AM
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing our CHRW Author of the month, Beth Trissel. Welcome Beth!
Please start off by telling us about yourself. Where you were born, where you are now?
I’m right here, Lisa! *Waving. I was born in the... more
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Second Excerpt From Daughter of the Wind by Beth Trissel 9/1/2009 7:43:34 PM
Chapter Two
Autumn 1784, The Allegheny Mountains of Western Virginia, the Scots-Irish
Jack McCray, as he’d been known before his capture and still was in some parts of the frontier, had a vague awareness of the astonished folk gathe... more
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The Madness of King George by Beth Trissel 8/30/2009 5:29:00 AM
The king that Jeremiah Jordan opposed in my American Historical romance, ENEMY OF THE KING, was the long-lived George 111. Great Britain had a king named George from 1714 until 1830. Best known as the tyrant king during the American Revolution, Geo... more
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Somewhere My Love Featured on Best Romance Novels Today by Beth Trissel 8/29/2009 10:41:50 AM
Beth Trissel
The Wild Rose Press, 2008
Paranormal/Historical
Star-crossed lovers have a rare chance to reclaim the love cruelly denied them in the past, but can they grasp this brief window in time before it is too late? Newly arrive... more
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Time Travel Interview I Did by Beth Trissel 8/29/2009 5:15:37 AM
What time-travel fiction have you written or are in the process of writing?
My first release, Somewhere My Love, is a murder mystery/ghost story romance with flashbacks to early nineteenth century Virginia; winner of the 2008 Preditors&Edito... more
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Why Writers and Readers Love Cowboys by Lynda J Coker 8/28/2009 4:31:21 AM
Why we love cowboys... more
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Journey back in Time With Colonial American Romance ENEMY OF THE KING by Beth Trissel 8/27/2009 4:43:08 AM
Years ago as I was researching my early American Scots-Irish forebears I often came across references to a battle fought during the Revolution called King’s Mountain. The name alone drew me. I vowed to go back later and research it more in depth an... more
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Our Legacy - The Splendor of Romance by Lynda J Coker 8/21/2009 10:56:48 AM
What Will We Leave Behind?... more
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Excerpt From Light Paranormal Romance DAUGHTER OF THE WIND by Beth Trissel 8/20/2009 11:03:10 AM
Chapter One
Autumn, 1784, The Scots-Irish Gathering in the Allegheny Mountains of Western Virginia
A change was coming as surely as the shifting seasons; Karin McNeal heard the urgent whispers in the wind. She stood on the porch obl... more
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New Reader Review for THROUGH THE FIRE by Beth Trissel 8/20/2009 4:53:53 AM
This was a beautiful story and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really loved the characters of Rebecca and Shoka and the secondary characters were really great too. Beth Trissel is a wonderful author, she brings the time period to life. I will definitely b... more
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Into the Garden at Pleasant Grove With Meriwether and Jeremiah by Beth Trissel 8/19/2009 4:56:17 AM
Excerpt from historical romance novel ENEMY OF THE KING.... more
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The Flavor and Feel of Old Homes and Historical Romance ENEMY OF THE KING by Beth Trissel 8/19/2009 2:39:03 AM
Mysterious old homes, shrouded mountains and valleys hidden between misty ridges; the lure of Eastern Woodland Indians and Scots-Irish settlers in colonial American…this is what I know, what I love. But in writing Enemy of the King, I spread beyond ... more
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Kudos for Somewhere My Love by Beth Trissel 8/16/2009 7:36:58 PM
Before Somewhere My Love was published it finaled in the prestigious Golden Pen contest, and after its release, it won the 2008 Preditors&Editors Readers Poll for Best Romance Novel.
Here are some of the reader reviews it has received:
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Neverland by Beth Trissel 8/16/2009 6:44:59 AM
“Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning,” the whimsical directions to Neverland.
The timeless story of Peter Pan was first shared with me when I was five and visiting my missionary grandparents in the Philippines. An elderly g... more
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Brief Overview of My Three New Releases by Beth Trissel 8/15/2009 10:04:19 AM
As Galadriel said to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, “You are a Ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone.”
To be passionate about history so that you feel it in your very essence and long to commune with the past is oft... more
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