Betty Bolte

Given a choice between hope and certainty, which will she choose?Elizabeth Sullivan fears for her brothers, fighting for American freedom; for her father, pretending to be a loyalist; for family and friends, caught between beliefs; but mostly for the man she loves, who is doing his duty. They'd only begun their courtship when the occupation of Charles Town, South Carolina, trapped her in the city and sent him to fight.Jedediah Thomson loves Elizabeth...

How could she love a man suspected of being a turncoat?As the American Revolution drags on, Charles Town, South Carolina, remains under siege by the British, and one woman's father is determined to marry her off to a suspected traitor. Emily Sullivan is beset from all sides but vows to fight her own war for independence. Using the best tool she has-her pseudonymous essays-she embarks on a path toward her freedom, risking the town's condemnation as...

Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place Reginald Fairhope built to keep his family safe from vengeful witches.The inn was supposed to be a haven, a place where Reggie's powerful magic would protect both his wife and daughter. He trusts a young innkeeper to care for them while he travels on urgent business. He returns exhausted, longing for peace and quiet along with a stiff...

Martha "Patsy" Custis manages an immense eighteenth-century plantation in the Virginia colony. But as a young widow she's hard pressed to balance her business and to care for her two young children. They need a father and protector. She needs a husband and business partner…one she can trust, especially now as tensions rise between the motherland and the American colonies. Her experience and education have sustained her thus far but when her life...

Paulette O'Connell is determined to find a way to provide for her unborn but not unwanted child. Abandoned by the child's father, she has few skills and nowhere to call home. Except for Twin Oaks now owned by her estranged sister. She implores her sister to take her in which she reluctantly does. While exploring the mysterious attic of the antebellum plantation, Paulette accidentally summons her grandfather's annoying ghost. But he won't rest in peace...

Announcing the 3rd Edition of this inspiring collection of historical fiction about 19 real-life girls who made a difference in their hometowns. Winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction awarded by Children's Literary Classics, among other awards. What would you do if you heard a train crash through the trestle during a violent thunderstorm? How would you suggest to a presidential candidate that he change his appearance in order to be...

Love is never lost; it haunts the heart… An unsuspecting Southern town. Ghosts. Witchcraft. Skeletons in the closet. Discover the Secrets of Roseville in this five book series… Undying Love, Haunted Melody, The Touchstone of Raven Hollow, Veiled Visions of Love, and Charmed Against All Odds!Now available in one complete set!Undying Love - When a grieving architect inherits an historic plantation with the intent to destroy it, can a historic preservation...

When the homefront becomes the war zone, she has to fight back... Audrey Harper needs more than home and hearth to satisfy her self-worth despite being raised with the idea that a woman's place is in the home. Working as a music critic for the city newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, during the Second World War, she's enjoyed both financial freedom and personal satisfaction in a job well done. When she uncovers evidence of German spies working to sabotage...

Without a goodbye, Amy Abernathy's childhood sweetheart, Benjamin Hanson, leaves to fight in the American War for Independence. Amy chooses to pick up the pieces of her heart and leave Charles Town to help her sister who is with child. Benjamin knows he hurt Amy, but he plans to make it up to her after his mission is completed. Then he learns that Amy has been captured by renegade soldiers. Now Benjamin faces his own choice: free the sassy yet obstinate...

Provides a history of horse jumping and the training and conditioning involved, especially as part of such competitions as the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.