Title: ROMANCE ON THE RIVER
Author: Mary Ellis
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
April 2014
ASIN: B00ISY89MQ
Genre: Historical e-short
$0.00
34 pages
This free short story prequel by bestselling author Mary
Ellis provides an early glimpse into the life of Quaker Emily Harrison. Laced
with humor and a sweet love story, this bonus material also contains the first
chapter of Emily’s continuing journey in The Quaker and the Rebel, Book 1 of
the Civil War Heroines series.
Summer 1861—Emily Harrison is finding life a bit overwhelming. Alone on her family’s farm, she must take on the roles of both housekeeper and farmer. She cares for the garden, makes plans for planting the fields, and milks the cows, all the while creating havoc in the home her mother used to keep immaculate. That is in addition to providing a safe house as part of the Underground Railroad. In the midst of this whirlpool of swirling tasks, she is getting ready to greet very important dinner guests—the love of her life and her pastor and his wife. Will Matthew finally propose? What news does Reverend Ames bring that turns Emily’s world upside down? How does the new war between the North and South impact her life? And…will the goose be cooked in time?
Summer 1861—Emily Harrison is finding life a bit overwhelming. Alone on her family’s farm, she must take on the roles of both housekeeper and farmer. She cares for the garden, makes plans for planting the fields, and milks the cows, all the while creating havoc in the home her mother used to keep immaculate. That is in addition to providing a safe house as part of the Underground Railroad. In the midst of this whirlpool of swirling tasks, she is getting ready to greet very important dinner guests—the love of her life and her pastor and his wife. Will Matthew finally propose? What news does Reverend Ames bring that turns Emily’s world upside down? How does the new war between the North and South impact her life? And…will the goose be cooked in time?
ROMANCE ON THE RIVER is a free e-short beginning to The
Quaker and the Rebel by Ms. Ellis. It tells us the backstory of how Emily ended
up getting the job working on a farm in the middle of the river. As a story,
there is no plot, and no resolution, and it implies that the romance between
Emily and Matthew was so much more than it was in The Quaker and the Rebel.
Ms. Ellis is a stellar writer, and for free, this is a great
prologue to her new series. But don’t read it as a stand-alone. It is only a prologue.
A prequel. Or a teaser, introducing the series.
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