About the Book
He becomes the love of her life. She becomes his biggest challenge.
It's 1908, a year in the Edwardian Age, the year J.M. Barrie’s play What Every Woman Knows, premiered in Atlantic City and the first Model T rolled off the assembly line in Detroit. It is a year when the world faced one of its worst disasters in history, when the New Year would heal the wounds of loss. Louisa Borden lives a privileged life in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a new and thriving community on the outskirts of Washington, DC for the well-to-do. Against the wishes of her domineering grandmother, she retreats from the prospects of a loveless marriage and instead searches for what she hopes is her calling in life. When her horse is spooked along Rock Creek, she is thrown from the saddle—an embarrassing situation for any affluent young lady. Soaking wet, bruised and humiliated, she is carried up the muddy bank to safety by Jackson O’Neil, a stranger to the city, who changes the course of everything, including the lives of all those around her.
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Rita Gerlach is a best-selling author of inspirational fiction with a romantic bent, including The Rebel’s Pledge, Thorns in Eden and The Everlasting Mountains, Surrender the Wind, and The Daughters of the Potomac Series. She lives in Maryland near the Catoctin Mountains with her husband Paul.
Upcoming Book Club Event
Join Celebrate Lit and Rita Gerlach for our book club meeting on January 28 and February 7. This will be like a traditional book club but online. We will fellowship, discuss After the Rain, grow closer to the Lord and have fun together! The Fun starts at 4 pm PST/ 5pm MST/ 6 pm CST/ 7 pm EST at https://www.facebook.com/events/1687681504803294/.
Review
Author Rita Gerlach has written a breathtakingly wonderful historical fiction novel that readers will absolutely love! With many enjoyable characters and a rich storyline, readers will love this story from page one. This story not only has a focus on family, but is also filled with romance and adventure. Although a little long, After the Rain has several twists and turns to the story that readers will never guess are coming. I recommend this story to readers that enjoy historical romance stories with a bit of adventure.
Genre: historical fiction, romance, adventure, Christian Publisher: Rita Gerlach Publication date: September 29, 2015 Number of pages: 481 Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars 
A review copy of this book was provided by CelebrateLit.
Giveaway
This giveaway begins January 10 at ends February 8 at 12:00 am PST.
Tour Schedule
Jan 11: Our Perfectly Imperfect Life
Jan 12: Singing Librarian Books Jan 13: Bukwurmzzzz Jan 13: Artistic Nobody Jan 14: Daysong Reflections Jan 15: Texas Book-aholic Jan 15: Blessed and Bewildered Jan 16: Reading is My Super Power Jan 17: Through the Open Window Jan 18: Jendi’s Journal Jan 19: Splashes of Joy Jan 19: Christian Bookaholic Jan 20: Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations Jan 21: Proverbial Reads Jan 22: Simple Harvest Reads Jan 22: Cassandra M’s Place Jan 23: Big Reader’s Site Jan 23: Janette’s Thoughts Jan 24: The Editor’s Note Jan 24: A Greater Yes Jan 25: For the Love of Books 
Mary Preston
1/13/2016 01:33:56 am
Historical fiction is my favorite genre. Loving the covers.
Carol L
1/14/2016 09:09:39 am
Ssounds like an awesome rad. Thanks for the post aand the giveaway. Comments are closed.
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