http://bethtrissel.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Beth Trissel en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:00:54 GMT 2010-01-03T19:00:54Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937965 <small></small> Somewhere My Love , my murder mystery/ghost story romance with flashbacks to early nineteenth century Virginia, is in the ultimate Cover Contest at Embrace . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:29:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937965 Beth Trissel 2009-12-09T01:29:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935936 George Washington’s Christmas list for his stepchildren in 1758 was ambitious: “A bird on Bellows, A Cuckoo, A turnabout parrot, A Grocers Shop, An Aviary, A Prussian Dragoon, A Man . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:12:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935936 Beth Trissel 2009-12-07T23:12:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928966 ENEMY OF THE KING In the midst of a country with divided loyalties there emerges an epic love story that will take hold of your senses. In Enemy of the King author Beth Trissel takes you . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928966 Beth Trissel 2009-12-03T14:57:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924897   An American Rose Christmas (anthology) is officially out Dec. 11th at The Wild Rose Press , but is  already available  in print as an early Bird Special at the Wild Rose, . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:56:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924897 Beth Trissel 2009-12-01T05:56:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920332 “There’s rosemary that’s for remembrance. Pray, you love, remember.” ~ Hamlet Rosemary is one of my favorite herbs, mostly just because. I rarely cook with it, but . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:51:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920332 Beth Trissel 2009-11-27T16:51:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914680 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 . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914680 Beth Trissel 2009-11-24T00:10:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898032 November 12, 2009 To visit Barbara Vey’s Blog at Publisher’s Weekly and see the list or leave a comment, click on her name: Barbara Vey To Quote From her blog: ‘BHB . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:51:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898032 Beth Trissel 2009-11-12T18:51:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896888 <small></small> A Warrior For Christmas Is One Of Six Historical Romances featured in An American Rose Christmas .  Tentative release date  Dec-11 (possibly earlier) . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:11:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896888 Beth Trissel 2009-11-12T02:11:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871508 Yesterday, my husband, art major daughter, and I drove through the valley and mountains on a photography tour.  Seeing the breath-taking ridges  in their autumn glory reminded me of my historical . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:42:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871508 Beth Trissel 2009-10-27T01:42:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863151   As many of you know, several members of my family, my mother Pat Churchman and daughter Elise, in particular, are exceptional photographers.  However, my brother John Churchman . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:08:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863151 Beth Trissel 2009-10-21T12:08:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835994 October has come to the Shenandoah Valley in all it’s splendor, a mellow month of glorious color and mountains awash in every imaginable autumnal hue. October is also the anniversary . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:28:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835994 Beth Trissel 2009-10-02T18:28:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820957 Thanks to everyone who voted for me, Through the Fire came in first with by far the most votes in the Grab A Reader Contest at Lost…In A Good Book , A Book Club for Writers and . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:21:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820957 Beth Trissel 2009-09-21T20:21:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808552 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.  . . . Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:18:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808552 Beth Trissel 2009-09-11T14:18:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804114 I love fall, always have.  It brings with it an excitement, a sort of energy, that recharges the land and a people grown weary of the stifling summer heat and drought that often accompanies . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:56:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804114 Beth Trissel 2009-09-08T12:56:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797365 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 . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:04:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797365 Beth Trissel 2009-09-02T17:04:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795746 Woundwart: the generic name for yarrow, achillea, was granted this herb in honor of the Greek warrior-god, Achilles, who used this herb to stop the bleeding wounds of his soldiers after . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795746 Beth Trissel 2009-09-01T14:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793317 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 . . . Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:50:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793317 Beth Trissel 2009-08-30T13:50:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792637 Somewhere My Love Beth Trissel The Wild Rose Press, 2008 Paranormal/Historical Star-crossed lovers have a rare chance to reclaim the love cruelly denied them . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:32:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792637 Beth Trissel 2009-08-29T19:32:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791183 Dreams do come true.  You just might have to take a few detours to arrive at rainbow’s end.  Unfurl your sails and follow a fresh wind. To me, rainbows symbolize hope and . . . Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:04:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791183 Beth Trissel 2009-08-28T14:04:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782719 Because you’re burning up with stories and ideas you just have to get down on paper (virtual paper these days) or you’ll go mad–probably are a bit crazy anyway.  I have . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:54:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782719 Beth Trissel 2009-08-21T14:54:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779568 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, . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:10:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779568 Beth Trissel 2009-08-19T11:10:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777808 If, by late August, a gardener is wondering how long it will be until the first frost arrives and tidies up the robust stand of weeds growing in and among everything, or if she is thinking . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:10:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777808 Beth Trissel 2009-08-18T03:10:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772143 This might seem a little premature as most of us associate gingerbread with fall and winter, but I say it’s good anytime. The following recipe is from an old fashioned cookbook called . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:38:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772143 Beth Trissel 2009-08-13T14:38:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771182 “I cannot but lament . . . the impending Calamities Britain and her Colonies are about to suffer, from great Imprudencies on both Sides — Passion governs, and she never governs wisely — . . . Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:44:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771182 Beth Trissel 2009-08-12T19:44:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768763 Mild breezes caressed Rebecca’s face, wafting the tang of wood smoke and the meaty aroma of roasting venison, nudging her from a place of no dreams. Water gurgled over stones. She must . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:08:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768763 Beth Trissel 2009-08-10T14:08:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767551 Edit THROUGH THE FIRE is up for book of the week at LASR. If I win, all three of my new releases will have won.  Woo hoo! Please cast your vote for it at: http://www.longandshortreviews.com/LASR/recentrev.htm . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:07:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767551 Beth Trissel 2009-08-08T18:07:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760338 Not only have I lived in the Old Dominion for most of my life, but also several previous centuries in the sense that my ancestors were among the earliest settlers of the Shenandoah Valley . . . Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:04:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760338 Beth Trissel 2009-08-03T02:04:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753898 Chapter One June 1758, the Colonial Frontier, the Allegheny Mountains of Western Virginia Even the scent was different here, an earthy musk of living plants and crumbling leaves as . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753898 Beth Trissel 2009-07-28T19:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746094 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 . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:27:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746094 Beth Trissel 2009-07-22T13:27:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741722 Besides the lovely old homes, intriguing shops and other aspects of colonial life, the gardens in Williamsburg are my favorite.  The sight, scent and feel of plants grown . . . Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:02:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741722 Beth Trissel 2009-07-18T17:02:47Z