Rita Gerlach lives in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland. She was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in a large family in the Maryland suburbs.

“Romantic historical fiction that has an inspirational bent, is one way people can escape the cares of life and be transported back to a time of raw courage and ideal love,” she says. “The goal of my writing is to give readers a respite from a stressful world and give them hope.”

In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with a sprinkling of both American and English history. Her genre – Inspirational Historical Romance / Drama.

Rita incorporates into her newer fiction what she learned through her journey — courage, faith, and the precious gift of family and friendship.

Visit Rita’s website at http://ritagerlach.wordpress.com.