#WednesdayWordswithFriends Welcomes Anne Greene @TheAnneGreene

Good Morning and Welcome to our First Wednesday Words with Friends post of 2022!

Today, my friend and fellow PBG author, Anne Greene shares some more information on her book, Trail of Tears.

Take it away, Anne....

TRAIL OF TEARS BY ANNE GREENE

Many readers ask me why I wrote Trail of Tears? Most people in the deep South are acquainted with the history of the Trail of Tears. But I was raised in the Midwest and first heard about the Trail of Tears in Church one morning when I lived in Wheaton, Illinois. Being a history buff and unaware of such a momentous event surprised me. The history fascinated me, and my first thought was – that’s a book that needs to be written. 

Then, to make history exciting for my readers, I wrote the novel depicting what likely happened to one college-bound young man forced to travel the Trail. My book, Trail of Tears, The Story of John Ross, is the result and released February of this year.

 Most of the events in Trail of Tears actually happened to the Cherokee people. I brought to life the hardship, suffering, and overcoming victory of the people as they spent seven months travelling from what is now Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Indian-controlled Oklahoma Territory.

A brave Moravian missionary accompanied this thousand-member wagon train of captives, and hundreds of Cherokees turned to Christ as they overcame the difficult, treacherous journey. 

The story sounds as if it might be sad … and there are tragic events portrayed, but my book, Trail of Tears, is about hope, overcoming, and finding a new way of life. I think from the first page to the last, you will find Trail of Tears difficult to put down. It’s one of my favorite books!

I’m working on the second book in The Ross Family Saga. For Such A Time As This, The Story of Jarrett Ross takes the reader into the life of John’s younger son born in the wild Oklahoma territory. My book opens with Jarrett’s adventures with the Osage Indians, continues to his time spent as a Pony Express rider, and includes Jarrett’s being conscripted into the Union army while his older brother fights for the Confederate side. All this time Jarrett attempts to win the love of the daughter of his family’s sworn worst enemy. 

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Here’s a bit more about my book: 

What if you are a twenty-year-old, about to attend college, and your whole world collapses? Your mother and sister are missing, and soldiers murder your father, burn your mansion, and take you prisoner.

Trail of Tears relives one of the most heartrending chapters in American history as the US Government transports the self-governing, wealthy Cherokee nation from their ancestral homeland to relocate in hostile Indian Territory. 

The Georgia militia force John Ross, with only a trickle of Indian blood flowing in his veins, to walk the thousand-mile Trail of Tears.

After John protects a full-blood Indian girl from the lustful wagon master, the cruel soldier targets John for retribution—until John’s shoved too far. 

Bitter animosity explodes from a jealous Army Captain as John pushes and pulls his Conestoga wagon over mountain roads made muddy by rain and slippery by snow.  

Yet the persuasive voices of the preacher and his daughter have an impact.

A new destiny awaits John at the end of the trail—if he survives. Four thousand Cherokee do not.

Multi-award winning author, Anne Greene, loves writing about alpha heroes who aren’t afraid to fall on their knees in prayer and about gutsy heroines. Her latest full-length book is Trail of Tears, The Story of John Ross. 

Her first novel in her CIA Operatives series opens with Shadow of the Dagger. Her Women of Courage series spotlights heroic women of World War II. Blast off with Angel With Steel Wings. Her Holly Garden, Private Investigator series opens with Red Is For Rookie. Enjoy her award winning Scottish historical romances, Masquerade Marriage and Marriage by Arrangement. 

For shorter read, enjoy her twenty novellas.

Anne lives with her husband, Colonel Larry Greene, and her buff and white Shih Tzu, Lily Valentine.

Anne hopes her stories transport you to awesome new worlds and touch your heart. Discover more about Anne at:

https://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com

https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Greene/e/B004ECUWMG

https://www.bookbub.com/profile/anne-greene

https://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1873472.Anne_Greene

https://twitter.com/TheAnneGreene

Check out Annie's previous visits HERE.

Thank you so much, Anne for sharing with us the story behind Trail of Tears! Here's wishing you a blessed and prosperous 2022.

Well friends, I hope you're not the least bit disappointed in our first post of the year-I know I'm not-and I hope you'll drop by weekly for more Wednesday Words with Friends and Saturday Spotlight.

Until next time, take care and God bless.

PamT

#WednesdayWordswithFriends Welcomes Anne Greene @TheAnneGreene

Good Morning!

Fall is in the air and it feel so good. Normally I'm a Summer person (definitely NOT Winter) but it's been so hot and muggy I can't help relishing the cooler temperatures. Enough about me though.

Today's guest visited a long time ago so please welcome Anne Greene back to share some thoughts with us....

I lived in the North when I wrote Trail of Tears. That’s important to know because people from the North, in my case central Ohio, may have read a sentence or two in a history book about what happened to the Cherokee people in 1838, but nothing more. I heard about the heartbreaking tragedy from missionaries during a church service in Wheaton, Illinois ... and I thought, this is a story that must be told. The first publisher who saw my finished manuscript agreed, and a few months later my fiction book, Trail of Tears, centered on the life of John Ross, a young man with only a trickle of Cherokee blood, released.

* The year is 1838. Most of the events in my book, Trail of Tears, actually happened to the Cherokee people. I brought to life the hardship, suffering, and overcoming victory of the people as they spent seven months travelling from what is now Chattanooga, Tennessee, to wild-Indian-occupied Oklahoma.

* A brave Moravian missionary accompanied this thousand-member wagon train of captives, and hundreds of Cherokees turned to Christ as they overcame the difficult, treacherous journey. Most of the American soldiers guarding the Cherokee and the majority of American people were horrified that President Andrew Jackson uprooted the wealthy, educated, self-governing Cherokees from their ancient home to confiscate their land and search for their gold.

* Today, this event is commemorated with the outdoor play, Unto These Hills. I researched in North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and along the Trail of Tears. During my research I visited an authentic Cherokee village and met the chief of the Cherokees in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Numerous people contact me saying how they loved reading Trail of Tears, especially because an ancestor experienced the Trail. Of the thirty books I’ve written, Trail of Tears is one of my favorites. My book sounds like sad reading, and sometimes it is, but Trail of Tears also offers adventure, love, commitment, and overcoming victory.

ANNE GREENE delights in writing about alpha heroes who aren’t afraid to fall on their knees in prayer, and about gutsy heroines. Her thirty books are available at https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Greene/e/B004ECUWMG.

Her latest novel, Trail of Tears, The Story of John Ross, first book in The Ross Family Saga, released in the spring. Her Women of Courage Series spotlights heroic women of World War II, with the first book Angel With Steel Wings available. Enjoy her private investigating series, Handcuffed In Texas by reading the first book, Holly Garden, PI, Red is for Rookie. 

If you enjoy mysteries, you’ll love Shadow of the Dagger. Try her award-winning Scottish historical romances, Masquerade Marriage and Marriage By Arrangement. Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Visit Anne at AnneGreeneAuthor.com and on Twitter @TheAnneGreene

Wow, Anne it is so great to have you back. Trail of Tears sounds like an amazing read! We certainly wish you the best of luck and God's blessings.

Hope you enjoyed Annee's post, friends and that you'll check back weekly for more Wednesday Words with Friends and Saturday Spotlight.

Until next time, take care and God bless.

PamT

Tuesday Treasure: Marriage by Arrangement by Anne Greene

Good Morning Friends,

It is my pleasure to bring you this book as this week's Tuesday Treasure. Anne Greene is a friend and fellow PBG author so please welcome her!

ANNE GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second novel, a Scottish historical, Masquerade Marriage, won the New England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of Excellence Award. The sequel Marriage By Arrangement releases in December, 2013. A Texas Christmas Mystery also won awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel pictures and art work at http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com. Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s books at http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com. Or at http://www.Amazon.com. Win prizes and learn about writing fiction at http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com 

A MARRIAGE COVENANT

Why does a handsome, powerful noble of the highest rank in England stoop to marry a mere Lady of Lowland Scotland?

A GREAT SECRET

Are the whispered stories about him true? With his shadowy past and strange behavior what awful secret does he hide? Each change of clothes transforms him into a different man.

AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE

Can Lady Cailin keep her vow to make her marriage happy and successful, unlike that of her parents, or to save her unborn child, must she arrange for the Duke’s accidental death?

EXCERPT:

Castle Drummond, home of Lord and Lady MacMurry, near the Village of Kirkmichael in Lowland Scotland -– April 19, 1746

            “I won’t run.” A shudder skipped down Lady Cailin MacMurry’s spine, and she stared at her younger sister. “I’m committed.”

“It’s not too late. I heard another scandalous rumor about Duke Avondale.” Lady Megan MacMurry grasped Cailin’s arm.

            “I won’t listen to gossip.” Cailin pulled away from her sister and lifted her wedding bouquet to inhale the white rose fragrance. If only the sweet scent could overcome Megan’s words, and her own misgivings. Though most arranged marriages turned out badly, surely God would give her a loving one. After all, since her earliest years, she’d prayed for a happily-ever-after love.

            “Ask yourself why such a grand noble would stoop to marry a Scottish lass with but the title Lady? Why did he not choose an English Duchess or Marchioness or even a Countess?” Megan tilted her head and lifted elegant brows.

            Why indeed? Cailin clutched her enormous diamond engagement necklace. The thing felt heavy with responsibility. 

“The man’s an English duke. He owns palaces all over England.” Megan planted her hands on her slender, mossy-green silk covered hips. “Every noble lass in the land should be offering to give her right arm to be in your shoes. And yet they are not.”

New knots formed in the nape of Cailin’s neck. She held her finger to her lips. “Too late to turn back now. The wedding chorus has begun.” 

Marriage by Arrangement is available now from Pelican Book Group in Ebook and Print!

Well Friends, Books are always something to treasure and I hope you enjoyed today's post. Remember, the Holly Jolly Blog Hop is still going on so visit Saturday's spotlight and check out the various posts OR you can find most of them on my Pinterest board!

Until later take care, God Bless and remember.... Jesus is the reason for EVERY season!