Meet the Author - Elaine Marie Cooper

Name: Meet the Author - Elaine Marie Cooper
Start: 2024-06-22T14:30:00-05:00
Location: Beaverdale Books

Schedule

Sat Jun 22 2024 at 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Beaverdale Books | Des Moines, IA

Celebrate the birth of our country with a special author program featuring the Dawn of America Series, set in Revolutionary War Connecticut, by local author Elaine Marie Cooper.
Love’s Kindling
During the American Revolution in 1779, Aurinda Whitney lives with her cold and calloused father, an embittered veteran of the previous war. Aurinda’s life changed forever when her father returned for her after that war, taking her away from the only place she’d ever experienced affection. Since her father blamed Aurinda for the death of his wife in childbirth, Aurinda is convinced she is unworthy of love.
Zadok Wooding believes he is a failure as he tends the smithy at home while others go to battle against the British. Just when he has an opportunity to become a hero, he is blinded in an accident. Now he fears he will never live up to the Biblical “mighty man of valor” for whom he was named.
When the couple meet, they are both challenged to overcome adversity as well as their inadequacies. Unexpected secrets of their past emerge that can change their lives forever. But can they look past their present circumstances to heal—and find love?
War’s Respite
In 1763, the war with the French came to a close. While most Connecticut colonists breathe in relief, others are faced with unexpected conflicts as battles of a different nature ensue at home.
Veteran Abijah Whitney regrets leaving his pregnant wife behind when he was called away to war. The news of her death during childbirth as well as the ugly brutalities of war have left their mark. His only comfort is the knowledge that his daughter survived. But his plans for her upon his return will cause an uproar in many lives, including the aunt who raised her.
Primrose Allan’s sole consolation after the death of her sister in childbirth is the baby girl who lived. The aunt raises the girl as her own, fearing that one day the child’s father might return for her. But she never imagined the nightmare that would ensue.
Dr. Isaac Northrup is a friend caught in the middle of the turmoil. Always desiring to bring healing, he feels helpless in the events that cause pain and heartache to others, as well as himself.
Jonas Wooding, the town’s blacksmith, is caught in the strife as well, made all the worse by a serious epidemic. Bound by constrictions of local law and forced to face his own grief, Jonas’s trust in God is stretched beyond endurance. When all seems lost, will faith endure?
Book 3 is Winter’s Ravage and Book 4 is entitled, Courier’s Return.
Elaine Marie Cooper is an author and self-described history geek. Her focus is creating historical fiction set in the American Revolution. Her bookshelves are filled with volumes about the Revolutionary War and the goal in her novels is to discover little known events that occurred during that war while creating characters caught up in these life-changing situations. Occasionally, her fictitious characters run into actual persons who were a part of the war that birthed America. She invites you to sit back, read her books and blogs, and learn along with her as she investigates the triumph and tragedies of our fledgling nation. She adds, “I hope my books are a blessing to you!”