Witness to the Revolution
by Kiersten Marcil
February 18-21
The Enlightened Saga – Book 1
The first soldier I killed was just a kid, and he haunted my dreams after that.
Without warning, the roar of the traffic and the stink of funeral lilies fade away. Just as Savannah Moore notices that the world around her has changed, a man captures her in his arms and presses a knife to her throat. Only after she escapes, with the help of Captain Jonathan Wythe, does she realize she has been inexplicably sucked into America’s Revolutionary War.
Anything she does could alter the course of history and threaten the family she left behind. But Savannah is not the only one keeping secrets. Darkness is drawn by the mission that places Jonathan at odds with the other Continentals. Watching from the woods surrounding the camp, it haunts his steps, taking sadistic glee in the bloodshed. Until it discovers Savannah.
Now she must choose—brave the woods and the redcoats closing in to search for a pathway back to the twenty-first century on her own or follow Jonathan on his time-sensitive mission.
Because remaining a passive witness may not be an option for long.
(This is the first part of a five-part continuing saga. There will be a cliffhanger in between books.)
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About the Author
Kiersten hails from New England and is ridiculously proud of her family’s deep-rooted history in our nation’s foundation.
She is a Mayflower descendant of Governor William Bradford (c. Mar. 19, 1590 – May 09, 1657) and great-granddaughter (several generations removed, of course) of Peter Minuit (btn 1580 & 1585 – Aug. 5, 1638). The latter was the Director of the Dutch North American Colony (1626 – 1631), which was part of the Dutch East India Company, and who is credited with the so-called “purchase” of Manhattan Island. Her ancestors braved unknown dangers and a foreign world while creating treaties with the local peoples that survived for years under their leadership.
The New England tradition of planting flowerbeds in boats moored on land is in honor of Kiersten’s ancestor, Reverend Joseph Metcalf (Apr. 11, 1682 – Dec. 24, 1723).
Kiersten currently lives in upstate New York. Growing up, the Battlefields of Saratoga were her backyard and tourist sites like Fort Ticonderoga were an easy day trip, and she couldn’t have cared less back then. It wasn’t until journeying into adulthood that Kiersten grew to love books, and even then, not until she became a museum educator, that she discovered the fascinating world of history. Tasked with bringing the past alive, she realized that behind every boring fact in textbooks were real people who lived and loved and dreamed and suffered losses and disappointments and helped shape the path on which we all journey. That realization turned the dreaded task of research into a compelling hobby of investigation.
In 2022, she became a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Multiple ancestors fought in America’s Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Be sure to visit the “Characters” page on Kiersten’s website for each book in The Enlightened saga to see how her ancestors were woven into the story!
In 2024, Kiersten was given a DAR America 250! Commendation by the National Society of the DAR and was the deeply humbled and grateful recipient of the NSDAR American Heritage: Women in the Arts Recognition Award.
So, if you’re looking for Kiersten, you will find her with her nose in a book or exploring another historical site or writing her next novel. Want to explore history with Kiersten? Follow her on Instagram for a photographic journey through some of her favorite adventures!
