New Civil War Christmas anthology

Since my turn to blog here ended up being the day after Thanksgiving, I thought I’d share an excerpt from my newest Civil War woman soldier story, part of the anthology An American Rose Christmas.
Although the official release date is December 11th, the print version of this book is already available as an early bird [...]

Fact and Fiction

My latest release from The Wild Rose Press is a vampire romance, but the story is based on a real Civil War battle that took place in Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862. It was a Confederate victory. Union soldiers were pinned down on a field below what the locals called, Marye’s Heights. Dead men [...]

New excerpt from Angel of My Dreams

It’s my turn to post here again and I’ve already done my history post for this month, so I thought I’d share a new excerpt from my novella-length story in the anthology Northern Roses and Southern Belles. And read the newest review! A 4.5 book rating from Long and Short Reviews!
When Civil War reenactor, Kyle [...]

Sarah Emma Edmonds

Sarah Emma Edmonds was born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1841. She grew up on a farm, so along with her sisters, she participated alongside her one brother to perform the hard physical work of farming. She tended to the animals, chopped wood, milked cows, planted and harvested. She also learned to ride horses, hunted [...]

And the winner is…

Out of the comments received on the 25th, I held a drawing and Debra St. John is the winner of the pdf download!
Debra, contact me at susanmacatee@aol.com to claim your prize! And thanks to everyone for the comments and congratulations. Hopefully, we can make editors and publishers see that there is a demand for American [...]

Release Day for Confederate Rose!!

My latest Civil War romance, Confederate Rose, officially released today at The Wild Rose Press.
Disguised as a man to serve with her husband as a soldier in the Confederate Army, Irish immigrant, Katie Rose O’Reilly, vows to remain in the ranks and seek revenge on Yankees after her husband is killed at Sharpsburg. As she’s [...]

Women Warriors

Although women have participated in wars throughout history, women soldiers during the American Civil War were unheard of. After all, the 1860s was the height of the Victorian era, where women—at least high and middle class ones—were thought to be delicate creatures, who needed to be taken care of and protected by their men. The [...]

Erin’s Rebel is a Reviewers Top Pick at Night Owl Romance!!

Night Owl Romance reviewer Melinda says, “Susan Macatee did a great job in showing the full details about the Civil War and lovers reuniting. This is definitely a book worth reading for it brings the war into real focus. Betrayal and a romance that spans all time are brought to life.”
 
 
 
 
See the full review here [...]

Traveling in the mid-nineteenth century – Part III

In the third part of my series discussing travel in the mid-nineteenth century, the subject is hotels and inns.
Here is quote from The American Guide-Book, “The largest hotels are always supplied with polite and efficient waiters, excellent cooks, and almost every convenience. The beds and furniture are perfect, the means of ablution are clean and [...]

Traveling in the mid-nineteenth century -Part II

Last month I covered luggage and this month I’ll be covering modes of transportation for the Victorian traveler.
Transportation advanced in the 19th century through the invention of the railroad for land travel. Also the stream engine made voyages over the sea quicker, but in the century preceding the automobile, aside from rail travel, people were [...]