Where North Meets South: A Modern Retelling of North and South
Margaret Hale has never felt at home in her own life. Desperate for a change, she leaves behind Boston to reconnect with her estranged father. But Milton, Connecticut doesn’t feel like home either. When she meets John Thornton, her life takes an unexpected detour, for better or for worse. He’s too old-fashioned, too opinionated, too tall, and just too bloody American. Whenever and wherever they meet, sparks (and tempers) fly, until Margaret can’t tell if she absolutely hates him or if she’s falling in love with him.
Best selling author Rose John Sheffler has been writing stories her entire life. She released her debut novel Past Watchful Dragons on March 31, 2025 with Catholic Publisher, Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband and three children.
Welcome to the world of Erith, where the stars sing the stories of heroes, horses, kings, maidens, warriors, and dragons. Author R.J. Sheffler brilliantly crafts these fairy tale retellings of biblical stories like the Fall of Satan, Adam and Eve, Queen Esther, Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, Ruth and Naomi, the Tower of Babel, Hannah, and the Life of Christ. Paired with breathtaking illustrations by Michelle Carlos, this collection will captivate young readers ages 9–15 and help them rediscover these ancient biblical tales.
What people are saying about Past Watchful Dragons.
“Rose John Sheffler’s wildly imaginative, delicately written, poignantly moving fairy tales combine the vision and artistry of C.S. Lewis and Hans Christian Andersen. Like Lewis, she enables her readers to re-experience the stories of the Bible in such a way as to restore their original power, freshness, and strangeness. Like Andersen, she touches on that which is most elemental in human nature, thus allowing us to discover ourselves in the most fantastical of stories. These tales will instruct and delight children and adults of all ages.”
—Louis Markos, Professor in English and Scholar in Residence, Houston Baptist University; author of On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis
“Fairy stories hold up a mirror to man. They show us ourselves. They are where storytelling and truth telling meet with the kiss of wonder. This collection of new fairy stories takes us to many once-upon-a-time places which always point to the happy-ever-after that awaits the virtuous soul.”
—Joseph Pearce, Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee; author of Frodo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings
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Rose Gold Publishing offers proofreading and editing services. Please contact us for more information.
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Rose Gold Publishing is not a traditional publisher and does not accept unsolicited manuscripts for publication.
Will there be more books available from RGP in the future?
Rose Gold Publishing is a small imprint currently publishing the works of Rose John Sheffler.
