"Summer of Meteors" Author Kris Schaale Makes Her Literary Debut on the Sunbury Press Books Show

The summer of 1859 serves as a crossroads for three women of divergent lives, and a hotel in Bedford, Pennsylvania is the backdrop for a pivotal time in American history.Kris Schaale (Shaw-Lee) debuts on the Catamount Press imprint with Summer of Meteors. At the luxurious Bedford Springs Hotel, Harriet Lane, a niece of President James Buchanan, Anne McCoy, a Quaker widow, and Juba, an enslaved nursemaid to a high-profile guest, meet and become entangled in an Underground Railroad escape plan. Loyalties are tested, and all must question what they know, what they believe, and what they will do to risk justice for one another. Kris Schaale presents a novel of historical fiction that brings real people and places to life in her debut work. A holder of bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Penn State University, Schaale writes of people's behavior, motivations, and life journeys. You can find out more about Kris at her website.