ACCUSED: A Tale of the Salem Witch Trials

If you lived in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, what if you were accused of witchcraft? What would you do if you were singled out with false evidence, and your very life was at stake? Accused: A Tale of the Salem Witch Trials is historical fiction; a novel based upon real events that turns into romance and treachery. Ruth Putnam lives in 1692 Salem, and she witnesses the mass accusations of witchcraft coming closer and closer…until it finally reaches her, and she is put on trial for her very life. This novel focuses upon the theory that tainted rye grain, infected with the ergot virus (which is a strong hallucinogen if ingested), may have been the original catalyst in an event of horrific magnitude that was the Salem Witch Trials. “An exciting and unflinching trip into a dark period of American history. I was really there with Ruth; trying to make sense of it all as the madness builds.” – Jeffrey L. Shipley, publisher of Tales of Blood and Roses