Out of the Colonies

A veil of evil hovers over Salem Massachusetts as the author finds herself in a time traveling portal in the late seventeenth century. This journey opens a realm that is tormented by fear of the unknown supernatural powers of the devil, and his hold over the colonists who seek to find their way. An unforeseen danger erupts when America's dark dank forests and strict Puritan faith collide. Placed in the wilds of this unsettled land the evils of materialism feed upon self-righteous souls. Souls who in turn lash out against those of their own kind creating a society more hideous then that of England's Star Chamber, during the time of Bishop Laud, from whence they fled. Nothing could have been viler than what transpired in 1692's Witch Trials and tarnished America's legacy to this day. Seeking what lay behind in this past portal, the author searches for answers to her family's ancestry. A bloodline buried deep in American History and Literature not to mention the selectmen and authors whom influenced the legacies that followed.

Susan Steen Ciolek known in the past for her Inspirational Genre has now created an amazing series of Historical Fictions entitled the Imprinted Legacy Series. Book One "Out of The Garden" followed the life of her paternal grandmother, a household servant to the Royal Family of the United Kingdom. Book Two "Out of the Colonies" combines her maternal family's position of prominence in both Cambridge and Salem and their faith. A novel woven around time traveling portals that not only tells a story of ancestral roots, but explores New England in days of yore. Susan is currently a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Manning Association and holds a M.A.E. in Art and English.