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Rightfully Ours Now Available as an Audiobook

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RO audiobook coverI’m thrilled to announce that Rightfully Ours, narrated by James Bittancourt, is now available for immediate download from:

James Bittancourt expertly brings to life Paul, Rachel, and the whole cast of characters. Now you can listen to the inspirational coming of age story unfold in the car, at your leisure, or on the go.

Own it for FREE with your Audible trial!

Owners of the Kindle version of Rightfully Ours will be able to purchase the audiobook at a reduced price through Amazon’s WhisperSync for Voice.

(WhisperSync will be available once the novel’s eligibility is confirmed, which may take up to 30 days from its June 26, 2018 release.)

Rightfully Ours Inspiration

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This is the gold on which I based Rightfully Ours when I first drafted it in 2010.  At the time, treasure hunters were searching farther east, closer to the Williamsport locale I chose. After many revisions, the story developed into a premarital chastity-themed book, but this treasure still plays an important part in both the plot and the themes.

This NBC video shows a nice map of the route the gold would have been taken. You can see it skirts Williamsport.

Update: October 25, 2019

Did the FBI Find a Fabled Cache of Lost Civil War Gold? PA Court Might Help Treasure Hunters Find Out

Update: June 25, 2021

Affidavit: FBI Feared Pennsylvania Would Seize Fabled Gold

Update: May 28, 2022

Was there buried treasure in western PA? FBI notes add to mystery of missing gold

Rightfully Ours Awarded Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval

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Rightfully OursRightfully Ours by Carolyn Astfalk, published on April 1, 2017, by Full Quiver Publishing, has been awarded the Seal of Approval by the Catholic Writers Guild. Books are evaluated by the Guild for both their Catholicity and editorial integrity.

The purpose of the Seal of Approval is to help Catholic bookstores and venues by determining the Catholicity of a work. Members of the Catholic Writers Guild are faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Writers Guild is an organization of Catholic writers, artists, editors, and illustrators. Its purpose is “to help build a vibrant Catholic literary culture by offering educational programs that encourage Catholic spiritual growth, teach Catholic writers about their craft as well as how to sell and market their work.”

CWG Seal of Approval