June 2010 — Author Martha Lou Perritti has released her new book, From This Fertile Valley, the final book in her historical trilogy. Subtitled, The life of a military wife, this autobiography ties her earlier novels together to complete her family history series.

This latest novel covers the life of Perritti — from her childhood in northern Alabama to her current role as an author. Along the way we experience her early schooling, then we meet her husband, Frank. His military career impacted several decades of Martha Lou's life. Their military travels began in Sanford Florida, followed by Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Italy, Maine and then finally Key West, Florida.

After her husband's military retirement, we join Perritti in her desire to be a writer. Her new book takes us through her first novels and the amazing discoveries about her family.

Perritti's first novel, Crossing in the Rain, is centered around the life of her father, who lived to be 101 and who maintained several families at one time. Amazingly Perritti meets siblings she never knew existed.

Her second novel, Standing against the Wind revealed more surprises — her Cherokee heritage. A dark secret her family had hidden, Perritti uncovers three great grandmothers who were full blooded Cherokee.

Her third book, From This Fertile Valley (Lifestyles Press) took two years to complete. Perritti writes in longhand with very little rewrite—a natural gift she has learned to accept and allow to flow. Perritti's unique novel form provides outlined historical summaries along the way to place the reader in the historical framework of the story.