...Greetings and welcome to open-house at the new Liberty Inn. Please have a seat and enjoy some coffee, tea or hot chocolate and sweets before you sign in at the desk. (leave a comment on this site for my giveaway) Then step into the parlor (the author's site for another giveaway at:
http://wp.me/p1bLl3-pi ) and visit with Jocelyn to learn more about her latest release,Widow of Gettysburg, where her heroine, Liberty Holloway struggles to survive while hiding a life altering secret as the battle of Gettysburg rages around her.
Title: Widow of Gettysburg (released: April 2013)
Author: Jocelyn Green
Publisher: River North
When a horrific battle rips through Gettysburg, the farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is disfigured into a Confederate field hospital, bringing her face to face with unspeakable suffering--and a Rebel scout who awakens her long dormant heart.
While Liberty's future crumbles as her home is destroyed, the past comes rushing back to Bella, a former slave and Liberty's hired help, when she finds herself surrounded by Southern soldiers, one of whom knows the secret that would place Liberty in danger if revealed.
In the wake of shattered homes and bodies, Liberty and Bella struggle to pick up the pieces the battle has left behind. Will Liberty be defined by the tragedy in her life, or will she find a way to triumph over it?
Widow of Gettysburg is inspired by first-person accounts from women who lived in Gettysburg during the battle and its aftermath.Go to this link for a second giveaway: http://wp.me/p1bLl3-pi
Title: Wedded to War (released: June 2012)
Author: Jocelyn Green
Publisher: River North
Wedded to War
It's April 1861, and the Union Army's Medical Department is a disaster, completely unprepared for the magnitude of war. A small group of New York City women, including 28-year-old Charlotte Waverly, decide to do something about it, and end up changing the course of the war, despite criticism, ridicule and social ostracism. Charlotte leaves a life of privilege, wealth-and confining expectations-to be one of the first female nurses for the Union Army. She quickly discovers that she's fighting more than just the Rebellion by working in the hospitals. Corruption, harassment, and opposition from Northern doctors threaten to push her out of her new role. At the same time, her sweetheart disapproves of her shocking strength and independence, forcing her to make an impossible decision: Will she choose love and marriage, or duty to a cause that seems to be losing? An Irish immigrant named Ruby O'Flannery, who turns to the unthinkable in the face of starvation, holds the secret that will unlock the door to Charlotte's future. But will the rich and poor confide in each other in time?
Wedded to War is a work of fiction, but the story is inspired by the true life of Civil War nurse Georgeanna Woolsey. Woolsey's letters and journals, written over 150 years ago, offer a thorough look of what pioneering nurses endured.
Jocelyn Green's debut novel is endorsed by historians and professors for its historical accuracy and detail, by award-winning novelists for its spell-binding storytelling, and by entertainment journalists and book club leaders for its deep and complex content, perfect to share and discuss with others.
My giveaway: (see below) A 15" hand-made Civil War era doll, silk fan, Godiva chocolate, and a Currier and Ives print suitable for framing called "Farmer's Home in Summer"
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| Farmer's Home in Summer - Currier & Ives print |
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| Wedded to War Doll |
Please leave your e-mail address if you want to be included in the drawing. Thank you for stopping in...and God's blessings!
Hi Pat: Wonderful review of Wedded to War, a book I thoroughly enjoyed. I would love to own that doll! Please enter me in your drawing. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI just finished Jocelyn's new book, and it's wonderful! It has Civil War details I've never heard of before and tells the story of how the war invaded the lives of common people, especially women. It's a heart-tugging, exciting book
ReplyDeleteWould love to win the soon to be released Widow of Vicksburg. Thanks, Janice H.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat and Jocelyn, for this post. I just finished Widow of Gettysburg and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would be nice to read another of this author. I have many 'Confederate Stories' in my family and found this Northern side of the War enlightening.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping in and sharing about Wedded to War and Widow of Gettysburg. Don't forget to head over to Jocelyn's site for a second giveaway. (but remember, the books are not part of these giveaways)
I'm with you Jude, but as a northerner, I hope to read something about the South's side. It seems to be that a lot of God's work being done for our country today is being carried by the South. Praise God for them!
I've always been drawn to stories about the Civil War era--maybe because of Gone With the Wind. And Jocelyn also gives it a new spin.
Don't forget your e-mail addresses for the drawings!
Hi everyone! Pat, thanks so much for this fantastic give-away! You are so generous with your time and talent. And if it's a Southern story you're after, stay tuned... my next two books in the series are set on Southern soil. Yankee in Atlanta and Spy of Richmond!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in! O-o-o-- can't wait for those next stories! As I scrolled down to the comment section, I happened to catch another look at the Currier & Ives giveaway here--and it definitely has an 1860's look with the lady's very wide crinoline skirt!
Kinda reminds me of the Liberty Inn after Liberty has settled in with family. .
Wow! I love historical novels with interesting twists in them. I hope I can read these soon! I also love the doll. Historical dolls have so much character!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful doll. I love dolls especially historical ones and handmade ones. Please enter me in the drawing thanks.
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What a wonderful giveaway!!! I loved both of Jocelyn Green's books!!! They are great reads and I would highly recommend them.
ReplyDeleteYour doll is wonderful, Pat.
All just wonderful thank you. The books are on my reading list.
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So nice... I am looking forward to reading this soon. Would love to win.
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Linda Finn
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I can't wait to read these books! Love historical books! The dolls are beautiful! :) Thanks for the chance to win! :)
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