Welcome to my stop on the Virtual Book Tour, presented by Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours, for Plantation Nation
by Mercedes King. Please leave
a comment or question for Mercedes to let her know you stopped by. You
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You can also follow the rest of her tour here, the more stops you visit, the
better your odds of winning. My review will post this morning.
Plantation Nation
By Mercedes King
Publisher: Astrea Press Publishing
Release
Date: May 27, 2014
Genre:
Young Adult Historical Fiction
Length:
295 Pages
ISBN:
978-1-62135-287-7
ASIN: B00KL13VPY
Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo
About the book:
Sixteen year old Emma Cartwright runs away from her family’s
South Carolina rice plantation after a slave is beaten to death. Determined to
join the fight against slavery, Emma enlists in the Union Army disguised as a
young man. Nothing could prepare her for the sacrifices needed—and for falling
in love for the first time.
Mercedes
King
Mercedes King is an Ohio native and founding member of
Sisters in Crime Columbus, Ohio (affectionately dubbed SiCCO). With a degree in
Criminology from Capital University and a passion for writing, she crafted O!
Jackie, a novel focusing on the private life of Jackie Kennedy. She has also
written The Kennedy Chronicles, a series of short stories featuring JFK and
Jackie before they were married and before 'Camelot'. Mercedes writes in a
variety of genres, including historical and mystery / suspense. In fact, she's
working on creating a new genre, 'modern historical'.
Her newest release, Plantation Nation, follows the journey
of Emma Cartwright, a 16 year old Southern girl who disguises herself as a
young man and joins the Union Army.
Visit her sites, OJackiebook.com or Mercedesking.com .
Contact her at Mercedes 'at' ojackiebook 'dot' com. You can also connect with
her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Website: www.mercedesking.com
Twitter: @Mercedes_King_
Instagram: mercedes_king_author
Thanks for sharing Plantation Nation, Maria. Really looking forward to your review. Here's hoping many readers enjoy Emma and her crazy-brave adventures. Thanks again!!
ReplyDeletethis book is a historical fiction with a mystery thrown in...yeah, I need to read this!!
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