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
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Twitter: @Mercedes_King_
Blog: http://mercedeskingblog.blogspot.com
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Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plantation-nation-mercedes-king/1119608604?ean=2940149211289
My review will be up later this weekend. I seem to be running about a day behind on all my reviews lately. For now, be sure you enter the giveaway below.
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6 Comments
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Well, the most interesting thing about the book for me it’s the slavery 😀
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Well, the most interesting thing about the book for me it’s the slavery 😀
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Thanks Everyone! Yes, I really LOVED the idea of a girl infiltrating and serving the Union Army as a young man. How crazy-brave is that? And I agree that the cover turned out great! Some people say the girl reminds them of Jennifer Lawrence. Pretty cool! 🙂
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Sounds like a great book! I love books involving American history! Pretty cover, too!
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The historical setting really intrigues me.
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I kinda love the whole idea behind the book. To go from plantation life (which was probably pretty good) to pretending to be a boy in the army. Its a fresh spin on the scenario.
