About Scarred
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
June 9, 2017 11:36am CST
I was asked by @DeborahDiane to give a little bit about my books. This is the back cover copy for Scarred.
Jo-Ann Carter is a disillusioned young woman who decides the best thing for her is to leave. Leave school, where she has been for seven years since the tragic death of her parents, which left her an orphan at the age of ten. Leave England and a society that forgot all about her. Leave everything she knows, except her best friend, who insists on going with her - plunging them both into the dangers found on the high seas, with pirate battles, slave markets, and the hardships found in Colonial America.
Quentin Alexander, Earl of Thurgarton, learns he is Jo-Ann's guardian through a message from the headmistress of the school she attended. With permission from the Crown, he determines to bring Jo-Ann and her companion back to England.
Both Jo-Ann and Quentin are determined on seeing their objectives met: she to stay in the Colonies, and he to take her back. Who will win the battle of wills, and at what cost?
This is the first in the Colonial America series first published in 2012 and published in 2016 in second edition. It is available on Amazon.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Jun 17
sounds good - great cover art too
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jun 17
I took that picture with a cell phone from a Tall Ship festival. It needed a bit of photo shopping done on it to make it what it is now. All the festival flags had to be taken off and the US flag is hidden behind the title. There was also satellite navigation on the mast that had to be taken off.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
10 Jun 17
@just4him you did a good job on it
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jun 17
@arthurchappell Thank you. I didn't do the photoshopping. The people who worked on the cover did.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jun 17
@josie_ I didn't work on it the whole time. There were a number of years I set it aside to raise my kids. I was also reading everything I could about what publishers expect and look for from new authors. I hoped to have it accepted from a traditional publisher, but that didn't happen. I soon learned that most traditional publishers are looking for a following from new authors. They don't want to commit to something that won't sell. My royalties have been slow, but I have gotten some. I'm hoping this last book will boost sales.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Sounds really interesting. I hope this helps your sales.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
9 Jun 17
a great sneak peek 'nto yer novel, ms. valerie.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
9 Jun 17
That sounds very interesting... I like the back cover photo too ... good luck with it...
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 Jun 17
@just4him yes .. I like the front cover one too....
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jun 17
@sueznewz2 Thanks. That photo was originally taken from my cellphone. It had to have some work done with it - photoshop, so it would be authentic to the era of the novel. It was a tall ship festival here and the ship had festival flags all over it and a satellite navigation on the mast. So it's been doctored a bit. Even the US flag is hiding behind the title.
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@Marilynda1225 (91116)
• United States
9 Jun 17
This sounds very interesting and exciting. I'll have to check out Amazon 
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
15 Jun 17
Thanks for sharing a bit about your books with us. I think these are fascinating topics to write about and I may order one of your books for summer reading. They sound like fun!
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
10 Jun 17
Sounds interesting. Thanks for the intro. It has the makings of a great series.
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