In my last post, I talked about the #SFWG, one of my wonderful writing communities.
Well, Heather Webb is the 'fearless leader' of #SFWG and her debut novel will be published in December of 2013. I am absolutely thrilled to help her reveal her amazing cover to the world for her historical novel BECOMING JOSEPHINE.
In addition to being a wonderful and gracious person, Heather is also a skilled and talented writer. If you are a lover of historical fiction, I highly recommend BECOMING JOSEPHINE.
In addition to being a wonderful and gracious person, Heather is also a skilled and talented writer. If you are a lover of historical fiction, I highly recommend BECOMING JOSEPHINE.
BECOMING JOSEPHINE is Heather Webb’s
debut historical about Napoleon’s empress, a woman in search of
eternal love and stability, and ultimately her search for self. It
releases December 31, 2013 from Plume/Penguin. Stop by her blog
Between the Sheets
and leave a comment for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Barnes & Noble or a $20 gift card to Amazon. Pre-order her novel (present a
receipt) and win a Josephine hand mirror with a velvet bag.
PRE-ORDER
ABOUT THE BOOK
Rose Tascher sails from her Martinique
plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black magic culture for love
and adventure. She arrives exultant to follow her dreams of attending
Court with Alexandre, her elegant aristocrat and soldier husband. But
Alexandre dashes her hopes and abandons her amid the tumult of the
French Revolution.
Through her savoir faire, Rose secures
her footing in high society, reveling in handsome men and glitzy
balls—until the heads of her friends begin to roll.
After narrowly escaping death in the
blood-drenched cells of Les Carmes prison, she reinvents herself as
Josephine, a socialite of status and power. Yet her youth is fading,
and Josephine must choose between a precarious independence and the
love of an awkward suitor. Little does she know, he would become the
most powerful man of his century—Napoleon Bonaparte.
BECOMING JOSEPHINE is a novel of one
woman’s journey to find eternal love and stability, and ultimately
to find herself.
ADVANCE PRAISE
Becoming Josephine has already been featured in
a Wall Street Journal piece on the popularity
of historical fiction featuring the wives of
famous men.
“Heather Webb’s epic novel
captivates from its opening in a turbulent plantation society in the
Caribbean, to the dramatic rise of one of France’s most fascinating
women: Josephine Bonaparte. Perfectly balancing history and story,
character and setting, detail and pathos, Becoming Josephine marks a
debut as bewitching as its protagonist." —Erika Robuck, author
of HEMINGWAY'S GIRL
“With vivid characters and rich
historical detail, Heather Webb has portrayed in Josephine a true
heroine of great heart, admirable strength, and inspiring courage
whose quest is that of women everywhere: to find, and claim,
oneself.” —Sherry Jones, bestselling author of THE JEWEL OF THE MEDINA
“Josephine's warmth and complexity
comes to vibrant life in this fascinating novel rich with vivid
historical detail."—Teresa Grant, Author of THE PARIS AFFAIR
"Vivid and passionate, Becoming
Josephine captures the fiery spirit of the woman who stole Napoleon’s
heart and enchanted an empire. —Susan Spann, author of THE SHINOBI MYSTERIES
“A fast-paced, riveting journey,
Becoming Josephine captures the volatile mood of one of the most
intense periods of history—libertine France, Caribbean slave
revolts, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars—from the
point of a view of one of its key witnesses, Josephine Bonaparte.” —Dana Gynther, author of CROSSING ON THE PARIS
“Spellbinding . . . Heather Webb’s
novel takes us behind the mask of the Josephine we thought we knew.” —Christy English, author of HOW TO TAME A WILLFUL WIFE and TO BE QUEEN
“Enchanting prose takes the reader
on an unforgettable journey . . . Captivating young Rose springs from
the lush beauty of her family's sugar plantation in Martinique to
shine in the eighteenth century elegance of Parisian salon society.
When France is torn by revolution, not even the blood-bathed terror
of imprisonment can break her spirit.” —Marci Jefferson, author
of GIRL ON THE GOLDEN COIN, Thomas Dunne Books, 2014
Thank you so much, Lisa!! <3 <3
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