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Civil War Recipes: Tea Cakes, Hardtack, Camp Potatoes
Of course no book club is complete without food, and what better way to add flavor to your experience than to sample some of the foods eaten by characters in the novel? Below you’ll find recipes for Civil War foods enjoyed by characters in Wedded to War. Some of these have been modernized so you can try them at home, and some are taken straight from cookbooks published during the Civil War.
1. Charlotte Waverly’s Tea Time
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Three chances to win Wedded to War!
FREE!
This week three bloggers are holding give-aways for hard copies of Wedded to War! 1) Over at Margaret Daley's blog, there is an interview not with me, but with my main character, Charlotte Waverly. What a fun way to get a glimpse into a novel! Check it out here, and leave a comment to be entered in the drawing. But hurry! This drawing ends tomorrow night (July 8). 2) Relz Reviewz, an Australian book blog...
Wedded to War launched, online bonuses offered!
Finally! Today is the official release date of my Civil War novel, Wedded to War! RiverNorth Fiction (an imprint of Moody Publishers) has been working feverishly this week to make sure things are ready for the big launch, and it has paid off! Thanks to them, we have three big online bonuses to offer you:
1) The Wedded to War book trailer.
I kid you not, everyone who has seen this has said it's the best book trailer they have ever seen--and I must agree with them! The actors and actresses reflect, for...
Limited Time Offer: FREE ebook of Wedded to War
If you have an ereader, this is your lucky week! From now until June 30, the ebook version of my Civil War historical, Wedded to War, is absolutely FREE! Download it and start reading almost instantly at any of these locations: Amazon.com ChristianBook.com...
Civil War Songs and Poems
Music is important to us. We use it to set the mood, lift our spirits, and teach, among other reasons. If we were to look at the most popular songs of America today, we’d get a sense of what is important to our culture, wouldn’t we? When writing historical fiction, we can do the same thing. Looking at the popular songs and poetry gives me a more robust flavor of the Civil War era, and helps me understand the mindsets of my characters better. Music was so much a part of life then (just as it is today) that some of the lyrics made their way into my novel, ...
A Review, an Interview, and a Column!
Before I could write Wedded to War, I not only had to learn Civil War history, but what everyday life was like for women in the Victorian age. What did they eat? What did they do for fun? What did they wear? This last question was one of the most fascinating to find answers for. I am indebted to costume historian Tom Tierney for creating his Civil War Fashions Coloring Book and American Family of the Civil War Era paper dolls, both of which offer extremely detailed...
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Faith Deployed...Again Wins Selah Award!
Faith Deployed...Again wins Selah Award! (See the award on the bottom left of the table.)
The 150th Anniversary of TAPS
A note from Jocelyn: Last summer, I visited Virginia's Peninsula to research my Civil War novel, Wedded to War. While there, I stayed with Linda Montgomery, the editor of ExcellentorPraiseworthy.org, the...
Web site launched for Stories of Faith and Courage from the Home Front!
As we quickly approach the release date of our new book, Stories of Faith and Courage from the Home Front, my co-author Karen Whiting and I have launched a Web site so you can get a sneak peek at what’s inside! We’ve named it...
Women's Fashion During the Civil War
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