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Free eBook of Widow of Gettysburg (and what that really means!)

Mon, 2013-04-29 11:48 -- Jocelyn Green

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WOW! Great news for ereaders: Widow of Gettysburg, officially releasing May 1, is now free as an ebook at Amazon, BN.com, and ChristianBook.com! This offer will be in place for a limited time only. Widow of Gettysburg is Book 2 in the Heroines Behind the Lines series. Be sure to read Book 1, Wedded to War, first for maximum enjoyment. :) Wedded to War is a double Christy Award finalist, in the categories of First Novel and Historical Fiction, so I'm hopeful you will be glad to read it! Click on the book covers to see more about the books, including descriptions, the book trailers, and links to purchase them at the three online retailers already mentioned. Finding the money to buy novels isn't always easy to come by in this economy, so I am truly glad for those of you who will benefit from the free ebook offer of Widow of Gettysburg. But, if you do download it for free, would you consider doing me a favor? You see, authors and publishers don't make a dime when books are offered for free like this. And, though thousands of people may download it, those numbers don't show up in my "sales" column in the top australian online casinos monthly reports. So, I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to post a positive review (IF you truly feel positive about the book) on at least one online bookstore or book review Web site. Those customer reviews are extremely important in helping other readers decide whether to purchase the book. Now, if you do that, you are eligible to enter my contest! The first place contest winner will get a character named after her in my next book, a $50 gift card to Amazon, Barnes & Noble or  ChristianBook.com, and a free signed copy of my next book, Yankee in Atlanta. Details on this page! (By the way, if you've read Wedded to War but haven't gotten around to posting a review for that yet, now would be a good time to do so, and it would count for the contest, too!) Obviously, downloading a free copy of Widow of Gettysburg comes with no strings attached. You are not obligated to post a review. But I'm quite sure from past experience, that some people will download the book without seeing that it is Christian fiction, become irate that there are spiritual themes in it, and post one-star reviews. That's OK, they are allowed to do that. But I would love it if you could balance their perspectives with your own. Thank you!!

Comments

Am reading this great book right now, J! Enjoying it. I pray you get tons of wonderful reviews because of this promo!!! Blessings!!!

Submitted by Jocelyn Green on
Thanks Carrie! Finished yours and Kathy Maher's yesterday, so I'm off to post some reviews myself! :)

Submitted by Vicki Cato on
I am looking forward to reading your book. It's good to meet another Civil War writer. I am hoping to get my first book published. My characters have sympathies with the South since the setting is Mississippi. Thank you for the free book offer. I will be happy to write a review! Blessings Vicki

Submitted by Jocelyn Green on
So nice to meet you, too, Vicki! My characters in book #3, Yankee in Atlanta, have Southern sympathies as well. :) Best wishes on your own road to publication! I think there is much more interest in Civil War stories now than in the past.

I am looking forward to reading this novel! I adore the first 1! The Civil War era is my favorite time in American History. The devastation this great nation brought onto itself was unprecedented. To read about the women who were affected by this tragedy and to really feel how they overcame so many obstacles is great. Much more is written about the men and the slaves but the women were greatly affected too and found that they were just as loyal and strong as the men! Great job on this series!

Submitted by Jocelyn Green on
Alyssa, I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, at the time of the Civil War, people just didn't think to really record the home front experience (aka the women's experience). And it wasn't considered ladylike to publish. Thankfully, many women wrote their memoirs anyway, and I'll tell you what, reading diaries and letters in the archives of Gettysburg REALLY made their stories come to life for me. Thanks so much for your interest, and I hope you adore Widow of Gettysburg as much as you did Wedded!

I truly enjoyed this book!! And I'm sending out an email to tell all my reading friends about this promotion!

Submitted by Jocelyn Green on
Thanks! I hope you told them you're a character in the book, so they should all buy a copy! :) LOL

I just downloaded Widow of Gettysburg for free. I didn't realize this was book 2. Now I'll just have to buy book 1. It sounds fantastic and can't wait to read it. And when I do I'll be sure to post reviews on my blog and other sites as well. Thanks for the free download!

Submitted by Jocelyn Green on
Hi Debbie, thank you so much! So nice to meet new readers. I hope you love these books! If you appreciate history, take a look at the series Web site, too- www.heroinesbehindthelines.com Blessings!

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