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Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction

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September 2008

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Jessica James is a history buff and historical fiction author who resides in Gettysburg, Pa. Her new novel, Noble Cause, just released in April, 2011, has won the coveted John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction as well as the 2011 Indie Next Generation contest in the Best Regional Fiction category. The novel was also a Finalist in both the Romance and Historical Fiction categories.

She is featured in the book "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading," released in 2010.

The MidWest Book Review says Noble Cause "is a riveting piece of historical fiction, very much highly recommended reading."

Originally published as Shades of Gray, Noble Cause gives romance readers the highly-anticipated happily-ever-after ending they requested.

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Tribute to a Southern Hero

"With the bitterness of war all gone, there remains to Americans, North and South, a precious heritage of valor, of self-sacrifice, of sturdy, unflagging never-give-up spirit, a heritage which, in future days of possible stress, will prove inspiration unto us. Mosby is dead - peace to his ashes." - Eulogy to Col. John Mosby, Richmond Virginian

Civil War officer John Mosby
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Average rating: 3.81 · 111 ratings · 42 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia 376 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Noble Cause 427 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	From the Heart: Love Stories and Letters from the Civil War 300 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Noble Cause: A Novel of Love and War 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Noble Cause 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	From the Heart: Love Stories and Letters from the Civil War 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Shades of Gray 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	From the Heart: Love Letters and Stories from the Civil War 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Handbook of Exchange Rates by Lucio Sarno, Jessica James (Goodreads Author), Ian Marsh 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Jessica James wrote a new blog post: Tribute to a Southern Hero Tribute to a Southern Hero "With the bitterness of war all gone, there remains to Americans, North and South, a precious heritage of valor, of self-sacrifice, of sturdy, unf... read more »
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Jessica made a comment in the group Historical Romance — FREE Download of award-winning historical romance topic "Great! Thanks for sharing! "
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Jessica said "yes" to attending the event: SHARING THE SUCCESS FREE DOWNLOAD date: April 10, 2012 07:13AM location: http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Cause-Civil-Novel-ebook/dp/B004UH8YC0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334057100&sr=8-2, The United States description: To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of Noble Cause I'm offering a FREE download on Kindle for two days only! Noble Cause is romantic historical fiction set during the Civil War. It is the winner of the coveted John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction and the Next Generation Contest for Regional Fiction. Most recently, it was named a Finalist in Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year contest in the Romance category. Midwest Book Review calls it "riveting historical fiction" while...more
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The Federalist Companion: A Guide to Understanding the Federalist Papers is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the most brilliant document ever written—the U.S. Constitution. In one single volume, author Edward Duvall manages to gives...more
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Jessica made a comment in the group Clean Romances — 1000 Members Celebration Book Giveaway - DONATION THREAD topic "I'll donate two ebook copies (pdf file) of my Civil War novel Noble Cause. "
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“I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not Honor more.”
― Richard Lovelace

tags: honor , love , military , war

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“Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy , be-yourself , confidence , fitting-in , individuality , those-who-matter

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“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: cry , crying , experience , happiness , joy , life , optimism , sadness , smile , smiling

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: books , simile , soul

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer

tags: remaining-silent , wisdom

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A group for people who enjoy reading and talking about historical romance books. This group is NOT for regular fiction, non-fiction, paranormal, or ot...more

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As your humble moderator, I feel the need to ask you a few questions: Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare c...more

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Tips from authors for authors. List what works for you and what hasn't. Whether you're selling a few author copies or just trying to get your name out...more

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This group is intended as a discussion forum to fill the chasm between historical fiction and historical romance, and to compile a great reading colle...more

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This is a group dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for book websites, videos/traile...more

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This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo...more

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Do you like historical romance? Are you looking for new authors? Join me to find new authors to explore!

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This book club meets periodically in Northern Virginia and uses the group discussion board as supplemental meeting space to discuss books, decide on w...more

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