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I’M INTERVIEWED TODAY BY AUTHOR JM AUCOIN

I’m up next in the piratical author line-up as we continue the book giveaway to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19). Author JM Aucoin interviews me on his blog. Follow this link to read it. And don’t forget to enter to win free books from me, JM Aucoin, Helen Hollick, Christine Steendam, Lisa Jensen, Nick Smith, and Dan Eldredge!

Meet Author Dan Eldredge

Originally posted on Caffeine & Contemplation:

I know I said I wasn’t really blogging… but every once in awhile I have to make an exception. Like in the case of this awesome blog hop and giveaway full of pirates, pirate books, and pirate authors.

I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Dan Eldredge today. Check out the interview below :)

Enter the Giveaway HERE

What made you want to write about pirates in the first place? What is it about them that intrigued you as a writer?

In the Golden Age of Piracy, men became pirates for any number of reasons, from avoiding the law to a desire to get rich to being a captured seaman who joins the pirates for lack of anywhere else to go.  Yet once they embarked on a life of piracy, there was no going home again.  From that point on, it was piracy to the end.  Pirates could…

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TIME FOR SOME FREE PIRATE TREASURE!

Talk Like a Pirate Day is just around the corner and that’s just cause to celebrate! Swashbuckling! Plundering! Rum! The sea!

And how about a little literary treasure on top of all that, eh?

To celebrate, myself and six other historical fiction authors are giving away seven pirate novels. My second novel, The Alliance, will be one of them along with Jake Hawking & the Bounty Hunters by J.M. Aucoin, Heart Like an Ocean by Christine Steendam, The Witch from the Sea by Lisa Jensen, Sea Witch by Helen Hollick, The Pirates of Alnari by Dan Eldredge, and Gentleman of Fortune by Nick Smith.

The contest begins on Monday, September 8th and runs through September 19th (Talk Like a Pirate Day).

To enter, just follow this link to my official website and use the widget the enter: Contest. You can earn additional entries by liking the authors’ Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. The more of our social media accounts you follow, the more entries you get. The more entries you get, the better your chances are of winning! Let your reader friends know!

A GIVEAWAY OF PIRATICAL PROPORTIONS IN HONOR OF “TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY”

It’s coming! Only a week away. Enter to win free books from a variety of piratical authors, including Yours Truly. Details on how to enter will be forthcoming. There will also be Q&A’s posted on all of the authors’ blogs so you can get to know the authors and their books. And fittingly Talk Like A Pirate Day is on my birthday. ;)

BOOK JACKET BLURB FOR THE FORTUNE

Soooooo, you saw the cover reveal of The Fortune on August 19. I hope it whet your appetite. Now find out what is in store for Jack Mallory by reading the story blurb from the book jacket! (Click on the image below to enlarge.) And look for The Fortune in paperback and ebook formats on October 21, 2014!

COVER REVEAL FOR THE FORTUNE

And without further ado, I give you the cover of my upcoming novel, The Fortune, the third book in my Jack Mallory trilogy!! The cover was designed by Annette Trembley at Midnight Whimsy Designs. The novel will be released on October 21, 2014. It will be available in paperback and ebook formats at such places as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Apple store, etc. And check back here tomorrow to read the jacket blurb for The Fortune.

 If you are a Goodreads.com member, please add The Fortune to your “to read” shelf by clicking HERE! Thank you for your support!

Cover Reveal for "The Fortune"

To quote Rod Stewart: “People, get ready.”

It’s almost time! One more week until I reveal the lovely cover for The Fortune, the third book in my Jack Mallory trilogy. Check back here on August 19 to see the book cover, which was designed by Annette Tremblay of Midnight Whimsy Designs. Annette also designed the dramatic cover of The Alliance.

I will also be revealing the release date for The Fortune as well as the jacket blurb following the cover reveal. Stay tuned. I hope you are as excited as I am!

COVER REVEAL FOR THE FORTUNE!!

To quote Rod Stewart: “People, get ready.”

It’s almost time! One more week until I reveal the lovely cover for The Fortune, the third book in my Jack Mallory trilogy. Check back here on August 19 to see the book cover, which was designed by Annette Tremblay of Midnight Whimsy Designs. Annette also designed the dramatic cover of The Alliance.

I will also be revealing the release date for The Fortune as well as the jacket blurb following the cover reveal. Stay tuned. I hope you are as excited as I am!

BOOK SALE/SIGNING

Thought I’d share a couple of pictures from a book sale/signing I did earlier this year at the Grand Blanc, Michigan, location of the Genesee Country District Library system.

FIVE THINGS ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTER IN MY WORK IN PROGRESS

(Cross-posted from my Facebook page.)

I’ve been tagged by Kim Zollman Rendfeld to list five things about my main character in my current work in progress. Like Kim, I’m going to fudge a little because my WIP isn’t really my WIP, but I am doing final edits on The Fortune, so I’m going with my protagonist in that–Jack Mallory.

1) Jack did not come by piracy in the usual way. To search for his mother who had been kidnapped by pirates, he followed the axiom, “It takes one to know one,” and went “on the account” by acquiring a vessel through leading a mutiny.

2) Jack has some serious emotional baggage and has a penchant for emotional self-flagellation. Throw in a stubborn streak and a messed up love life.

3) Jack is not your usual brawny hero. He’s rather slight of build and refined in looks. But rest assured, ladies, he’s easy on the eyes. 

4) Jack is an only child. His siblings either died at birth or shortly thereafter.

5) Jack’s best friend is Josiah Smith, who nearly killed Jack when they first met. Smith serves not only as Jack’s quartermaster aboard the Prodigal but as a surrogate father to Jack.