By- Hawk MacKinney
Genre- Historical Romance
Published By- ArcheBooks Publishing
Publication Date- March 2014
Blurb-
…
it was about the land…a tale of love and loss and hope…
Hamilton Ingram looked out across
the fertile Georgia bottomlands that were Moccasin Hollows, seeing holdings it
had taken generations of Ingrams to build.
No drop of slave sweat ever shed in its creation. It was about the land…his trust, his duty to
preserve it for the generation of Ingrams to come…
It is July of 1859, a month of
sweltering dog days and feverish emotional bombast. Life is good for widower Rundell Ingram and
his Hazel-eyed, roan-haired son, Hamilton.
Between the two of them, they take care of Moccasin Hollows, their
rustic dogtrot ancestral home, a sprawling non-slave plantation in the rolling
farming country outside Queensborough Towne in east Georgia. Adjoining Ingram lands is Wisteria Bend, the
vast slave-holding plantation of Andrew and Corinthia Greer, their daughter
Sarah, and son Benjamin.
Both families share generations of
long-accepted traditions, and childhood playmates are no longer children. The rangy, even-tempered Norman-Scottish
young Hamilton is smitten with Sarah, who has become an enticing capricious
beauty—the young lovers more in love with each passing day, and only pleasant
times ahead of them.
But a blood tide of war is sweeping
across the South, a tide that might be impossible to stand before.
Links-
Amazon Hardcover- http://www.amazon.com/Moccasin-Trace-Hawk-Mackinney/dp/1595071482/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1398615277&sr=8-1
Amazon Paperback- http://www.amazon.com/Moccasin-Trace-Hawk-MacKinney/dp/1595072608/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1398615277
About the Author-
With postgraduate degrees and
faculty appointments in several medical universities, Hawk MacKinney has taught
graduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem. In addition to professional articles and texts on
chordate neuroembryology, Hawk has authored
several works of fiction.
Hawk began writing mysteries for
his school newspaper. His works of fiction, historical love stories, science
fiction and mystery-thrillers are not genre-centered, but plot-character
driven, and reflect his southwest upbringing in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Moccasin Trace, a historical novel
nominated for the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War
Fiction, the IPPY, and the Writers Notes Book Award, details the family
bloodlines of his serial protagonist in the Craige Ingram Mystery Series… murder and mayhem with a touch of romance.
Vault of Secrets, the first book in
the Ingram series, was followed by Nymrod
Resurrection, Blood and Gold, and The Lady of Corpsewood Manor. All have
received national attention. Walking the Pet is Hawk’s latest release
in the Ingram series with another mystery-thriller work scheduled for release
in 2014. The Bleikovat Event, the
first volume in The Cairns of Sainctuarie
science fiction series, was released in 2012. Its sequel, The Missing Planets, will be released late 2014.
Links-
Website- www.hawkmackinney.net
Giveaway-
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Sounds like a very interesting read! Thanks for the blurb and the giveaway!!! :)
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Hope you enjoyed the blurb AND the read -
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I love books set in the 1800's!
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It was a fun genre/setting/characters to write about - enjoy the read -
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Sounds interesting, thank you for the chance to win :)
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I was too curious about what chordate neuroembryology was but I couldnt find any answers when I googled it lol
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DeleteCHORDATE = animals with backbones
NEUROEMBRYOLOGY = embryological development of the central nervous system(s), i.e. brain(s} & spinal cords
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Sounds like a good read.
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This book sounds interesting. I like the storyline. Thanks for the chance!
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Thank you for hosting the trade paperback release of my historical romance title, Moccasin Trace. For my readers who follow the Craige Ingram Mystery Series, Moccasin Trace, set during the Civil War, provides the Scottish-Normandr bloodlines and background of protagonist SEAL/PI Craige Ingram in the Ingram present-day thriller/mystery series. Moccasin Trace is available in hardback and Kindle.
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You're welcome & hope you enjoy the read -
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I love historical romances but have read much Americana HRs. Moccasin Trace sound very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteIn many ways Moccasin Trace intrigues with promises carried through in the Ingram Mystery Series - the effect of family traditions down thru the generations. Hope you enjoy the read -
DeleteI like historical books! Adding this one to my reading list!
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I love historical books. Like the review.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover & enjoyed the review - very considerate & timely of Deal Sharing Aunt to make sure it got posted - thank U -
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Historical books are awesome! This one sounds pretty great! :D
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Thank you for the giveaway and your great looking book!!
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So loving the cover and story line of your book, but that cover is great very different then alot of books, and thank you for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to The Missing Planets - congrats on all your success.
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