Monday, October 13, 2014

Captain Shelby by Jesse Giles Christiansen Interview & Giveaway


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Captain Shelby
by Jesse Giles Christiansen

This is a great historical novel filled with suspense and murder! You will want to keep reading through the night. Jesse has brought the characters to life and they are strong and vibrant. The Plot is intriguing and captivating.
~Shelley’s Book Case
Captain Shelby story draws you into the story very easily. It also weaves back and forth into history of one character than another as they merge together. It is dramatic, (has) action and romance as they seek to make a better future for themselves.
~readalot
Captain Shelby has something for just about everyone. There is romance between people, as well as between people and the sea. There is adventure. There are thrills and chills. And there is the sea, vast and eternal, unable to be fully known or understood. But while reading may not be the most active of pursuits, our imaginations can stretch to fill the greatest voids. And we learn something new.
~Back Porchervations
Readers who enjoy history, rich description, and eloquent language will enjoy this story.
~Christa Reads and Writes

captain shelby new coverCaptain Shelby
(The Captain Shelby Trilogy Book 2)
Publisher: Imajin Books (September 6, 2014)
E-Book File Size: 4730 KB
Print Length: 211 pages
ASIN: B00MYDITT0′
Trade Paperback (September 14, 2014)
ISBN: 978-1-77223-004-8
Synopsis 
There are places even the sea cannot go…
In coastal Denmark, a young man named Nereus builds a longship and leaves at age eighteen to discover a new, enigmatic land. Faced with unimaginable obstacles, he crosses the North Atlantic, only to be captured by the Skraelings, the Inuit indigenous people who seek revenge on all settlers because of a “Great Red Man” who murdered many of their family members.
Many years later, Nereus is hired by a group of Irish settlers who are fleeing the tyranny of King Henry VIII, and he takes them across the North Atlantic to the Newfound Land. A fierce battle ensues against the sea, the Little Ice Age, and the vicious Skraelings.
When Nereus falls in love with Laura Hodges, fiancée to the group’s leader, William Brockelby, he becomes embroiled in a dangerous love triangle…until the formidable mystery surrounding Captain Nereus H. Shelby is finally revealed.
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About This Author
Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author who writes compelling literary fiction that weaves the real with the surreal. He attended Florida State University where he received his B.A. in English literature, and holds an M.A. in philosophy from Georgia State University. He is the author of Pelican Bay (book one in the Captain Shelby Series), an Amazon #1 list bestseller, outselling Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. One of Christiansen’s literary goals is to write at least fifty novels, and he always reminds himself of something that Ray Bradbury once said: “You fail only if you stop writing.”
Author Links

Purchase Link:
Amazon
Interview:
Where are you from?

Miami, FL. I grew up there playing on the beach and swimming in the sea; it is no wonder that many of my novels have the sea as a considerable theme. J

Tell us your latest news?

Thanks for asking! I’m releasing my first Christmas story ever, GOTH TOWN, on November 6th! While it seeks to satisfy readers of classic Christmas stories, it is also quite unique and haunting. Here is the trailer for it: http://youtu.be/QVWYlXL5mEA

When and why did you begin writing?

I can tell you the when, but the why is another story, which I would need a long novel to answer fully. I wrote my first song when I was twelve years old, my first poem in grade school (won a prize), and my first short story in high school. I wrote my first novel, JOURNEY INTO THE MYSTIC after spending an unforgettable summer in Alaska. I was twenty-six years old. And I’ve been writing ever since. My first passion is novels, and my second passion is songs (please check out my GOTH TOWN theme song on Amazon or iTunes). I believe that artists are sensitive souls who suffer a tragedy of some kind, causing them to create a world for themselves. They subsequently live in that world, and their canvasses are their attempts to translate the language of their world for you. I lost my father in a tragic accident when I was only four-years old.

When did you first consider yourself a writer?

When I published PELICAN BAY—not just the rite of passage of it, but the wonderful effects the novel had on readers right out of the gate. But now I realize that I was a writer the first time I wrote anything and shared it with at least one person. It all comes down to how we define success.

What inspired you to write your first book?

Spending a summer in Alaska felt like being in Mother Nature’s womb for three months; it’s something that really stays with a person, much like an experience of war. I process big things by writing about them. Oh yeah, I almost forget, I’m an author! LOL

Do you have a specific writing style?

I have the blessing and the curse of being a literary writer. But I believe that there are a lot of readers who want not just a great plot and story, but also meaning, challenge, and a poetry to it all. I guess that’s what the rest of my life is dedicated to: marrying an unforgettable read with an engaging plot. Oh, it can be done. A good example of this is THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy.

How did you come up with the title?

After PELICAN BAY (Captain Shelby Trilogy Book 1), Captain Shelby became not just the biggest character of my writing career to date, but also a semi-brand. Since the prequel focuses on the deep history of the old fisherman, titling it CAPTAIN SHELBY was just automatic. 

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

Don’t mess with the sea. But more importantly, the sea is a metaphor for those things we take for granted—those things we try to control in a box of judgmental ignorance and arrogance … until they come back to bite us.

What would you like my readers to know?

I want you to not only escape into a great story, but also take something from this novel. Give it a chance, and it will give you back chances tenfold. Thank you for trying something different. I hope you’ll also give PELICAN BAY a chance, the novel that started it all. See you in the Land Between the Lines!

Thanks for having me!

Yours in literature,

Jesse Giles Christiansen.
www.jessegileschristiansen.com

  Giveaway is for 1 e-book copy of Captain Shelby gifted through Amazon to the winner.

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Tour Participants
October 6 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book –  Introduction of Tour
October 7 – Shelley’s Book Case - Review, Giveaway
October 8 – Kelly P’s Blog – Guest Post
October 9 – readalot blog – Review
October 10 – Back Porchervations – Review, Interview
October 11 – A. Literary Mafia – Interview
October 12 – Christa Reads and Writes
October 13 – deal sharing aunt – Interview, Giveaway
October 14 –  Tea and A Book – Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
October 15 – OMNIMYSTERY NEWS – Character Guest Post
October 16 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Review, Giveaway
October 17 – Michele Lynn Seigfried’s Blog – Guest Post, Giveaway
October 19 – Brooke Blogs  – Review, Giveaway
October 20 – Dalene’s Book Reviews – Review, Giveaway

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