Scattered
Seeds
Julie
Doherty
Genre:
Historical fiction, elements of romance
Publisher:
Soul Mate Publishing
Date
of Publication: April 27, 2016
ISBN:
1-68291-050-4
ASIN:
B01E056H1Q
Number
of pages: 339
Word
Count: 100,000
Cover
Artist: Fiona Jayde
Book
Description:
In
18th century Ireland, drought forces Edward and Henry McConnell to
assume false names and escape to America with the one valuable thing
they still own–their ancestor’s gold torc.
Edward
must leave love behind. Henry finds it in the foul belly of The
Charming Hannah, only to lose it when an elusive trader purchases his
sweetheart’s indenture.
With
nothing but their broken hearts, a lame ox, and a torc they cannot
sell without invoking a centuries-old curse, they head for the
backcountry, where all hope rests upon getting their seed in the
ground. Under constant threat of Indian attack, they endure crushing
toil and hardship. By summer, they have wheat for their reward, and
unexpected news of Henry’s lost love. They emerge from the
wilderness and follow her trail to Philadelphia, unaware her cruel
new master awaits them there, his heart set on obtaining the
priceless torc they protect.
Book
Trailer: https://youtu.be/bNzrVFnl9Ts
About
the Author:
Julie
Doherty expected to follow in her artist-father’s footsteps, but
words, not oils, became her medium. Her novels have been called
“romance with teeth” and “a sublime mix of history and
suspense.”
Her
marriage to a Glasgow-born Irishman means frequent visits to the
Celtic countries, where she studies the culture that liberally
flavors her stories. When not writing, she enjoys cooking over an
open fire at her cabin, gardening, and hiking the ridges and valleys
of rural Pennsylvania, where she lives just a short distance from the
farm carved out of the wilderness by her 18th century “Scotch-Irish”
ancestors.
She
is a member of Romance Writers of America, Central Pennsylvania
Romance Writers, Perry County Council of the Arts, and Clan Donald
USA.
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SquareSails
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