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Christmas during the Civil War in 1862 from “Love Me Forever”

December 11, 2015 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as 1862, Amazon, Christmas, Christmas eve, Civil War, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, historical, holiday romance, holidays, Kindle Press, kindle scout, Kindle Unlimited, North, rebel, romance, South, spy, time travel

Christmas during the Civil War in 1862 from “Love Me Forever” from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

Christmas is the time of year when we put aside our differences and celebrate the joys of the season.

Even during the Civil War.

No better place to do that than Rosebriar Plantation on Christmas Eve 1862.

The beautiful antebellum house in Virginia has been turned into a battlefield hospital after the Battle of Fredericksburg with Union Army surgeon, Major Flynt Stephens at the helm. There they treat the wounded from both the North and the South.

There’s also a mystery afoot in the major’s eyes. He swears there are two women playing the role of his fiancÃ©e and the mistress of Rosebriar.

Identical twins.

But which is which?

Liberty (his lady in gray and a time traveler).

Or:

Pauletta Sue (belle and spy).

I hope you enjoy this excerpt from LOVE ME FOREVER, my Kindle Scout winner.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

~Jina

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December 24, 1862

Christmas Eve

Later that evening . . .

Flynt placed the metal star at the top of the Christmas tree.

Behind him, he could feel the stares boring into his back. Men from both sides lay huddled together in the great hall of Rosebriar, each one believing it was his tree with his Christmas star.

North or South.

He smiled. Wasnâ€™t it Dickens who said every man should keep Christmas in his own way?

That was as it should be, he thought, stepping down from the ladder and standing back to admire the fifteen-foot-tall pine tree the soldiers had erected in the main receiving room. Peace on earth. For now. The yellow flag Flynt hung outside the grand house ensured every soldier knew it was a hospital and both Union and Confederate wounded lay inside. The fresh red, white, and blue candles glowed brightly and the small net bundles filled with nuts and golden apples hung on the boughs of the tree. Someone had made a strand of beans and strung it around the bottom. Glass ornaments, round and blue and silver, hung on the top branches.

New-fashioned ornaments heâ€™d bought on a whim back in medical school before the war. Who could have predicted this horrible conflict? And its casualties. Outside, a heap of amputated feet, legs, arms, and hands lay at the foot of an oak tree a few yards from the main house, waiting to be taken away.

Light, melting snow covered the pile.

But the weather was turning clear and mild.

He prayed that was a good sign and next Christmas would be different, though talk was the country was discouraged after the devastating Union loss two weeks ago at Fredericksburg. The people didnâ€™t want to continue the war. If Burnside and the other generals couldnâ€™t pull off a victory soon, he doubted if the government would get the support it needed to go on with the war.

That meant supplies.

Field hospitals were in want of fresh food, especially fruits and vegetables, causing cases of scurvy to break out. Rosebriar, on the other hand, had more than enough stored food and wood and, thanks to Pauletta Sue, the wounded benefited. They had fewer deaths and less cases of typhoid. It amazed him how a few changes in procedure saved so many lives.

Flynt let his gaze wander over the soldiers brought into the hall, most reclining on straw mattresses. Some had spent days in tent hospitals, lying on the frozen ground with only pine or twigs underneath their blankets. Every man able to sit up or raise his head was brought in to enjoy the Christmas celebration.

Heâ€™d never forget the look on the menâ€™s faces when Pauletta Sue went around to each wounded soldier and gave him a small glass filled with brandy, insisting on using as many clean glasses as possible. Aunt Fairinda raised a ruckus in the kitchen, but she calmed down when she saw the men smile. He could still hear the hushed voices of his cook and the other servants oohing and aahing over the tree, saying it was just like the old days before the war started. Even Old Dan shed a tear. Surprised Virginia folk knew how to do up Christmas right, heâ€™d said, like Tennessee folk.

And the singing.

Flyntâ€™s heart warmed to the voices of the wounded men lifted up in the chorus of a popular holiday carol. Pauletta Sueâ€™s light soprano rang out loud and clear. She sat at the pianoforte, her fingers skipping over the keys, turning her head and flirting with every man who caught her eye. He stood in the corner, watching her. Wanting her. His glance moving up and down her body, taking in her deep green silk dress covered with black velvet trim spread out around her, setting off her ivory-skinned beauty like emeralds surrounding a precious pearl.

The perfect mistress of Rosebriar.

Every man in the room envied him.

The real question on his mind was, was this Pauletta Sue from Tennessee?

Or his lady in gray?

It didnâ€™t take him long to find out. Somehow, when he wasnâ€™t looking, he swore theyâ€™d switched places. The two women were playing games with him. The lady in gray tended to the soldiers earlier, then the real Pauletta Sue took her place to entertain the officers.

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Cinderella’s Holiday Deal: My Kindle Scout Experience Part 6

November 11, 2015 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as Amazon, Authors, books, Civil War, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, cookbook, food, historical, Kindle, Kindle Press, kindle scout, Kindle Unlimited, romance, time travel, Writer, writing

You can read my previous posts about my experience with the Kindle Scout program by clicking on Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5

And the Kindle Scout benefits just keep on coming…

Cinderella is a smart shopper and she loves a deal.

Especially from Amazon.

Amazon loves to promote their Kindle Scout winners (officially Kindle Press or KP Authors). I’ve seen my fellow authors show up on Kindle Daily Deals, as the lead book in emails, and earning that coveted “#1 Best Seller” Orange Banner.

Wow.

This month until November 30th, my Kindle Scout book, LOVE ME FOREVER is an Amazon Holiday Deal! The discounted price is $1.99. Check out my video below:

Love Me Forever is on sale for $1.99 — A Civil War time travel romance from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

Another benefit is the wonderful support you receive from the other authors.

Iâ€™m so proud to be a Kindle Scout Winner and Kindle Press Author â€” a big bonus for me was meeting and hanging out with the other winners.

Such a talented, witty group â€” and good cooks, too!

So a bunch of us decided to cook our books. Weâ€™ve just released a FREE anthology of recipes:

KP Authors (Kindle Press Authors) Cook Their Books.

I hope you enjoy our recipes. Mine are from LOVE ME FOREVER.

You can read an excerpt from my book along with a fun chat with my heroines, Liberty and Pauletta Sue.

~Jina
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Website: www.jinabacarr.com
Blog: www.jinabacarr.wordpress.com
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https://twitter.com/JinaBacarr
www.pinterest.com/jbacarr
https://instagram.com/jinabacarr/
https://vimeo.com/user216350

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Cinderella’s Holiday Deal: My Kindle Scout Experience Part 6

You can read my previous posts about my experience with the Kindle Scout program by clicking on Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5

And the Kindle Scout benefits just keep on coming…

Cinderella is a smart shopper and she loves a deal.

Especially from Amazon.

Wow.

This month until November 30th, my Kindle Scout book, LOVE ME FOREVER is an Amazon Holiday Deal! The discounted price is $1.99. Check out my video below:

Love Me Forever is on sale for $1.99 — A Civil War time travel romance from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

Another benefit is the wonderful support you receive from the other authors.

Iâ€™m so proud to be a Kindle Scout Winner and Kindle Press Author â€” a big bonus for me was meeting and hanging out with the other winners.

Such a talented, witty group â€” and good cooks, too!

So a bunch of us decided to cook our books. Weâ€™ve just released a FREE anthology of recipes:

KP Authors (Kindle Press Authors) Cook Their Books.

I hope you enjoy our recipes. Mine are from LOVE ME FOREVER.

You can read an excerpt from my book along with a fun chat with my heroines, Liberty and Pauletta Sue.

~Jina
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Comics and the Civil War: Girls want to have fun, too by Jina Bacarr

October 11, 2015 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as #amwriting, book cover, Civil War, comic books, comics, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, Kindle Press, kindle scout, love scene, romance, sexy, time travel

Imagine curling up between the sheets with a broad-shouldered, hunky hero.

Drooling over those abs. Page after page.

Wishing you were the heroine captured in his big, strong arms.

Spread out over gorgeous pages ofâ€¦

Comic books.

Last month, I wrote about how the characters in my Kindle Scout winner, LOVE ME FOREVER, wanted to be video stars.

Comics give historical romance a whole new perspective.

Heroines in pretty gowns running for their lives, hoop skirts flying up over their heads.

Southern belles flirting with that hottie in a Union Army uniform, hoping for more than a kiss.

Secrets to help the Confederacy…

Sassy talk.

Sassier looks on their faces.

And those love scenesâ€¦oh, my.

If guys can have their comics, why canâ€™t we girls have our heroines and hunky heroes in comics, too?

Romance comics.

LOVE ME FOREVER

Would you read a historical romance in comic book or graphic novel format?

~Jina

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If you love Civil War romance and time travel and TWO hunky military heroes, check out my Kindle Scout winner:

LOVE ME FOREVER

She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.

LOVE ME FOREVER is now available from Kindle Press at Amazon.com

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Cinderella turns Video Belle: My Kindle Scout Experience Part 5 by Jina Bacarr

September 11, 2015 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as Antietam, belle, Civil War, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, historical romance, Ken Burns, kindle scout, PBS, romance, time travel

(You can read my previous posts about my experience with the Kindle Scout program by clicking on Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.)

Do your characters keep you awake at nights?

Mine do.

First, they wanted to be Kindle Scout winners…

Now they want to be video stars.

And it’s all Cinderella’s fault.

Cindy had so much fun at the ball and then meeting the queen and getting her picture taken everywhere she went, she didn’t want to give it up and spend her days sitting in the castle watching old movies.

So she riled up the characters in my Kindle Scout winner, LOVE ME FOREVER, and convinced them they could be stars.

Cindy went Hollywood on me.

She’s now producing a bunch of short videos with highlights from LOVE ME FOREVER and yes, she even convinced me to do the voiceovers.

How could I refuse? You want to shout your book to the rooftops and do your very best to promote it, so I’ve been slaving behind a hot microphone, and guess what, I’ve got some videos for you.

I hope you enjoy them…

Civil War: “Love Me Forever” time travel romance from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

Civil War Sister against Sister: “Love Me Forever” Time Travel Romance from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

Women Soldiers in the Civil War from “Love Me Forever” from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.

So what’s the next step in the Kindle Scout experience? I’ve received tons of support from other Kindle Scout winners with retweeting, blogging, YouTubing, etc. It’s been an extraordinary experience, kinda like joining a sorority or fraternity. A sense of having each other’s back and always being there if someone has a question.

And we’ve started our own Facebook page: KP Authors. Check it out!

More exciting news: Ken Burnsâ€™ Civil War has been remastered and is being shown in high definition on PBS. This is the last night, so be sure to tune in! It’s been thrilling to see the battles in my romance novel come alive…

Thanks for coming along on my journey with me…and come back next month for more on my Kindle Scout experience as the program grows…I wouldn’t be surprised if I have more videos for you.

~Jina
Website: www.jinabacarr.com
Blog: www.jinabacarr.wordpress.com
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https://twitter.com/JinaBacarr
www.pinterest.com/jbacarr
https://instagram.com/jinabacarr/

And on Vimeo you’ll find my videos covering my books, poems, etc.:
https://vimeo.com/user216350

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