I was thrilled to receive a very early copy of this book and am happy to kick off it Great Escapes Book Tour today! You will have to come back on October 16 to read my review but I will let you know I “Escaped” so deeply into this book I almost missed supper and didn’t go to sleep until I finished the whole thing!
Captain Shelby
by Jesse Giles Christiansen
Captain 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.
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
Web Site: www.jessegileschristiansen.com
Blog: www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseGilesChris
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jesse.gileschristiansen.7
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5261095.Jesse_Giles_Christiansen
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 18 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too! – Interview
October 19 – Brooke Blogs – Review, Giveaway
October 20 – Dalene’s Book Reviews – Review, Giveaway
