Blurb:
Annie
Campbell's predictable and cozy life gets turned on its side when her son's
prodigal father returns to town. Then an old enemy shows up, and the outcome
will not only place her in danger, but their son as well.
Jared
Martin left Tidal Falls a hotheaded youth, and has seen his share of violence
in the eight years he's served Uncle Sam. Floundering, bitter, and
disillusioned he returns to his hometown to regain his bearings.
Then he
finds out he's a father.
When an
old enemy follows and causes mayhem in the small town, can Jared overcome the odds
to protect the woman he's always loved and the child he never knew, or will it
be too late?
About the Author:
Jacquie
lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her husband, daughter,
and grandson. She loves reading, writing, flower gardening and spoiling her
German shepherd, Annie and calico cat, Harley.
Jacquie
swears she can't function without strong, black coffee.
Review by Rochelle:
As a
Navy veteran, I especially appreciate books about my fellow vets, especially
those who served in combat. There’s a special camaraderie among people who have
served together in harm’s way that carries over into civilian life. I see it
every Tuesday and Thursday when I volunteer at the VA. So, I have a soft spot
in my heart for these heroes and their stories.
That
said, Ms. Biggar and her editor need to spend some time listening to these guys
speak. She marred good story with stilted dialog. Here’s a scene from The Rebel’s Redemption in which Jared
meets his best friend in a bar. The friend is already quite drunk.
“Hey, I
thought you were going to stand me up.” [sic]
Ty said as Jared pulled up a chair and swiped some of the bottles on the table
off to one side.
There
are two major problems with this sentence. First, a man as drunk as Ty would
probably slur his words. At the very least he’d say something like “gonna”
instead of “going to.” Second, when using a dialog tag, one should end the
preceding sentence with a comma, not a period. Overuse of dialog tags is
another thing authors need to watch out for. Anytime you can replace a dialog
tag with an action, it’s best to do so. With an action, you would use a period
at the end of the sentence inside the quotation mark. Had I edited this, I’d
have slurred Ty’s speech, got rid of the dialog tag, and replaced it with an
action. “Hey,I thought you were gonn’ stan’ me up.” Ty hiccupped as Jared…”
And
that’s why my daughter sent me a Facebook photo that said, “I’m mentally
editing everything you say to me.”
The Rebel’s Redemption really was a great
page-burning story with a strong heroine, compassionate hero, and well-drawn supporting
characters. It just needed looser language and a better editor. That’s why I’m
giving it four roses.
Heat Rating: PG-13
Length: 235 Pages
Prices:
Print: $9.99
Digital:
$3.49
You’ll
notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors
usually receive 40-50% of the net proceeds from the publisher. Editors and
cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes
& Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the
author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if
a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author
will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will
receive about $1.70-$2.10.
Download
the file from the publisher onto your computer as you would any other file. I’ve
created a folder for books on my computer, with subfolders by source (Marketing
for Romance Writers, Net Galley, Authors who find me on Kindle lists, etc.).
That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on your computer.
Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle breaks and my
kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If you have a
Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate copies, so
buying directly from the publisher can save you money.
Moving
the file from your computer to your e-reader is as easy as transferring any
file from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the larger USB end of your
e-reader charging chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the
file from the folder into which you’ve downloaded the book to Documents/Books
directory on your e-reader. Your author will be happy you did when he/she sees
his/her royalty statement.
Thanks for visiting. Donna, Julie, & Rochelle
Helena
Fairfax was born in Uganda and came to England as a child. She's grown used to
the cold now, and these days she lives in an old Victorian mill town in
Yorkshire, in the north of England. After many years working in factories and
dark, satanic mills, Helena has turned to writing full-time. Her first novel,
The Silk Romance, was a contender for the Romantic Novelists' Association New
Writers' Scheme Award and a runner-up in the Global Ebook Awards. Since then,
Helena has written lots more stories, and she was recently a finalist in the
Exeter Novel Prize.
