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Book Three of Georgia Gold Series Debuts at Books Galore


From Watkinsville author Denise Weimer and Canterbury House Publishing, The Crimson Bloom, Book Three of The Georgia Gold Series, debuts in local bookstores this spring. Building on the mid-1800s action, romance and mystery of Books One and Two of the series released in 2013, Sautee Shadows and The Gray DivideThe Crimson Bloom transports readers to the coast and mountains of Civil War-era Georgia. Readers can pick up their copy of what James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief of Midwest Reviews calls "a riveting interpersonal drama" at Books Galore.

 

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With her husband Devereaux Rousseau now a captain commanding Savannah's elite Oglethorpe Light Infantry on the Civil War battlefields of Virginia, Carolyn Calhoun Rousseau must prove her own backbone as she operates the family's last functioning farm in the hills of Habersham County. She draws on the support of her best friend, Mahala Franklin, half-Cherokee granddaughter of a local inn owner. Mahala battles her own frustrations with Jack Randall, rival hotel owner and coastal shipping magnate. Jack's continued reluctance to commit threatens to drive Mahala into the arms of her Cherokee childhood sweetheart, Clay Fraser. Then, tragedy brings Mahala and Carolyn to Savannah just as Sherman advances on the city -- and forces everyone to confront their true feelings. Will Jack abandon his ship and its profits to the Yankees in Wilmington Harbor in order to guide them on a perilous wagon journey across Georgia, or will he abandon the woman he claims to love, but whom he now knows also has feelings for another? And even if Mahala reaches safety, could her discovery about her father's long-ago murder and missing gold prove far more dangerous than the war?

 

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The Georgia Gold Series was inspired by the family letters and diaries of beloved regional artist John Kollock, who passed away this March. His artwork designed exclusively for the series graces the covers of all four novels. The cover of The Crimson Bloom depicts Factor's Row and the Savannah riverfront. Book Four, Bright as Gold, which will release September 1, 2014, will feature Pomona Hall of Clarkesville.

 

To reserve your copy of the novel, call (706) 769-1443 or visit Books Galore at 1011 Stonebridge Parkway, Watkinsville. The Crimson Bloom: Book Three of the Georgia Gold Series will be available nationally in bookstores and online retailers as of May 1, 2013. Canterbury House Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-9881897-4-4, trade soft cover, $15.95. For more information about The Georgia Gold Series visit:http://deniseweimerbooks.webs.com

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