Giveaway: The Blooding of Jack Absolute (Jack Absolute #2) by C.C. Humphreys
Thanks to Liz Kelsch of Sourcebooks, I am giving away one copy of The Blooding of Jack Absolute.
Book Description:
London 1759 and Jack's life is easy. A scholar at Westminster School, a master with cricket bat or billiard cue, the leader of a gang of bucks about the Town, he has both a girl he worships ...and a courtesan teaching him the more basic arts of love. Yet he plans to give up all carousing, sit the examinations for Cambridge, find a career in any field he chooses. If he can just stay out of trouble for one night... From the billiard halls and brothels of London to a clash of Empires on the Plains of Abraham, Jack life is forever altered by the tragedies of that night.
Through duels, battles, frantic escapes and a brutal winter spent in a cave in Canada, Jack learns the truth of his father's words... as well as a dozen things to do with a dead bear. A year on, the schoolboy will vanish, a man appear. But first he must learn to kill. To come of age, Jack Absolute must be blooded.
a few interesting facts about Humphreys and Jack Absolute…
· Humphreys portrayed Jack Absolute, the leading character of Richard Sheridan’s play The Rivals, on the London stage and loved it so much, he dedicated a three-book series to the character when he began writing
· Humphreys is a former actor whose roles have included Hamlet and the voice of Salem the Cat in “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”
· Humphreys is a fight choreographer and an accomplished swordsman
About C.C. Humphreys:
C.C. Humphreys is a novelist, fight choreographer, and actor who played Jack Absolute in The Rivals for a six-month run in London in the mid-1980s. When he became a full-time writer a decade ago, he decided to transform his leading man into a title character. Humphreys has written seven historical fiction novels including The French Executioner, which was runner-up for the CWA Steel Dagger for Thrillers 2002. The Jack Absolute series features three books: Jack Absolute, The Blooding of Jack Absolute, and Absolute Honor.
This giveaway is open to Canadian and U. S. residented and ends on December 1, 2013. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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I don't usually read this time period but I like the Canadian connection. Sounds interesting!
Nikki in Niagara said... November 17, 2013 at 7:33 AM
This novel sounds fascinating. thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
traveler said... November 17, 2013 at 7:53 AM
I love this time period. Thanks for the post and giveaway!
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Amy C said... November 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM
sounds different and interesting, thanks for the giveaway . Emma
Anonymous said... November 17, 2013 at 2:48 PM
I have Jack Absolute in my TBR pile. I'd love to read them both at the same time. It sounds like a good story!
Carol M said... November 18, 2013 at 11:18 AM
I've meant to get involved with this series. Thanks for the chance to win.
Nancy said... November 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM
It's pretty cool the way this author gets so into his character. The photo of him as Jack is really excellent. I'd love to win a copy of this one. Thanks, Teddy.
Carl Scott said... November 18, 2013 at 3:56 PM
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