BOOK LAUNCH. Jenkins’ Ear, my second historical fiction novel, is now published. It is set during Oglethorpe’s British invasion of Spanish Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear. It’s available from all good online retailers, including Amazon (https://lnkd.in/gnBPUzXj). For bookstores, visitor centers, and educational purposes, it can be purchased in bulk from the publisher Culicidae Press: https://lnkd.in/gzz-VwDH
Here is the cover information:
The second installment in the Tom Ellis trilogy. After the dramatic adventures experienced by the young Ellis in Yamacraw Bluff in the burgeoning Savannah, Georgia, war has been declared. Using the pretext of Jenkins’ severed ear, the British are amassing a fleet to attack and inflict a brutal blow against Spain’s American colonies. Meanwhile, in Georgia, General Oglethorpe has been ordered to assemble a force and invade Spanish Florida.
Georgia’s first ranger, Tom Ellis, is now a corporal and is sucked into the fight of his life. Failure will be unthinkable, and heroes will be required on all sides, as South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida learn about the outcome of Florida’s invasion.
Jenkins’ Ear is a fully panoramic historical novel that captures the sights, scenes, and experiences of combatants during the British foray into Florida. It tells the story of the Spanish machinations that led to South Carolina’s Stono Rebellion, chronicles Florida’s invasion, and concludes with the siege of St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos.
Thank you to those who make my work possible: Michael Muecke, Angela Schmeling, and Brent Jonas.
Luke Pittaway 