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Everyday Heroes.

27/10/2013

Many thanks to those who participated in last week's Who's Your Hero? blogfest. I was amazed and inspired by the stories that were shared.

Congratulations again to Wendy Ewurum who won the Amazon Gift Card and ebooks.

I'm happy to have launched Saving Sam, which speaks to the everyday heroes we come across in our lives. They may be our friends, relatives, spouses or teachers. What is true is that they inspire us to do more than we think we can do. Long live heroes!

Please feel free to give this post a tweet as I'm working to get the word out on this middle-grade tale set in Jamaica. See what people are saying on Amazon.

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A Date With Some Heroes...

21/10/2013

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Tomorrow, I’ll be celebrating the release of Saving Sam by hosting a blogfest at The Character Depot that will run for three days.

The theme of the blogfest is heroes, which ties in with Jamaica’s National Heroes’ Day celebration today. Participants can post at their convenience between October 22 & 24 and hop around to see who each person selected as their heroes’.

There’s a $10 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs for participants. Thanks to all who have signed up for the blogfest. If you can participate, sign up on the linky list and simply write a maximum of 300 words about someone who has been a source of inspiration. Tell the world, Who’s Your Hero?

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Download Your Copy of Saving Sam Tonight!

14/10/2013

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If you get here before midnight, feel free to download a copy of Saving Samuel. Check out the blurb below and see if it’s something you’d like to read. The download link is here.

A young boy's future hangs in the balance when those sworn to protect him become abusers.

A tragic domestic dispute between his parents lands eleven-year-old Samuel Simms and his siblings in the Downswell Place of Safety. The challenges come hard and fast, but the one thing Sam doesn't count on is being left behind in the children’s home. Angry and disillusioned, he gives up hope of adoption.

A ray of light comes in the form of a foster family, but everything is not what it seems in the Miller household. After a harrowing five-month stint, Sam runs away. A victim of child abuse, he's determined not to repeat his mistake and opts to remain a ward of the Jamaican government until he’s eighteen. The burden of secrecy is more than he can bear and Sam's hair-trigger temper makes him disruptive.

Under pressure from his aunt, Sam caves in and shares a tale of horror surrounding his foster parents. With his ordeal exposed, Sam must make life-changing choices. He can continue to be brainwashed by his abuser or face his nemesis in a court of law and stop a habitual predator from harming other children.

Saving Sam is a moving coming-of-age story that explores relationships, the abuse of trust and the ease with which evil can hide under the guise of Christianity and philanthropy.

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Spooktacular Hop

13/10/2013

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If you haven’t been here before, welcome to Kit Lit with a Jamaican Flavour.

From now until October 31, I’ll be participating in the Spooktacular Blog Hop that’s run by Kathy at I am a Reader Not a Writer.

My giveaway for the hop is a $10.00 Amazon Gift Card.

Click through to the list of other participants here. Have fun!

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Sign up for Who's Your Hero...

7/10/2013

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I’ll be hosting the Who’s Your Hero? Blogfest to celebrate the release of the novel Saving Sam. The blogfest will run from October 22 – 24 at The Character Depot.

It's easy to participate. Write a maximum of 300 words in which you talk about someone who's encouraged or inspired you in some way. I'll be doing a random drawing for a $10 Amazon Gift Card as well as e-copies of both books on October 25. Don't forget to sign up on the Linky list below.

I’m also looking for early Amazon reviews, so if you’re interested, check out the blurb below and email me at jmwordsmith at gmail dot com.

A young boy's future hangs in the balance when those sworn to protect him become abusers.

A tragic domestic dispute between his parents lands eleven-year-old Samuel Simms and his siblings in the Downswell Place of Safety. The challenges come hard and fast, but the one thing Sam doesn't count on is being left behind in the children’s home. Angry and disillusioned, he gives up hope of adoption.

A ray of light comes in the form of a foster family, but everything is not what it seems in the Miller household. After a harrowing five-month stint, Sam runs away. A victim of child abuse, he's determined not to repeat his mistake and opts to remain a ward of the Jamaican government until he’s eighteen. The burden of secrecy is more than he can bear and Sam's hair-trigger temper makes him disruptive.

Under pressure from his aunt, Sam caves in and shares a tale of horror surrounding his foster parents. With his ordeal exposed, Sam must make life-changing choices. He can continue to be brainwashed by his abuser or face his nemesis in a court of law and stop a habitual predator from harming other children.

Saving Sam is a moving coming-of-age story that explores relationships, the abuse of trust and the ease with which evil can hide under the guise of Christianity and philanthropy.

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