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With This Pledge by Tamera Alexander – Review & Giveaway

January 24, 2019 by Suzie Waltner 11 Comments

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Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for With This Pledge by Tamera Alexander, the first full novel of the Carnton series, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

9780718081836Title: With This Pledge
Series: Carnton, Book 1
Author: Tamera Alexander
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Genre: Historical Romance

History takes on vivid life in the stunning first full-length installment of USA TODAY bestselling Tamera Alexander’s new series, The Carnton Novels.

What can a woman—a mere governess—do against the scourge of slavery?

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Clouston’s quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Cause—but when forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war demands an answer. The Carnton home where she is governess is converted into a Confederate field hospital, and Lizzie is called upon to assist the military doctor with surgeries that determine life or death. Faced with the unimaginable, she must summon fortitude, even as she fears for the life of Towny, her fiancé and lifelong friend.

As a young soldier lies dying in Lizzie’s arms, she vows to relay his final words to his mother, but knows little more than the boy’s first name. That same night, decorated Mississippi sharpshooter Captain Roland Ward Jones extracts a different promise from Lizzie: that she intervene should the surgeon decide to amputate his leg.

Lizzie is nothing if not a woman of her word, earning the soldiers’ respect as she tends to the wounded within Carnton’s walls. None is more admiring than Captain Jones, who doesn’t realize she is pledged to another. But as Lizzie’s heart softens toward the Confederate captain, she discovers that his moral ground is at odds with her own. Now torn between love, principles, and promises made, she struggles to be true to her heart while standing for what she knows is right—no matter the cost.

From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves the real-life love letters between Captain Roland Ward Jones and Miss Elizabeth Clouston into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of war.

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EXCERPT

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IN MY OPINION

Since I live in Franklin, TN, I have visited the Carnton Plantation a few times. I’ve taken the tours, listened to the oocents talk about the home being used as a military hospital after the Battle of Franklin, seen the blood stains soaked into the floorboards of the home with my own eyes, and walked around the grounds where soldiers fought during the Civil War.

In With This Pledge by Tamera Alexander, the time and place of that battle are brought to life, giving words and stories to the people who once lived at Carnton. Alexander takes readers on a journey of family, survival, and making a stand for your convictions, even when they aren’t the popular opinion.

Lizzie and Roland’s story—one told from the Confederate viewpoint, with constant company, and two people committed to someone else—is not at all conventional, but it’s one that swept me away and kept my interest from the first pages. One that I’m still thinking about days after I finished reading the book.

With many characters true historical figures, Alexander’s attention to facts and details make With This Pledge even more special and truly worth top ratings. I, for one, can’t wait to read what Alexander has in store for us next and know it will be worth the wait.

My Rating:

Disclosure statement:
I receive complimentary books from publishers, publicists, and/or authors, including NetGalley. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

 

Since I live in the area, I thought I’d leave you a few pictures of the Carnton Plantation as it looks today!

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The backside of the Carnton Plantation. If you visit, this is where you enter on the tour of the home. The original home and kitchen were located to the left of this home but destroyed by a tornado in 1909.
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The Carnton Plantation house as seen from the Eastern Flank of the battlefield.
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The garden was moved from it’s original spot and now holds the oldest living tree on the property. An Osage orange tree
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A replica of some slave quarters on the property.
The McGavock Family Cemetery with Carnton in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1866 due to the deteriorating condition of the battlefield burial ground, John McGavock dedicated two acres of land to a Confederate cemetery. Soldiers were buried by state with any identifying information recorded and kept by Carrie McGavock for families seeking their loved ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Tamera Alexander is a USA Today bestselling novelist whose works have been awarded and nominated for numerous industry-leading honors, including the Christy Award (two-time winner, seven-time finalist), the RITA Award (two-time winner, four-time finalist), the Carol Award, the Maggie Award, the Booksellers Best Award, and Library Journal’s top distinction, among others. After seventeen years in Colorado, Tamera and her husband now reside in Nashville, Tennessee, where they live a short distance from Belmont Mansion and Belle Meade Plantation, the setting of Tamera’s two USA Today bestselling Southern series.

CONNECT WITH THE AUTHOR: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram


TOUR GIVEAWAY

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(1) winner will win a release copy of With This Pledge + $10 Amazon Gift Card

Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Giveaway will begin at midnight January 14, 2019 and last through 11:59 pm January 28, 2019. US only for a print copy of the book. International winners will receive an ebook. Gift card prize will be issued as an e-gift card. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Giveaway is subject to the policies found here.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Rita Wray says

    January 24, 2019 at 12:35 PM

    Sounds like a great book.

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  2. Faith Creech says

    January 24, 2019 at 2:39 PM

    Thanks for th chance to win this book. I would love to read it.

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  3. Colleen H. says

    January 24, 2019 at 7:20 PM

    Thank you for the chance to win the book. I have already read Christmas at Carnton and loved it and can’t wait to read With This Pledge!

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  4. Anne L. Rightler says

    January 24, 2019 at 11:38 PM

    So looking forward to reading this book. Thank you for sharing about it.

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  5. MJSH says

    January 25, 2019 at 7:46 AM

    Thanks for hosting the tour!!

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  6. Heidi Robbins says

    January 25, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    Nice review! Loved that you shared photos from the plantation!

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  7. Caryl Kane says

    January 25, 2019 at 12:08 PM

    Wonderful review! With This Pledge sounds like a must read.

    Reply
  8. Caryl Kane says

    January 25, 2019 at 12:35 PM

    Wonderful review! With This Pledge sounds epic!

    Reply
  9. Robin in NC says

    January 26, 2019 at 6:50 AM

    Such a pretty cover! Thanks for sharing & being a part of this blog tour.

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  10. Paula Shreckhise says

    January 26, 2019 at 9:30 PM

    I love Tamera Alexander’s books. She does such great tesearch. I like that this is based on a real story.

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  11. bn100 says

    January 27, 2019 at 9:28 PM

    looks different

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