A Novel Satisfaction

Please don't die of shock when you see I actually posted something on this seemingly forgotten blog of mine.  If you look two posts (and nearly a year!) back, you will see that I mentioned I was writing a book. Well, I am extremely gratified to textually holler out that:

IT IS FINISHED AND AVAILABLE!

Before I tell you what it's about, I'll tell you the really good news that the ebook is FREE at smashwords.com, and it's only $0.99 for the Kindle version at Amazon. "Why so little?" you may be wondering. Well, because I want to make it accessible to anyone who wants to read it, that's why. (For the paperback copy, Amazon required me to charge a certain amount, so you can find it here for $14.00 plus shipping costs.)

Here is the cover:

Ahh...isn't it lovely? My friend Tony was able to design it well according to my vision of an old looking book.

Instead of going into a long detailed explanation about the novel's contents, I'll just post the back cover blurb below:

Young Jonathan Clyde causes mischief for everyone at Whitehall, the stately home of his privileged ancestors. As he matures, however, he comes to despise the vanity and conceit surrounding him. 

Misfortune requires Lydia Smythe, an exceptionally clever farmer’s daughter, to seek employment at Whitehall. As a parlor maid, she feels stifled and harried by those over her. Still, she refuses to relinquish her independent mind and spirit. 

From the moment Jonathan catches Lydia reading the books she is supposed to be dusting, he is intrigued by this unusual servant. Thus begins a clandestine relationship that is simultaneously amusing, confusing and enlightening. Just as it is evolving into something neither of them expected, an unforeseen truth comes to light, and the two wonder if their unconventional bond will be forever lost. 

Set in England in the mid-eighteen hundreds, A Girl Called Foote is the coming-of-age story of two similarly impressive people leading very different lives.

So there you have it! If you read it, I would greatly appreciate if you would then post a review of it on Amazon, Goodreads and Smashwords. 

Thanks!