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Post by biggordie on Aug 8, 2008 9:12:08 GMT -6
For any fans of historical fiction, and I know you are legion, here is a new title which I found on a Custer search on eBay. It is available at the King of Fiction eBay store.
No publisher is shown, nor is there a synopsis of the book, or even a blurb. If I recall correctly, the price is some weird number like $19.01.
The author, of whom I know nothing [God alone knows why I posted this, now everyone will see how little I know!!] is Janelle Meraz Hooper [and NO, that is not one of my nom de plumes, although I must admit that it has a certain ring to it].
Tricia would no doubt have been totally PO'd that she had been beaten to the punch, but would also undoubtedly have rushed to the site to order up a copy.
If you happen to buy it, please do post a review for others of us, er the membership who might be interested.
Gordie
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Post by elisabeth on Aug 8, 2008 9:37:17 GMT -6
There are some sample chapters here: www.janellemerazhooper.com/From these, Tricia wouldn't have to worry after all: turns out to be a modern novel, and "Custer" appears to be the family dog. Ah well ... |
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Post by KarlKoz on Aug 8, 2008 9:38:57 GMT -6
From Amazon:
"Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Custer and His Naked Ladies
by Janelle Meraz Hooper
When her husband unexpectedly dumps her, Glory boards an Oklahoma-bound plane at the Sea-Tac Airport. On her way to the ticket counter, she takes the framed photo of her husband out of her gym bag and dumps it into the nearest trash bin—frame and all. She has wasted too many years on a man who doesn’t want her, and her biological clock is beginning to pound like a powwow drum.
Part Hispanic, part Anglo, and raised on the reservation, Glory hopes that by going back to her roots she’ll discover who she is, but her home is in turmoil. Her greedy stepmother has returned, a group of dysfunctional mobsters wants her mother’s land on the Indian reservation to build a casino, her pastor cousin is kidnapped in Mexico while on a mission, and Glory’s beloved turtles are in an environmental crisis. When the mob tries to kill her, Glory counts herself as being an endangered species!
Her biggest problem of all may be Soap, a sexy Comanche lawyer who wants to do something about that powwow drum pounding in her head…
Sprinkled with Spanish phrases and Comanche words, Custer and His Naked Ladies is full of Southwest flavor. "
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Post by biggordie on Aug 8, 2008 9:42:27 GMT -6
Well.......the title was intriguing, and it sounds to me like there might be a movie in there somewhere.
Otherwise, I apologize to all - but WHO KNEW???
Gordie
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Post by elisabeth on Aug 8, 2008 9:59:01 GMT -6
Not fair, is it? People should be debarred from giving their novels such misleading titles. Or made to slap an "only joking" sticker on the cover, or something ... Meanwhile, there's another new book out that deals with people we know. Again not an historical novel, alas; a science fiction/fantasy thing. But LBH features in the plot -- Keogh taking an ancient secret to his grave, etc. Here it is: www.amazon.com/Legend-Event-Group-Thriller-Thrillers/dp/0312945949/ref=pd_sim_b_1Hasn't had frightfully good reviews on the whole, which I suppose spares those of us who don't much like this particular genre from feeling we're duty-bound to read it! However, for those who do, it might be quite fun regardless. If anyone does, let us know if it's worth a go. |
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Post by crzhrs on Aug 8, 2008 11:05:46 GMT -6
Co-starring Linda Lovelace and John Holmes?
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