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Title: Charter
to Redemption
Author: D.J.
Blackmore
Genre:
Historical Romance
At the close of
1821, the penal colony of Newcastle looks to be every bit as black as it’s
painted. Emma Colchester charters a ride to Australia with a promise of
marriage to a man she has never met. But appearances aren’t always as they
seem. And with a commitment unavoidable Emma learns that shackles are not
always forged from iron.
Tobias Freeman
longs for redemption and hope. After a rough journey to New South Wales, Tobias
learns the rations, the regulations, and the reprisal.
But neither Emma
nor Tobias expect the repercussions.
Tied by the
wrists to the mast, a prisoner’s back bled scarlet in the morning sun. Bright
drops dotted the lash master’s cravat. Still, the convict didn’t sway as the
scourger lashed his back, even though his shirt hung in tatters upon the wide
frame of his shoulders.
When the
punishment was over, there was weariness in the man’s slow movements, but his
step didn’t falter despite the fetters that bound his ankles. He held his
shoulders high and his eyes burned with defiance.
He met her look
with his own, and she sensed he cared not for her thoughts of mercy. The blue
intensity of his stare struck her as hard as the brilliance of the sea.
Somehow Emma felt
as if he blamed her for his punishment. Her sense of guilt was unaccountable,
but it remained. She fought the desire to turn away.
‘Good morning,
miss,’ the convict said. His greeting was a rebuke, nothing more.
‘No words of
yours for the lady,’ the soldier snapped. ‘Keep
your eyes
averted.’ But the prisoner didn’t listen. His gaze remained fixed, unswerving.
‘What?’ he
whispered, his eyes chill and his contempt colder still. ‘No good morrow for
the likes of me?’
Emma stared back,
words stuck somewhere in her throat, the smile she had mustered swept away.
‘Cat got your
tongue?’ He smiled without humour.
‘It certainly
didn’t take yours, sir,’ Emma said, as much to herself as to the man who stood
above her. If he felt her retort’s sting he didn’t show it. If anything his
smile widened, but she suspected it was only due to malice.
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Author Bio
D. J. Blackmore is a Hunter Valley,
New South Wales author, born and raised. Her convict heritage and love of
history have seen the author explore this in 'Charter to Redemption.' Yet is is
perhaps Australian dogged determination has seen this debut author as a new
name in fiction. Although amazon reviews reflect her work, it is pertinent to
note that the author's story is not unique, although her journey in writing has
been. Numerous rejections never daunted the author, and many years after her
dream was envisaged, so was the reality. Yet for all the countless doubts that
niggle every writer who has lived in hope, it is humbling praise indeed when
reviewer F. Stanford writes of 'Charter to Redemption' and Ms Blackmore's work:
"this could very well be the benchmark for the
standard of modern-day classics."
D. J. Blackmore is
currently working on the sequel, 'Consider the Ravens.'
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