Exciting 2013 Release: Becoming Josephine by Heather Webb

One of this year's releases that I've most been looking forward to is Becoming Josephine, the debut novel by Heather Webb! Today the cover was revealed and I think it's fantastic!

I had the pleasure of meeting Heather and speaking on a panel with her at the HNS Conference in St. Petersburg last month and she was extremely nice and super cool, I just loved her and am so thrilled for her during this exciting time! 

Heather is currently running a really awesome Pre-Order contest, so check it out here.

Publication Date: December 31, 2013
Plume
Paperback; 350p
ISBN-10: 0142180653

Rose Tascher sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris to trade her Creole black magic culture for love and adventure. She arrives exultant to follow her dreams of attending Court with Alexandre, her elegant aristocrat and soldier husband. But Alexandre dashes her hopes and abandons her amid the tumult of the French Revolution.

Through her savoir faire, Rose secures her footing in high society, reveling in handsome men and glitzy balls—until the heads of her friends begin to roll.

After narrowly escaping death in the blood-drenched cells of Les Carmes prison, she reinvents herself as Josephine, a socialite of status and power. Yet her youth is fading, and Josephine must choose between a precarious independence and the love of an awkward suitor. Little does she know, he would become the most powerful man of his century- Napoleon Bonaparte.

BECOMING JOSEPHINE is a novel of one woman's journey to find eternal love and stability, and ultimately to find herself.

Praise for Becoming Josephine

“Heather Webb’s epic novel captivates from its opening in a turbulent plantation society in the Caribbean, to the dramatic rise of one of France’s most fascinating women: Josephine Bonaparte. Perfectly balancing history and story, character and setting, detail and pathos, Becoming Josephine marks a debut as bewitching as its protagonist." –Erika Robuck, author of Hemingway's Girl

“With vivid characters and rich historical detail, Heather Webb has portrayed in Josephine a true heroine of great heart, admirable strength, and inspiring courage whose quest is that of women everywhere: to find, and claim, oneself.” --Sherry Jones, bestselling author of The Jewel of the Medina

“Spellbinding . . . Heather Webb’s novel takes us behind the mask of the Josephine we thought we knew.” –Christy English, author of How to Tame a Willful Wife and To Be Queen

“Enchanting prose takes the reader on an unforgettable journey . . . Captivating young Rose springs from the lush beauty of her family's sugar plantation in Martinique to shine in the eighteenth century elegance of Parisian salon society. When France is torn by revolution, not even the blood-bathed terror of imprisonment can break her spirit.” –Marci Jefferson, author of The Duchess of Richmond (Thomas Dunne Books, 2014)

About the Author

Heather Webb grew up a military brat and naturally became obsessed with travel, culture, and languages. She put her degrees to good use teaching high school French for nearly a decade before turning to full time novel writing and freelance editing. Her debut, BECOMING JOSEPHINE will release December 31, 2013 from Plume/Penguin. 

When not writing, Heather flexes her foodie skills or looks for excuses to head to the other side of the world. She loves to chitchat on Twitter with new reader friends or writers (@msheatherwebb) or via her blog. Stop on by!

6 comments:

  1. Another great book to add to the list

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  2. GASP! I'm up on the blog! I saw the post in my inbox this morning and squealed. Thank you SO much, Amy!! I'm very much looking forward to touring with your wonderful company. <3 P.S. The new layout of your website is clean and gorgeous.

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  3. Fabulous review about a book of which I’ve been hearing great things. I am so looking forward to reading it and have added it to my Wish List. I’m betting this will be a best seller! Congratulations, Heather!

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  4. Thank you for the post and also for the link! I do hope I win this fabulous book.

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  5. This one looks fabulous. I'm wanting to read more historical fiction that takes place somewhere else besides England. This one sounds awesome!

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