{"id":11314,"date":"2025-07-24T01:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2025-07-21T23:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:06:55","slug":"release-blitz-scars-of-sand-and-soil-by-jean-k-kravitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=11314","title":{"rendered":"Release Blitz: Scars of Sand and Soil by Jean K. Kravitz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Historical Fiction<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/b><\/span> July 24th, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Publisher:<\/b> Acorn Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s left of a man\u2019s soul when everything he loves is taken
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It\u2019s 1864, and Gabriel Cooper couldn\u2019t care less about the
\ncivil war raging around him. Framed for crimes he didn\u2019t commit,
\nhe\u2019s been sentenced to a Confederate chain gang, where swampland
\njustice rules and alligators prey on the unwary.<\/span><\/p>\n

So when Colonel Robert Tremont rides into camp offering freedom in exchange
\nfor fighting on the front lines, Gabriel jumps at the opportunity. He
\nthrives as a soldier, but the end of the war leaves him adrift.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriel ends up in New Orleans, where he meets Simone Livingston, a
\nfiercely independent woman with hidden scars of her own. Kept on a tight
\nrein by her overbearing father, Simone only wants freedom\u2014and the
\nenigmatic Gabriel.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Gabriel has unfinished business and a mind for vengeance. Will he be
\nable to create a peaceful life with Simone or will his greed and thirst for
\nretribution keep them trapped in a dangerous web of deceit\u2014a web
\nGabriel fears can only be untangled with murder.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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As the quintessential queen of \u201cwhat if,\u201d Jean Kravitz
\nchanneled her active imagination to pen her debut novel, Scars of Sand and
\nSoil. However, achieving her childhood dream of being a published writer was
\nnot a straightforward path.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jean earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology and a master\u2019s
\ndegree in human development and aging from the University of California, San
\nFrancisco. She went into clinical research in pharmaceuticals, but left her
\ncareer when her children were born. Then, she picked up writing again, honed
\nher craft, published articles in a small newspaper, and passionately
\nimmersed herself in historical research.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jean has many interests, including reading, gardening, needlepoint, and
\nlearning new languages. She lives in Southern California and has a husband,
\ntwo daughters, and two cats, Lenny and Penny.<\/span><\/p>\n

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