Elaine Marie Cooper Author

Historical Fiction That Grabs Your Heart and Feeds Your Soul

American Revolution

Release Day Tomorrow!

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I am so excited that it is the eve of release day for Road to Deer Run!

I have anticipated this re-release of my first novel ever since the Deer Run Saga was contracted with CrossRiver Media. When it first released in 2010 it was in need of edits and a new cover. CrossRiver Media has provided both, plus a whole new audience of readers. I am blessed.

I’m giving two blog links that are running this week in celebration. They provide much background information about Road to Deer Run that you might find interesting.

Click here for the first blog post.

Click here for the second one.

If you want to participate in my online facebook party, here is the link for it. Click here.  There is a bounty of prizes in a drawing Friday morning!

Thank you to all my readers for your support. I am so grateful.

Road to Deer Run - Cover

You can pre-order paperback copies through CrossRiver’s site. If you use the promo code DEERRUN25, you will receive a 25% discount at checkout. Click here

You can order kindle at Amazon. Click here

The Fourth of July in “Road to Deer Run”

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With the upcoming release of the newly-revised Deer Run Saga, I am posting the excerpt of the 4th of July reading of the Declaration of Independence that is a crescendo event for the character of Daniel Lowe. This excerpt is from Road to Deer Run:

The older man  was similar in  appearance to  Josiah, but  the resemblance ended there, as the father had a more humble demeanor in both his countenance and speech. He read the Declaration with a clear, audible tone, obviously moved by the passion underlying the text. It was easy to understand why Mr. Grant had been chosen to do the reading. [Read more…] about The Fourth of July in “Road to Deer Run”

PTSD Awareness Day – The Promise of Deer Run

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Today is PTSD Awareness Day. It is a day to remember and acknowledge the emotional wounds suffered by our military men and women after their service in the war has physically ended. Emotionally, the war still rages in their minds. Victims of post traumatic stress need encouragement, support and counseling. But ignoring these unseen wounds can only make them worse.

Years ago, the emotional distress of soldiers long after the battles had ended—the nightmares, the anxiety, the depression—were not discussed.

Most relatives of WWII veterans describe their post war loved ones as soldiers who would never speak about the war. One can only imagine the internal horrors plaguing their minds—the battle scenes they wanted to protect their families from knowing about. They suffered in terrible silence under the label of “Battle Fatigue.”

In wars prior to WWII, soldiers still suffered. Those in the Civil War carried the label of “Soldier’s Heart.” In the Revolutionary War, surviving warriors had to suffer their own nightmares of bloody battles long after the swords were turned into plows.

Promise of Deer Run, The
Book 2 in the Deer Run Saga

My protagonist, Nathaniel Stearns, in The Promise of Deer Run is a veteran of the American Revolution suffering from post traumatic stress. In doing my research for this character, I interviewed veterans from recent wars who suffered from this terrible aftereffect. I gently asked them about some of the details of their suffering in order to add realism to this fictional character. I interviewed two Army chaplains who shared stories of the emotional wounds of warriors who they had counseled. It was sobering research that still touches my heart.

In honor of all the soldiers who have suffered from this disorder, I am giving away three copies of The Promise of Deer Run to three readers who comment on this blog. Please leave me your email address so I can contact the winners.

The Promise of Deer Run won Best Romance at the 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival, and also was a finalist in Religious Fiction at the 2012 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year contest.

 

For further information on PTSD, you can read more here.

And thank you to all who have served in our military. I salute you.