Petit Fours » Africa http://www.petitfoursandhottamales.com A group blog of authors writing in different genres Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New Author Firsts: Back Cover Blurb http://www.petitfoursandhottamales.com/2011/04/15/new-author-firsts-back-cover-blurb/ http://www.petitfoursandhottamales.com/2011/04/15/new-author-firsts-back-cover-blurb/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:07:14 +0000 Debbie Kaufman http://petitfoursandhottamales.com/?p=6638

BY: Debbie Kaufman                                                                       

One of the most exciting things about being a debut author is getting to experience all the “firsts.”   Currently, I’m half-way between getting “THE CALL” and holding my author copies in my hands for my historical romance, THE DOCTOR’S MISSION (Nov. 2011). 

Right now I’m waiting on copy edits, and, like all new authors, I’m dying to see my cover.  The cover, however, is still a few months out since THE DOCTOR’S MISSION, a Love Inspired Historical, doesn’t come out until November of this year.

About the time I was well launched into writing book two, another missionary romantic adventure set in the Liberian jungle, another little fun tidbit came my way from the Love Inspired Historical team.  And, since the most common question I get asked is what the book is about, here’s the back cover blurb!

 

THE DOCTOR’S MISSION

To save lives, she would risk her own

 A woman doctor! Missionary William Mayweather can’t hide his disappointment. The Nynabo mission in Liberia, Africa, desperately needs help, but he’s vowed not to put another female in jeopardy. Too bad flame-haired Dr. Mary O’Hara refuses to turn back—and he cannot allow her to go into the jungle alone.

 Medicine or marriage? For Mary, the choice was clear. Far away from the patriarchal medical community, she resolves to be of real service. She’ll willingly go head-to-head with the handsome, opinionated missionary, even in the face of deadly danger. Yet the greatest tests lie in trusting God’s plan—for the mission, and her future happiness in this untamed, beautiful land….

I’m really happy with my blurb. While my story is historical romance, it is also adventure, and I think they capture that it the tag line.  If you want to know more about the book or missions, visit me also at my website, www.debbiekaufman.com, where I’m running a simple contest for a free e-reader.

SO, here’s my question for you today.  What makes a great back cover blurb – one that would make you buy the book?

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