Published: Nov. 19, 2011
Words: 321,241 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466085893

Short description

An historically accurate epic novel, BATTLE KISS chronicles the tumultuous events surrounding The Battle of New Orleans as the daughters of two Creole families realize their growing affection for several young men caught in the battle, young men vying for their love yet willing to sacrifice their lives for their new country.

Extended description

An historically accurate epic novel, BATTLE KISS chronicles the tumultuous events surrounding The Battle of New Orleans as the daughters of two Creole families realize their growing affection for several young men caught in the battle, young men vying for their love yet willing to sacrifice their lives for their new country.

The battle unfolds in stages as American General Andrew Jackson assembles his rag tag army to rebuff a battle-hardened British army led by one of the Duke of Wellington’s finest field commanders and hero of the Peninsula War against Napoleon – Major General Sir Edward Pakenham.
The story is also told from the British side as three brothers - one an army captain on the staff of General Pakenham, another the Royal Navy’s fleet captain, another a spy living and working in New Orleans - hope to be re-united in a conquered city.

The story climaxes at the battle where rivals for the affections of the women stand side-by-side on that foggy January morning as the.. (Read more) An historically accurate epic novel, BATTLE KISS chronicles the tumultuous events surrounding The Battle of New Orleans as the daughters of two Creole families realize their growing affection for several young men caught in the battle, young men vying for their love yet willing to sacrifice their lives for their new country.

The battle unfolds in stages as American General Andrew Jackson assembles his rag tag army to rebuff a battle-hardened British army led by one of the Duke of Wellington’s finest field commanders and hero of the Peninsula War against Napoleon – Major General Sir Edward Pakenham.
The story is also told from the British side as three brothers - one an army captain on the staff of General Pakenham, another the Royal Navy’s fleet captain, another a spy living and working in New Orleans - hope to be re-united in a conquered city.

The story climaxes at the battle where rivals for the affections of the women stand side-by-side on that foggy January morning as the British come across the cane fields of the Chalmette Plantation at the quick-step, bayonets catching the occasional ray of sunlight, drums beating, bagpipes wailing.

It was an incredible sight, like a tidal wave of red, before the American cannons and Kentucky long rifles opened fire. Who will die? Who will live?
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Tags

new orleans, historical fiction, love story, andrew jackson, historical 1800s, love and war, war of 1812, historical america, jean lafitte, battle of new olreans

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Review by: Lisa Gilmore Lier on Jan. 22, 2012 :
This book is a must read for anyone who enjoys historical novels. O'Neil DeNoux has an uncanny abiliity to make his fictional characters come to life as they interact with those historic figures such as General Andrew Jackson, Louisiana's very own pirate Jean Lafitte and Governor Wm. C. C. Claiborne! He entwines the lives and romances of the characters he brings to us and the details of the battle so well that you can easily put yourself in that place in time. As a southeast Louisiana native I loved this book! I'm anxiously awaiting his next historical novel!
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