{"product_id":"9781402282256","title":"The Blooding of Jack Absolute: A Novel","description":"Suave, sexy, and superhuman, Jack is an eighteenth-century James Bond...\u003cp\u003eLondon: 1759: \u003cstrong\u003eJack Absolute\u003c\/strong\u003e is loved by the ladies and envied by his schoolmates. With a place secured at university and a baronetcy at hand, his future seems bright-if he can just stay out of trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBut when Jack is caught red-handed with a powerful lord's mistress, his good fortune is destroyed\u003c\/strong\u003e, forcing him to seek a new fate in the dangerous New World during the brutal French and Indian Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There, marooned amid hostile Indians and fierce colonial rivalries, \u003cstrong\u003ethe bawdy schoolboy disappears and a man emerges\u003c\/strong\u003e. Jack's survival depends on winning the friendship and help of the natives, but those come at a high price. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In order to become the man they could eventually trust, Jack Absolute must first be blooded. And in order to be blooded, he must do the unfathomable. He must learn to kill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The gripping prequel in C.C. Humphrey's riveting historical series, The \u003cem\u003eBlooding of Jack Absolute\u003c\/em\u003e sweeps readers into \u003cstrong\u003ethe ruthless wilds of North America and tracks the stunning transformation of a young dreamer into a daring, larger-than-life hero.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell, Jeff Shaara and Diana Gabaldon will eagerly follow the adventures of Jack Absolute.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jack Absolute Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Blooding of Jack Absolute, Book #1\u003cbr\u003e Jack Absolute, Book #2\u003cbr\u003eAbsolute Honor, Book #3\u003c\/p\u003eWhat readers are saying about hero Jack Absolute:\u003cp\u003e\"I love this absolutely \u003cstrong\u003eDELIGHTFUL, SWASHBUCKLING, historical thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with \u003cstrong\u003eaction, adventure and humor\u003c\/strong\u003e... a fabulous, fast paced novel which is hard to put down.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jack is back with all his \u003cstrong\u003eCHARM AND BRAVERY\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a good balance of historical fact and thrilling fiction with \u003cstrong\u003eWAR, RIVALRY AND ROMANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e you will find it hard to put down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRapturous story telling.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"the kind of \u003cstrong\u003ebreakneck adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e for which the term \"rollicking\" was coined\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA must read\u003c\/strong\u003e for any historical buff, and to say the least extremely well written.\"\u003c\/p\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about hero Jack Absolute:\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A RIP-ROARING ADVENTURE PACKED WITH ACTION, DRAMA, AND PASSION.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-Kate Mosse, author of \u003cem\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Imagine \u003cstrong\u003eif Dan Brown were to write historical fiction starring Robert Downey, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e as Sherlock Holmes...and you have this novel. \"—\u003cem\u003eTara's Book Blog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a \u003cstrong\u003eROLLICKING HISTORICAL FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e with a larger than life figure. \"—\u003cem\u003eBooksie's Blog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...\u003cstrong\u003eheartwarming\u003c\/strong\u003e in the dash of romance it contains, but it's also \u003cstrong\u003ehysterically funny\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"—\u003cem\u003eRomance Junkies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"With misadventures, danger, cynicism, a bit of wit, a touch of humor, \u003cstrong\u003espies, war, and a bit of romance...\u003c\/strong\u003e\" —\u003cem\u003eMy Book Addiction Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003eAn absolute delight!\u003c\/strong\u003e Swashbuckling adventure, eighteenth-century wit, hugely entertaining plots, and \u003cstrong\u003eone of the most appealing military gentlemen ever to wear a sword\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" —Diana Gabaldon, Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Outlander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125602009328,"sku":"9781402282256","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402282256_p0.jpg?v=1763715545","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402282256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}