New Book By Talented Florida Writer Receiving Rave Reviews

Knoxville, TN –

“This lean Civil War sequel packs in more history and raw emotion than a 600-page epic….Smith writes wonderfully and realistically, and one can hear the pacing and menace:… Smith knows the Civil War in his bones, and his novel will leave readers emotionally drained but grateful.”—  Kirkus Reviews
 
“SCARRED is an eloquent tale told through vividly fleshed-out characters…and is enjoyable historical fiction with a romantic twist.”—Foreword Clarion Reviews
 
After fatally wounding the Confederate sharpshooter who killed his best friend, Zach Harkin’s sense of revenge changes to deep remorse when he views the dead man’s diary and a family photo tucked inside. Haunted, suffering from post-traumatic stress and unable to serve, he is mustered out of service. With scant information, he begins an epic journey to search for the dead man’s family. Captured, imprisoned, tortured, and thoroughly tested as a human being, he never expects to find love in the war-ravaged South he calls home.
SCARRED is a touching, gripping sequel certain to satisfy fans of HOME AGAIN and an equally confident stand-alone sure to create new fans for the writing of Michael Kenneth Smith.
Michael K. Smith trained as a mechanical engineer and began a successful auto parts business in the early 1980’s. He sold his business in 2000 and retired. Since then, he’s spent time fishing, golfing, cooking, and playing bridge. He’s become an oenophile, socialized, and even edited a local newspaper. Throughout his journey, Mike’s had one thing that has always come easily to him: telling stories. And so, in 2013, Mike decided to share his stories with the world.
  
To learn more about this book, or about Michael Kenneth Smith, please visit http://www.michaelkennethsmith.com/
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Selected Praise for SCARRED: A Civil War Novel of Redemption
“Michael Kenneth Smith’s absorbing historical novel explores the violence and moral
dilemmas endured by civilians, prisoners, and soldiers alike during the bloody Civil War….Harkin is a vibrant protagonist who grows increasingly sympathetic throughout. Meanwhile, Scarred’s pace is nearly cinematic… This, however, isn’t a war novel; it’s the story of Harkin’s quest for redemption and closure. Historical fiction and Civil War buffs will wishScarred were closer to the epic length of Gone with the Wind, simply because the subject never grows tiresome….an engrossing, moving read.”
—BLUEINK REVIEW
 
“This is a novel not just about the Civil War – or even war itself – but rather an examination of the layered scars of trauma laid down by months and years spent in the battlefield. Ultimately it is a story about the human heart and how love and friendship heals and maybe even redeems.”—Rafael Lima, Professor, University of Miami, School of Communication
 
“Smith is a master of description and dialogue. . . . In a long weekend, one could read Scarred all the way through and feel rewarded by the familiarity of characters, enhanced knowledge of the Civil War and excellent writing.”
—Jill Zima Borski, Board chair, Florida Outdoor Writers Association, and author of Know That I Have Lived, a memoir in essays
“ . . . a haunting love story . . . . keeps the reader turning pages, rooting for this man who finds himself trapped between the North and South and only wanting peace.”
—Susannah Carlson, author of Picnic Point
 
RE: SCARRED: A Civil War Novel of Redemption
by Michael Kenneth Smith
Paperback Original
Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1530379743
Distribution through Amazon.com
Pages: 192
Price: $13.99
Category: Historical Fiction
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