The Perilous Journey Of The Much Too Spontaneous Girl
(The Perilous Journey of the Not So Innocuous Girl #2)
by Leigh Statham
Publication Date: September 20, 2016
Publisher: Month9Books
Lady Marguerite Vadnay and her trusty automaton, Outil, have settled into life in New France rather well. Marguerite is top of the class at flight school and her future as an aerpilot is nearly secure. She has everything she wants— except a commission on the pirate hunting dirigible The Renegade. Using every card in her aristocratic arsenal, Marguerite wiggles her way onto the finest warship France has to offer. But as usual, Marguerite’s plans endanger the lives of those she holds dear— only this time no one else is going to save them. As Marguerite and Outil set off on a rescue mission they may not return from, she finally realizes it’s time to reorder her cogs.
This steampunk adventure is littered with facts from The Golden Age of Piracy and follows (not too closely) some of the lives and adventures of the brave men and women who sailed the seas as privateers, pirates and soldiers.
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This steampunk adventure is littered with facts from The Golden Age of Piracy and follows (not too closely) some of the lives and adventures of the brave men and women who sailed the seas as privateers, pirates and soldiers.
Link to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28537398-the-perilous-journey-of-the-much-too-spontaneous-girl
Purchase Links:
Google Play | BAM | Chapters | Indies | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | TBD | iBooks
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
Lady Marguerite lives a life most 17th century French girls can only dream of: Money, designer dresses, suitors and a secure future. Except, she suspects her heart may be falling for her best friend Claude, a common smithie in the family’s steam forge. When Claude leaves for New France in search of a better life, Marguerite decides to follow him and test her suspicions of love. Only the trip proves to be more harrowing than she anticipated. Love, adventure and restitution await her, if she can survive the voyage.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18308621-the-perilous-journey-of-the-not-so-innocuous-girl
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18308621-the-perilous-journey-of-the-not-so-innocuous-girl
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Leigh Statham was raised in the wilds of rural Idaho, but found her heart in New York City. She worked as a waitress, maid, artist, math teacher, nurse, web designer, art director, thirty-foot inflatable pig and mule wrangler before she settled down in the semi-quiet role of wife, mother and writer. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, four children, five chickens and two suspected serial killer cats. If the air is cool and the sun is just coming up over the horizon, you can find her running the streets of her small town, plotting her next novel with the sort of intensity that will one day get her hit by a car.
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Connect with the Author:
Website |Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
What is something unique/quirky about you?
I have a really hard time writing at home. I’m much more productive with my laptop somewhere out in the world. I think I get too comfortable at home and then I feel guilty, so I end up doing dishes or something else that isn’t writing. Maybe I’m not alone in this, but so far I think I’m the only writer I know who writes better from a restaurant booth than her own office.
What's something really interesting that's happened to you?
Well, one time I walked across the entire length of my college campus with my skirt tucked into my underwear. Is that interesting? Or just stupid?
What are some of your pet peeves?
I really don’t like it when people are vague on social media, or when they chew with their mouths open in person. Gross kids.
What are your top 10 favorite books?
Oh man, this question is SO HARD! I’m just going to name the last ten books that I’ve read lately and I loved.
What inspired you to write this book?
I came across the true story of the Daughters of the King while I was doing some personal genealogy research. The idea of these brave teenage girls sailing to Canada on their own to pick out husbands was so incredible, I just had to write about it. After it was published I began digging deeper into the stories of the pirates of the time and found more historical gems. Pretty sure I won’t be able to let Marguerite and her pirate friends go very soon.
I have a really hard time writing at home. I’m much more productive with my laptop somewhere out in the world. I think I get too comfortable at home and then I feel guilty, so I end up doing dishes or something else that isn’t writing. Maybe I’m not alone in this, but so far I think I’m the only writer I know who writes better from a restaurant booth than her own office.
What's something really interesting that's happened to you?
Well, one time I walked across the entire length of my college campus with my skirt tucked into my underwear. Is that interesting? Or just stupid?
What are some of your pet peeves?
I really don’t like it when people are vague on social media, or when they chew with their mouths open in person. Gross kids.
What are your top 10 favorite books?
Oh man, this question is SO HARD! I’m just going to name the last ten books that I’ve read lately and I loved.
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- All the Truth That’s in Me by Julie Berry
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
- Readin Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
- Dracula by Bran Stoker
- The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
What inspired you to write this book?
I came across the true story of the Daughters of the King while I was doing some personal genealogy research. The idea of these brave teenage girls sailing to Canada on their own to pick out husbands was so incredible, I just had to write about it. After it was published I began digging deeper into the stories of the pirates of the time and found more historical gems. Pretty sure I won’t be able to let Marguerite and her pirate friends go very soon.
