Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Investigation of a Journalist by Danielle Grandinetti, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Investigation of a Journalist
Series: Harbored in Crow's Nest #6
Author: Danielle Grandinetti
Publisher: Hearth Spot Press
Release Date: November 19, 2024
Genre: Christian Historical Romance/Suspense
A second chance to set the record straight, and rekindle a lost love.
Wisconsin, 1931—Buck Wilson refuses to accept failure as his reward for all he has sacrificed, but he’s kept secrets for too long to be believed. With his freedom on the line, there’s only one person he trusts to mine for the true story: the woman he left one month before their wedding.
All investigative journalist Caroline Wagoneer wants is to shine a light on the truth wherever darkness threatens to obscure it. Which is the only reason she agrees to help her ex-fiance when he begs for her to go undercover in Crow’s Nest. What she discovers paints Buck in a whole new light.
With lies and rumor hemming them in, Buck and Caroline realize their love may be doomed on the altar of altruism.
Unless love can truly conquer all.
Welcome to Crow’s Nest, where danger and romance meet at the water’s edge.
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Guest Post from Author Danielle Grandinetti
I love giving my heroines unique careers, which is especially fun because the beginning of the 20th century opened so many doors. However, because of unemployment, those doors slipped shut during the 1930s, adding a twist of built-in suspense.
Caroline is the heroine in Investigation of a Journalist. She is an undercover investigative journalist.
The history of female undercover journalists goes back to reporters like Nellie Bly, perhaps best known for going undercover in an insane asylum in 1887. Bly's story has always intrigued me, so I loved the idea of creating a female character who also worked as an undercover journalist. As I researched, I learned that Bly was part of a generation of female reporters known as "stunt reporters," a term that had faded by the time Caroline's story would take place.
Journalism was an area hit hard by unemployment. Women were among the first to be let go because it was thought they were stealing men’s jobs, men who had fought in WWI and had returned to their “rightful place.” Married women, especially, were expected to be home. Unmarried women were reluctantly allowed jobs, but, again, as the Great Depression worsened, they were the first to be laid off because the expectation was men had families to support, and they would support the women.
However, the unemployment rate hit 50% in Chicago, where Caroline worked. Desperation due to loss of job and home created other problems. Theft, alcohol abuse, and other vices spread. Since it would have been unlikely Caroline would have had a job at this point, I created the character Ali Di Stasio and her journalism agency of female reporters.
Because women continued to be journalists throughout the 1930s, the tenacity they needed to exist in a male-dominated career served them well in finding a story, digging up coruption, and shedding a light on the evils in the world. They were fearless women, and I’m so glad I had the opportunity to write about one.
In fact, writing about just one female journalist isn’t enough … I have a brand-new historical romantic mystery/suspense series in the works. More to come about Ali and her journalists in 2025.
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About the Author
Danielle Grandinetti is an award-winning inspirational romance author fueled by tea and books. As a FHLCW Reader’s Choice and Selah Award Finalist, she mixes romance, suspense, and history to bring her stories to life. Originally from the Chicagoland area, she now lives along Lake Michigan’s Wisconsin shoreline with her husband and their two young sons.
Connect with Danielle at daniellegrandinetti.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(3) winners will each win a paperback copy of Confessions to a Stranger, a Crow's Nest tote bag, and a Crow's Nest Journal!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight November 19, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on November 26, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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