The Legend of Rachel Petersen by JT Baroni

Posted October 8, 2012 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Uncategorized / 2 Comments

 Today I want to share a new book and an awesome cause with you guys. I have such a soft spot in my heart for dogs so I am all for what author JT Baroni is doing! 

Check it out!
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Frightfully Charitable: Spooky New Paranormal Book Set to Raise Vital Funds for Leader Dog Charity.
Having experienced the life-changing benefits that leader dogs have brought his Brother, author JT Baroni today announces his spooky new ghost story. As with any good book, there is a twist; Baroni will be donating proceeds from the book to a Michigan leader dog charity.

Johnstown, PA – Following a year and a half of diligent development and editing, JT Baroni is delighted to announce that his latest paranormal tale, The Legend of Rachel Petersen, has been released through Damnation Books.
However, unlike most authors, Baroni won’t be taking the profits directly to his own bank account. Instead, Baroni plans to donate a portion of the proceeds to The Leader Dogs for the Blind – a charity based in Rochester Hills, Michigan. This organization has been providing free leader dog training and placement since 1939, directly changing the lives of thousands along the way.
“Over the past few decades I’ve directly experienced both the generosity and the impact of the vital services The Leader Dogs for the Blind provide,” says Baroni, whose Brother, Gene, has been blind since birth.
He continues, “The visually impaired depend, trust and rely on their dogs each and every day. I was actually Gene’s first ‘leader dog’ as a kid; we were totally inseparable. Since Adulthood he has had three canine companions and I want to ensure that the charity can continue to do their great work.”
Baroni admits to being constantly impressed by the ability of his Brother’s leader dog; helping Gene navigate around his home city of Philadelphia. However, the inspiration for The Legend of Rachel Petersen came from an experience near his home in rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
“I am an avid outdoorsman. There are some fascinating places to explore within walking distance of my home. Last year I discovered a grave, deep in the woods. This gave me the inspiration for my book,” he adds.
The eerily enthralling book follows Christian Kane, a thirty nine year-old sports writer who becomes lividly outraged when The Pittsburgh Gazette overlooks him for a well-deserved and coveted promotion. After quitting his job and moving to the country to write fiction, he is inspired by a grave he stumbles upon in the woods.
This experience compels Kane to write ‘The Legend of Rachel Petersen’ – a story about the dead twelve year-old girl who is buried beneath the weathered tombstone. His release unexpectedly climbs the country’s Best Seller lists and is turned into a hugely successful Hollywood movie. With his newfound wealth and fame, Kane is dumbfounded when Rachel rises from the grave, seeking revenge on him for slandering her name.
….Or, does she?
“As with any timeless classic, there is a twist at the end. In fact, there are two twists!” Baroni explains.
Even though the book has been received into the literary world with critical acclaim, Baroni is conscious not to lose sight of its real purpose.
“Raising a puppy to Leader Dog status is extremely time consuming and expensive. In fact, it averages around forty thousand dollars per dog. I hope that this book will, in some way, relieve the financial burden to The Leader Dogs for the Blind and allow them to continue their great work well into the future,” he concludes.
The Legend of Rachel Petersen is available now in both paperback and e-Book formats from all good online bookstores.
More information can be found at the book’s Amazon Homepage or at JT Baroni’s Official Website.
For a movie trailer of the book, click here .
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Did his book raise the dead? Outraged when The Post Gazette overlooks him for a promotion, thirty-nine year old sports writer, Christian Kane quits and moves to the country to write fiction. Inspiration flows from a grave he stumbles upon in the woods. He compiles The Legend of Rachel Petersen, a fascinating story revolving around the dead twelve year old girl lying beneath the weathered tombstone. His book becomes a Best Seller; then Hollywood makes it in to a blockbuster movie. Kane becomes rich and famous, but only to have Rachel rise from the grave to seek revenge on him for slandering her name!


About the Author:
JT Baroni lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a small town east of Pittsburgh. As long as he can remember, he has been an avid outdoorsman, and has always had a fondness for word games and great story-telling literature. His older brother, who was born blind, taught him the game of chess at an early age; consequently, he plays a mean game.
Along with his wife Becky and Son Skyler, Baroni shares their cozy home with a psychotic dog, a full-blooded boxer they christened ‘Butkus’. When he is not on the job as a transformer repairman with the local electric company, you’ll find him either hunting, fishing, or rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers.    
Baroni has also penned several song lyrics, which have been professionally put to music and are currently signed with a music publisher.
Contact
JT Baroni – Author
Jaybee915@Atlanticbb.net

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2 responses to “The Legend of Rachel Petersen by JT Baroni”

  2. sherry fundin

    I had to come by and comment when I saw this post on Google. I was looking for more information on JT, since I am writing a review on The Legend of Rachel Petersen. Thanks so much for sharing this post, and I agree, it is a wonderful thing he is doing…and, I am a Michigander, so that caught my eye too. Thanks Book Briefs and JT. Good luck with the cause and the book JT.
    sherry @ fundinmental

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