Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz -- Reviewed

 

Title: Tidewater Bride

Author: Laura Frantz

Publisher: Revell

Selah Hopewell, Virginia Colony's most eligible woman, is busy matchmaking for a ship of brides, though she has no wish to wed.

Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement, but he is already wedded to his business and still grieves the loss of his wife, daughter of the Powhatan chief.

Can two fiercely independent people find happiness and fulfillment on their own? Or will they discover that what they've been missing in life has been right in front of them all along?

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About Laura Frantz

I was born and raised in Kentucky, living first in Ashland, Mammoth Cave, Bowling Green, and then Lexington. But my heart has always been in Berea, Madison County, the place my family has resided since the 18th-century. I came to know Christ there at the age of 12, was baptized, and spent my childhood roaming through the woods and swimming in the rivers of my books.

My earliest memories are of the public library, standing in front of shelves filled with those little biographies of famous historical figures like Daniel Boone and George Washington and Sacajawea. I began scribbling stories at age 7 and thankfully never stopped. My passion then and now is history and all the wonders of past centuries.

I attended college at Denison University in Ohio and also in England, living in a manor/castle and studying the American Revolution from the British perspective. Shakespeare and 18th-century literature form the backbone of my English degree. Strangely enough, I only took one creative writing class.

It was never a desire of mine to be published. I simply love to write for the sheer joy of writing – and that was enough. But as Proverbs 16:9 says, “The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

I hope my books bless you.

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My Thoughts:

Tidewater Bride is a beautiful, lyrically told story of the Powhatan nation and the early James Towne colony. 

Selah and Xander were amazing characters that brought the story to life. They did a lot of dancing around what was really going on between them.

I love it when author's add children to a story because they add such innocence and fun to the story and Watseka and Oceanus did just that. I have to say that I think Watseka is my absolute favorite character. She was not only cute, her antics fit each scene she was in. 

It's clear that Ms. Frantz knows her history, because she emurses you into it from the beginning. 

Reading a Laura Frantz novel isn't just an entertaining escape from reality it is an experience that you won't soon forget. 

I haven't since I read her first book The Frontiersman's Daughter in 2009. 

I loved this story and I see a re-read in my future. I don't re-read many books but I believe this one will be.