Happy 2021, folks!
It’s been eerily like 2020, I’m afraid. More folks that I know have had COVID-19, and we’re all waiting patiently for our vaccine.
One of the best parts of entering a new year has the release of a new book by Laura Frantz! The paperback arrived on its release date of January 5, and I couldn’t wait to dive in.
Needless to say, it did not disappoint!
My Review of Tidewater Bride
Tidewater Bride, like all Frantz’s books, took me by storm and found me holding my breath until the end. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to race through the book or temper my desire and read it slowly, savoring every word.
The enduring characters of Selah Hopewell and Alexander Renick and their families pull you into the settlement of James Towne in the seventeenth century, which, considering it was on the Eastern Seaboard, would have compared well to “the wild west” that we think of in America. The lawlessness of the Virginia Colony settlers opposing the mighty Powhatan nation, mail-order brides – then called “tobacco brides” because they were coming from England to marry successful tobacco planters in Virginia, and, like every era of history, less-than-honest leadership in the community.
The detail, turn of phrase, and historical accuracy makes the inclusion of Selah and Xander’s inner workings authentic in a way that, in someone else’s hands, might be out of place. Not so with Frantz. She is a story-weaver of excellence, and has turned this reader, who does not generally prefer historical fiction, into a lover of the genre where her books are concerned. Her books have a way of taking ordinary girls, which we like to think ourselves, and pairing them with larger-than-life heroes, and giving them swoon-worthy encounters that satisfy even the most avid romance-lover while supplying the literary historical fiction fan with enough detail and historical significance that they are more than happy with their choice of reading.
Throughout the book, the spiritual growth of the characters is relatable to us as God’s children at any time in history, because God is the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Christian historical fiction of any era.
Laura is one of my favorites, and here’s a small section of my books written by this lovely lady! I have a few on other bookcases throughout my house, some in ebook, one in audio book, and one that I have in ALL THREE FORMATS! Yes, I’m a fan . . . 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing!