And may we be careful not to assume and judge that which we don’t know for fact about another. May there be more parents like Selah’s and Shay’s, who taught their children to be colorblind to skin tone, but to examine the mettle of another’s the soul. I loved the growth we see in Selah, Renick, and Shay. The premise for peace among the settlers and the Naturals is amazing, and my heart broke and cheered for those brave souls involved.

“True Word” is a name given Alexander Renick because he was one of very few the “Naturals” I love that designation) could trust. When you finish with this novel, you will be amazed at what you have learned about the political climate of the times, the way people groups treated each other, and the strength that some individuals showed in standing true to honest principles. Romance beckons but struggles to stay aflame amidst the winds of distrust and treachery which threaten. Frantz paints beautiful Virginia scenery, two, make that many, cultures at odds with each other, striving for survival and supremacy in a wild and untamed land. In Tidewater Bride, we reconnect with bits and pieces of the past lives of three friends, to find out what keeps two of them from being romantically involved after the death of the beloved third. 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.Ĭan 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?įor those who know the story of Jamestown, John Rolfe, and Pocahontas comes this amazing reimagining from the pen of historical fiction maestro Laura Frantz. Selah Hopewell, Virginia Colony’s most eligible woman, is busy matchmaking for a ship of brides, though she has no wish to wed.

An Uncommon Woman by Laura Frantz