If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. This is my honest review.We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. It is a remarkable piece of historical fiction that I am happy to gush over and recommend! Its themes anchor the characters and reveal their hearts in a relatable way: trust, endurance, the lows of grief, joy, uncertainty, hope. Its presentation of a central romance with several other complex factors influencing pace and story direction is unique and smart. 😉īesides being a captivating story with a tender romance, Tidewater Bride spurs me to think about story and plot beyond the typical. He’s definitely made my list of book boyfriends due to his rugged charm and wits. Xander is a formidable hero who deftly balances the ruggedness needed for survival at such a time with a protective tenderness for all in his care - from his laborers, beloved aunt, son, to his patience with Selah. Selah is an intelligent and capable woman who demonstrates an admirable respect of her family and trust in God’s will. Their connectedness and backstory are both surprising and poignant, while their current circumstances offer further challenge. Selah and Xander’s friendship and growing romance unfold at the perfect pace.

In this case, I really appreciate her informational author’s note (it had me googling historical events!). I enjoy how Frantz introduces time-specific customs, clothing, language, and day to day life in her stories in a natural way. She takes readers all the way back to Colonial James Towne here with high historical accuracy which vividly depicts the period and people. This book is top 4! She introduces eras and places I wouldn’t normally be interested in, or I don’t know much about. My list of fav Frantz books is long because she’s one of my favorite authors of early America settings. I am impressed, once again, with the immersive setting, beloved characters, intriguing events, and overall riveting story of Tidewater Bride. Laura Frantz continues to prove her mastery of the historical romance genre with every novel she pens.

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