Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Full disclosure: I’m a huge fan of Laura Frantz. I’ve read all of her books and there isn’t a clunker in the bunch. However, this one is easily in the top four. I think she hit her stride here in the Tidewater. Wonderful characters, beautiful setting, authentic history, and a gripping story of struggle in a new land. I loved the authentic feel of the period, the little details that set the reader down into the story, and the realistic struggles that the characters faced in this time period. The tension isn’t contrived, the story not forced, it flows from the combination of good things Frantz peppers throughout the book. Well done!