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Review Rewind – The Colonel’s Lady by Laura Frantz
About the book: Laura Frantz’s The Colonel’s Lady is historical fiction at it’s best, capturing readers with a powerful story of love, a search for the truth and, finally, forgiveness. It’s 1779 when Roxanna arrives from Virginia to the Kentucky fort commanded by Colonel Cassius McLinn. Told that her officer father has died, Roxanna suddenly finds herself penniless and destitute and is forced to take her father’s place as the fort’s scrivener. It soon becomes clear that Cassius is attracted to her, but she realizes the colonel has secrets of his own, some of which have to do with her father’s sudden death. Can Roxanne ever love Cassius as long as the…
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The Rose and the Thistle Book Review
About the Book In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley’s father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacobite sympathies, forcing her to flee her home in northern England. Secreted to the tower of Wedderburn Castle in Scotland, Lady Blythe awaits who will ultimately be crowned king. But in a house with seven sons and numerous servants, her presence soon becomes known. No sooner has Everard Hume lost his father, Lord Wedderburn, than Lady Hedley arrives with the clothes on her back and her mistress in tow. He has his own problems–a volatile brother with dangerous political leanings, an estate to manage, and a very young brother in…
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Jewelry Stories from A Heart Adrift
Welcome to the latest edition of Jewelry Stories! Ever since reading A Heart Adrift, my mind has been flooded with ideas for jewelry and bookmarks! So much so that there were 15 new designs inspired by this amazing novel. So, first things first – definitely get yourself a copy and put it at the top of your TBR pile! Second, I hope you will look at this story in a new way through the designs featured below. I’ve matched each of them to a specific passage in the book. Several of them just might make your heart flutter as Henri is the dreamiest hero and Esmee is 100% made for…
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A Heart Adrift Book Review
About the Book It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she’s never quite recovered. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life. Captain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a dream he once shared with Esmée. But when the colonial government asks him to lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future…
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Tidewater Bride Jewelry Giveaway
I am so sad that this week is coming to a close! It has been an absolute joy to welcome Laura here for an amazing and insightful interview, plus share three days worth of jewelry inspired by her latest novel, Tidewater Bride. If by chance Laura’s books are brand new to you, let me tell you what a treat they are! I could gush on and on for days, but you should just take my word for how good they are. What’s even more fascinating to me is her bio! Check this out… Award-winning, bestselling author Laura Frantz is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 3
Thanks so much for joining me for the last day of new jewelry designs and excerpts from Tidewater Bride! I have had a marvelous time this week sharing all things Tidewater with you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the interview with Laura and all the new designs featured. In case you missed yesterday’s post, you can check it out here. Today’s feature is all about quotes taken straight from the book. If you don’t know by now, Laura has a way with words, and I truly loved pulling out all of these short little quotes and turning them into jewelry. Hope you enjoy! *** Xander shrugged. “The better question is,…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 2
Welcome back to Bliss, Books and Jewels as we continue with new jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s post, click here to read three excerpts from Tidewater and see four designs created for this exquisite book. Hope you enjoy what’s new for Day 2 of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! Each design is captioned with a link so you can view more photos and details. 🙂 *** “All I see are beautiful beads that took a little girl a very long time to fashion into something wearable. That itself is remarkable. Is there more?” He gave a nod. “Watseka is wiser than her years.” . .…
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Jewelry Inspired by Tidewater Bride – Day 1
Welcome back to our week of jewelry inspired by Tidewater Bride! In case you missed yesterday’s interview with Laura Frantz, pop on over to this link to get some of the history behind jewelry design and materials that were present in early James Towne. I hope you are ready for these next few days of jewelry because there are a total of TWELVE new designs that I have been planning and putting together since Tidewater Bride was released. I have bookmarked and highlighted my Kindle copy probably more than any other book I’ve ever read…and with good reason. 🙂 There were so many little nuggets of info and quotable portions…
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Jewelry Stories with Laura Frantz
I am over-the-moon excited today to begin a brand new feature – Jewelry Stories! If you’ve hung out here for any length of time, you know that I love creating jewelry inspired by some of my latest Christian fiction reads. I love it even more when the books I’m reading feature jewelry. While reading Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz recently, I discovered several mentions of jewelry that I knew I had to recreate in my own way (more on that later). I also reached out to Laura with some specific questions about the James Towne settlement and how they used shells to make jewelry. She was so gracious to answer…
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Tidewater Bride Book Review
Book Description Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family’s shop. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors. Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. His lands are vast, his crops are prized, and his position as a mediator between the colonists and the powerful Powhatan nation surrounding them makes…
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