Genre: Christian / Historical Fiction
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group, 2018
Pages: 416
Rating: Do Not Recommend
Synopsis: When colonial Williamsburg explodes like a powder keg on the eve of the American Revolution, Lady Elisabeth "Liberty" Lawson is abandoned by her fiance and suspected of being a spy for the hated British. No one comes to her aid save the Patriot Noble Rynallt, a man with formidable enemies of his own. Liberty is left with a terrible choice, Will the Virginia belle turned lacemaker side with the radical revolutionaries, or stay true to her English roots. And at what cost?Review: I have read all of Laura Frantz's novels and I'm excited that a new one will be out this year, but this one missed the mark a little.
The very premise seemed farfetched for the times - both her mother and father leaving her alone in Williamsburg at a time of impending war, her parents going their separate ways, that she changed her name to Liberty, and was still questioned as to where her loyalties lay. I couldn't do the "suspension of belief" thing enough with this novel.
The relationship between Noble and Liberty developed too slowly, and with not enough substance or meaningful dialogue.
I pains me to give this a Do Not Recommend rating, but really, what that means in this case is, if you've never read Laura Frantz, do not start with the novel. It isn't her best.
What I did love about it was all the talk of Williamsburg, the layout of the town and mention of various sites. We visited Colonial Williamsburg last summer, and Frantz stayed true to its history.
Other Laura Frantz Novels:
The Frontiersman's Daughter
The Colonel's Lady
Courting Morrow Little
The Mistress of Tall Acre
A Moonbow Night
A Bound Heart
The Ballantyne Legacy:
Love's Reckoning
Love's Awakening
Love's Fortune
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